Wednesday, January 31

2007: the first month

What can I say, as far as lip balm and tea go, I'm doing fine with my resolutions. The rest is a mess.
A mess I tell you.

But I must not forget myself. People come by here. And they may not want to know.

Sunday, January 28

12 Days of christmas

It is unthinkable that my Indologist friends* would not want to see this so what can I do but blog it?



* especially since I'm usually welcome to borrow their kitchen facilities and they even text message me to let me know a band I like is on the air

Saturday, January 27

WANTED

Job as columnist.

Reason: Next to jail keeper* the only thing I'd be good at professionally.

Qualifications:
  • Can read and write
  • Can type a little
  • Have an opinion of my own
  • Have a sense of humor
  • Am still alive
Interests:
  • Unpopular school subjects
  • Books
  • Getting paid extremely well
Very good at:
  • Being miserable and heart broken
  • Cooking from scraps
  • Knitting scarfs
  • Cheering down
  • Getting lost
  • Driving cars against trees


* As the abuse of inmates is now frowned upon this profession ceases to be attractive as a full-time employment.

Thursday, January 25

A dayful of poems

Where I live, every last thursday of January is Poetry Day. My life has been but little poetic lately but here's one to cheer those around me down.

To live and love
to love and live
to live to love
to love to live.
It's never me.
To love and hate
to hate and love
to love to hate
to hate to love.
That's me completely.

My fine is $60

Found it here and thought it was cool. It doesn't look much $60 but it's a lot more than I thought it would be. Guess I'm not young, innocent and pure anymore.

Here’s how it works: You don’t have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine. (Not per incident!) Tally up your score and post it on your blog with the title… "My Fine Is…”

Smoked pot — $10
Did acid — $5
Ever had sex at church — $25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you — $40
Had sex with someone on MySpace — $25
Had sex for money — $100
Vandalized something — $20
Had sex on your parents’ bed — $10
Beat up someone — $20
Been jumped — $10
Crossed dressed — $10
Given money to stripper — $25
Been in love with a stripper — $20
Kissed some one who’s name you didn’t know — $0.10
Hit on some one of the same sex while at work — $15
Ever drive drunk — $20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk — $50
Used toys while having sex — $30
Got drunk, passed out and don’t remember the night before — $20
Went skinny dipping — $5
Had sex in a pool — $20
Kissed someone of the same sex — $10
Had sex with someone of the same sex — $20
Cheated on your significant other — $10
Masturbated — $10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend — $20
Done oral — $5
Got oral — $5
Done/got oral in a car while it was moving — $25
Stole something — $10
Had sex with someone in jail — $25
Made a nasty home video — $15
Had a threesome — $50
Had sex in the wild — $20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex — $25
Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars — $20
Had sex with someone 10 years older — $20
Had sex with someone under 21 and you are over 27 — $25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time — $50
Said you love someone but didn’t mean it — $25
Went streaking — $5
Went streaking in broad daylight — $15
Been arrested — $5
Spent time in jail — $15
Peed in the pool — $0.50
Played spin the bottle — $5
Done something you regret — $20
Had sex with your best friend — $20
Had sex with someone you work with at work — $25
Had anal sex — $80
Lied to your mate — $5
Lied to your mate about the sex being good — $25

"... but I'll burn a candle for you in my heart."

That's what she said, and made an already made day even better. Already made because some three hours earlier someone came into the world of desperately- trying- to- stuff- the- knowledge- I- should- have- gathered- during- occasional- study- hours- in- autumn- when- there- was- light- and- time- aplenty- instead- of- knitting- ten- billion- scarfs- nobody- needs moi to hand a Tupperware item back and strew love, encouragement, inspiration and chocolate candy all around*.

* all around me, my books and two other lucky students seated a few tables away

Tuesday, January 23

De Fixkes

Previously, I have told you, that here about I learned of their existence and now I am proud to announce some footage, better known as a youtube clip. Of course the quality sucks but hey these guys are good, don't watch this youtube thing all the time. Buy a cd. Heck I don't even know if they've already made one.

Monday, January 22

Oelay

It took me one week to find her on-line. And now I will never let her out of my sight again. *Waves frantically in direction of aforementioned.*

Here's a link. Or here. And here. And also here.

