Liesje

Recently I’ve been doing a lot of cool things, which unfortunately had resulted in less updates than I would like to post. Therefore I’m posting a short update now.

Sander and I celebrated we were together for three years last week. We spend it walking trough a botanic garden and having dinner in Wijk bij Duurstede. We had fun :-)

The Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival was great. I had a blast watching a wide selection of movies. I can strongly recommend Doomsday, which I think is opening in theatres soon around here.

The Elf Fantasy Fair was also very cool, although my spoils were limited to a book which I could have gotten at a bookstore as well. They had better stands this year than they had last year, but the (affordable) 2^nd hand bookstalls were sorely missed.

School has picked up, nearly burying me underneath a huge pile of assignments. I seem to be able to keep up for the moment though.

Next weekend will see Myriad, to which I’m rather looking forward too. I’ve been assisting Julian with this event for well over a year and a half now. I am both anxious and excited about finally seeing it’s first episode. I definately have high hopes for this weekend…

The last couple of days I've been busy with a lot of things, but most notably Myriad. The date of the event is slowly comming closer, and I'm looking forward to it. There are a lot of really cool people involved, and I'm hoping to have a blast. Although I do have to admit I'm a little nervous too, since this will be the first event where I'm actually involved in the organisation. I've seen a lot of events organised from up close, but I've never officially been part of the group organising it before.

For anyone who is interested, we're still looking for people that would like to play or npc. You can find more information on:

http://scourger.its-s.tudelft.nl/myriad/index.html

The website comes with a little instruction: there are two versions you can choose to look at when you open the page. The upper one is for people that feel like being a little adventurous, the below one for people with bad connections, that grew fed up with the upper version or that are not feeling like being adventurous. Both contain the same information.

Life has gotten interesting on me this week. Last weekend was fun, but then the stress started. I had three exams this week, on three consecutive days. Worse: the first one was in the evening, while the second one was early in the morning the next day. But I survived. And I might have made some of them. I really don’t know.

After my last exam I was supposed to leave for a weekend of London, but due to Sna’s former job messing up and the organization that was arranging the weekend messing up too, we found out yesterday that we could not go this weekend. Then Sander decided he really wanted to play Crossfire tonight, the first night I’d have time for well over a week, and I ended up a little miffed. But I ended up negotiating with him and we worked out a deal (which he describes as ‘selling his soul to the Demon of Cuddles and Cutesy things’). I really need to get out and do something cool, preferably with the two of us. So he’s planned a day out tomorrow, and what we’ll be doing is going to be a surprise for me. Then later in the evening we’ll drop by at a birthday. Then Sunday we’re going to chill and watch a movie with the two of us. I’m quite looking forward to all of it actually...

I Am A: Lawful Good Human Wizard/Sorcerer (2nd/2nd Level)


Ability Scores:

Strength-11

Dexterity-12

Constitution-12

Intelligence-16

Wisdom-16

Charisma-13


Alignment:
Lawful Good A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion. However, lawful good can be a dangerous alignment because it restricts freedom and criminalizes self-interest.


Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.


Primary Class:
Wizards are arcane spellcasters who depend on intensive study to create their magic. To wizards, magic is not a talent but a difficult, rewarding art. When they are prepared for battle, wizards can use their spells to devastating effect. When caught by surprise, they are vulnerable. The wizard's strength is her spells, everything else is secondary. She learns new spells as she experiments and grows in experience, and she can also learn them from other wizards. In addition, over time a wizard learns to manipulate her spells so they go farther, work better, or are improved in some other way. A wizard can call a familiar- a small, magical, animal companion that serves her. With a high Intelligence, wizards are capable of casting very high levels of spells.


Secondary Class:
Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons. Charisma is very important for sorcerers; the higher their value in this ability, the higher the spell level they can cast.


Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

Today I met a side of my Significant Other I hadn’t met yet. I learned that he actually is quite good at fixing/building stuff. We had gotten two of those ‘put it together yourself’ closets, one to put our TV on in the bedroom, one because we needed a new bookcase, and he put both of them together, alone, in under an hour. I was impressed.
Outside of that: I had a lovely weekend. It was exactly what I needed, two quiet days of hanging out with my SO and doing some fun stuff like seeing Juno in the cinema, and fixing stuff around the house.
Next week will be a quiet week, with working a lot, going to class a little, and a day off which will most likely be spend with my SO since he will probably have the day off too. I’m already looking forward to it :-)

 Outside of that, I’ve started writing again. This time I’m not writing poetry but a series of short stories. It’s not going fast, and I still have a lot of rewriting to do before it will be worth asking others to take a look at it for me, but I am doing it. I’m in an odd way proud of me. For the longest time I used to think I couldn’t work up the patience for it, but I’m managing now.
Now for starting to write on my Bachelor thesis again…

It's been a while since I last updated this journal, due to being sick (a lot), exams and starting a new job. The new job is fun, and very interesting. Still a little worried about the hours, but then again, only time will tell and for now I work enough.
Exams were interesting, because they were mere days after I was well enough to read again, thus I skipped a few, which I'll do at the resistperiod, and am unsure how the others went. But results have not been posted yet, so only time will tell yet again.

Next weekend is Lex, which I am actually really looking forward to. Sander has also been trying very hard to make some time for us together, even if it is me watching tv and him typing on his laptop besides me, so inspite of his event being next weekend and this being his last week with Nutricia I don't feel like I haven't seen him for ages. Which is something I'm very happy about.

I've also been tagged. Most people I know have also been tagged, so I'll do no tagging of my own. However if you haven't been tagged and would like to be, feel free to consider yourself tagged.

1. I used to practice a martial art quite fanatically for years, with periods in which I trained at least 3 times a week.

2. I love watching scary movies and reading scary books but it affects my sleeping and paranoia levels to such a point that I tend to choose not to. When I was younger I even had my mom remove a couple of books from the house after I read them, because I couldn't sleep at all with those books around.

3. I am a control freak with a serious love for planning. If I get tired, I always find myself starting to plan.

4. My house is my cave. Move anything and I will most likely notice, and spend hours looking for where it went.

5. I used to want to become a writer, but let go of that dream because even though I have plenty of ideas(inspiration is everywhere, all the time) I can't seen to manage to put them down on paper. I just haven’t been able to find the patience, even though I have been trying. Besides wanting to become a writer, my childhood dreams of future professions included becoming an inventor that would find a way to make gasoline obsolete and becoming the manager/owner of a large shopping mall.

6. I love information. I don’t always have the time for it which it deserves, but I like learning more about nearly anything.

7. I am a hoarder. I used to collect nearly everything, but have since gotten rid of all my collections except for my most valued ones. Most notable of those is my extensive book collection.

8. I love dancing, and have always loved dancing. I started dancing about the same time as I started walking. I’ve also taken loads of classes, love to go out to clubs to dance, love watching movies about dancing and even like to see dancing competitions on Eurosport.

It's new year's eve and looking back at last year I have to say it has been interesting. I've done a lot of wonderful things and had a lot of great experiences. I’ve for example been to Vienna, went to several larps and I’ve moved in with Sander. However there were also a couple of downsides. I heard I’d have to go to study a year longer because of a couple of extra courses I have to take to be able to switch studies, I’ve had a bit of a difficult time finding nice work and I’ve been ill a lot. Also, Sander had a very tough year. Next year, however, promises to be better for both of us, with a new job lined up for me and a job switch coming up for him. The end of the year is also being a lot of fun, with the last 4 days straight being some of the best days I’ve ever had. I had a couple of wonderful days with just me and Sander, we visited the Winter Efteling with friends and today promises to be just as much fun, with Jolanda keeping me company while Sander has to work and a couple of other friends that will also drop by during the evening.

 Now what remains is to wish everyone a safe and fun night tonight, and very happy New Year!

It’s been a while again since I’ve updated, so it’s high time I post something again. I shamefully have to admit that I’ve had more than enough time, just not the energy to write. This winter has been both hard and good to me.

