Tuesday, January 10, 2006

I eat my chocolate with my chocolate on my chocolate

Hm. Second time around watching "WoW" was no different from the first viewing, sadly enough. Guess I'll have to stick to the bonus disc. My dizzyness isn't subsiding, despite pumping myself with iron. So maybe that's not the issue *scratches head* When I called to arrange some testing, they didn't have a slot for me until the 25th and initially I thought about cancelling it. Though, seeing as how things are persisting, it might be a good idea to hang onto that slot. *nods* Not much else is going on. Colds are going around, my elder sister is coming for a visit today, I'm packing up the "Batman Begins" cardboard poster so it can be shipped some day. Liam: It's very tempting, no doubt about it. I might look into studying abroad, if there's any chance of that happening, though probably no further than the UK. Not to stalk people there but because it's the closest to home while still being abroad, heh. Lealacious: I miss hearing from you! ;___; Is there a vacancy in your pocket for me? :-* Azure: Ah, cool. Yeah, now that I think about it, they did do a lot of shooting in New Jersey. John: You know it, lol. It's also a great opportunity to clear out all the stuff you thought you needed but in no shape, way or form do >_>; Speaking of "King Kong", dad bought a laptop and the movie was on it O_o I'll wait until it gets to the cinema here or rent it later. Evil: XD I've missed all the re-runs of Oprah when he jumped on the couch! That would've been fun to see, haha. The man grew quite a bit on me after I saw "Last Samurai" but there are still aspects of his acting that he could work on some more. Says Mimmi, completely uneducated in the finer arts of acting =D Stay safe now, precious *hugs* P-chansacutie: There's good and bad in everything, indeed. I hope you get much good to enjoy =) Pyro: Mhm, "Minority Report" does own more. Makes me wish I'd ordered it during my last DVD spree *snaps fingers* And my kind of studying would probably be very supbar compared to your studying *shuffles feet* You're doing brilliantly, though! PMK = "Peace Maker Kurogane"; anime about/with the Shinsengumi *wipes blood off the computer screen* Lady Bossyness: *dies laughing* "Attitude Tom" is entertaining, though. Too bad he has to fall back into the "good guy saving the world/making everything better" at the end. I'd love to see a movie where he's a constant prick, because it'd be ejoyable somehow :p *glomps you* My booty needs kicking in Literati and you need to help me with that when you've got time :3 PS to Annie: Eating dried fruit, brocolli and spinach should help your iron levels (though gross to eat >_>). You can also aid your body to better absorb the iron by increasing your intake of Vitamin C (like orange juice). <-- Words of wisdom from my vegan sister and wise mother ^_^

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Monday, January 9, 2006

My name is Mimmi and I'm a chocoholic

MC: Ugh, flossing can be tricky. Luckily I found a thingy that takes away the oddness of having both your knuckles in your mouth at the same time -.-; Ensuring you get a nice dentist is trickier though and more a luck of the draw =/ *sheeps jump out and dances* They say thanks ;) John: Thanks! It totally appeals to me, too. And Calvin & Hobbes is always a classic 8-) Annie: *clings* I wuv j00, much-muchly ;___; *composes herself* Aw, you're anemic? That sucks mutated elephant balls. Hmmm, maybe I could buy a liquid bottle of pure iron for you? Unless the pills work for you ^_^; They don't for me so I buy it in liquid form (and it's more iron in it than in pills) from a homeopath. Beckles: It's hard to look at your avi or visit your place without going "eeeeeee!!!" -^_^- Such a spiffy show, rrrrrr. M&M's??!!! O.o I think I'd prefer to eat actual M&M's to iron pills >_> Evil: That man has special powers *nods sagely* But you know all about that already, having met up with him ~_^ Ooo, you've got a braces threat hanging over you? I rather enjoyed my braces O.o;;;; It was kind of an accessory for me, heh. And made my smile sparkle :p Slick: *gets up and dances around for a while, then goes back to the computer* You're so awesome ^___^ Maybe all that sweetness is what ticks your dentist off? ;p Shabam: *picks her up and hugs* It's nice to have one of them truly happy-happy-joy days, you know? Where everything comes together neatly ^_^ Many such days to you, Shanny Love! So. After Juliette and Eleine moved into an apartment together we've got the one Juliette lived in to sell off. Mom's been devoting whatever time she's got to prep it up for sale, resulting in a lot of things being moved over there from our apartment, lol. We've got about one more month left before it's time to move up there as well. It'll be a good thing for several reasons. More space is one, the other is that the town has a lot of opportunities for studying. Something I could look into. Speaking of looking, I saw "War of the Worlds" yesterday. It was ok but it wasn't until I went through the bonus dvd that I got excited about seeing it again XD It's not that the movie left me with a blank expression on my face but it didn't have me bouncing up and down like PMK did. It might do better this time around, since I'm positively pepped for it :p

