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Hey there Blog,

So I had my introduction day at university yesterday. It started at 9:45am so it took the 8:30 train so I could be there on time, because I wasn't sure how long walking from the train station would take to the adress on the letter. Of course I was early so I spent my 30 remaining minutes smoking a cigarette and listening to some jazz on my ipod. At 9:45 I went inside and sat down. It was pretty impressive for it was set in an old Lutherian church, turned into a place were classes were given. Anyhoo it started at 10:15 so I sat there for half an hour. I got talking with a nice girl who was going to study Swedish, and while talking to her, a friend of mine, Romee, showed up, so it was really nice to see a familiar face. For about 3 hours there were professors and students talking about some stuff, which was kind of fascinating and boring at the same time.
At noon, they said they had a lunch prepaired for us, which was a sandwich, an appel, a carton of milk and something else. I didn't want to seem ungratefull, but after three hours of listening, I needed something else. So Naturally Romee and I took the lunch hour-liberty to roam the streets of Amsterdam to find a McDonalds, and we did. After lunch there was like a two hour seminar about the study I had chosen, while the other studies departed. That was also kind of boring but it was nice, to have some specifics after a morning filled with general blabbing.
After that, we got split into five groups, and an older student would guide us to the two buildings where we will be having classes, and let's just say that they were old, confusing and wierd. I'm not trying to be spoiled or something but I was expecting a little more glam from a university...
After THAT, we were meeting two professors in two 45 minute classes. We started with litterature, which I love, and we had an interesting discussion about a poem. When that class ended, we had a class on collocations... Something that has always been my problem is that I can't learn grammar, because I do it right automatically. Of course I make mistakes but I mean come on! You can give me a collocation and I'll do it correctly, but if you ask me what one is...
(I'm also aware of the fact that my blog is/might be filled with grammar/spelling errors) (Whatever)
It was emotiannly draining and after that second class I decided to go home. There were drinks for new students in the other building but it wasn't mandatory.

Now I'm sitting at my desk in my cozy, non scary room trying to figure out how to make my student pass, which is utter bullshit! It like a friggin arts and crafts test. I tried calling a friend about it, and there is some shit with a plastic sticker and ARGH! IT"S NOT WORKING!

Anyhoo, I'd better get to ordering my books and all.
I hope I'll have a great time but so far, I feel bored, annoyed and tired.
Hugs&kisses

Adios mis amigos.

So where were we?

It has been six months since I last posted on my dear, sweet bloggy blog. I know. I have a lot to tell you though! So let's just make a short list of what has been going on. First of all, I passed my final exams, with good grades so woohoo to that! I didn't get excepted at the art school I wanted to attend in, so I signed up at the university of Amsterdam for next schoolyear, which is basically next week. I went to Barcelona for my senior trip, I went to Nice, France to visit a good friend, I went to Belgium where the weather was blah. So yeah, it doesn't sound like a whole lot but time has been flying by and tomorrow I have an introduction day in Amsterdam and on Saturday one of my aunts is getting (re)married, so I do have some stuff to look forward to. I also turned eightteen years old. I guess that pretty much covers it.

So now for my life from a contemporary angle:
These past few days I've been rearranging my room. The rearranging part of if was covered in two or three hours, but then comes the sorting out and the cleaning. I've been getting rid of all my unimportant highschool stuff, but my floor is still covered in boxes, papers and so forth. Clearly I did the fun parts first like rearranging my book shelves and picture frames, movies and other fun things but as much as I put away or throw away, the pile looks just as big, not to mention all the stuff under my bed...
I've also read a lot over the past weeks. The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The hunger games trilogy by Suzanne Collins (I believe), which I ABSOLUTLEY LOVED! Diary of a wimpy kid 1 and 2 by Jeff Kinney which were hilarious and I can't wait to read the other ones. Can you keep a secret by Sophia Kinsella, Bossy pants by Tina fey (needles to say, epic and hilarious), Looking for Alaska by the genious known as John Green of whom I have a signed copy of Paper Towns and last but not least, Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone by J.K. Rowling.
Books I've purchased and intend to read are Emma, by Jane Austin, The Scarlet letter by I don't know and I'm too lazy to get up and look, and Wuthering heights by Emma or Charlotte Brönte.
I completley forgot about Dawn French's A tiny bit marvelous, which I also read, which is a funny and good read. So much for books.

