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Writer's Block: Take Your Chances

2009-03-22T23:39:35Z

Do you think people deserve second chances?

Submitted By drea12301994

I'm a firm believer in second chances. I always think people have the ability to change. I believe in people and I see the good in everyone. However, I'm not as strong a believer in third chances. Or at least not fourth or fifth. When someone proves time and time again that they don't deserve more chances, I don't think they should get any more.

Photo journal

2008-05-15T21:44:08Z

A few weeks ago, I started a photo journal here on LJ. As I'm going to study photography in England this autumn, I thought it would be fun to have a place to show off some of my pics. I've already started posting some stuff. The journal is picture_maja. So please head over, have a look and tell me what you think!

Love Maja.

Confessions - heavy stuff... =)

2008-03-10T01:27:58Z

Stole this from xx_linge_xx.

TEN things you wish you could say to TEN different people right now:

1. I'm so in love with you. I wish you felt the same way. Do you?

2. I wish you'd include me more.

3. Thank you for being there for me when I needed someone to talk to, even though you didn't know it.

4. I so glad you're always there to give me a hug.

5. I miss you. You're my best friend in the world!

6. I'm so sad that we're losing touch. I wish we wouldn't.

7. You're way better than you think you are. Just go for it and don't give up before you've even tried.

8. I'm sorry I haven't been there for youas much as I feel I should after you were put in a wheelchair. I hope you know that I'm so sad for you. But I'm happy that you're as strong as you are.

9. You really brighten up my day. Thank you!

10. I wonder what you're thinking in there. Why are you this way?

NINE things about yourself:

1.I give an impression of having much higher self esteem than I really do.

2. I love Harry Potter above all!!

3. I'm scared about going off to univerity and moving out.

4. I want to be an actress or a singer (or a combination).

5. Chocolate is my substiture for more physical pleasures (wow that sounded dirty!)...

6. I always imagine that the guys I have crushes on have crushes on me too (even though I'm pretty sure they don't)

7. I get annoyed easily and often get hurt by stupid things that shouldn't make me hurt.

8. I have serious issues with my looks. Why would any guy like me, right?

9. I'm always afraid that my friends don't care about me.

EIGHT ways to win your heart:

1. Don't care what I look like, but be able to love me no matter what.

2. Make me laugh

3 Make me feel accepted and loved

4. Make me see positive things in myself

5. Be honest with me

6. Ignore my silly tantrums when I need them to be ignored

7. Show me your life

8. Do little things that show me you care or just outright tell me. That would probably work the best. I suck at picking up on little hints...

SEVEN things that cross your mind a lot:

1. The guy I'm in love with... <3

2. Harry Potter

3. Where should I study? Will it be really scary to move to England in the fall?

4. I wish someone was in love with me too

5. Remember to hide my troubles and smile!

6. How much I love my friends and appreciate them.

7. Being an actress...

SIX things you wish you never did:

1. Said some stupid things to people (it sticks with me for a long time, even if they forget).

2. Bought some of the things I did these past few months. Asking my dad for money isn't my favourite thing to do.

3. Get annoyed so easily.

4. Cry so much.

5. Wait so long with doing important stuff, like writing a personal statement for applying to schools and buying a ticket home for the holidays...

6. Sleep this little...

FIVE turn-offs:

1. Seeing yourself as above other people

2. Being immature

3. Being who others want you to be instead of who you want you to be

4. Not being open for change and things that are different from what you're used to.

5. Seeing the bad instead of the good in people

FOUR turn-ons:

1. Humour

2. Kindness

3. Confidence

4. Intelligence

THREE smileys that describe your life:

1. =)

2. :-S

3. 8-D

TWO things you want to do before you die:

1. Truly love someone and be loved in return (and do every possible naughty thing there is to do with said someone)

2. Meet J.K. Rowling

ONE confession:

I'm always in love... Pretty much. There's always some guy who catches my fancy and I fall totally in love. And it really is totally. With all of me. Every waking moment is spent thinking about him and I'll do almost anything to be around him. But I'll never tell him, because, though I know within me that he doesn't care about me the same way, having it onfirmed by him saying so, would shatter the dream. And besides it might jeopardize the good thing we've got going. I'd rather be his friend than nothing at all.

Scotland -- "The best small country in the world!"

