Tonight's Tally

I just got back from the opera (+2 culture points for me) and I actually liked it (+2 culture points, +2 cool points), at the Statni Opera House where I took a picture of their take on the big flush little flush toilet (+1 cool point, -1 class point). It was a little something called "Rusalka," written by Praguer (-2 cool points for using this term) Antonín Dvořák, maybe you've heard of him? No? Well he is famous and he's buried in the cemetery right next to the CIEE study center. Even if you've never heard of him, I have seen his grave (+1 culture point) twice (+1 culture point).

Coming back from this experience, I feel incredibly cultured. I have been to the opera. Before now, my closest venture to the medium (is this the correct word?) was seeing Phantom of the Opera when we were in London and watching Bertoldt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny on DVD in my Jewish class last semester.

This feeling of being cultured, however, has been slightly dampened by the fact that I had a double cheeseburger from McDonald's for dinner (-1 culture point) and that I ordered in English (-1 culture point). One good thing from this, though, is that along with my Value Meal, I received a Coca-Cola glass in the shape of a can (+2 cool points for the free glass, -1 cool point for it being Coke). It was like a Happy Meal for adults, and I am most happy to have been treated to this small bit of treasure.

Final Tally:
Culture: 4 points
Cool: 2 points
Class: -1 point

As you can see, I came out ahead in both culture and cool today, though could use a little work in the class department. Hopefully tomorrow I can come out on top.

Love.