onsdag den 12. december 2012

Det ser jeg: December 2012

Film: Pitch Perfect - så fantastisk! Hold op, den er bare go!

Stand up: Mick Øgendahls Spas - Bad boy fra Falster er tilbage med et hit af et stand up show. Det er så længe siden jeg har grint så meget.

Tv: Vampire Diaries -  Jeg troede faktisk slet aldrig jeg skulle være en af de der var med på bølgen, men den er okay.

Tv: Buffy - klassikeren af alle klassikere. Jeg er begyndt at gense den. Den er stadig fantastisk.

Youtube: Source Fed - et komik fyldt nørdet nyhedsshow. Fem historier om dagen i hverdagene.

Jeg falder i søvn til:

Ultimate Force: Våben, Det engelske SAS. Hvad mere kan man ønske sig?

tirsdag den 11. december 2012

Cake in a Cup...

But not a Cupcake.

My favourite recipees for Cake in a Cup:

Chocolate Brownie: 
2 tablespoons of flour
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 tablespoon of cocoa

A tiny little bit of salt
A little bit of vanilla


Mix that together

Put in:
1 tablespoon (or so) of liquid margarine (You could use oil too, but I don't have any atm)
Enough water to make it smooth'ish.
As much chopped chocolate as you want (I use chocolate with nuts).

I top it off with whatever fruit I have and some whipped cream.
It's AMAZINGLY easy and it doesn't taste half bad when all you want it just something sweet at the of the day.

søndag den 14. oktober 2012

10 Uger Gammel

Så er min lille hvalp blevet ti uger!

I går var mig og hvalpen nede og besøge Lady som jeg passer for min søster og hendes mand.


Lady er en dejlig hund der ikke ved noget bedre end at ligge på sofaen og hygge med et kødben. Altså, det er kun hendes yndlings hvis der ikke er nogle bolde i nærheden. Fordælen, hun er bold tosset.
Lady er en rigtig dygtig hund og rigtig veltrænet, mens min egen hund er ... ja, det er han ikke.
Så jeg er glad for at kunne tage Fie med ned til Lady, så hun kan blive "opdraget" lidt.

De muler rigtig dejligt sammen og efter et par dejlige gå-ture ude i haven hvor jeg spillede bold med Lady og Fie løb så godt hun kunne, ja så var hvalpen blevet helt træt.


Hun ser nu så dejlig ud når hun sover.

I dag har jeg fået en større seng, for jeg har en dum vane med at lade mine dyr sove i sengen med mig. Det er lidt min egen skyld, men jeg synes det er super hyggeligt når de ligger og putter om aftenen.

I morgen er det tilbage på arbejde til kl. 4, badminton i morgen aften (selvom jeg nok ikke skal spille), og så hjem og i seng og gøre klar til næste dag.

Dagene går fandeme hurtigere end jeg kan følge med.

mandag den 1. oktober 2012

Den Lille Ny: Fie

Jeg har fået en ny hvalp! 




Hun er en lille gavtyv indtil videre, jeg har kun haft hende i 3 dage nu og hun er allerede rigtig dygtig til at gøre det hun skal udenfor.
Al den renden ind og ud har så også givet mig en snue af en anden verden, som så betyder at når jeg ikke er udenfor med den lille så sidder jeg i min seng med lidt varmt og godt og drikke og ser TV serier og lidt andet. Jeg har lyst til at spille WoW, men jeg orker ikke sidde op. Det må blive i morgen!


Herlufsholm Fantasy Bogmesse Part Et - Kenneth Bøgh Andersen

Jeg er lidt sent ude med dette indlæg for det er en måned siden. Jeg har endda taget billeder og alt muligt, men lige pludselig fik jeg travlt og så glemte jeg helt der overhovedet var noget jeg ville snakke om!

Min fremtid som blogger starter godt!

Den 15-16 september var der Fantasy Bog Messe i Næstved, min fødeby som jeg stadig træder nogle i nogle gange når det sådan er ved at være lang tid siden.