First off, my immune system has been downright sucky. I spent a whole near week finally feeling better after having had a series of flu's that kept me under the weather for nearly a month, and now I've caught another cold... doh! Most of the plans I had are also not working out the way I hoped. Most notably, around Christmas Sna will most likely get nowhere near the time off we hoped for. Since my next real break will be next summer that is a bit of a downer. On the up side: the time we do have is a lot of fun, we have done some great things together and have a lot more fun stuff planned in the time we will have. Also, my daylight lamp is making a difference and I’m busy with a lot of greatly enjoyable things. Plus: I have a job! I’m going to finalize the details tomorrow, but we’ve already talked all conditions trough. It’ll be a fun job with nice hours and okay pay. The only worry I have is that I’ll be unable to make sufficient hours, but that is something only time will tell, and it’s definitely a job worth the chance. I’ll be working with books again! And I’ll get to help people, with not the focus on sales but actually on the people. (Just incase anyone is wondering, I got hired at the library)

During winter I tend to spend some time contemplating life, my life and the direction in which to travel. This year I started relatively early, as three weeks of having to take it easy because I’ve been flu-hopping (just when you’re getting better you get sick again…) gave me plenty of time to think. It generally leaves me with the question: who do I want to be?
This question can appear a lot simpler than it really is. It entails complex questions like ‘what are qualities I can admire in a person’, ‘what do I enjoy doing’, ‘what road towards my future do I wish to travel and where do I want it to lead to’ and ‘how do I achieve this’. Though the most troublesome question of all the questions I ask myself is ‘and can I do this’. This is because at some fundamental level I am convinced that I can do anything I wish to do, truly anything at all. At the same time I unfortunately am also fundamentally convinced that I will fail at anything I try, that I can’t muster the effort it will take me and that I am utterly incompetent. These convictions tend to clash harshly around this time of year, and I usually end up closing my eyes and taking a plunge… or cowering under the blanket and deciding to abandon a dream for the time being. At the moment it's especially job-focussed, since I am looking for a part-time one, but am having diffculties with finding one I like.

The current results are:

    - I love working with both books and movies, at all aspects of them I have had experience with or knowledge of (which includes selling   
        them, putting them in boxes and checking people’s tickets at the cinema… I find I am not so very picky in this category)
    -  I love working with music
    -  I love stuff to do with photography
    -  I love explaining things I know well to other people, and I absolutely love inspiring them towards expanding their knowledge and abilities
    -  I love working with words and stories
    -  I love building things
    -  I love cooking
    -  I love helping others
    -  I love learning new things

 The doubts that have surfaced are:
    -         Even though I have been improving I am not a very good cook
    -         I am probably one of the clumsiest people alive
    -         I am not a very good writer
    -         Helping others does get balanced against what I have to do to help them
    -         In a lot of things I like doing I am far from alone
    -         I tend to get all my facts fuzzy

 Which leads to: What job is there that I can do well, which I would be eligible for, and which I’ll enjoy? I am very good at planning things, but generally not in the execution itself. This I am only good at if I absolutely have to be(I, fortunately, generally perform well under pressure). If I apply myself, I can be very good at explaining things. I know I am very smart. I can analyze large amounts of information and conclude a lot of correct things from this analysis relatively quickly. I can also work very precisely. But will these skills lead to some way I can make a living in a way that will make me happy? The jobs I know of are either very hard to find, pay very poorly or have hours that no longer match the life I wish to lead. Working evenings is something that was cool when I just started to study, but nowadays I prefer to have my evenings for other things.

The problem is:  I know that if I believe in myself and work hard enough I should be able to find something… but believing in myself is sometimes the hardest thing to do.

Ah well, back to contemplation…

It's been a while since my last post again. A lot of stuff happened, like Exodus and the end of my first quarter(which implied several exams).
 Exams went kinda okayish, the one result I got back was enough to pass the class. Exodus was cool, but proper descriptions can be found on other lj's already, I'm not really up for adding to that. The daylightlamp treatment has helped a lot, but it's time for the next treatment again.

