The more stuff I get rid of the more I realize how much crap I have. I feel that I am rapidly approaching a fork in the road. I have two options:
1) continue the way i am going by slowly going through everything and getting rid of excess,
2) pick only the stuff I need or are important to me or my husband, and get rid of everything else.
It is amazing to me how much stuff we had and still have. I don't need 90% of this crap. Everywhere I look I see useless things taking up space. This does not mean I am completely utilitarian in what i want. I love the art that I have on my walls and some of my flimsy accessories and books. It is more that they don't get to shine and stand out with all the other stuff we have that takes up space and attention.
Maybe I am going a little nuts but my goal for the inside of the house is to have only a couple of good chairs that we enjoy sitting in while reading or talking, a sofa that is comfortable as a opposed to the demon furniture that we have currently and which is hell bent on ruining my back. A small kitchen table that can be folded down or put away. An office with just my desk and my computer plus a chair.
You get the picture.
It has taken me baby steps to get to this point where I just want to take a leap. In the year I have been doing this I don't regret one single item I have given or thrown away. Cautiously optimistic that a leap will not lock me into Most Regrettable Life Decision Mode.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Time to do stuff
This whole week we have not had to do any chores except laundry and washing the glasses and plates we us when eating. The whole house is about 90% clean and tidy, and so easy to keep that way because NO STUFF. Well, not a lot of stuff is in the house.
We are not completely done with minimizing but I would confidently say that we are most of the way there at this point. It feels great! It feels more than great. I find myself wandering around the house thinking I need to clean something or pick up stuff ect ect, but everything is in its place and I can sit down and enjoy my off time in the evenings, mornings and the weekends.
My next project is the front and back yards. I haven't done anything with them other then plant some trees. Next I aim to put down a couple of grow boxes and make a seating area. This one is going to be a challenge for me as I am not a Gardner nor a landscaper. Only the hardcore survivors of the plant kingdom survive my green thumb. Currently my African Violet is trying to climb out of her pot. She did so successfully once, I plugged her back into the dirt but she is now teetering on the edge of her planter and refusing to go back. At this point I fear I have no other choice then to offer a larger, prettier planter for her enjoyment and hope she decides to stay.
Getting the yard in shape is going to need a lot of weeding and will probably result in many tears and sunburns, but I am determined to get them in some sort of shape by mid summer. Armed with bug repellant, spray-on sunblock and lots of alcohol I will conquer the wilderness that is my back yard and bend it to my will. It's sad how domestic I have become. Happiness is to never have to face your younger self and see the disappointment on their face when they realize what you have become.
In my quest for a relaxing and growthy (I invented a word, in my world this word means 'lots of plants and flowers which have NOT been landscaped to an inch of their life) backyard, I look at a lot of Better Homes Magazine, Home and Garden, and of course IKEA. I am Scandinavian so IKEA always makes my nipples hard. Since I am minimizing I am trying to buy only the essentials: plants, materials for a seating area and some simple lighting. It's a little frightening as I have no idea what I am doing and am concerned that I will waste money, but right now we cannot use the yard and this endeavor will at least teach me something form the mistakes that I am bound to make.
Plan is to start this weekend.
We are not completely done with minimizing but I would confidently say that we are most of the way there at this point. It feels great! It feels more than great. I find myself wandering around the house thinking I need to clean something or pick up stuff ect ect, but everything is in its place and I can sit down and enjoy my off time in the evenings, mornings and the weekends.
My next project is the front and back yards. I haven't done anything with them other then plant some trees. Next I aim to put down a couple of grow boxes and make a seating area. This one is going to be a challenge for me as I am not a Gardner nor a landscaper. Only the hardcore survivors of the plant kingdom survive my green thumb. Currently my African Violet is trying to climb out of her pot. She did so successfully once, I plugged her back into the dirt but she is now teetering on the edge of her planter and refusing to go back. At this point I fear I have no other choice then to offer a larger, prettier planter for her enjoyment and hope she decides to stay.
Getting the yard in shape is going to need a lot of weeding and will probably result in many tears and sunburns, but I am determined to get them in some sort of shape by mid summer. Armed with bug repellant, spray-on sunblock and lots of alcohol I will conquer the wilderness that is my back yard and bend it to my will. It's sad how domestic I have become. Happiness is to never have to face your younger self and see the disappointment on their face when they realize what you have become.
