The Melody Of Life

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle All Day...

2009-12-25T15:29:29Z

To all whom I haven't said it yet, Merry Christmas! I hope you're out there celebrating a peaceful few days and with lots of food and presents. ^^

My family got themselves a Wii package. Now they're all mesmerized by the shinyness of that stupid balance board and all those "fit games". It's kind of weird to see my parents of all people playing for hours straight and then complaining about the unavoidable muscle ache from hell and THEN continuing to play the next day. After breakfast. My world is SO broken atm. *g*

Unfortunately, I'm still a flu-wreck. I ditched even the visit at grandmother's and feel very guilty about it - but I'd better not pass on my fever. *sighs*
On the plus side, that means I get to be tucked in with tea and cookies and a nice warm blanket on the sofa in the living room. On the minus side, I get to be tucked in with mum's godawful coughing syrup she keeps feeding me every other hour on the sofa in the living room. (And now you can stop laughing Bin, it's not so funny.)
Anyway, it's not like I'd go somewhere. We're snowed in - and it has started to drizzle-rain which makes for a solid, slippery ice cover on the streets. Brrrrr.

I'm planning to return to Gö at the 28th. Lots of nice people to meet, stuff to do, and, most importantly: make room for the heating engineer. We're getting new pipes of some sort and the guys need to get into my room and do stuff. Huh. Whatever. All I know is that it'll get really cold for two days. I'll prolly try to plead asylum with friends. (Anyone want me? I'll be good, I swear! ^^) And if it gets really bad, I have stocked up on blankets and pillows and tea in foresight. Yey me!

Anyway. Gotta go now - mum is making noises about preparing the venison. I should go help before we'll end up with all-to-greasy gravy. *still strong in her diet*

Cya! And have a nice holiday!

Achoo

2009-12-22T16:56:30Z

Feeling a bit dizzy today. Got stuck with the flu at least and at the worst time.

Now I'm contemplating whether I should travel to HH tomorrow or the day after. I'm not fond of traveling with a fever at all... but then, I got that job interview tomorrow and I kind of want to shop for new boots and meet some friends yet. And yeah, I'm aware of the irony of wanting to do all that, but not being able to sit through a simple trainride. We'll see how it turns out. ^^ As long as I'll be with my family on Christmas all's well.

For now it's fighting boredom and bunnies and the flu. Oh and, I've got a date. I think. Sort of.

~meeeep ^^

Snowflakes, Snowflakes From The Sky...

2009-12-20T22:01:18Z

It's all so pretty! I love snow. It makes the city a lot more beautiful. At least in the wee hours of the morning when the cars haven't turned the white powder into a grizzly, muddy, grey mush yet.

Anyway. We're back from the Chocolate-Weekend Of Doom with lots of tasty pralines and truffles. And we even finished early - it was only 5 am today we had them all done, which freed the whole afternoon for packing them up (and make photos for the calendar I want to give my parents this Christmas ^^).

And now I'm back in Gö, the cold blazing outside and me sitting curled up on my bed with a heating flask and hot tea. It's nice. Still can't see any more chocolate. *g*
Planning to do some stuff yet - meeting people, do some last-minute shopping yet and I have a job interview on Wednesday. Yey me. Wish me luck!

~toodles! ^^

Christmas Preparations And Then Some

2009-12-17T13:39:26Z

First off: Avatar. Go watch that movie. In 3D. Totally worth it!

*still has rectangle eyes and a bad case of over-blue-ishness from staring at everything at once*

Seriously, that movie has awesome animations and locations and overall beautiful setting. You can forget about the plot (modern adaption of "we want your land, so the natives have to leave - by force" stuff) but the optics do some serious impact on the eye. I found myself swatting time and again about stuff flying out of the screen - it was hard to remember it's not real at times. XD
And I may have become a bit sick a some of the... rollercoasteresque scenes. But in a good way. Yeah.

I suggest contact-lenses under the 3D glasses though. It just works better that way.

...and now excuse my while I go stomp firmly down on the bunnies. *coughs*

On other news:

The Christmas play rocked!

The Chocolate Weekend is coming up. Yay us. We'll make tons of delicious pralines again. I'm just not supposed to eat 'em, too. *is sad* (Hence, I won't be available until Sunday evening!)