I've started filling a small red Moleskine journal with little souvenirs, such as movie tickets, club tickets and small doodles, which is fun. Í always keep tickets to movies and theme parks etc. because I like to find them in my wallet and think back on all the happy (cheesyness alert!) memories and stuff. However, keeping all these is wallet space consuming so now I'll just grab my glue stick and put then in the little red journal.

I could go on and on about all the stuff that happened on my trips but frankly I'm too tired and too lazy to put that all down.

I feel like I don't have much more to write about so I'll just leave it this this. I hope it was sufficient, for those who read this (at the moment none I guess)
Anyhoo,

¡Adios!

Winter hibernation

Dear blog,

This wasn't my best week... Well, it's been a shitty week. I woke up every morning (not feeling kile P-Diddy) thinking "God no, not yet!". Somehow, this week I couldn't seem to drag myself out of bed in the morning. I did of course but it was just all so tiring! It's also been really cold here so that's not really helping. Waking up at 7:00, going to school at 8:15 and getting back at 16:00 never used to be a (big) problem but this week was different. Whenever I got home, I still had a tun of homework but somehow I would just spend my time behind my computer playing farmville or looking on tumblr or something like that. I even had to do an important assignment for dutch but there was a movie on so I spent the entire afternoon doing nothing, then I spent the entire evening in front of the tv, so I decided to set my alarm for 6:00 the next day. As you can imagine, the next day when my alarm went off, I just turned around and slept for another hour. Not good... So I got in trouble but whatever. I still have aa ton of homework now which isn't a big problem cause it's Friday... Thank GOD it's Friday! I can't seem to focus, I can't seem to do anything productive and all I can think about is sleeping and eating carbs. Well, I could use a cold beer right now ;-).

The funny thing is, most people get these types of SAD (Seasonal affectiveness dissorder) in December or even January, but me? I get them the last two days of Febuary and the first week of March. Wierd huh? I think I might just be tired but maybe it's just me being moody. Even while typing one of my friends a message half an hour ago my mind just wandered off untill I almost fell asleep. When I recovered, I had no clue what I was gonna write... See what I mean?

Sorry for the whining :P

Adios!

Last day of vacation.

Dear blog,

The title says it all. Yep... It's sunday the 27th, and it's the last day of my week-long holliday. I feel kind of bummed because my finals start may 16t so that gives me about two and a half month to prepare. I don't know if I'm ready yet to leave. I know I've been whining these last years about how much I wanted to get out of here but now that it's speeding towards me, it's kind of intimidating. Maybe I'll do a blogpost on my highschool career later, but now, let me list the things I'll miss. (Well, I might not pass my finals but let's just pretend I will.)

-I'll miss arriving at school early in the mornings, and sitting there, letting my body warm up to a day filled with school-related things.

-I'll miss the conversations with my friends during class.

-I'll miss my lunch dates with people who are in either a different year or a different class.

-I'll miss the environment, in which there is somehow always drama.

-I'll miss the teachers (I know right? But I enjoy a lot of classes because of the teachers)

-I'll miss my friends.

-I'll miss my enemies. HAHA No, just kidding, I won't miss them.

-I'll miss the soup machine in the cafeteria, this I am serious about.

-I'll miss stuff like doodling in each others math books.

-I'll miss the thrill of not doing an important homework assignment and not getting caught.

-I'll miss the love, and the hate.

-I'll miss skipping class to go shopping, or to go eat.

-I'll miss the routine.
-I'll miss the thrill of the first day of school.

-I'll miss the thrill of the last day of school.

-I'll miss the report cards.

And most of all, I'll miss being young and carefree.

Oh my god! Did you cry? No? Oh... Neither did I. So this wasn't a really interesting blog post but it sure did give me something to talk about. All the little things you took for granted which will be gone soon. I know I sound like a hallmark card but whatever. I'm sure going to college or something like that will be just as fun. You know when God closes a door, he opens a window? You know how parents always say that highschool is the best time of your life? Well, people who are 20/30 say that the time after highschool is the best time of your life, so it'll be fun. I can feel it! God, this isn't really going anywhere.

So for now I say, ADIOS!

Vacances

Bonjour Blog,

No, I am not in France at the moment although I wish I was. I'm now sitting in my room, soaking up the awesomeness of vacation. So I've been doing lots of stuff lately. Since V-day, I've been baking, making sushi, I've finished a painting for a friend of mine, I went to see the Black swan movie which was A-MA-ZING! I've done some sewing, reading... So yeah. I actually have a ton of homework to do but I just can't get myself to make it. Frustrating but whatever. I also went to Amsterdam and got two new pieces of clothing whic are nice. Uhmm... I've also been playing farmville... What else? Ooh! I've been excersising almost every day now. (except yesterday... I forgot) So my new years resolutions are kind of still going strong. I've also been obsessing lately over the website tumblr which is one of the funnest thing ever! I've also set some personal goals etc. So yeah. Febuary isn't really an inspiring month actually. I'm just chillin'.