Bogmessen går ud på at samle fans og forfattere til to dage hvor vi alle kan nørde ud over denne fælles ting vi har sammen: At vi elsker literatur, fantasy og gys og gru!

Herlufsholm er kostskolen i Næstved. Jeg er selv dimitent fra den ganske almindelige folkeskole, så jeg er aldrig kommet de "fine" steder. Desuden er jeg datter af en glasmager og en Social og Sundhedshjælper, så jeg er vokset op i en arbejderfamilie! Derfor var det også lidt sjovt at være ude på Herlufsholm og kigge mig omkring. Det var i det gamle kloster så det var i helt fine omgivelser!


Nu til de forfattere og de bøger jeg blev meget interesseret i:


Det er Kenneth Bøgh Andersen til venstre i billedet og Kim Palm til højre.

Kenneth Bøgh Andersen er en forfatter jeg længe har hørt om. Han var rigtig populær da jeg arbejdede på Østre Skole i Nykøbing Falster, for han skriver sådan noget Gys og Gru. Han blev interviewet omkring hans serie "Den Store Djævlekrig." Første bog hedder Djævelens Lærling i serien Den Store Djævlekrig og der er 4 bøger. Han sagde desuden at han lige nu var helt færdig med serien, men måske i fremtiden kunne han måske få lyst til at skrive mere.
Djævelens Lærling af Kenneth Bøgh Andersen

I helvede er Djævelen af ukendte årsager døende, og en arvtager til den mørke trone skal findes. Blandt menneskene finder Lucifer denne næste Mørkets Fyrste - et rigtig pragteksemplar af en modbydelig møgunge. Men uheldet er ude, Døden miser, og Djævelen får fat i den forkerte dreng. Nemlig den altid artige Filip, der ikke kan finde på at gøre en sjæl fortræd. 
Nu er Filip Lucifers eneste håb og en lang og sej kamp for at oplære den englegode dreng i ondskab begynder. Filip får hurtigt venner og fjender i denne sære, dystre verden, der er fyldt med nedrige djævle, mørke dæmoner og fordømte mennesker klædt i lænker. Og får samtidig færten af et ondsindet komplot mod den sorte trone...


KBA skriver til cirka 12-16 årige men hans bøger læses ned til første/anden klasse, så længe de læses højt af en voksen eller lignende.


Han har en rigtig fed personlighed, en af de der typer som man bare ved er pisse sjove til fester! (Ja, det er åbentbart sådan jeg klassificerer mennesker) Han er typen der har en lidt fed humor som så også går igen i hans bøger!

Det er sådan en serie man kan læse som 24årig hvis man har lyst til en hurtig og sjov bog.

tirsdag den 11. september 2012

Learning New Things

A few months ago I bought another Rubix Cube, this time a 5x5x5 instead of a 3x3x3, and boy it's been a pretty hairpulling-loss of sleep period while I learned this new cube.

Yesterday, I cracked it. Yesterday, after many days of being annoyed at it, wanting to give up, regretting ever buying it. I cracked it. I solved it while on Skype with a friend who noted: "You sound absolutely crazy right now." which is probably not completely false.

So, I learned a new skill. I graduated from a 3x3x3 to the 5x5x5. I think I'm under a 1 hour solve and that's pretty good for me since I'm only on day two of having graduated.


This weekend I'm going somewhere fun. I'm going up north to the city where I grew up. This weekend is the first Fantasy Book Fair in the old buildings at Herlufsholm. I'm quite excited about it, it'll be great, fun even, at least I hope it will be, also afterwards I'm going out for SUSHI!
I haven't had sushi in months now, and i'm excited about it, it's going to really be great.


I finished the second book in the Mortal Instruments Series and I've started the third. I really need to find time to read because these books are fun to read. I'm only about 50 pages into the book. I realize it's Simon on the front cover so I assume Simon's going to get a lot of stuff to do.

onsdag den 15. august 2012

Inside & Out Book Tag

I Inside flap/Back of the book summaries: Too much info? Or not enough (Discuss) 

It depends for me. Sometimes I think they're too much, other times not enough. A summary from a book I've recently read, that I really liked is the summary on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. 
As for information, if a summary is good and does its job, it'll get me interested in the book. For me it's a pretty fine line between too much and too little. 

