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20 Music Questions

[01] Which bands/artist do you own the most albums by?
Nightwish (9), Dir en grey (6), Tristania (4)

[02] What was the last song you listened to?
Outside by HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT

[03] What's in your CD player right now?
I don't have a CD player

[04] What was the last show you attended?
Girugämesh

[05] What was the greatest show you've ever been to?
Dir en grey

[06] What's the worst show you've ever been to?
I haven't really been to any shitty concerts, it's all about what you make it.

[07] What's the most musically involved you have ever been?
Being in a band ;)

[08] What show are you looking forward to?
Next Dir en grey concert. I swear, it's like a drug.

[09] Yeah....
Yup, totally is.

[10] What is your favorite band shirt?
Dir en grey shirt! And my signed Nightwish shirt that's rotting away in my drawer because I can't use it ;_;

[11] What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?
Shuu <3

[12] Who is one musician or group you wish would make a comeback?
I dunno... I don't think any of my fav bands are in a hiatus right now.

[13] Who is one band/artist you've never seen live but always wanted to?
Plastic Tree at the moment ^^ and Tristania! How could I forget!

[14] Name four or more flawless albums:
o1. Dir en grey - Withering to Death
o2. Dir en grey - THE MARROW OF A BONE
o3. Plastic Tree - Nega to Poji
o4. Tristania - Ashes
o5. Nightwish - Century Child

[15] How many music related videos/DVDs do you own?
I think it's about six or something.

[16] How many concerts/shows have you been to, total?
Not that many... around 11 or 12... heh...

[17] Who have you seen the most live?
Dir en grey

[18] What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
The Lord of the Rings, My Neighbour Totoro, Hero and House of Flying Daggers

[19] What was your last musical "phase" before you wisened up?
Goth I guess... though I still love goth and doom music. I dunno, I never phased anything really, I listened to what I like, and I still do.

[20] What's your "guilty pleasure" that you hate to admit to liking?
Oshare Kei... Kra and SuG FTW! Though, obviously, I am not ashamed to admit XP

Work again

Yup, work again, because nothing else exist in my life right now. My boss from Ice Dream came down to the cafè yesterday and we had a little chat. I gave her my contract and etc. Anyway, I also showed her my hourlist from Clas and told her that I'd be able to switch those hours relatively easy, so she musn't be afraid of setting me up. She looked at it and said that she was surprised at all the hours I had been put up, as I had given the impression I almost didn't work at Clas at all. And I didn't! I hadn't gotten one call since January but when I started at Ice Dream suddenly I get bombarded with calls o_O I say it's because there's so much sickleave now, that I am being called in and I am not expecting it to last for very long. She says that she'll keep that in mind and try to not overlap my days too much; it's ok to work like I have done for a week or so, but much more than that wasn't responsible she said. And we agreed I'd work on Saturday if I didn't work full out, but just from eleven to four, which is really nice of her! ^^

I also felt so contented yesterday! I don't know why... Yesterday, and the day before that has been so... nice o_O I have a project going on, with set goals for once, and this makes working so much easier to handle. It makes working worth something, and it doesn't feel like just awful wasting of time anymore. I work on this project which is my set goal in the future, and work is a means of survival until then. Besides... I have this phobia against wasting time, against not using the time given to me properly, and I am so damn set on making memories. All the time everything I need to do has to be big and grand and lifechangening. But I realized the other day that I AM making memories at my work. I am getting to know a lot of people, I am learning new things, and damn, I am growing as a human. These are times I'm going to remember. Though I do hate the thought of memories >_<, but I hate the thought of not making them even more... yeah anyway, I have come to a state of contentment, and I hope it will last for a bit. (I mean duh, I am one of those infuriating optimistic people. Really... I am! I just sound like an emo sometimes D: ) I think it's spring, I can feel it in the air. Even if it's half a meter of snow outside, the sky is dark clear blue with dotty clouds which only spring brings ^^ And I can smell it in the wind too, the sting of frost is gone, it smells like water now. /end weather rambling.

My days currently only exist of: sleeping, getting up, going to work, work, going home, watching an episode of some anime, go to bed, sleep. And that has been the easy days! You know, only eight hours at a work I know! Anyway, I don't mind this much, it is ok, because I was comforting myself that I had this entire weekend to myself... WRONG!!!!! My Ice Dream boss came to my other job and asked if I could work saturday D: I said I couldn't really, but if she found no others, I'd have to do it. And then she sent me a sms saying that she couldn't find anyone else... BULLSHIT! We're 17 employees at a tiny café and most are students and do SHIT on Saturdays. BULLSHIT no one else could! DAMN! It's just because I am new. And I don't feel like I can say that I can't do it just because I have worked my ass off the last week. After all, it's not her fault I have a second job, and she was really uncertain whether to hire me because of that. ARG! And I begin on Monday again, on a full week full of overlapping days ._. Damn Fadoua having to fall and crush her elbow and get a sick leave for weeks ahead D: Oh well... I like whining to a certain extent, but then I grow tired of myself. I am privileged to have work at all! I have friends who are stuggling to make their ends meet at all because they can't get a job, and here I am with two. And don't get me started on the whole "think about the girls who have to get into prostitution at an age of 12 to support their families blah".

