Jun. 11th, 2006
Benefits of the World Cup
Jun. 11th, 2006 10:37 pmThe Thermal Baths were blissfully empty today, yay! The steam rooms managed to stop my sneezing fits. I wonder if I should temporarily move into them until the weather turns. It feels seriously nice not to sneeze every few minutes and to have itch-free eyes.
Then, there were quite a few shops open today. Today! Blimey! This is Germany, ya know. They don't have open shops on Sundays. Although they've improved no end since I last lived here. Ten years ago, it was still all shops close around 5.30 or 6.30, and on a Saturday, at 2pm, unless it was the first Saturday of the month when they stayed open till 6pm or something like that. Now, at least, most of them are open till 8pm, and thanks to the World Cup, a lot of them remain open till 10pm. Amazing, that.
The exchange fic now stands at nearly 9k, and I'm working hard on winding things up to get it finished before the deadline. Then it'll be back to Tracero during the day, and Without Magic in the evenings, or somewhere thereabouts. I have written about 1200 words today, what an accomplishment.
Then, there were quite a few shops open today. Today! Blimey! This is Germany, ya know. They don't have open shops on Sundays. Although they've improved no end since I last lived here. Ten years ago, it was still all shops close around 5.30 or 6.30, and on a Saturday, at 2pm, unless it was the first Saturday of the month when they stayed open till 6pm or something like that. Now, at least, most of them are open till 8pm, and thanks to the World Cup, a lot of them remain open till 10pm. Amazing, that.
The exchange fic now stands at nearly 9k, and I'm working hard on winding things up to get it finished before the deadline. Then it'll be back to Tracero during the day, and Without Magic in the evenings, or somewhere thereabouts. I have written about 1200 words today, what an accomplishment.