N New book: What form do you want it in? Be honest: Audiobook, E-Book, Paperback, or Hardcover?


Paperback or hardback, definitely. I prefer the look and feel of a good hardback but Paperbacks are good for the budget restraints I have. I've also grown to like the creases in a paperback spine. 

S Scribble while you read? Do you like to write in your books, taking notes, making comments, or do you keep your books clean clean clean? (Tell us why)

Never. The only books I *might* have scribbles in are my school books and then I might have substituted it with a post it. 


I In your best voice, read for us your favorite 1st sentence from a book.

http://dft.ba/-3lAL
It's the first paragraph of The Fault in Our Stars, a first paragraph that I really, really like.


D Does it matter to you whether the author is male of female when you're deciding on a book? What if you're unsure of the author's gender? 


No, generally I find new books by people recommending them to me or finding a good review on Goodreads or an advert in my local bookstore. I don't give much attention to the sex of the author. If the book sounds good, I'll like it no matter the sex of the author. 

E Ever read ahead? or have you ever read the last page way before you got there? (Do confess thy sins, foul demon!) :)


I am so ashamed of this, yes, I have but I try to make it a rule NOT to read ahead but sometimes a book just crawls ahead and I feel like just peaking at the next page in hopes of something exciting happening. 

&


O Organized bookshelves, or Outrageous bookshelves?


I have an organisation system but it's blown up in my face lately. When I have a moment (which I will after I post this) I'm going to think about a new organisation system. 

U Under oath: have you ever bought a book based on the cover (alone)? 

Yes. The Language of Flowers being the most recent I've bought solely on the cover. It was a good book as well, I liked it as a book not only as a cover. 


T Take it outside to read, or stay in?

I like both. I like laying in my hammock, sunglasses on and just reading until it gets too cold but I also like curling up in my bed. 
The question made me want to go outside and read actually, because it's such a nice weather and I have nothing to do. 

tirsdag den 14. august 2012

Og så måske ikke alligevel...

SU'en er godt nok svær at få til at række.
Øv, øv, øv.

Jeg aner ikke hvordan jeg gjorde det da jeg læste på Finansøkonom.
En ting er sikker, der var ingen badminton, ingen zumba, ingen sjove eller hyggelige indkøb. Det var ren overlevelse. Kan jeg overleve og skulle pendle til Køge?
Ikke i følge mine budgetter.
Allerede i oktober får jeg problemer med at betale regninger... Det er bare ikke i orden. Man kan tage Finansøkonom jobbet væk fra mig, men man kan aldrig tage Finansøkonommen ud af mig.

Ej, jeg skal ind i Nykøbing og så må det først blive til næste sommer. For Køge kommer ikke til at hænge sammen nogen steder. Jeg kan regne lige så meget jeg vil, det bliver ikke anderledes.
Så når jeg har snakket med Nykøbing om deres hold, om der overhovedet bliver oprettet administrationsøkonom hold, så sætter jeg mig ned og laver en plan. En fuldbyrdet plan for det næste år med tilhørende budgetter.
Indtil videre har jeg dagpenge til marts og derefter kan jeg søge kontanthjælp indtil jeg starter uddannelse i August.

Jeg må acceptere at livet på dagpenge er noget værre ROD, men at det nok skal blive godt en dag.
Indtil da, så er det bare at "soldier on". Hovedet op, Malene.

Jeg vil ikke tage eksistensgrundlaget fra min mor, og derfor vil jeg forblive på dagpenge, søge en masse jobs og så til næste år begynde og læse administrationsøkonom forhåbentligt i Nykøbing.

Tilbage på skolebænken? Jo, det må jeg vel.

Nej, hvor jeg har haft en hård dag, synes jeg selv.
Jeg er bare så træt i knolden at jeg nærmest ikke orker at sidde stille.

