onsdag 31. desember 2014

Time's running out. It's always running out on me, as the road up ahead disappears


Å skrive et gjennomtenkt blogginnlegg er alltid krevende. Jeg vil skrive ting som kommer rett fra sjelen, men jeg ønsker også ha en orden i det jeg skriver. De siste årene har jeg innsett at det å stadig være bevisst over tiden, kan anses som et kjennetegn av voksenverden. Går helst ingensteds uten den digitale klokken min som gir meg nøyaktig oversikt. Hvert sekund teller når du springer omkring huset for å finne de tingene som skal ned i vesken før du springer ut mot busstoppet med ti sekunder til gode. Da gjelder hvert sekund, kanskje ikke så mye nå som jeg sitter inne på rommet mitt og nyter den rosa himmelen. Å leve i nuet har fått en ny betydning for meg. Det betyr ikke at jeg skal kaste fra meg alt og kjøpe en flybillett til Maldivene og finne meg en jobb som kan betale for den neste flybilletten min. Det betyr ikke at jeg på en fredagskveld skal dra ut og omsider finne drømmeprinsen (kongen?). Jeg har innsett at det betyr at jeg må sette meg tilbake litt, innimellom, og se på helheten. Det betyr at jeg må nyte de tingene jeg gjør. Riktignok er jeg tjueen år, og jeg har andre ønsker og drømmen enn da jeg var atten år. Mine venner har kommentert at jeg i blant minner om en gammel dame, og jeg skal ikke si i mot, for det er nok sannheten. Jeg er i stadig endring, noe som jeg kanskje først har innsett ordentlig i år. “You're always you, and that don't change, and you're always changing, and there's nothing you can do about it.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book. Jeg leste dette sitatet i november, og jeg trengte det. Det siste året har vært bra og dårlig, og jeg har nok aldri vært så forvirret over livet. Det har nok mye med at jeg snart må gi slipp på sikkerhetsnettet mitt – skole. Jeg har vært veldig skolelei, men likevel klamrer jeg meg fast i tittelen: «student». Det har vært en del av min identitet de siste seksten årene. Jeg hadde heldigvis ikke tenkt så mye på det på starten av året, men det begynte å gå opp for meg i sommer. At det ville være min siste «sommerjobb». Neste år er det kanskje bare «jobb», det jeg skal drive med resten av livet. Høsten kom raskere enn forventet, og jeg gikk ut i praksis med masse tanker i hodet. Jeg er en tenker- det er bare slik jeg er. Men det innebærer at jeg stadig grubler over ting som ikke alltid er like nødvendige å gruble over. Ikke ta sorgene på forskudd, sa han. Jeg foretrekker å gjøre en ting om gangen, å bli ferdig med en ting før jeg starter på det andre. Men jeg innså tidlig at det ikke ville fungere for mitt siste år på dette studiet, og startet å lese til eksamen allerede i august. Det gjorde noe med meg, tror jeg. Jeg hadde så stort fokus på den kommende eksamen, at all energien min gikk dit, fremfor praksis. Jeg følte at jeg ikke gav noe særlig av meg selv i praksis. Veilederne mine sa stadig at jeg måtte være veldig skoleflink fordi jeg visste mye av det jeg pratet om. Men jeg hadde jo egentlig bare lest om det før jeg skulle ut i praksis. Jeg følte meg som en løgner, der jeg stod og smilte og unnlot å rette på ordene deres. Det var en lang stund denne høsten at jeg ikke følte meg som meg selv, som om jeg hadde mistet en del av meg selv. Jeg hadde blitt en jeg ikke likte, og jeg husket at Ale hadde snakket om noe lignende før. «Åh, så det var dette hun følte,» tenkte jeg. Det var merkelig, for jeg har egentlig aldri hatt en ordentlig identitetskrise, og det var ikke før nå jeg virkelig kjente at jeg ikke visste hvem jeg var lengre. Bare å skrive dette gir meg en dårlig smak i munnen, for det er en slik klisje. Da jeg kom tilbake på skolen hadde jeg fortsatt denne følelsen av at noe ikke var riktig, at jeg manglet en eller to skruer. Men jeg kom meg litt ut av det igjen. Og det var kanskje ikke før i slutten av november at jeg følte meg som den personen jeg er. Jeg føler meg fortsatt litt ustø, og jeg vet nå at jeg ikke alltid vil være like fornøyd med meg selv. Og at jeg stadig er i endring. Taylor Swift skrev litt om forandring i forordet i CD coveret sitt, og hun hadde en ganske positiv vinkling på temaet, som jeg syntes var oppløftende: «Every day I wake up as someone slightly new. Isn’t it wild and intriguing and beautiful to think that every day we are new?». Til tross for denne identitetskrisen min, har 2014 kanskje vært mitt beste år på denne jorden hittil. Jeg har alltid tenkt at jeg har vært heldig med menneskene i mitt liv. I år ble jeg godt kjent med enkelte mennesker som tror har påvirket meg mye. I mine øyne er enhver relasjon til et annet menneske viktig; enkelte vil ha stor påvirkning, andre vil ha mindre. Likevel så vil de påvirke deg. I år fikk jeg oppfylt en drøm om å dra til Irland etter bare noen få dager med planlegging etter ideen ble diskutert. Etter år med å lese bøker av Marian Keyes med skildringer av ulike deler av Irland, fikk jeg endelig dratt til landet jeg hadde drømt om så mange ganger. I had the time of my life, som sangen sier. Det er nesten så jeg ikke har ord for det, og jeg husker da vi satt på flyplassen og ventet på min venninne som fløy til Irland via en annen flyplass som om det var i går. Jeg hadde det beste selskapet – to av mine beste venner. Sånn sett fikk jeg oppfylle en av mine drømmer i et selskap som ikke kunne vært bedre. Jeg var også heldig nok til at jeg fikk dratt på en jentetur til Stockholm med venninnene mine, der jeg fikk sett 1D «in flesh» for den andre gangen i mitt liv. Jeg tror jeg alltid vil huske sene kvelder med fotball-vm på tv’n, vodka i vinduskarmen, og da vi løpte for å rekke toget/banen hjem fra konserten. Enhver gang jeg ser for meg det sistnevnte, er det alltid som en scene rett fra en film. Min bestevenn har flyttet, og jeg sa farvel til atter et barndomshjem. Jeg fikk vite at jeg skal få en ny nevø det neste året. Jeg feiret min søster og min svoger i bryllupet deres. Jeg husker alt, og ingenting. Men jeg vet at til tross for mye slit og mange hindringer, så har 2014 vært et fantastisk år. Det er mange mennesker som har hatt stor betydning, og om jeg skulle ha valgt en artist som var viktig for meg i år, så ville jeg sagt Sam Smith. Uten tvil. Før jeg forlater dere med gode ønsker, vil jeg at dere skal lese dette utdraget om denne generasjonens jenter, og dette utdraget om at man ikke alltid må følge hjertet. Håper på at 2015 vil være et bra år, og at jeg lærer mer om meg selv, og at jeg har flere positive opplevelser. Mine nyttårsforsett er å ikke være så hard på meg selv, og gjenoppta treningsrutiner og et sunnere kosthold enn det jeg har hatt de siste ukene. Håper dere har en fin feiring i kveld, og at dere har ting dere kan se frem til neste år – uavhengig hvor stort det er. Det er betydningen som gjelder. 