2007-07-01T00:20:41Z

I am now back from Edinburgh, which was wonderful, and here follows a possibly boring and very butchered (meaning chopped up in short sentences) account of my travels:

I went together with my dad. It was nice. =)

Day 1 (Tuesday):
Arrive in Edinburgh at 10.00 am.
Check in at hostel. Our reservation was missing, but they had avaliable rooms, so it was okay.
Eat lunch at a pub-like restaurant. My dad tries Haggis and likes it.
Visit Edinburgh Castle. It really lovely and my mind immediately thinks of Hogwarts. =)
We walk a bit along the Royal Mile (street that streches from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse).
Are tired, so we sleep at the hostel for about and hour.
Walk down Nicholson's Street to where Nicholson's Cafe used to be. This is where JK Rowling wrote a lot of the first HP book. The cafe doesn't exist anymore, but there is a plaque outside the building with Jo's name and picture.
We eat dinner at a restaurant nearby.
Walk a bit in the city.
Go home. Sleep.

Day 2 (Wednesday):
Get up at 10.
Eat breakfast at a cafe near hostel.
Go walking in the Old Town. Along the Royal Mile.
Visit the Camera Obscura where we see a lot of fun optical illusions as well as a great view of Edinburgh.
Walk all the way to the end of the Royal Mile.
Visit Houses of Parliament. Listen in on a debate about transport. (The result of the debate was reported in the paper the next day.)
Get coffee at Starbucks. This is a big thing for me, as there are no Starbucks in Norway, and I love Frappuchinos....
Walk to Princes Street, the shopping street. All shops are closed (as it is the afternoon), but we enjoy a walk in Princes Street Park. Lovely view of Edinburgh Castle from there. It really looks like Hogwarts fom this direction.
Walk a while and find a restaurant where we eat dinner.
We walk towards the hostel. Stop at a pub and relax for a while.
Go home. Sleep.

Day 3 (Thursday):
Get up at 9:30.
Eat breakfast at a cafe nearby.
Walk to Saint Andrew's Square where we take the bus out to Roslin Village.
Walk from village to Rosslyn Chapel. This is the chapel at the end of "The Da Vinci Code". The chapel is lovely, but the landscape around it even more so.
We eat lunch in a bar in Roslin Village.
We walk a bit in the village while waiting for the bus.
Take the bus back to Edinburgh.
Walk along Princes Street again. Buy some books and a DVD.
Stop for coffee at Starbucks.
Walk around on Royal Mile, look in souvenir shops.
Eat at an Indian restaurant. Strange place. The food is good, but they had metal/heavy metal/hard rock music on the entire time. Not that I mind this kind of music, but in an Indian restaurant, it seemed somewhat out of place. And it was a bit tiring while eating.
Go to a pub for dessert.
Go home. Sleep.

Day 4 (Friday):
Get up at 8:30
Go to a juice bar for breakfast.
Buy CD with Scottish music.
Go to Whisky museum. This was an interesting tour. I now know the difference between single malt and grain whisky. I know how they're made and a bit of the history of whisky.
Take the bus to airport.
Go home.

New layout!

2007-06-30T23:45:06Z

As you can see I've gotten myself a new layout!

It is to celebrate summer!

The layout was made by grrliz

Edinburgh!!!

2007-06-24T17:44:20Z

On Tuesday my dad and I are going to Edinburgh! I can't wait!

I am, og course, hoping to accidentally meet J.K. Rowling there. Very likely, I know... =) But still... one can dream, eh?

I'm definitely visiting Edinburgh Castle and Real May King's Close. I'm also visiting Rosslyn Chapel (the one in The Da Vinci Code), but other than that I don't know... hmmm.... I'm only staying for 4 days, though, so I don't have time for very much. I want to see the city a bit, you, know, just walk in the streets and get a feel of what it's like there. I'm planning on applying to university there, so it's nice to know whether I like the city before I apply. =)

Anyone know any other places I should visit?

majzen11 @ 2007-06-20T02:13:00

2007-06-20T00:16:05Z

The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!

Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest."

Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable.
Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron's affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine's editor).

Take the most scientific Harry Potter
Quiz ever created.

Get Sorted Now!

I got exactly the same score for Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, but the sorting hat said Ravenclaw. This is exactly how I see myself, so that is good! =) Out of 100 points, I scored:

Gryffindor: 72
Ravenclaw: 92
Hufflepuff: 92
Slytherin: 48

This test was really thorough and well-made, so I think it sorted me correctly! =)

Eight random facts about me....