For now blog,
Adios!

p.s. I'll update later this week with something to talk about in stead of this boring stuff.
xx

V-DAY!

Hey blog!

First of all, Happy Valentine's day! I'm sitting here with a bowl of noodles (as one is supposed to on a 'single person's' valentine's day. So far, I've had a great day! (I also kind of ditched my last class so that's why I have loads of time to blog ;-). I also didn't have any classes this morning so I baked 2 batches of cookies in yes (I know... gag me with a spoon as my dear cousin and blog follower Lauren would say) a heart shape! I also made little cut out hearts to give to people on this special love-filled day! A lot of people think V-day is only stupid and commercial but I dissagree. It's a day on which you are reminded to make some extra effort to tell the ones you love, that you love 'em. My cookies were delicious and everyody liked them. I also got a super sweet card from one of my best friends. Shes gone all the way with the glitter and the beads. We'll see what the rest of the day brings! ;-)

So I havn't blogged in a while but that's because I was SUPER busy! My test week went well, and I had loads of good grades, but there was one slight bummer. Can you guess? Well, I didn't get accepted at the art school I went to (Which was my second choice but it would've been nice though...) My number one pick has a day in march when visitors are able to walk through the school, pondering wether the school is right for them, or not. Well, I'm going and I'm going to ask them what they're looking for etc. etc. I didn't get accepted to school#2 because they didn't feel that the drawing were strong enough, which I agree with in a way. They did give me lot's of constructive criticism, which is great. They also said I had the talent and potential, which is also a BIG plus because there are so many people who just get rejected without any advise or with the "Maybe this isn't for you" type of blabber. So I'm keepin'it positive & Keepin' it real!

I also had my History project presentation last week which went really well! After that the students and the parents went out to the local bars to celebrate (It's kind of a tradition here, and considering the fact that we've been working on them since spetember or whatever) and I had an awesome time! (A little too awesome maybe...) So the next morning, I made my way to algebra where I sat as a zombie, doing nothing.

Anyway, nothing super exciting hs happened but I hope you'll accept this post as an apology for my non-present-ness the past (almost) 2 weeks.

Happy Valentine's!
X

Let's blog again, like we did last summer

Dear bloggyblog,

It's been a week. I know. I know we can sit here pointing fingers at one another accusing who did what bla bla bla, but let's just move on. Shall we? Good.

So my test week went well. I still have two more tests and then it's done, and oh yeah. My audition is THIS FRIDAY! So yeah, for the rest nothing much has happened. THIS FRIDAY!!!!
So I finished my portfolio. I've decided to do seventeen designs and the three outfits last so that I have my designs and assignment all in one binder. I've taken out a few and replaced them with some more daring designs. The school I'm going to is looking for people who aren't afraid to take risks. Unfortunatley, I'm not the biggest risk-taker.
So to look my very best, I'm going to get my hair cut on thursday, so the lady better not screw up! (The thought of it alone makes my blood start to boil! Grrr!)
But I think I'll be fine and if I don't get accepted, well, I'll be upset but it won't be the end of the world as we now it. That isn't due till 2012, so yeah. There you go.

Today I had a lovley 2 hour long skype conversation with my friend, discussing my test tomorrow, and which things are important (such as Venice being the gateway to the orient throughout the renaissance period) and the things which are less important (like the 5000 page explaination of why the kimono was such a desired object in europe in the nineteenth century. Yeah, we get it. It's exotic and all) So you might have already guessed it but the subject tomorrow is art history, and not just one particular period of time. No. Orientalisme thorughout well, like, for ever! Beginning with Alexander the great and ending, well now. So yeah, that's fun. And thursday I have my Spanish oral exam. Por favor dio, ¡ayudarme!

The rest of the week has gone quite well. Between learning, watching movies from the nineties and doing some creative stuff, I've also gotten around to sending a few cards out to people. Which reminds me! It's almost valentine! Oooh! Exciting! (Well, not really for most of us) But maybe I'll buy myself something nice. Like a diamond! Nothing says 'I love you/myself' more than buying yourself a big ol' diamond! Harry Winston will be getting me something special this year *wink*

Anyway, for now dear readers, I say Adios!