End of Year Survey 2011

It’s that time of year again, yes yes!
Previously… 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003. More »

Procrastination 101

This amuses me greatly, so let me share. And then ramble on a bit about my life. More »

So here we are

Half past three in the morning. I can’t get no sleep. Ok I lie, but I am listening to that song right now. I used to go clubbing back when that first came out!
Figured I should write a non-travel update (esp. as there won’t be any of those for a while now). I’ve just had my hair cut by my kind neighbour. Can’t decide if I should also bleach & dye it or not. I want it a funky colour, but I am too lazy to actually do it. Story of my life.

I guess the big news is that I am more or less back on the job market, as our whole customer service team was made redundant. Right now it’s still sort of under negotiation, so I don’t even have an end date, which is annoying. I must admit I was originally relieved cuz I’d been kind of bored in that job, and I had lots of plans about what I would be doing during my months of unemployment: drawing, sewing, learning Norwegian and VBS… all that sort of stuff. But I’ve been realising these past few days that it’s actually quite a crazy idea, and that I’m more likely to sleep in, do nothing at all, and become reclusive and depressed. Of course I may not actually have a choice.

Okay, and now I’m bored of this and will go dye my hair and play video games.

I went to New York!

That was kinda predictable, was it not. I am yet to upload the pics to Flickr (I didn’t take that many), but I ought to write this before I forget all about what I did. [edit] Pics are now available. More »

I’m going to New York!

This seems to be becoming a travel blog exclusively. Also, I probably shouldn’t speak too soon – there is still more than 24hrs where it can all go wrong. It doesn’t look like Philippe will become an immediate threat though.

I have tons planned – tons – I fear I may not have enough time for it all, but I will do my darnedest. And if I fail I can always go back later. *lol* I am totally glad the thing fell through in August tho, cuz imagine, otherwise it’d be all over by now! *hehe*

[ok, I don’t actually have much to say, just thought it was time to update this thing for a change. Hopefully the next update will be a NY travelogue! And then one day I will tell you what else is going on in my life. That should be an interesting one…]

I went to Paris!

And I almost forgot to write about it! Which just won’t do, cuz I need to have a report each and every single time. More »

On not going to New York

Well, not now anyway. It’s funny, I seem to be quite… accepting of it all. Sad, for sure, and a bit lost – what am I supposed to do with my weekend now? I’m hoping I can go back to work on Tuesday, cuz I need those days now for when I rebook my flight, which I intend to do as soon as I know when I can get time off in October. But anyway, I’m not ranting and raving. Almost zen. Tho definitely sad. *sigh*

It’s odd, when you’ve been somewhere quite a few times and you have distinct images of it in your head… that place is kind of with you at all times. I can imagine being in New York whenever I wish (I can’t necessarily imagine being in Munich for instance, only having been twice and having hazy memories). And I had those images in my mind leading up to the trip – going into a deli, or making my way down a crowded 6th Avenue, or rummaging through cheapy K-mart clothes. Those images were possibilities then, and it made them exciting. Now it won’t happen for a while, and the images are still there, but they are tainted with sadness.

One of the amazing and baffling things about places you love is that they are always there, even while you are not in them. They’re still the same, hanging around their usual spot, being their awesome selves. And sometimes you pop over to ascertain that they have lost none of their awesomeness, you enjoy the experience for a while, and leave them to it again. I don’t know if that makes any sense, I’m kinda rambling cuz I’m tired and disappointed. But it’s something I often feel about Paris as well. Paris is always there. And always mine, of course. As is New York, too. It may not know it, but it is mine.

Oh I really need to get some more sleep. Woke up at 4.30am. And I had a cancellation text from BA. Which is nice of them, really. And it’s not their fault of course. Fucking Irene.

My Last.fm Milestones

I did one of these for every 1000th track, because it’s interesting – not just the tracks, but the intervals between tracks as well. At the beginning it’s around 1-2 months, then it slows down significantly most of 2009-2010, then picks up again with the new job and constant Spotify at work (but, if I didn’t have that, presumably I’d still be at 2009 pace. What happened? Why did I listen to so much more music years ago? Hm).

Also, of course, as always, I have great taste in music. 😀 More »

3100 July words

Right here. That’s all. The sun is calling.

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