Another Twilight post. Now that I have finished the series and can carefully browse Twilight websites again, I finally downloaded some music all of the music of the Twilight playlists. For all you non-Twilighters [by the way, you're missing out!], the author Stephenie Meyer put a playlist with songs that relate to certain scenes or chapters for each of the books on her website. And Mrs. Meyer and I have a very similar taste in music. So I spent the past two days trying to find all the songs. Now I got all of them, haven’t had a chance to listen to all of them yet but they’re mostly really good and my taste. [Lots of Muse!] And then I got a few more songs that were posted on fan sites or so. Like this one, which is just beautiful. It is called River Flows In Me by Yiruma.

It will not be Bella’s Lullaby in the movie [I am so curious what that will sound like, I know it'll be something written by Rob Pattinson, the actor who plays Edward], but I love love love this song!

Something else that is really cool is that Earth to Bella (Part 1) by Incubus is on the list for Breaking Dawn. As you all probably know or figured that song is the inspiration for my blog name, and while I had been thinking that it was cool that Bella’s name was … well .. Bella [duh!] that makes the connection even clearer. Of course I didn’t know the Twilight series when I picked my blog’s name last fall but it adds another facet to it which is pretty cool if you ask me.

So, in non-Twilight news, I am by myself at work again. I realize it is not anyone’s fault, but I have pretty much been at the office by myself for five weeks now [noone's fault because my supervisor was on vacation for the first two weeks, but then she was/is sick for three weeks, so it was never supposed to be that long]. It is kind of boring and frustrating because there is not much work to do anyway, and even less when I’m by myself, but I have to stay at the office in case someone calls or e-mails. So I have all this time on my hands and nothing to do. I really hope that next week things will finally go back to normal. I would really like to learn some more things at my internship, as in the past five weeks it has pretty much been stalled.

I have finally signed up for all my classes I am taking next semester. I am taking all the mandatory classes I have left and a few additional English classes. I’m only taking one Spanish class [though the two Italian classes are also for my Spanish major] but that was really the only class that worked with my schedule. Lots of English classes, especially seeing as none are mandatory, but they all sound interesting. Maybe I’ll decide to drop one or two if it ends up being too much.

• Ethnicity in US crime movies
• Communication skills in the business world
• Ageing in American Literature
• Contemporary English Novel: Ian McEwan’s Atonement and On Chesil Beach
• Unreliable Narration
• The Latin-American Novel: From Romanticism to (Post-)Modernism
• Translation Italian -German
• C.E. Gadda: Crime stories, narratives and essays

Last weekend was fun. Friday night, Sandra and I did a girls / movie night at her place. Saturday I met up with Julia and Ruth, a high school friend of mine for the first time in 9 years or so [we just got back in touch recently] and spent the rest of the day and night reading Breaking Dawn. Sunday Tina came over and we watched movies. Tomorrow I might meet up with Aleks, then Friday morning I have to work, and then we’re celebrating my brother’s birthday at home.

The interview for the internship on Thursday went well. The boss I was supposed to meet was actually not in the office as she was sick, but the secretary told me she wanted to introduce me to everyone and give me the paperwork I need to fill out and she doesn’t think it will be necessary for me to come in again, so we will see. The interview itself wasn’t really much of an interview, more of a friendly conversation. I had actually been late for the interview because my train was delayed and then I had to go through security which took a while as well. Usually being late for an interview would be a big no-no, it is so embarrassing, but it really wasn’t my fault [I was supposed to get there 15 minutes early!], and luckily she didn’t mind [but I did call her on my way, so she would not be expecting me on time]. So, the way I understood it, if the paperwork all comes back from their background check and everything goes well, I got the internship. As I don’t see why I would not pass their background check, I am assuming I will be doing the internship. This will be February and March next year, so I will be in Munich for all of my semester break. They also told me, if I can I would be able to extend or start early, and I will see if that is possible, and talk to my professors once classes start. It is unpaid and full-time but it is a great chance, and I’d be silly if I didn’t take it, especially taking into consideration how the job market is for people with a degree like mine. And most of the people working in that department actually were German, so maybe I can make some contacts for when I will be looking for a job after graduation.

I already filled out all the paperwork for the internship on Thursday and Friday; they really are thorough, like they want to know all my trips abroad that I have been on during my entire life and the purpose of each, and also all the addresses I have lived at during the past 10 years, and many more things. Oh well, now I am done, and I will be sending in the paperwork on Monday, so they can process it as quickly as possible. When it comes back, I will have to go in for another security interview, and I would prefer to do that while I am still here [before October], that’s why I am rushing to get everything done.

Yesterday I met up with my sister, which was nice. Good to see her again, I am not even sure anymore when was the last time I saw her, either in January or maybe even last summer. Admittedly, it is still weird to have a sister who is so different from you, who has had such a different life, and where you have few mutual experiences, not really a past you can draw on. But I am glad she is part of my life now.

I also met up with a bunch of friends last night, as Tanja is going to China for two months. I will not actually see her until Christmas or maybe February, as she will not be coming back until after I’ve already moved to Heidelberg.

Today my parents are coming back from their vacation - I had been at home by myself for the past week, and then we will have to look into apartments in Heidelberg. My dad and I will go there next week to find one for me. I will call again to find out about university housing on Monday, but as it is very very unlikely that I will get an apartment through them, I am pretty sure we will have to go to Heidelberg for the weekend.

Hmm, what else is new? Oh, on Tuesday my brother and I went to the Bayern Munich - Inter Milan [soccer] match. It was the first time I was at a match since they got their new stadium, which is really cool by the way. We lost, but it was a good time anyway.

This is my brother and me before the match.

The stadium after the match. Looks cool, right?