I'm still struggling with Christmas presents. Time is running along so fast. But isn't it always, *those* days?
I'll be in Göttingen over New Years, though. Maybe Mea is coming to visit me a few days, we don't know yet. Anyone in the area up for celebrating/party?

'S all for now. See ya!

Flocked Stuff And Oooh, It's Already December...

2009-12-01T10:48:26Z

Hi thar. You may notice that I have friends-locked some of the last few entries. That's simply because I don't like pitching out all of my ideas on the net. (sorry ^____^) But the whole thing is done and finished now, so I can be talked to again.

So, what else have I been up to the past weeks?

Kai and I went to the Tut-Anch-Amun exhibition. It was amazing.
The advantage of replica is that you can move a lot more close to them and not have to see them displayed behind inches-thick glass. And for the record, they did a splendid job with the copies. We spent about four hours inside with no hurry, and handy audio-guides which were included in the entry fee. *Nice*.

The whole thing starts out with some quite solid background information, the display of the tomb chambers as-found and then the whole treasure in various rooms, displayed behind ropes or glass or, in case of most bigger artefacts like the shrines or sarcophagi, simply sitting on sockets. All in all, it was very nice.

We also made a buttload of photos, so I might share a few of them later on.
In any case, I can highly recommend the exhibition if you haven't seen it already (and don't plan to make a trip to Egypt in the near future) - it'll stay in Hamburg 'till the end of the year. Though, you ought to buy your tickets beforehand, otherwise you're up to leg-work, as they're not sold directly at the museum.

We also made the obligatory trip to the city hall, the dungeons and the planetarium - which are always worth it. And of course, the fish market. Sadly enough, we picked Totensonntag (the sunday before advent were you commemorate the dead, what's it called?) so it was less than half the marketenders. Still got a basket full of fruit and some pitihaya on top of it. ^^

Paid the price for it, though. My leg's been steadily worse. I'm currently using a crutch to keep the stress off it, but as it is, I'm facing surgery after all. *grumblegrumblestupidbustedknee*
It sucks. I've known that fact for years, but of course it had to come haunt me know where I need it the least. Ah, karma, what have I done to you?

On other news, my sister's crazy bunch of theater-friends are trying to adopt me. They're lacking a player for the Christmas-play at the stables. Hmmm. Might as well go - there'll be cookies and cake at the advent-party after all. *g* (and I won't have to ride in front of the audience)

But for now, I'll be content in going back next week to celebrate Nono's birthday. ~~on Kietz~~. Yey!

More NaNo... XD

2009-11-18T19:01:58Z

@Sean: Stop whining. You'll get your balls back, promise. ~~I just don't know when, yet. Uhm.~~

@Logan: Please, please, PLEASE. Less glamour/drama-bitch, more character. THANK YOU.

@Mira: I love you, stay right as you are! ♥

@Jules: Shopped for baby-stuff yet? And stop sighing, too. China is a lovely gal, you should be glad I had you have her at all.

@'Lexan: Get the heck out of your shell. I know you're hiding a wonderful Magnificient Bastard somewhere in there - I just haven't found him yet.

@Tjolfi: I guess you can't be bothered to be less pretty and more creepy? No? *sigh* Yeah, I get it, my fault for watching too much Vampire Diaries...

__________________________

Yes, NaNo-madness strikes. I talk to my characters a lot - sadly, they talk back and generally do not what I want them to do. Hm, I wonder if that's a sign of early shizophrenia yet...

*goes back to writing*

'Lo and behold! Batter on!

Random Update #375 (or so)

2009-10-28T19:03:08Z

Hih. Went out to deliver a few more applications today (I like to save the stamps, if it's near enough by, I drop it off myself.)
One was for a job at the post-office and I was lucky enough to meet the personnel manager directly and get an instant job-interview.
I'm allowed to come back tomorrow and watch the work; then we'll see. As it is, chances are good, someone is about to quit and they need a replacement. Wish me luck!

Also, I once again marvel at my fondness for waistcoats and shirts. I looked pretty smart today without intending to, and the fact that I'm also currently wearing my favourite pair of suspenders helps, too. (Of course they're hidden away under the waistcoat at all times, but I like to pretend they bring me luck.) Heh. There was a time when I was just feeling nostalgic about them but nowadays I've lost so much weight they're actually functional. ^-^

S'all. Stuff planned for tomorrow: clean home. Parents wanna stop by. Doom...

