Bong bong bing bong: New year, same me

January

It's cold.

# of public holidays/vacation per year. Germans also get 4 weeks of vacay / year compared to 2 weeks in the US.

4:13 mew mew :3

Partaking in sweets :3

don't let the cockroaches drink your sweat while you nap :3

I eat pretty well. I try to stick to €30 / week for groceries.

Their "Indian Pizza". I didn't think it was very Indian.

Mango lassi also not very good here. Really thin.

Chick peas are a great snack

Tea

Sometimes store-bought pastries are really, really good. I was pleasantly surprised that this was good.

Did you forget that it's cold? Because it is.

Phonetics is really interesting. I think it should be taught alongside language. It's definitely helping me learn German.

lmao

Blue boots are a bit much

I've been really disappointed with sun-dried tomatoes, because so many places oversalt them. I'm much better off buying the jar'd variety.

I picked up my plate from Malbar.

I like the glossy finish.

I discovered that the Mensa has extra spice! What's better than potatoes? Spicy potatoes.

Wow this is cute

Low-effort brezel. At least there isn't a lot of salt on it!

The start of my herb garden

Eggs so fresh there're feathers in the carton

This has more nuts/seeds than bread

This is the day I learned that eating 500g of meat in one sitting is too much. 200-250g is much better.

This is w/e, wouldn't get again.

Friend braided my hair for fun

I visited a space presentation.

Translator booths at the top.

Before it was a stand, but they're really buying a store front? Do people actually buy this stuff?

Portable battery

Voltage converter. It's really heavy.

New Years hot pot~

Taiha really treats us well. Even made us dessert!

Super sticky, loved it.

This stuff is really w/e. I'd rather just eat yogurt.

Lost and found at the Mensa

February

Cafe at school puts out blankets that you can use

Pears reserved for conferences

I don't like this, Lego.

I'm a sucker for keks. What's better than wafers? Chocolate covered wafers.

My friend likes cross stitching, and he's quite good

C O L L E G E L I F E

Dessert offerings at Mensa cafe

This stuff is so much better on tap than from the bottle

Sick party house

This wein imitation was AWFUL, but ayy lmao evil wein

Of course there are salami brezeln.

Debbie is a one-woman army

It's cold enough to use the outside as your fridge. Those are yogurt cups.

lmaoooooooooooooo

Oh god I can't just waste all this pfeffer

Ich bin ein Amerikaner

I like jelly to be more viscuous.

This is a smoking ad, but just enjoy the message

My friend is a great cook and loves to bake

This is store-bought, though.

EMERGENCY SCHWENKER

Learning IPA finally paying off

Semester coming to a close

My friend gave me a really nice mug. I use it for tea now.

HOLY AMIIBOS

If you order medicine, it'll come down that chute. How fun!

March

Forgotten hat

People still do that love-lock stuff

Why not just plant a tree or something? This is actually bad for the bridge.

Going to the best burger place in SB

The prices are relatively high

surprise reminder of your mortality ayy lmao

mayo can stay off my burgers

I got some weird goat cheese burger. There were cucumbers instead of pickles. The meat was good. I wouldn't order this kind of burger again, but this is definitely a decent burger joint.

Afterwards we went for some eis

I tried the ice cream spaghetti and was seriously disappointed. The strawberry jam or w/e the sauce was just not good. I definitely am not a fan of jam with ice cream. The ice cream was also below average.

New place on the block! Really surprised to see something like this open up in a small town

This was definitely a labour of love- not mere pandering. I can respect that.

You can buy tokens to use

Complete Nausicaa? A+++++++++ would come again

Restroom art. I'm sure that watermark isn't legit, but ayy lmao

There's even a quiet spot upstairs for more private gaming.

The day I tried to get into the synagogue to buy Jewish wine. Their posted hours and actual store hours differ.

Oh, a little market. I bought a bit from each stall.

Charcuterie is simple to prepare

Knob on the side AND the middle. Knobs in the middle still throw me off.

We came to St. Ingbert for a tourney but couldn't find the damn event hall. It was in some industrial area.

We eventually found it and signed up

The tourney was really well organized. Setups galore and everyone havin' a good ole time. It was great to see players of all skill levels come out.

We watched exciting matches on the projector

St. Ingbert döner didn't come close to being as good as SB döner. This was the worst döner bread I've ever had.

Singles: SB took 1st and 3rd, St. Ingbert took 2nd

SB won crew battles

SB took doubles, too.

The grand finals were really fun to watch. Fraser did a smashing job, but I kind of feel bad for St. Ingbert because we just went there and won everything. It was my first tourney and I had a lot of fun. We did make some new friends and would later end up playing sm4sh every week.

These medals are pretty nice.

Now it just sits on my shelf, but it's still nice to look at.

Otaku Lounge got a Switch, and I played the games there. I'm not a fan of Bomberman R (Input lag, stupid 3d mode) or Breath of the Wild (not a fan of Zelda series either).