My life in general rules, with sufficient time to spare, a lot of fun things to choose from and an amazing boyfriend that does his very best to spend time with me inspite of being extremely busy. Which is party why I don't get why I've been feeling very sad for a quite a while. It gets less from time to time, but it is forming a steady undercurrent. Maybe it's something in the air.
At the moment I do get the feeling though, since several people very near to me seem to be in far less optimal condition. To those people(if they read this): if you need my help, just let me know.

 It’s always interesting to see the effect of shorter days on me. This year I started noticing the shortening of days extremely early. It started halfway through September. When I noticed the effects I and Sander both agreed that it was time to get myself a daylight-lamp. It arrived this week and I’ve started spending time behind it, so hopefully I’ll start feeling somewhat awake again soon.

My birthday celebration ruled. There were about as many people as this house could hold. It was fun and I got some really great gifts, so I would like to thank all the people that were there and the two people that couldn’t make it but had a part in the gifts I got anyway.

There was one shadow over my birthday celebration though, which also reached me afterwards. A lot of people, amongst others Sander, were not feeling very well that weekend. During the weekend I was just fine, but Monday I woke up feeling horrible. I had gotten a cold, which was much better by Wednesday but still hasn’t entirely left me.

My wonderful boyfriend had gotten me a truly amazing gift though, namely the Wii. This naturally is in part a gift to himself as well since he’s a fan too, but mostly one for me since I had been wanting one badly for ages. He’d preordered it a while ago, and had to live in fear of me turning up with one. I hadn’t though, and am very, very happy with the gift. A fair portion of my week, especially the days I spent at home feeling ill, has been spent gaming on it, together with going to classes and working on assignments. I also had Alternity on Tuesday, and Sander’s cousin’s birthday and picking up the tent on Thursday.

Yesterday Jolanda joined me in gaming on the Wii, which was a lot of fun. We also went to the movie ‘No Reservations’. I liked the story, and although the way the plot unfolded was not very remarkable I found the topic interesting and the way the story was told very well done.

Right now I’ve just woken up, and am planning on having a quiet day. Today Sander is returning from Aon, which I’m looking forward too. I hope he had a lot of fun, but I’m very happy he’s coming home somewhere today.

First of: Euro Disney rocked. Only a few long lines (most notably Crush’s Coaster, which I would have loved to go into were it not the only ride with a constant waiting time of +30 min) and a lot of fun things to see.

There should be one warning posted for people my age going towards Euro Disney though. Generally I have a fair people tolerance and an even higher tolerance for children. By the third day of parents bumping into me or driving their stroller-buggies into me, having to jump every couple of seconds because some toddler decided to start running the other way all of a sudden and otherwise I would knock them over or step on them, and hearing even more children wine or cry loudly because either a) they’re spoiled little tyrants, b) their parents refuse to pay any attention to the child at all, insisting on doing what THEY feel like doing or c) because the child had gotten exhausted(usually around 4 pm), I was ready to hit both the children and the parents and scream very loudly at them. This implied a moment of quiet enjoying of the not so popular steam-punk gallery (or Arcade) (which both me and Sna LOVED) and a cup of tea. Fortunately, when I got to that point we were almost ready to leave, with only checking the stores in the much quieter Disney Village left. We had been in all the rides we had wanted to do except Crush’s Coaster, some rides we have even been into twice, or in the case of the Rock-n-rollercoaster trice.

I am home now, arrived a little while ago, and am exhausted. I’m going to read a little and then sleep, so I’ll have the energy to prepare for my birthday-celebration tomorrow. I am very much looking forward to it, and also to finally finding out what I am getting from Sna. He’s hinted slightly, but I still have no clue and he insists on giving it to me tomorrow… ARGH SO CURIOUS…. 

Ok, sleep now… then tomorrow will be here all the faster

I’m slowly giving everything its own place. I did reach the conclusion that there is no way all books will fit into the closets we have now. I don’t mind keeping some books in boxes, but some of the ones I highly prefer to have in closets are in boxes now too, so new bookcases will have to be acquired at some point in the future.