tirsdag 30. desember 2014

every time I turn around something don't feel right

For Christmas I got the three things I wished for, and a lot of things I didn't explicitly wish for. This jumper is one of the latter. It was the first present I opened, and the one that I probably was most happy about, because look at it! It's got a father Christmas, Christmas tree, presents, snowflakes, snowman, and bells! It is obnoxious, tacky and loud, and it's surprisingly something I love. I even wore it out at the mall the other day, because I'm so in love with it. I've worn it every day since Christmas eve, though not 24/7. Lynx commented to Volla: "she really does love that jumper", after seeing me in it through Facetime for the third time. I'm going to wear it until the next year starts, which is soon. Did you know it's New Years Eve tomorrow? I was asking my brother which day it is, and he said tomorrow, and I said "but it's the thirtieth today!". He looked at me, and said "yes.." probably waiting for me to realise it. I just thought there would be more days of this holiday. I don't want this year to be over just yet. Work yesterday was good, though I was a bit late after the bus was almost twenty minutes late. Ugh. Anyway, I got to be with some other patients that I've not been with since summer maybe. It was really good, and nice to see them again. I woke up this morning, starting the day with a fan fiction, which I've done the whole holiday. Then I went downstairs to have breakfast whilst I watched Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. I sang along to the songs whilst drinking my green tea, Monchita eventually joining me to watch the thing. I felt a bit nostalgic to five years ago when I was obsessed with Niley (Nick and Miley, oh the good ol' days). I also got a flashback to their music video for Paranoid, which is always going to be the death of me. Scratch that, Nick Jonas will always be the death of me. Especially with his 1968 Ford Mustang, it's so pretty! Later today I think I'm going to watch One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film, which I'm looking forward to because it includes Better Than Words, which was not included at the cinema. I did actually want to read a really angst filled fan fiction and cry, but I don't feel like it at the moment. I am going to do a bit of boring things like washing my makeup brushes, file my nails, organise my schedule, etcetera. I've had very strange dreams as of late, but the recurring theme is the people from my past. It's really strange. Anyway, have a good day xx. 

mandag 29. desember 2014

Aren't we wasting time, playing hard to get? We did that when we were younger

I don't enjoy the time before I have to get to work whenever I don't work morning shifts. In time I guess that'll fade when I get more used to it, but now as I seldom work more than once a month, it irks me to think that I won't be home in the warmth to enjoy some more reading. I've been reading fan fiction with the pretend relationship theme. I don't even care what fandom it is, I just love the trope. It's why I love The Proposal, and why I spent hours until 2 am last night to read about Derek and Stiles (Teen Wolf-- I don't watch it, though gif's of them have appeared on my Tumblr desktop a lot) pretending to be in love. Exercise yesterday has made my body hurt, but in a good way. I thought maybe I was going to cry during exercise yesterday, because I've not done any in ages. It's honestly the longest period of time I've gone without exercise in a year or so. It was nice getting back to my routines, and it actually makes having a shower much better. Like, the sweat you're washing away is from hard work, so it gives you a sense of satisfaction? I don't know, maybe it's just me. I'm currently reading as many fan fictions as I can before I have to go get ready for work. Hopefully it'll be a good shift, and maybe there will be some Harry Potter on the television when I get home. Though the last movie was on television yesterday, so maybe not? Wow, did you know that Severus Snape dies? I was not aware until yesterday, and it broke my heart. My sister said: "I've never read any of the Harry Potter books, but I will. One day". I hummed in agreement, adding it to the long list of books I'm going to read "one day". 

