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Halloween - The Conclusion.

2011-11-21T19:56:00.000+01:00

Since a small handfull of you might be curious as to how halloween went down (me having big plans and all), I'll finally provide a quick recap:

1. Go to the party. Bring along zombie minion/boyfriend, like a baows.

2. Strike a non-scary pose.

3. Harass pretty girls on the subway.

4. Be mistaken for a guy... many times...

5. ...For then to win two concert tickets to the Sisters of Mercy for my costume. Of course, the category was "Best Transvestite".

That's at least a small snippet of my activities that day. There is still room for improvement, but seeing as this was my first attempt at a really full-on costume, I'm quite happy with how it ended up ^^.

The makeup I used for the red and black was:

Snazaroo water- based face and body make-up. The color was 'bright red'.
Kryolan Aquacolor. I used this on for all the black parts. The color was '071'.

Mind that I used my Pore Smoothing Peach Base from Etude on my skin first, as well as Mac's Painterly paint-pot on my eyelids to prevent the black from creasing. After that, I powdered with a translucent powder from Ben Nye, and wouldn't you know: it lasted all night.

Even after my roll on the dancefloor .

♥ People with too much free time ♥

2011-10-19T10:52:00.000+02:00

Yes, it's another youtube video I wanted to share. Nifty one, enjoy ^^.

Preparations for spookier times!

2011-10-04T20:18:00.001+02:00

I don't know whether it's widely acknowledged, or just a lesser know fact about me, but I simply love Halloween! That's why I've already planned out and started buying necessaries for what I'm gonna dress up as a whole month in advance. I realize that my costume is going to be slightly nerdier than most people can handle, but that just adds to the awesome .

... Considering that last year nobody picked up on me going as female version of "the Crow", but rather thought I was one of 'em KISS guys, I'll present my chosen costume in layman's terms...:

Darth Maul.

Well, although I'm completely open to the thought of crossdressing, and my inspiration is heavily drawn from Darth Maul, it isn't quite the thing I had in mind. So what I'm really going to dress up as would be more closely related to this:

My costume will more or less be a female sith zabrak. Of course, this has nothing to do with my ever-increasing enthusiasm for the upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: the Old Republic.

Being the devoted cosplayer I intent to become (haha..), I've already acquired some appropriate lenses.

I ordered these online, more specifically from http://www.youknowit.com/, and must say I'm amazed with how fast they were shipped to me and ended up in my mailbox. Not to mention that the price was affordable.

The lenses themselvs are quite decent, although my pale eyes and flash photography don't necessarily do them justice. I'll be mindful to stand in dark corners ^^.

I still have to get my face-paint, bald cap, craft a decent set of horns, as well as sew my costume, but with a little effort I'm sure I'll make it in time .

To be continued....

I'm seeing stars!

2011-10-01T15:35:00.000+02:00

So, I just downloaded this awesome, free software that enables you to peek at the starry sky whenever you would want. Just think of it as a celestial Google Earth ^^.

Anyway, you can get it at stellarium.org. And no, I'm not deviously sending you to some kind of shady site. My evil works in other ways (muahahaha) .

(source)

Who needs dignity when you can have Diglett?

2011-08-21T10:14:00.000+02:00

I am super excited right now! News just reached me that Minecraft is making a pokemon mod! Yaaay!

Oh man, I'm gonna waste soo much time on this. Never mind school is starting tomorrow. But it's all about knowing what's important in life ;-p

Work, work, work.

2011-08-09T14:10:00.000+02:00

Woah, I can't believe I haven't blogged for soo long. My gosh, I need to straighten up!

I did manage to find me a job in the end, and getting up at 4 in the morning does not inspire me to write a whole lot. Yes, that's right, 4 o'clock in the morning. I'm a breakfast waitress.

Anyway, I'm starting school this month, which will be a nice change to the sleep-work-eat-sleep cycle I have going on. But at least I'm getting ~~filthy rich~~, ~~wealthy~~, paid enough to get that laptop. Yay!

Miniature art.

2011-07-10T14:57:00.000+02:00

I been looking through some creative nail designs on deviantart recently, and I'm amazed by the sheer talent of the artists there. Here's a small handful of the pictures I found.