Jeg er stadig ledig og det lader bare ikke til at ændre sig. Så jeg har besluttet at skulle tilbage på skolebænken. Jeg er "faldet" over Administrationsøkonom og det lyder lige som noget jeg vil blive glad for, så i morgen vil jeg køre tilbage på Provi  I Nykøbing og så vil jeg ansøge om at blive optaget med start først i september.
Øj, hvor jeg bare ikke har lyst, men jeg har brug for ro.
Al den her trækken rundt i manegen af Jobcenter/Akasse har ikke gjort mig i bedre humør, langt fra faktisk. Her på det seneste har jeg sovet som en bjørn om vinteren og alligevel vågner jeg uden overskud og i virkeligt dårligt humør. Jeg gider bare ikke mennesker, for jeg har brug for lidt ro omkring mig, så tilbage på skolebænken til mig! Nu er beslutningen taget, så skal jeg bare blive optaget.
Der er mange gode argumenter og jeg ved jeg bliver glad for det, egentligt glæder jeg mig til at slippe for hele tiden at skulle bevise at jeg har fortjent mine dagpenge og jeg glæder mig til at slippe væk, bare slippe væk for det hele.

Lige nu sidder jeg i min sofa med min "blærbar" og hygger med hunden, min dejlige lille Pluto. Min mor har besøg af vores nabo, G, oppe fra Etterhuset og de hygger bare mens de drikker mine Breezere fra køleskabet.
Så allerede nu, faktisk, bare at beslutningen er taget har jeg mere ro i maven, mere overskud til at være noget for mennesker omkring mig.

Her i weekenden har jeg været oppe i Næstved og været på kanotur med Næstvedanerne. Det var pisse hyggeligt, faktisk kan jeg rigtig godt lide at sejle. Jeg har fået helt lyst til at prøve og lære og sejle i kajak, så det bliver planen til næste sommer. Jeg er blevet så inspireret af kanoturen at jeg kaster mig ud i noget helt nyt.
Kanoturen fik dog lidt af en dum slutning fordi vi havde valgt og ligge til på en mark, selv om det faktisk er dybt ulovligt og vi blev altså busted af landmanden. En af Næstvedanerne havde dog taget talegaverne med lige der, så han fik vist forklaret ham at det ikke var fordi vi ville gøre noget ondt, men det var en fejl og vi var meget kede af det. Så i-sti-a-sted med os op af Åen og hjem til Næstved.
Ej, hvor havde jeg dårlig samvittighed, så slut med ikke at sige sin mening mere. Skal jeg med næste år, så skal det planlægges helt i bund! Ikke noget med det her "tro-synes" noget, vi skal VIDE.


Her på det seneste er jeg kommet ind i rytmen igen med læsning og jeg har læst Uglies/Pretties/Specials  af Scott Westerfeld og jeg har Extras på vej. Den burde snart efterhånden være ankommet, men jeg regner da med Arnold Busck ringer til mig når den er der.
Det tog lidt tid at komme rigtigt i gang med Uglies, men da den først fangede, NØJ, hvor den fangede. Jeg er blevet helt glad for den! Jeg har brugt mange dage på at tænke over dem, mere end mange bøger jeg har læst.

En anden serie jeg kom i gang med er Divergent og Insurgent af Veronica Roth og NØJ, jeg er bare også blevet glad for dem! Hvor var jeg bare Imponeret med stort I! Den er helt klart en bog jeg vil sige at folk skal læse.

Nu er jeg gået i gang med den der "City of Bones" serie. En urban-fantasy serie. Så jeg har masser at lave.
Godt så, jeg tænkte jeg bare lige ville skrive et par bevingede ord om at starte ny uddannelse, det blev vist til et helt par stykker.

Men se og komme tilbage til verden igen! Jeg håber i alle sammen har en god dag!


fredag den 10. februar 2012

A picture a day

I've been at my sisters all day today and it's been great. Early in the day I convinced her to go with me into the bookstore and I found this book. To be honest, I bought this book only for the pretty cover.


torsdag den 9. februar 2012

A Photo A Day

Today's focus is mainly on finishing Generation Kill the book. I've been interested in the HBO mini series for a while, but i've only just come around to the book.

