What an amazing way to let everyone take part in the beginning of shooting The Hobbit.

This video made my day... week... month. I didn't realize how much I missed it, all of it.

... officially owns my life now! Thanks, sweetzattack and aire_blair! ♥

For the slight chance that there's already some fellow fan on my flist, I decided to make it official now :D So, speak up, lovely people.

FYT, and some serious self-pimping... there's icons:

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the country's first openly gay minister, and his partner formalised their union at a civil ceremony in his hometown of Bonn [...]

See cnbc.com for details.

I like that.

Hey folks, this is me posting from new comp! With new modem device! Everything's fast and new and shiny!

Ahem.

That's what happens when I finally, finally get a new machine to play with :) The thing's been sitting in my bedroom for 2 months, getting petted once a while... and we all waited for the new provider contract to come alive. Now I'm a happy girl :) Uhm... when I have dld'ed everything I need, solved all the software problems that come with a new system, and generally tweeked everything to my liking, that is. Right now, I just enjoy the speed :)

Apart from that, nothing's new. I still enjoy work, still like my workmates, and feel quite content right now. Now I just have to learn how to do the customer service on the phone. Still quite a few things to learn, but I will manage that soon, I hope.

Expect to see me around more, now that I have a fast way to the intarwebs ;)

As you can tell from the header, I'm still alive after my first day at the new job. Loads of input, so many people to meet and names/things to memorize - etc. blah blah.

But... nice :) People you can get along with, decent way of introducing new people to the workload... now I just have to get used to workdays (and sleeping patterns) again, lol. Between that, dragonboat trainings, and the usual commitments... it's a piece of work in itself ;)

Finally, peeps: after one year of searching high and low I have a new fulltime job! *sigh of relief*

I'll be starting on the 1st of September as a customer service person for a wholesaler that provides glasses and frames for opticians. Lots to learn, I'm sure - but that isn't a bad thing, and what I saw of the office/staff seemed nice enough. Will tell more when I know more ;)

In the meantime, I will do what a wise woman* told me today: relax and enjoy my 4 weeks of 'vacation' :)


* sweetz: yer Mum. lol

( in short: )

I went to see it, finally. Not my universe, normally (please forgive the pun), but sweetzattack kind of dragged me in. I didn't put up too much of a fight... still... she'll want me to mention it ;) Here's what I feel I need to tell you all now:

Yes, I...

- am glad she did.

- absolutely loved it.

- kept rambling about Spock.

- complained about "it being too short".

- asked when we'll go again.

So, there. :)

ETA: also: thanks to aire_blair for further encouragement :)

This was brought to my attention today by magialuna. I'm sure everyone has seen it, but still...

when in doubt, ogle again

... for DW invite codes? :)

Thanks to lovely people on my f-list I now can be found over there, too :)

same name goes

No idea yet how to get around - but I hope I'll manage, lol.

1. Post about something that made you happy today, even if it's just a small thing.
2. Do this every day for eight days.


This isn't really cheating, you know.. because:

1. Today: went to an antique market and found a lovely little frame. Had an old pic of Mom & Dad lying around for some time, due to very odd square shape.. bought the frame just on eye-sight.. and it fit perfectly! :)

2. a) Still today: I now have an icon with a book in it :) Long overdue, but I never found anything I liked to work with. b) Yesterday though (ha!), the idea struck me and I took the photo myself. I hope this was a one-time glitch, really.. those bunnies are bad enough with pictures that already exist!

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2. Do this every day for eight days.


Relaxing on the balcony with a good book, looking out on sunny green once in a while, and listening to birdsong :)

For those interested: Set this House in Order by Matt Ruff. Seattle PI quote: "[Ruff] has realized speculative fiction's great potential for exploring the dynamic edges of human conciousness." He has - and he's done it brilliantly. Highly captivating. I recommend it!

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2. Do this every day for eight days.


1. More cleaning/re-decorating. Feels nice to have enough energy to even chase the dust bunnies from under the bed ;)

2. Found my new favourite ice cream. Chocolate's just dark enough - delicious!

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2. Do this every day for eight days.


Impromptu coffee with my neighbour :)

Rose lives next door (as in: 5 steps away), and whenever one of us feels like talking, we drop everything, knock and say "Get the coffee started". Got a little problem? Knock. Got something bigger? Knock urgently. You're still in your pyjamas? So what. I like having her around.

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2. Do this every day for eight days.


Handling books all day :)

Re-organized my bookshelves to fit in what was left at home. Ended up moving large parts of my collection around, sorting, trying to decide what goes where... Shelves are looking good now :)

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Living room decoration :)

Finally mustered up the energy to do some cleaning and got rid of the Easter stuff. Now back to sand, stones and my beloved water plants. And I think my fish are happy, too... they get some light again in their tank, now that I cleared up all the green stuff ;)