31.12.2014

1. So I woke up late and almost everything was closed. Though not the supermarket. But damn it, Germany.
2. The goddamn trains. I'm so sorry if Kat's parents arrived late to their party.
3. BUNNIES.
4. Had so much fun with Kat.

30.12.2014

1. Wrapped myself in blankets for the better part of the day.
2. Needed an emergency dance party. HSM was my soundtrack for it.
3. I'm a little sad I won't spend New Year's Eve with Büke and Can, but I'm also excited to meet Kat and spend it with her.

Music discovery

So last Saturday night, thanks to a lovely fanvideo I discovered a wonderful band that has been around since 1999, though their first album was published in 2003.

This band that I am about to introduce to you (maybe you already knew them, as I'm sure I had heard them before last Saturday), is called "Sleeping at Last".

Sleeping at Last was founded in Wheaton, Illinois, and even two of the three band members left the band eventually, the singer has kept the band sailing and from the little information I've gathered to thins point, he has help from other musicians though I think he pretty much does everything.

I've been listening to this band non-stop ever since I discovered and the main genre of the band is alternative/indie, with some rock "tendencies" in the first albums mainly and some websites also define this band's music as "baroque-pop" (which I had never heard of before) and also "emo" (which I personally haven't found to be truth, as least comparing to the emo music I used to listen to years ago).

I find it to be really calming music that you can listen to all day long, with lyrics that get to you and I just love this band so much right now. Totally recommend it.

So, to conclude, I'm leaving you here the song that made me want to hear more.

Hope you enjoy it!

29.12.2014

1. So it snowed at night and it actually stayed.
2. The shoes that I bought specially for snow don't work on ice. Nearly fell.
3. I finally got some mail! Though if I know that if I hadn't sent anything to anyone, no one would have bothered.
4. Apparently I'm not worth spending money to come visit me here.
5. My sister prefers spending a lot of money on a Christmas+birthday present instead of coming to visit me. Does she know me at all?

Here I go again.

Hello there! (If someone's reading. If  I'm the only one reading: hello, me!)

I've been wanting to open a new blog for a while, but this time I'm doing it for myself. And hopefully, this will be the last and definitive one.

I basically want to keep this as a kind of journal. Though not as a regular kind of journal, because I have physical ones in which I'm still going to write, but sometimes I have thoughts or things that I want to share somewhere (and sometimes tumblr, facebook or twitter don't feel like the right places), and I thought that this was the easiest way of doing so, given the amount of time that I spend on my computer. Even if I might be the only one who sees and reads what I will post here - that doesn't matter this time.

If you're not me and you're reading this, you're most welcome to stay and spend some time in this little space I have created.

But first, let me explain better what you will find in this blog.

One of the first things that I want to do is publish my journal entries (really short) that I've been writing every day (not really every day but I keep up with them as much as I can) since I moved to Germany for my Erasmus studies, which are basically my thoughts that day, feelings or events that have happened and that I think they are important to write down. Also, having this blog will allow me to have a quicker way of writing them down and then when I have time, putting them in the actual journal where I started writing it. I'm not sure if I will continue the journal once I get back to Spain, we will see.

(Sorry for the rambling, I tend to do that a lot.)

Other things that you will find here will be stories about things that I've been through (like that time we didn't have electricity in my flat-share and I had to fix it), or things that will happen in the future (because, let's be real, shit is going to inevitably happen) and how I survived them, so I can come back here and say "hey! it sucked but i did it!" and if someone might read them can feel encouraged to... keep on and know that they can survive it too because, let me tell you something, you're stronger that you might think.

Sometimes I will come here and just let my brain throw up my thoughts and feelings, because sharing them with the people in my life is hard so I bottle them up and every now and then I kind of explode.

I will also share opinions about things, because sometimes one needs to share their opinion but not actually, actively, telling someone. If that makes any sense. And I hope no one feels offended about them because I can tell you now beforehand that I mean no offense and I will try to watch my language and document myself, which is something I've been doing lately and feels quite nice.

And now I'm going to try to be quick about the rest of things you will find here!

I will share book/movie/tv show reviews and recommendations so you can check them out if you want to, or in case no one but me reads this blog, I can come back in the future and just remember.