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Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Slick, will you marry me? :3

The sheep! The sheep, I say!! It was the first thing to be unwrapped and had me "eeeee!"ing like a fool. Such a rocking little fella. Mom was muchkly enchanted with him, also ~_^ UBC! *wolf whistles*

No more lonely morning, afternoon or nights for Mimmi, what with the anime *grins wickedly* It shall be good. Oh yeah. It shall.

The pocky looks too delicious to eat, but consumed it will be! Savouring every bite, rawr. After dinner, of course >_>;

It couldn't have come on a better day than today, either! The mailwoman came right as I was leaving for the dentist and there was a brief moment of "do I tear it to pieces now or wait until later (just in case there would be bad news with my teeth)" but we both agreed it'd be better if I saved it so there'd be something to look forward to :)

The dentist visit took almost an hour. My assistant was very nice, which made the visit that much smoother. She cleaned my teeth, looked for cavities (none!) and joked about the stuff that played on the radio

- a guy in prison had filed a complaint about not being allowed Viagra O.o;;;;;; Wtf, mate? If they're in prison in the first place, they should be on something tranquilizing! No wonder people get raped. -

so that took my mind off of being antsy about the whole ordeal. Lately I've been very good with flossing and brushing, something she noticed and complimented me on -^_^- Considering how much better it's made me feel (while being very good for my teeth), it's something I should be able to keep up.

Oh! Before I left, she gave me this little pill to suck on and it might just be the answer to my post-dinner munchies! Usually after dinner I get these intense cravings for candy or anything sweet, even if I'm full as a camel hooked up to a water tank. This little pill tasted exactly like something sweet I'd want to nibble on and is good for me, to boot :o

Excellent visit, on all accounts. The package from Slick was a wonderful bonus and would've also worked as a perfect pick-me-upper if that had been the case, lol. Love you dearly <3



PS: My recent [prolonged] spell of fatigue and dizzyness might be an indication on anemia :/ Will get it checked out, asap.

Pyro: I totally forgot the word for card board, heh. See the picture I linked to in a the previous post and you'll get it. "All the little animals" was such a treat, with the accent and his hands. There's a close up in the beginning of the movie that nearly had me choking on massive amounts of saliva ¬¬ And he's really giving a great performance, as well. His eyes, especially, were most convincing. Sometimes people will act the emotion/state but their eyes won't be in it, you know? John: ¬¬ Of course not ¬¬ Evil: Oooooo, care to demonstrate with a picture or tell me what kind of plushies you've got? :o Azure: I wouldn't mind being gay, myself. Slick: *excited gesturing and squeeeeeing takes over, once again* You rock. The Richter scale ain't got nothing on you :3

