Busy frosty week

Monday

Since it had been a week since my last run, I had to go out into the cold, even though I haven't had time to get a longer padded jacket. Well, it was hot out there, supposedly a frost warning and "only" -13. Luckily I didn't put on a third shirt.

I had decided a while ago that I would get Netflix as soon as the last episode of Stranger Things came out, and I did it now. Netflix has a lot of things to watch, including the latest season of Black Mirror and the second of Squid Game. I didn't know that new seasons had also come out of Alice in Borderland and the real-life version of Squid Game. Will I have time to watch everything in a month?

 

 

I realized something terrible. In the game Hello Kitty Island Adventure, I can be stuck with one day to get through the game. That I'd only need one more day of loan time. That would be pretty bad luck. And it's especially annoying since I made a mistake earlier that cost me two days of progress. I started thinking about the outrageous option of keeping the game for that extra illegal day, and then just paying the library's late fee. Because if I had to borrow the game again for just one day...

Tuesday

Epiphany and the end of the 4 hills week in ski jumping. The moment of truth not only for the hill week but also for Hello Kitty.

In honor of that, I felt miserable. Strain, nausea, heart pounding, breathless.

Domen won the 4 hills tournament. Despite feeling miserable, I had to eat some victory ice cream.

 

 

Then there was a moment of truth in Hello Kitty. When I got best friends with Wish me mell, I thought I would have just enough time. But it wasn't the last quest, but the second to last. So instead of Wednesday, I wouldn't be finished until Friday. So that two-day mistake cost me everything. So I have to borrow the game again because of two days. After 71 days of playing, I would only need two more days of borrowing time.

 

Wednesday

I had to go to the library to return Hello Kitty, luckily I was feeling better. Colette's book The Cat was supposed to be on the shelf in the main library, but of course (again) it wasn't on its own shelf, but on a display table. But I got it! After half a year of obsession, I finally got The Cat!

 

 

Could there be a better start to the year? Domen won the 4 hills week, and I got the book I had wanted for a long time.

Thursday

23 degrees below zero, but I still had to go to Lidl because they were selling a glass kettle. I had been waiting for it to come on sale there. The price was 25 euros, but 5 euro discount on the app, so I had to borrow my spouse's phone.

Good news: Lidl still had sugar-free milk chocolate. Bad news: they are still hidden behind dark chocolates, which seem to be left over.

Friday

Olivia's birthday, so a day dedicated to Olivia. That is, playing cat game Stray.

Saturday

Since November, I had wanted to party in January. Even before covid, I used to go to a bar in January to celebrate a little Christmas and New Year's Eve, I'm not interested in crowds at those right times. I've always hoped that there would be fewer people at the bar in January because of the "sober January" custom here.

And now also because of the frost. The weather forecast first kept getting colder, but then finally got warmer. Well, in the end it was "only" 9 degrees below zero. It's better than 20 or more.

I can't really handle the cold without pants, that is, in a skirt or dress. Once I got cold feet despite wearing wool pants. And if I put on wool pants, it might get hot in the bar.

But because of the bad feeling I had on Tuesday, I didn't know if I would be able to party. Especially since I wanted to drink sparkling wine, which can cause me nausea. Of course, I didn't know if I would catch some contagious disease before then.

And then I noticed on Friday that my spray whipped cream is expired. And that's not all. I hear they should be used within 7-10 days of opening. I've been using them for many months after opening... What's the harm in eating spoiled whipped cream? At least I haven't noticed any symptoms.

At 10pm there was hardly anyone in Gloria, but it did get lively and there was a surprisingly good crowd on the dance floor. A Caipiroska now costs 11.20e at Gloria.

The timing was perfect, and I didn't have to freeze in the cold. When we were going to the bar, we could already see the bus coming when we went to the bus stop, so we deliberately left the staircase at the last minute. And when we were going home, the bus was already waiting at the departure stop in the city center.

 

 

 

Sunday

When I woke up in the morning, everything was going well until I washed my hands in the bathroom. I felt sick and had to rush back to the lying position so I wouldn't throw up.

On Sunday, I was excited about whether Domen could match the record of consecutive podium finishes with Janne Ahonen in ski jumping. Well, Domen's race was a disaster, let's see how it goes from here.

