Because of this, rehearsing is sometimes a real pain. It's colder in there than in many places and it takes a while to get worked up. It doesn't really help that we have no control over the thermostat whatsoever. I am certainly not the only one who is freezing my skin off, I tell you! Last night Evve rehearsed wearing close to three sweaters over her clothes and I considered putting on my coat and gloves.

The only thing worse than our rehearsal space during winter is our rehearsal space during the summer.

Oh my word, it is terrible! We have windows on the sunny side, opening them is strictly prohibited and we have two fans that only makes the hot air circulate (and Sam always claims one for himself).

I know it's hot onstage as well, with all the lights and movements, but I feel that it's a different kind of heat. It's not as damp and muggy as our rehearsal space. Really.

The water in our space never gets cold when the weather is warm. Personally, I think that's a conspiracy from the soda company. They want us to buy ice cold soft drinks from the vending machine. The picture of soda pouring over ice into tall glasses makes soft drinks very tempting after only an hour of rehearsing in over 30*C. Because the soda is ice cold, and the tap water is not.

During the summers I always dread getting dressed for rehearsals. Every item of clothes is too much, which is why rehearsing in our underwear isn't such a bad idea.

Sometimes it feels good to just let go and have fun with the band, not caring about the heat and instead think of it like a work out. We all sweat, and it smells like a gym with broken air condition since we are six people with instruments cramped in a small space. Still, we hug, headbang and have fun, although it is really uncomfortable.

It would be all right if it were a gym. Gyms have showers. Our rehearsal space does not. This is only a problem if we were to go somewhere after rehearsal, like a birthday party or similar. Who wants to show up to a party or fancy dinner straight after a work our session? Not me.

On the other hand, if we can't go anywhere but home after rehearsing, then we might just as well stay for a while?

Circus of Lamia as a drink! I think it's hilarious, even though I still would stick to tea or any other alcoholfree option.

But Arak on the rocks isn't all that bad! Arak is used together with bread/bun crumbs, marzipan and chocolate to make the swedish pastry called punschrolls (Punsch is a fun Swedish liquor made from arak, tea and other things. Popular student drink, I've heard), I used to work at a bakery making them. Baking and booze is usually a good combination.