Smell that?

Open a window or go outside. Go on, do it. I’ll wait. Ok, done? It smells like fall, people! And yes, I’m excited. For the past 2 days it’s been nice and cold here. Not cold in the “turn on the heating” way but in the “grab a blanket and remember to take a jacket with you” way. The grapes are almost done(why yes, I have grapes in my yard…jealous? :D) and it’s just so nice outside. I love fall. Almost as much as I love snow. Not to mention that today I ripped the page out of my calendar and found myself staring at a big red circle. Yay! Ok, so I’m definitely excited now! 23 days to go! *happy dance*

My hate list

I’m way too lazy to spend a lot of time hating people but lately these people are annoying me to no end. So I decided to do the grown-up thing and bitch about them in my blog. Aren’t I mature?

3. People who post in my student forum and then start complaining that their teachers never explained anything to them so it’s their fault they didn’t get into uni. Sorry, mates but I did this all by myself and I’m not particularly brilliant. I have one of the worst personal statements in the world(it’s so bad I’m half expecting people to point and laugh). Let me say this once and for all: go to the UCAS website because I promise it’s all written there. I pinky swear. And if you didn’t get in it’s your own bloody damn fault for being an idiot.

2. Obama. You know why I hate Obama? Because I am not an American. Because, while American politics sort of interest me I really don’t want to see him every time I turn on my TV, in my own damn country. Because, I have no clue who is running at our elections in November but I can probably remember Obama’s mother name. Because when I want to read celebrity gossip I’d rather not read about politics but something completely frivolous, like someone sleeping with someone else, instead of what happened at the latest Democratic convention.

1. Michael Phelps. Of for the love of all things, I get it. We all get it. He won 8 Olympic gold medals. Does that make him funny? Nope, it doesn’t. Then why is he going to host SNL? He’s a great role model for kids but I am just so sick and tired of him being everywhere. He’s on every other page on one of my frivolous celebrity gossip websites. Just go away, will you?

0.01

Looking back, what minor event in you life made a major outcome on how things turned out?

Blog roll post

6 years ago I walked to my school one morning to get my results for a really big exam. Now don’t go asking for details because I can’t really remember that day, just what followed. The grade for that exam combined with my grades from school would determine what high school I was going to go to. So, I got the grade and then I applied to the high school I really, really, really but really wanted to go to. And then results day came…The last grade was 8.84. I had 8.83*. So I had failed by exactly 0.01 points. Depressing, right? Ah, but now comes the twist that leads to the happy ending(hopefully, that ending is still far away). I loved the high school I ended going at. I loved even more then I would have loved the first one. I made a wonderful friend there, met my first big real crush there, spent so much time in the coffee shop across the street I probably paid for the remodeling they did the summer after I finished high school and generally had a ton of fun there. So yeah, that’s how 0.01 points can change things.


*Fun fact: This is also the grade I got at the end of high school exam. Apparently it’s chasing me around :D


As usual, look to the right to see other people writing on this topic. Oh, and sorry this is short but I’m tired and my brain is goo.

The story of Pic, the water game and the evil mommy

At least three times a day me and Pic(the dog, in case you haven’t learned that by now) play this game:

Addie picks up the water bowl.
Pic watches closely because Addie is touching HIS stuff.
Addie empties the water bowl in the sink.
Pic wonders why Addie is doing that.
Addie turns on the faucet and takes some water in her hand.
Pic watches innocently.
Addie splashes the water in Pic’s face.
Pic runs away like he’s the little girl in the “Exorcist” and someone just threw holy water at him.
Addie laughs.
Pic tries to hide behind the wire fence or in the grapevine.
Addie laughs even harder.
Pic looks from behind the fence/bush.
Addie tries not to die laughing at his stealth techniques.
Pic takes a step forward.
Addie turns off the faucet and puts the bowl down.
Pic comes closer.
Addie splashes water again in his face.
Pic runs with a “You devil woman, you! I’m melting, I’m melting” look in his eyes.
Addie dies laughing.
The end.

I’ll try to post pictures if I can get close enough with the camera(I promise I’m usually a better pup-mommy).

Um…yikes!

*infomercial girl voice* “Now if you will all look at the right side of the page you will notice an authentic, state of the art, lovely ticker that will inform you that I have just one month left until I leave.*back to my normal self*

As our gorgeous(oy, who am I kidding here?) infomercial girl has announced I have one month left. That’s it, folks, one month. And guess what? I am not freaking out. Yep, that’s right, me, the queen of over thinking, over analyzing and over freaking is not the least bit panicked. And I’m not even drunk :D! *shocked gasps from the audience* Might be ‘cause I’m keeping busy watching movies. A lot of movies. I’m trying to get thru every DVD I’ve gathered over the years and haven’t watched in at least a year because boy, I’m gonna miss ‘em. I’m also doing a list with films I want to watch in my last night at home(which will be tricky because I have to move my computer to mum’s room but hey…life sucks). So far I have Final Destination 1 on that list and I’m trying to see if I can find the movie with killer ants on a plane(yes, there is such a movie…amazingly informative blog I have here…how did you live without knowing there is a movie with ants on a plane?) or if I’ll have to settle for Snakes on a Plane. Any other plane disaster films you want to recommend? Ok, going off the film wagon for a while and on to praising the amazing man who thought of Facebook because I’ve already met one of the girls in my course and one of my flat mates. So yes, I’m keeping busy the film/computer geek way. Other then that…I’ve bought my magic suitcase(of course, you have no clue why it’s my magic suitcase because I didn’t post that particular blog entry but you can insert a rant about bloody suitcases here and save us all the trouble). It’s absolutely huge(bet it’s not gonna seem so huge when I have to pack everything in it?) and pretty. Now I have to learn to operate a washing machine(fine, laugh all you want but I will learn gosh darn it!), wash everything I own and then wait patiently(ha!) while watching coughGilmoreGirlscough for the last month to pass. Should be fine, right(my famous last words…)?

Pictures because I'm too lazy to write

This is what they tried to pass of as coffee:


And this was the screen:




Random pic from our boat ride back home:

And yet another radnom one:



It was a wee bit foggy:


But just a tad:



Find the horizon ;)

Well, aren’t you a genius?

Just a bit of dialogue I caught at the film fest last week that I had to share(I have a witness, I swear).

[the acoustic version of I don’t want to miss a thing is playing]
Guy: And this song, you know?
Girl: What about it?
Guy: It’s from that movie.
Girl: What movie?
Guy: The one with Bruce Willis. You know the guy from Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3 and 4?
Girl: Oh, yeah, what about him?
Guy: Well, he was in that movie where they played this song but I can’t remember what it’s called but it’s the only movie in which Bruce Willis dies, ya’ know? The only movie in which he dies.
Girl: Really?
Guy: Yeah…and it’s the acoustic version.

Me thinks someone really shouldn’t be at a film fest.