Off to Croatia for two weeks. We're staying in Rtina, a tiny village in the middle of nowhere - we've stayed here for the last two years as well and it was fabulous and I sincerely hope it's going to be that way this year too. I think I have everything ready - the key stuff anyway - like my husband says, all you really need is your ID and money. We ( Read more... )

So, I went to see Eclipse, the third Twilight movie ( Read more... )

I think, that is. ;) I graduated today. Defended the thesis, did the paperwork, everything. Now I'm just basically tired and facing a house that is in SHAMBLES. And a 24 hour work shift tomorrow! Gah! ;)

You wouldn't have believed it, would you? And here I am, writing a post about actual Soccer World Cup ( Read more... )

It's funny how difficult this "writing" thing is. I oscillate from feeling encouraged and feeling as if there _is_ something there to being convinced it's nothing that could ever work or that anybody could ever like. People I've shown stuff to before seemed commendably cool about it; nobody stalked me or sent me threatening emails or showed up at ( Read more... )

I suppose i'm really so pathetic. Here I sit, I should write the dratted paper for my MS, and what am I doing? Writing a story that I've started ten years ago, nearly. When it's practically CERTAIN it's unlikely to ever be good enough to merit publishing. Hah. Pathetic. And I want to write so bad it hurts.

I've read the Twilight Saga books and even watched the movie Twilight ( Read more... )

Difficult times. I haven't even realised how much I've been away from computer. Today I've read my friends' page for the first time in ages - such a long time since I did that that I could not even read all posts I missed. I think I'm really avoiding it to avoid the work I ought to do. It's more than procrastination. I'm wavering between a burn-out ( Read more... )

So, life is moderately hectic ( Read more... )

This was one of the best vacations ever. We actually didn't want to go home, and told each other that a good length for a vacation was definitely more than 14 days. ;)

( Pics galore under the cut )