Jâ nee!

Three Investigators LIVE

2009-10-27T19:23:21Z

So, last night Kai, her brother, a friend and her son, and me went to Braunschweig to see the live event-radio play of "Die drei ???" ("The Three Investigators") by Alfred Hitchcock.

I've been listening to the voices of the cast for about 22 years now on countless tapes/CDs and over 140 cases. They've been constant companions of my childhood and I still enjoy listening to any new episodes or replaying older ones (which I keep as mp3 nowadays, because the original tapes have long since been run into the ground). Yes, I'm a fan.

It was utterly awetastic to see them live on stage, complete with band, the guy who does all the noises in the play, the other people in the cast and, of course, the narrator. Noise-guy is especially cool, you wouldn't believe with what he comes up to make an appropriate noise to the goings-on on stage.

It was an evening full of laughter and wonder and self-irony with special effects and a very different story to what we knew from the 'real' published episode. They were playing "Der schreiende Wecker" ("The Screaming Alarm Clock"), a very old episode, but with a totally new outline. It has been transcribed into a more modern setting (I missed the Rolls and the omg-speshul car phone, haha) and more... mature characters.

The personal highlight for me was Peter and Bob repairing a karaoke-machine, then singing a lovesong-duet on stage while making ridiculous-funny lewd gestures at each other.
The crowd was calling for an encore, which they promptly did. With even more funny innuendo and ending... with a kiss. The audience went completely wild.
And then Justus said into the out-stretched silence: "Alright, at least, everyone *knows* now."
So there, Bob and Peter apparently like like each other. The gay has finally invaded my childhood-fandom. XDDD
And then, I totally fangirled Monsieur Hugenais. Hiiih. ^____^

We were lucky to sit in only the third row directly in the middle, so we had a magnificent view on the stage. The VW-arena was almost sold out, so we were doubly as happy to have had arrived about 2 hours early - the benefit of free choice of places goes to the early birds.

Aaah. It's been a day now and I'm still utterly gleeful inside.

I can highly recommend the play to anyone who's got the time to go watch it - even if you aren't a real fan! It's totally worth it, and the mystery surrounding the screaming clock WILL still surprise you if you have heard the original episode.
Also, naked-yoga. 'Nuff said. *coughs*

There's also currently an ongoing Tut-Ench-Amun exhibition in Hamburg. Kai and I are planning to visit it next month. Yey!

Aside from that, I have nothing much to tell. Will apply for more jobs tomorrow. Still haven't heard from the job center. And that's what we pay taxes for, tsk...

Jâ nee!

I Want To Go Home. Unfortunately, So Does Mum.

2009-10-23T16:42:12Z

Me *calls mum*: Hey, I've decided to come home next weekend, so you can spoil me rotten and treat me like a queen, isn't that nice?
Mum: Too bad. I've just decided to go visit grandma in order to do the same there.
Me: Curses, foiled again.

That's it with family, they go on complaining on how you never ever visit anymore and when you do, they go on complaining on how they don't have actually time for you. Heh.

Of course in this case, I'll simply show up at grandma's as well. Rumour is, there'll even be cake. *g'*

No other news. Life is still shitty, but I'm recovering. -___-

Jâ nee!

Shaking Fists At Youngsters...

2009-10-22T14:58:02Z

I'm feeling oooold. My back hurts from sitting so much hunched over books and my knee is killing me - not from sitting but because of my patella rubbing on the raw bone of my femur. Right now it's stabilized with a tight bandage - but I won't get to cheat my way out of surgery again. *sigh*

On other news: the Worst Week has extended to a period of Worst Fortnight. U has started again and I'm depressed enough to find it hard to go anywhere. And I'm still looking for a new job. I've written job applications of course, but I have not yet heard of positive feedback. Had some interviews already, I just hope it's coming along.
Also went to the job center asking for help, but was sent away after filling out the forms. Apparently no one there can't be bothered to even call me back, let alone deal with me. Yeah, thanks, dear government. *sighs more*

Still miss Grissom terribly. I have no place to put the empty cage but where it has always been standing, and now I imagine to keep seeing movement out of the corner of my eye when I sit on my bed. It drives me crazy. It's like I'm being haunted by a ghostly hamster. Of course the truth is that the horizontal cage-bars interact with the vertical stripes of the heater behind it, but still. It does happen to be the place where he spent hours chewing on carrots and stuff. I enjoyed watching him trying to drag the huge veggies away and it's been a very familiar sight. *sighs even more*

The only good thing? I've got an awesome timetable this semester. 1 1/2 days completely free - which means I can spend them wholly at the library instead of cramming in 2-hour sessions for learning between normal seminars. Yey me. I hope it stays this way.

