So, so far it has been a good first week back in Germany. I have made it my new years resolutiont to socialise with my flatmates more. It is very easy to just lock myself in my room and watch anime or play my DS. So I sat and watched TV with Ingo on Thursday and Friday (we watched Click and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), and then on Saturday we went to Vanessa’s friend Timna’s birthday breakfast in Timna’s flat. There were about twenty of us drinking prosecco and beer at 10.30 in the morning, and there was so much tasty food, I loved it! It was a really German breakfast, lots of salads and meats and breads, very tasty and filling.
I have lost almost all the weight I put on over Christmas already, I can feel my hipbones again!! And see my collarbone too lol
Have been chatting with the family a lot over Skype, it is much better than the telephone as it is free and I can see their faces lol! Its nice to be able to chat with my sister about stuff as if we’re in the same room.
Harriet is visiting at the end of the month, so I have booked off the Friday and Monday she is arriving and leaving. We’re planning on some major German excursions, hehe.
I totally rearranged my room on the weekend (and finally did all my washing lol), so now it seems a lot more homely. Originally, when you walked in the closet was to the left of the door and the washing pile was behind the door. The bed stretched out across the middle of the room, and the desk was by the window along with the rubbish bin and a shelving unit. Now, the bed is under the window with the head board by the radiator (which is how I have it at home), the desk runs along the left wall, the shelves are on the left as you walk in and the closet is behind the door. And I am going to make sure there is no significant laundry pile from now on
Organised room means organised life, right?
The snow has been pretty much constant since I got back (although magically stops everytime I need to go somewhere… very considerate of you, mother nature!). We were predicted to have a ’snow catastrophe’ on the weekend with major traffic jams and what not but it never really happened… the Germans cope too well with snow to let a heavy fall of it cause disruption!
Work is fine, nothing new really. A few new employees (all young, good looking men!), but other than that, same as always. I am translating the design overview and surgical technique for a new femoral stem called ‘Load Shift’ (sounds SO dodgy), which transfers the load on the bone to avoid the implant loosening, which is a big problem in hip replacements. Mum, maybe you should ask Claire to take a look into it, it might be helpful!
Started drawing again with all the new stuff Mum and Archie got me for Christmas, I am trying to break into semirealism as I am much better at it than I am at manga. I suppose with manga you need to be good at digital art really, in which I have no experience.
My Dad’s boxer dog Buster died this morning, he was eight years old
Mmm, I think that is all. Well, till next time! Happy Monday!