Friday, January 19

Lip Balm - part four

I have sworn on my mother's grave or rather I would have but she's still among the living, to abstain from all lip balm purchases untill I learned HERE that there are people with more lip balm than I have. Well, surely I can't let that happen.

What book I am

This I can so so so live with.




You're Watership Down!

by Richard Adams

Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you're actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all time. You'd be recognized as such if you weren't always talking about talking rabbits.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Simpson personality

This I can live with.

You Are Marge Simpson

You're a devoted family member who loves unconditionally.

Sometimes, though, you dream about living a wild secret life!

You will be remembered for: your good cooking and evading the police

Your life philosophy: "You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head."

Thursday, January 18

The Free Lands of Scriptores

This happens when you get bored; you create your own country. Should you wonder about the name, 'Bruce' wasn't available as somebody already named his country like that. Probably a younger version of myself but to heck with it, scriptores comes close enough to describing me.

January 18

I'm 22 and 4 months today.

Life sucks.

I had one meal today and way too much chocolate.

I didn't study. I did rummage through a book or two, scribbled on pages, even picked up course notes but I didn't learn anything.

I've wasted a day.

I still don't know weither I'm in love or not.

I had a brilliant idea for the project, unfortunately it happened while I was doing 5 minutes of worthwhile work so I didn't write it down and now I forgot what is was.

I've started my fourth thermos of tea. Or cup number nine.

I have drunk three sorts of tea so far today; Fennel, Caraïbes and Blueberry.

I felt like blogging because it's a great anti-anger therapy but I'm too passive today to have a rant so maybe I had better picked up some knitting. Too bad I don't have my needles and knitting wool here, I could have finished my venom green sweater with all the anger inside me.

As I type Tulsa has come on a visit, dropped off a present (The Body Shop muscle rub cream, which I actually already had bought for myself not two weeks ago) and is now sipping tea and eating pesto sandwiches (my pesto, my goat cheese, my bread, my idea). Time to get rid of her.

Monday, January 15

iBalm

This* sounds like the best idea ever, too bad anybody who could possibly make it will be a geeky, unfashionable, technology obsessed pig oblivious of a-woman-of-the-world's needs. Bah.



* I know the colour difference between text and links isn't very big so just click 'this' and you'll be taken to were all is explained.

Sunday, January 14

Newsflash #1001

The regular visitor doesn't need newsflashes but for the benefit of the occasional or random readers they may be helpful. I've deleted some posts about two electronic pets of mine, mainly because I think it's rather boring to read and write about my incompetence of keeping them alive for more than 5 days. one of the tamagotchi's has been handed over to Beibei and the other one is now called Leopold and 5 hours old. Oh and I have made a Google Analetics account so from now on I'll know who reads this, how you got here and how many times you return. well that's what I'd like to know, nonetheless I'm one tiny step closer to knowing it all.

Friday, January 12

Alias

In my defense: it's exam time and the ways of entertaining myself are limited to cleaning and stupid stuff on the internet.

Bruce Mo Canaumil's Aliases

Your movie star name: Crisp Gentil

Your fashion designer name is Bruce Vienna

Your socialite name is Mollywolly London

Your fly girl / guy name is B Can

Your detective name is Cat Spes Nostra

Your barfly name is Sugar Mint Tequila

Your soap opera name is Mo Terryn

Your rock star name is Brownie Bullet

Your Star Wars name is Brujef Canq

Your punk rock band name is The Melancholy Scissor

Thursday, January 11

Happy?

You Are 24% Happy


You're not miserable, but you could stand to be a lot happier.
Focus on what's right in the world, and you'll be happier than you ever thought possible.


I'm 24% happy but not miserable well I'm just thrilled to hear that. If I have to be sarcastic then why do I take the test you wonder. Aha. Interesting point you have there. Because I don't really know, I feel well enough but not overjoyed.