In my quest for a relaxing and growthy (I invented a word, in my world this word means 'lots of plants and flowers which have NOT been landscaped to an inch of their life) backyard, I look at a lot of Better Homes Magazine, Home and Garden, and of course IKEA. I am Scandinavian so IKEA always makes my nipples hard. Since I am minimizing I am trying to buy only the essentials: plants, materials for a seating area and some simple lighting. It's a little frightening as I have no idea what I am doing and am concerned that I will waste money, but right now we cannot use the yard and this endeavor will at least teach me something form the mistakes that I am bound to make.
Plan is to start this weekend.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Becoming a minimalist
What is it with people becoming minimalists and then starting blogs? 'Cause here I am blogging while tossing and giving my belongings away. Maybe it's that once you get rid of the distractions and you're not enslaved by your chores you find that you have so much time on your hands and you have fill it with something. In my case I am going to try this writing thing once more.
I am not a writer nor a storyteller but I enjoy typing up my thoughts now and then to share with others. Sometimes it is easier to share your thoughts with strangers then with your own circle of friends and family. When you want real feedback about what you are ruminating on and not someone with preconceived ideas about you to tell you how you should or shouldn't feel or think. I have mentioned to others that I am working on becoming a minimalist but haven't really 'come out' to my family. Seems silly that there should be an issue about a decision to get rid of your belongings, but there is and there isn't. There is in that I don't want the input and guilt trips from friends and family about getting rid of some 'inherited' guilt (stuff they felt bad about getting rid of so they gave it to me), and there isn't in that I don't care what they think. It all just comes down to wanting the time and space to figure out what this entails for me.
Minimalism entails a lot of navel gazing in the beginning and may comes across as selfish at times, but thats part of the process. I know that eventually I will get to the point in the process where it isn't just about me anymore but about everyone and everything else that exists outside my own little world.
I hope that I will stick with this writing. One of the reasons I found time and inclination to write today is that for once in a long time I didn't feel overwhelmed by chores that I have to do. There was no guilt in sitting down and writing for pleasure rather then have to do laundry or clean, or do some sort of work.
It feels very good.
I am not a writer nor a storyteller but I enjoy typing up my thoughts now and then to share with others. Sometimes it is easier to share your thoughts with strangers then with your own circle of friends and family. When you want real feedback about what you are ruminating on and not someone with preconceived ideas about you to tell you how you should or shouldn't feel or think. I have mentioned to others that I am working on becoming a minimalist but haven't really 'come out' to my family. Seems silly that there should be an issue about a decision to get rid of your belongings, but there is and there isn't. There is in that I don't want the input and guilt trips from friends and family about getting rid of some 'inherited' guilt (stuff they felt bad about getting rid of so they gave it to me), and there isn't in that I don't care what they think. It all just comes down to wanting the time and space to figure out what this entails for me.
Minimalism entails a lot of navel gazing in the beginning and may comes across as selfish at times, but thats part of the process. I know that eventually I will get to the point in the process where it isn't just about me anymore but about everyone and everything else that exists outside my own little world.
I hope that I will stick with this writing. One of the reasons I found time and inclination to write today is that for once in a long time I didn't feel overwhelmed by chores that I have to do. There was no guilt in sitting down and writing for pleasure rather then have to do laundry or clean, or do some sort of work.
It feels very good.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Book dilema
I am in a book funk. Not sure what I want to read, and everything I pick up doesn't do anything for me. Excep,t maybe "Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" which I read last month. It is a book written in letters from one character to another. It was pretty formulaic and not very deep, but it was sweet, funny, and quick to read. I would venture to say that any Jane Austen fan would probably enjoy this book quite a bit.
Just to read something I started "Ruby Red" by Kirstin Gier. It started out interesting enough, then became a bit unbelievable, then frustrating, and finally I arrived at "Gwyneth needs a good slapping".
A seemingly normal teenager, Gwyneth, can travel through time due to her inheriting some genetic anomaly. A secret society of rich old men is up to something which she, as a time traveler, is a part of.
