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So yeah, woken up by the fire alarm again. This morning it was at 7:30 and it turns out that it was a fire drill. We were so not happy. One guy even complained at them for choosing to wake all of us up today. Mainly because we were woken up yesterday morning at 7 a.m. because the fire alarm went off (most likely because of someone’s shower). Their reason for doing this drill was to count all the people and make sure that everyone got out. The complaining guy pointed out that they should’ve been here to count everyone yesterday morning when it actually did go off. And obviously, this counting business isn’t very effective because Dani’s boyfriend spent the night in her room (and therefore wasn’t present in his own building when they had the drill) and Oliver’s over here too. How are they supposed to know who’s gone home for some reason or another?

fire drill

Yup, so because of the mix-up last week, today we had two seminars taught in one. Was a tad strange.. But Oh. My. God. My tutor just does not respect personal space! I mean, I kept having to lean back in my chair and have my back against a hot radiator just to get some distance. Then afterwards I asked the girl next to me of what she thought and she said that she was afraid that he’d swing into her (tutor was on a swivel chair). So next week, definitely sitting at the other end of the room. And on a side note, he seems gay. Don’t know if he is, but he seems like it. Very effeminate voice anyway.

university life

Deadlines! O_O;;; Okay, so in two weeks I have an essay due on the Monday.. then a presentation on the Wednesday, then a week after it another essay and a week after that one more portfolio. Looooovely.. So today I finally kicked myself into action and got books so I can prepare the presentation. I might just wing some of it though. Like I usually do. XD And for some reason, I seem to do okay when I wing it. It’s kind of a scary thought actually. What if I can’t come up with anything? I did write on my personal essay for the exchange program that I thrive under pressure. That’s when I feel like a genius.. but it’s not good when I just freeze. Eh.. -__-

So, now I’ll definitely be going to work on my presentation. I will. I will. I will.

P.S. I’m gonna start cross posting to the other blog because this one is very tempermental. Just in case y’know.

deadlines, essays

Just found a really funny video on someone’s blog. It’s called Baby Got Book.. That just put a grin on my face. Just scroll down to Jan 31st and you’ll see it. ^_^

video, christian rap, baby got book

01. DO YOU HAVE ON A LOT OF MAKE-UP? As in right now? None.

02. HOW MUCH DO YOU PUT ON? Usually just some eyeliner and mascara does it for me. Some lipstick/lipgloss if I feel like finding the right color.

03. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO GET READY? It depends if I have to wash my hair or not. From 5 mins to half an hour.

04. DO YOU PUT ON A LOT OF LIPGLOSS? If it tastes good. But most of the time I don’t wear any…

05. DOES YOUR LIPGLOSS SMELL GOOD? The stuff I bought from Estonia does. Mmm, Manhattan’s Wanted! Lipbalm in Amarena Cherry. ^-^

06. DO YOU CARRY A PURSE? Yup.

07. WHAT COLOR IS IT? Depends on which one I use. I’ve got a black one, a grey one (both of those are pretty small). Then there’s the really nice pink one my dad bought me from Dubai which I’m using right now on a daily basis.. and all the purses I have back at home… *happy sigh*

No clue where question #8 went…

09. DO YOU HAVE COACH BAG? What’s a coach bag?

10. DO YOU HAVE A LOUIS VUITTON? Nope. But I do have a Tommy Hilfiger. Not as price-y I know..

11. HOW MANY PURSES DO YOU HAVE? Loads. Too many to count. But with me only two. I think. I can only see two. ^-^

12. DO YOU LIKE TO WEAR NAILPOLISH? Yup.

13. HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET YOUR NAILS DONE? By someone else? Never. I do ’em myself. Loads of fun. And it really depends on my mood how often I do them.

14. DO YOU LIKE MANICURES? Again, I like giving myself manicures.

15. WHAT ABOUT PEDICURES? See above.

16. DO YOU HAVE A USUAL NAIL SALON YOU GO TO? See above.

17. WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR HAIR CUT? In the living room (usually). By my dad. ^_^

18. DO YOU DYE YOUR HAIR? Tried it once. Didn’t really work, so no..

19. DO YOU STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR? Nope, don’t have a hair straightener. Not that it’d help. It’s all wave after curl after wave after wave.

20. DO YOU HAVE LOTS OF PAIRS OF SHOES? Oh yah.

21. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SHOES? Well, it changes. I really like the blue ones I bought a few months ago. And the orange-y ones I got for Christmas.. I don’t! Don’t make me pick. I like ’em all.

23. DO YOU WEAR HEELS EVERYWHERE? Nope… my feet would kill me if I tried getting around Aber in heels. XD

24. CAN YOU WALK IN HEELS AND NOT FALL OVER? Yup, I love heels.

25. WHERE DO YOU BUY YOUR CLOTHES? Right now, it’s B-Wise. The only store that has decent stuff for decent prices (yay for student discounts!) No H&M over here.. *sniffle*

26. DO YOU GO SHOPPING EVERY WEEK? Nope. If I did, I seriously wouldn’t have any money or space left in my room..

27. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE STORE? I dunno.. kinda hard to decide..

28. HOW MUCH DO YOU USUALLY SPEND? Depends on where I shop. And if they have student discounts.

29. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN DIOR? As in there’s a store called Dior? Nope..

30. DO YOU FOLLOW FASHION TRENDS? Not really… but I really did like the hippie look that was in a few years ago. Made buying clothes that I really liked a lot easier.

31. DO YOU HAVE A PAIR OF HUGE SUNGLASSES? No.

35. HOW MANY PAIRS OF EARRINGS DO YOU HAVE? Too many to count. Let’s just say loads and loads and counting.

36. DO YOU WEAR HOOP EARRINGS? Yup.

37. DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF SKIRTS? *nods* I don’t know how many exactly, but yes, lots.

Where’s #38?

