Yesterday evening was the first time I could log into LJ in 3 days or so, and the forced hiatus really once again made me realize just how much LJ still means to me, in spite of being abandoned by the trend sensitive lazy petals of faceboob ( Read more... )

(I was going to disable comments here, just because I don't crave a discussion, merely my own statement, but then I changed my mind. Not so sure there is much to say though ( Read more... )

The Renaissance Fairs of the US are odd manifestations to any European who's used to Renaissance, Medieval and other period festivals back in the old world. But once you realize that it in fact is nothing other than a huge fantasy festival with all kinds of historic/cultural influences you care to be smitten by, you're gonna be fine, and maybe even ( Read more... )

A long time ago I dated a truly gorgeous guy. No really, he was like a young Greek god with a tall lean and muscular swimmers' body, a firm jaw, white teeth, thick brown hair, smooth tanned skin and kind green eyes with long lashes and a humorous twinkle in them. He even had frigging dimples ( Read more... )

Once a long time ago, I wrote to an author I really like, and have liked all my life. I was young and the year before I'd been very ill and nearly died, which changed some things for me ( Read more... )

Long ago, when I shook hands with god, a voice told me: Everything does not happen for a reason. Go and reflect the insecurity in the world, in the soul and in me. It can feel like you are a small and lonely group, because you think there is nothing to communicate, except lack of certainty ( Read more... )

One of the most common things people ask you if you're an expat, living in a new country, is what kind of foods you like or dislike in the new place and what kinds of food you miss the most from your old home. In many ways I was surprised to discover that I missed certain things and not other, it didn't always coincide with what I had anticipated ( Read more... )

Recently there have been some discussions on my friends-list about lj and facebook and internet friendships and interactions again, and it got me thinking ( Read more... )

So, on V-day this last Monday, me and the Geek both looked at each other and were like ( Read more... )

For my birthday last year, three friends of mine gave me a special kind of spa treatment involving getting my feet nibbled by Doctor Fishes and then bathing in a heated pool outdoors with various intricate bubbles massaging our bodies.
The Spa in question was Ulvstorps Gårds Spa, where they also have a cat hotel a B&B (for two-leggers) and breed ( Read more... )