cheapsophistry

I try to get work done at home, and then I have to deal with this all day:



Is there a word for an adorable distraction? I bet there is in German or something.

Speaking of which.

I got accepted into this workshop thing in Germany for a week this summer. I need to decide if I'm going to go. And soon.

Also I speak no German whatsoever. The workshop is in English, so that's okay, but I feel like I need to be able to say a little bit more thank "danke" and "bitte" if I'm going to be there and not seem like a complete tool. Anyone want to give me (free) German lessons?