For Trin, who threw a metaphorical gauntlet at the Poetry Discussion page. Somehow, when I tried simple, I ended up with a haiku. Most probably because there is no room for long flowy words. As for the second one... Eh. It's weird and fractured and dealing with a personal phobia. Possibly not even poem-like enough. I don't know if you'll accept these, but eh, I tried. xD May attempt more later.

Soft fur tickles nose
she giggles, eyes bright, shining
her bed warm and safe

---

Dial.
Press the damn button.
Press it.
Walk from one end of the room
to the other.
Shove words out - it's not that hard.
Honestly.
Over before you know it.
Cut the connection,
breathe out. In. Out.
You lie: Next time will be easier.
Sit down.
Breathe.
Quiet.

I has apartment offer from Oulu o_O It'd be a 15m² room in a so-called cell. 200€ for the rent and electricity.
So, today I should call there, as well as my cousin (about going to their place this week), and my employer (about needing next week off, and about quitting halfway through August).
I hate making phone calls. >_<;;

Gah. Cliffhangers are evil. I'll have to wait till Thursday to see what happens... Must distract self somehow >_<
Oh well, knowing me, I'll be over the initial anxiousness by the morning. As a matter of fact, sleep is sounding a better idea by the minute.
Also, my chair is annoying the heck outta me.

Trin: Will finish fic tomorrow. Braindead, so will go watch CSI and eat ice cream. The story is going to be awesome :P

Stealage.

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Lami!

1. While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes dressed up as Lami.
2. In Japan it is considered rude to talk with Lami in your mouth!
3. If your ear itches, this means that someone is talking about Lami.
4. All the moons of the Solar System are named after characters from Greek and Roman mythology, except the moons of Uranus, which are named after Lami.
5. The eye of an ostrich is bigger than Lami.
6. If you blow out all the candles on Lami with one breath, your wish will come true.
7. Lami is actually a vegetable, not a fruit.
8. If you lick Lami ten times, you will consume one calorie!
9. When Lami is swallowed, she will enter the blood stream within twenty minutes.
10. Scientists believe that Lami began billions of years ago as an enormous ball of dust and gas.



Failage on the Helsinki entrance exam. I suck donkey balls at literary analysis. No way I got enough points in that section to pass. I'll just pin my hopes on Oulu...

Seems like I really chose a bad time to be inactive o_O
So many postings in all the crew forums to catch up to, even if I took a moment to look at one of them just now. Oh well, in a week I'll hopefully start being on top of things again... and being useful to the community. I feel horridly guilty about neglecting my duties, even though I know that my exams are the more important thing now.
Meh. Washing the dishes now, then reading a bit more about Changing English. Baiz.

*huggles everyone reading this*
*gives double and triple hugs and chocolate to the Skurpists*

I think I need a full-body massage. There's a spot on my lower back that especially needs attention. I don't know what the heck I've been doing to have it so knotty. Gneh.
Aside from that, the weather is starting to get uncomfortably warm. I dearly hope I won't melt on Thursday... then again, one year I all but froze in the exam hall since someone had apparently been a bit over-enthusiastic with the A/C. Gnah.
Just a few more days! And then I can come back! Woo!
Of course, next on my list is to read all the Potter books, but anyway.

First entrance exam done and over with. Yay.
Have a poem.

Mockingbird, mockingbird
sing me your praises
shower me with presents
in front of familiar faces
Cry beauty and faith, cry love
lie through your teeth
swear even to the gods above
with that charming smile
Worry not for my darkened heart
come, play to me your roles
with all their twisting silences
until that accursed death knell tolls

Been sleeping and eating way too little these past few days. My brain is sluggish. My sight is foggy, too, as a matter of fact. Sorta. And been neglecting peoples, and ET. Sorry for that. But I won't have much time to be around until after June 5th anyhow. :S
Missing youuu. *huggles peoples* Especially you. <3

Warning: Random rant.

You know what's one of the things I hate most? The deliberate seduction of someone else's significant other. True, I have no first-hand experience, and as of yet have only seen it on TV and in written fiction... but still. Even if you suddenly realise that you are head over heels in love with that hottie from work and want to get in their pants, it just Should Not Be Done if they happen to be taken and you are aware of the fact. It is immoral, it is ugly, it is plain wrong. Thank you.

Stolen from [Viking].

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
There's a rather large surgery scar on my right thigh from a time in my life when I was poked by doctors to find out what the heck stunted my growth.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Drawings from a friend, a self-made peace activist poster, and a couple of art prints. There would be more, but the rest of the space is taken up by shelves. Oh, and the door to our balcony. There is a mirror next to the bookshelf, though.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
Like a cell phone :P

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Rock, metal, poprock, j-pop, j-rock, movie soundtracks. There's an album of Mozart on my playlist, too. And anything you put in my hand and tell me to listen.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Going with UTC, 07:11.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
To stop being such a useless, procrastinating, apathy-stricken sloth?

7. WHO DO YOU MISS?
Allison. And Laura. Lenn, too, I guess. Anyone who was ever of any importance to me.

10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
Maria.

11. THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED:
I'd have to say Babylon 5.

12. THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO?
My mum.

13. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Depends on the situation. But of the dark alone, nah. Unless it's a metaphorical darkness.

14. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Do you count movies? If you don't... well... uh... that might have been Allison.

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Ew.

16. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Hair? Dark. Or red. Red is hot. Especially natural. As for eyes, brown or green.

17. WOULD YOU RATHER BE SMART OR FUNNY?
Oh, please. This is a no-brainer. Both! But if you insist I only pick one, then smart.

18. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
No thanks.

19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Mushrooms, olives, red onions. Not sure about the meat.

20. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'll settle for this muesli.

21. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
I try to avoid making people mad. It was probably either myself or some ass here on ET.

22. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
Yeah, English. :P

23. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
How the heck should I know? Well, one of the first gifts given to me was this red spinning top. If memory serves, my baby book said it was given at my naming ceremony.

24. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?
This is a silly question. Of course I like someone. Multiple someones, in fact. But I think that the real question here is 'Are you romatically interested in someone?' the answer to which would be a no.

25. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
Possibly.

26. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
I could care less about brands.

27. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
Don't have one. The day I'll acquire a dream car is the day I must commit seppuku.

28. WHAT COLOR IS IT?
What colour is what? Be more specific, man.

29. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF EXERCISE?
I actually have no idea. But I guess hiking would come close. I love nature, and I love love love climbing hills.

30. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Can't control your heart. That's one thing I've learned.

31. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Doing everything you can for them, and then some. Maybe. I imagine it actually depends on the person.

32. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
Forty-two!

33. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Hmm.

34. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
I prefer not to call.

35. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Attitude issues.

35. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.S.?
I've never been to the U.S. I guess that's an affirmative.

36. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Depends on what sort of weaknesses we speak of.

37. TATER TOTS OR FRIES?
Wtf is a tater tot?

38. FIRST JOB?
Kind of like a postman, but nothing so dignified.

39. EVER PRANK CALLED SOMEONE?
Not that I recall.

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS?
Working. Checking messages.

41. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I wouldn't.

42. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
Because I felt like it.

43. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Um. Um. I honestly can't answer that.

44. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
Laugh evilly.

45. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
A trip somewhere beautiful.

46. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
None. If I ever change my mind, I'd probably prefer one or two.

47. WHERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Aye. My dad's mother. My second name has also been in the family, but I can't place it right now.

48. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Not really.

49. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
What a silly question. I don't have one.

50. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
On Monday when I went to see P.S. I love you.

51. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Quite.

52. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Don't think I really have one.

53. ANY BAD HABITS?
Cracking knuckles and other various bodyparts. Procrastinating like hell.

54. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
I refuse to be embarrassed by any of them. Even if I do have both Ronan Keating's debut album and Elton John's love song collection.

55. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I'm not really sure. Depends.

56. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
I don't think so.

57. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Unfortunately, yes.

58. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
By silently fuming? Sometimes writing helps. Ranting.

59. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Right here!

60. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Some I do, some I don't.

61. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Ummm... blanking out here.

62. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
Huh? Oh, now I get it. Stupidly worded again. I don't know and am not going to count only for this purpose.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Who, me? You must be joking.

64. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FAMOUS?
Don't think so.

65. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
Nope.

66. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Intellect, compassion, sense of humour, artistic talent of some sort.

67. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Lami, Lin, Calann.

68. HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU HAVE?
Hmm. Six, I think. No, seven.

69. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Not always.

70. WHERE YOU UPSET ABOUT STEVE IRWIN DYING?
Not any more than about any other stranger.

71. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Chocolate. Probably.

72. ARE YOU LAZY?
Unfortunately.

73. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
Azure. Blues, greens, certain shades of red and brown.

74. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND?
Damn Seagulls and Queen share the first place. I might have to add Foo Fighters there as well.

75. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
They haven't grown yet. I think.

76. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Only if they feel like it.

77. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Dream Theater - Voices

78. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Still that bowl of muesli.

79. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Dad, I think.

80. WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Either their face, their body build, or their hair.

81. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG:
-

82. FAVORITE THING TO HATE:
Grammatical errors.

83. FAVORITE DRINK:
Milk.

84. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN
None.

85. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Badminton.

86. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
Middle brown. Ish.

87. EYE COLOR?
Greyish blue-green.

88. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Aye.

89. SIBLINGS?
Older brother.
An older sister and a little sister. :)

90. FAVORITE MONTH(s)
None, really.

91. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
I love sushi. My favourite food actually.

92. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
CSI.

93. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Erm. None, I think.

94. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Hopeless.

95. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Mmm... summer.

96. KISSES OR HUGS?
Hugs, please. Cuddles.

97. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Never had one of the latter. At this point in time I would actually prefer 'friends with benefits'.

98. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Vorky, Trin, Ki?

99. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Those who don't stalk anyone who's filled this out.