I've been in the process of redecorating my room and I'm nearing the end, and the final touches. The Harry Potter tie lies though, I'm a Pottermore certified and proud Hufflepuff. The only reason I have a Gryffindor tie is that I cos-played as Hermione for the last movie premiere. It was a blast.

I can't be trusted around real flowers so i've bought fake ones instead. Now I just have to figure out how to mimic the smell.




onsdag den 8. februar 2012

A Photo A Day

Nothing has really happened today and i've been stuck home. Not that being stuck home is bad. I'm just stuck home a lot. The photo is off my dog and cat sleeping in my bed, a rarity with those two.


lørdag den 28. januar 2012

Just that kind of a week

Hello Universe,
How are you?

Something has hit me these last few days, I miss going to school. Except I don't miss University School, what I miss is when the things I'd read/do in class was easy, so what I'm missing is my HHX experience before I got lazy and my grades started dropping.

I don't want to go back to university for another degree. I want to get a job.


What I actually opened up this new blog post for, is to tell you guys how crazy my brain is when its asleep. I have the all time weirdest dreams and though most of them disappear in the aftermath of me waking up and making breakfast, this crazy dream has stuck with me for a good few hours now.


I dreamt, just before waking up, that I was attending a Tour De Nerdfighting event, and not just any Tour De Nerdfighting event, a Tour De Nerdfighting event in Copenhagen, an event I could actually attend!
See, I was on a booktour of my own (Apparently my brain thinks that SAGP or "Untitled" is close to being done for me to attempt publishing it or selling it.) and it was nearing to a close. With one stop left, the Tour De Nerdfighting event would take place the next day.
So, naturally, I highjacked the van me and my badminton club was traveling in (because everyone knows you need your badminton club for a book tour) and I drove us to Copenhagen to The Tour De Nerdfighting event, and boy was it crazy.

First, you apparently had to contact John and Hank Green personally for an invitation, and even though they were sold out I still managed to get 30+ badminton players into the theatre the event was being hosted at.

I still can't for the life of me remember how on earth this next part making any sense, but my badminton club ended up on stage performing a fully choreographed version of a Danser med Drenge song, "Hvor Længe Vil Du Ydmyg Dig." It was spectacular. It was faboulous, it was AMAZING.

To be honest, the dream was mostly about performing that song, to an adoring crowd but in my dreams I still met the vlogbrothers and that's quite awesome.


I have no clue what that dream even is trying to tell me. Do I desperately want to go to a nerdfighting event, Hell yes! I already know that, am I quickly regaining my faith and interest in nerdfighteria because of The Fault in Our Stars, well yes, ofcourse!


It just seems a little over the top to me.


Rubixs Cube Time: Best Time 2:19, most frequent time around 2:30 to 2:40.
Cartwheels: 0
Currently Reading: Jæger 200 (nearly done) Let it Snow (half way through)
Currently Watching: The Harry Potter Movies and Downtown Abbey.

søndag den 15. januar 2012

Praise for The Fault in Our Stars

If you've searched for spoilers for The Fault in Our Stars, you'll not be given any. I support the authors wish to keep internet as spoiler free as possible.
There'll be no quotes posted, no plot twists recorded. There'll only be praise.

First of The Fault in Our Stars from what you can read on the bookjacket.

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnoses. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. 

And that, I promise you is all you need to know for now. 


The Fault in Our Stars pulls heartstrings ever page. I found myself laughing one page, crying the next, suspenseful the next after that and finally, frankly a little angry. 
John Green makes you feel, to phrase an internet meme, ALL OF THE THINGS. 

The book's a quick read if you're 24 and used to reading, I'd imagine it would take a little longer than 4 hours for 16 year old, but those 4 hours were a whirlwind, a rollercoaster that only goes up my friend, but  that takes a few turned and swivels around the way. 

John Green has a way to write YA in a way that both young adult and actual adults can read it and get something or a lot out of it, and he does this without speaking down or up to anything and I think that's pretty darn brilliant. 


