Sofia_That_Is_Me

Quote of the day

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone."
                                                                            - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

It keeps getting more, and more, and more, and more, and more...

I am trying very hard to make the first chapter shorter. Because a lot of unnecessary stuff takes to much place, for the simple reason that the 17 year old me that wrote them in the first place thought that they were fun.

And it's not going well.

Instead of getting shorter, it keeps getting more and more. How do you take away whole paragraphs but still end up with a text that's longer than it was when you started?

*Sigh* I have no idea. But I guess I should know that I was going to have this problem. After all, I've always had a problem limiting myself. "Less is more" has never been the case when it comes to my writing (I suppose that's something I have to wok with).

Meh..my head hurts. Great.

Anyway. I love to write, obviously or I wouldn't go through all this trouble making the story better, so I am going to keep at it until I am at least somewhat pleased.

Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne! 

1.47 at night. CRAP!

It's late. Again. To late. Must be the 5th time this week (out of five days). Just great, I am turning the days upside down. That can't possibly be good, but then again I am a teenager (at least for about 2 months more) so it's all right. And I am a student, and well student's aren't really pro's at being sensible are they? 

They say that it's the hours before 12 that's the most important ones, and well...If that's true it really sucks for me, because I haven't slept more than like 20 minutes (tops) before 12 for a very long time. Nights are such a good time for things other than sleeping.

For example, right now I am proof-reading/writing a story I am working on (it's not done, I just have to fix some stuff before I can go on) and it's going quite well. I mean, my overly chritical mind still thinks that it sucks, but that's because I am nuts. Have never actually written something that I haven't thought to be compeletely useless when I look back on it.

Anyway, I am trying to make the first chapter shorter. Quite a lot shorter. Unsignificant events can't take like 5 pages (full word pages, not book pages). IT CAN NOT. And so now I am trying to shorten it. Which is not going to so well. I mean, the things I do write is quite good (at the moment, in the morning I'll probably hate them), but it's not good when you are trying to shorten things and they end up getting longer.

Hence the CRAP!. See my problem? well perhaps not all of you do, but the ones that write (more than blog posts, or not, I don't mean to single anyone out here but give me a break, it's late) should.

I am a struggling writer (yep, I call myself a writer sometimes, because as my very dear friend Michaela says: "a writer is not something you become, it's something you're born as"), and at the moment I am very inspired but also kind of chin deep in stuff that I need to fix. And those things, misstakes I made when I started the story about 3 years ago, aren't always easy to make right I can tell you.

It's now 2.14. I should really go to bed. But I'm not tired. And there's "Scrubs" on tv, so I have something to watch as I contemplate my sanity at age 17. I have at least 30 minutes more (and perhaps there's another episode after that, I don't have the energy to check it out right now).

After all I wanna be a writer for real, and this is how I'd work if I was. I like the night. The night makes me productive, it's good for so much more than sleep. Did I say that? Bloody marvelous, I am starting to repeat myself. Does that mean something? I am afraid it does. "GO TO SLEEP" is what it means. I guess. And well perhaps I shouldn start to think about obeying that voice (no I am not that cazy, I don't hear voices for real).

But I don't want to. Gah! Why is there only 24 hours in a day? Stupid.

Okay so now I am crapping on the universal order or days. Great. Just great. Perhaps I am going crazy or real, I have heard that lack of sleep can do that to you. Although...since I woke up at 12 today it's not really lack of sleep as much as the day turned upside down (I have said that too..geees). I should really try to fix that. And I will. Some other day. Later.

But I think I have to go now. Before I start retyping this entire post again. I might, since the repeat button seems to have gotten stuck in my head, and we don't want that would we.

It's 2.28. Peace out guys!  

Have got to start packing

I told you that I am moving last week, right? Well I am anyway. My family's coming on Friday and we're all staying at a hotel, and then we're moving on Saturday. It's going to be so great, I am really looking forward to it (I have come to understand that you treasure spending time with your family a lot more when you don't live with them anymore).

Anyway, I am very busy all of next week, with lessons every day and an assignment that's due on Wednesday (a little one, but still), so I have to start packing this weekend. Even though I didn't bring everything from my birth home I still have a lot of stuff where I live now (I really need another bookcase, the one I have now's full) so I think it'll take some energy to pack it all...