Labyrinth nails

(source)

Ghibli nails

(source)

Cheshire Cat nails

(source)

Nyan cat nails

(source)

Pacman nails

(source)

Sushi nails

(source)

So, which design would you wear?

My new newest obsession.

2011-06-26T17:56:00.000+02:00

It appears I've changed my mind when it comes to which laptop I'm gonna buy.

It's still an Asus, more precisely the newer and slightly more powerful version of the one I originally wanted. The model is yet to be put out on sale here in Norway, but it appears that it will available sometime in July (not that it matters anyway, I have to wait untill August to purchase it...)

ASUS G74SX 17.3"

I don't think the G74SX is as cool looking as the former model, but you know what they say; it's whats inside that counts . More spesifically a graphics card from NVIDIA (GeForce GTX 560M), an Intel Core i7 CPU, and sufficient to say, just enough oomph to allow me to play the Witcher 2 without lag in high detail. Yay!

Check it out here, if you want (Website in Norwegian, but come on... you know how to use Google translate, right?).

Some kind of pale jewel.

2011-06-04T16:04:00.000+02:00

I've been spending the whole day listening "As the World Falls Down" from the Labyrinth soundtrack.

I *looove* this song. Besides the fact that it's sung by David Bowie and featured in that awesome film, it has the awesome sound of the 80's. Of course i love it!

Come to think of it, I love a whole lot about the 80's. The style, the makeup, the films, the music, the hair(...). Oh, don't give me that. I know you secretly love the 80's as well .

Here, don't tell me this song doesn't stick in your head
...in a good way ♥

Thinking outside the box...

2011-05-21T01:50:00.000+02:00

... but the box was probably the Lament Configuration...

If you're still confused with what this actually is, then I don't blame you. After watching a number of Clive Barker- movies, this kind of visual looks awkwardly familliar.

It's a beanbag. Made of syntetic skin. And if you have 2000 euros to spare, it could be yours.

You find it at http://www.skinbag.net/, along with a whole lot of other creepy things.

Is it wrong that I kinda want one?

Curiosity of the Day: A Native American (Chicksaw) Legend.

2011-05-20T22:52:00.000+02:00

As I was familiarizing myself with the "supernatural horror-themed first person shooter video game" Clive Barker’s Jericho, I stumbeled across the name Ababinili. According to Native American mythology, Ababinili is a fire-spirit and the giver of life, warmth and light.

The Moon, Sun, Wind, Rainbow, Thunder, Fire and Water came to visit with Ababinili along with one human.

Thunder asked Ababinili if he would make the people of the world his children. Ababinili told him, "No, they can't be your children, but they can be your grandchildren. If anything arises which is heavy on the people of the world, you can be their sinker for those things."

The Sun asked the same question and Ababinili answered this way, "No, they can't be your children, but they can be your friends and grandchildren. You can be only for the purpose of giving them light to lead them through this life."

Then the Moon asked if they could be his children. Ababinili said to him, "No, I can't do that but they can be your nephews and friends."

Fire then asked if the people of the world could be made his children, and Ababinili replied saying, "No, the people of this world can't be your children, but they can be your grandchildren. While they are growing up, you can keep them warm and cook their foods so they can eat well."

Now Wind asked Ababinili if she could have the humans as her children, but again, Ababinili said, "No, they can't be your children, but they can be your grandchildren so you can remove the unclean air and all kinds of diseases."

Next, Rainbow asked for the people of the earth to be hers. Ababinili replied saying, "No, they can't be your children, but you can prevent floods and rainy weather when it's not needed. You can honor yourself that way."

Then Water asked if he could be father to all the people of the earth. "No, the people of the earth can't be your children. What you can do is wash them clean so they can live long and healthy lives. We will name you Misha Sapohkne, for this reason."

Ababinili then said to all of them, "I have told you all how to guide yourselves and what to do. You must remember that these children are my children." This is what the old ones used to tell us.

Wikipedia-source here.

An old youtube-favorite of mine.

2011-05-10T01:25:00.000+02:00

It's alive!... Sort of......