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Keep on moving

Evil: "Crowbar" reminds me of "Prybar" which in turn makes me think of "Road to El Dorado". Thereby I have solid proof that you are awesome. Ben: *puts you to bed* Maybe I should've put a warning up before linking to it :o Slick: No, there's no Denny's in Vara but that only means I should head on over to you so we can go to one *nod nod* Azure: From experience, everytime I've chased after someone to make amends, it's only made things worse. Once I've offended, things are ended. Those who would like to hear Christian Bale speak with his authentic British accent should check out "All the little animals". Good movie. And it established how woderous his hands are. Speaking of said Mr Bale: I've aqcuired the means to ship off the Batman Begins thingy (a cardboard cut-out) so if the person in question is still interested, lemme know. Once Alan's confirmed he's no longer in Australia, I shall ship off his stuff too. It won't bring him as much joy as Raina will, but maybe it'll help make the distance a tiny bit more bearable. Hm, it appears that I've gotten myself a plushie collection. Completely unintentional, I assure you. Maybe they'll pose for me later today. We shall see.

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Monday, January 2, 2006

Sarah: Word. You should make it your life mission to visit IKEA; experience the madness and possible funness *hugs* John: Let's go unplug some power tools together. Well, mom's been eager to move for a long time. It became a necessity after I almost got raped, seeing as the guy always returns here after his jail time. So yeah. We'll be heading out of here by the end of February by the looks of it. Becksicle: I kinda like that actually >__>; As long as there are no holes, I'll take all the minty toothpaste they have ;_; *snuffles* Thank you. A couple of nights ago I dreamt [once again] about my old classmates. This time it went a little different than the other times. I wasn't being ostracized or alone. They included me. It felt wonderful to have that dream and sparked optimism about breaking my bad dream cycle. Eheh. Not. Last night it was back to normal. We were all going to New York and everyone totally shut me out, making plans when they thought I couldn't hear. Finally it boiled down to me confronting them. It felt important to put my foot down and have them be upfront, rather than thinking I already know the reason and thereby give them a silent approval of doing this to me. Besides, if no one steps up to the plate to try and sort things out, or inform you there is a problem, nothing will ever get fixed. Worst of all it causes more pain for the inflicted than is justified. Oddly enough it seemed to be more cathartic for them to tell me how annoying, bothersome and bugging I am than it was for me in standing up for myself by demanding they own up to what the issue was. The dream wrapped up shortly after this, with them being happy about confessing and then going on their merry way. Leaving me there. Feeling every bit as worthless, and then some. Because it didn't matter that I tried to change things. They still didn't want to. So nothing changed in the end. I'm almost amused at how much my life makes sense when I think about it. To make up for the above, here's a calendar I made all by myself (using an adorable Pikachu picture that Annie found and linked me to *sends love to her*) using Excel and Photoshop. Took me a while to get it just right, heh.

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Sunday, January 1, 2006

Pack it in

Shinmaru: I know! It's just hilarious to see him shuffle about, all frustrated, and then go "I must've lost my mind, because I love you, but will you marry me!?" Whoever said etiquette is boring is clearly nuttier than Mr Darcy at that moment. Molly: *steals a snuggle* You too, my love! MC: Mmmmm, paint fumes. What color are we talking? Evil: *plants a smacker on your cheek* Pray tell, how doth your man compare to Mr Darcy? ~_^ Yesterday ended up being quite alright. Mom, Eleine and I played Backpacker, a game that has made its big move from the computer to the board. At first the game seemed pretty disoriented but once we got the hang of how it was to be played, it was smooth sailing. By that I mean lots of laughter and amusing moments, mostly stemming from reading things wrong and getting things very wrong by doing so. Though dad was his usual bothersome self from time to time. He was at the apartment when we started but joined us once he got back. He just has a knack for being annoying when it comes to playing games of any kind. It was a lot of fun to play with only mom and Eleine, especially since I didn't think mom would want to tag along and she ended up rocking our socks off. Way to go, mommy! After we finished off a couple of cities (London, Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles), Eleine and I began to watch Shrek. At this point it was really hard for me to keep my eyes open so I went to bed 5 minutes before midnight. Once the major bulk of fireworks had been set off (there's always a big show at the town square) it didn't take me long to doze off. Poor dad didn't catch much shut eye, sleeping wall to wall with some very [drunken] festive neighbours, heh. There were no papers coming out this morning so the lack of sleep didn't cause him too much harm. The prospect of moving again, in March, doesn't seem to bother him much either. We've secured an apartment in the same town as Juliette and Eleine, which is the same town we're planning on building the house (which I'm dying to have happen). And this time we'll all get our own bedrooms. Dad's had to create a little nook behind the book cases in the living room in this apartment. I've not seen the new place but mom is excited about it. Something that isn't exciting at all, is my dentist's appointment this Wednesday. It's been almost 2 years (or possible little over 2 years) since I was there last. They usually call every year to book you (*snicker*) but apparently forgot about it or were too busy. I would've called myself but ... I obviously never got around to doing so. Hrm. Not only does the idea of having holes needing to be fixed scare me, but, my heart always pound so hard that it makes the chair shake and I always think it does so very violently, which is embarrassing :-[ The actual dentist won't be able to see me this time, though. An assistant will check my teeth out for holes and remove any tartar (what an odd word). I've been lucky these past years with not having any cavities. Hopefully it's the same this time. Recently discovered note of interest: As it turns out, Eleine is the reason behind my addiction to all things sheep related. She's got some plushie sheep, as well as a couple of figurines. Amazing how things slip your mind yet still manage to inspire and influence you.

