I'm sorry that my journal right now is so much "Humanity sucks!" :(. At least with the last entry I had something to counterbalance it?

But I'm so upset right now. Why, you ask?

Because of this.

Agh, I can't even begin to say what's wrong with this!

Unfortunately I don't drink, so I can't boycott them. Therefore I wrote a letter to them on this site.


( Letter under here )

Sometimes they make me believe in humanity again.

Today I was walking home from a doctor's appointment. I was a bit upset (because of said appointment) and I was reading my book while walking (yes, I know it's a bad habit *rolleyes*). I passed a little booth where a woman was selling strawberries, and she called out to me: "Do you like to read?"

I was a bit startled, but honestly, I get those questions all the time and, here my inner cynic is showing, most of the time they are idiots looking to harass me. So I first called back, "Yes!" and wanted to go on but then thought better of it and doubled back. She was rummaging around in her booth and then she produced a book ... and gave it to me!

"Here, I just finished it. I thought you might like it," she said.

I was so stunned! Really, it totally blew away my negative feelings because it was so kind and unexpected <3.

I bought some strawberries from her despite her repeated protests that this wasn't why she had done it - but the strawberries looked tasty and I had pondered taking some anyway :p. And I smiled all the way home.

This week I almost finished doing my taxes for 2008. And if it's true, I will pay much less tax than I had thought! I'm not quite believing it yet.

Also, with my parents I installed the furniture I have bought at Ikea last week! Well, almost ... If not for some problems we encountered. Still, it's shaping up nicely.

I went to a Flamenco dance lesson. (Not sure yet if I'll continue the course, though ... Yeah.)

I was negligent with this the last weeks ... Let's see if I can make up for it and be better the next weeks.

- I'm on the case of my tax declaration for last year (did not finish it yet, most notably because the form I need isn't downloadable as of yet, but I'm on it)

- I went to the therapist

- I bought furniture at Ikea - next week we'll install it :)

- I didn't binge eat during this week (I *did* eat unreasonably but there's a certain quality to binging that didn't occur this week.)

- I did the remaining paperwork for the electricity supply and stuff - unless they come up with more paperwork, this means my flat now really is mine ^^

- I almost if not quite finished cleaning my flat.

Apologies in advance to anyone who is sick and tired hearing of it.

But I got lucky <3! I got an invite! So yesterday I registered my Dreamwidth journal. It's here - and still painfully empty since so far I didn't have the time to look at the importing stuff nor to post ... will probably be changed tomorrow or something.

I won't migrate away from LJ completely for sure since actually I think schattenstern is the only one who is there as well so far 0.0. Right? Wrong? Anyone else? Bueller? I think there might be some who didn't hear of it yet, even :p.
Anyway, besides that there are things I like about LJ I don't have on Dreamwidth (yet) - I have a permanent account here, after all. But I'm curious as to how Dreamwidth will shape up :).

I should post some real life stuff ... Ah well, tomorrow.

I think I can't deny it any longer - my only remaining own holt, the oldest surviving is dying and almost dead. My poor Mosquito Riders! But I don't know what I can do to save them when everyone else (= my fellow GMs) have given up on them ;_; ... If only they would TELL me so! Not that I could keep it alive all on my own ...

*goes to cry over her beloved holt*

This week I'm proud that I:

- paid a bill and with that hopefully ended that shameful chapter of me messing up a lot, money-wise *sigh*
- finally dared to write a first story for my new holt (people there are so good that I was really intimidated to try it 0.0) and I actually did a first draft of another one already which didn't work as a drabble so I'll expand it into a little ficlet
- wrote to the aikido dojo and asked if I can come by (though I know I can come by ... I still had to ask. We'll see how long it takes me to actually go there ...)
- did another Japanese translation
- settled some more things concerning the apartment with Veronika
- registered with the Packstation so I can get packages since I'm never at home during the day
- started a new doll

Not bad :p.

This week I'm proud I

- managed to do a Japanese translation of 500 lines
- sat through two hours in a bar with colleagues though I could hardly talk with anyone (much too loud music + shyness + colleagues I have nothing in common with = bad) and wanted to leave after an hour already
- was at the train station and inquired about trains from Stuttgart to Zurich and to the EQ con and bought my ticket to Stuttgart
- finally coloured a picture of which the sketch I had finished weeks ago and like how it turned out.

Also, I'm starting to become nervous about the appointment tomorrow ...

This week I am proud that:

- I wrote to the French fiscal authorities with Wiebke's help to find out about the tax declaration
- I wrote to the bank and they are finally cancelling the account
- I made it through the week without major crying incident
- I didn't eat really stupid stuff all week (for reference: really stupid = crisps, sugary, greasy snacks; slightly stupid = small amounts of chocolate, unhealthy food like pizza)
- the scale showed one kilogram less
- I came to a decision concerning the apartment

Not much but enough :).

After three weeks with nothing happening, today there was one kilogram less on the scale! Yay! I really was beginning to start a bit depressed (a bit being an understatement) that the sport and everything did not pay off.


Now I'm very thoughtful ... Today at work (I had very little to do and they are really cracking down on any non-work related sites, boo hiss - but that isn't the point ^^') the wife of my second boss who takes care of the company's apartments came to talk to me.

