October Favorites

Yes guys, I have a calendar and I know that it’s not October anymore, but just like last time I had to gather my thoughts. I inserted all the links in case something sparks your interest. Have fun reading!

Music

To be honest, I have been listening to all possible artists from all kinds of music styles this month. There hasn’t been a clear favorite, but I have pressed the repeat button quite often when these songs came up:  “Chelsea Dagger” by the Fratellis, “You only live once” by the Strokes and “Rebellion” by Arcade Fire.

Apps

Currently, I’m obsessed with a smart phone app called “Songpop”. Basically, it’s a game where you can choose between different music genres and guess five songs in a row against either a friend of yours or just some random person selected by the app. The faster person wins the game and gets more points which can be used to buy more music genres or a wildcard.

TV Shows

You might think it's silly, but I really like watching the X-Factor (US and UK version), especially the auditions because there is a pretty big bunch of crazy people who think that they have the voices of legends, even though they just sound awful. Naturally, the comments of frank judges like Simon Cowell are the icing on the cake!

Drinks

“Starbucks Discoveries Coffee To Go” is now purchasable at almost all Austrian supermarket chains, it’s a small consolation for not having a Starbucks coffee shop in Graz. They are chilled coffee drinks, available in the three flavors Latte Macchiato, Caramel and Mocha.  What makes them stand out from the crowd of other cooled coffees is the intense flavor and nice design. 

Food

One of my absolute favorites this month has been pumpkin soup. Generally, I have been eating a great variety of soups as winter is slowly coming and I already ended up having my first proper cold for this season.

Travel

I got to spend the long weekend from the 26^th to the 28^th of October in Zadar, a little town in Croatia, with my parents. It was great to wake up to a beautiful seaside and sunnier climes. Even though I used most of the time to finish university assignments (subtle hint) and it took us ages to get back home due to the massive traffic and snowfall, it was definitely worth it.

Sports

As everyone who reads this blog regularly knows, I’ve recently started sport shooting…and I absolutely LOVE it! The shooting classes are like some kind of self-therapy for me because you need to calm down, relax and focus on a tiny black dot which is ten meters away from you. Not that I’m a violent person, but it’s great to see the progress I make every week and I’ve already collected some of the better target sheets, because I was bursting with pride whenever I shot right into the middle.

University utensils

I bought a backpack with an owl pattern at a Spanish clothes shop named Bershka for about twenty euros. It comes in very handy when I need to carry more heavy textbooks without wanting an aching shoulder. Also, people recognize me immediately even if they only see my back ;)

When I rummaged through the boxes of the street markets in Hong Kong, I found a super cute pencil case, looking like some kind of animal. It has plenty of room for all the pencils I want to stuff into it and always has a smile left over for me during long days.