Bye bye 2005.

Only four hours left of 2005 in my time zone. I'm looking as gorgeous as a girl can look after 10 hours of wigged out customers and constant mopping of dirty floors. Which means not so bad.
I'm wearing my naughty-dress. The one I bought for Christmas, but failed to notice how serious the cleavage was. Well, I've safety-pinned it and hopefully my boobs won't run off.
Guests will be arriving shortly, and they damn better be on time, NOT early 'cause then they'd meet Love in his undies, shaving and getting done. He's been Mr. Muscle today and tidied/cleaned the whole apartment while I was at work.

Well... happy new year everyone!

End of the year thing.

Very shamelessly nicked from Cy, again ;)

40 Questions About 2004: An End-of-the-Year Meme



Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Not really. And probably. I have to have something to not keep, right?


Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

Did anyone close to you die?
No

What countries did you visit?
Germany, Sweden, Denmark

What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
More time for working out and a happy year for my family

What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory?
I don't remember the date, but our boat trip to Denmark will be a memory for a long time I think.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I don't have any big achievements to look back on, although the top grades on my Dogville analysis was pretty cool. We also got a new car, that's good. Oh, and finally getting a part time job.

What was your biggest failure?
Thinking that anything I could do would help Oma.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
The pig bite was not a major injury, but about the only one I had. The funny call from the doc is also a memorable moment.

What was the best thing you bought?
The Nintendo DS for Love. That look on his face... Priceless! I'm also loving Hyacinth the Poshmobile, so... yay!

Whose behavior merited celebration?
Huh? Love's well behaved ;)

Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
I won't name names.

Where did most of your money go?
No idea. Food probably. But non-needed-wise? DVDs

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I got really, really, really excited about Hyacinth! :D

What song/album will always remind you of 2005?
Rammstein "Mutter". Seeing my auntie trying to headbang to "Feuer frei" was another priceless moment.

Compared to this time last year, are you:

Happier or Sadder? Happier, absolutely.
Thinner or Fatter? Bah... No time for exercise + hormonal contraceptives = fatter Kjersti. I gained what I had lost last year. Arrgh!
Richer or Poorer? Better off, definitively, but not very rich. Having a small part time job helps .
What do you wish you’d done more of? Exercise.
What do you wish you’d done less of? Worrying.
Who did you spend the most time on the phone with? Mum. I call her practically every day.
Did you fall in love in 2005? No. Although me being less worried and psycho has lead to Love and I being more happy together and more in love.
How many one night stands in this last year? None.
What was your favorite new TV program? LOST, Mythbusters, Desperate Housewives.
Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? None that I can think of.
What was the best book(s) you read? The new Harry Potter wasn't all that bad. Also loved "Gulldronning, Perledronning" by Margaret Skjelbred.
What was your greatest musical discovery? That the Rammstein "Mutter" album wasn't that bad.
What did you want and get? A newer car, a computer that would work.
What did you want and not get? All of the Gilmore Girls dvd box sets. But hey, I've started ;)
What were your favourite films of this year? Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Terkel i Knibe, Der Untergang, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Well, I celebrated it the day before and got a bit depressed on the actual day, so Love rounded up some people, we Munchkin'ed and went to town. I turned 22. And somehow I've been confused about that all year, thinking either I was 21 or 23.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Absolutely no idea. Maybe not to have gained the weight I lost?
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Experimenting with colours I hadn't used before.
What kept you sane? Love
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Uh... Fancy? Not sure.
What political issue stirred you the most? The war in Iraq, the war on "terrorism"
Who did you miss? I always miss auntie. And when I'm visiting her, I miss Love.
Who was the best new person you met? The girlfriend of Love's childhood friend, she moved here to go to school and didn't know anyone, and she's about the sweetest person I've ever met. Some people you just instantly click with, and she's one of those.

Wrapping up the family tour.

My lack of updates is due to the big family tour. Sorry about that. We just wrapped it up yesterday and today is my first relax-and-actually-enjoy-the-holidays day.

The day before Christmas: Sis' birthday. Which meant we drove up there around 12ish, after first panicking through the mall after something to wear for me for Christmas Eve. Watched National Lampoon's Christmas vacation, laughed at "the shitter was full!" and went to bed.