 The rest of this week I’ll continue with fetching the last few things, and then giving them a place within the house. Next week will see the long awaited (and much looked forward to) trip to Disneyland. We’ll leave on Tuesday and return very late on Friday.

Since my birthday is during the trip to Disney, on the 5^th of September, I will be celebrating it right after we return on Saturday the 8^th of September. Don’t mistake this for a shout to meet new people (the house is not big enough for that), but if you know me and would like to come: I’d love to have you over. People will be welcome from 3 pm to about 10 pm. If you want to come, give me a heads-up by e-mail or phone before Tuesday, so I’ll know how many people to expect. For gift ideas you can contact Sander, he has a list.

I've moved! At least, mostly. There are still a couple of boxes at my mom's place, and some electronic equipment with my name on it, but the largest part is over, and most important: my bed is over. I spend years looking for a bed I really liked, so I'm very happy I'm finally sleeping in it again.

It was a LOT of work, with me spending the Saturday putting as much in boxes as possible and getting it all down the first flight of stairs for faster packing the next day. It ended up being so much that Sander suggested an extra run the same day would be necessary, to at least get most over to his place since I need as much as possible as soon as possible. When September starts I'm going to be very busy for two months, and I would hate being in the middle of a move then.

Sunday started bad with my mom calling me early that she had sprained her hip. All she could do was limp and lifting boxes was out of the question. This implied that my dad had a bad morning as well, because he had to clear his van alone, which is usually filled with tools and such. I realized it was time to see if  backup could be arranged and after a couple of calls selmaika, achterwaards and JW were on their way to assist, and my now former house-mate was willing to help out with the heavy stuff as well.
This led to the speedy disassembly of several pieces of furniture, and the swift loading of my dad's car. When we were nearly done Sander returned from the first run, and his car was swiftly packed as well. We drove without incident to Krimpen, and assembled my bed immediately.

Afterwards we had dinner here with my parents, whom had never seen this place before. Then they left, and that left me to start unpacking...

Now for finding space to leave all my books :-|

1: What would be the most interesting larp character you have ever played?

That would be Ae'ria. She is most interesting because she has been around longest, and developed most. I always
love to play her, and she is also the easiest character for me to slip into.

2: Apart from Larp, what other hobbies do you have?

I am a bit of a dance fanatic, and am hoping to start classes in september again. I also love reading books, and collecting them.
I like gaming, both on the computer, board games or rpg. I am also quite the movie fanatic. Last I love creating things,
from sowing dresses and painting silk scarfs, to taking pictures and writing poetry.

3: If someone gave you a million and told you to spend it wisely, how would you spend it?

I'd probably invest most, distributed between obligations, long term saving programs and the stock market.
I'd use a small bit as backing for a house, and the last to either start up a small company myself, or
back friends with a solid business plan in starting one. Maybe both.

4: What would be five questions you would ask me through this MeMe?

    1. What are your favorite lyrics?
    2. What is the silliest thing you ever ended up doing.
    3. Of all the places you've been on vacation to, what was the most beautiful?
    4. Since you asked this of most people I'm curious about what your answer would be. So I'll ask:
        what is something not a lot of people know about you?
    5. I really liked this question so I'd ask you this too: if you could have three wishes, what would they be?

5: what is something not a lot of people know about you?

I answered a question very similar to this one for Ju's meme. Naturally, there must be more things not a lot of people know about me,
but now to think of one... I think there are not that many people that know that I dislike large white surfaces.
They make me think of hospitals.


PS The Fajitas I like is a tex-mex dish, that consists of tortilla's that you fill with spiced strips of beef or chicken, some lettuce, paprika and union, grated cheese, sour creme and guacamole.