You will also find songs that I might discover and love or songs that have been in my life for a while and decide to share here.

There might be too fanvids (is that the correct plural?) around here, but I will try not to, even if they give me all the feels.

And last but not least, I will probably share some short stories or just texts that I have written or will write in the future because, hey, I'm an author-to-be (if that makes sense) and I've been writing for as long as I can remember so sometimes I will post them here between the organized (I hope!) mess this blog apparently is going to be.

I will mainly write in English here, but every now and then you will find things written in Spanish or Catalan, because languages are a beautiful thing and it will be just the way it comes to my mind.

Check the tags for an easier way to find what you are interested in!

I hope you enjoy your stay in my blog :)

R.

28.12.2014

1. 1373 days ago I dyed my hair ginger for the first time.
2. I want Miranda and Gary to be together at the end of the series, but at the same time I want Miranda to prove her point of being alone and happy.
3. I opened a blog again.

27.12.2014

1. It snowed a lot! But it didn't stay.
2. Skyped with Maria. I miss her.

26.12.2014

1. Poor Büke lost her I am Amsterdam card. At least it was on the last day.
2. That lunch was amazing
3. I think Büke hates me for coming back so soon to the hotel yesterday.
4. Back from Amsterdam. I love that city.
5. Not even after five minutes from being back and I had three guys came on to me. I hate the train station area at night.
6. I fixed the toilet!

25.12.2014

1. I love Van Gogh.
2. Having to wait one hour standing up for the Anne Frank Museum killed my feet.
3. I'm so sorry we came back really early to the hotel, but my feet hurt so much I wanted to cry.
4. Watched Miranda's "pre-series finale" on TV. I'm gonna miss that show.
5. Sad we're leaving tomorrow.

24.12.2014

1. Finally in Amsterdam!
2. The tram driver was so nice to us.
3. We did so many things today, I feel so good.
4. This city has too many H&Ms.
5. Happy we did the canal trip. This city is so beautiful. I'd love to live here for a while.

23.12.2014

1. I can't believe tomorrow we're going to Amsterdam. It feels so unreal.
2. Alone in the apartment at last!

22.12.2014

1. Just found out The Black Keys are coming to the stadium near to the apartment. In March. Dammit.
2. I should start packing for Amsterdam.

21.12.2014

1. I wanted to do things, but I also needed to sleep. So I've been taking naps all day long. No regrets. It's Sunday after all.

20.12.2014

1. We finally went to visit the museums. I feel so happy about it.
2. Got a little panicky when we were going to have dinner in a really crowded place so I just decided to go home instead.
3. My feet hurt like crazy but it's so worth it.

19.12.2014

1. When I was about to go throw some trash in the dumpsters, when I suddenly saw a curtain of water falling down. Nice. Guess I'll have to throw it away tomorrow.

18.12.2014

1. Dani is such a fucking good friend. He knows me so much better than I expected.

2. My teacher made me two bags of cookies. She's so cute and the cookies are so good.

17.12.2014

1. Been trying to watch "28 days later" for three days, but I suddenly watched "Men, Women & Children" in one try. So nice of me.

16.12.2014

1. I just keep re-watching Miranda all day long.

15.12.2014

1. I look like a goddamn mess.
2. My mum got her Christmas card, it made me so happy.
3. Bought a can of Pringles. Almost cried because I had forgotten how good they are.
4. My young Tutorium teacher just sent me an email asking me to hang out with her friends one day 'cause she felt really sad when I told her I'm staying for Christmas and she wants me to have a good memory of Germany. So cute.

14.12.2014

1. It doesn't feel strange anymore hearing Büke speak Turkish.

13.12.2014

1. My Swedish roommate left today and gave me her cereals. Such good cereals. They won't last too long.

12.12.2014

1. Büke called me her angel. Almost cried.

11.12.2014

1. Every single fucking time I buy a lot of groceries, it starts raining hard as hell as soon as I leave the supermarket.
2. Almost died watching Arrow.

10.12.2014

1. It's unbelievable how people judge others just because they don't live by the same rules as them or have the same beliefs or choose different paths.
2. Büke and I wanted to eat chicken for dinner but instead ended up eating some strange and very yummy Japanese food. We exchanged them so we could try each others plates.
3. My mum told me to flip a coin to decide whether I should stay here or go back to Spain. What the fuck.