... okay, so I also managed to get my hands on a moleskine which is now being abused as my NaNo-writing notebook. Not that I'm really planning to write if the U turns out to be too much, but for now it helps getting the crazy ideas/characters/settings/crappy drawings out of my head and onto paper, so I can at least sleep better. My fingers are *itching* for Nov 1st. ^___^

S'all. Cya peeps!

Worst Week... This Year.

2009-10-17T02:25:45Z

When the shit hits the fan, it does so here spectacularly fast and high.

Grissom died after all. He was better, then got worse again. I took him to Hamburg with me in my parents' car and went to the vet again, but there was nothing to do after all. He was quite old already and that drasted infection wouldn't go away.
I kept him warm and fed best I could, but in the end I could just sit and wait. In the end he died in my arms on Sunday evening.
He's buried now under the rose-bushes in our garden.
I miss him terribly. Monday's been the first time in two years I went home and couldn't say "Hey, I'm back" to anyone. It feels empty and silent. It's so sad, I've grown attached very much to my little wish-mop. I hope he nibbles lots of greens and seeds in heaven...

The baptism was very nice, of course, but I couldn't really enjoy it at the time. I made a ton of photos though. Nina is a very adorable baby. Even if she's a drama queen in the making. *g*

Tuesday, my boss called telling me they were going to cut my hours down by two thirds (!) because they couldn't afford to pay me more. Instead, she wanted to take over my evening shifts herself. But of course I'd still be welcome to work the weekend night shift. And then she hung up on me.
For the record, that means I'd earn 30€ a week. I was a bit peeved.

Wednesday, my boss' husband called telling me that there *may be* some other shift I could take, but it was all quite unspecific and I was asked to swing by on Thursday - I told him that I might not be able to make it.

Because after all, I had that very important exam on Thursday so I tried to concentrate on that first - it went horribly, I was expecting something else entirely. Also, the prof was sitting alone with me in the room, right opposite of me. I was so nervous. No idea whether I made it or not.
I'm also working on that last paper - missed the deadline, but maybe the prof isn't so much of an ass and lets me hand it in on Monday still. *holds thumbs and writes like mad* I should have made it, but I didn't feel all too well after all.

And tonight I went to work. I'm currently sitting at the office. It will be the last time for me.

I came to take over shift from my boss at 1am.
When I asked (very nicely) about the maybe-solution my boss snapped. She flat-out told me "NOT NOW." - to which I naturally replied "Tomorrow then?" - After all, I need to know if it's time to go looking for a new job to support myself, right?
But, apparently, that was too much for the frazzled nerves of my employer. Aside from already looking very exhausted and grey and all over NOT good (I get that she's been working 19 hours straight each day this week, since I wasn't there at all and no one else has been doing more shifts than regular...) she went bonkers, accusing me of, and I quote, trying to blackmail her, being an overly demanding person and always getting on her nerves from the very beginning, and just being to naive to notice..

I was so dumbstruck, I must have stared at her for about five seconds. Then her husband said "Sorry, she's through for today. We'll settle this next week."
Me: "I'd rather do it tomorrow, please?"
He: (snappish) "Okay, tomorrow then."

I kind of played with the thought of giving back my keys and leaving. But I didn't. I hold myself for a much too nice person for that kind of behaviour.

But then, five minutes later he came over to my night-shift office, handing me the plan I'd forgotten and said "Well, it's your fault for not coming over on Thursday."
I said: "But I told you, important exam. I couldn't afterwards."
"Well, now we can't!" he answered, quite loud and, well, in a fit of pique. And left, without a word of good bye.

...
That's why I decided it's time to move on.
I'll collect tonights' pay tomorrow afternoon, clear out my locker, give back the keys. They can go find someone else for tomorrow's night shift.

