Handlauf benutzen

Use the handrail - that's what I learned in Germany. There were signs everywhere reminding of it. I mena it is smart in case you happen to trip. Like I walk up these big stairs up to my workplace liek every day. Of course I don't really hold on to the handrail but just keep my hand above it so I can grab hold fast in case I trip or slip as the stairs are quite icy these days. Now as I was walking from the chemistry department to the nano house, where I'm employed, I had to pass by the physics department (as always). And then there are these stairs. I was walking like usually, kind of almost holding the handrail but I couldn't as there were Christmas decorations and lights on the handrails. So now I can't almost hold on to the handrails without grabbing lights and red stringy things with me. "Safe."

I'm going to London today. Way hey! :) I really need a little vacation. Let's see if me and the bnd can handle each other for three days straight in a strange environment with little chance for escape and possible problems finding suitable places to eat. Though I think we should do just fine. I've been on trips with more difficult people.

After the party

Wow, I've been busy. At work and otherwise too. Haven't had time to write at all. I blame the party for my freetime being sort of limited. It seemed like the week before the party I did nothing but stuff for it and then after it was done my appartment was such a mess even though the party wasn't even there that it took me till yesterday to get it cleaned. Of course things like meetings and climbing and the bnd have seemed loads more important than the cleaning but that's just life.

I think I sort of freaked out on Tuesday with the lack of time and all. See, the fact that my laundry did not dry properly in the dryer was just the last straw. I was totally wanting to throw a television off my balcony or go beat up kids in the street. Of course I don't have a television and beating up kids in the street is just totally not like me. I was just really annoyed and really annoyed about being annoyed and not being able to get it out properly (i.e. the usual batch). The bnd was sort of confused at my acting but luckily it all worked out in the end. I did not beat up kids (or the bnd) and I did not go looking for televisions to throw out windows. I guess I just sort of talked it through "like grown-ups" or something. I got over the annoyance and it turned out to be a nice night in the end. Even though my appartment was full of almost dry towels.

Uh oh the party. It was great. Fabulous. I had tons of fun. I think most people had tons of fun. If you missed the party, you missed a great one. And you missed my fab hair. I had it pink, crepped and up with two ponytails. Thanks to my sister for doing a great job with it. The punch was great (thanks to me and the bnd for mixing most of it) and the food was great (thanks to people who brought food and helped put it out for people to eat it). The company was also great. And greatest of all, people really got in to the theme and I think everybody had fun with it. It was brilliant. And Guitarhero and Singstar were really popular too. And I am planning on putting up picture on the web someplace. I'll let the participants know the adress and soon as I get around to it.

An then. I had a really great weekend again last weekend. Loads more relaxing than the last. I got to sleep late and had good food and good company. What more could a girl ask for. And then I got my new glasses. I ordered them on Wednesday and they were done on Saturday. Really fast. Now I have new glasses. Plastic frames with a bit more personality than my old ones. And they're like sort of dark red.

And I'm going to London next weekend with the bnd. I don't think I've written about it. The bnd has booked everything and I'm just going along. I think I need to check put what I want to see sometime this week. It should be great. We're leaving on Friday and coming back on Monday. I can't wait. I've never been to London. It should be interesting.

But I guess I should get to work though it is sort of feeling like a Monday. I got tons done in the morning but now it's seeming harder.

Big party a'coming

My week has been way busy. I'be been up doing things till like ten pm like every night and still I haven't had time to do the dishes (and there's loads since I've been baking) or clean my aquariums (poor little fishes and froggies). Today I'm planning on doing the dishes so that I can continue with the baking tomorrow. I should also clean my appartment before Saturday (the day of the party in case you don't know) because there's people coming over to sleep at my appartment. And it's a mess. But what can one do? I was climbing on Tuesday and I'm going today too but that's just more important than cleaning now isn't it. Today I also have a meeting of the residents' assosiation thing that I'm the secretary of. Busy, busy.

Yesterday was the big shopping day. I bought (hopefully) everything I need for the party like food and drink and plates and stuff. There should be enough for people to drink at least. Also enough alcohol for everyone to get drunk. I was calculating that if around 30 people show up then at lest I should have way too much to drink if I drink one thirtieth of what I have. Of course I calculated this last night after all the shopping while I was almost falling asleep while having tea so it might not be correctly calculated. But I have like 36 liters of non-alcoholics of which like 21 are for the punch and the rest in case that runs out and there's need to make more and of course for the people who're not having punch. Carrying that from the store yesterday was quite a job. Luckily I had a car at my disposal and a very nice boy from next door. :) Dragging all the stuff I bought from the car to my appartment seemed like I was moving or something. And now there's this big pile of stuff on the floor of my appartment waiting to be moved on to the party.

But even though I've been busy with planning for the party and there's been loads to figure out and things to think about, it's not been stressful or anything. I mean it is a party and it is supposed to be fun so why should one stress about getting things done. As long as a bunch of my friends and family show up aiming to have a good time, it will be fun. At least as long as no-one is too hungry.