Besides working, I have gotten into reading again ^^ I am currently following Pratchett, I am so sad I didn't discover him before now!! Just because I thought his choice of cover sucked... oh well! Better late then never they say ^^ I also couldn't help myself, but bought yet another book by him yesterday >_> I notice I am still a spontaneous bookshopper...

Waily!

It's half past five in the morning and I am going to work in little under an hour o_O. I'll be doing the same thing tomorrow, and then attend a firepreparation meeting later on in the evening. On Wednesday I will work at the café from ten to six, on Thursday I will first work at Clas Ohlson from seven to three, before working at the café from four to half past nine, aaaand on Friday I work the café from ten to four, before I have to run like hell over to Clas to work there from four to nine o_O

I know for some this is a totally normal week, but I am so unused to working this seems all a bit daunting. But I am set on managing! I need the money, and if other people can do it, then hell, so can I!

*zooms around*

Baaaaaaaaack! (again)

Backuru desu! (<- see my pwning japanese guiz) Soooo, I came back from Sweden the other day, on Tuesday, and started my first day at my new job yesterday, Wedensday. It is ok, I waiter, clean and do the dishes at this cute little café. Well, that is what I am doing at the time being, as apparently all newbies get these "fun" chores when they start. Anyway, the customers there are actually really sweet. It's a place for the older generation of my town to meet up, and they have done so for years and years. They know all the waitresses and was quite keen on learning my name and introducing themselves to me too ^^. And some of the older gents think it's so fun to play young again and hit on me XD Hahaha, apparently I've had more courtiers than anyone else of the waitresses during my first day. I think this is because I have a more 'oldfashioned' appeal, while the other girls have bleached hair/and or a more modern look. I look a hell of a lot like my grandma, and these guys are around her age. I bet many know her and see me in her when she was young (man, she was a girl about town I tell you! She woke up to guys brawling outside her house for who got to ask her out). I remember when I was a kid my grandpa used to take me there with him ^^. So it's really cosy to see some familliar faces. Oh, and the thing with these old gent's flirtation; it's not the least bit uncomfortable. They know it's just a little game and they are so gentelmanly about it. No sleazy pedo attitude or anything ^^, they even ask beforehand if they are allowed.

But yeah! I should be telling you guys all about Sweden! It was awesome, pwned a lot of ass. As you know, I was ill when I left and not too keen on the 6 hour trainride. Lol, half along the way a train ahead of us had managed to drive out of it's track, so we had to change over to bus for a stop and then go back on another train heading for Stockholm. With my luggage and fever, I was soooo not happy about it. I had a LOT of luggage (I always pack everything in sight when I pack... You never know what you might need! D:) and could just feel my temprature rise as I struggled with it XD But when I got on the other train I was a bit happy about it. At least it gave me a break in the long, boring trainride.
Backpackers In, the place we stayed at, was a really cosy place. People from all over the world trekking around, they had loads of stories to tell XD There were also quite a bit of cute Asians thuuur. Including a group of otaku Koreans <3.
The second day there was the signing and the concert. We left like two hours before the signing started, just to check out the line but ended up queueing. It was cold as all get out and I died, but it was nothing compared to the death I'd experience later. While we stood in line there was a lot of official cameras running around filming the line and a radio team came up to have a quick interview with me and Emelie. It went something like this:

How old are you and where are you from?
I'm 19 and from Norway

Wow, that shows a lot of dedication. How long have you been fans?
About one and a half year, a bit more.

How long have you queued here?
For about two hours.

Are you nervous for meeting them?
Nawww, we're just cold.

But you are looking forward to the concert?
Definitely! *goofy grin*

Wow, my two seconds of faaaaaaaaaaaaaame desu! (well, me and Emelie. I'm just such a bad attentionwhore). Anyway, the signing was totally sweet and the guys were lovies. They were really eager and happy. I could go on and on from here, but I'm afraid I'll just start fangirl-ranting and.... none of us want that. I'll just say I got my stuff signed, raped Shuu for a hug and left again.
The concert is somewhat of a blur, and I mostly just remember headbanging, lights, music and Shuu (yeah I am a shuu-whore, you guys mind? D:). Apparently I fainted twice or some, but I can't really remember it. The concert was really good though, I love how they lit the light on Shuu everytime he played a solo... I mean... *cough* I liked how Satoshi managed to talk to the audience in actually quite understandable English. TAKE A LESSON AND LEARN KYO, IT CAN BE DONE!

The day after me and Emelie took a train back to Göteborg, and the same thing happened (had to change train for bus). Just this time we were all stuffed on a too small bus and had to stand there the rest of the way. But we got home eventually!

And wow, I ate SOOO much Sushi there <3