søndag 28. desember 2014

rub it in so deep, salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me

Christmas this year has been a calmer affair than last years, and I'm very happy with that. I'm going to write about a few of the things I can remember, and it'll probably not be written chronologically. Soz for that. Volla forced all of us to taste my mum's pickled cherries. They smelled vile, and tasted it too. Regardless of that, she ran after us and threatened to drop a cherry on our belongings, which made us give in. It was hilarious, and I will not get over my dad's face when he tasted it. Ugh, so bitter. My brother has been annoying as per usual; distracting me whilst reading saying "hey, there's a ghost behind you" every five minutes. We were talking about my nephew, and I told the family about the time he insisted on jogging, and then he insisted to jog in the ditch instead of the actual road, because apparently "I will get cycled on!". I have a video of it, which everyone saw, and it's been an ongoing joke ever since. We decided that it's something we'll have to show him once he turns eighteen. My mum got the same chocolate from myself, Monchita and my brother. Albeit in different packaging. I ate a load of it yesterday, because it was surprisingly good. We were all stunned when dad whipped out his phone to take selfies in front of the tree on Christmas eve. Didn't realise he knows a few things about technology. My brother forgot his keys in -16 Celsius yesterday, and everyone was out of the house. We were at the mall to have a walk around, seeing as we've mostly been cooped up in the house, eating food and watching films. I thought my face had turned into ice, once I stepped inside the mall. I bought two new lip balms because mine disappeared a few days ago. Then I lost one of the ones I bought yesterday. Don't you think I found them both at the same place? Behind a chair in the living room. Oh well, don't have to buy new lip balm in a while then. We facetimed Lynx and co this morning (and a lot over the past days), and we got to see my nephew on skis for the first time. It was hilarious. Honestly, he's such a strange person, my nephew. They'll actually be here in less than two weeks, so that's really nice. Get to see my sister's belly more properly then. Volla left today, and myself and Monchita followed her to the busstop in our pj's. We don't own any shame, so we were just smiling to the cars driving past us. Volla tried getting us to wave, and I initially said to Monchita: "as long as we don't have eye contact with anyone". It's been nice to have my sister home, especially for my mum I think, and the rest of the family. I got to see her in October, whereas the others haven't seen her since the wedding? I've cleaned my bedroom, whilst listening to Swifty. Now I'm going to put an order on a few books, then for the first time in over a month, I'm going to exercise. I did want to reread a really sad fanfiction, but I suspect it's too long for me to finish it in an acceptable time. I've got work tomorrow evening, which I can't say I'm looking forward to, but it's eh. Mostly I just don't want to get out in the cold. 

mandag 22. desember 2014

the branches have traded their leaves for white sleeves

Oh my god, I just had to go outside for a bit because I discovered the most amazing sight on the sky (the last picture). It's apparently called "polar stratospheric clouds". I don't I've ever seen it before, but once I did see it, I knocked on Monchita's door and told her to look out her window. We went outside to look at it, and she joked: "it's like I'm on acid". And like, holy shit, it really is. I said: "we don't have northern lights, but we have this". I've also been comparing it to oil mixed with water. Oh dear, I've been staring at it for so long now, that my eyes are starting to hurt. It's like magic. I wonder how it looks like through an air plane window. The weather gods must have been listening to my prayers because the outside is covered with snow. Hooray, and I genuinely thought it wouldn't be snow for Christmas this year. I formed a snow ball yesterday, after taking the trash out, and I learned that my aim is horrible. Well, that's not true. I've always known that my aim is horrible. Anyway, the snow was perfect to make a snow man or snow lights, but I was far too busy being glued to the television. I watched Jamie Oliver cooking for Christmas whilst reading a book by Jill Mansell (good fun, but it'll be forgotten within the week probably) and simultaneously listening to Christmas music. After watching a double episode with Jamie Oliver, there was the handball matches. My goodness, when I watch sport I'm usually very vocal about my opinions, and I do a great deal of shouting. However, sometimes I go all silent and I don't breathe properly because I keep holding my breath. Yesterday was one of those, where I just couldn't get myself to breathe properly because I was so anxious. And what a finale! Norway won in the end, and I almost cried. The finale was probably Norway's best match in this championship. And you know what? Kudos to all of them, seeing as half the team is new? Can't wait to see how they'll do in the future. I have finally cleaned my bedroom and put the furniture back to it's belonging spaces. Don't ask me what I've been doing. Anyway, I watched Up this morning, whilst finishing that book by Jill Mansell. I've got to write this thing for my new "praksis" and it should probably have been done ages ago, but I haven't bothered yet. Hopefully I'll finish it today so I'll be over with it. Later tonight I'm going to watch X Factor and whatever Christmas movie is on, because Christmas is about being glued to the sofa, I think. Have a good evening, I might go outside again, because I can't get over the sky and the clouds. It's fucking unreal. 

lørdag 20. desember 2014

Didn't you flash your green eyes at me? Didn't you calm my fears with the Cheshire cat smile?

What a tiring day, and I've not even had one piece of chocolate! I woke up at 8:30 am, after having really strange dreams I can't quite recall. Got out of bed at 9:20 am because I'm lazy, and it's my Christmas break. Had breakfast and got ready. Went to the mall around 10:45 am, and spent the next hours walking in circles, it felt like. I've counted now, and I walked trough 26 shops, some of which several times. Oh my god, I thought I was going to go crazy. I decided to have a little break, so I walked to Oyster's house to drop off her present. She wasn't home, as she was revising for her exam at the library. I got a little bit of a tour anyway, chatted with her younger brother and left with a cake in my bag (from her mum). After the short trip I went back to the mall, this time I had decided what I was going to buy, so I finished my shopping and stopped by the library to say hi to Oyster. It's a bit strange, her living so closeby. I could have bumped into her at the library earlier today, because I did stop by to hand in a book I finished reading yesterday. But she was sat further inside, so I didn't see her. Anyway, when I got home I sat down to wrap all the presents I bought, and my goodness. In total I've spent three days buying presents this year, and I'm already done. It was due to organisation, and basically down to people wishing specific things. When I was wrapping presents (one of my favourite things to do), I started getting a head ache, or it might just have become worse. Had some food and tea which made it a bit better. Then I went to the post office. Oyster asked me how many times I've been there now, lols. I had to get another parcel, and I also sent one off. Hopefully this was my last time at the post office this December. When I got home I had a little facetime session with Lynx and David because Lynx had called me earlier. A week ago or summat my mum and I had a facetime session with them, and Lynx had mentioned that she wanted a homemade bauball with pictures of myself in it. It's a present I made for each of my siblings a few years ago. So, the other week I made one, and it was sent off amongst other presents. Apparently they called today to say that it had broken. I'm not very surprised seeing as it was surrounded amongst other heavy presents. Oh well. That does make me think that the parcel I sent off today will also break, which is great. Oh dear, I can only hope. Yesterday I watched handball, and I thought it was a good match. Though Norway has won most of their matches, I don't think they've been particularly good? But I thought yesterdays was definitely an improvement, as I thought they played a bit more consistent. Before the match though, I actually decorated the tree. It's been standing bare in the living room for weeks now, and I finally sat down to decorate it yesterday. We have a plastic tree, which we've always had, though this year my dad bought a new one. It is over two meters tall. And did I mention that the Christmas decorations have gone awol? Well, most of my precious decorations have disappeared. And it hit me again yesterday, how angry I was (am) that it's gone. Admittedly I have gone and bought a few new additions because I was afraid that the tree would be all empty. It is a bit more sparse, but I think it's mostly because the tree is bigger than I'm used to. Also I've gone for a silver/red/white theme, which I always prefer. But the problem is that among the decorations we actually have, there's mostly gold and blue bauballs. I think it looks alright, and I was happier with it this morning than I was yesterday, so that's that. To be fair, other than Lynx maybe, I'm the one who cares most about the tree, or decorations at all. And that's not what Christmas is about, is it? I am off now, to drink tea and eat chocolate. And just enjoy that I'm done with presents. Have a good evening xx. 