Christmas eve: Couldn't sleep well due to crappy guest bed and Love twisting and turning all night (Night before Christmas means poor Love can't sleep at all). Woke up, shuffled into sis' room and watched cartoons with her until the rest of the people woke up. And during the night, the Grinch has possessed my dad. First he was annoyed because his stocking had diabetes-friendly candy in it, which I got him just to be nice, but nooo... Then he snapped at everyone who made any noise at all. Including the dog. This continued all day up until the big Christmas dinner where he was happy as a clam and wondering why everyone else were wearing such sour faces. Seriously, if you have a hangover, just stay away from us! Why ruin the whole day for everyone else? It's inconsiderate and it's not our frikkin problem that you feel like you need to bottle down all the Christmas ale. Gramps, who arrived just before dinner, yelled at US for being cranky and had of course not witnessed the events leading up to it. And she was in general not very friendly. For instance giving me a lecture about me not being a real adult until I would have aquavit. Hey gramps? I'm adult enough to know that just because it's tradition, doesn't mean I have to like it. Same goes with the disgusting sour cabbage stuff that only you eat anyway. Just because you like it, doesn't mean I have to. And another clue, none of the five other people at the table ate it either.
Well, that sort of put a damper on my spirit, so when we shortly after dinner got in the car to drive to Love's parents, I was sort of happy.
One hour later we arrived just in time for the unwrapping of gifts. And I found out the dress I bought the day before was a tad bit naughty. When sitting upright it was OK, but sitting in InLaw's sofa, my boobs almost fell out. Which was a source of much laughter.
My gift for Love this year was a Nintendo DS. He's been talking about those for ages, and I figured since I can't afford getting my lisence now anyway, why not spoil him a little. He's always gotten me expensive gifts and I've never had the means to do the same, so... Yes. He was happy though. :)
To sum it up, the whole day was awkward. It was my first Christmas not entirely spent with the family and it felt weird. Mum was adorable as usual, but I really can't stand dad's behaviour. He only sees himself and makes everyone elses' day awful. But I guess it's a typical holiday issue. There is one in every family who's creating havoc and making sure that everyone else isn't enjoying themselves too much.

Christmas day: Loads of people (all of Love's immediate family) and loads of food. Another crappy guestbed at InLaws that made my back ache. Yay.'

December 26th: More food. Turkey this time, at Love's brother's house. Got some sour glares when I declined Love's sister's invitation for full dinner at her place the next day. But geez, four days of humongous dinners? Sorry, but I'm all full. And another thing, everyone were thinking the same, but noone dared saying anything about it. I mean, it's complete madness, and one could do with a days break. That's what other families do.

December 27th: Outran old ladies and large ladies at Lidl to get my hands on a dirt cheap sowing machine. Yay! Then we visited my family, and drove home. Got home around five, collapsed in front of the TV and didn't even bother making dinner. Simon came over to hand over my house keys which he had had so that he could feed the piggies while we were gone, but somehow I still haven't gotten them back. Love and Simon went to buy kebabs when "Desperate Housewives" was on, and got me one also. My first kebab! *lol*

*sigh*
That was my Christmas this year. Next year I'll be stricter and make sure it doesn't get to be this much. 'Cause it really is too much. The weeks leading up to Christmas is also so damn hectic, when's the time to relax?

But what did Santa bring us?
Love got his beloved DS plus two games, a razor thingy, Civilization 4, Ivo Caprino DVD box set, Creature Comforts dvd and some decorative stuff.
I got (from love) my Piggley Wink, Sims 2, SingStar 80's game, Cinderella DVD, (from the rest of the family) stone plate raclette, Sims 2 Holiday expansion, Gilmore Girls season 1 (love you Mum!!), Cheer Bear Care Bear and some towels.

Funny game.

Here. I made it to the fourth level, how far can you get?

Du grønne, glitrende tre goddag...

(That's Norwegian for ya, from Norway's version of "O Tannenbaum")



Here's our tree (duh!). We decorated it yesterday, and have been grinning like idiots ever since.
It's smaller than last year's tree, but the piggies have taken last year's perfect location, so we didn't have as much room any more. BTW, the tree is green, not grey like it looks here ;)
We bought this tree though, we didn't "hunt" it like my "brother in law". Some people here go and chop down a tree in the woods and call it Yule tree hunt. Well? "BIL" takes that seriously. He and his insane buddies bring shotguns with them and shoot down a tree. Apparently it's tradition. When is the hunting season for firs anyway?




This year's new decorations are old fashioned brass ornaments. Like the Santa sleigh here. They're full of details and look amazing on the tree. I think we have this sleigh, a carriage with horses, a fire truck, a steam train and a tree :)

Deep breath.