2007-05-25T22:12:37Z

angelpiphi tagged me!!! Yay!!

Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

Okay... Let's see...

1. I went to the midnight premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End last night! That was so much fun! More on that will come (hopefully), with my review of the movie. I have been a Pirates fan since I saw the first movie. I saw that one quite late though. It was one of the last days the cinema showed it. But I loved it so much. The first thing I said when it was over was, "I want to see it again!"

2. My final exams are coming up next week. I am NOT looking forward to that. I have two written Norwegian exams next week (Tuesday and Thursday). Then I have my practical drama exam the week after that and that one lasts for three days...! Then, the week after that, I have one oral exam. I don't know which subject yet. I don't get to know until two says before. It could be Modern History, Religions, Norwegian or a drama subject that focuses on movement.

3. The past four or five years I've wanted to study drama after high school, but this year I really didn't like my dramateacher, so I've found out that I don't want to study drama anymore. It's really difficult to get a job anyway, so it's probably best not to. Drama will be a hobby for me in the future. I have instead decided to study litterature. I love reading so much that I think that would be perfect for me! =) I'd love to study history as well, but I think I'll go for litterature as the main subject. This all means that I'll most likely end up as a teacher after university, which is fine by me! I love teaching. =)

4. I'd love to work in a publishing company someday. Or I'd like to own a small bookshop at the corner of a small street in a beautiful small town where everybody knows everybody. I think that would be nice...

5. I sleep too little. I've found out that it makes me really emotional. I cry all the time these days, even at little things that shouldn't make me cry. I really need to sleep more. I blame it all on fanfiction, though. It keeps me up at night! =)

6. The fact that I'm moving out in a few months has really made me think about what I'll need when I live on my own. For the first time I want "house stuff" for my birthday. I'd love to get stuff like blankets, cups and towels! I'm a bit surprised at myself.

7. Next year my oldest uncle will be 80 years old! Isn't that incredible! He's actually going to be 80!!! I'll be 20, which means put together we'll be 100 years old. He acts and seems very young for his age, though, so I'm not really worried that he'll die or something like that. People who don't know him would guess that he's around 70. It's a bit scary though, because 80 years is quite old, and he is my favourite uncle. You never know what could happen.

8. I bought a headset for my computer a few months ago. It's great for Skype and programs like that and for listening to music, so I don't bother my mum with it. The odd thing, though is that I wear the headset even when there's no music on, like now. I guess it just feels comfy or something. That is so strange....

Well that was all from me! I'm tagging evereone who wants to do it, because I'm lazy. Oh, I should stop being lazy! But it's more fun that everyone can do it anyway... =)

Consider yourself tagged!

MIKA!!!

2007-04-21T21:25:37Z

I have recently discovered Mika, and I really feel that he is the most brilliant artist ever!!!

First I heard Grace Kelly and found that song to be totally awesome and then I downloaded a few of his songs and completely loved them all!!!

Then I bought his album! =)

I'm now a proud owner of Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion!

This music is so great because it's so happy!!!! I could just dance to it forever!! Bounce around and smile and laugh!

I particulary like the song Big Girl (You Are Beautiful). Being overweight myself, this song is just perfect for me! It's about time that someone made a song that hits back on todays fashion that is to be super thin! Mika wrote this song for his mother, because he used to be teased when he was little becasue he had a big mother.

Big is beautiful!

Yesterday I met a boy called Ben who looks exactly like Mika! It was weird, cause we had just put on the Mika CD when he came into the room...!

In other news, I have just gotten a "job" as an editor for a Norwegian Harry Potter site!! I say "job" because it's more a hobby as I don't get payed or anything...! =) My job is to translate the Norwegian articles to English. The site is here, if you want to check it out! Just click on the British flag on the side if you want to read the English parts.

Condolances to all

2007-04-21T21:12:53Z

I'm a bit late in posting this, but better late than never, right?

I'm so so sorry about what happened at Virginia Tech. It's been all over the news here in Norway and I cried when I heard about it the first time.

I want to offer my deepest condolances to everyone who had any sort of connection to the victims of the Virginia Tech murders.

I want you to know how much I feel with you. It really makes an impact on me when I hear about these things.

Harry Potter live RPG!

2007-03-31T15:11:10Z

Another live RPG is coming up! =) It's a one-day thing this time, and it is tomorrow!

I can't wait!!!!

