You know…

My favorite sister,

This is the time of the year I want to tell you how much I love you.

xx M.

AAAAAH.

Now, however.

How cool is that? >.>’

anyway. HOLY MOLY I’M BLOGGING! I’ve read “The History of Love” from Nicole Krauss who is the wife of Jonathan Safran Foer who is the author of “Everything is Illuminated” which has been filmed, starring Elijah Wood. Whew. And. I’ve been absolutely sucked in by LARPs. I know, I know, I’m so geeky. But hell, I’m going to a larp in october and it’s gonna be awesome. So I’ve been watching out for more larps and it seems the two biggest larps are in germany (Drachenfest and Mythodea). Since I’ve heard that Drachenfest is always very rainy and muddy….my absolute goal is Mythodea. Just look at the trailers on youtube, it’s amazing.

I can’t believe I went into all that stuff. Facebook, Twitter, WordPress…I used to be against all of it! And now, look at me. Sigh. Shame on me. Did I mention I’m getting a larp katana? I’m so excited, now that I’ve sewed my dress. Weeee!

xx mel

Have to drive – Amanda Palmer

Ugh. I love sushi, but since I met Heinrich, I can’t touch it. I feel sick as soon as I smell fish. Like now. Au contraire, I would love to have some japanese sweets (just look at that marvelous colourful stuff…mm…*drools*) right now. Did I mention how I actually am supposed to hate McDonalds since I watched Super-Size Me? Well I do but McFlurries are absolutely lovely!

Oh, I’ve just realized: you don’t know who Heinrich is … yet! Well here we go: I slept over this morning. Like every wednesday morning. I think my brain’s messing around with me, doing it on purpose because biology isn’t really my thing. It’s true, especially not in the morning. Luckily I hadn’t eaten anything. I mean, we dissected a fish. I called mine Heinrich before we even began.

My friend told me it wasn’t good to start a relationship with things I’m going to dissect. I couldn’t help it. I’m not even sure what’s more fucked up: a) Kids that laugh while cutting appart an innocent creature (don’t get me wrong, I’m not the vegetarian type of girl, crying for poor little fishes usually, but Heinrich might have changed my point of view) or b) the bloody smelly fish, which all made me want to: a) cry and b) throw up.

Well anyway, I thoroughly blame Nick Hornby for oversleeping. Him and his oh so catchy and funny books. I bought High Fidelity and I can’t stop reading. He’s making me smile constantly! It’s even impressive I’ve put it aside to blog. Anyway, I must’ve been reading till early in the morning since I fell half asleep in the maths class (luckily my neighbour kept poking me awake, even though I don’t think the teacher would’ve noticed since he’s a total goof >.>).

By the way, did you know braces have fucking colours? Who’d have thought of that! Wow! I mean, there surely are better inventions than making braces colourful, sheesh! Like a combination of this and my iPod headphones (and don’t tell me I only know this stuff because I’m swiss. I don’t even like skiing and snow and cold and snow and did I mention skying? I _don’t_). Seriously, I keep having knots in them and that’s more annoying than any fish in the morning. I swear – and not like a sailor. Who are you even to tell people that they swear like sailors? Do you know how many sailors you might have offended with this? Just because you once met a sailor with tourette’s it doesn’t mean any sailor in the world is a tourette’s (faker)! Jerks, all of you!!*

Love you guys,

xx Mél

*You think I’m a hat0r? I’ll give you hat0r:

“(Dave Matthews fans are like the trans-fats of fandom: oversaturated with obnoxiousness, found everywhere, and impossible to get rid of; for example, they only refer to the band as DMB… you can’t abbreviate the word ‘band’ assholes, it’s a band by virtue of the fact that there is more than 1 person in it, and for the record, adding the word ‘band’ to your name doesn’t make you any less of an egotistical shit head). Man, you know what I hate? Dave Matthews.”

That’s pure hate. And I love dave matthews band.

Now hush, go and be happy.

I forgot.

I forgot to say, that:

1. My mind kind of drifts off the subjects after 11pm lol. Drifting. Mind drifting. Sounds like a sport. “Hey, what’s your hobby?” – “Mind drifting.” *ominous music*

2.  Confusingly amusing. Thanks Immo, I absolutely looooove Lifehouse. Too bad every vid version on youtube sucks. Grooveshark is pretty awesome though. Thanks to Jinks

If there’s nothing out there, what was that noise?

I’ve wanted to write for months. Seriously, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry for not writing for half a decade, but – BUT – (yes, there’s always a ‘but’ to ’sorry’) but I had so much school stuff hitting me up (hit, hit!), that there simply was no time for it. Adding to this; the weather’s been horrible for months and just started to get nice this week so I’m more in a mood to write and do fun stuff.

I’m glad to present you the marvelous but most strange book about Lemony Snicket you will ever find: Lemony Snicket – the unauthorized autobiography!