A blessed solstice to my fellow pagans! :)
I have no idea where my days went, things have been so hectic with all the preparations. But it will be such a relief to have the days grow longer again. Being so far north, wintertime is a dark one, so I guess I appreciate the solstice more than usual. I reckon it'll be dark again by three pm today, giving me only five hours of daylight and an hour of dusk.
Preparations for Yule is well underway also, being the reason I haven't posted anything in a while. So many presents to arrange, gifts to be made, cookies to be baked and apartment to clean. Right now I'm taking a breather while waiting for the newly waxed floor to dry. Then I'll try to put up our tree.
We got it yesterday, after chasing around the whole area to find the perfect tree. Well, we found the perfect tree, but it was too expensive, so we ended up buying a pretty-but-not-perfect cheaper tree. It'll do the trick, I'm sure.
Oh goodness... My head is spinning. There's so much to be done.

Arrr, me looted this!

Pilfered from Cy.

Appearance
[ ] I am shorter than 5'4. I'm 5'7 I think. 1.72m anyway
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[ ] I have many scars. Not many. I think two.
[ ] I tan easily. Unfortunately I don't tan at all.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color. With all the dyes out there? No problem.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[ ] I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses. When watching tv or at lectures. Besides that I don't bother. I hate my glasses, but I still have the same strenght glasses, and can't afford buying a new one just because I don't like how it looks.
[x] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100 safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[ ] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[x] I have more than 2 piercings. Does both ears count?
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[x] I have freckles

Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house, also for like a day
[x] My biological parents are together.


School/Work
[x] I'm in school
[x] I have a job
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school. School yes, work no.
[x] I almost always do my homework. I guess since it says almost always... I don't always do them.
[ ] I've missed a week or more of school.
[ ] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years. We don't have those.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired.

Embarrassment
[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[x] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x] I've glued my hand to something
[ ] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public.

Health
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[x] I've gotten stitches.
[ ] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend. When Eileen put her finger through the sowing machine, yes. Eww...
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed. Ugh...
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox. The neighbour kid had it and mum sent me over so I would catch it and be done with it.

Traveling
[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[ ] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[x] I've been to Europe. I live there. And Europe is huge, it's not like... you've seen one country you've seen them all. I've been to Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Holland and of course Norway.
[ ] I've been to Africa.

Experiences
[ ] I've gotten lost in my city. Not this one. Oslo though...
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[x] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[x] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[ ] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[x] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[x] I've been Skiing.
[x] I've been in a play.
[x] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[x] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken. I dunno what this is.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[ ] I've eaten Sushi.
[x] I've been snowboarding. I tried. Got claustrophobic because my legs were strapped.

Relationships
[x] I've gone on a blind date
[ ] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[ ] I miss someone right now.
[x] I have a fear of abandonment
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship.
[ ] I've gotten divorced...
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[ ] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality
[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[x] I am a cuddler.
[x] I've been kissed in the rain
[x] I've hugged a stranger.
[ ] I have kissed a stranger

Honesty/Crime
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't. Those moronic pigtails mum did on me every morning? I always pulled them out when I got out of sight.
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[x] I've snuck out of my house
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am...
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world
[ ] I've cheated while playing a game. I don't cheat. Even though Love and Simon thinks so.
[x] I've cheated on a test. Maths once.
[ ] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[ ] I've shoplifted.

Death and Suicide
[ ] I'm afraid of dying.
[ ] I hate funerals.
[ ] I've seen someone dying.
[x] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[x] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[x] I've planned my own suicide. I had a period where I was very depressed.
[ ] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece. Now shoes ...
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[x] I collect comic books.
[ ] I own something from The Gap.
[x] I own something I got on e-bay.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.

Random
[x] I can sing well. Sorta.
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[x] I watch the news
[ ] I don't kill bugs
[x] I dislike hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[ ] I curse regularly.
[ ] I sing in the shower.
[ ] I am a morning person.
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[x] I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I love being neat I like for things to be orginized.
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well.
[ ] One of my favorite colors is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school/work.
[ ] I like Martha Stewart...
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[x] I believe in ghosts.
[ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[ ] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[x] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[ ] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I love white chocolate but I love milk and dark more.
[ ] I bite my nails
[x] I play video games.
[x] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates.
[x] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
[x] My answers were totally honest.