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Friday, December 30, 2005

You set the tone, Carter

Azure: Oh, believe me, it's not about me being busy. It's more along the lines of me not being able to focus for more than a couple of minutes. *pauses* Which is odd since I can be very patient with tedious tasks, spending ages and plenty of energy in getting it done.... Female am I. Blue Hawk: I'm kind of tempted to see the movie with Kiera Knightley now that I've seen the mini-series again. Charlie: How grossly they underestimate your sexual prowess. Strikingly enough, I've never seen that ad. Hm. Slick: Now there's an argument I cannot quarrel with, therefore I make peace with it :p Pride and Prejudice is quite lovely, my dear friend. Highly contagious in its flowery expressions, too *dreamy sigh* John: Done and done! Evil: *high fives* Baron: :o That solves any and all ambivalence! Shin: *purrs* Gladly, rawr. The reason behind "naming" my two latest posts Jake Gyllenhall and Christian Bale is as trifle as having watched/bought a lot of movies they star in, lately. Tuesday December 27th Mom, I and Eleine set out for IKEA at 10am and arrived noon-ish. Eleine is to move into an apartment with Juliette, thusly being in great need of furniture of all kinds. The drive down was fairly uneventful, especially considering we'd forgotten the map with directions. I wasn't feeling too well, struggling with dizzy spells, but knew that it would be both fun and neccesssary for me to tag along. After all, we're talking about purchases for nearly everything you'd need in a new home. With the added bonus of getting to scope out new decorating ideas. We managed to fill up 4 trolleys with furniture, along with a cart full of knick-knacks. Eleine and I nearly passed out from amusement as we walked through the aisles to get all the flatpacks, filling up one trolley after the other. In the end it became so much that I had to forego my desired loot. My wallet was severely thankful for that, surely :p Getting through the cashdesk was a comedy in and of itself, trying to manage them 4-5 vessels packed with stuff, among the three of us. Especially since we'd not divided up things before going to pay for it, resulting in a lot of "is this yours?", "should I pay for that?" and so on. Packing the smaller items into bags proved much time consuming. Far more so than picking them up and tossing into the cart, anyway. The parking lot outside IKEA was filled to the brim, which had forced us to park in a lot (*snickers*) just opposite it. Mom and I guarded our respectable heap of swag while Eleine went to fetch the car, with attached trailer. She managed to get a little bit lost along the way, due to the confusing traffic situation, but eventually got through to us. And uploading the flatpacks, as it turned out (much to our relief), was far more easy than it had been retrieving them from the shelves. At this point I was quite exhausted, from not feeling too well and overexerting myself with directing the epic tale of "Three silly hens in the big chicken run". Driving to the town where my sisters shall reside was not altogether easy. We went the wrong way for a bit but that was nothing compared to what happened when we tried to find the turn-off into the town. They'd recently diverted and redirected traffic at the entrance we were coming from, causing much confusion for Eleine. Unfortunately we took a wrong turn, leading us up and onto a lane that was only meant for busses to access. Normally that wouldn't have been a problem but a huge hole in the ground (small enough for a bus to pass over but big enough for a car not to) prevented us from going further. "Then it was simply a case of going back the way you came from, right?", one might think. But remember that we had a big trailer attached to the car and the lane was not wide enough to really turn back just the car, let alone a car with a trailer, not to mention there was a steep slope to our