Interesting premise but the time traveling wasn't really thought out well and thus became unbelievable and at times confusing. As Gwynet is dealing with her new ability, the people around her are refusing to answer her questions, or give her any information about the purpose of the society, her time travel, and the "secret big thing that will happen now that the last of the time travelers has arrived". Keeping information away from your readers is a cheap move Grier. It is frustrating and irritating and you should be pinched hard for doing it. Gwyneth is a suprisingly air headed main character. Slow to pick up on huge clues as to what is going on, goes along with whatever the grown ups tell her without question, but is somehow still a 'rebel' teenager. If I was traveling through time as a teenager I sure as hell wouldn't cooperate until someone told me something of what I was doing. She is like a stinky, floppy, old fish. You just kind of wrinkle your nose at her and make a weird sound of disgust.
To be fair, I have not finished it yet. Close to it and far enough in that I am beginning to loose hope that this is going to be something special. Will update once finished.
But what to read after this? Urgh.
UPDATE: I finished "Ruby Red" and it turned out better then expected. Gwyneth started growing a backbone and a brain. Yaaay! So, I am reading the next one. After I read this other book first, it's called The War of the Dwarves and is written by Markus Heitz and it is the awesum. The first book, called The Dwarves, was amazing. These are quick and easy reads. Any D&D fan will realize they are pretty formulaic but, nevertheless very entertaining. Great for teens or tweens that are just getting into the fantasy genre.
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Just to read something I started "Ruby Red" by Kirstin Gier. It started out interesting enough, then became a bit unbelievable, then frustrating, and finally I arrived at "Gwyneth needs a good slapping".
A seemingly normal teenager, Gwyneth, can travel through time due to her inheriting some genetic anomaly. A secret society of rich old men is up to something which she, as a time traveler, is a part of.
Interesting premise but the time traveling wasn't really thought out well and thus became unbelievable and at times confusing. As Gwynet is dealing with her new ability, the people around her are refusing to answer her questions, or give her any information about the purpose of the society, her time travel, and the "secret big thing that will happen now that the last of the time travelers has arrived". Keeping information away from your readers is a cheap move Grier. It is frustrating and irritating and you should be pinched hard for doing it. Gwyneth is a suprisingly air headed main character. Slow to pick up on huge clues as to what is going on, goes along with whatever the grown ups tell her without question, but is somehow still a 'rebel' teenager. If I was traveling through time as a teenager I sure as hell wouldn't cooperate until someone told me something of what I was doing. She is like a stinky, floppy, old fish. You just kind of wrinkle your nose at her and make a weird sound of disgust.
To be fair, I have not finished it yet. Close to it and far enough in that I am beginning to loose hope that this is going to be something special. Will update once finished.
But what to read after this? Urgh.
UPDATE: I finished "Ruby Red" and it turned out better then expected. Gwyneth started growing a backbone and a brain. Yaaay! So, I am reading the next one. After I read this other book first, it's called The War of the Dwarves and is written by Markus Heitz and it is the awesum. The first book, called The Dwarves, was amazing. These are quick and easy reads. Any D&D fan will realize they are pretty formulaic but, nevertheless very entertaining. Great for teens or tweens that are just getting into the fantasy genre.
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My job, it rocks!
It is a little weird to me that I should have found my calling working at the library. As a kid, librarian as an occupation never occurred to me. But looking at my past and at who I am it isn't that weird at all. My favorite gifts are books and one of my favorite pastime was and is reading.
I come from a culture that loves both the spoken and the written word. Growing up, books were almost sacred. Everyone has a bookshelf in Iceland, actually the same can be said about most of Scandinavia (ever take a look at an IKEA catalog? Bookshelves. Bookshelves everywhere). When you give someone a book for Christmas it means you really like them, cause those suckers ain't cheap and you have to put some thought into the process of book giving. So, not strange at all that I ended up in the library.
People who work at a library are a bunch of weird, intelligent, and wonderful people, who are excited about strange things like media drawers, the smell of a new book, and the reference section. They will giggle with you over the horrible book cover design and cry with you over the end of your favorite book or the death of your favorite character. They are creative, artistic, eccentric and a little bit crazy. They work hard on putting on amazing educational and fun programsn and they read a ton of book every year just so they can make recommendations to their patrons. They sing, they dance, they write books. I am so lucky to be surrounded by such talent and awesomeness.
*Fun fact: I read a statistic that said that in the city of Reykjavik, pop. 200,000, the public/city library has a circulation number of 1.2 million. That means 100,000 books get checked out and read EVERY MONTH.