*Sighs*

How come you don't see women like this (first photo on the second row) anymore? I don't mean to put down skinny women, I know how not funny Mum finds having to look in the childrens section to find something that fits. But why is that kind of women regarded as less beautiful today by modern standards? Why can't we embrace the endless variations that is women? Be proud of our butts (or lack thereof), boobs and bellies. Shine for what we already are, not aim for a touched up wonder woman that doesn't exist!
Too bad the clothing industry is making it so hard for anyone not fitting the average mold. Calvin Klein wouldn't use her as a model, that's for sure.
Personally, I find that image amazing. My jaw fell to the floor, basically. The dress, the curves, it all makes up one helluva great photo!
Oh well... Thought I'd share.


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Shiny, shiny.

I guess it's common around this time of year to polish brass chandeliers and stuff. At least that's what I remember doing with mum when I was younger. These ladies however, take it one notch further. Too far maybe. Poor Victor Noir.

Doing the happy dance!

Monday was interesting. Ingredients: exam, duroc pig, rice porridge and moon light.

I had my last exam for this year, a group exam on how we advice each other on our texts. In other words, how we work as editors. My group did great! It was a pass/flunk exam, so no grades were given, but I had a nasty dream last night that I actually got a D, based on criterias that weren't a part of the deal. That dream still bugs me, but it's nonsense of course. We did good.

Being the big 'ole Class Dictator meant I could decide where we would go to celebrate us all being done with exams. Well, I did ask what people wanted first, but our two alternatives were pretty much neck and neck. Going to a pub or driving those extra miles and visit the farm of a class mate in the middle of the woods with full Christmas package?
Duh!
The farm had cows!
And they have a full programme with rice porrige in the barn (oh goodness, that was amazing!), a fjøsnisse (barn "nisse") and generally great Christmas mood.
I was a happy camper, that's for sure. I got to see the cows also. Burpy, lazy, humongous cows who didn't bother talking to me. The piggie on the other hand... I scratched it behind its ear and it got all oinky on me. We had one seriously deep conversation, that's for sure. I was about to start discussing wold peace with the goats as well, but they were more of a "let them rot" kind of goats.

Last weekend was fun also. Mum and sis came to visit on friday and stayed for the whole weekend. On Saturday us girlies went shopping (big surprise!). I only had dad and Love left to shop for, but sis hadn't bought a single gift yet, so I helped her.
Oh, the blissful days of my youth where 500kr (ca. 80$) was enough to buy the entire family and assorted friends gifts... It was interesting buying gifts on that kind of budget again. An angel for granny, 30kr, Snoopy make up for friend, 40kr and so on.
I have no idea how much I've spent on gifts, but it's more than 500kr, that's for sure. I'm pretty good at sniffing out great deals, but still... And I found the perfect gift for Love also. But he's such a spy, so I can't tell you anything yet. *sigh*

After the massive shopping round, we headed home with still loads of things to do. Sis desperately needed to have her hair dyed. People, do not bleach your hair unless you plan on keeping it up. Yeurch! Big sis to the rescue! Du-du-dum!
With that sorted out, the tripled gingerbread cookies dough had to be rolled and "stamped out" as Love put it. Oh goodness... Tripled recipe means tripled time rolling and stamping out. Talk about being pooped afterwards! But my recipe is a damn good one if I may say so myself. The dough itself tastes lovely (yes, I did get a stomach ache this year also. It's tradition!) and the cookies aren't that bad either. The cows taste the best. I have Yule Cows, Yule Moose, Yule Nemos, Yule Bugs (the car) and the other traditional cutters.

Sunday was equally busy as Saturday. We had to get out of the house pretty early, as we were headed for Oslo and the Yule fair at "Folkemuseet" (Norwegian Folk Museum, basically old houses and a Stave church). Take this: us THREE females and one male were all ready and out of the house within an hour. And that's including breakfast! Impressive, I know.
On the way we picked up Love's four year old neffypoo. It was his first time going anywhere with us without his parents. I was worried he'd get scared (he's a regular Piglet), but he was so excited. And that little smurf behaved so good, it was no hassle at all. I'm afraid mum got certain ideas seeing Love and I with that little smurf. And sure, if kids behaved like that all the time it would be no problem. But they don't. *lol*
He didn't want to enter Nissen's (Santa) Workshop though. That was too scary. He didn't want to put on his mittens either. Not until he was so cold I told him his fingers would hurt really bad if he didn't put them on. Then he agreed, even though he claimed the mittens give him splinters.