2011-05-10T01:11:00.000+02:00

Well, it seems resurrection takes longer than expected. Seeing that Jesus needed three days, I'm not going to bash myself for being a not-so-divine mortal, needing closer to three weeks. At least I'm no longer in fetal position.

Ok, quick recollection from China. These are the three things that killed me, listed chronologically:

I am by no means an adrenaline junkie, so I'm not quite sure how I ended up in these rollercoasters. Especially the last one. The first drop on that one is about 90 degrees straight down. No kidding...

Anyways, this took place in Shanghai's 'Happy Valley' amusement park. We had a fun day, to say the least.

One thing that's great about China, is that if all the seats on the subway is taken, you'll always find an actual Chinese to sit on instead.

(no Chinese was killed during the taking of this picture)

As I don't want to bore you with the amazing details of the amazing trip, I'm just gonna throw some pictures in here to show you some of the stuff I've up to.

... You get the picture (I swear, no pun intended).

Slight debriefing.

2011-04-20T15:57:00.000+02:00

Cadet Ranirav is in with a late report! My ninja mission has brought me to Shanghai this Easter, but chinese sensorship makes it impractical to blog at the moment. Do not despair, I will account for my awesome experiences next week, revealing to you how I experienced dying three times today.

Yes, I'm a ghost ninja. Fear me.

This feels familiar...

2011-04-14T20:03:00.000+02:00

Disclaimer: I have no idea from whence this thing came, but I suspect that it just suddenly materialized itself on my harddisk.

Night terrors, anyone?

2011-04-11T00:04:00.004+02:00

God, this is funny. Mind, the poor gamer has my full sympathy, as I was hardly able to withhold my somewhat frequent squeals of horror while watching one of the walkthroughs of Amnesia: The Dark Descent on youtube.

Yes, yes, I admit it, I'm a whimp. Could hardly stomach to watch my little brother play Half-life back in the days. With that said, I love survival horror games. My reflexes are just a bit too... ahem, extreme,... to actually play them.

Anti-Fangirl Thursday.

2011-04-07T23:57:00.005+02:00

In order to variate a little, I'm going to present something I loathe. Today I give to you....

...Justin Bieber fans...

Now, I first want to point out that I don't dislike all bieberliebers (or whatever they call themselves). And as far as the guy himself is concerned, I really don't care. I don't hate him, I don't love him.

However, the crazed fanaticism that occurs in some fans leaves me dumbfounded and nauseated. Sending death threats and proving your fangirl dedication through self mutilation? Seriously, come on! Even I'm not *that* messed up, and I was almost tempted to sign this thing in order to have Sephyism established as a real religion (part of me is dead serious, part of me finds it freaking funny ).

Gah, I'll cut my ranting short, but here's the moral I'm trying to promote:

If you are a true fan, then be a fan your fandom can be proud of.

Feel free to drool, fantasize, love, get hyped, feel euphoric, dream about, worship or make fanart of your fandom. Basically, whatever you like. But remember, children, even a small slice of common decency goes a long way.

This didn't really help Thursday become a more awesome day, so for that I apologise. I promise I'll make it up to you next week .

When you're bored.

2011-04-06T01:57:00.000+02:00

According to this, I had a one night stand with Harry Potter in order to aquire drugs. Huh, guess I could have done worse.

So, how about you?

+375 Exp.

2011-04-06T01:42:00.002+02:00

Ladies, gentlemen and young padawans, let me announce that I am on a quest. I shall admitt that 'defeat the Archdemon', 'rescue princess Zelda', or even 'collect 10 bear pelts and deliver them to the night elf' seem vastly more intresting, but this is the unfortunate nature of real world questing. So what am I doing, then?

Simple, I am in search for a part-time job. Considering my last post, this shouldn't surprise you.

Since I haven't been able to become rich by selling worthless things like my soul, and my plans for taking over the world is currently poorly funded, I decided to take action. As part of my vigilant job hunting, I will demonstrate to all you employers and ridiculously wealthy patrons how multifaceted I am:

I can be a ballerina...

...a mountain climber...

...a waffle lover...

...a labourer...

...creepy...

...a really, really bad cook...

... And a whole lots of other things. So call me, if you suddenly feel the urge to throw a whole lot of money my way.