fredag 19. desember 2014

He's what you want. I'm what you need

En indre ro senket seg over meg da jeg hadde tatt av meg skjerfet og kneppet opp de to knappene på kåpen min. Håret klisset seg til pannen med svetten som rant. Omringet av bøker og stillhet, lot jeg øynene vandre over kjente omslag og titler. Åpnet bøker og inhalerte lukten, leste dedikasjoner og første sider. Samlet bøker etter bøker i armene mine, til jeg bestemte meg for fire. Forlot biblioteket med et smil om munnen og minner om lange stunder i barndommen tilbrakt på samme sted. Forlot roen for folkemengder og stress. Gikk fra butikk til butikk, tok omveier for å unngå de største folkemengdene. Endte opp med tunge poser med julegaver, fornøyd. Glemte av tiden og måtte gå raskt hjem. Kneppet igjen kåpen og surret skjerfet tilbake rundt halsen, pustet lettet ut da jeg kom ut igjen. Til frisk og kjølig luft. Rakk å hive i meg noe mat før jeg gikk ut igjen for å vente på bussen som på en snø-dag og i trafikk-rushen var tidlig ute. Så den kjøre forbi og bad om at den bare var sent ute. Klokken tikket, og jeg innså at bussen hadde vært tidlig ute og at jeg ville bli sen fordi neste buss var sen. Filmen skulle starte 17:00, og bussen kom kjørende 16:53. Innsiden føltes tilnærmet den gang(ene) jeg har vært nær å miste et fly; pulsen skyhøy, og tankene går i hundre. La lommenes innhold i posen, gjorde meg klar for å løpe. Tok meg i underkant av ti minutter å løpe til kinoen, og jeg tenkte at dette er den meste treningen jeg har gjort på lenge. Vi snek oss under båndet og fant frem til salen. Vi satte oss ned, forvirret, med urevne billetter i hendene, da vi innså at våre seter var tatt. "Er det riktig sal?" spurte hun. Hun så på billetten sin, og jeg så på skjermen mens pulsen min sank, roet seg. Det ble mørkt i salen og filmen startet, jeg sparket borti setet foran meg ved et uhell. Det var riktig film, og vi kunne endelig slappe av. Innså at det var dumt at jeg hadde valgt å ta på meg maskara da tårene rant, og aldri ønsket å stoppe. Tørket bort så mye jeg kunne, og da jeg endelig hadde sluttet, skulle Bilbo forklare hva Thorin var for han. Tårene kom strømmende igjen, og denne gangen orket jeg ikke å bry meg om sminken. Da jeg steg ombord på bussen smilte busssjåføren til meg, og jeg tenkte at han kanskje visste alt som hadde skjedd med meg i løpet av dagen, om roen, stresset og Bilbo Baggins. Innså at det kanskje bare var ren høflighet, og at han ikke var en tankeleser. Det er fem dager igjen til julaften, og da jeg våknet i morges trodde jeg det var sommer. 

onsdag 17. desember 2014

may all of your Christmases be white

The exam went pretty much to shit, which I think it did for pretty much everyone. Today I realised just how "out of it" I really am at the moment. In which I mean that I don't think my brain understands what year it is, or anything for that matter. I almost wrote 17/14 as the date of my exam. Hopefully I'll get better after a few days off. I've been thinking of this exam and reading for it since August, I think. So tomorrow will actually be the first day where I don't have to think of my exam in months. Right now my head feels a bit like it's going to explode. Admittedly I woke up at 5:00 am this morning, not being able to sleep more, though I was dead tired. Ugh, and I watched a bloody foul handball match which Norway lost. They didn't have to win to get through (and there's been a lot of ill players), but I still think they should have done better. It was just awful to watch them play so bad, and it just made me more agitated and angry. Also made my head feel worse, so that's that. However, after my exam today, I went to eat with the kilo-gang. On our way to our chosen destination, we met Darren. I suggested that my belieber friend should try to scare him in some way, but I was obviously not quick enough, because before I could get an answer, she was in a haze of love and skipping over to him. I got my eyes on you. You're everything that I see (guess the Drake song). Anyway, after we bid our goodbyes to Darren after sufficiently complaining to him about the exam, we ventured on. For once we finally got a more secluded seating in our somewhat regular choice of restaurant, and it was really nice. I had a salad which is a bit strange choice for me, but for once pasta or pizza weren't tempting. We all had some chocolate fondant, lols. Sugar left us around 4:20 pm? And the rest of us were sat there until we were practically thrown out, which is when we decided to look at the new mall at Aker Brygge. Mostly I liked the Christmas decorations and all the trees. The mall was a bit eh, not for me. Then we went towards the train/metro/tram, but went on a detour into a toy store, which was huge. I reckon I'd love it if I was a child. Kiwi found a jacket she fell in love with. Only it was a bit too small, seeing as it was for children. I found a few bits that I think my nephew would have enjoyed, but I've already bought his present. But I also found one of my favourite childhood books, which I think I'm going to read during this break. After looking through the store, we finally went each our way. I gave my hugs and happy Christmases' to Kiwi and my belieber friend, and some stranger we passed (although not a hug). Instead of going straight home, I had to stop by the post office again to fetch another package. Didn't you know it's my new home? Because it is. Right. I am so knackered right now, so I have to go to bed. Tomorrow will be a great day, and I'm loving the snow. Yes, that's right! It is actually snowing at this very moment. Thank you weather gods-- it's very kind of you. 

tirsdag 16. desember 2014

Are you sleeping, baby, by yourself? Or are you giving it to someone else?