right. Eleine was already in a huff about the mistakes she'd done in traffic that day and not being able to get anywhere pushed her nerves too far. The agitation quickly grew to despair and there was no consoling her. We tried to tell her that everyone makes mistakes, which fell on deaf ears and only earned us a retaliation of severe magnitude in amongst the distraught sobbing: "I defy you to come up with a mistake you've made that is worse than marrying a psycopath" What do you say to that? How do you even begin to try and help her when she says this and you hear the heartwrenching pain in her voice? You can't. So I sat in the backseat and waited for everything to sort itself out. Call it a silent prayer for a miracle, if you will, or simply admitting defeat to a situation greater than all of us. When it seemed that we'd be stuck there until we called dad (who'd gone up, after we left, to assist in fixing up the apartment) - something we truly did not want to do - a couple who were out walking their dog came past. The man jumped into the car (with me shivering in the back like an icicle in the Bahamas) and the women helped direct him. With a joint effort we managed to get ourselves out of the way before a bus came along down the lane and soon thereafter the car was successfully turned around. Free from the clutches of doom, although scarred from its razor sharp teeth, we safely arrived at the apartment. Dad and Juliette came along to assist in unloading everything so it didn't take us too long to be on our way back home again. Dad drove, enabling Eleine to relax somewhat. I think we got home around 9 or 10pm. A long day, indeed. Wednesday December 28th The flatpacks called my name and I heeded to their calls by tagging along to the apartment. Dad would be busy with .... whatever it was, Eleine was still in a bit of a mood from the day before and I readily confess my love for attacking flatpacks. All in all, I assembled 3 large bookcases, a nightstand, a desk and attached the legs on a bed. In between all that we grabbed pizza at the pizza place just down the road (purrfect). While we were out shopping for some supplies, I bought a coffe machine as a housewarming gift. I'd already gotten them both a silly video game with "Hello Kitty" for the PS2 but it seemed as if Juliette appreciated that one more than Eleine, so there was a need to even things out. Worked like a charm. Of course. (And I prefer hearing "you're so generous, you make me happy" rather than "I am worthless compared to you and suffer greatly for it".) When all the flatpacks had been dealt with and the coffe machine properly initiated, we were on our merry way home again. And I lavished once more in the praise regarding my efforts *subtle cough* There are some nice bruises to attest I deserved them, though. Arrr. Thursday December 29th There was a somewhat large snowstorm blowing over us yesterday, rendering us all to stay inside. Apart from Eleine who eagerly challenged the snowy winds to run some errands. I stayed indoors and sorted my room out, accomplishing most of what I set out to do. Eleine was eager to see "Pride and Prejudice" so we indulged ourselves. The charms of Colin Firth had not waned since last I saw the series, nor had any of the other characters dulled. In fact, the mother appeared even more obnoxiously hilarious in her grating behaviour - as did Lydia - and Mr Collins provided equal entertainment value this time around. Though none of them can touch Mr Darcy when it comes to perfection in character development. It's astonishing how the perception of him changes throughout the course of the story. Although he does change, ever so slightly, as well. A perfect match between perception and growth, I'd dare say. And Lizzy will always have a special place in my heart, both the actress for her brilliant performance and the character for being who she is. But Mr Darcy! *giggles* Ah. It's easy to be a fangirl when there's someone like him to swoon over.

