Angst? Aren’t I too old for that!? Thursday, Apr 9 2009 

The Thesis and blog and general and random stuff I can't figure a category for and school and stuff you didn't need to know but I'm telling you anywa ii 10:08 am

Okay, so I though I’d tell you stories. It’s about time, I know. But. I decided to talk about myself instead. Quelle surprise!

With too much things going on at the moment, I’m feeling very overwhelmed. I’m exhausted. On top of all those things (to which I’ll get in a moment) I’m off any reasonable sleeping rhythm, and I’m stressing completely random things for some weird reason. Like, that I maxed out my credit card. Which is not important, as I have another, and can pay them both off if I need to. But until the bill gets here (read: is automatically payed for from my account), it’s maxed out, unless I actually do something. And for some reason this is stressing me out to no end.

What I have to do, then? Well, there’s school work. I still need to graduate, remember? So there’s an essay on using your non-native language (in this specific instance Finnish) in a working environment, with a questionnaire to be sent out and so on. There’s an essay on French wine industry. There’s the development essays I still haven’t turned in (one on South African economy, one on food price crisis). There’s few exams (micro and macro) in a week. There’s econometrics essay (and the other essay and exercises and the bigger assignment I still haven’t received).

And there’s the thesis. Although, to my defence, every time I sit in my car for any period of time longer than 10 minutes, my mind turns to my thesis, and I start working that out. So really, all I have to do is sit my butt down and WRITE IT!

On top of this all, I’m throwing a party to Funny Friend. I was roped into helping with the Student Union play outfits, so I have about 8 dance tops and 9 tunics to sew. (I hate the fabric the tunics are from, it’s really annoying to sew.)

I’m trying to get the design thing off the ground.

There’s a huge pile of laundry I need to iron. And I still haven’t thrown away enough stuff to give me a piece of mind.

I’m ranting. I’m complaining. I’m being boring. I know. I’m sorry. I’ll tell you stories the next time.

 

Absence makes the heart grow fonder Wednesday, Mar 4 2009 

BoyFriend and Daddy Dearest and blog and fashion ii 12:54 pm

Okay, so I disappeared from my blog again. You’d think that what with the new computer and all, I’d be spending all my time on it, and that this blog would get its share of my computer-focused attention. Sorry. You were wrong. I was busy attending the shows, having lunches, catching up with people I know, shopping…

They say we’re in a recession, that we’re in a dire economics situation. Well, according to everything they’ve taught me at school about how the economy works, the private consumption is one of the biggest influential factors to the general well-being of the economy. And that the national economy lives and dies very much along the rises and falls in private spending. In fact, I heard that there’s an add campaign in Finland telling people not to get overly cautious in their spending, or they’ll just “feed the recession”. So that’s what I did. I did my own share in saving the economy.

And I got some really pretty shoes for that.

I think I also deserved the shoes, given that I managed not to break my leg on the slopes in Val d’Isere. And for being a good GF and going to see BF for Valentine’s Day. In case you didn’t notice, I’m not too fond of the Day. I love presents, but I’m not too keen on the glittery glued-on forced romance that goes with it. I like balloons, just not the heart-shaped ones, if you get my meaning. But it was, as it always is, really nice to see BF again.

Of course, the shows. What can I say? There’s something deliciously twisted in shopping for spring and checking out the fall at the same time, while wearing your winter coat. But it looked like a fall I’m going to like. I’m not going to details, check style.com or elle.com if you want to see pictures, but I might post a little something later, in a separate post. It did look good. In case the economy is still in bad shape come September, I’ll be happy to do my share again.

Spending time, if only shortly, with DD is always nice. What with his busy schedule and my own life, it’s not easy to stay in touch and have that father-daughter bonding I’d like. But we did get to spend time together, outside the official atmosphere of a fancy restaurant. Just hanging out, you know? All those who know my dad would be shocked to hear that he knows how to just hang out. *laughs* I do love it when he discusses his work plans with me, even though I have no desire to take his place, ever. I want to do my own thing. But it’s still nice to be let in on the plans.

As for my own plans, I’ll get to them in another post. They’ll take a while… And I have to do it without pictures, as Ski Guy apparently stole Henry.

While I was away, I realised I’ve really missed spilling my thoughts out here on the blog. So, there’ll probably be more posts like this one in the future. How’s that for stories?

*kisses*

ii

 

Story time? Friday, Feb 13 2009 

BoyFriend and My Friend With Huge Boobs and blog and general ii 11:22 pm

I noticed lately (read: while reading Tabbies blog) that I’m not really telling any stories anymore. And I should! For one, it’s fun. And secondly, Nici gets such a kick out of them. But you see, it’s not that simple. I kind of promised BF I won’t be chatting away about him so much, or at least I’d cut back on the stories where he ends up looking silly. And if I’m going to be all good and nice and kind to him, I should extend the courtesy to my dearest friends as well. And if I’m not being mean to those closest to me, who for sure can take it, I really shouldn’t give innocent semi-strangers so much crap! So are you getting the problem here? I’m running out of stories!!

Secondly, as of late, I’ve been in a position where most of the good stories haven’t really been mine to tell. That’s the problem when you’re friends with someone whose name makes the newspaper. You can’t tell stories about their private adventures anymore. So all ski stories are out. Sorry, Chimmy!