Woke up to lightly snow coated roads and roofs. It's made my day. Admittedly this picture is from last winter, and the snow that's outside will probably disappear throughout the day. Yesterdays handball match was awful to watch, and I didn't know whether to pull out my hair or not. Luckily Norway made it just in time, and won. In midst of my anger I went on Twitter to see what everyone was saying, and someone calm and collected pointed out that it was good that they had a foul match at this point in the championship rather than later. I thought to myself that people are really good at being calm and collected in moments where I'm not, and that this person was right. Guess what? I left the house again yesterday to the post office (again!) because we're sending off Christmas gifts to Lynx and co. Funnily I got a same exact package in return from Lynx. It was around 8:00 pm when I arrived at the post office, and I was surprised to see just how many people who were queuing up. When I was done, the line was so long, people had to stand outside of the shop. I also didn't end up reading much curriculum as I switched it out with a One Direction fan fiction for once. I sort of knew that if I didn't read it then, I'd read it today. So in that sense, it was a good decision? Lols. As much as I enjoy LOTR fan fiction, it doesn't beat 1D fan fiction in angst. Also, I'm still wondering how things I read can make my insides hurt? Can someone please explain it to me? I have spent this morning actually reading curriculum and explaining things to Sally, who seems to have the nerves I haven't got. The things that does make me nervous is still the thought of not being able to answer anything. Like, imagine if the exam is about everything I didn't revise? But I have sort of just come to a conclusion that there's not much I can do with it. If it happens, it happens, and I'll just have to try come up with the best answer I can give. I have also been nervous about oversleeping and forgetting that I have an exam. I mean, I can barely remember the days any more, and I can't tell you how many times I stop and think "wait, is it Monday?". Yesterday evening my dad knocked on my door and said: "shouldn't you be asleep if you're got an exam tomorrow?". I told him that it was on Wednesday, but when he left I still felt a bit panicked, like, what if I had been wrong? I am just going to spend the day try to revise and relax. And I am going to have a nice and warm shower, as I am blessed enough to live a place with a proper shower. Then I'll coat my nails with some varnish. Hopefully I'll also have a good nights sleep, rather than a restless one. Have a good day to everyone, and good luck with whatever you're doing x. 

mandag 15. desember 2014

I built you a house from a broken home, and I wrote you a song with the words you spoke

I have in all honesty not stepped a foot outside the door since last Saturday (6th of December). And I hadn't planned to go outside until the day of doom-- also known as the day of my exam. So when I went for a quick trip to the mall today, I had not expected the wind and slippery roads. Some fresh air has been good to my lungs, and I finally managed to stop by the post office. I have not done much revising today, or yesterday. Mostly I've just been reading LOTR fan fiction, which might be the death of me this time. At least it's not One Direction that's distracting me from revising this time around? Oh well, I figured it would do me good to relax a bit before the exam. And I'm still worried about when the stress will arrive. It's only two days left until my exam, and it's still not here. Perhaps I'll skip it altogether. Though I haven't done much revising today, I will do some later on. I watched One Direction's performance on X Factor yesterday. My goodness, I was definitely surprised to see Ronnie Wood join them on-stage. Watching Harry and Niall during the performance, it seemed like Christmas had come early. I know they're both huge fans of The Rolling Stones, and watching Harry attempt a grind on Wood was highly amusing. Anyway, I thought they did good, it really is Niall who sings the first verse! Was very proud to see him singing alone in the spotlight for like half a minute. Zayn also did something (when does he not?) with his voice which nearly made my insides melt. It is definitely a tune I can't wait to see them perform (ah how cool! I sometimes forget that I'm going to see them again). I must go now, seeing as I have a handball match to watch. Have a good evening x. 

søndag 14. desember 2014

I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

Hello earthlings, yesterday I woke up at 10:00 am after having closed my eyes at 4:17 am. It was a very bad decision to fall asleep that late, but I could not keep myself from finishing yet another fan fiction. As it seems, I have developed a fondness of LOTR fan fiction. It is to my big dismay and glee. Yesterday was not a good day for my bod, as I felt something akin hangover. Sluggish, if you will, after sleeping so little. As if that wasn't enough, my hand/arm was not in a prime condition either. I have dealt with sore fingers after hours of writing, but the sensation I felt yesterday I have rarely stumbled across. Pulsating pain, is what it was. My hand felt a bit numb, then a bit cold. I was frightened and believed that "oh deary me, I've gone and gotten my self an embolism". Even after hours of rest, my hand didn't feel much better. And even after the victory in the handball match I was watching (and my goodness gracious what a match that was!), I was still feeling pulses of pain, which left me feeling a bit impaired. I went to bed a bit worried, but I felt my pulse in both arms to compare (a. radialis and a. brachialis), and it seemed fine. I woke up this morning feeling a lot better since I had gotten a proper amount of hours of rest. But my neck has been stiff after hours of reading, and I decided to do a stretching routine, which was a very good idea. I have not used my arm for writing thus far today, and I think I might avoid it until the exam. I can't imagine sitting at the exam locations, crying due to pain in my arm. I shall bring with me some pain medications just in case. Hopefully this thing will pass, and I'll be back to normal and worry about the weather and Niall Horan. The latter and his band is going to perform Where Do Broken Hearts Go (it is a very long name to type every time I mention it), as it was confirmed by their official Twitter account. Although Louis seems to have caught a bug, and might be too ill to perform. I hope not-- though the lads did look dashing without the Tommo yesterday at yet another award show (thank goodness for Harry not wearing something ill-fitting again, though I despise the overly matching outfits), there was a lack of a turtleneck wearing Tommo. It is really strange to see "One Direction" without all of the members present, it makes me feel like it is an unnatural thing. So I'm crossing my fingers for a healthy band, a good performance, and a good winner of the X Factor. I must briefly catch up with Caroline (Flack) on Strictly (Come Dancing) before I go fill my stomach with something before I faint. Also, I have to get back to my precious (oooh, the allusion) fan fictions and revisions. It is three days left until the exam, and I think maybe my bod is taking the most of the "stress". Hello meltdown, where are you? 