1. What's the story about you and Sna meeting again?

 

Jo started larping and I came with once. I hated it. Apparently that was the first time I met him, although I don’t recollect a lot of that weekend. I was taken at the time, sleepy, cold and missing home very much. After that I saw him flash by at a fair I went to with Jolanda once, thinking he was cute but way out of my league. Then we went to the Winterefteling with a group, and he and JWK talked me into larping again. We also talked a fair bit about books and stuff, and I really liked him. But there still was the distance issue, so I didn’t pursue it. Then we were at Symbols 1 together, and we ended up walking side by side toward a certain ritual… We both passed out and had to move because npc’s otherwise might accidentally step on us. It was slightly drizzling, and he offered me a spot underneath his cloak.

When we returned to the village, we started talking about bookcollections. I think I mentioned I would like to see his, and he invited me over to do so. This resulted in a week of utter nervousness for the both of us, and ended up in our first date. And ever since our first date we have been a couple…

2. Spacegeest? Explain.

 

I was 13 and a friend of mine had just claimed the hotmail address of ‘spookmeler’. I thought it was the coolest, and wanted something like it. Thus ‘spacegeest’ was born. It actually referred to outer space and ghosts… During the years the e-mailadress kind of stuck by me, I still use it. And when I need to make up a name that can not be like other people’s ideas it still serves me faithfully most of the time.

3. When you were little what did you always want to be?

 

An inventor, that would work in making the world a healthier place, that was more intune with nature… Surprisingly enough, I also really wanted to own and manage a shopping mall… decorating and redecorating stores, gather all kind of stores with stuff I liked to one place.

4. If you were to create a larp setting, what would you base it off or what would be your setting?

 

Difficult question. I have been thinking about concepts for a while. I’be seriously been working on something scifi-related, because it wasn’t there and people I care about really would like to play on one. It would be based on sci-fi classics, with a lot of influence from both Dune and Firefly.

I have also been thinking seriously about more lighthearted Larps. Something like a fair or a seasonal market(something MUCH smaller than castlefest and in character), that’s just there for itself, and for people to have a day of fun. With only small storylines, mostly targeted at letting people tell their own stories.

I’ve also been thinking about possibilities within existing fairytales and folklore, but I am afraid people already experience a type of overkill of larps that do stuff on that end.

5. This one works nicely: Three wishes, which?

 

Tough… three eh? First there would be the wish for a long and happy life for me, Sander and all of the people that are dear to me. Second I’d wish for a large house that will truly be my own, in which I could grow, love, have friends over and that will never truly grow out of space. Maybe with an forest sized garden? The third wish would be to find a job that pays well, is fun, makes me happy and that I am good at.

Naturally I have wishes for the world too (like world peace, more tolerance, global happiness without loss of free will), but those are so beyond my grasp that I dare but hope.

1.finally moving to krimpen must be weird, going to miss amsterdam?

 

Yes and no. I will miss:

-         Having a fair amount of my friends nearby enough to cycle to

-         Casually seeing my parents

-         Being able to cycle to the cinema

-         Having about any store or form of entertainment I could imagine nearby and open 24/7

I will not miss:

-         Parking fees

-         Sleeping alone

-         Some of the lesser elements of large cities(junkies, fighting drunk couples on the street, etc)

-         Sharing a house with people that are not my significant other

In the end it comes down to that I’ll mostly miss the easy of things.

2.what is it you're going to like about Krimpen most? (accept from being with sna :p)

 

I value having a spot that is only mine and Sna’s, that has a fair bit of space to it and a garden, a lot. Krimpen is nice and quiet(sometimes a little too quiet for a city girl like me), and reasonably close to a lot of things(Rotterdam, the cinema, a train station). Also most of Sander’s relatives live really close by, which is nice too. But nothing compares to having a house to call my own for now.

3.is there anything people are not likely to know about you?

 

I’m not sure. I tend to behave like a fairly open book and do not like to keep stuff in, but in the end I believe I am fairly hard to get to know. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that I let people reasonably close fairly soon, but then I tend to take my time to see what happens. They call it ‘de kat uit de boom kijken’. It’s not something I do consciously, and it’s something most people close to me know, but other people don’t.