Hopefully, I will level up before long. Hooray! I might have to consider multiclassing soon...

Enough with the random! I'm going to bed.

My newest obsession.

2011-04-03T01:39:00.001+02:00

I want a new laptop. Or rather, what I really want is a new kick-ass stationary pc with enough gaming power to level the building... Or at least the capability to play Dragon Age without lag.

But alas, no. Unless I suddenly find myself in the possession of a ridiculous amount of money, I won't be able to buy both. And if I want to study programming after this summer, I need to get a better laptop than the underachieving piece of worthless hardware I'm currently using.

In short, I want one of these.

ASUS G73SW

It's basically a gaming laptop, and although the specs aren't as awesome as the stationary pc I wanted, they are certainly acceptable. Now I just got to get a job and earn some money to afford it.

By the way, I'm loving the design. I totally feel like this could have been a prop in an "alien" movie.

The End is Nigh.

2011-03-30T16:12:00.000+02:00

Gaah, it is done. I've finally finished my last obligatry assignment in Chinese. I'm so happy I could cry.
... Of course, I probably will cry when the Chinese exam is over me... But let's not count our sorrows in advance.

Now... must do recreational stuff.

Fangirl Thursday. Going Tribal.

2011-03-24T21:55:00.001+01:00

I have a classification/dictation test in English phonetics tommorrow, pluss two obligatory assigments that are currently kicking my ass. To be honest, I would rather have my ass kicked by...

... Predator!

I admit, I'm no Arnold Swarzenegger and thus cannot compete with the sheer awesomeness of the predator. Seeing them manhandling aliens makes me feel all fuzzy inside. Surely, I'm not the only one that feel this way, right? ...No?

Just for fun.

2011-03-24T00:06:00.000+01:00

(Richard Dean Anderson)

I love airquotes.

Disclaimer: I'm not clever enough to come up with these things.

Things I've learned today...

2011-03-23T00:05:00.000+01:00

...thanks to the 'Random article' button on Wikipedia:

1. The word bulki meant "cargo" in Old Norse.

2. Quinton Hoover is most famous for his art in the collectible trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

3. Both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have visited the small family diner 'Hamburg Inn No. 2', located near downtown in Iowa City, Iowa.

4. Trifolium montanum is a plant species of the genus Trifolium, and the county flower of Oslo, Norway. (I had no idea.)

5. Thrirmakkottai is a small town in India, and also the place where you can find Sree Gnanapureeshwarar temple.

My shoe craving.

2011-03-22T13:56:00.001+01:00

I'm having a major shoe craving moment here. But alas, I doubt I'll be able to come up with a reason creative enough to justify the money spending.

These are actually pretty similar to the shoes my friend Dath Ramo acquired here the other day. Obviously, I'm not the least bit envious.

You can find the shoes here. I had a pair of similar shoes while I lived in China, but I managed to literally walk them to bits and pieces. They where awesome though...

The Nerd Gets Nerdier.

2011-03-18T01:01:00.001+01:00

Being the total schizo that I am, I've never been able to point down exactly what I want to be when I "grow up". Apparently, 'Ruler of the Earth' was too much to ask for...

This is the reason why I'm currently studying Chinese language, despite the fact that I originally started my higher education studying English Literature. Oh, did I forget to mention that I also have a certificate of completed apprenticeship in hairdressing?

The problem is, simply put; how I would be working is just as important as what I would be doing. Hairdressing was problematic since I loved what I was doing, but I wasn't really comfortable with how I was working. Finding something that fulfill both criterions is unfortunately quite hard.

Anyway, my point is that I currently got a new project going on: I'm actually trying to learn a bit of computer programming. Why? Since I'm considering 'game programmer' as a possible suitable profession, and want to get a feel for what it's all about before I run off and sign on to yet another bachelor. Yes, like you needed more proof I was crazy.

In the meantime, I'm having a blast as a C++ newbie. My God complex is thriving ^^.

Fangirl Thursday: Double Feature.

2011-03-17T22:48:00.002+01:00

Okey, okey, I was lazy last week and skipped 'Fangirl Thursday'. So this week I'm back with a double feature, in order to correct some of that.