Yesterday, while at the cosy home of the cooking coach and her love/boyfriend/winged horse and in the context of me making them happy with home brewed Porto, brownies and the prospect of knitting lessons, tea swap parties and more chocolate dessert, she asked me how they could possibly make me happy. I didn't answer the question. I just blushed and bade them goodbye. It's not because I had no idea what to answer. I could have said that they make me happy just welcoming me in and pouring me a cup of tea. I could have said that there are/were only four things* ( none of which are under her or aforementioned winged horse's control) that could have made me happier then I was at the moment before she asked. Through the weird logic of my mind notwithstanding the fact that asking was very touching and such the moment just after she asked I was miserable and an answer impossible.

* Just in case she pops by this blog; the short list of four in no particular order:
  • Becoming an aunt: not unless you're serious about being adopted into my family
  • Good results: in my hands only I fear and I'm doing a good job screwing up
  • Become a millionaire: won't happen unless you win the lottery and give me all your winnings
  • Mr. Way-Out-Of-My-League: well, . . . you have been known to cook for him so maybe if I dropped you a bottle of rohypnol and you accidentally slip it into his pumpkin soup?

Iraq

Dear friends,

I just took an action on the internet telling the new US Congress to
stop President Bush's plan to escalate the war in Iraq, and I thought
you might be interested. Please see the email below.

Subject: You Thought Iraq Could Not Get Worse

Dear friends,

Just when we thought the war in Iraq couldn't get any worse - it has.
Last
night, President Bush rejected reality, spurned the American people's
verdict, and announced his new policy: MILITARY ESCALATION IN IRAQ.

The good news is that the newly elected United States Congress can stop
this madness. We're launching an immediate campaign to let the Congress
hear from global voices - placing an ad with the number of signatures to
our petition in "Roll Call", an influential political paper sent to
every
member of the US Congress. Click below to see the ad, and sign the
petition:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/iraq_campaign_jan_2007/

With hope,

Ricken, Paul, Tom, Rachel, Galit, Lee-Sean and the rest of the
Avaaz.org Team

Wednesday, January 10

Ramsey Nasr II

I thought about posting one of aforementiond young man's poems but I wasn't sure about finding proper translations so I never even bothered looking. Tant pis for those of you that don't understand dutch but at least you'll see his cuteness in action.

Tuesday, January 9

Ramsey Nasr


It's been a while since I provided the female visitors of my blog with some eye candy (I apologise for the term towards the male visitors but they are the words of the love coach and the love coach cannot be wrong). So here is an actor, director and poet who has everything to commend himself- unkept dark curly hair, three day beard, sexy voice, a talent with words, an argumented opinion of his own- safe being part dutch and living in Antwerp.

Monday, January 8

Nick Cave

Two long-time favourites of mine, quality is of course lousy but I'm too lazy to look for better and anyway I have to study. If you need better quality buy a cd or something.



Sunday, January 7

2007: the resolutions

The year is a week old today so it is about time that I post my resolutions. Half of them start with not so I should have an easy time not doing a lot.
  • write more
  • sleep less
  • exercise more
  • worry less
  • call my friends more
  • end the year with less lip balm then I started it with
  • be serious about the project
  • stop being I-don't-know-weither-I'm-in-love-or-not with Mr. Way-out-of-my-league
  • not fall in love with every dark haired man I meet
  • not fall in love with any other man
  • not eat junk
  • not start smoking
  • not under any circumstance buy tea even if it means drinking coffee in the morning
  • maybe stop drinking again

Lip Balm - part three

# The Body Shop lip butter sweet grape
# The Body Shop cranberry lip balm
# The Body Shop born lippy watermelon
# The Body Shop born lippy raspberry
# The body Shop honey lip care SPF 15
# The Body Shop hemp lip conditioner
# Pop tarts frosted cherry lip balm
# Pop tarts frosted blueberry lip balm
# Lip naturals herbal formula bing cherry SPF 15
# Hema 1/7 pearly gold lip balm
# Hema lipcare Raspberry
# Hema lipcare Strawberry
# Hema lipcare Cherry
# Miss Helen Fruity Lipbalm Strawberry
# Yves Rocher Baume hydratant a l'extrait de raisin
# Yver Rocher Baume nourrisant a l'huile d' amande
# Dirty Girl On The Go raspberry SPF 15
# Yves Rocher Jardins des ÃŽles Baume hydratant vanille de Madagascar
# Yves Rocher baume nourrissant édition de noël
# Carmex click stick lip balm
# Jelly Belly Grape Jelly
# Jelly Belly Very Cherry
# Jelly Belly French Vanilla
# Sweetarts Blue Punch
# Sweetarts Green Apple
# Sweetarts Lemon
# Sweetarts Orange
# Sweetarts Cherry
# Sweetarts Grape
# Lipsmacker Fanta strawberry
# Lipsmacker Fanta orange
# Lipsmacker Fanta grape
# Lipsmacker Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla
# Lipsmacker Coca-Cola Cherry
# Lipsmacker Barq's

