To get the elephant out of the room, yes somehow I caught a cold last Monday. I have no idea when and where, but I also hear my roommates sneeze, so I guess it could have been them. Who knows who patient zero was anyway. It’s not as bad as it usually was in Switzerland, but I don’t like it nonetheless.

Now on to the positive developments. When I visited IKEA last Saturday, I finally managed to return the glass frame that I bought in false hope that my Disneyland poster would fit in, but didn’t, and I bought a nightstand with two drawers in the same color as my bed is. Currently it doesn’t fit next to my bed, because I still have this @#$% futon in my room, despite the fact that my rental agreement says that the room comes unfurnished. I have to manage this once we are all back to good health, not bothering anyone right now. For now the nightstand is situated next to my door and works fabulously there. While assembling it, with a mellow EDM playlist from Google Play Music playing softly in the background, and it was also a quiet and warm Saturday evening, I suddenly had the feeling that I am ready to fall in love again. Sadly the feeling has evaporated the next day, and with me being sick right now, it couldn’t be further away. Let’s hope it comes back, I liked it.

Second thing I bought was a desk. Well, the desk plate, as they where still out of the cone shaped legs that come with it. It’s made out of bamboo, and I am wondering why not everything is made out of bamboo. It’s lightweight, it grows like crazy and it’s cheap. I can balance it on one hand. Almost. I guess the legs should be in right now, but in my condition I don’t want to drive out to IKEA. Next week is soon enough, as I will still be on vacation. Orientation for NYFA starts Tuesday, Jan 30. I got the schedule for the first week this morning. It will be all about getting to know your way around for the first week.

Another major thing that happened this week. Thanks to a friend of mine I am the proud new owner of a used car. It’s a Nissan Versa Special Edition, 2012. It had only one previous owner and only 24.000 miles on it’s odometer. It was a bargain. Still about $2.000 more than what I wanted to spend, but I couldn’t resist. I will get it on Monday or Tuesday, as soon as the money transfer went through. I already have insurance, too. I can tell you, compared to Europe car insurance over here doesn’t even cover a bleeding nose or a fender bender, so low are the insurance sums. If I derail an oil tanker train or shove accidentally a rocket transport off the road, I am screwed.

 

That is all for now, apart from the fact that I’ve been to Disneyland only twice so far (once alone, once with my friend Sandy), that I will go to Vegas tomorrow (with a bold friend, not fearing my cold) to attend a fancy dinner and see “O” afterwards (but sadly have to ditch a private concert with the lovely Natalie Dawn and Pomplamoose, because I forgot it will also happen on the 20th, which was so dumb, I could still slap my own face all day), and that I like to hang out at Rachael’s, Ned’s, Meagan’s and Marshall’s place to watch Star Trek: Disco with them each Sunday (or Monday, if Sunday doesn’t work out). That said, I like to hang out at their place no matter what, and if I could live there, I would. I love them all.