Anyway, let's get to it: This week I present to you....

... Alucard and Yoshi!

I must admit, I do love my vampires with a streak of psychotic. I'm not much for these wandering disco balls that are getting all the attention at the moment. Call me a traditionalist, if you like.
As far as Yoshi is concerned, he's a childhood fandom of mine. Who can resist a dinosaur with such a messed up digestive system?

Meme of the day.

2011-03-12T21:07:00.000+01:00

(Jake Gyllenhaal)

Disclaimer: It's not mine, but it had me giggling.

A Darker Romance.

2011-03-12T19:10:00.002+01:00

Yes, I realize this is a mighty emo-esque picture of me, and that green hair, dark eyeshadow and sombre expression doesn't quite help the situation. But, goodness, I swear I'm not emo. And I don't listen to HIM. ...Except for that one song that I-.... You know, lets just leave it at that.

This is really just about me being girly and all, loving Sleek's makeup. In the picture, you see me wearing Noir (black), Abyss (blue) and Innocence (shimmering white) from the Bad Girl palette.

Closeup of eye makeup.

Dark, deathly and delicious. Just like the coffee I crave on a Monday morning.

These snowy days.

2011-03-12T18:04:00.001+01:00

Dear Lord, I did it again. I went to sleep last night at about 19.30 (maybe not 'night', if you want to get technical), confident that I would be able to get up at a reasonable time today. What happens? I wake up, feeling strangely tired, and look at the clock.
... It's 13.00...

Norwegians might be descendants of the Vikings, but I am positive I descended from a bear. Winter hibernation comes waaay too easy for me.

Even Cleverbot has had it with me today...

2011-03-10T14:16:00.001+01:00

Cleverbot: What is your favorite song?

User: Alas, there are too many to name.

Cleverbot: No, what is your favorite song?

User: Wow, you're kind of stubborn, aren't you?

Cleverbot: No you are.

User: And touchy.

Cleverbot: Don't even say that.

User: ...Do I sense anger as well?

Cleverbot: Yes you do!

User: Hm, how very interesting.

Cleverbot: It is interesting.

User: Yes. In a clinical kind of way.

Cleverbot: Ask me something else.

You find Cleverbot here. But I can't promise it won't get mad at you too.

Not all that glitters is gold.

2011-03-09T01:17:00.000+01:00

This makes more sense to me than the actual storyline of Twilight. It just feels more... logical.

Fangirl Thursday. Now with more evil.

2011-03-03T22:48:00.000+01:00

Our next guest hails directly from the Lament Configuration, so without further ado, let me present:

... Pinhead!

If you are a man and still manage to pull of a dress without looking silly, then you're good in my book. Add intelligence, precise use of language, evilness and those puppy-dog eyes, then I'm worshipping the ground you stand on.

Treasure hunting.

2011-03-03T01:25:00.000+01:00

I was sitting on the internett the other day, when if suddenly struck me; poverty.

And no, I'm not talking about some philosophical revelation. Poverty literally struck me, with a big ass baseball bat. I wish I could say it's because some ridiculous full-scaled zeppelin purchase on ebay (oh, who am I kidding; zeppelins are never ridiculous), but it's rather that I had to pay more rent this month than I initially expected.

Basically, I'm as poor as a church mouse.

The situation might be less than desirable at the moment, and I might have to resort to vampirism in order to avoid starvation the next 14 days, but I'm staying positive. Luckily, I'm a natural scavenger, and always scurrying my surroundings for awesome freebies. Of course, it also helps that my dorm has its own freebie-corner in the basement. This is what I found yesterday:

I will get back to how good the books actually are after reading them, but for the time being I won't be picky.

Feed my Frankenstein.

2011-02-28T19:54:00.000+01:00

So I massively overate my dinner today, and my stomach feels like it's bursting. I'm such a sucker for punishment...

Surviving remains of dinner (may be targeted later this evening):

Recipe for culprit omelet, making me too full:
- Half a pack of bacon.
- One can of champignon mushroom.
- One chopped onion.
- One chopped chilli (with seeds).
- One clove of garlic (yes, you chop this too..).
- About 4-5 eggs.
- Some of that cream you use for cooking. That... cooking cream...
- A bit of mozzarella cheese.

