how i spent my thursday

Thursday was Corpus Christi, the third and final holiday of Germany's weird ring-in-the-summer holiday season. I went jogging in Günthersburgpark in the morning and then went back in the afternoon to lounge in a bikini and write. Then I saw Prince of Persia with my friend Pet (better than anticipated, actually, though it felt like kind of a mash-up of many other Disney movies with a little time-travel twist) and afterward we went to dinner at Rinks and split a Bembel (traditional stoneware pitcher) of Apfelwein. I hadn't liked Apfelwein much when Katherine and I first tried it, which horrified Pet until I assured her that I had since remedied the situation. As my friend Amanda and I learned, it turns out that the secret is to order yourself a Bembel, preferably one intended for far more people than are currently present, and keep drinking until you don't remember anything at all, let alone why you used to think you didn't like Apfelwein. Some places, like Rinks, have smaller sizes than the 1,5-liter ones you get at places like Dauth Schneider or Wagner, but my friend Amanda and I thoroughly recommend the 1,5-liter size for two people, lots of good times, and very few clear memories. Delicious.