First Dream of 2018

In Japan, first dreams of the year (hatsuyume) are said to foretell what the dreamer's year is going to be like. It's commonly known that the three most auspicious things you can dream of are Mt. Fuji, hawks, and ... wait for it: eggplants. I have no idea how dreaming of an eggplant can mean that you're going to have a great year, but this was my first dream of 2018:

The fact that I'm pregnant could be because I was reading Rosemary's Baby (And no, I'm not actually pregnant). 

Reindeer Reinigung

Spent a good part of the morning looking into art programs in Berlin. The Masters program that I was most interested in looks über-competitive and nearly impossible to get into, but I will apply anyway. It's somewhat discouraging, but a portfolio is something to work toward and hopefully it will help me find new directions.

Onto less serious matters.

I took out Dad's reindeer costume to the dry cleaner's the other day. It was a pretty damn comical sight.