Bacon, onion, champignon and chilli goes into a pan. Garlic says to chilli, "you're hot". It becomes a sinful place, and I must quench their evil by pouring beaten egg with cream over them. Just to sure, sprinkle some mozzarella on top. Tadaa, the evil omelet is born, extracting vengeance through your stomach.

New project, maybe?

2011-02-28T05:20:00.004+01:00

Some of you might know that I love dressing up, and that Halloween is almost like a second Christmas to me. Despite that, I've never been much of a costume maker and/or cosplayer. Last time time I tried to sew something on my mothers sewing machine, the hellish, demon ridden piece of pure evil actually tried to devour my whole dress. In other words, I got really, really good at handstitching.

Anyway, I've been doing a bit of research and I'm actually considering trying to make a costume. It's quite a challenge (probably not more than the sewing machine), but I think I might be able to pull it off. Or die trying. I've been wanting such a costume forever.

I'm of course talking about dressing up as an alien. Something kinda like this:

I've just aired the idea for my friend Darth Ramo, and she seemed to like it.

I swear, if I ever should manage to make an adequate alien costume, the first thing I would do is place myself in our building's elevator and wait for someone to summon it. The second thing would be to sculk in the basement, waiting for people to go to the laundry room.

Aahh, the possibilities... Makes me all excited .

...I'll do some more research, see how this goes.

Fangirl Thursday: Reloaded

2011-02-24T20:39:00.000+01:00

I don't know if this is more "mainstream comprehendable" like I promised last week, but I've made up my mind. You are officially served....

...Curry. Tim Curry.

(Oh God, that was an awful pun.)

Mister Curry is on my fangirl-list for more or less the same reasons as Lance Henriksen:

1. Enjoyable acting.

2. Amazing voice.

That, combined with roles in several awesome movies (Legend, It and The Rocky Horror Picture Show being some of them), is why he is a natural feature here. So, my dear readers, I hope you enjoy him as much as I do.

... in a non-creepy way, of course.

Time for a smile.

2011-02-21T01:40:00.000+01:00

Is it weird that I want to adopt him?

Shoes of the day.

2011-02-19T16:15:00.000+01:00

If I were to suddenly win the lottery, these hand painted Super Mario sneakers by Rachelle Williams would be right there on top of my shopping list.

(Rumoured to be about $160 a pair, but I might be mistaken.)

Big teacup is big...

2011-02-18T23:34:00.000+01:00

... But also bloody hot.

My teabags ganged up on me and took my teaspoon as hostage, as punishment for being too lazy to drain the water of them separately.

.... Yeah, let's just leave it at that, before this entry becomes too intresting to handle.

(The teacup was bought at Indiska some years ago.)

Fangirl Thursday: Part 3

2011-02-17T21:34:00.002+01:00

I've been feeling a little less than fine lately, mostly laying in bed, wallowing in self-pity and paracetamol. Lucky for me it's Thursday, because few things cheer me up as much as:

.......Cthulhu!

Only time I'm less enthusiastic about the Lord of R'lyeh, is when I'm playing Arkham Horror with my friends, and Cthulhu finds it in his pleasure to kick our asses. And yes, it's a board game. We're geekin' old school style.

Tune in next week, where I'll probably try to pick something more "mainstream comprehendable" to fangirl over, and something less insinuating that I'm a really strange, nerdy girl and/or possible like weird Japanese tentacle porn.
...'Cause I don't. Like porn, that is. Love tentacles, though.

I hope it tastes like chocolate!

2011-02-16T18:22:00.001+01:00

Awesome "Aliens" cake made by these people. It may look creepy, but I would definitely want to eat it.

I might be opting for something like this when I get married.

....which I realize might take place in the very distant future...

...probably in space, where no one can hear the groom scream...

Hmm...

2011-02-16T14:10:00.001+01:00

Ok, fun fact of the day:

The Chinese consider the number 4 to be very unlucky. Why? In Mandarin Chinese, the number 4 is pronounced "si" with a falling tone. The word for to die is also pronounced "si", with a slightly different tone.

Why am I telling you this?

