I'm in Germany

I've been back in Germany now for about five days.

I'm not sick anymore and the flight here was a lot better than my flight back to the states. I've already gotten in touch with Alli. Her phone actually died midconversation. From what I got out of the conversation she won't be working later this week so I'll probably see her then.

It's more humid here than I remember. My hair was frizzing up like crazy so I decided to take a ballzy move and get a large curled perm. Well, my hair WAS nearly black but the perm lightened my hair nearly three shades. I'm not pleased. The curls are not flattering or nice in anyway and I haven't even gotten to the smell. Well, it smells awful. That's because I still have the perm shit in my hair. She said give it two days before it's gone. I can't see Alli until then because I don't want to see her for the first time in years smelling like rotten eggs or a dead animal.

Other than a massive crazy hair day, things in Germany have been all right. In fact everything is pretty much exactly the same but I feel that I have changed quite a lot and I'm missing Spokane more than I expected I would.

It's mostly stupid crap that I should be over within a month or so. The weather for one, I'm not liking it. The bases seem dirtier than I remember and everything’s closing and they still haven't finished that mall I was looking forward to. The library I used to work at is only opened three days a week now.

Also, lastly, it's very tough being a vegan in Germany. The hotel I'm staying at serves food downstairs. They also raise animals just outside of the place. So close that I can hear them at night. I've tried looking out my window to see them but I can't. I can only hear them and they're very loud sometimes and it makes me wonder if someone's being slaughtered sometimes. The first few days I was pretty much living off of salads, which is fine and all but you know the first time I got one there was this milky sauce poured all over the lettuce leafs. It seems that animal products are used in nearly everything that is vegan. I shouldn't complain. It's a commitment that I've made and I'm going to keep it up and maybe I'm now in the position to lose a good amount of weight, if I want. I don't know.

I haven't drunk since I've been here. It's odd because now that I'm in a place that I can finally drink, I don't really have any urges to do so. I'm sure I'll feel differently once I walk into the Harp with Alli and Pia later this week (if we go there, that is). My hotel is across from an Irish Pub and I've been thinking about going over sometime. Not today or tomorrow. I'd make the place smell like eggs. Then again if they're all drinking, they might not notice it so much. But you would have to be beyond hammered not to notice the rancid smell fuming from my head.

I'm ready to see Alli. I want to go to H&M and TRY to not spend too much of my money before I get another job. I spent more than I should have today. I don't see myself going to Amsterdam at the end of this month. I probably shouldn't. We don't have a house yet. I want to get settled a bit and start a job before I think about travelling.

I could go for a vacation that didn't involve my family. We've been at each other’s necks the past month because we haven't had any time a part from each other for more than a few hours, if that. Michael has set me off a few times where I've nearly become murderous.

All right, so that's everything that's been going on here. I need to get back in touch with Alli and figure out what we're going to do later this week.