Did not blog last week. Largely because my internal dialogue has been a mashup of of popular hit "everything is spiders" and the catchy "what is the point of me", so it wasn't really anything I wanted to dwell on. Nothing objectively bad to report, just mental badness. All will be well, and all will be… Continue reading Grossness both inside and outside my head: 5 things 7.10.19

We have a Nachmieter! Meaning: we know when we're moving out (exactly when we wanted to), we don't have to pay an extra half-year's rent (YAY and yes Switzerland is bizarre), and most importantly, I can stop answering my phone to total strangers. Such relief. House is now officially legally ours, we have the keys… Continue reading Finally some good news: 5 things 23.9.19

Not wanting to do anything is an odd state for someone like me, who normally always wants to do too much. I expect that sooner or later I'll have a job and will deeply regret all this time wasted doing nothing. But then again, maybe not. Maybe I'd regret not doing nothing. Which is really not… Continue reading Enough already: 5 things 16.9.19

We live in a village* that's functionally kind of a suburb, but still very much rooted in farming and, being Swiss, has a strong community thing going.* Sometimes that means weird village events that give me an enjoyable sense of living in Stars Hollow. (They had a hay maze? We had a hemp labyrinth!) This… Continue reading Bigger, better, weirder: 5 things about Watterfäscht, 9.9.19

We have a large pile of boxes (with more to come), a carefully assembled pile o'cash for the deposit, and an appointment with the notary to sign the actual deal. I feel it's safe to say that we definitely are moving very soon. Eep. I find I'm going to miss this flat quite a lot! Excited… Continue reading Shit’s getting real: 5 things 2.9.19

Looking forward to the second week of school, aka the week in which we hope to actually have a firm grip on the new routine. My life seems so empty and unchallenging except when I'm getting my head around all the little moving parts and how they all need to slot together. Which I quite… Continue reading Brain and other fails: 5 things 26.8.19

It's back to school at last (with M so proud to be in big school! Top wish: "I hope I do LOTS OF MATHS"). That's generally the prompt for me to knuckle down and get to work seriously on design stuff and all my personal projects. The new school year coincides with the shift to… Continue reading Once more unto the – oh, must I? 5 things 20.8.19