If they can't bother sparing five minutes to clear a possible working schedule with me so I might know if I can pay this month's rent after cutting off the major part of my income and make a fuss over a simple question for which I feel I have every right to, then I'm not sorry at all to ditch them, too. She can go and work herself to death for all I care.
I'm just sorry because I really enjoyed working here after all. The colleagues were very friendly in general, and the customers cause often more laughter than dismay (even though there are a few special-cakes ^^)
I'm also sorry I'm ranting so much about it but I'm kind of flustered at the moment.

Anyway, I rather quit before I get myself fired for... being a too demanding person perhaps. Not that I can say I've done anything to warrant it to the best of my knowledge, as I always try to give my best at any job, but they might find a silly reason after all.

I'm mad.

Well, fuck it. Or,

TL,DR: Life sucks, I'm going home to eat a giant ice cream sundae in a few hours, finish the goddamn paper and go looking for a job first thing on Monday morning.

I'm not going to let this shitty week bring me down. It's just even worse for I can't go and complain to Grissom about The Suck. He at least cheered me right back up. I really miss him.

Hamsterdance

2009-10-08T23:41:16Z

Poor Grissom is ill.
He hasn't been eating anything for two days and started to sit in a corner of his cage and shiver uncontrollably on Sunday night. Due to this impeccable timing I stayed up with him, kept him warm and hydrated and took off for the vet early the next morning. I've never had an ill hamster before and he looked so miserable and pitiful I thought he was going to die. (I was running in circles. The Panic.)

As it turned out his chuck jaw is inflamed, causing him a great deal of pain when chewing. He's on meds now and slightly improving by the day - helped along by a diet of yoghurt and meshed apple and a bit of cucumber. I'm still reluctant to leave him for the weekend though. If he's not fine by then, I'm not going at all.

Oh yes, the weekend. Mum and dad are passing by on their retour from vacation and are planning to pick me up. Sunday is baby Nina's baptism (hiiiiih *^___^*) - still have to find a present - and clothes - and some other things.

On other news: my vanity is being fed. I've actually found an affordable French manicure pen with a white paste that stays on even with just a single layer nail polish above. I &heart; it. It's got a pen tip which is pure GOLD for me - I'm total rubbish with a normal brush on myself. >___>*
*happily wiggles freshly made nails*

Also: NaNo ideas are spilling like mad. Which is a pity because right now, I can't use them at all, because...

last but not least: exam next week. TOTALLY PEEVED.

~cya peeps!

Nightshift-musings...

2009-10-04T00:38:58Z

It's awesome.
We have a giant full moon hanging in the heavily clouded sky. It illuminates the stormy night in such a dramatic fashion, it's simply beautiful. The apple-trees on the front-lane whisper a constant rustling lullaby and the street is deserted and silent. I could sit outside the whole night and just listen to the nocturnal symphony.
Alas, I have work to do... (but I did steal two apples from the tree).

On other news: I have a NaNo plot, cue purple prose. XD

Elections and Government and Maya.

2009-09-28T20:19:13Z

"Angela Merkel surft auf der Westerwelle" writes the MoPo.
Wow. We're not actually into the new government and the lame word-plays begin already. (for you english-onlies, it's a wordplay on names: Angela Merkel surfs the West(er)wave" O__o)
Anyway, the mental image and its connotations give me the effing creepies. Does. Not. Want.

Also, the fight over "Maya" or "Tigerente" is ridiculous. (And if it absolutely, utterly have to be a childrens' book reference reference, it should be Willy. The little guy deserves way more love than the bubble-headed Maya bee. Also, he's more careful not to mess things up. ^^)

Still, it's more charming than "traffic lights" or "Jamaica"... and the BVB fans are happy, too. XD

Karma's A Bi*ch. Only Not.

2009-09-23T12:03:09Z

Why do I always attract catastrophes?

Like, this morning. 6.30 am. Still mostly dark outside. I sit on my bed, typing happily away the last few lines of footnotes for my paper. Finis! Yey, I cheer. That demands celebrational comfort-food. I stand up, reach for the coffee-pot... BANG.
Darkness. I freeze, standing in the proverbial minefield of littered books, sheets of paper, candy packages and a tea-set of all things - I've been up since 3am, typing the damn work. It gets messy by definition. Outside, a nightingale is singing mockingly at me. The computer is silent. I haven't hit the save-button.