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I come from a culture that loves both the spoken and the written word. Growing up, books were almost sacred. Everyone has a bookshelf in Iceland, actually the same can be said about most of Scandinavia (ever take a look at an IKEA catalog? Bookshelves. Bookshelves everywhere). When you give someone a book for Christmas it means you really like them, cause those suckers ain't cheap and you have to put some thought into the process of book giving. So, not strange at all that I ended up in the library.
People who work at a library are a bunch of weird, intelligent, and wonderful people, who are excited about strange things like media drawers, the smell of a new book, and the reference section. They will giggle with you over the horrible book cover design and cry with you over the end of your favorite book or the death of your favorite character. They are creative, artistic, eccentric and a little bit crazy. They work hard on putting on amazing educational and fun programsn and they read a ton of book every year just so they can make recommendations to their patrons. They sing, they dance, they write books. I am so lucky to be surrounded by such talent and awesomeness.
*Fun fact: I read a statistic that said that in the city of Reykjavik, pop. 200,000, the public/city library has a circulation number of 1.2 million. That means 100,000 books get checked out and read EVERY MONTH.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Joys of fostering
This year my husband and I finally were able to do what we have wanted to do for some time. Become foster for itty bitty little kitties and puppies. It has been quite the roller coaster ride but so worth it.
We started of with 7, 4 week old kittens last May. No, "let's start slow" for us, we tend to just jump right in and do it. The house smelled, we didn't get much sleep, and our washer was constantly going. But man was it fun. Seeing those little balls of fully grow and learn and become such wonderful loving kitties was great. All seven found forever homes and we couldn't be happier.
This past week we brought a 5 week old little puppy in to the house. One puppy = seven kittens. Liked really, no lie. She is a handfull but such a good little dog. Loves to eat and be with her humans. We were all cuddling on the sofa watching movies last night. Don't think I have seen a happier pup.
I might want to add that our permanent resident cats were not cool with this at ALL. We have been bitched at, ignored and shunned by them for extended periods of time for bringing this sort of noise and smell into the house. When the kittens came, we were treated to such stink eyes as have never been seen by humans before. When the pup came however, they just looked at us like we were idiots. Maybe we are, but awesome idiots on my opinion. The cats and us don't often agree on things in this house. But it is what to be expected I guess.
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We started of with 7, 4 week old kittens last May. No, "let's start slow" for us, we tend to just jump right in and do it. The house smelled, we didn't get much sleep, and our washer was constantly going. But man was it fun. Seeing those little balls of fully grow and learn and become such wonderful loving kitties was great. All seven found forever homes and we couldn't be happier.
This past week we brought a 5 week old little puppy in to the house. One puppy = seven kittens. Liked really, no lie. She is a handfull but such a good little dog. Loves to eat and be with her humans. We were all cuddling on the sofa watching movies last night. Don't think I have seen a happier pup.
I might want to add that our permanent resident cats were not cool with this at ALL. We have been bitched at, ignored and shunned by them for extended periods of time for bringing this sort of noise and smell into the house. When the kittens came, we were treated to such stink eyes as have never been seen by humans before. When the pup came however, they just looked at us like we were idiots. Maybe we are, but awesome idiots on my opinion. The cats and us don't often agree on things in this house. But it is what to be expected I guess.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Letter Game
I just finished reading 'Sorcery and Cecilia ; or the Enchanted Chocolate
Pot' by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. It is a really cute and fun book anout two cousins corresponding through letters, in Victorian England. One is in London coming out to society while the other is at home. It has comedie, mystery and romance. Everything a young (or old) lady would love in a fun and easy read. My favorite part about this book, however is that it was written by the authors using the letter game.
Read the description here
I am now itching to get a game going myself. I thought about asking my husband but asking is for old people. So, I guess he will be getting a letter from someone mysterious one of these days. Just the thought makes me all giddy and giggly. Heeeheeeheeeheee
My first challenge will be to decide "who am I?" second will be "will there be dragons?"
I think I might go all out on this. Include pictures, drawings, aged paper. Ok ok...'nough talking. More doing.
*giggle giggle snort*
This is so exciting.
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Pot' by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. It is a really cute and fun book anout two cousins corresponding through letters, in Victorian England. One is in London coming out to society while the other is at home. It has comedie, mystery and romance. Everything a young (or old) lady would love in a fun and easy read. My favorite part about this book, however is that it was written by the authors using the letter game.
