Good deed of the day: went to donate blood. Actually managed to do so this time, as my hemoglobine was a whopping 130. Usually it's been somewhere around 123. Pierced my ears as a reward since a jewellery store had an opening offer, 10€ per pair.

Now to accomplish more of the stuff on my to-do list...

Word of the Day for April 22nd, 2009
idiosyncrasy
1. a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
2. the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
3. a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc. Compare allergy (def. 1).
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idiosyncrasy

Corrected Ian today :D

Eheh. Half past four and it's dawn in Oulu. Oops. Time for bed maybe. <_<

Word of the Day for April 20th, 2009
cantankerous
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cantankerous

Word of the Day for April 18th, 2009
soporific
1. causing or tending to cause sleep.
2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.
3. something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/soporific

We can has Bird Contest!

Pheasants xD

To-do list for the next couple of days:

- Translation assignment
- cleaning
- proofreading
- reading
- posting on Clockwork
- closing Puppy Poll and making badges
- applying for summer jobs
- and who knows what else...

You know what's disturbing? Having a dream where Jukka and my first boyfriend Mara have met on some outing for uni RP clubs and become all chummy with each other, which I would find out via photo evidence on Facebook... and then Jukka sending me a text message that says he just bumped into Mara in a gathering of uni RP clubs. What makes it more disturbing than it otherwise would be is the fact that the dream and the text message were maybe an hour apart. Tops. I'm clairvoyant now?

Had a thought today while grocery shopping. I spotted some mini-sized tapes and started toying with the idea of buying myself a pocket tape recorder that I could use to just rattle off my random musings. Talking out loud about things that bother me has long been a problem, so it could potentially work as a sort of self-therapy. I don't know. I'll have to look at how much it would cost me.

Mother still thinks I should get help of some sort. Maybe at least a piece of paper saying that I'm a bit off in the head if the student support board gives me trouble next term. But how could I? I only lack a bit of self-discipline. So I do get desperately lonely and, yes, I do occasionally want to mutilate and/or kill myself, but... meh. Whatever.

Word of the Day for April 17th, 2009
shibboleth
1. a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
2. a slogan; catchword.
3. a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shibboleth

So so tired. Can I die plz?

Y'know, the guy I'm in a sort-of relationship with (yeah, we're not entirely established yet - we'll give it this summer and then see where we are and whether it actually works) is a Lehkonen. Heehee. Of the only other strand of Lehkonens in Finland. I am sort of amused. :P

Word of the Day for April 14th, 2009
crude
1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness: a crude summary.
4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.: crude behavior.
5. undisguised; blunt: a crude answer.
6. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/crude

Word of the Day for April 13th, 2009
nubile
1. (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, esp. in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
2. (of a young woman) sexually developed and attractive: the nubile girls in their bikinis.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nubile

Ladies and gentlemen, I do believe I am in a relationship.

Word of the Day for April 9th, 2009
maraud
1. to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
2. to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
3. Archaic. the act of marauding.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maraud

Word of the Day for April 7th, 2009
node
1. a knot, protuberance, or knob.
2. a centering point of component parts.
3. Anatomy. a knotlike mass of tissue: lymph node.
4. Pathology. circumscribed swelling.
5. Botany.
a. a joint in a stem.
b. a part of a stem that normally bears a leaf.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/node

Blame [Chimes].
-She fled upstairs to start immediately on her long and lively career as an alcoholic. says (00:25):
I wants you to... create a poem... that rhymes (rhyme scheme is your choice) inspired by the wooooord... 'sepulchre'.


Sepulchre

Tumble, tumble, trip and moan
stake a claim and pick a bone
down to the chamber she goes
for the curious nightly firefly shows
One of these caskets could be her own
she barely remembers them — or her foes
In this nocturnal world she walks alone
with the moon and the blazing fire
devouring her home, and in its throes
surrenders to pain and sinks in oblivion's mire.