39. DO YOU GET YOUR EYE BROWS DONE? I pluck them myself like once every 3-4 months.

40. CAN YOU APPLY MASCARA WITHOUT OPENING YOUR MOUTH? Yup.

41. DO YOU WEAR A LOT OF EYELINER? Not lots of it, but some of it.. since I’ve sorta stopped wearing eyeshadow..

42 and 43 aren’t here for some reason…This one is really missing a load of qs, isn’t it?

44. DO YOU DO PILATES OR YOGA? Used to. But don’t have the space for it right now. My room is tiny. *weeps*

45. DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF MAGAZINES? Here? No. At home? Yes. In storage? Yes.

meme, personality survey

A - Accent: Leaning towards American when I speak English.. B - Breakfast Item: Either muesli or tea & toast C - Chore you hate: Funny thing is, I’ve started to like cleaning.. but right now it’s picking up after my flatmates. They just don’t know how to keep the kitchen tidy.. let alone clean. >_< D - Dad’s Name: Petri E - Essential everyday item: My phone F - Flavor ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Peace of Cake G - Gold or Silver?: White Gold.. but if that’s too expensive then I prefer silver H - Happy Place: In Oliver’s arms ^_^ I - Insomnia: Only when I’ve had too much caffeine J - Job-Love or Want to Leave: Not working right now, unless you count being a student as working.. K - Kids: Don’t have ’em.. L - Living arrangements: Sharing a flat with seven others while I’m at school, when I’m not I’m either at home with my parents & sisters or over at Oliver’s M - Mom’s birthplace: Er… Jarvenpaa? I don’t know! ;_; N - Number of lovers you’ve had: One O - Overnight hospital stays: None that I can remember.. but I’m guessing I stayed in a hospital when I was born. XP P - Phobia: High places.. don’t want to plummet to my death. O_O But if it’s got like loads of safety rails that’ll stop me from falling, then I’m okay. ^_^ Q - Question: Where will I live next year?? R - Religious Affiliation: Lutheran S - Siblings: Two younger sisters, one older half sister (but still considered as a whole sister), one adopted younger one… does Oliver’s sister count here too? T - Time you wake up: When I feel like it.. usually between 10:30 and 1pm. Unless I’ve got an early class, then I wake up at 8:15. ^-^ U - Unnatural hair colors you’ve had: Only dyed my hair once with orange-y streaks.. which didn’t really show up anyway. XD V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: Uhm.. dunno.. I’m willing to try everything at least once W - Worst habit: procrastination? X - X-rays you’ve had: 2; one when I broke my arm and another when I had pneumonia & bronchitis Y - Yummy: yes please! Whatcha got? :D Z - Zodiac sign: Cancer

meme, a-z, personality survey

I was reading Customers_Suck when I came across this one post. It had a link to a bunch of teens ordering 103 cheeseburgers. o.o;;; Here’s the clip to it.

Last night I got a video clip from Oliver.. now the tune is playing in my head. I love the lyrics. XD The Ultimate Showdown

videos, McDonalds, 103 cheeseburgers, Ultimate Showdown

Okies, so I just took a test to determine my nerd quotient.

And like I said in a comment on Ryan’s blog, nerd , geek and dork are not the same thing.

quiz, personality test, meme, nerd test

..from my essay and portfolio that is. I know my tutor said that it was my best work so far which made me think Okay, so that’ll give me a grade of like 63-65…. But.. I got a 69! A 69! That’s almost a 1st. :-D Then I got my portfolio back yesterday and today my teacher e-mailed me the coversheet which had my grade on it.. 68! I am doing so well! *grin*

Had my first Aspects of Genre lecture today. It still sounds like a boring module, but the lecturer told us the funniest story (that still had to do with the module). So the topic is genres and how they affect the reader’s expectations. Now, in the story, this woman is alone in a hotel and wants something to read. So she goes over to the local library/book store/something and heads to the crime section. Somehow, Shakespeare’s Macbeth had wound up in there and she takes it back to her room with her. The next morning at breakfast, she proudly announces: “I’ve solved the Macbeth murder!” A man nearby asks her her reasoning (since we don’t really view Macbeth as a murder mystery) and she explains that an innocent person doesn’t act the way MacDuff (? not sure who, since I haven’t actually read it) does when he finds Duncan’s body in that room. So therefore MacDuff was the one who killed Duncan. The man thinks: “Okay, well that’s a bit too easy of an explanation.” He reads the play that night and the following morning he tells the woman that he has solved the identity of the murderer. There’s a scene where Lady MacBeth says that she would’ve killed Duncan herself except he looked too much like her father when he slept. The man’s explanation is that it was Lady MacBeth’s father who killed Duncan because the man the lady saw really was her father! The Old Mr. MacBeth (that’s how the lecturer said it :P) had killed Duncan, heard someone in the hall, stuffed the body underneath the bed and climbed into the bed himself. So the man Lady MacBeth saw really was her father and that’s why she didn’t kill him.

results, grades, MacBeth, genres, mix-ups, murder mystery

Okay, I’ve read the whole book of poetry by Tony Harrison called Selected Poems. What a waste of time. Seriously, 250 pages of nothing but crappy poetry which sounds like something a teenager had written. Lots of swearing, politics, showing off how “smart” he is by throwing in other languages… and he came off as a little bit of a racist. And perverted. Really, why is he so fixated on sex? Lots of references to Africa and poverty and death too.

Now I’m not a big fan of poetry, but I know this much: That wasn’t any good. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is good, these aren’t.

poetry, Tony Harrison, Selected Poems, poem review