Read it, I beg you. 
DFTBA, my friends. 

Currently Reading: - Nothing, my brain won't let go of TFIOS yet. 
Rubiks Cube Time: Hasn't changed from last time. I've been READING. 
Cartwheel: I attempted one yesterday, and sprained my ankle. LETS NOT SPEAK OF IT ANYMORE. 
Currently Watching: I watched The Wizard of Oz yesterday after TFIOS. So good. 

tirsdag den 10. januar 2012

A Wild Drabble Appears!

Todays Word of The Day: 


Open Book n

  1. Something of which salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted. 
  2. A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions. 
Aiden and I had our very first fight as a couple last night and I feel absolutely terrible. Not even tennis is doing its job of putting my mind at ease. I keep going through the fight over and over again, hoping I’ll realize why I got so angry, why, 24 hours later, I’m still on edge over it.

I’ve tried everything that I usually do when I’m upset. Running, sprinting, crunches, lunges, cartwheels, various foot exercises and all they do is make me tired, bring forward the aches. My body is aging, what I used to able to do even though I’m still fit, fitter than most, doing what I used to do, is a struggle. I can’t go crazy, because if I do, It’ll take double the rest, double the massage and therapies to just get my body working again and this attempt to ease my head has done just that. In short, I’m a bloody idiot.

I’ve narrowed it down to a few things he said:

“I can read you like an open book.” 
and
“Sometimes, you’re too naïve for your own good.”

Those two things just pissed me off so endlessly that I ended up doing what any adult shouldn’t do, I left, I crashed on Mary’s sofa and went out to do my excercising till I calmed down enough to go home again.

Aiden was in his study, having buried himself in paperwork that he normally has his second set of hands guy, Martin, do.

He barely looked up as I entered, attempting to be casual about it.

“You infuriate me.” He growls, attempting to control his voice but his anger seeps through.

“Right back at you,” I counter, sitting down on the chair, causing a significant creak and crossing my arms to attempt a little defensive strategy.

“I called you last night, why didn’t you pick up?”

“I was still angry.” He slammed his fist into the desk.

“So was I, Alex. You’re so…” He clenched his jaw. “You’re so infuriating and I don’t know what I did wrong here, because one moment I was having a conversation with you, the next you’re offended by something and before I know it you’re out of the door, screaming something about Mary… What on earth did I say to offend you like that? Please, lay it down for me. Tell me what I said wrong.”
“Am I like an open book to you?” He watches me carefully, his shoulders starting to relax. As he answers, his voice calms down.

“Sometimes, I can read your mood just from watching you. I’ve known you since you were 16, Alex. I’d be worried if I couldn’t read your mood. Also, I don’t think you’re naïve. I think you try to be open, too open to everything in the world and some people take advantage of that.” He pauses, narrowing his eyes, his voice dropping farther down.” I’d rather have that, then nothing.” I stay silent, because suddenly I feel like a tool, more than I did before. It was so simple now, he hadn’t meant to insult me, I made it up all in my head like I usually do. “Are we okay?” I nod, making him both smile. “Good, because I haven’t eaten all day and I’m famished. Do you want to run down to the pizza place?” I snort.

“I’m not even sure I can get up out of this chair.” He pushes himself out of his chair, takes a few steps around his desk, allowing me to hook on to his shoulders and lifts me up.

“So you overdid it again, trying to clear your head?” I sigh, this time I’m not going to pretend Aiden doesn’t know me, because, of course he does. He knows me better than I know myself.

“Tried to, yeah, failed miserably. I should probably be bound to bed for a full day.” He cocks up his eyebrows.

“Oh, that’s going to be excruciatingly painful for you.”

He walks us out of his office, struggling with each step until he finally with a groan of exhaustion puts me down, only a few steps away from his study, taking a moment to set his back straight. I sneak a quick kiss off him.

“Old man,” He rolls his eyes at me, sighing and then poking his head into Martin’s office.

