Let's put this back in circulation! Nicked from [~Valkyrie~].
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favourite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
This doesn't actually work with the one that was closest. *looks for the next one*
He had cut his foot badly and was in a degree of pain. Exhaustion from the day's tracking shadowed his face. But no amount of personal discomfort merited this kind of exchange with the most senior slave on the plantation.
- From The Longest Memory by Fred D'Aguiar. As of yet unwrapped Christmas present for le mother.
Sodding Steel Rose. Argh, I says.
I am going to keep pointing my camera at that rose until I get the perfect shot. Damn it. *growls at it*
Here's one way to tell you're addicted.
You're knitting, so both your hands are occupied and you can't be bothered to pause every other minute to click for the next posting. So, you take a good position, keep knitting, and use your toe to hit 'N' so you can still keep reading. Bwehehehe. Yaaaargh...
13419 unread postings in Junk, btw.
*deflates* Need that chocolate soon.
Ah, fuck. The guy at one of the other three computers in here has some subtle enough cologne or something that it doesn't make me want to gag and he smells good -_-
I think I'll need to depart soon.
Stolen from Trin, who nicked it from Allison.
Do you mind explaining things to children?
Nah.
How many times a day do you go to the bathroom?
I don't count it o_O
Can you neatly write with your opposite hand?
No xD I'd like to be able to, though. I've vague intentions of training myself to be ambidextrous.
Do you prefer chicken, beef, pork, or tofu?
Depends, but I'd say chicken.
What are you doing besides this survey?
Working on Christmas presents ;3
Do you have a clock in the room you are sitting in right now?
Can't see one on the wall, but there's my cell phone if that counts...
What is the name of your neighborhood or development?
Kaijonharju
If you were a cow, would you sleep standing up, or lying down?
I already doze standing up... Uh, yeah. Depends.
If you could go outta town right now where would you be going?
Helsinki, damnit. Two more weeks till holidays.
What is your favorite video game?
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
When did you cry last?
Don't recall at the moment, but it can't have been too long ago.
Have you ever played the game MASH?
Nnnope.
You're gonna get a piercing, where is it?
Navel. It'd be the left brow if I didn't wear glasses.
How do you feel about your first true love?
Is there more than one true love? Eh, I guess it depends on what you're looking at. Answer to this, however, is I don't know.
When you were little, were you totally into Barney?
Who?
Do you play games on your cell phone?
Only when I find I need to wear down the battery or I'm really, really, really bored.
Are you an aunt/uncle?
Wellll... if you count my cousin's kids, then yeah. And Laura's dogs. Otherwise, that would be a no.
If you could change one thing about your looks, what would it be?
Less stocky, plz.
What kind of magnets are on your fridge?
Uh. Don't remember.
Who was the last person you had a serious talk with?
Uuuumm. Memory fails.
Who do you call when you need comfort?
Laura.
What movie do you want to see?
Sex and the City, for one.
Who is your favorite actor?
Johnny Depp is still the first answer to this, though I've developed a rather strong case of Rickman adoration.
Who is your favorite actress?
Emma Thompson.
When is the last time you did a puzzle?
Loooooooong time ago. Too long.
What songs would you put on a cd if you were about to burn one?
Depends on the mood of the CD.
When did you last go to the gym?
Uh. When I was still in senior secondary? :P
What cable company do you have?
N/A.
Have you ever played Monopoly, and won?
Mm-hm.
How easily do you apologize?
Depends on the situation.
Have you taken any medicine lately?
Nup.
Hottest thing you see right now?
A Finnish-to-Eng
Does everything happen for a reason?
I sometimes like to think so.
What is your favorite online game?
Durrr. FreeRice? :P
Favorite TV channel?
Uh. SubTV?
Last place you got a hair cut?
Laura's balcony :P
Last person you made a bet with?
No recollection whatsoever.
Stayed in a hotel lately?
Nope.
What is something you are scared to do?
Socialising.
Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
Former employer.
Do you have four generations still living in the family?
Alas, no. Well, not in the immediate family, anyways.
Best rib place you've ate at?
N/A
What is one of your family tradition?
Erm. We go to our summer house for Christmas, but even that is sorta... sporadic.
Is there anything you always do before you go to bed?
Nothing comes to mind that I would do every night...
What goes best with soda?
I don't drink soda.
How many lights are on in your house?