Gah! Why oh why do I have so much stuff. He he, because I like stuff of course. I think stuff makes a place feel like a home, and so I don't think I could ever have to much. I am going to become one of those people whose home's almost overflowing with things, I am sure of it (my great grandmother, on my fathers side, was such a woman, and I think I take after her).

Ha ha, yeah I am a little nuts, I know. But then again, have I ever said that I am not? Nope, I didn't think so.

Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne! 

QotD: Gung Hay Fat Choy

Yesterday was the first day of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese year 4707 is the year of the ox. What's your Chinese zodiac animal and what does it say about you?

So my Chinese Zodiac sign is the Snake Personality Occupying the 6th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Snake symbolizes such character traits as intelligence, gracefulness and materialism. When it comes to decision-making, Snakes are extremely analytical and as a result, they don’t jump into situations. They are effective at getting the things they want, even if it means they have to scheme and plot along the way. Snakes are very materialistic creatures, preferring to surround themselves with the finest that life has to offer. This is especially evident in the home, where luxurious furnishings and surroundings help Snakes seek the peace they need in order to thrive. Certain things are very very true in this actually. Ha ha, I don't really believe stuff like astroligy and such, but still it hits me that some things are so to the point (I guess that I'd find things like that in every sign, but see I am going to be a believer for a moment). I am intelligent, analytic and very materialistic. When making desitions I never, ever jump into anything (ever, and then I mean never). And last but not least, I'd absolutely prefer to surround myself with the finest that life has to offer, I just can't afford it at the moment. Health Snakes prefer living a life of calmness, preferring quietness over noise and a manageable workload rather than a schedule that’s overly-booked. Snakes become easily stressed when their lives aren’t peaceful or in order. Too much of this way of life can shorten a snake’s life! Okay so this is not as true. In fact I do like it when I have a lot to do, that is when I can relax the most, ignoring all that I have to do and just laying in front of the tv. But I do prefer things to be in order, I have a mind that prefers to have my thoughts neatly tucked away in categories.  Career Snakes do work very hard, but they have a tendency to be job-hoppers as they become easily bored. Their somewhat laid-back attitude causes them to be mistakenly categorized as slackers, but nothing could be further from the truth! Snakes are very creative and extremely diligent. They’re excellent problem-solvers and thrive under tight deadlines. Good career choices for Snakes include: scientist, analyst, investigator, painter, potter, jeweler, astrologer, magician, dietician, and sociologist. Once again a lot of true characteristics. I absolutely become bored easily (as I guess you guys have noticed) and I am most certainly very creative (my dream job would be as an author after all). To the naked eye I most certainly would seem like a slacker, but that's just because I wait long until I start things. Ask anyone that knows me and they'll tell you that I thrive under tight deadlines. In fact, some of the best things I have done has been the evening before it has to be turned in, working into the late hours of the night.  Relationships Snakes are excellent seducers so they never have trouble attracting others. However, they’ll be the ones to decide when a relationship has potential and when it does not. Once they’ve chosen a partner, a Snake’s insecure side will begin to show through. Snakes guards their chosen partners much like a prized possessions, becoming jealous and even obsessive. Snakes prefer to keep their feelings to themselves. It’s important to never betray a Snake’s trust as a betrayed snake will make it a goal to get even some day! Since I have never been in a relationship I don't really know how true this is, but I suspect it's more so than I would prefer to admit. I definitely keep my emotions to myself and I absolutely think that I would gard my partner as a prized possession and that I'd be jealous easily. And I am very (very very very) sure that I'd spend every single minute thinking about how to get even if someone betrayed me. (Also, I read somewhere that snakes are very particular about the people they choose to have in their life, friends as well and lovers, and I can tell you that that's SO true. But that might have been the japanses zodiac.) Earth Snakes – Years 1929 and 1989 Earth Snakes always seem to be calm and content. They’re friendly and approachable and believe that they’ll reap great rewards by working hard and relying on common sense. (I'm 1989.) I am going to go far on working hard and relying on common sense. Yep.

 Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne! 

What to do....?