This is the stave church. It's pretty cool to look at, I must admit that.


Bad close-up of the wooden carvings.



The smurf didn't find this too scary. The red spot? Smurf on Love's neck, eager to get a peek inside the church.

All in all some busy days for this girl. But I'm all done now. Phew...

Yes, thank you, I have it in my fairy tale section of the library.

Oh my... I've always regarded having Jeh*vas witnesses calling as a funny joke.
Well, frig me, the door bell rings and a guy with a halo introduces himself and says he's very interested in the B*ble. Well, good for you?
The worst part was that both him and his female partner looked so cold that I felt sorry for them and almost invited them in for coffee.
But that would have been to give them false hope. This girl is not interested in being "sav*d", I've figured out those aspects of my life already.
I did get a magazine though. "What G*d demands from us". That ought to be interesting.

I have no idea how they found me though. The entrance to our apartment is very well hidden, and you have to seriously snoop around to find us. Bad witnesses! Arrrrgh!

So what did I do? Told them I was busy. Lame, I know.

Holy cow, Batman!

Love and I visited his parents at their cottage this weekend. Very winter wonderland-y, in the middle of the woods, small cottage, fireplace lit, snow coming down and so on. Very christmassy and not the worst place to be revising for my exam tomorrow.
Getting home on the other hand... Whoa nelly! OK, straight facts first. Usually we make that drive in about an hour (1.10 to be exact). Today it took two hours. Why? Well, snow is all fluffy and stuff, but it's also what hell is made of!
Unfortunately we didn't have a shitload of reindeer to pull our sleigh (read: Hyacinth, the Poshmobile), so it was one heeeell of a ride. As in gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, peeing in your pants, scared for your life ride.
Hyacinth has decent tyres, but against a frikkin blizzard, no tyres will be good enough. The only thing you can do, is slow down and keep going straight forward. If you have to make a turn, well, poo for you. And pray you don't have to hit the brakes at any point, because that will get you sliding all over the road.
Even on the high way we needed to keep it slow. At some points we were driving about 40 kmH, compared to the actual 100 kmH speed limit (yes, there is one on our high ways). One stretch (still high way) was particularly bad. Here the traffic slowed down completely and snailed past FIVE cars that had slid/skidded of the road/crashed. FIVE cars at the same time. Whoa!
And there was another car only a few meters down the road, competely in the ditch. No idea which direction it came from, it would have done some serious spins either way.
Oh goodness... I'm so glad I'm back home in one piece. And happy Hyacinth is still in one piece also. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy. Of course, we 'wegies all have winter tyres and are somewhat trained at skidding/spinning/sliding during the winter, and I also know that Germany for instance breaks down over a thin layer of snow... But this was bad. Really bad. Ugh... I want my summer again!

PS: wish me luck with my exam tomorrow. If I get there, that is *lol* Ruddy snow!

Phew!

Sorry about the lack of updates recently, but things are crazy here at the moment. I had my two assignments to hand in (barely made it), more to do at work 'cause of others being sick and in addition to that, trying to study for my "stories of our culture" exam. Ugh... My head is spinning.

And on top of that, we took our piggies to a photographer yesterday for a little photo shoot. They're supermodels already, I tell you! We're going to use the photos for Christmas cards and a large portrait of them (and hopefully us, have to see how those photos turn out) to decorate our living room.
It was so much fun! The photographer was so energic and seemed to enjoy working with the piggies, and they behaved perfectly also.
We have an appointment for today to view them, can't wait! :)

I got my hair cut for the photo shoot, and... oh fuck. There was this new lady, and she was total SHIT. I looked awful! As in pull a paper bag over your head awful. Fuck fuck fuck!
My regular hair dresser tried to fix the shitty cut, but now I have waaaay too short hair and a uneven layered cut I absolutely didn't want. It feels like such a violation! I mean, it'll grow, but that will take some time. And I can do absolutely nothing about it... I'm so angry and get really sad every time I look in the mirror (which I'm actually trying to avoid right now).
So... yeah... too short hair in a really not good do. Ugh...
It'll be interesting to see how it turns out in the photos though.

But today is December 1st. Not long till winter solstice now, and I can honestly say it's the most anticipated day in my near future.
(And of course, December 1st means opening my advent calendar Love has made for me. Weeeeeeee!)