Don't know, I'm at uni at the moment.
Wanna get anything off your chest?
Nothing I can think of right this second.
What is something you learned today?
That kilts became common in Scotland only when George III made a visit attired in one.
Huh. I haven't eaten anything other than a few pieces of chocolate in about 32 hours. My liquid intake yesterday consisted of a few sips of water and a mug of tea.
Think I ought to take some bread before I crash into bed...
My rhythm is so totally fucked up xD
So, I'm 22 now. Don't really feel much different, and the day has been decidedly anticlimactic. It rained instead of snowing - I have this silly wish of getting snow for my birthday every year - and I'm most probably going to spend the evening by myself, munching on chocolate and crisps and watching CSI episodes.
In other news, I gots new glasses last Saturday. Will post picture when I can be arsed to take one.
Here for safekeeping. No need to click unless you're interested in punctuation rules. :P
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He asked me if I'd ever prayed. I said I hadn't.
A lie, that was. I wish I'd told him the truth, just to see his reaction. The truth is I did pray once. Just once... no, make that twice. The first time, I can't have been more than eleven, and I begged to be taken away. The second time, I was seventeen and asking for something to believe in. There was never a response. None. I wish I'd told him that I know that even if God exists, he's a busy man, and I'll never be one of his children. I wish I'd told him that the Bible is nothing more than mythology to me. I wish I could have told that complete and utter stranger how fucking tired I am of my life, and how God or Jesus or whoever is not going to save me, because they're not real for me and I'm not real for them and I am not one of his children.
...uh, yeah, just ignore this little piece of bitterness here if you want to. I don't know why I get so angry.
Also, apologies to those who do believe. Sometimes, I wish I could share your faith. But I can't, and I never will. It just isn't meant to be that way. And no, I don't really want to talk about it.
Had young mormon men at our door :o
The one who did the talking had an adorable accent, though I had a tiny bit of trouble understanding him because of it. We chatted a bit, but in the end I just sent 'em on their way.
Darn he was cute. >_<
I has another villanelle. I know the rhythm is off, but I really, really would like some opinions on this. The vignette, too. *points at mood and previous entry*
Bound maiden
With crown of feathers upon fairest hair
see this fragile form not meant to bow
proudly she bends her head to prayer
Elven child of Earth, now laid bare
forced to break each sacred vow
with crown of feathers upon fairest hair
Her wings bound, yet she will not despair
or question her people, her goddess how
proudly she bends her head to prayer
With one last song she will ensnare
and plant seeds of hope, defiant now
with crown of feathers upon fairest hair
As in a dream she becomes aware
of caresses upon pale fevered brow
with crown of feathers upon fairest hair
proudly she bends her head to prayer
Tea and Roses <- story for the 'Paradise' theme!
If you're able to breathe safety
stability, take it in like air--
large gulps, as if starved
for the sensation
(for peace from clamouring voices)
if you are able--
Take no note of
the scars and scratches--
mere illusions
(illusions, stains in your eyes)
get the silence you need
in familiar arms
and spare no thought
(not a single one)
to the reality that awaits--
cold, lonely, so far away
If you're at the end of your rope
search for the ground under your feet.
I has villanelle. Comment plz.
Within the lights
Come, now, do not be coy
as the dance, the pulse grows
take refuge in this joy
Do you see that frail boy
who all his burden throws?
Come, now, do not be coy
Who would this haven destroy?
As mortality slows
take refuge in this joy
No denial to alloy
where your heart tonight goes
come, now, do not be coy
take refuge in this joy
New single from Damn Seagulls is out! Go listen. :3
http://www.dam
Someone fails, probably me. I can't seem to actually download the song, which is very sad indeed.
It's official, I'm an art model now. o_o
The first session was today. The class consists of a handful of mostly middle-aged people. I kept my clothes on, but next time I'll be nekkid.
I. Um. Hope my arm will have healed sufficiently by then.
I... got a self-reminder message. A quote. By St. Clement of Alexandra.
"If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes."
This is all well and good, but I've never scheduled any messages. Upon checking, I saw that there are more scheduled at irregular intervals. One for November. Two for both December and January, respectively. And I am going wtf.
No, yeah, it's a nice surprise, but I got slightly freaked out xD Thanks. If I focus on them enough, they may actually help me.
I have my suspicions as to the guilty responsible party. :P