What happened is this: My landlord had a damaged power-circuit on his side of the house, so he called in the maintenance guy. Who then pulled the main-fuse, without bothering to inform anyone. Because, this early, no one could probably think of turning on the lights, or say, an electric machine of sorts. It is, after all, still DARK out there.
Thanks but no thanks. The moron cost me two pages of toilsome edited and advanced footnotes in Open Office. If I hadn't been in my pajamas, I'd probably stalked right over and slapped him. As it is, I settled for a scream of rage through the wall. I hope he noticed. *makes little fuming noises*

Alas, here we go again. I'm starting to really detest footnotes.

On other news: Just back from my Weight Watchers meeting. I've finally managed to break the 10% line and am now proud owner of a keychain. I'm all motivated. On to the next ten kg!

Also, the "Free Flow" areal in our newly designed mensa is finally open. It resembles a giant food-court and the food is actually quite good. You also can freely mix and match whatever strikes your fancy. Finally! No longer the compulsory choice between devilish fries and beelzebubish croquettes. ^____^

Nightly Visitor...

2009-09-19T01:40:25Z

I'm used to people staggering into my lonely office at night. Usually it's colleagues searching for a quick Klönschnack, a funny little chat. They like to keep tabs on me by that way, make sure I'm alright. I heart that. ^^ (It is sometimes very creepy to sit in the otherwise deserted office building.)
However, tonight I got another visitor:

Isn't he beautiful? He came through the half-closed window, out of the rain and unerringly made his way to my soda pop. It's an Inachis Io, an European Peacock.
They tend to seek a cool but safe place to hibernate nowadays. Three of them are already huddled into our toilet at home, and I'm reluctant to chase them out. (I have a soft spot for the little critters. ^^)
I cheated and lured this one onto my hand with a drop of sweet soda. Now he's fed and sitting safely in a ceiling-corner of the room. I wonder if he's planning to stay...?

Show forth yer bag, yo-ho... and two more pictures

2009-09-16T06:10:11Z

*snagged from dopitita*

A girl's bag-content is supposed to tell a lot about the person herself... well, this is mine.

This is my current bag. Shiny, comfortable leather. I found it a while ago on sale - and while I didn't *need* a bag, it sat half-forgotten and so lonely on the rack in the corner and totally wanted to come home with me I just had to give in. Because, well, it was lonely. I felt sorry for it. XDDD
There's two front-zippers, another large one in the back. The main-pocket is also zipped and holds another small zipper-pocket and two smaller compartments.

And that's the stuff noone ever believes actually fits into it - but it does. (The bag gets quite heavy, though.)

Let's see. Beginning from the upper left corner:
Handkerchiefs,
umbrella (never leave home without it around Göttingen, rain is inevitable,
iron-supplement-tablets (aftereffects from donating blood),
dental floss (because, unclean teeth = gross),
a wooden fan (because until a week ago, the weather was HOT)
iPod & headphones (I'd die from boredom without it on train rides and about every-semi-silent-place else),
deo,
*blushes and makes little noises* (there it is, the proof that I haven't cheated and kept things off-picture) uhm, anyway,
my bag of dice (for Dungeons&Dragons RPG)

next row:
my ever-accompanying weekly calendar; I'd be lost and miserable without being able to plan and absolutely helpless in remembering anything.
The brown book is my current notebook. It has wonderfully thick paper and is filled with ~~random plotbunnies,~~ ~~pictures,~~ ~~fanfiction~~ important notes concerning U and life and the rest. The card tugged on top is a Red Cross reminder over changed office hours.
The box for my glasses,
the black rectangular little bag contains ink-capsules for my pen, cleaning cloth for my glasses as well as the connection cables for my cell-phone (charger/headset), spare memory card and also headache-meds. Very important.
Next is my monthly bus-ticket,
honey-bonbons (yay *Bonschies*) and below the creme-meds for my ear infection,
matches and a lighter (I tend to carry both),
my wallet (looks big but contains mostly paper and bonus cards. One day that'll change.)
and below some loose spare change and the smaller wallet that holds my copy-cards. With every building having their own stupid machines that need a different card each, I'm currently up to seven. I wish I could remember which was which...)

