Word of the Day for March 7th, 2010
gratuitous
1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult.
3. Law. given without receiving any return value.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gratuitous

(Although the second definition is probably the, uh, primary one, really.)

Enterrrrrrrrrrrr!

Pick a Prompt 2

Had a very good day today. =^___^=
Did some laundry, washed the dishes, made spicy carrot pancakes... oh, and sang karaoke for the first time in my life. :3

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Word of the Day for March 6th, 2010
obstinate
1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate advocacy of high tariffs.
3. not easily controlled or overcome: the obstinate growth of weeds.
4. not yielding readily to treatment, as a disease.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/obstinate

Last diary note from me today, promise!

I just felt like sharing this with you, no matter how trivial: I'm teaching a cute freshman girl how to IRC. :3

Weird dream last night. I forget most of it, but the ending stuck in my mind, as well as the fact that it was in some kind of steampunk-ish setting. I'd just been part of a barely successful rescue operation - a girl captured in some kind of maze-like dungeon - and then we go to another room, somehow dispose of a monster (whose appearance I can't recall, either) and all is well... except that then my friends turn out to be non-human beings that gather placenta for some weird purpose. Dream me doesn't even blink, simply states that her placenta might not be good for anyone. At which the other is all 'That doesn't really matter, we have ways of getting around that. You silly humans, how long is it going to take for you to develop' and dream-me places the estimate at a couple of centuries. The other is exasperated.

I suppose it doesn't sound quite as peculiar when told this way, but... yeah. I have weird dreams. :P

(Also: The dream was in English. I find this interesting.)

I adore this smiley.

Sometimes, I really hate people. For the smallest of reasons. This usually happens when I am tired... okay, well, being tired is the normal state of affairs for me, but anyway. There are levels. Bloody humanity as a whole begins to feel like a huge annoyance.

Yeah, I think I should head to bed. Cranky-Lami is no fun, unless you happen to derive amusement out of general snippiness aimed at various idiots of the race.

If there's one thing I hate about winter, it's dry skin. And even that is more the fault of my stupid body than the season. <_<

Received my SETA (Finnish LGBT association) membership card <3

http://www.formspring.me/Lamiena
Booyah. :P

Mr Singapore said no, which was not the outcome hoped for but at least half-expected nevertheless. He was very nice about it, though, and doesn't seem like the kind of person who would begin avoiding me, so it's okay. I suppose. Either way, this was a huge personal victory for me.

I has a Pubky-card :3 And a very cute finger puppet.

Why is it that when I've finally summoned up the courage to ask Mr Singapore out, I can't seem to find him? <_<

Landmarks in Western Science review

Boo on all of you. :P
Happy Valentine's Day. More importantly, happy Year of the Tiger!


Blues for the Fallen

The house of my heart
has its windows barred

Once, long ago,
fairytale princes came
to knock upon a door
painted daintily in a pattern
of red and blue pansies
and sat on their valiant white steeds
would profess a love undying,
unwavering and eternal
and there would lilt through the air
a most beautiful melody
but the door never opened

What maiden live there?
Perhaps a long lost princess,
now captured or simply mistrusting
of sweet promises, whispered vows—
perhaps a witch
wicked, bitter, heartbroken
never to show her face to the world

Not one of them stayed
those handsome young men
one by one starved, left, or was lost
to the darkness of the woods
but the song still echoes around the trees,
faint
and becoming weaker
while a shadow in the doorway moves inside

The windows are barred
in the house of my heart.

I promised to post a photo of my new tattoo once it healed, right? Well, here it is, finally. I'm just a few weeks behind. :P

Well, that was rather short-lived. Techie student and I are no longer anything even resembling a couple. Neither of us is comfortable with the thought of anything remotely serious, and he doesn't know how to handle vagueness. So, friends it is. Don't worry; I'm not too upset. I am very fond of him, but I shan't suffer of a broken heart since I hadn't fallen in love.

On Cats by Doris Lessing review

Fuck it's cold :D -20 ºC (= -4 ºF) today. Very clear and pretty and brrrrr.
Of course, in some other parts of the country it's probably ten (or more) degrees colder... but we'll recall that not only is Oulu a port town, but there are also two lakes. xD So when it's cold, it's biting.