 

My lap cat Olivia

Today would be my late cat Olivia's birthday.

Previously, my memorial posts have focused on the beginning of Olivia's life, and her first month with me. When I was thinking about the angle of this post, I came up with this pretty quickly.

I got Olivia in April 2008, and right from the start she came to sleep in my lap.

 

 

But Olivia grew quickly and didn't fit in my lap for many months.

 

 

As far as I know, the last picture of Olivia in my lap is from July 2008. 

 

 

But there was room to lie on me on bed. Olivia and her mother Kali often competed for that spot.

 

 

In honor of the day I will play cat game Stray. And I'm wearing this cat memorial shirt which I bought from Temu.

 

 

  

 

 

Couldn't save you from the start

Love you so it hurts my soul... 

 

Four Hills Tournament: Conspiracy theories

Domen Prevc dominated ski jumping heading into the Four Hills Tournament, so hopes were high. But Domen had never even been on the podium there before.

 

 

Oberstdorf

Last year, Domen did not make it to the second round of the competition.

Andreas Wellinger is back to lose again. Domen was second in both practice rounds. Domen won the qualifying round. Viaplay cut the broadcast before the duel pairs were shown.

Domen second in the trial round. Domen in a clear lead after the first round, Wellinger second to last.

Domen won by a landslide. I cheered in both rounds when Domen did not fall. I am constantly afraid that Domen will suffer the same fate as Mika Laitinen did exactly 30 years ago. 

Timi, who finished in joint second place, was disqualified. :( People didn't really like it, they claim that FIS wants a German or an Austrian to win. #justice4Timi

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

In the first second training round, Timi and Domen DNS, should I be worried? I really thought that was the first. Domen had been sixth in the first training round, Timi third. Artti fell and got injured, his Olympics are in danger.

A qualification win for Domen.

On New Year's Day, Domen won everything. Buu to Yle's online broadcast that didn't show the award ceremony. Now I can't even trust that Yle would show it.

Timi NPS, meaning a red card and a two-race ban.

Innsbruck

Dome first and second in the training rounds, Hörl scares me.

Dome 30th in the qualification and Wellinger last to make it to the race, meaning the dream couple still didn't come true. For Austria quadruple victory, no one can do anything to the Austrian mafia. Except that after Wasek's disqualification (fluoride on skis), Wellinger was only second to last, and was faced by his old rival Kraft.

 

"The Polish are ready for the race"

 

Twitter seems to know everything. It was known there that Kraft would never make it in Garmisch, but he would on the other hills of the hill week. And the fact that the only thing that could still threaten Domen's victory is the wind conditions in Innsbruck. +27 points from the wind in qualifying. I decided not to dare to watch Domen's first round jump in the competition, because defeat is completely possible. The tailwind could destroy Domen.

 

"I forgot that I have to brake" 

 

Domen's jump in the trial round was good, is there hope? I finally dared to watch Domen's jump, fourth after the first round, a jump 5 meters shorter than on the trial round.

First win for Ren, Domen second and Embacher third. Top3 within 0.7 points. Domen's lead in the Four Hills Tournament only grew, it is already 41.4 points. Only Domen himself can now screw up the Four Hills Tournament win. That is, to do a Tande, as my spouse has been jinxing all week. (Tande forgot to attach his ski boot to his ski in the last race while leading the Four Hills Tournament)

Domen didn't make it to the top in both jumps, I guess he was traumatized from the qualifying when he hit the wall.

 

 

Domen has an 11-race podium streak. Ahonen's record is 13, and Peter also has 12...

I realized a terrible thing: if Domen wins, I won't see the victory ceremony, because Viaplay is what it is.

Bischofshofen

Domen was second in both practice rounds, losing about 10 points to Hörl, which is 20 points in the race.

Domen won the qualifying round ahead of Embacher and Hörl.

Domen second in the practice round, 1.4 points behind Hörl.

Domen in the lead after the first round. Tschofenig won the competition, Domen second.

Domen wins the Four hills tournament!

 

 

"The last jump today was super tough for me. I had a lot of pressure, even during the inrun I felt: this is for real now. I was like: don’t screw it up."

 

  

 

The victory ceremony I guess I'll never see...

 

 

It's also a shame that I forgot to record the end of the race.

 

The Domenator...