She offered to me that I could take over the apartment I live in. It's not owned by the company like the others but they only rented it and subletted it to me. So I only would pay the rent towards the owner of the important instead of towards the company which then pays the owner, and I would have to pay the deposit - but they would let me have the furniture and even the kitchen which is fairly new.

I will have to think that over for a while ... Well, until next week, then she wants an answer. The apartment is really well situated (close to the city and the train station and so on), the rent is cheap and the furniture is nice mostly but there are some points I don't like so well, like there is no washing machine and no place for one and no freezer ... Well, I think I'll do a list with pros and cons ...

-_-

Irgendwie hört meine Toleranz für das Freizeitvergnügen anderer Leute auf, wenn sie mich mit Liedtexten wie "Denn ich bin Alkoholiker" und "Feiern, und dazu ein Bier" oder ähnlich in unerträglicher Lautstärke belästigen. (Im Ernst, die Lautstärke bringt meine Fenster zum Zittern!)

Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

( Laurenia gave me: )

I'm sorry for the lack of updates on my part lately or rather for a long part - I've pretty much fallen out of touch with LJ though I still read my f-list regularly. I think up entries but somehow never get around to write them ...

'cause the internet is pretty dead today (curse of the international holts!) and I'm in no mood for big real-life updates or anything, have a meme (stumbled upon it somewhere).

Years roleplaying: Uhm. Wait - I think, it's ten by now :o .
Male or female characters?: A rather even split, with a slight tendency towards females.
Newest character?: Twin Peaks elves (and one human), all of them. Technically Niyaha since I wrote her last. There may be another one coming up.

Which character of yours would be most likely to...
Jump off a bridge?: Err ... None, I think.
Be far too hyper for their own good?: Ce'nedra ^^
Get lost and refuse to ask for directions?: Brushwood
Get lung cancer: Err ... None. Elves. Don't smoke.
Star in a horror movie?: ^^; None.
Star in a video game?: *shrug*
Make the world a better place?: Robin
Have a torrid gay love affair?: Willowshade =P

Relate each word to a character of yours:
Love: Deerswift
Hate: Brushwood *glares at reyeslord*
Money: None (not that big on money, elves)
Lies: None (where have all my lying characters gone to XD?)
Tragedy: Brushwood
Manipulation: Zikadia (okay, so she's an NPC but she just fits :P)
Violence: Akosh (or at least he'd like to :D)
Politics: Err ...
Fire: Icefire
Ice: Icefire (well, Ice ... fire ...)

Would you ever...
Play a prostitute?: Been there, done that.
Play a musician?: Sure. I have a couple of singers and a drummer.
Play a pilot?: Sure.
Play a homosexual?: Somehow I rather err on the bi side of things but in general, sure.
Play a pedophile?: I don't think I'd feel comfortable with that.
Play a politician?: Why not?
Create a character for the sole purpose of smut?: No.
Play a character who commits incest?: I don't think I'd feel comfortable with that.

Darn ... I was just about to write a long post this afternoon, about my first week in the new flat and town and everything, when suddenly I was kicked out of the internet! I was going online with a little USB modem I got from my aunt and which was supposed to have a flatrate for 10 GB a month but it kept telling me that I have no money left on the card. And at the same time it tells me I'm logged in ... It's all very mysterious.

So until I find out what's the matter there I'm stuck with the internet café at the train station *sigh* ... It's cheaper than I expected but it's rather a long way off - half an hour by foot. I hope I'll find a solution soon ...

Merry Christmas!!!

Or if you celebrate something else: Happy Holidays!!

Thank you, oloriel, lolukomiya and gerdimaus for your lovely Christmas cards!

I'm leaving for my grandmother's tomorrow - once I'm back home next week I'll write a proper update about the move and stuff. Have a great time, everyone :)!

Once again ...

( Why can't this week be over already? )

I'm probably late and you all know of this already, but anyway ... (I have not seen any posts about it, at least :/.)

First casting news have been posted for the Avatar - The Last Airbender movie.

So. Much. Fail. :((( Really, that's a world obviously deeply steeped in Asian culture and they take only actors white as driven snow?!

Here's a side-by-side comparison of characters and actors.

I was not exactly overjoyed to hear the news of live action but this trumps it all :(.

If you are upset about this as well, please head over to aang_aint_white and take part in a (good, old-fashioned mail) petition. I hope if enough fans make themselves heard we can still change this.

So, I didn't go to Freiburg today with Natalie because one hour of sitting/standing/walking already hurt a lot and I didn't think I could take a whole day of it. Sadface :(.

Still, on the way back I finally used the opportunity that I had my camera with me to take some photos.
Because one of the few things about Mulhouse I like is the mural paintings in town. They are made in a technique called trompe-l'oeil, and they are awesome :).

( No, really, those are paintings! )

Ow, the picture I just coloured killed my black pencil. Why do I have such a love for black-haired characters?

INTERNET!!!

*cries* I'd never believed that it could really happen before I leave this damn country anyway! But it has! At least for the last two months (*rolleyes*) I have internet!

Oh, and telephone, too. Anyone want a call from me? I can call for free in most countries of the world *dances*.