Nothing on tv what so ever. Just to have something to look at I am currently watching "The Hills", which I don't really like at all (I know it's real people and all, but their problems are just so blown out of proportion and silly). But I guess I have myself to blame for not being able to just sit quietly in front of the computer (a quiet room makes me kind of crazy, and for some reason music doesn't do it in the same way).

Anyway. I am now waiting for "How I met your mother" (yes, the timetable for the tv rules my life), which as I am typing this starts in 40 minutes. That is way to long for me. See I absolutely hate to wait. For anything. It makes me annoyed and bored beyond what's rational (but then again, emotions aren't really rational, are they?).

But whatever..I guess I'll have to learn how to deal with it sooner or later. After all, I am growing up, and a part of that is to learn how to manage the things about yourself that's childish (yep, manage I say, because I never wanna stop being childish completely, no matter how "grown up" I am). Right?
(You guys should know see, because you are older than me. Perhaps not adults though. I am more and more starting to believe that people never really grow up for real. One day you just wake up having to accept that fact that you're not a kid anymore. Oh...I don't look forward to that day.)

Ha ha! I am getting of topic again. I tend to do that, quite a lot, but I guess it has to do with my sometimes very confused mind. And now I am doing it again.

So. I am planning on doing some exercise when "How I met your mother" comes on. The fight to get my life and figure back in order after Christmas and New Years has finally gotten started. Late I know, but I am a bit slow when it comes to getting on with things like this (I suppose it has to do with the fact that I don't find it entertaining in any way, so I procrastinate), and well I think like this: Better late than never (a lso, I am moving in 2 weeks, and I want to arrive to my new apartment looking good, just in case there are some hot neighbours).

My show's now on in 20 minutes (this post took a little longer than I thought it would).

Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne!

PS: Find me on Facebook (Sofia Nilsen, my page's in Swedish but I guess if you have it in any language you pretty much know the layout).

Busy bee

So I am being housy today. Cleaning and ironing and washing's on the program, not to mention making lunch and dinner (nope, I haven't had lunch yet, since I woke up at 12).

Cleaning

Boooooooring.

But it has to be done, because I am a little bit of a slob sometimes and so if I didn't clean once a week my apartment would end up looking like a dump.

Ha ha, that's the bitter truth.

So, I guess I'd better get back to it (because if I pause for to long, I won't get back it...ha ha, yep I am lazy).

Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne!

It's 1.39 at night...and there's nothing to watch on tv...

I know it's quite late, and that I should sleep, but...I'm not tired at all. So no matter how sensible it is I am not going to go to bed just yet (ha ha, I am not that great at doing things just because they are sensible, which I think we have established by now).

Anyway. There's absolutely nothing on tv at the moment. Nothing. Haven't been for quite some time actually (and by quite some time I mean like 3 hours or something), so I've gotten bored like 50 times already (see I get bored, then I'm not, then I get bored again...and so on and so on).

I think CSI is on at 1.50, so I'll watch that I guess (which is never wrong of course, but it'd be better if I didn't have to wait for it for so long). A good murder in the middle of the nigh is never wrong (as long as it's not to scary, because then I can't sleep, I am a little bit of a chicken).

Meh...this episode better be good.

Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne!

Victorias Secret Fashion Show 2009

Watched the rerun of the 2009 show just like an hour ago, and I absolutely loved it once again (have seen it before, as you understand, but it was just as great this time as it was the first time). So beautiful and sexy, all that I (and I guess about every other girl in the world) aspire to be.

Doutzen

*Sigh* well I guess sometimes all you can do is to dream for a while.

Miranda Kerr

Miranda

Adriana Lima

Coffee really is Lifesaver

Sitting at the Historical institution alone for an entire hour, just because you have to take the early train not to be late, is just not that fun.

Lifesaver

Not that fun at all to be honest (and it's also very tiring).

At time like this it's lucky that the world has coffee. A good cup of the black gold (yep, that's what I see it as) makes things a little less boring.

Thanks Espresse House close to the Historical institute!

Don't really remember how long it has been since I started drinking it (like 3,5 years or something I guess), but even though it's an addiction I am happy that I did.

YAY for light addictions.

And that was all for today i think (ha ha, yeah I know that "all" wasn't really a whole lot, or important, but still).

Take care guys! (^ - ^) Mata ne!