Today I met up with the Tex-Pat for the first time. We went to the Brückenfest [bridge fest], it was a blast. We really hit it off, and it didn’t feel like we just met for the first time or awkward in some way at all. We wandered around the bridges, ate some yummy German junk food [bratwurst etc.], and talked for hours. These are the best things about blogging, you get to meet people you would have otherwise not met and make new friends. I am sure we will hang out again soon!

I also took some pictures at the Brückenfest which is part of the celebrations for Munich’s 850th anniversary. That’s right, my hometown turned 850 years old this year! Throughout the summer there are festivities on several weekends, and all kinds of activities going on. This was the first time I went to any of them, though.

Some random pictures from today …

I have no idea why they were dressed up like that, but I think the cellphone makes it all the more bizarre.

The Isar beach

Jamming out at a bus stop

Lots of people out on the streets

Yesterday I went to the sneak preview at the Cinema with Lissy. They have that every Friday night, and you get to see a movie that hasn’t been released in Germany yet, but you don’t know which one it is until it started. Yesterday’s movie was The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Not a movie I would have picked to see but it was fun and entertaining.

By the way, the interview for the internship is on Thursday! Cross your fingers please!

• I received a reply about the internship I applied for. You know, that one … [sorry if you don't know what I am talking about, you should read my protected posts]. I just sent my application on Thursday, and already got an invite for an interview. It all sounds so promising. I really really really want it to work out, it would be amazing!
• I signed up for a few classes for next semester already. The highlight? A class on Ian McEwan’s Atonement and On Chesil Beach. I finally ordered the first one on DVD and the book of the latter. Perfect. Excuse.
• I read Eclipse yesterday. I need help. 25 should be too old to obsess over fictional vampires one fictional vampire that are is way too perfect to ever be real [besides the fact that he's a vampire]. I’ll only be disappointed to find that men? Really aren’t that perfect. Damn! Only a few days until the fourth book comes out, can’t wait!
• It is hot outside. And even hotter in the office. I feel like my brain is mushy and I am incompetent this week. I cannot wait for it to be over. No one seems to be working either, they’re all off sick or on vacation. I miss my co-workers!
• I love making new friends. I really hit it off with another girl [Elisabeth] at Jenn’s wedding. I think I may not be so socially awkward after all. Only with guys. Looking forward to hanging out with her when I am back in Heidelberg. Two new friends in a month is pretty awesome!
• Apparently people [Americans] cannot tell that I am German when I speak English. Which is great! But apparently my German is starting to sound American. Which may be not so great. At the wedding I asked a German waiter in German where the restroom was and he replied in English. Wtf? Elisabeth also said that my German sounded American [intonation-wise and such].
• Jenn’s wedding was great, Jenn was beautiful and you could just tell how much her husband adores her. I will post pictures later. [They are already up on Flickr and Facebook, though.] I think I may want to get married at a castle too, just as soon as I’ve found my Edward Cullen Prince Charming.
• Boxes are all up in the attic. Now I will not have to worry about them for two months. Not sure how I will get everything back downstairs undamaged, though. I’ll ask my brother and maybe a friend of his to help me, because these boxes are heavy and the ladder up to the attic makes me shudder [on the inside] just looking at it. No way am I climbing up there.

I’ve been in Heidelberg since yesterday. Wednesday night I found out that the girl whose basement I left my stuff in [of course I asked her] said that I have to move my stuff. I then talked to her after I arrived yesterday, and she said I have two weeks to move it. Needless to say, I am a bit peeved. I can just move it up to the attic, but that is up two floors and then up the ladder that goes to the attic. And they [both the girl and my former landlord who first told me] have known this for weeks if not months, but didn’t tell me until 12 hours before I was leaving for Heidelberg. Of course I have to move it, it’s her basement, she needs it [and she does have a good reason, so I'm not complaining about that], she did me a huge favor by letting me leave my stuff there for a year without paying anything [though I did offer!], but then letting me know that last minute is inconsiderate, regardless of how nice it was of her in the first place. Now I have moved some stuff to the 2nd floor (up two floors) already, and luckily my friend Flora is going to help me tomorrow morning to move the rest and take everything up to the attic. But I did have to cancel my plans for tomorrow which sucks. But otherwise I would have to come back here again just to move some stuff up the attic next weekend and needless to say it would be a huge ordeal just to do that, stressful and expensive. So I hope everything will work out tomorrow and Flora and I will get everything done.

Anyway, on to more fun things. I met up with Flora yesterday, we went to Starbucks and got some coffee and chatted, and then took a walk down to the Neckar and along the river. It was really fun, and so nice to see her again. In the evening Sheela, Dani and I went to Mandy’s [a diner], and I had my usual burger and a milkshake, man, I did miss it, they are so much better than at McDonald’s.

Today I went to the housing office where the lady told me how my chances were of getting an apartment through university housing - very, very bad. No surprise there, though. She told me to call again in two weeks, but I think my dad and I will have to come back here in three weeks or so to find an apartment for me.

Right now I am at the university library because I wanted to check my e-mail and update my blog. I can get online on my phone at the house but typing on it takes forever. I also had some time to kill anyway, so I decided to stop by my former work again [I already did this morning but my supervisor wasn't there yet] to say hi to my former co-workers and ask if I could work there again in October. I don’t want to get overly excited yet, but it did sound like I would quite likely be able to work there again, possibly some other tasks than I used to, though. My supervisor told me she would talk to the store manager and let me know next week or the week after.

Sooo, I think I am off to the rehearsal dinner now. It starts in a little over an hour but I want to stop at Starbucks and have to go to the bank as well. Besides all the stress of unexpectedly having to move my stuff, I am having a good time here, though. The weather is amazing, it is sunny and warm, and it is good to see my friends again after such a long time.