Tea - part four

  1. Twinings English Breakfast pads
  2. Twinings English Breakfast bags
  3. Twinings Ceylon orange Pekoe bag
  4. Twinings Lady Grey bags
  5. Twinings Earl Grey bags
  6. Twinings Cherry bags
  7. Twinings Lemon bags
  8. Twinings Vanilla bags
  9. Twinings Passion Fruit, Mango & Orange bags
  10. Twinings Blackcurrant bags
  11. Slovak Herbal Tea loose tea brand-less
  12. Beijing Iris Wen Gui Jia loose
  13. Beijing Iris Hang Ju Hua loose
  14. Beijing Iris Wen Gui Jia bags
  15. Javana Jasmin Tea loose
  16. Lipton Morocco pyramids
  17. Lipton White Tea pyramids
  18. Lipton Andalusia pyramids
  19. Lipton Caraïbes pyramids
  20. Lipton Blue Fruit Tea bags
  21. Lipton Liquorice-Mint bags
  22. Lipton Orange-Lemon bags
  23. Lipton Mint bags
  24. Lipton Til bags
  25. Lipton Til- Mint bags
  26. Lipton Camomille bags
  27. Lipton Liquorice bags
  28. Lipton Rose-hip/Raspberry bags
  29. Lipton Soft Cashmere loose
  30. Lipton Himalayan Sunrise loose
  31. Oxfam Fairtrade Bio green tea loose
  32. Oxfam Fairtrade Lemon bags
  33. Oxfam Fairtrade Rooibos bags
  34. Meßmer Schwarzer Tee Wildkirsche bags
  35. Kruidvat Evening Mix bags
  36. Kruidvat Respiratory bags
  37. Kruidvat Night-rest bags
  38. Kruidvat Fennel bags
  39. Kruidvat Rooibos-Honey bags
  40. Albert Heijn Forest Fruit bags
  41. Albert Heijn Mint bags
  42. Albert Heijn Blueberry bags
  43. Zonnatura Herbal Tea Rooibos bags
  44. Delhaize Nettle bags
  45. Delhaize Green Tea bags
  46. Delhaize Raspberry bags
  47. Delhaize Lime-Honey bags
  48. Delhaize Apple-Rhubarb bags
  49. Celestial Seasonings Cranberry Apple Zinger pads
  50. Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice pads
  51. Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime pads
  52. Celestial Seasonings Wild Berry Zinger pads
  53. Celestial Seasonings Chamomile pads
  54. Celestial Seasonings Lemon Zinger pads
  55. Celestial Seasonings Peppermint pads
  56. Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Zinger pads
  57. Celestial Seasonings Black Cherry Berry pads
  58. Celestial Seasonings Country Peach Passion pads
  59. Celestial Seasonings Tangerine Orange Zinger pads

Saturday, January 6

2007: the presents

  • hairclip
  • pluche eeyore (will be referred to as Jefke)
  • cinéma tickets
  • bathing oil
  • a railway station lookalike clock
  • pluche keychain Teekitiezie
  • keychain necklace
  • shoulder bag
  • bathing set ( salt, soap, oil, cream)
  • The Body Shop gift coupon
  • finger puppet
  • gloves
  • ring and matching necklace
  • a set of three lipbalms

Biggest surprise: the silver hairclip; cute, early and totally unexpected.
Favourite gift: Jefke, but that shouldn't be surprising since I got him from my favourite cousin.
Biggest disappointment: not getting any books.

Friday, January 5

Not Saddam though


You are the Hanged Man


Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound.