When I first took it into my hand on this dreary afternoon in february (yes I’ve wanted to write this since february!!), I laughed at this book. It seemed hilarious to me, who would actually have the silly idea of  inventing a book, that you could open in the middle. Okay, that’s too difficult to explain. Where’s the middle anyway, so look:

But you see, one side of the wing (yeah, it’s a wing for me — how do you think books would fly without wings?), so one wing is shorter than the other I realized at home. How sad is that? So this book can only fly in circles. Sigh. Poor book. You might ask yourself what my finger’s doing there. Well it’s hiding the name of the library, easy. And people tell me I’m not paranoid. Well I’m not.

(Ahem.)

I watched Slumdog Millionaire. It’s a good movie. But I don’t get why oh so many people run down to india to help those kids all of sudden. I mean, heck those kids were down there all the time and we all knew it – still do. Like this movie would totally “open your eyes to the tragic truth of india” – shit, guys are you blind? It’s not only in india, it’s all around the world and gosh don’t do as if you’d have cared before. Bastards.

I also saw Krabat, a german movie from a german writer (Otfried Preussler). It was really awesome for a german fantasy movie. I mean, germany has great – awesome – amazing movies (thinking of Lives of Others, Goodbye Lenin etc), but sorry to say, there aren’t that many good german fantasy flicks. Krabat’s pretty cool, though not for kids. And oh my gosh the actor Daniel Brühl has something of Jim Sturgess (eep, you know it’s true!)

Then… My sister (my love), was so sweet to ask me to watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, god Kirsten Dunst is such a cutie and Jim Carrey was SO not Jim-Carrey-ish. I mean, you know when he goes all “hey, hey, I’m so funny, look at me, I’m funny!”- that’s bullshit. Because he is a good act0r, he doesn’t need this. I know, the only time he had a bit of that silliness is in the beginning of the movie when he gets out of bed. Anyway, the movie is cute, cute, cute. I really adored it. Watch it!

Ooooh! I have SO many ideas popping up in my head, I should really get on with writing them down. Sun, music and sports make me go all weeee! I’m doing so much more things when the weather’s awesome like this. I think I’ve been learning a lot by observing lately (random!). Especially in photography but not only. I need to read that National Geography book btw, the one about photography… Really need to do this. So, I’ve been escaping my online world inside of the real world – isn’t that kind of weird?

Uh, I once told Cass that my thoughts go all confusing(ly amusing..*hums*) after 11pm…….and it’s true (eddie izzard quote shit, I can’t stop watching those — just watch it! My goodness I’ve been laughing for hours. Death by laughters!)

Oh, if we’re talking about comedians anyway, here we go: Having Kids Why? Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy Indian Beauty

Elfen Lied is the craziest anime you’d ever seen, and you know it. It contains the most naked people, the greatest blood scenes and the most stupid people, but it’s still cute. C’mon you know you want this word for example: Nyu. Who doesn’t like that. It’s short and makes your mouth go uuuuuh! Just try to say it out loud! Nyuuuuuu! Heck, you do look pretty silly doing this.

Nyu~

P.S.: The world is quiet here.

Memoirs of the Universe

I saw Memoirs of a Geisha and Across the Universe. Memoirs of a Geisha has fabulous pictures, really. I’m gonna read the book now (I know, I know it’s bad to watch the movie before reading the book).  Across the Universe made me feel… stoned. (Well the movie is made as if you were on LSD 24/7 ). The music’s awesome, especially Revolution and I’ve Just Seen A Face.

Gah. Late. Too much shopping, not enough sleep. (denim jackets ftw!)

quick message

I got the book. I got it yesterday night somewhat around 11pm aaaand *happy*

So Stefanie Ellis sent me a note with it, saying sorry about the delay – that was really sweet! I also decided to read “Pride and Prejudice” again, because I totally loved this book and I felt like I forgot most about it, what is bad. *nodnod*

That was it mostly. I’m going to the library today to get some movies – movie night with my friends wootwoot!

xx Mél

One to take her, one to love her, and one to kill her

So it came out as I said: the library didn’t have the book. Well, it came out worse than I thought it would. Apparently, the book’s only to be sold in the US. And because I am stubborn as any sixteen year old kid, I told mom that I had to have this book. Mom looked at me and awkward silence followed. I could almost hear the Once Upon A Time in the West’s duel from Henry Fonda some guy that sparkled in our eyes.* And with a resigned expression, she looked away and said, “Who are you?” – Ahem. No, actually she said, “Okay, okay. And why should I buy you this book?” – “Because you love me,” I said and she rolled her eyes and let me buy my first Ebook. Yes, I bought an Ebook, although I have no idea how it actually works. I’m supposed to get the book in the next some hours or minutes (as Stefanie Ellis’ page said).**

However, my dad gave me another book. “Gehet Hin Und Tötet”, by Claude Cueni – a swiss writer. It distracted me a bit, what was the point of it after all, but I still can’t bring myself from telling me that the book is written like a bestseller. Not like any bestseller, no I’m not categorizing things that way. Cueni writes a bit like someone who wanted to write a bestseller. No problem with that, except you can almost feel the tricks he puts in front of your nose to make you continue reading;

1. An unknown rumour that will change the world is about to come out as real although nobody knows about it.

2. A dying Don is  (almost) tell the bodyguard of the pope who his real father was, which leads us to;

3. A bodyguard of the pope is looking for his father and,

4. The protagonist is (as far as I found out) some sexist and alcoholic whatsoever with a sick humor.

(5.) The book is (I’ve been told)  very close to the reality and full of important facts (uuuuh!).

