Ohhhh Temptations! (short post)

You think having money is fun? It is not! I'm very bad at spending it once I have it. So the plan is to spend it in one big raving fit and get it over with. Stupid scholarships, really. It's irresponsible to trust me with the hard-earned output of society.
I need suggestions for what to spend it on. My big fat number one right now is a Mac Laptop. But that seems unoriginal. There is a deadline for idea-put-ins... not sure when exactly but it would be more productive and useful if you make suggestions before the money is spent - which is probably going to be soon!

On a different note... I'm hungry.

On another different note... I want chocolate! Dark. Thin. Alternatively liquid and hot!

Now! Thanks.

Obsessive Fits of Orchestra

There is new development in my blogging-behaviour: Before I hardly had much to write about but too much time to do so (yes that sentence makes sense, read it again if you have to... !) and now its the opposite.

A)
1. Exams are much later than expected... shalalala
2. Exams are much more chill than expected... shalalalaaaa!!
3. I have to do a lot less to get credit for courses than expected... SHALALALA!
4. There is still unhumane amount of work to do... as expected... SHIIIIIIIT!

B)Orchestra-Rehearsal-Weekends are:
1. Weekends during which you rehears (spelling?) a lot with your orchestra... duh
2: Weekends during which you never terminate bodily contact with your instrument.
3: Weekends during which anything not-music-related is not appreciated by authorities.
4: Weekends during which studying for your upcoming exams is completely out of question.
5: Weekends AFTER which you need a week to cut your violin off your chin (it grew in)
6: Weekends that are a lot of fun!

C) New Obsessions:
1. French
2. Nietzsche and his antipathy for Kant as a Moralist (I. am. not.alone!!!)
3. Berlioz (mildly related to the French obsession thing... mildly)
4. Caravaggio
5. Karl V. (Charles V.) dudeeeee you ruuuule (literally)! I'm planning a historic novel series around him... you'll hear about it...
6..... I just realized I put Charles the 5th as the 5th point of obsession.... OCD much?
7. Bruises... it is necessary to at least befriend them if you get them eventually/inevitably by dropping to the floor, twitching for about 15 minutes
which leads me to:

D) Fritz (my little health problem)
1. Seizures have re-appeared
2. They are surprisingly early in the year aka unexpected
3. Ehmmmm yes I've had them before...
4. No, I have no way of stopping them.
5. No, it is not epilepsy but other than that doctors get very quiet when asked what they are/ what is causing them
6. I was very upset about this at first (medikation was supposed to be working... it is not!)
7. I am reaching a state of acceptance... nonetheless:
8. I HATE YOU FRITZ... I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT. So ehmmmm, stop calling me please. Ok? We have no future together.. I'm sorry. Affection is NOT mutual. Not sure how I can make it clear to you but acceptance of your presence does not mean "Welcome! Step inside / all over my life!". Thanks.


E) Class in 10 minutes.
BYE!!

Furry Snow

I was going to write a post from Canada (I was home for Christmas) but I ended up not writing one. Tadaaaa

Coming back to HD (Heidelberg), I was getting myself mentally and physically prepared to deal without snow and without sun. Now that I AM back I still have to deal with minute sunny moments but I can't complain about the amount of snow! Its great! Only negative side effect: at night it doesn't get very dark with all the light bouncing off the crystals and that, added with major jet lag, makes it very hard to sleep at night. I do fall asleep, very hungry at this point, eventually (around 3-5 am) and then of course can't get myself to start the day 'till 3-5PM.

I don't mind my sleeping rhythm (also referred to as sleepy-rhythm), despite a resulting meager 2 hours of dailight that I get to see. But a life like that is not a solution!! I decided to go on a hike into the snowy mountains. Fresh air and exercise makes everyone tired! Here is what I did wrong:

1) I did not eat before (half way down the street I was exhausted and completely out of any possible energy reserves).
2) I kept on going anyways.
3) It was just past 4pm when I left my room (fresh out of bed) and allthough I knew deep down it would happen, darkness fell quite suddenly when I was half way up the mountain.
4) I kept on going anyways.
5) I was as quiet as possible in the hope to see some wildlife, being completely aware of my inability to even hold a hamster.
6) I thought following some deer tracks was a good idea.
7) Got scared to death by a dog that also followed the deer tracks but in the opposite direction.
8) I kept on going anyways.

I made it all the way up to the top, with frequent 5 minutes stops of appreciation. It was absolutely gorgeous. Not only is Heidelberg heartachingly beautiful just before entering the woods but the forest itself with such a thick layer of snow and that late in the afternoon was the most peaceful thing I have ever seen/heard/smelled (I hate the word 'experienced', it just doesn't do justice).

The way down was more stumbled than walked. It was quite dark at this point and I was getting rather scared of running into something furry. I was wearing my big coat, which makes it almost impossible to through snowballs: my only way of defending myself was alarmingly inaccurate.

But it all turned out ok (duh... I'm typing about it in the past tense). Now, it is probably one of those few times when the use of the word 'starving' is actually appropriate and not shallowy ignorant of real torment. I shall go hunt!