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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Christian Bale

I could write a longish post about the past couple of days. Or maybe settle for commenting on comments. *watches BBC's "Pride and Prejudice" while contemplating on which approach to go with* Evil: Thank you! You deserve a glomping, now that I think about it *glomps* Pyro: *reads Baron's comment also and looks perplexed* Ah, the mystery shall be revealed in the above post. Baron: *bows* Hehe, I wont argue with that. MC: O.o Is your friend still alive? Liam: IKEA loves you. John: It's a funny language, indeed, while still being quite pretty if used in the right context *swirly and aloof hand gesture* Becksicle: *snuggles* Youd better not vanish any time soon, for it would be very hard to bear ;_;

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Monday, December 26, 2005

Jake Gyllenhaal

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 P-chansacutie: Ouch! Beware of them sharp objects now, you hear? *gives out bandaids* Charlie: It's been too long since we waltzed about in Mysterious Malapropisms. Sadness. MC: Good to have you back and among the crazy living again, MC! Blah for cutting your hands, for it makes everything awkward *nods* Liam: If I'm hot then it's just because I've a fever. *sticks out tongue* Thanks anyway. *hugs* Becksicle: Loving your new nickname and you! *snuggles muchly* Baron: *does the same* Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Slick: Ah, but it does feel special to play in on the 'ol NES and that feeling wouldn't be the same on PS *nostalgic smile* That reminds me that I should lure the sister here and offer more "therapy". You're a master of story telling so, while I don't encourage you to endanger your health, you would make a much better report on injuries *gives him a lolly* Evil: If it weren't for the times we need the sharp objects, I'd be all for chucking 'em in the bin. The thumb is slightly better, thanks to me being a fairly quick healer. *hugs* Badness: You are good to me, Master *scrapes hoof and does your bad bidding* John: Maybe she'll let you into office if you play nice *sagely nod* U R A Q T: *does the peace sign* Thanks, dude. Thursday, December 22, 2005 Blue Hawk: I'm working on it *shuffles about in her PJ's* Baron: *gives him some more lovin* Akamaru: Dunno which season but it's not the first 5. And it's the green man that dies. Sarah: ..... Excellent point. But this was a main character and it spanned over 3 episodes. Very sad. *wipes tear and hugs* I hope your dad's alright. Becksicle: Yes, ma'am *salutes* Plenty of funny, cheesy and wonky movies to watch. Got it. *hugs lots* Slick: *gasps* Ice-cream. Best plan. Let's hit the store and bulk up *runs ahead* I calculated that the last week had me working almost 20 hours extra. Which means I made up for one week (out of two) of absence. Before I signed off on my last day (Friday) the boss handed me an envelope and thanked me for being such a good worker, while apologizing about not being able to keep me on. Turned out he'd slipped me 1000 Kronor (about £70 or $110 according to current rates) which was a total surprise! I hadn't expected anything and thought the envelope had a 250 Kronor (500 at the most) gift certificate in it. Best work place ever, for me. And I still get to rent movies free/cheaply. The past few days have been very similar. Sleeping, napping, snoozing, eating, watching movies, exercising a bit. It'll take me some time yet to catch up on the rest I need but it'll get there. Going to IKEA tomorrow with mom and Eleine. Not the usual one in Gothenburg, though. This one is in Jönköping. Should be interesting (both in getting there and seeing if they've got anything special on offer). It's mostly for Eleine's sake we're going, since she'll need stuff for the new apartment. Mom suggested I assemble all the flat packs, seeing as I've done quite a few in my time, heh. Hopefully those who celebrated the holiday had a good one and that those who didn't had an equally nice weekend.

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Thursday, December 22, 2005

worked from 9am to 8pm. 1 hour lunch. watched 3 episodes of ER when i got home, all of which were centered around a character dying. the utter sadness of that, along with catching up on how tired i am, triggered all the water in my body to come out of my eyes. most of it, anyway.

don't overwork yourselves, people. unless you get to sleep it off. i'll comment on the comments by the weekend. love you all.
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