fredag 12. desember 2014

All I need is to find somebody. I'll find somebody like you

I thought I might as well blog as I had turned my computer on. Yesterday, at 8 pm, you could find me in the sofa shouting bad words at the TV. I don't think there's anything that makes me shout just as much as watching a handball game, because the intensity is on the top almost throughout the whole game. I must applaud the goalkeeper, because she was ace during the second "round". The thing is that our usual (super) goalkeeper is pregnant, then the second keeper got hurt after the first match and had to go home. And now it's mostly all down to Solberg. It's very interesting, because our team is going through a generation shift, and there's loads of new players that I know little about. It's especially amusing to see family members with same surnames. "What am I supposed to call her??". I am most likely going to watch all the matches until the end of this championship, though maybe not on the day of my exam, because I'll be going out to share a celebration meal with the kilo-gang. I managed to see who the X Factor finalists are the other day, and I was gutted to see that my favourite is out. However the finalists are all great, so, it's a win anyway. I'm not sure if I'll watch the next episodes anytime soon. Cause the proper final is tomorrow, and the winner will be revealed on Sunday, in which One Direction are performing again! This time live, I imagine. And according to the rumours they are playing Where Do Broken Hearts Go. I can't wait, as it is one of my favourite songs, and it'll sort of give a feeling of how they'll perform it on tour. Speaking of tours; I follow Kodaline on Twitter, and recently I saw that they were releasing new UK and Ireland tour dates, and then they were going to release dates for Europe as well. And they tweeted a link, but when I clicked it, I came nowhere. Luckily I am subscribed to arrangers of concerts, yesterday night I checked my e-mail. And at the bottom of the mail was information about a new Kodaline concert. And that's the reason why I've turned on my computer today-- to buy tickets to the gig. I am going to the gig with Marble and Kiwi, the gang I was supposed to go with the last time (which was last year?? ah how the time flies by so quickly). I must go back to revising and reading LOTR fan fiction now, as time is moving far too quickly, and there's less than a week until my exam. Have a good day xx. 

torsdag 11. desember 2014

they came snapping at your heels

I was reading a fan fiction about Bilbo Baggins on my phone when there suddenly was all of these little specks on my screen, the colours of a magical rainbow. A second later I realised it was only the spray from peeling my clementine reflecting the light from my phone. Yesterday, around noon, when I had a healthy lunch (left over chicken, avocado and tomato), I decided to watch the last hour of the last The Lord of The Rings movie. I've no idea what the actual name is, but for now I care very little about it. Anyway, when it was on TV at Sunday night, I figured it would be stupid to stay up so late (the movie ended around 1:30 am) when I had to do revisions for my exam the next day. But I watched it yesterday, and the lesson I've learnt with watching LOTR, is that it's never ended until it actually says "the end". My god, I cannot count on one hand how many times I was sure the movie had ended. I also ended up crying far more than I thought I would ever do. It spurred me into reading fan fictions in that fandom, though I mostly stick to fan fictions in the 1D fandom. Speaking of One Direction-- don't you think that Niall didn't put up a Christmas tree in his house like I wanted him too? Precious little child. I have been reading and reading, trying commit knowledge to my memory for the past week, and it's driving me crazy how much time it takes before I can remember anything. Yesterday I went to bed 0:38 am, which is the earliest I've done for days. Luckily it's not long until my agony will be over, and hopefully long forgotten. Until then I'll just have to deal with it. I still haven't gotten any big nerves, though I must admit that I had a wave to nervousness the other day whilst I was texting Sally. But it passed quickly, and I'm still worried that I'll have a breakdown at the actual day of my exam. Taking a call from an unknown number is always a risk. Yesterday I nailed it, because I actually answered a phone call with an unknown number, and it turned out to be the person/student I'm going to be with at my new "praksis" place. Next unknown number I didn't answer, and it turned out to be the right decision as well. Lynx have been calling me quite often for the past few days, making me run around the house to check sizes and whatnot. She's been shopping for Christmas, and eager to send packages our way, I guess. Yesterday my mum and I had a facetime call with her and David, and I was surprised to see how big my sister had grown. She's got a proper belly now. David was very chatty and had lots to say, and he looked so much bigger. For Christmas a few years ago, I made my own bauballs for my siblings with a picture of them inside. It was the Christmas we celebrated at Lynx and Grepper's house, so all of the bauballs were left behind at their house. And during the facetime conversation, Lynx asked if I'd made one of myself, in which I answered "no". She said she wanted one to hang on the tree so she could have all of us. That made my insides feel very warm. It is lovely to have my siblings splattered around the country so I can come for visits, but it's also sad because we are more apart then we are together. So I guess small things like that; personal Christmas bauballs are a good thing to have around Christmas times. It aches me that not everyone has family to celebrate with, and I was just looking through an article about foster children which made me quite sad, and determined that when I have an established relationship and my own home, I'll take in some foster children myself. I am very appreciative of my own family, though I have no problems with saying that sometimes they really get on my nerves. But still, I really do appreciate my flock of siblings and parents. Right, I must go back to revising now. I'm going to watch handball tonight, as I have the past few days. Then I might continue my "post some lyrics from a love song on Twitter late at night" thing I've got going on. Lols. Have a good day x. 

tirsdag 9. desember 2014

We're making enemies, knocking on the devil's door. But how can you expect me not to eat when the forbidden fruit tastes so sweet?