next row:
sunscreen (Jil Sander, SPF 8)
my Bleach cellphone bag - the phone is missing, of course, I made the photos with it. Chibi-Ichigo is cute, but I still keep him mostly hidden away. XD
Chewing gum (after meals and against hunger and about the only thing you're allowed to "eat" at the library without risking the Evil Look from the Librarian),
pens, pencils, rubber-pen and a fountain pen with green ink. Constantly in use.
The rectangular see-through pack holds spare pair of headphones and, much more important, earplugs. A real lifesaver when it gets too chatty at the library.
And now we're getting evidence that I'm a vain, vain, vain person.
Red nail polish. Lipstick. Next to it a film-container holding my bobby pins and rubber bands. Below there's my make-up mirror, two pairs of earrings, a nailfile and my ankle-bracelet.

next row: Err. Various kinds of makeup. Mainly powder, lip-gloss, moisturizing creme, concealer, mascara, eyebrow pencils, nail-moisturizer, eye-shadow and liner, parfum (I really love Jean-Paul Gaultier's Classique)
More chewing gum (I go through a lot of it. This week it's cherry flavoured)
The round thing above is a motivational good-luck-glass nugget. I keep it to remind myself that I'm trying to lose weight. Useful playing with it when considering mensa-food.
A nail-care set containing scissors, file and tweezers. Because nail-damage => *runs screaming*
A pocket-knife. Good for uncorking wine or getting off beercaps. And then some. I'm practical like that. ^___^
And last but not least: a barrette. My hair has grown quite a few inches over the summer. I need it again.

*breathes* I probably should try to cut down on all the stuff, shouldn't I? Just never get around to really do it - and, oh heck, now I have to stuff everything back inside. Yay me. If I just didn't find myself in need of all this.
Maybe I should toss out most of the makeup. It's one of the things I keep for evenings and weekends, but never get around to use first thing in the morning. I actually detest spending more than 15 minutes in the bath (including a shower). So, mostly it's just a bit concealer and mascara then. ^^

I apologize for the lousy quality. My scanner's not made to do high-resolution photos. My selfmade dress minus the detachable neckholder. I'm so proud of it.

... still wearing the dress. See the upper corner? *g* The illumination makes the colours wonky in a strange but pretty way - it's rare my eyes look this blue and my hair this dark. No idea what the photographer was thinking, haha.

Okay. And now that I'm done my nightshift is also over. Sleep now. *waves*

illegible noises

2009-09-15T18:17:24Z

I.... I... whaaaat? *brainbreaks*

I don't believe it. Some guy just called demanding we find and deliver a harlot to his place.

Nice try. But we're a Taxi-company, and while we usually take up delivery duties for our better customers (food, drinks, meds, etc.), we don't deal in prostitution. No matter *how much* of a regular customer one is.
The nerve!
Getting rid of the demand without being impolite was a piece of work, too. XD

Yes, I think this is going into my memoirs as one of the top ten WTF-calls.

My Brain Is Doing Things By Itself Again...

2009-09-10T16:44:53Z

Mou. I'm doing research for my Knights Templar paper and cop myself at casting aside random non-topic-related stuff from the books. Mea's planning a MA-fantasy book, y'see. And apparently my brain is cooperating - too bad it has failed to inform me of it sooner. XD I wish it would stop doing that.

Tweet Me!

2009-09-09T17:18:18Z

... totally forgot. I'm on twitter again! http://twitter.com/rena_lime But, urgh, now I have to add all old followings to the new account. Will do that later. Probably. Now, sleep.

That Fucker... And Shiny, SHINY Distractions!

2009-09-09T15:28:25Z

So. I'm missing vital books for my paper. I've pre-ordered them six weeks+ ago and am still waiting. The idiot who's checked them out is apparently sitting on them (you can't keep 'em longer if there's a pre-order). I sure don't want to see that guy's penalty-fee-account. It must be over €60 by now. Yes it's petty to be gleeful about that, but I really. Need. Those. Books.
Only good news is, I talked about it with the prof and he's offered me another two weeks extra time. He apparently can guess who that fucker is. XD

Still, that means I've got five days left to finish my other two papers. *Hurries on*

If only it wasn't for the shiny distractions. And by shiny I mean "awesometastic wonderfully ~~gay~~ sparkelicious magical new episodes of BBC's Merlin" - airing next week.(*1*) Ooooh I can't wait. I wanna see if the Epic Slash Dragon continues to throw hints at Merlin&Arthur's fabulous ~~gay~~ life and Uther being... badass. Yes peeps, the Magic Is Back!
*gah* I can see myself writing Merfic already. Because, I totally have nothing better to do. Fear the bunnies of destruction and doom. Bad brain, no cookie.