9.12.2014

1. Nothing, again.

8.12.2014

1. Nothing.

7.12.2014

1. I miss my ukulele.
2. Büke dyed my hair. It looks amazing.

6.12.2014

1. I feel worthless.
2. Spent the whole day with Büke and I didn't get tired of  her for a single second.

5.12.2014

1. I'm the only person who goes to an Erasmus and doesn't get a single fucking visit.

4.12.2014

1. Last night I burnt my tongue so much with Glühwein it still hurts.
2. Bought a Kinder Egg.

3.12.2014

1. It's snowing a little.
2. Spent almost the whole morning singing out loud. Suddenly heard someone in their room.
3. Got lost coming back home at night. Found my way quickly and got home before the tram passed my house.
4. I'm proud to say lately I can go to places without using a map.

2.12.2014

1. I hate going to the basement to throw away the trash.
2. I finally skyped with Maria.
3. Can't believe the SpotifyCares Twitter actually works and they actually fix your problems and now I can use it again.

1.12.2014

1. First day of the month + Monday. What a bad day.
2. I keep finding the door open and it's starting to scare me.
3. First day of my second advent calendar ever.
4. Outraged by Tokio Hotel's new tour ticket prices.
5. Left a beer out on the window for one hour, it's perfectly cold now.

30.11.2014

1. Had to leave a note for the Japanese guy 'cause I'm tired of listening to them having sex. Found for beers and a note for me in the kitchen saying sorry.
2. I'm not used to 4ºC in November.

29.11.2014

1. I've started having dinner before 8pm. Weird.
2. Went to Mayersche, they had a copy of "The evolution of Mara Dyer". Now it's mine.
3. Is so hard to find a fucking post office in this city.
4. It feels so weird speaking in Spanish out loud.

28.11.2014

1. Took Büke to eat churros and she liked them so much she kept thanking me all the time. And they weren't as good as in Spain.

27.11.2014

1. Every fucking day someone makes me want to stay here forever.

26.11.2014

1. They renewed MMFD!
2. Bought stamps, almost cried when saw the price.
3. I've been to a "print shop" a couple times, today I went again and the guy told me they don't print. ARE YOU SHITTING ME.

25.11.2014

1. Someone keeps leaving the door open and it just pisses me off so much. Thank fuck for the locks in our rooms.
2. Did a lot of writing.

24.11.2014

1. On Mondays I use my computer in class. Today I had to go back and get it because I completely forgot about it.
2. The girls in class are dressed super fancy, I'm literally wearing the first thing I found in my closet.
3. I miss Minnie.

23.11.2014

1. The weather is so nice again, but I have to study.
2. My roommates were baking again and made me come out of my room to have a break and eat cookies, they were so good.

22.11.2014

1. Büke and I this weekend have been like Tom and Donna from Parks and Recreation.
2. Went to the cinema to watch "Mockingjay". It was so goddamn good. I'll reread the book before the last movie comes out.
3. Brought snacks to the cinema as a surprise for Büke, turns out, she had done the same.

21.11.2014

1. Had such a nice walk with such nice weather this morning. I'm in such a good mood.
2. First night at the Christmas market, and that eggnog had so much alcohol I couldn't enjoy it as much as I could've if it had had less.

20.11.2014

1. My class started with my teacher saying "I see that there's less people here today, I hope I didn't scare them with the Combabus story".
2. The 1€ coffee of the kiosks is fucking great.
3. Somehow I ended up having dinner with my French roommate.

19.11.2014

1. Gave my body a last chance with normal milk. Total fail.
2. Found 20€ in a drawer!
3. After at least five years, I finally found a wallet that I like.
4. My computer is going to die and I want to cry.

18.11.2014

1. Drizzle all day long.
2. If my computer breaks while I'm here, I'll kill someone.
3. I love my sister so much, and she doesn't love me one tiny bit.

17.11.2014

1. How the fuck did I get so sick.

16.11.2014

1. Two of my roommates were baking and they came to my room to give me some of it. So delicious.
2. Can't be bothered with social interaction.