I found this ladybug in the house this morning, and what a surprise. It's weird that I even noticed the little thing on the floor. I went to retrieve a piece of paper and a glass, and went to put it down outside the door. Then I went back inside again, back to my life. An hour later or so, I went outside to take a few picture of the frosty weather, but my sight went back to the lady bug that was still in the position I had left it, and I instantly felt worried. It looked a lot like it was frozen to death, because it was just there. I figured maybe I could make a little shelter with a leave, but it's probably far from enough. It's made me search up "what do ladybugs do in the winter?", and apparently they seek shelter and hibernate. I have not been a very active blogger the past days, because I've slowly gone mad. It has become a daily routine to have conversations with myself, in my head. I daren't tell you what I talk about with myself, because you'll maybe believe me when I say I've gone mad. Anyway, the last few days have been strange. One day (don't even know what day it is anymore) I only ate twice: a bun for breakfast, then dinner. I went to bed around 2 am that day. Maybe it's the lack of movement that makes me less hungry, I mean it is logical. But I was still surprised when I realised how little I had eaten. Yesterday (this I do remember) I had brekkie around 9 am, then dinner around 6 pm. I find it very worrying that I've forgotten to take care of myself in the midst of this revising period. But I am not all surprised. My stomach have gone soft with the amount of chocolate biscuits I've eaten, and with the lack of exercise. When I last exercised, I honestly can't remember. I've watched more TV than I have in a long time, though X Factoor has not been a top priority. I guess it's lost it's shine. But I still get anxious when I watch the eliminations. I realised there's no way I won't see who the winner is (Twitter, Tumblr) before I get to watch the episode. What has been a priority, is The Lord of The Rings. There was a marathon during the weekend, and I watched it with my brother and sister. I don't know if you remember, but two weeks ago I was gushing about Narry (Niall and Harry), but I said that the only twosome better than Narry, is Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart. A few days ago One Direction was on Graham Norton show with no other than Sir Ian McKellen. Don't you think Sir Ian didn't have a little cuddle with Harry, and said this about Niall? I don't think I've ever seen Harry so flustered, to be honest. It's a very amusing interview, and my goodness, Sir Ian McKellen reading lyrics from Best Song Ever, wow. This song has a new meaning to me now. Yesterday evening I ditched reading for my exam (good life decisions) to read a sequel to one of my favourite fan fictions of mine, whilst watching Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood bake. My brother was moaning about why they've made such a program, and my mum was in awe of the mince pies. I suppose the brits really do love a good tea, and that's why programs like that hits home? Anyway, I really enjoyed listening to the chatter between Mary and Paul, though I will probably never bake anything of what they did. I mean holy crap, that takes a bloody long time. Admittedly the program was more of a background noise whilst I was reading the fiction on over 800 pages on my phone. I ended up finishing around 1:30 am, and I've already read few pieces over again. Today I've actually had breakfast and lunch. Hopefully I'll keep up a normal eating schedule for the next days. The snow melted days ago, and it's made me sad because I'm still hoping for a white Christmas. I was supposed to be at the post office a week ago or summat. Still haven't gone, and it's quite important as well. But in times where it's hard to face black holes, it's important to be proud of the times you do. It doesn't have to be anything big, just be proud of yourself. This is some vague shit, but that's all you get from me now. Also, another thing I'd like to say before I go back to revising: I heard the new Kodaline tune, called Honest. And I am shocked with how much they've changed their direction. I'm sad to say that thus far I am not on their bandwagon. It was actually really disappointing when I first heard it, because I was so happy about new music, and then it feels like they've completely changed from what I loved about Kodaline. Maybe the rest of the album will be good, but I'm not so sure. It seems like this is the way they're trying to go? Ah who knows, maybe I'll like it eventually. Right, dinner soon and back to revision. 

søndag 7. desember 2014

Late night watching TV. Used to be you here beside me, used to be your arms around me. Your body on my body

words everywhere, I'll write you a sonnet someday.
                         come knock on my door at 3 am, I'll come with you.   Balled up papers surrounding the bed, inked with the colour of my soul.
FULL MOON, wondering if he's out there.                  I'm going to hide here forever.
   They're poison and a blessing in my life. Every time I walk by that black hole, I'm trying to ignore that it's getting bigger.         why don't you just take a sip? cause I'm afraid I'll always just take "a sip"
MY HEAD IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE, IT'S FILLED TO THE BRIM. Can't see it if I don't look for it.                               Am so fucking mad at myself I could
nervous ticks, I looked down on my own hands and realised I was pinching myself, the skin red. 

torsdag 4. desember 2014

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know

Today is like a continuation of yesterday. It feels like I've spent the whole day reading fan fiction, which isn't too far from the truth. Though the kilo-gang was separated today, I managed to spot everyone anyway. Kiwi and I are in the same group, so we see each other all the time. But I saw Sugar when I was walking up the stairs, and I popped into my belieber friend's classroom to say hi. It was sort of awkward, because they were starting, and the teacher was just looking at us. So we decided to leave, which is when I had a little chat with Sally, before Kiwi and I was collected by our fellow student. When I think about it, it felt a bit like the first day of school after the summer when you're just catching up with all your mates, lol. Originally, we were supposed to have yet another presentation today, but we've all complained so much about it, so the teacher let us sit in groups and discuss. I like to think I was quite animated in what seemed more like a story telling, rather than an informative conversation. I went home straight after, and I was home by 3:00 pm. Other than reading fan fiction, I've also been watching all of the vlogmas' on Youtube, and it's really nice. But it is my way of procrastinating, just as I'm doing now, really. Because I am supposed to revise for my exam, but it's just not very tempting, is it? I am quite worried over the fact that I'm not nervous for my exam. Even when I think of it, it doesn't make me clam up. It would be very strange if I didn't feel stressed at all. Most likely I'll stress about it next week. Or if I'm unlucky, the nervousness will arrive at the actual day of my exam. Hopefully that won't happen, because I can't have a breakdown at my exam. Do you think you get thrown out if you start crying during your exam? I've always seen myself as a silent crier (exception: The Fault in Our Stars. Watch it and tell me you didn't cry). Instead of being nervous about my exam, I am contemplating whether to go to the mall or not, because I want to find some new Christmas decorations. I'm starting to accept the fact that the things might be gone, and I think I'm ready to move on. It sounds really silly, but it actually really sucks. Right, I might pop into the shops tomorrow. I need to stop by the post office anyway, seeing as I didn't go yesterday. This morning was cold, but it also made me think of the winter a few years ago when -20 Celcius was just another common winter day. I've really no idea what to think about the weather this year, because it seems like the temperature is going to stay about the same as it is now for Christmas. I am just crossing my fingers for snow on Christmas eve. I am going to go eat now, then I really am going to revise for the little time left of this day. 