I also prolly shouldn't on-the-fly-buy stuff on eBay. (More on that later, but what I got was wonderfully and shiny and came very cheap for me. That's what you get for surfing at times everyone sane sleeps)

Mum's making noises on how I should stop by at home - thanks but no thanks. Grandma's back from her vacation and demands to see me these days as well.
...Why doesn't anyone seem to get that "I don't have the time" actually means "I don't have the time."?
I'm literally booked out until the 19th - and even after that my schedule remains tight.

*sigh* Sucky life. But then, the shiny makes it somehow all endurable.

(*1*) Yupp. I'm sleep-deprived, and that's the sign of it. I looked at my calendar and somehow mistook 19th for 9th. *is a sad little rena but still excited for then* and yes, I do keep a calendar for such 'unnecessary' facts like this. *total dork*

Fashionista

2009-09-07T19:36:43Z

Well screw it. I used to hate, hate *hate* stockings. They never stayed in place and scratched me raw and were generally damn uncomfortable to wear.
And now my sister loaned me hers for the photo shooting (the one we had to reschedule) and I was thinking that maybe I ought to get used to them again, it's been about 10 years or so already since I wore any... and curse my sister for giving me her über-soft silky ones with the special super-sticky inlay that actually keep them in place. I've been wearing them all day and they're actually nothing like the ones I remember - I find myself secretly coveting a whole stash now. XDDDD My poor money-bag for this month is looking scared already.
And just because I was simmering away in tights all summer long. (I hate my naked legs under a skirt.)

On other news, university papers are of Evil! I say. *goes back to write*

Meme To Self:

2009-09-03T22:38:37Z

... no more effing Disney-movies for you. I mean it!

~~this undoubtfully clever comment stems from the fact that the rena just spent two hours watching Pixar's "Up" and cried like a PMSing Damsel in Distress through most of it.~~

*sigh* I don't deal well with death and departure at the moment. Stupid emotional roller coaster.

The schoolyear begins, September 1st...

2009-09-01T13:08:45Z

...oh, it doesn't help I've been reading HP fic again, does it? And even worse I stumbled upon a quite brilliant one while doing research. *SIGHS*

Anyway. We had to relay the great photo-day for a few weeks due to diverse problems (so not my fault) - still wasn't at the hair dressers though, it wasn't worth it yet in turn. But I did spend a quite enjoyable day at the NiSa-Con at Braunschweig. Granted, it was a very small Con with just about 150 people, but it was charming and fun and all over satisfying for my poor deprived ~~not~~otaku soul. ^____^ Plus, I went wth friends. Everything is better with friends. *g*

Sadly, the only other remotely interesting news isn't interesting at all, I went donating blood and didn't faint this time. Well, it's something. My arm still hurts a bit. XD

Alas, back to work now. And, well, work tonight....

Jâ nee!

Poked Fingers...

2009-08-25T20:06:45Z

Ha! The dress is done! *gleeful* I finished it this afternoon. And because it fits well enough I decided to attach the neckholder just with snaps so I can wear it without as well. *glees some more*

Okay, enough now.
Week ahead:
Wed: hairdresser, shopping, travel home to HH
Thur: pack all stuff I could possibly need (more shopping) travel back to Hannover, sleepover at Stanza's.
Fri: Photo-shooting day. Will probably long and hard. And lots of fun. Evevning: back to Gö.
Sat: Trip to Braunschweig with Kai and Daniel: NiSa-Con visit. Because everyone needs some anime con sometimes. ^_____^
Sun: SLEEP. 'Nuff said. Oh, and eat and paper at some time. Because I'm already a bit behind my schedule. So no free day at all. XD.

S'all. Wanna catch me, use my cell - I prolly won't answer my phone at home. Depends on whether Nono has talked it *empty* of accu again.

Jâ nee!