This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:07 GMT

To whoever bought me two months of paid account time:

THANK YOU!!! <3

-dances around happily-

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:23:37 GMT

See you on Monday!

Also, Marla, Ashley and Mark: Thanks for your postcards/letters! :D You will be receiving a letter from me soon ^__^

:)

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:25:33 GMT

See? I'm not all that weird!

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:47:28 GMT

So, myarra, your LiveJournal reveals...

You are... 0% unique, 0% peculiar, 17% interesting, 33% normal and 50% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy swimming). When it comes to friends you are popular. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are wary of trusting strangers. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is simplistic.

Your overall weirdness is: 11

(The average level of weirdness is: 29.
You are weirder than 18% of other LJers.)

Find out what your weirdness level is!

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:24:23 GMT

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:21:36 GMT

Wow, finally a picture I actually like in which I'm wearing my glasses.

Did you know..

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:47:59 GMT

..you can light an oven using spaghetti?

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:43:26 GMT

See you sillies in 2 weeks! <3

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:41:17 GMT

Whoot! The mail just came, and brought me two amazing photo's from Carl! (sdx)

-dances-

So pretty! ^__^

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:55:02 GMT

It's way too hot to sleep D:

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:15:53 GMT

I have returned ;) Missed me? Good.

Friday
We - Rij (wrijter), Joren, Pieter, Cynthia, Berber (speaktothevoid) and I - gathered at Amsterdam Central Station at 10 AM. We arrived at our hostel, the Astor Victoria, at around six-ish, and after unpacking our stuff went to grab something to eat. After dinner, Rij and Joren went back to the hostel, and Berber, Pieter, Cynthia and I decided to go look for the London Eye. Obviously it's a bit hard to find, being giant and all, so we got lost. Cynthia and I had a lot of fun taking touristy pictures with phone boxes and the like.

Eventually we ended up finding the London Eye, but by then it had closed. So we ended up going to the Arcade instead. Yay!

Saturday was AWESOME.
After about 2 hours of sleep (and accidentally waking everyone around 5ish because I figured that that tiny bit of light coming in through the windows meant it was morning and thus time to get up and shower), Berber and I went to Camden to shop. Then Berber left to get horribly lost without a working phone while trying to find Joren, Rij, and Cynthia, and I went off to Liverpool Street Station for the AMA meetup. It was pretty easy to find the crazy people, due to Jasna's pink hair ;). So I could repeat what we did, but unknownj's also done that, so I'll just post that link here, if you're interested about reading that :P. http://unknownj.livejournal.com/1726674.html

Yay picture ;).

It wasn't actually as strange as I thought it would be. I mean, sure, scary people and all that, but.. it was great :D. On the one hand it was pretty awkward, on the other I didn't actually feel uncomfortable or weird. (Also, OMG BRITISH ACCENTS MADE ME GO SQUEEE.) Here's an.. erm.. interesting (or should I say creepy?...) picture of me and Alex ;)

So the Saturday was already a success, and then.. we went to Enigma, Derren Brown's show. Which was amazing. Cynthia actually got called on stage. I'm not supposed to say what happens in the show though, so I won't do that, but it was great fun! :D We waited for Derren after the show, and Berber gave him a present.

Sunday
After a much better night, in which I actually slept, Cynthia, Pieter and I headed off to... well, we didn't quite know where. We were just following Cynthia around. So eventually we decided to take the tube to Oxford Circus, and visited some shops. Here's Cynthia doing her Nemo impression.

And then we went to Covent Garden, and after that headed off to Inn the Park in St. James' Park, where we ran into Berber feeding a squirrel.

Then we had afternoon tea.
...
I still hate drinking tea. Ew. Ew. EWWW.

But it was fun. ^_^ After that we went back to the hostel - Joren decided to draw a map on my arm of how we got to the metro from St. James' Park: -, and Pieter and Cynthia decided they wanted to go see Blood: the Last Vampire. I decided I wanted to see a bit more of London, and they agreed to come with me instead, for some odd reason. Well, I mean, I'm awesome of course, so it makes sense that they'd want to do that, but yeah... ;) Cytnhia and I spent half the night being crazy and singing a Very Annoying Song. We sat on a bench looking at the Thames for a while, eating terribly gross Mentos. And then we took an enormous detour back, because we were looking for something foodlike. Rij later went to buy us some food, so all was good. ^_~.

Monday
After another pretty good night's sleep, I once again took off with only Pieter and Cynthia - I've kind of missed Rij and Berber this weekend. Oh, and Joren too ;P - to Leicester Square, because the others had told us there was a cute shop there. They were right.