Because I just looked through some old pictures from last summer, right before I went to Beijing for six months. Apparently, I was watching films:

Seat 4 in row 4, in the 4th hall. Of course, it all happened on the 4th of July.

Either I should have been much more scared when on the plane to China, or fate was making it very clear what it thought about me seeing Twilight: Eclipse at the movie theater.

Things in my room I'm just loving right now....

2011-02-13T14:24:00.000+01:00

Going Green.

2011-02-12T16:36:00.002+01:00

"Tropical Green" from Stargazer, applied to pre-bleached hair. It's not 100% even, but I'll be able to touch up on that, since I still have som hairdye left.

I *love* this colour, it soo pretty .

Fangirl Thursday. Again!

2011-02-10T19:42:00.001+01:00

It is once again upon us, "The Weekly Fangirl Day". Todays presentation is also something I would recommend to everyone who have not heard of it. So, without further ado, allow me to introduce:

......the manga "Rurouni Kenshin"!

There is a very limited number of paper-based entertainment pieces that have actually managed the feat of moving me to tears. "Rurouni Kenshin", by some devilish design, managed somewhere along the storyline to reduce me into the likeness of a 10-year old girl watching her favorite teddybear first get soaked in gasoline, and then get introduced to Mr. Flamming Matchstick.

Yeah. I'm not ashamed to admit it..... Please stop looking at me like that ........I was tricked, okey?!

Anyway, it's not a sappy story, it has a lot of action, drama and humor. And we do get to learn a thing or two about Japanese history. This is one of the first mangas I ever read, and still remains to this day (in my humble opinion) one of the very best. So, even if you're not really into manga, check it out if you get a chance ^^.

Finally rested.

2011-02-09T16:45:00.001+01:00

This is the first morning in a long time where I was actually rested and ready for class. I even got up at 06.30 because I couldn't sleep anymore. Weeee!

....Of course, I did go to bed a little past 19.00 yesterday, so that might have helped.

I am fairly convinced this is a sudden resurfacing of an old habit from last semester in Beijing, namely sleeping an hour or three in the afternoon. However, sometimes the nap wouldn't end before I had to go to school the next day.

I know. Sleepy panda is sleepy.

On a not-too-different note, I did have this one, peculiar dream while sleeping for nearly 12 hours. Most of the dream involved the Illusive Man from Mass Effect 2, whom I apparently had a very lengthy dialog with. All I know for sure is that I had Martin Sheen's voice ringing in my head when I woke up.

... On a second thought, this might have been a very

pleasant dream.

Alas, Illusive Man, had I only been dumb enough to trust you. Oh, well.

I always suspected the Gods to have a bad sense of humor...

2011-02-09T07:56:00.000+01:00

....Allowing me to pass my last Chinese exam is a very good example of it.

Thanks to what undoubtedly is some kind of fate or divine intervention, Mandarin Chinese will continue to kick my ass into the next semester (going on two full years now; ass is getting sore).

I'm not complaining. I'm just... really, really doubtful I'm graduating alive.

Fangirl Thursday.

2011-02-03T14:42:00.000+01:00

Since Thursday often feels like a less awesome day than Friday (unless you're in Beijing, and the local nightclubs have "ladies' night" with complementary drinks for all the XX-chromosomed people in the building), I've decided to make this into "The Weekly Fangirl Day".

Simply put, every Thursday I'll present something I fangirl over.

This week we kick it of with: .......... Lance Henriksen!

And you thought I would say Justin Bieber or something, didn't you .

Gamers = Epic Win

2011-02-02T22:58:00.000+01:00

The next time my boyfriend complains about me playing games, I'll make him watch this .

Brief Introduction.

2011-02-02T03:49:00.000+01:00

Name: Ranirav
Race/Class: Human Nerd, lv. 7
Stats:
Str. 10, Dex. 14, Con. 12, Int. 18, Wis. 16, Cha. 16
Feats:
- Negotiator
- Craft Fanart
- Improved Hostility (Situational Prerequisite: Low Blood Sugar)
- Randomness
Gear:
- Cup of Coffee (Large)
- Ipod
- Bag of Holding... Things.
- Duct Tape
Mount:
Yoshi (Green/Blue)