Read the description here
I am now itching to get a game going myself. I thought about asking my husband but asking is for old people. So, I guess he will be getting a letter from someone mysterious one of these days. Just the thought makes me all giddy and giggly. Heeeheeeheeeheee
My first challenge will be to decide "who am I?" second will be "will there be dragons?"
I think I might go all out on this. Include pictures, drawings, aged paper. Ok ok...'nough talking. More doing.
*giggle giggle snort*
This is so exciting.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Cheating authors
I was 'followed' on twitter yesterday by an author. My excitement could barely be contained.
"OMGOMGOMG some writer digs my deplorable tweets, YAY!"
Then today a private message arrives in my inbox from this author, to download his lates book for free on amazon. Duuuude! How cool was that. I was so awesomely happy I whooped.
Then I clicked the link to the free book.
"Hey lookathat, he has 4 out of 5 stars out of several reviews for this title." I said to myself. Not bad, but I have learned to be dubious about amazon reviews. Usually I read the one to three star reviews firsts to get an idea of what the main complaint about a product is. This title had lots of five star and only a few one or three stars. When a product or a book has lots of five stars and then just a few one stars it...interests me. Statistics class ruined me in many ways, but mostly in that it tought me to look at weird spreads like these a little closer. Surprise, surprise, the few one star reviews I read were scathing. One reviewer mentioned that their previous review (of one star) had been deleted unexplicably.
The one star reviews for this book all had the same complaints: bad writing and bad character development.
After studying the bad/meh reviews, I looked at the five star reviews to make sure I wasn't being too biased. Most were several paragraphs in length, which to me is a good indicator of something dubious going on. Who bothers to write a five paragraph review for anything...I mean REALLY! It does happen, but paid for reviews tend to be very wordy and often sound more like an advertisement (or a summary of a plot) then a plain old "I HATE THIS THING", " OMG I LOVE THIS THING" or a "meh" review.
The best way to see what is going on with the five stars is to look at the reviewers history. The "see all my reviews" link next to a reviewers name, is a the best thing since popcorn. Click on it and you will see what that person has reviewed and what rating he/she tends to give. I had been hopefull that I was wrong about this author and he was an all around great guy with no ego issues whatsoever. Going through each of the five stars however bashed my hopes to pieces. The reviewers were either prolific five star givers or this was the only item they had ever reviewed. Not saying that a review cannot be legit when it is the only one made so far. Maybe the item was SO good that the reviewer felt compelled to write about how awesome it is. But when you see post after post where the reviewers have only reviewed this one specific item, it becomes suspect. My conclusion after doing this minor research is, that this author bought five star reviews for his book. Does that mean that his book is a piece of trash and shouldn't be bought? No, but it might make you think twice about wether or not you want to spend your money on it.
Authors paying for reviews make me exceptionally sad.
Every author throughout human history has had to rewrite and fail several times before getting any recognition. If you are unable to accept criticism and rejection, then maybe you should rethink writing as a career. We want people to read; trash books with fake reviews turn people away, and eventually you will run out of an audience willing to give you the time of day. Be brave and matue enough to take honest feedback. Use it as a lesson and learn from it, then go forth and write something epic.
(Edited 1/30/13)
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"OMGOMGOMG some writer digs my deplorable tweets, YAY!"
Then today a private message arrives in my inbox from this author, to download his lates book for free on amazon. Duuuude! How cool was that. I was so awesomely happy I whooped.
Then I clicked the link to the free book.
"Hey lookathat, he has 4 out of 5 stars out of several reviews for this title." I said to myself. Not bad, but I have learned to be dubious about amazon reviews. Usually I read the one to three star reviews firsts to get an idea of what the main complaint about a product is. This title had lots of five star and only a few one or three stars. When a product or a book has lots of five stars and then just a few one stars it...interests me. Statistics class ruined me in many ways, but mostly in that it tought me to look at weird spreads like these a little closer. Surprise, surprise, the few one star reviews I read were scathing. One reviewer mentioned that their previous review (of one star) had been deleted unexplicably.
The one star reviews for this book all had the same complaints: bad writing and bad character development.
After studying the bad/meh reviews, I looked at the five star reviews to make sure I wasn't being too biased. Most were several paragraphs in length, which to me is a good indicator of something dubious going on. Who bothers to write a five paragraph review for anything...I mean REALLY! It does happen, but paid for reviews tend to be very wordy and often sound more like an advertisement (or a summary of a plot) then a plain old "I HATE THIS THING", " OMG I LOVE THIS THING" or a "meh" review.