“Hey, I’m done ruining your system, thanks for the patience, mate.” A moan of relief exists Martin’s office. As we ascend the stairs, Martin is already gathering up the work Aiden has spent hours on to put them back in order. 

Word Count: 769



Currently Reading: 13 little blue envelopes - Maureen Johnson (I wasn't feeling the other one, right at this time)
Currently Watching: Battlestar Galactica Season 1
Rubiks Cube Time: 3min 56secs
Cartwheels: 0

søndag den 8. januar 2012

A Day of Reading

I've spent my sunday reading. 


Reading and playing WordFeud. I regret nothing. 


This week, upon having finished The Temple of The Gods by Andy McDermott and liking it, I went for a smaller book, a YA book, something I could read through in a day. 


The Name of The Star is my first Maureen Johnson and I loved it. I don't really feel connected to Rory, I just let her lead me around, show me London, tell me the story of Jack the Ripper, her powers and her life. I was a little ansy about her name, Rory because my head jumps to Rory Gilmore of The Gilmore Girls but once I realized they're two very different people, that went away completely.


Rory (how cool is her actual name, Aurora) is ... and this is where I struggled to find the proper words in English to describe her. She plays the damsel in distress a lot of the book, not really plays but she's overly controlled by her emotions but also by her will to keep moving forward, it's this that important to note about Rory because that's what makes her a great character, in my opinion. 




Having been to London, albeit, only hung around the major tourist places, I found myself wishing I was back in London. It's such a beautiful city and I miss living in a dorm room. I was spoiled when I attended University in Northampton in 2007. I had a single room, which I think everyone had but I lived in proximity to other exchange students in my hall and we always had the door open (except for when I hadn't cleaned my room) so it felt like I was back with my friends in England. 


I'm glad The Name of The Star isn't a stand alone book, I'm glad it's eventually going to be a series and I hope once it returns for the second installment Rory will be the lead again, perhaps even in Bristol. I will however miss Jazza. I just like her name. 




Currently Reading: The Book of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern
Current Rubiks Cube Time: 3 mins and 56 secs

Cartwheels: 0 (i'm extremely behind, I haven't found a good place to do a cartwheel yet)

søndag den 1. januar 2012

A List of Stuff I want to do

Hello Universe, Malene here with the:




The List for 2012


  • Cartwheel more. 
  • Workout more and harder. 
  • Be more outgoing. 
  • Go to a party or gathering of people at least every 2 months. 
  • Get involved in a book club. 
  • See a Musical. 
  • Go to the Nykøbing Revy. 
  • Get a crazy haircut.
  • Buy and wear a shoe with a high heel. 
  • Sing and dance more. 
  • Go to the Gym once a week.
  • Go to Zumba once a week to  begin with, around march step it up to twice a week. 
  • Give guys a chance.
  • Get some sort of job and like it. 
  • Read 50 books, also count them as you go. That's around a book a week, should be doable. Rereads counts. 
  • Go to Aarhus and see Den Gamle By i Aarhus again, preferably around Christmas. 
  • Change a diaper. 
  • Take a day trip to Sweden. Take a stroll around Malmö or something. 
  • Go to the Cinema at least three times, more gives extra points. Seeing a film more than once doesn't count. 
  • Rewrite The Blue Door.
  • Revisit Seeking a Greater Perhaps in some form or another. 
  • Complete Script Frenzy.
  • Complete NaNoWriMo.
  • Do some sort of Writing Project outside of NaNoWriMo and Script Frenzy. 
  • In November, attend a NaNoWriMo write in. 
  • In Script Frenzy, attend a Script Frenzy write in, if one such thing exists. 
  • Go to Copenhagen TWICE at least.
  • See friends in Copenhagen TWICE at least. 
  • Go to Tivoli. For some reason, just go to Tivoli. 
  • Get back into Raiding for Mists of Pandaria at least for a little while. 
That's all I can think off right now. Have a nice relaxing day of nurturing your hangovers or food-overs, universe, which ever you did.

Currently Reading: The Temple of The Gods - Andy McDermott
Current Rubiks Cube Time: 4 mins and 23 secs
Cartwheels: 0