15.11.2014

1. So during the twelve minutes we had to wait for the tram to come, we bought fries, ate them and had one extra minute.

14.11.2014

1. Nothing.

13.11.2014

1. My literature teacher spent forty minutes talking about a story in which a man castrates himself for his king (who was also his best friend) and some other weird shit.

12.11.2014

1. So in love with "Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe."

11.11.2014

1. I fucking hate Tuesdays. They are way worse than Mondays.

10.11.2014

1. I have to take pictures of the supermarket products, come back home, translate it, go buy the thing. I feel stupid.

9.11.2014

1. Went to such a beautiful park. After walking one hour we didn't even get to the middle of it. Had to walk back 'cause it was getting dark.
2. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL DUCKS.
3. At one point we were surrounded by ducks because they are not scared of people.
4. I love spending time with Büke.

8.11.2014

1. Watched "If I stay". Loved it as I loved the book. Though I loved the book more.
2. Woke up with fever.
3. Büke takes very good care of me and makes me tea and nice dinner.

7.11.2014

1. I thought it was weird that my room was never warm. Turns out, the fucking heating was off. Had to move the desk to turn it on.
2. I've been here for a month!

6.11.2014

1. Had a dilemma about trying to go to uni because of the strike. Ended up going. I'm stupid.

5.11.2014

1. Waited more than thirty minutes for the tram, found out there's (back at home) a strike until Monday.
2. I feel tired.

4.11.2014

1. Dizzy all the time.
2. Tomorrow is Ed Sheeran's concert here :(

3.11.2014

1. Sick and dizzy.

2.11.2014

1. Freaking Doctor Who.
2. "Small bump" broke my heart.

1.11.2014

1. So the Outlast gameplay gave me nightmares.

31.10.2014

1. Ryan Murphy is stupid.
2. More free cupcakes!

30.10.2014

1. I wanna go home.

29.10.2014

1. I miss my mum.
2. Shouldn't have eaten.

28.10.2014

1. I need to hear someone's voice.

27.10.2014

1. Fucking ovaries.
2. I feel so alone.
3. I'm a piece of shit.
4. My fucking mistakes.

26.10.2014

1. Little bit hungover.

25.10.2014

1. So I got really drunk and went out with my roommates.

24.10.2014

1. French roommate, very hot.
2. I love oatmeal.

23.10.2014

1. I ate dinner too early, was hungry again at 11.

22.10.2014

1. Bloody expensive copy shop.
2. No jacket, no umbrella, HUGE STORM. I had it coming.
3. I bought a plant.

21.10.2014

1. Thank fuck that whatsapp conversation was just a dream.
2. Too much rain and too many things to do.
3. This class makes me want to cry.
4. Ate pizza and drank white wine to rock music.

20.10.2014

1. First real class. Nervous.
2. Büke is great.

19.10.2014

1. Noah Shaw.
2. Büke knows TFIOS!

18.10.2014

1. I hate the basement.
2. Koko talks too much. Just met him and I already know his complete romantic love life.

17.10.2014

1. Free cupcakes.

16.10.2014

1. Mara Dyer.
2. Büke loves the 2048 game.

15.10.2014

1. I don't know where to throw the trash.
2. Drunk people in tram in the middle of the day.
3. Fucking student "card".
4. Learnt the German word of cream (cheese) the bad way.

14.10.2014

1. Fucking. University. And. Everyone. That. Works. There.
2. Someone in the flat likes to slam doors.

13.10.2014

1. Fucking. University.
2. Class made me too sad. Ate chocolate.

12.10.2014

1. I think I'll have to stay here for Christmas.
2. Can't find notebooks.

11.10.2014

1. Büke invited me to her wedding.
2. Jazz concert with a free CD.

10.10.2014

1. Lidl's too far.
2. Confused by supermarket products.
3. My coordinator is an asshole.

9.10.2014

1. Fucking ticket machine.

2. Saying "sing" instead of "sign" is really awkward.

3. Büke is awesome.

8.10.2014

1. Rain, rain, rain.
2. Big Boss Pizza.
3. People think I'm German.

7.10.2014

1. I hate airports.
2. Didn't get panicky all day long.
3. Büke is great.