100. CREATE YOUR OWN QUESTION
Are we finished yet?

101. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Possibly. Though I hope not.

For anyone interested in Damn Seagulls albums:
http://rapidshare.com/files/106647791/Damn_Seagulls.zip.html

Feel like taking a quizz?
http://www01.quizyourfriends.com/takequiz.php?quizname=080331110038-225654&&a=08

Selling this here. My own wrist is approximately 16cm. The bracelet has no lock, but it slips on and off quite effortlessly.

I succumb!

OO1. When's the last time you ran?
This afternoon.

OO2. Do your jeans have rips, tears, and holes in them?

No. If they did, I'd either patch them or promote them to bookmaking material.

OO3. What are you dreading right now?
Flunking entrance exams yet again.

OO4. Do you celebrate 4/20?
Which is...?

OO5. When is the last time you saw your significant other?
I don't have one at the moment.

OO8. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep a night?
I wish! Truth be told, I'd actually need at least 9.

O11. What's your current favourite song?

I... don't think I actually have one. I like lots of songs you know.

O12. If anyone came to your house on your "lazy days" what would you do?
Watch anime and/or movies?

O13. Who last grabbed your ass?
Latest ex, probably.

O14. Have you ever been in your school's band?
Indeed I have. Choir, too.

O15. Do you own a pair of Converse?
Nope.

O16. Did you copy and paste this survey?
Well, duh.

O17. Do you eat raw cookie dough?
Sure xD Part of the fun.

O18. Have you ever kicked a vending machine?
I don't think I have. I might have felt the urge, though, once or twice.

O19. Don't you hate when the radio ruins good songs by playing a slow one right after it?
Errr... slow songs can be good too. Wtf dude?

O21. Do you watch Trading Spaces?
Que?

O23. Have you ever stayed online for a very long time waiting for someone?
Mm-hm.

O24. Are you cocky?
Rarely, but I admit it sometimes does happen.

O25. Could you live without a computer?
It might be difficult at first, but once over the withdrawal I'd do well enough I suppose.

O26. Do you wear your shoes in the house?
Hell no. Unless I'm working or preparing to leave the house and moving about in the kitchen/front hall.

O27. At what age did you find out that Santa wasn't real?
Can't remember.

O28. How many phones, house phones and cell phones are in your house?
Let's see, four or five maybe.

O29. What do you do when you're sad?
Depends on how sad. Crying is common, though.

O30. Who would you call first if you won the lottery?
Umh. I wouldn't call anyone, probably, but instead tell about it on LJ and here and IRC.

O31. Last time you saw your best friend?
I think it's been a couple of weeks.
As for my other best friend... last summer ;_;
Unless webcam counts. Does it?

O32. Who or what sleeps with you?
Three plushies: Hitomi (a white/black/brown cat), Kiku (grey bunny) and Roos (white bunny with baby pink ribbon) :3

O33. Are you in high school?
Nuh-uh.

034. Is anyone on your bad side now?
Hmms. No, not really.

O35. What jewellery are you wearing?
My Prometheus necklace. It never comes off <3
Oh, and earrings on my right ear.

O36. What's the first thing you do when you get online?
Usually check ET :P

O37. Do you watch Grey's Anatomy?
In fact I do.

O38. Would you wear a boy/girlfriend's clothes?
Sure. I've done so before.

O39. Where do you work?
I work where I live. For whom, then, is another question.

O40. What are you doing Friday?
Sitting at home most probably.

O41. Is Justin Timberlake becoming the next Michael Jackson?
Guess how much I care.

O42. Favourite name for a girl?
Onyx (yeah, weird name, I admit)

O43. Favourite name for a boy?

Tristan.

O44. Will you keep your last name when you get married?
Don't know. We'll see if I ever even get married.

O45. When is the last time you left your house?
Today afternoon.

O46. Do you return your cart?
You mean while shopping? Yeah.

O47. Do you have a dishwasher?
Aye.

O48. What noise do you hear?
Music. Linkin Park, to be exact.

O49. Would you survive in prison?
Don't know, and don't really care about finding out.

Didn't have to go. Fortunately. They should be arriving soon, all of them. Mrglh. Tired.

Well, this is just nice.

It's kiddie weekend - the children of my cousin come here once every month. All well and good, and usually everything goes more or less smoothly, but this time the eldest decided to have a temper tantrum and refuse to come. So I'm on standby here, preparing to leave for their house in case she can't be persuaded. Dad and the three other kids can't wait forever after all, and apparently the two youngest - the boys, five and three respectively - are quite ready to go. Blergh, I say.

If I have to go, I seriously hope she doesn't go berserk on me while I'm there. She's got AD/HD, and while she's on medication for that, seems that it doesn't suppress quite everything. Now for the waiting, then.

Oh, yes, just to clarify - my cousin and her boyfriend left for some vacationing in the morning, so they can't really help. :P But the kids' uncle has been notified of the situation, and they're trying to reach their grandmother (my aunt). If she goes there, I won't have to... and she'd be the better choice, really.