onsdag 3. desember 2014

We found wonderland, you and I got lost in it. We pretended it could last forever

What a disastrous day. I've not done anything school related, except for that group assignment. I've only cleaned the living room, and decorated it slightly to make it more jolly. The problem is that a lot of our Christmas decorations have gone missing somewhere, which irks me a lot. Because parts of the things that have gone missing, is the decorations I've collected over the years. To my surprise, my dad had actually bought a tree yesterday, and I might decorate it soon. I just want (my dad) to find the decorations first. It is especially annoying because I usually put all the decor in one place. But last winter, someone else in the household put the decorations away, and well, now they're gone. I have a really big urge to hit the shops and buy nice decorations. But ugh, people. I do actually have to go to the post office, which is a place I was hoping to avoid after being there once a week for the past weeks. Things I was thinking about today: 1. what's the "front" and the "back" of my hands. 2. My awful coping mechanisms "if I ignore it long enough, maybe it'll go away?". 3. Niall Horan. He's been in Australia somewhere with his cousins, and my soul always feel a bit sad when the lads are so far away. But it looks like he had fun, and I think he needed it, because I think he had a few bad experiences when he first got to Australia (apparently some "fans" were shouting really rude things to him and everyone around him when he was out having lunch) for the promo. He's either on his way home now, or he's gotten home already. Hopefully he'll be back to Instagramming selfies and maybe he'll go out and do the effort of buying a tree for his house, so he and Willie (one of his many cousins) can decorate it together. Ah, but I think I read somewhere that One Direction are off to Sweden on Friday to do promo? I think I might have read it on Tumblr somewhere, so the source is probably not the best, but my sources get it right surprisingly often. I wonder when Harry Styles will post a picture on Instagram that doesn't have a black and white filter. Maybe never. Maybe this is his masterplan to get Taylor Swift back, and when he does, he'll post a picture of them together in "screaming colours". It's December, which means all the vloggers are doing "vlogmas", which means my subscription box on Youtube is filled with new videos all the time. Might catch up one some, and then I'll do proper things, like, write notes for my exam. 

tirsdag 2. desember 2014

we're just ash in a jar

It's been awhile since I've blogged from school. I don't even know when I last did it, I only remember doing it quite a lot in the autumn/winter of '12. Just went through a few of my blogposts, and I think this is very amusing: "I'll have you know that last week I dropped a burning match on my anatomy schoolbook, when I was trying to light a candle. It's not like I wanted to burn up my book, and it was an accident. But I can't help thinking that maybe my subconscious wanted it to burn and die". Compared to then, I feel a bit apathetic nowadays. I don't even feel stressed that my exam is in two weeks. The only thing I'm mostly worried about is being able to answer a question, which I doubt I won't be able to. I just don't know how well I'll be able to answer. The thought of not passing my exam has passed me, but I'm starting to think that I don't want to pass that exam. It's fifteen days left. I guess I'll have to see then. I got to school around 8:00 am this morning, and I'm still here, nearly 12 hours later. I'm not sure when I'm going home, but it sure brings back memories of nearly living at school two years ago-- only going home to sleep, eat and shower. I have been writing notes for my exam all day, though I did take a big break around lunch time, in which I read a fan fiction. I did also read a snippet of one earlier in the day, which nearly made me cry. My eyes have been foggy throughout the day, and it feels a bit like I'm half asleep. Also, I had an inkling that my period was on it's way, but I have an irregular one, which means I never really know when it'll hit me. Seems that today would be the day. Kiwi asked me: "are you irritable?". I answered no, sullenly, probably. And that's when I knew, that yes, my back is aching; welcome back period. Oh well. It's not been too bad throughout the day, and it's not like I'm dying (though I did complain to my belieber friend that I'm dying, but that was mostly other reasons). The kilo-gang was gifted a macaroon by Sugar today, which was nice and strange as it's not really my cup of tea. But it was one of those nice gestures which makes you happier. My dad said he would be buying a Christmas tree today, so I'm excited to see if he did it when I get home, which is where I want to be going soon. Just have to finish up some school things, because it is of course necessary to have group projects a week before the exam. Ah, life of a student. Love it. 

mandag 1. desember 2014

I go singing out of tune. Singing how I've always loved you, darling, and I always will

Hi, happy first of December! These are three of my favourite red things today: my first box from my tea-calendar, my red nail varnish that reminds me of blood (by OPI), and the red hairband that really belongs to my sister, Monchita, but who lets me borrow it whenever. Because I'm feeling a lot like a child, I might even watch a Christmas calendar on TV, but I should be writing notes for my exam, plus I've still got to catch up on X Factor from last night. My goodness, I've not realised how annoying Simon (Cowell) can be? I kept thinking that he is a major twat, which isn't entirely true. But he can be quite twatty at times. It's also the first episode I've not seen a trace of Louis Tomlinson, which was quite strange. Today I went to lectures for the first time in what seems like years, and it was good and slightly strange to see the lecturer in the day. We usually only have him for the evenings. Although I had planned to stay behind at school today, I decided to go home for various reasons, and I've just been writing notes, and reading a few fan fictions (truthfully that was before I started). Harry Styles is back (wearing a coat) in the UK (London), which makes me happy, because as I've mentioned earlier, I feel most at peace when they're all in the UK. Although Niall is currently somewhere in Australia (Melbourne, I think?), hanging out with his family there. I must admit that my exercise regime has totally been failed the past few weeks (last month, or more). I would try to get back into the routine again, but I keep thinking I'm wasting precious time. Though in the long run, it would do me more good to be exercising. Oh well, I might start a consistent program after Christmas, lol.