Outside of that, I wouldn’t know… maybe that I’ve written a lot of poetry and when I feel inspired love to write still?

Oh… just realized… I also have a tendency to be a little overly complete… sorry….

4.is there anything special you would like to accomplish in life?

 

I want to know everything!! Ok, ok, maybe not everything, I have run into a couple of things I wish I knew less about. But I would like to know a little about most things, and to be able to do most things. There is little that fascinates me more than something I don’t know that much about yet.

5.what can really make you happy?

 

Cuddling and chocolate. Dancing. Singing. Warm food when I’m cold, or hot chocolate milk(there’s the chocolate again). A good book, a movie I haven’t seen before, seeing or hearing a story I haven’t heard before. Exploring a new concept or idea, going to a place I haven’t been before. I positively love traveling, even though I violently dislike camping. Being near the people I care about, or seeing them smile. Sander. Listening to beautiful music, or writing poetry. A lot of simple things can make me really happy.

If you'd like me to interview you:

1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, or your favorite kind of sandwich, maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not.
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.
5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions.

Last week I had a vacation, which was wonderful. At the beginning I saw the movie 'Ratatouille', which was very worthwhile. As far as I’m concerned it has earned its rightful place amongst the rest of the brilliant films created by Disney and Pixar.

Last week also saw Drachenfest, and the hasty preparations I needed to make for it. I spend most of my time behind my sewing machine, but unfortunately was unable to finish all I had wanted to make. I had managed to complete several new undergarments, but did not manage to complete a new kimono.
Drachenfest itself was a lot of fun, even though I got stuck making noodles and tea for the rest a lot. I spend a lot of time reading haiku’s and quietly contemplating existence and the kami, and greatly enjoyed my surroundings and the people around me. To all the Yoshida that end up reading this: thank you for another great experience.
Most notable of events was on the fridaynight. Although I am not sure how appropriate it would be to discuss the events on my lj, I want to say it impressed me very much.
Now the time has come however for my maiko(apprentice geisha) Gina to evolve a little. Up till now she has managed to evade all public displays of skill, part due to avoidance and part due to circumstances that always managed to prevent tea ceremonies that she had agreed to. She has found herself a very solid reason to change that now, and I am looking forward to playing that.

For a larger update on the events at Drachenfest you can read sna 's livejournal.

When we returned home on Sunday both Sander and I were very exhausted, and yesterday was mostly spend doing nothing and recovering. Today however Jo and Kelly have been over, which I enjoyed greatly. This especially so since I have been feeling a little isolated in Krimpen, and I always love seeing the both of them.

Tomorrow it’s time for work again, and for planning ahead. I have walls to paint, stuff to move, an EE party to attend, games to play and a birthdayparty to plan. And I am going on vacation early september and classes are going to start around the same day… Busy times

Had a blast last weekend, but as anticipated, most of my weekend was filled with Potter related stuff. Friday I went to see the movie, together with Sna, JW Koudijs, Cora and Renee. Liked the movie, I felt that it portrayed the atmosphere of the book correctly. It also didn't annoy me nearly as much as the previous two movies, but that might also be due to the fact that I haven't read this part as often as the ones before it.

Saturday the book arrived, since we had ordered two copies from bol.com. I had been looking forward to it for a while, and when I finished it Sunday eve, I found it well worth the wait. Could see some stuff coming, but those were the things that in the end did complete the series for me. I had been afraid that I would feel the same way about this book as I did about the last one, but I liked this one much, much better.

Outside of that I've been working hard on my Bachelor's thesis, which is slowly coming along. I have written 5 pages, so still have quite a bit to write though. Yesterday I've played Munchkin Cthulhu with the same group as I saw Harry Potter with on Friday, and since I really like the concept of Cthulhu I had a lot of fun. Tonight I'm going to play mage, which is a lot of fun too, and tomorrow I'm going to have a quiet night with my gorgeous boyfriend, which I'm very much looking forward to.

Now not to think of the talk about my bachelor thesis on Thursday or having to work tomorrow...