Most of all, my life has been truly boring lately. Well, there was Val d’Isere, but like I said, those stories are out. My Friend With Huge Boobs is out of town a lot, as is Hot Roast, and the rest of my friends are just… well, I like them. But they’re not exactly “story material”, if you know what I mean.

So what is there for me to tell you? I did get a new computer! It was right here waiting for me when I arrived at DD’s. I love it. It’s not too big (it needs to fit into my pretty pink bag, after all!), it’s really sleek and stylish, way better than my earlier age-old one, and the keyboard make a nice sounds. Don’t laugh! When you’re spending a lot of time by your computer, the sound that comes from typing IS important. Seriously though, I really love the keyboard, it’s really comfortable to use. And I have small hands so that’s a real issue sometimes.

Now I just need to transfer everything from my old computer to the new one. Anyone looking for a part-time job?

Like I needed any reason to spend even more time at the computer. Together BF and I are absolutely hopeless!

As a final note, maybe something serious for a change? I thought about getting more actively involved with a charity. Instead of just giving money, I’d like to give my time. And maybe some effort. I’m not looking for “good going” messages, but just thought I’d let you know. I mean, I’m running low on stories, you know.

 

Pages not Posts Wednesday, Jan 28 2009 

blog ii 7:28 pm

I added yet another page to my blog. I figured you’d all appreciate a summary of all the characters making an appearance in here, especially since I don’t really use names that make sense. So the page titled ’My People’ will give you an idea of who gets to be my friend. Or just get mentioned on here.

For some reason it’s easier for me to write pages, instead of posts. I don’t know why, maybe it gives me a better sense of accomplishment. Oh well, I’ll write a post too. And hey! I can always do this! Write a post about the page I wrote. (sorry, thesis work, and crazy lunatics on the BCF, don’t expect me to make sense.)

xoxo,

ii

 

Blog post overload? Monday, Jan 12 2009 

blog ii 10:42 pm

It’s been a while since I’ve had time to focus on updating my blog. I meant to do it as soon as I’d get back home, but as I’m still here that clearly didn’t work. I have managed to write down some things, to think and plan and put stuff together but all my posts have been sitting in the Drafts – waiting room with no one calling their name. Well, finishing touches and spell checks are on their way, and the poor little posts will shortly be let out to fight for themselves in the big bad Internet.

xoxo,

ii

 

Some random searches Saturday, Dec 13 2008 

blog and stuff you didn't need to know but I'm telling you anywa ii 9:31 pm

I know, I know. Grant Miller already does this. In a way. But, inspired by him, and the Stats function WordPress offers, I decided to check what search terms people have used to find my blog. Some of my favourites:

“ugly high heels” (1 hit)

“house igoogle application” (1)

“viscose” (2) Sorry??

“crazy huge boobs” (2) They must have been looking for my friend…

“cute penquin” (7)

“random recycling” (2)

“missoni” (12)

“boyfriend in high heels” (2) 2??? What the..??

And of course,

19 (!!) hits for “ugly boobs”

Riiight…

xoxo,

ii

 

Missing posts Thursday, Sep 25 2008 

blog ii 1:06 pm

No, I didn’t delete them. I just set them ‘private’, until I decide what to do with them. So worry not! Your favourite stories of me making a complete fool out of myself are safe.

 

xoxo,

ii

 

Change is good, isn’t it? Thursday, Sep 25 2008 

blog ii 11:53 am

So, I said there’ll be changes around here and now, ta-daa! The new lay-out. I think it’s pretty. And in all honesty, I don’t really care what you think, as it is, after all, my blog. So like it or not, this is staying (for now, at least). I also renamed the blog. I think this one’s better.

I’d do some more changes, but I’m hungry. So… à bientôt!

xoxo,

ii

 

Spring err… fall cleaning Thursday, Sep 11 2008 

blog and general ii 12:01 pm

*puts on her maid outfit with the frilly appron and heels, grabs a duster and starts to go around the blog dusting away the spiderwebs and layers of dust*

I could apologise for not being around here for such a long time. I should, most probably. But the reason for my absence is that I was busy. And the day I begin to apologise for having a life, that’s a sad day indeed.

I’m going to make some changes around here. I don’t like the blog as it is. There’s too much random stuff in here. The problem with blogs is that all the previous posts define the blog, kind of like with the Us legislation. You make one drunken post, and suddenly completely pointless, idiotic drunken posts are okay. You make one post simply to state that you love the Prada lambskin fringe bag (I still adore it, btw) and suddenly posts about shoes and hats and the pretty gloves you saw yesterday are okay, too. You make a post about the bank guy looking like BF and before you notice it, BF’s a topic. You post a serious comment about a movie you saw and before long you have an entire category named “George Clooney”.

All you can do is sit back and ask yourself “how did I get here? Why is my blog like this?” That is not to say I know what my blog should be like. Like me, I suppose. And I do like George Clooney. But… There should be a guiding line, a plot, something, right? Then again, I’ve been accused of not having a plot too. Apparently, according to some, I am a living oxymoron. So maybe my blog cannot make sense. It is written by me, after all.

Anyways, there is going to be changes. I don’t know what they are yet, but I’m working on it. I’m rearranging this thing as I go along. So bear with me. And welcome back.

 

xoxo,

ii

 

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