After some shopping there, we walked to Covent Garden again and Pieter bought some books. We went into the Build-A-Bear, and Cynthia swore that when she's rich, she'll build a bear and buy all kinds of clothes for it.
Then we went off to Camden, because I figured Cynthia might like it. I was right, obviously ;).

And then.. time to go home. :(

So we took the tube to Kings Cross - St Pancras, and got on the train. Did you know it's actually much more comfortable to sit in the seats backwards? .. OK, so maybe I'm just crazy.
When we got to Brussels, we found out our train was canceled, so we had to wait for an hour for the next train. So we had some dinner.

Everyone was pretty much deadly tired by now, and taking the next train didn't only mean an hour of waiting at Brussels, it also meant there would be no direct train to Amsterdam, so instead of getting home at around midnight, we arrived back in Amsterdam at 2 AM.

And now, it's time to go to bed. I probably forgot about a million things in this entry, but well.. c'est la vie ;).

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:54:56 GMT

So, train leaves at 10.54 (Amsterdam time) and I'll be arriving in London at 15.56 (London time).

And we'll be having to wait in Brussels which for some reason is called Brussels South (Brussel Zuid) in Dutch and Brussels Middle (Bruxelles Midi) in French. WTF, people. WTF. Anyway, we'll have to wait for about an hour there.

I wonder if we'll see tie-wrapped people again.

See you sillies after the weekend! :D <3 (Or, in some cases, in the weekend ;))

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:20:37 GMT

HOLIDAYS!

Assuming I don't need a resit, that is...

Two months of freeeedom.

I bought new shoes.
The swimsuit I'd ordered a while back arrived today.

I
am
happy. :)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:22:34 GMT

So, holidays soon, right?

Let me know if you want a postcard. Screening comments, so you can tell me your address ;).

<3

As heard in the train today...

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:49:47 GMT

"Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes we will arrive at Utrecht Central Station. Travellers for the ICE International, your plane will depa-- ehm, train will depart from platform 4b."

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:45:30 GMT

Sometimes, when I go to bed on time, I lie awake being bothered by something. It usually takes about half an hour of tossing and turning to find out what it is. It's my parents watching TV downstairs, or having their radio on in their bedroom. I can't exactly hear the sounds, but apparently it registers in my brain somehow, and keeps me awake. It's odd, because I can fall asleep with my radio playing at a normal sound level, but apparently the consciously inaudible sound of something distant is just too disturbing for my mind to ignore..

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:56:14 GMT

I had a nice day :)

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! ♥ You guys are amazing.

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:20:39 GMT

Since all the crazy kids are doing it (yes, I mean you, tecrin, minx_marta, fladeria, and hermelientje!), and also because some of my new LJ friends might want to know some more things about me..

What is on your desktop wallpaper?
Heart shaped waffles with strawberries.

What is your favourite zoo animal?
Black panthers.

What was your favourite toy as a child?
I think probably my plushy Tijgertje, or a boat I played with in the bath.

What food do you eat too much of?
Cookies

What kind of hairstyle do you have?
Curly. Brown on top, a bit dark brown/blackish in the middle, and lighter brown at the ends. While this may sound very intriguing, it's actually the result of having dyed my hair black with red ends about a year ago, and now most of it has faded.

What was your favorite activity in gym class?
Softball.

What is on the shirt you're wearing right now?
A pumpkin, and the text "Sonra Fortuna Firenas(??) - my magic power - will last - till midnight....my chariot - will be back as - pumpkin...."
And on the back, there's a mouse and the text "And my horses - in mice"

What is the picture nearest to you of?
My father and his former coworkers.

What kind of salad dressing do you like?
Honey-mustard

Whats your least favorite food?
Oh, um, I don't know. Spinach?

What do you do on a Sunday night?
Catch up on homework.

If you could only use one condiment on your food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
SALT.

What color are your sheets?
Black with red roses.

How big is your computer display?
I have no idea.

What pair of shoes do you wear most often?
Whichever pair isn't broken.

What is your favourite game?
I don't know. Werewolves, maybe?

What is your favourite Thanksgiving Christmas food?
Pommes d'auphines.

What is your favourite pizza topping?
Salami.

What time do you plan on waking up tomorrow?
7.30

What is your favourite day of the year?
My birthday of course ;)

Sun, 10 May 2009 18:55:13 GMT

Instead of doing homework, I stole a meme from hushnowdontcry...