With the Hanged man there is often a sense of fatalism, waiting for something to happen. Or a fear of
loss from a situation, rather than gain.


The Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.


The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. It signifies selflessness, sacrifice and prophecy. You make yourself vulnerable and in doing so, gain illumination. You see the world differently, with almost mystical insights.


What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Thursday, January 4

Done Shopping

Nothing better after an evening out to take a little stroll along the water, come home, turn on the computer and see that somebody left a message. I consider this a hint to get on with the posting of lists so here's the first one; everything I bought during the sales. I should add so far but I'll be behind my desk from now on.

  • sleeveless turtleneck top, white
  • velvetty pants, dark chocolate brown
  • V-neck sweater, brick orange
  • V-neck sweater, fragile pink
  • flat ballerina's, black
  • highheeled boots with laces, dark chocolate brown
  • leather gloves, yellow
  • bathsponge, old rose
  • lipgloss, red kiss
  • lipgloss, cool pink
  • toilet bag, pink with snoopy print
  • nail polish, american white
  • body souffle
  • 2 barretes, gold
  • 2 hair clips, gold and silver
  • wool, petrol green
  • eyelash curler
  • notepad
  • mini-purse, light blue with petit prince print
  • electronic pets on keychain, red and green
  • glitter gel pens, green and dark pink
  • stationary, dolphin print
  • papaya body mist
  • muscle rub cream
  • papaya home fragrance oil
  • moonflower home fragrance oil

A list of lists

I don't really feel like making all the lists I've been planning to today so I 'm starting of calmly with a list of the lists you can be expecting in the coming week.

  • new year's resolutions
  • updates on the list of lipbalms (prepare to be shocked)
  • updates on the list of tea (nothing major)
  • presents received
  • stuff bought in the sales
it's just a short list but the ones coming are long enough so...

Wednesday, January 3

The Book Game

When I'm bored or pretend to be because there's nothing else I want to be doing, I get on-line and hit the next blog button. As I was doing so just now, I came accross this blog and read the post for december 30, 2006. In which I read the following instructions:

The Book Game.

Here are the rules

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next four sentences on your blog, along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that “cool” or “intellectual” book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest!

Here are my sentences: "No grounds whatsoever. I'm playing my hunches. There's got to be a catch. I've felt that the whole time I've been talking to you. Like there's a hook somewhere. Call it sixth sense."

I know I typed six instead of the requested four sentences but now the quote is a complete one. And since I'm in a generous mood the first person who can tell me (in irl) from which book the quote is may join me for a small cup of mexican chocolatemilk at the chocolatebar.

Rant II

a rant comes with a picture and as they speak louder than words here's one that I hope screams out, bastards they are not all of them but most I have wondered who'd ruin my last day of the year and I had better not for they are a multitude all of which are from the male conviction and I hate them and hate them and hate them every human being is entitled to his/her opinion but excuse me for resenting the fact being called a frigid bitch a masocistic weirdo* a will-never-be, and those are just the insults of people hurt by my superior intelect** and then comes the prince in studded at the rims fashionably torn jeans pink tanktop and beercologne cheering me down with the one line that ruined 2007 already for me, in as far as I'm entitled to vanity, stupidity when it comes to accepting flattery as fact and birthright and a positive self-image I am ready to be admired however little it happens but being compared to a toothpick*** is not my idea of a compliment

* had I written this in full rage I would not have admitted it but fact is this might be true
** superior to theirs at any rate I don't claim geniusness
*** not of course a toothpick but a reputed beauty who has in my opinion all the talent beauty charisma and size of a spaghetti straw

Monday, January 1

2007: the changing

First day of the year. What can I say? Happy New Year?! I suppose that's appropriate. Please note my enthusiasm. A new rant is on it's way but I can't bring myself to it. Please check back in the near future for updates on recent heartbreaks and maybe also a ton of lists that I can't post yet because I've guaranteed you a list-free month between 4 December and 4 January.

Edit: To those close enough to know I miss them, love them, miss them more: Even in a crowded dance hall I am lonely without you, but I'm not complaining not being loved is bearable when I know that you are getting the love I'm missing.