Loads of televison

I went to see my parents on the weekend. It was very nice to see them since it's been a long time since I saw my mom. Nothing had really changed but yet some things had or were going to. They'd bought a new refrigerator and freezer. They were in the living room still. I was like "finally!" since the refrigerator that's been in the house since it was built in like 1983 has been a trap of food. Really. For one it's really dark and has only two shelves and then like the lower part for veggies and such. And it's like a big cave where once you place something, it has quite a big chance of dissapearing only to be found in a completely different form a year or some months later. And it really isn't just the users that are causing this. Well anyways, it turned out they are redoing like the entire kitchen at the same time. So when I go back for Christmas it will most likely be loads better and I won't be able to find stuff. Not that I've been able to find stuff as it is since there's just way too much stuff. An accumulation of like 30 years of stuff plus some from before my parents met I'm sure. But it's still "home, sweet home". :)

Most of the weekend I think I spent listening to or almost watching television. It was weird since I don't really watch television anymore. (Ok so it seems on Monday nights me and the bnd have nothing better to do than watch this really ridiculous "Numb3rs" show on tv. At first I did not know which night it was on but we just seemed to watch a couple of times and then last Monday night I was like kind of tired and we had nothing to do and I was like "the numbers show is sure to be on" and it was. Amazing.) So since people kept turning the tv back on after I tried to switch it off (at least once) I sort of gave up and let it stay on. Then on Sunday morning I even turned it on myself (or come to think of it I may have jsut swiched the channel) and tried to watch something. Most the cable channels were showing for free so I ended up watching Discovery Civilization first about like "the genetic Eve" and then about how loads of people used to use Valium and doctors would just prescribe it for "almost anything" (at least in Brittain and the USA, that is). But I think I sort of get bored while watching tv even if the shows aren't that bad. I like start reading a newpaper at the same time or something. Television is just not enough to entertain my brain. But I did try to have a go at it.

The scary part was that I was totally feeling like a "better, more enlightened person" because I don't watch tv so much anymore. Then I was at home saying things like "oh, you are rotting your brains - can we not have an intelligent conversation instead". Scary. I really don't want to be like that. Especially since it's not so long ago that I watched loads of tv. I admit I even watched the first season of Big Brother in Finland. (Confessions, confessions.) And secondly, I'm sort of addicted to Facebook (well not really, really but I do check it everyday I get home from work but not at work) and I find that no better than watching tv.

But yeah. I did have time to still have "intelligent" conversations with my parents, even saw my little bro when he wasn't playing wow (mainly at the dinner table) and I made some excellent lasagne (as always when I make it). I even got home safe even though I had to drive for almost four hours in mostly really bad weather while listening to sucky radio stations.

Great friends

"It has been eight days since my last post." (I'm trying to go for the confessional "it's been nine months since my last confession" sort of thing. I don't think it's working.) That's not such a long time but it seems like forever. I guess I've been busy again.

Last weekend I really noticed how much I like my friends. They're just great. Thanks "guys", you really made my day. Or like three days. I had a really nice time last weekend and I may have time to realte some of the best parts before I have to catch a train to go see my folks.

Friday I was supposed to go climbing and then to a friends but the climbing didn't work out because of baseball. I hate baseball (Finnish, American and softball, all of them). Well as it was I got to my friends place earlier, which was nice. Even nicer since he'd graduated and we got to celebrate. But the best part was when we decided to watch an episode of Star Trek from my new Klingon box of DVDs. OS: Trouble with Tribbles. Loads of humor in that episode. But it wasn't the actual episode that was the best. It was just at the opening credits after the "Space the final frontier" thing. See as the music started all three of us watching the show spontaneously started doing this funny very "in to it" dance with our hands. It was hilarious. See I did it of course since it was like the thing to do and I know the newly graduated friend might do it but the fact that all three of us started doing the dance thing was just so funny. It wasn't planned or anything you see. I think it was just like-minded people getting together. It was great.

Then on Saturday I went to play some board games with other friends (and the bnd) and had a great time. Everything just seemed to work out even though I don't think I won any games. It was one of those "it's just fun being me with these people" sort of things. I do have to comment on this funny thing one of my friends said when I was explaining how I like fun easy games where you can win with good luck or something of the sort. And he was like "just like your mental life (sielunelämä)". It was a real "got me" -moment. Very funny. :)

Then on Sunday I got loads of cake. Very yummy. Made some food myself. Very yummy and uncommon these days. And I went to play badminton. A rather good day. And all in all a very nice weekend. That was of course partly caused by the bnd with whom I used up most of the time.

But that's all I have time for. Now it's off to spend another weekend.

Post #190: Work, hair and glasses

It's already November. Wow how time has gone fast. Or actually like usually when I think back, the summer seemed to be ages ago. I guess it's just because loads has happened. I haven't had time to write in a while either. I guess I've had work at work. Like today I got myself some more work from someone else's project. It sounds rather interesting really and I should have ample time to do it if I just get doing stuff. I've been feeling rather lazy lately. I do things but it seems rather hard to get doing them and I could do them loads faster and more efficiently. This is only at work though.

Went to get my hair cut and colored a bit yesterday. I think it turned out rather nice. At least this morning I had no problems getting it to go like I wanted it. No big change in the hair though. Most likely people won't even notice.

I need to get new glasses. My vision had gone worse and there even this new problem with it. "It's not serious - you have to get new glasses anyways" the optician said but I really don't like the idea of seeing things double. Especially since the problem sort of explains why I've had these weird feelings that I can't see a thing. It's sort of scary when I drive a bicycle. (Not to mention a car, I'm sure.) But I'm wanting to get sort of more personal glasses this time. Sort of like the one's I had before the one's I have now. Green plastic. <3 Going looking at glasses with the bnd again on Friday. I'm sure he'll give good opinions that I won't really listen to. Isn't that what boys are for while shopping?