Rain, Rain, Go Away

I am logged into my blog from an seedy internet cafe near the bsu station here in Aachen. My usual internet fix, Starbucks closes at 8pm daily so if I don't get to the internet before then, I am forced to come here. When I logged in, my blog was automatically in German, even after logging in. I think its strange how even though I am logged into the system, it still puts everything in German. Good times.

It rained today, non-stop the entire day. Which usually, rain doesn't bother me and chilly, rainy days don't bother me either. However, I only had one lesson today since my firm class cancelled, I was going to take this opportunity to get some much needed shopping done. With good intentions, I went to the shopping area and tried to shop to my hearts content. Sadly, a trench coat I want is still just one size too small. Roar being a heifer. Boo hiss on small Europeans. I went online and looked for a trench coat and I couldn't find one either. Lame. I did manage to buy some new shoes today which were badly needed. The rain kind of forced me out of the shopping and sent me packing home with my shoes and slippers. I am still looking for a self-service laundromat. The one I went to today wants to charge €30 to wash and dry via a dryer two loads worth of clothes. Nichts kosher. Maybe I will break down and do it anyway because I do need to some clothes.

I have decided that I am earning enough money where my next apartment is going to be nice enough. I will own both a washer and dryer if it breaks the bank. I will also live on the first or second floor. I am also going to pull the modern card and not live in a home older than 1950ish. While my altbau is nice to look at, it creeks alot and the floors are not very solid.

My water heater, which also powers my air heating, is still broken so I am SOL on warm water, going on five days. If my landlord doesn't return tomorrow, then I am calling for someone to come and fix it and having them invoice her. Blah. Germans and their fall vacations. Otherwise, school is keeping me busy, a bit more than I had hoped actually. While this is good for my piggybank, its not really good for my stress levles. I wish I had more time to explore Aachen and go to Dresden, even if I could just have Saturday's off. Unfortunately, I got assigned a Friday night class from 5pm-8pm and Saturday's from 9am-1pm. That is no good. Its hard to prepare for three and four hour lessons.

And its still raining.