Right. So the book is pretty easy to read, nothing I would recommend if you’re not looking for a train station lecture. What probably is not a train station lecture is The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. The book I will get at the library tomorrow. The book that I will try to buy somewhere one day (maybe even with Ebooks if only I get Ashes) as the library doesn’t have it.

*Yes, even if I really don’t care about movies I still get some of the education my sister tries to ram into me since she started her film-studies. However, I have heard the movie music when you watched it last week, my dear. Yes, you put it rather loud and I’d be thankful if I wouldn’t be deaf next time you must watch a movie.
**It’s now two hours ago I paid this book and I still don’t have it. Help?

**edit**

I’m still looking for a design that I like. I like this one, but having three blogs beside eachother isn’t really my thing.

Mom, we gotta talk.

Woah, what’s wrong with me? Three bloggings in one day? Am I sick? I really miss writing. And reading.

(I’ve just realized, my philosophy teacher would so kill me if he’d see that my blog has a number. He hates people being numbered – reminds him WWII etc. :S)

Tomorrow, I’m going  to the library. “WHAT! Backstabber! Did you forget Ian? Edward? Jared?” – Clearly, no. But Project “I must cope with having no more Stephenie Meyer books” has started. And I know what I’m gonna read. First I wasn’t really into it, you know. Usual stuff; Blah, too stupid, too badly written, not enough romance, not enough action, too much university language (oh yes, students have another language than normal people) and so on, you get the picture. But then I found a comment, i.e. this one: “Your book is fantastic! Please, Please, Please, let me know when your sequel is done!  P.S. I am now Team Cael! Seriously, no joke Edward can’t compete!”

Haha. And then I began to read the first chapter. It seemed fun, also Sidney is sarcastic and cynical. I like that. I won’t ever get along with her name though. Stephenie’s choices are so much better…Anyhow. Tomorrow, I’m gonna get this book. I’m gonna read it, the whole series. Yep.

So. Tomorrow I will go to the library. I’m gonna find out what I know already: The library doesn’t have “Ashes” from Stefanie Ellis. I’m going to cry but just almost. Then I will call my mom. My mom will tell me to go to the bookstore. Well she won’t, but I will imagine she did because I really need this book. And I will buy the book (if the bookstore doesn’t have it, I’m gonna freak out but whatever).  Then I will get home and tell my mom that I’m broke. She will tell me that it’s my own silly fault and I will moan about being so poor and needing more pocket money. She will ignore me and I will sneak into my room with a huge grin on my face and start reading Ashes. *nods*

Oh yeah and I officially fell in love with this blog: http://rebeccaaronauer.com/ Like, you know, that wasn’t planned. But it happened and I found out that I’m a literary geek, is that bad? I think it’s not but how can I tell.

P.S.:

Did I mention how I HATED City of Bones? I swear I never read anything worse. It’s horribly written. Like a teenage without talent would write. Hah! And it’s so… out of love! No, not the romance, not the story. The story would be a good one but the writer doesn’t love her characters. Doesn’t know them. They are persons, you know! You can’t just make them do stuff! It has to be real, like real people! Bah. She’s a horrible writer. I can tell. I’ve read so much better books. Hint of the day: DON’T READ CASSANDRA CLARE! (No Cassy, not Cassandra Claire.) Sorry. That had to be said.

Give Me Adventures

I hate to finish books I liked. Seriously, I need a never ending story, like TV series but in books form (even harry potter has an end ). The feeling of having no more to read about the characters that you loved so much is horrible. It’s like someone you know died – but worse! Therefore I decided to make a list. A list of “Books To Read” because if I just get on to the next book I can’t miss the finished books. Hah! Yup, and there I go. *starts looking for books to read*

If you’ve got suggestions, don’t be shy! I need books – I need good books – amazing, awesome books! And I ain’t a girl that is crazy about bestsellers. I’ve always said: Classics have reasons to be classics. In a way or another they are great books. But there also are new books that are fantastic. I like action, love, mystery etc. I say, give me a world I can plunge into! Give me a world I will never forget, an adventure! Characters I can love, hate, understand or not! Deep characters with feelings that could be true! *nods*

That’s what I want.