1. What birds do you commonly see in your town/city/province?
Pigeons. D: TOO MANY of them.

2. What region of the U.S do you live in? If you don't live in the U.S, what color is your underwear?
Black.

3. Do you usually take public transportation to get to and from?
Not if it's within cycleable distance.

4. When was the last time you ate pizza?
A couple of weeks ago.

5. How long does it take you to get to school/work?
School: about 70 minutes
Work: 15 minutes

6. Is your city racially diverse? If not, would you like it to be?
Yep, it is.

7. Do you prefer flowery scents or fruity scents?
Fruity, I think.

8. Is your school/work surrounded by fast food joints?
Nope.

9. Do you own any sexy lingerie?
Yep.

10. Do you put salt on your fruit?
No D: Why in the world would I want to do that?

11. What's the last thing you microwaved?
Meatballs

12. What time does your school/work start/end?
School: random
Work: 9-5

13. What does your voicemail say? Or is it just the plain jane standard greeting?
Hi, this is Merel's toaster, the answering machine is on holiday. Please leave a message and I might get back to you. <- or something like that. But in Dutch.

14. Have you ever sent an e-card to someone?
I don't think so..

15. What did you get for your last birthday?
I'm not sure, it was almost a year ago.

16. When you turn on the TV, what channel do you flip to first?
Net5, the girly soap opera channel ;).

17. Is Crayola your preferred brand of artistic supplies?
No.

18. When you write, does ink/lead tend to get on the side of your hand?
Usually not.

19. Do you think your boobs can get any bigger?
Probably.

20. Where did you get your iPod/MP3 Player?
My dad bought it somewhere.

21. Do you think you have nice writing?
It's not terrible.

22. What are your talents?
Having fun ;).

23. Welcome to Subway. What can I get you?
Ooh, a sandwich!

24. Are the spaces between the keys on your keyboard dirty?
No.

25. Have you ever had a tonsil stone?
A what? No, and I hope I'll never have one either..

26. When was the last time you've been to the dentist?
A couple of months ago.

27. Are there a lot of spiders in your house?
No.

28. What about ants?
No.

29. Do you feel that any part of your body is big? If so, what?
My belly.

30. Name a song, any song.
Ghost of a Rose (Blackmore's Night)

Sat, 09 May 2009 16:29:23 GMT

My neighbours are having a party or something. And every two minutes or so everyone erupts in laughter, only to be completely quiet again 2 seconds later. It's very odd.

Fri, 08 May 2009 19:59:49 GMT

So. I need a new default user picture.

Which one? I'm showing them in my order of preference, but that doesn't mean you're supposed to be influenced by that ;).

1.

2.

3.

Or maybe you know another of my icons you'd love to see as my default. :)

Made me some waffles!

Fri, 08 May 2009 17:05:35 GMT

Nom!

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:06:35 GMT

Right, I'm off. I'll see you all in a week!

HAPPY EASTER

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:30:48 GMT

So this weekend was.. DISNEY FILM MARATHON. Meaning Disney. Lots and lots of Disney.

I present to you.. pictures! Lots and lots of pictures!

Our very own Minny Mouse Marta!

A Disney cake! And, though we didn't watch Alice in Wonderland, an Eat Me cake!

Poor Jasmine..

You'll probably wonder which films we watched. You, of course, meaning anyone but..
lvincero,

fladeria,

and tecrin,

lordidiot,

minx_marta,

and moriestiel
.
Because they know. Anyway, here's the list:
On Saturday, we watched..
- Fantasia;
- Dumbo, AKA Hilde;)
;
- Sleeping Beauty;
- ;
- The Aristocats;
- The Black Cauldron;
- ;
- Beauty and the Beast;
- Alladin and
- The Lion King

Marlies sometimes annoyed people by blocking their view..
, which made poor Stefanie sad...

;)

Of course, watching films makes one feel hungry..

A pregnant paprika!

Poison apples! Don't choke, snow white!

And thirsty..

Nomnomnom hot chocolate on a stick!

And laugh..

And tired..

Wake up, Marlies!!!

Spinning around in circles, of course, always helps waking people up.

By the next morning we were all a bit more awake..
No wait, that's a lie.

No, Hilde, that's not looking awake. Really, it's not. Try harder.

Prettifying ourselves..

to spend the Sunday at the zoo!

Guess what these are!

Oooh, butterflies!

Monkeys..

And more monkeys!

During dinner, we watched our last Disney film of the weekend.. Mulan! Next up, fantasy classics! And hermelientje and x_lunesque, you'd better be there this time!

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:53:40 GMT

Just some pictures I wanted to share with you..

This reminds me a bit of my childhood. Our street was always under construction when we were young, so my parents just let us play in the sand. This was built by some kids a couple of streets away today..

A bit further down that same street, there's this car. There have been signs saying to move your car, but this driver didn't seem to care. Apparently, the construction workers decided to have a bit of fun..

And, completely unrelated, here's a picture of a strange bird that's always hanging around near where I work.

It looks like a blackbird to me, but it seems to be lacking a certain kind of.. blackness.

That's all for now! ♥