- My first kiss in 2016: Frank gave me a big wet smooch on my nose.
- Realising that I am "emotionally slutty". Hm.
- Lev Grossman's Magician Trilogy - so far I've only read the first book and while it definitely has its flaws I haven't come across a book I initally liked so much in a very long time. Good stuff.
- Party hats. A glitter jar.
- The Götterspeise café in Glockenbachviertel.
- Schloss Nymphenburg and the botanical garden. I don't understand why I had never been there until Saturday. I feel so comfortable around plants, constantly in awe. I can't wait for spring when the gardens are starting to bloom and the sun is shining. I saw turtles and huge butterflies. Succulents. Blossoming trees. It's a magical place for me. In the gift shop I bought nostalgic butterfly cutouts, the ones we used to glue into autograph books in primary school.
- Spending time with Lexi and Dascha; eating at Cooperativa, shopping at otherstories, Feuerzangenbowle with rum, Indian food instead of the cinema.
- Going out with Claudia and Frank, even though something intangible ruined my good mood that night (probably the doorman).
- THE talk. Sitting on the sofa, facing each other. Telling him how bad it all was for me. Crying, of course. Necessary.
- I'm tempted to make a glitter jar.
- My new otherstories earrings. Aesop handcream. Orange paper straws and a mint green espresso maker. Very pink blush and lipstick. More colour, please!
- Sexy ASMR, shoulder massage and beard brushing videos!
- A Monday morning wake-up playlist.
- Opening a ripe passionfruit.
- When weird things keep happening: at first a squirrel hung upside down from a ball of bird food, then a guy on the subway showed up with a huge golden trophy, a hobo woman shouted something about democracy in accent-free British English and on the escalator there were five garbagemen standing in line behind each other in their orange jackets.
- My personal trainer said I was pretty. Not all hope is lost!
- A great evening with Claudia, Fabi and Frank. We played three rounds of Klattschen and got very drunk, lost Fabi to sleep and went to a 90s party at Cord where I kissed a random stranger all night long.
- Booking a 24€ flight to Copenhagen on a whim. My first solo adventure!
- Extending my holidays for 48 hours because of a mild bladder infection.
- Making the best thai curry in a long time. Tangy and a little sour and now I know that broccoli makes all the difference!
- A party hat photoshoot with the beautiful man as an underwear model. Best picture I've taken in ages. / Giving him and his friends a mild Bilderbuch obsession.
- A slice of pizza funghi during a night out. Talking with Frank about dick pics. Really good eyeliner.
- BREAKING NEWS! Japan is happening! We just booked our flights! Looks like I'm gonna celebrate my birthday in a karaoke booth drinking sake!
- They turned Lev Grossman's The Magicians into a TV series! Now I gotta hurry with the books. No spoilers, please!
- Drinking Lynchburg Lemonade (and stealing the awesome jar from the bar). Whisky drinks are the shit.
- Dancing with Frank and Claudia, and again, Ballroom Blitz and Don't Stop Me Now save every evening.
- Vietnamese food and passion fruit mojitos at Thao. Pricey but so worth it.
- I STILL appreciate the hell out of my dishwasher.
- Iggy Azalea and James Corden in Carpool Karaoke.
- Picking up Claudia from the clinic. Packing a little consolation bag for her with all kinds of ridiculous candy and stickers. Spending the evening on her sofa, talking about EVERYTHING, bonding hard. I like her. It's quite an accomplishment that I made a good female friend this year, usually I click much better with men.
- The Snake Plissken drinking game. Being force-fed popcorn by Frank (= stuffing a handful in my general mouth area). Playing Scrabble, walking home in the snow.
- Making a huge pot of Vietnamese pho with coriander and sesame tofu. If all else fails I'm just gonna open a restaurant.
- Watching Fargo with apple schnapps, laughing at the MCs in Import/Export. Being nice to Sonja for once.
- Colour-changing glitter eyeshadow. Fresh tulips. Finding Champignonplätzli and raspberry-flavoured Kinder Pingui at the supermarket.
- A Sunday in bed. Reading. Sleeping. Noodle soup and gummy candy.
- I took three “Which Gilmore Girls character are you?” tests and I got Lorelai in all of them. Strike.
- A spontaneous coffee date at Elsa's apartment. Talking, as if no time had passed. Inviting Martina, more Vietnamese food. Can we do that more often, please?
- Reviving that flirtatious little conversation with Marcus, unexpectedly. Interesting.
- Oh, and since we're talking about men: that sexy voice from the faraway table at work. Why doesn't he sit closer?!
- Big fluffy ostrich feather dusters at VollCorner.
- Making my students bring me Raffaellos.
- Spending an evening in expectation of Claudia's birthday. Talking about sex toys, our weight, men. Making plans.
- A strangely nice evening at a rock/metal party. Getting along with Fabi and Frank, meeting Nadja (!) and being approached by women all the time who would ruffle my hair and tell me how cute I looked. Making out with a Frenchman never hurts either. Julien, who claims that my French is accent-free. As if.
- Giving out a gentle facial massage to fight fatigue.
- Hyper sensitivity / creativity
- Grading all my student's artwork with Claudia and two bottles of white wine.
- Joining a portrait drawing class around the corner. And using my sketchbook more.
- My fingernails are extra pretty at the moment. Long, strong, great shape.
- Meeting Marcus. Realising that I might have some daddy issues. Red wine and cigarettes, playing Privacy, kissing on the balcony.
- Matthias made me feel a little better about myself when he complimented my charisma. He told me that he thought I was very warm and welcoming when he saw me for the first time when I made my appearance at a party. "Du hast eine solche Größe ausgestrahlt."
- Aaaah I've just finished the last book of the Magicians Trilogy and I already want to reread it!!
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