The best way to see what is going on with the five stars is to look at the reviewers history. The "see all my reviews" link next to a reviewers name, is a the best thing since popcorn. Click on it and you will see what that person has reviewed and what rating he/she tends to give. I had been hopefull that I was wrong about this author and he was an all around great guy with no ego issues whatsoever. Going through each of the five stars however bashed my hopes to pieces. The reviewers were either prolific five star givers or this was the only item they had ever reviewed. Not saying that a review cannot be legit when it is the only one made so far. Maybe the item was SO good that the reviewer felt compelled to write about how awesome it is. But when you see post after post where the reviewers have only reviewed this one specific item, it becomes suspect. My conclusion after doing this minor research is, that this author bought five star reviews for his book. Does that mean that his book is a piece of trash and shouldn't be bought? No, but it might make you think twice about wether or not you want to spend your money on it.
Authors paying for reviews make me exceptionally sad.
Every author throughout human history has had to rewrite and fail several times before getting any recognition. If you are unable to accept criticism and rejection, then maybe you should rethink writing as a career. We want people to read; trash books with fake reviews turn people away, and eventually you will run out of an audience willing to give you the time of day. Be brave and matue enough to take honest feedback. Use it as a lesson and learn from it, then go forth and write something epic.
(Edited 1/30/13)
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
TADA
Trying to pick this blog up again. Just have to keep trying, hoping that this time it will stick. I MUST BLOG or so I have heard. To be relevant, to be hip and with it, to make sure people know who I am dammit! I must blog. But then again, that's just what I've heard.
Working in the library world, now a days you ain't nobody till yer blogging, tweeting, pinteresting, in short over-socializing. So, in the spirit of a true overachiever (not that I am one, but then I did say "in the spirit of") I will do all of the above....except maybe Pinterest...Pinterest is dumb. But you didn't hear that from me. Don't be surprised if I do succumb to peer pressure and end up pinteresting. I am not usually a follower...or a leader really...more like roaming around looking at butterflies and shiny...but in the interst of making myself look sparkly and cool on a resume, I must do what must be done.
So, Pinterest, be ready. I may be coming. Maybe.
Erhm, so yeah. Back yet again to share my knowledge and corny humor with whoever drops by. Lets hope it sticks this time.
UPDATE: It totally didn't.
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Working in the library world, now a days you ain't nobody till yer blogging, tweeting, pinteresting, in short over-socializing. So, in the spirit of a true overachiever (not that I am one, but then I did say "in the spirit of") I will do all of the above....except maybe Pinterest...Pinterest is dumb. But you didn't hear that from me. Don't be surprised if I do succumb to peer pressure and end up pinteresting. I am not usually a follower...or a leader really...more like roaming around looking at butterflies and shiny...but in the interst of making myself look sparkly and cool on a resume, I must do what must be done.
So, Pinterest, be ready. I may be coming. Maybe.
Erhm, so yeah. Back yet again to share my knowledge and corny humor with whoever drops by. Lets hope it sticks this time.
UPDATE: It totally didn't.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Title 1
Thursday, November 3, 2011
YaY! New post.
So this whole blog thing didn't go at all as I planned. Neither did my trip home. Ended up being really sick the first two weeks, lost my voice which made it really hard to communicate with people who you haven't seen in twenty years and only had that one opportunity to hang out with. On top of being sick the weather was pretty horrid. I got snowed on and hailed on and lots of rain IN JUNE!!! Apparently everyone was really mystified over the weather. Usually June is warm and sunny in Iceland...but not when I arrive. The day I left it decided to get sunny and beautiful and staid that way for July and August. So HAHA VERY FUNNY WEATHER GOD *grumble grumble*
I did get a couple of days where the sun peaked out for a bit and I managed to go for a long walk around the city by myself at one point. Will add some pictures from that trip later :)
I know it has been a few months since I wrote anything here, but I figured I would pick this blog up again and keep it going, not just for the trip but for my own pleasure and entertainment. So suck it if you have a problem with that ;)
I did get a couple of days where the sun peaked out for a bit and I managed to go for a long walk around the city by myself at one point. Will add some pictures from that trip later :)
I know it has been a few months since I wrote anything here, but I figured I would pick this blog up again and keep it going, not just for the trip but for my own pleasure and entertainment. So suck it if you have a problem with that ;)
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