Dreaming with the wind

I just came back from a friend's. She moved out from her parents' so we drove to IKEA today (Thiiiii! But I just got a candle. Nothing else. I'm so proud. ;)) and later to her new flat to bring some of her stuff there and put together some furniture.

Do I envy her? Hell, yeah!

You know, living with my parents really is fine cause we get along quite well. But I'd love to have my own flat, my own home, build up my own life. I'm not even sure if I'm capable of doing that but I'd love to try.
Thing is: I'm a student. I don't have a regular income so I just can't afford it. My parents did hint two or three times that if I wanted to move out they'd make it possible which is nice of them but I don't want that. I don't want them to pay part of my rent or something. When I move out I want to pay for it myself. That means I'll have to wait till I have a job. That'll be at least two or three more years. *sighs*

When driving to my friend's flat we also talked about moving away as in leaving Germany. Going to Ireland or maybe Southern England not just on hollidays but to actually live there still is a dream I have. We also talked about Canada but then decides that that's too far away at least for now.
I have no idea where I'll be in let's say five years. So much can happen till then. But a small house somewhere at the Irish coast is what I'd describe if someone asked me for my dream place to live.

Is there a greater place than libraries? Well, except for green hills or the coast when the wind is blowing and there's no one else around. Or my sofa/bed with a hot cup of tea when it's cold outside.
Being in the library definately is my favourite part of being a student. I love it there. It's the best place to concentrate. There are all those books - naturally - and the atmosphere is amazing. I usually rather walk along the shelves to find books on a topic than use the computer so I can enjoy the atmosphere. I just easily lose track of time there.

I went to university earlier today to do some research for the next demon hunt my seminar paper in Tendenzen der deutschen Gegenwartssprache (The trends of present-day german). I was there at about 10a.m. so I had enough time before my first (and only) lecture for the day started at 1:30p.m. I thought. I did some research, looked for some books, made copies, read, took notes... and when I looked at the clock it was past 2p.m. It doesn't matter too much that I missed the lecture though. I have a script and it's one of the advanced studies lectures I take but don't really need yet anyway.

When I was done with my work for the seminar paper for today I spent about another 45 minutes in the folklore section. I found a book about ghosts and the belief in them in the 19th and 20th century. I can't wait to read it.

Is this the beginning of autumn?

I'm sitting here on my sofa with a blanket and a hot cup of tea, windows wide open. It's about 15°C outside, the sky's cloudy with just some sunbeams making their way through once in a while and the air smells like... well, autumn.
Just perfect.
Except I'm having a bit of a headache. I just don't know if it's the beginning of a cold or if it's from studying so hard this morning. But I'm done with studying today and I'll just sit here and enjoy the rest of the day until tonight when I'll go to the Greek restaurant with my parents.