I'm playing the role of a caring and loving housewife. We're in the 70's, so Vodemort is out and about and being relly mean. Naturally my character is scared out of her wits and tends to have nervous breakdowns. Really a Molly Weasley kind of character. So worried about her family. Also my character is worried that her husband might be cheating on her. Oh dear...

The setting is my husband's birthday party. He's invited all his old friends and family.

I'll tell you more about it on Monday, when it is done! =)

majzen11 @ 2007-03-30T16:34:00

2007-03-30T14:36:18Z

Oh look! I changed my layout! =)

Now easter is coming up and the easter holiday is next week! Today was my last day of school for one and a half week!

Life is good! =)

Paris je t'aime!

2007-03-19T17:17:58Z

The past week (from monday to friday) I was in Paris!!!!

It was a school trip, but practically like a holiday, because mostly we went to see the attractions!!

We also had to see some theatre, of course (since we are a dramaclass), but it was great, even though it was in French!!

I've now seen:

Centre Pompidou (museum of modern art) from the outside only, though...
Notre Dame
Versailles (Louis XIV's HUGE palace)
The Eiffel Tower
Sacre Coeur (A really big, really beautiful church)
Montmartre (A lovely part of Paris, the artist area)
Moulin Rouge
The Opera (only from the outside and the foyer)
Le Louvre (And Mona Lisa)
L'Arc de Triomphe (Napoleon's enormous arch)
Champs Elysees

All this in just 5 days! =)

My feet hurt like hell after all that walking... Paris is such a large city.

Paris is the most beautiful city I've ever been to... *sigh*

I understand now, why they call it the City of Love... It's just lovely!!

And I've had french in school for five years and I finally got to practice it!!! I've never been to France before at all...

It really met all my expectations and more. I loved it!!

The weather was lovely! It was quite warm (about 17 degrees Celcius) all the time and we could walk around in t-shirts!! A really nice change from Norway! And when we got back, it was practically spring here too!

But I did catch a cold, though... And it feels like the same sickness I had a couple of weeks ago.... I hope it doesn't stick for long.

Harry Potter Holiday!!!

2007-03-02T23:09:58Z

There's a petition for an international Harry Potter Day on the 21st of July.

Go sign the petition and make chances better for this to become a reality!

I love this project. I think it's such a good way to give the books and author the recognition they deserve as well as giving us fans a day to celebrate and come together as fans.

Go to this site.

Click on "sign petition" and fill in your name, country and statement!

majzen11 @ 2007-02-28T21:20:00

2007-02-28T20:27:30Z

I am officially a Facebook slave... I'm constantly checking to see what other people have been up to...

I love that site! It's brilliant!

Today for instance, I stayed at home because I'm still sick. But some of my friends have convinced me of having a party this Saturday.

So, how do you tell people when you can't go to school to tell them?

You create and event on Facebook! It's brilliant! I get organized lists of who's coming and who's not coming and who might be coming! I love it!!

On top of everything I save the money I would have spent on text messages because I now just notify everyone online! =)

This flu, though... It's so annoying!! I feel well enough, but I'm just completely exhausted!! And if I try to do anything I get caugh attacks. Even though I'm really well when I stay still.... I hate this! Can't I just get completely well soon???

So very sick....

2007-02-21T20:45:58Z

Well... the minute I get a day off from school, I get sick.... I have winter holiday this week and on Sunday I got sick.

After a week of overworking myself and barely sleeping, that probably isn't so strange, but it's annoying anyway....

I keep coughing and throat is so sore now... My chest is sore and my ribs are sore from coughing and my nose is runny... Yesterday I started getting nausea as well, but I hate throwing up, so I've forced myself not to. Luckily the nausea is quite mild, so I can suppress it. Though I don't think it's good for me to keep it inside and it's really uncomfortable... I haven't thrown up in three years, though, so I'm going to keep avoiding it as long as I can!

Thankfully I only had a headache the first two days and my fever isn't so bad now (that was just the first two days as well...).

My mother's been sick for two weeks and a collegue of hers was sick for three weeks, so I'm hoping I'll be lucky and get away with one week... =)

Oh the pain...

Plays and schools

2007-02-13T22:56:35Z

We've been working on a play at school now, the past six months (you might know that I attend a drama high school) and yesterday we had the premiere!!!

Now... we've all been a bit upset with our teacher and the play in general. It's a modern play called "Illyria", written by Bryony Lavery in 2000. It's about a conuntry called Illyria where there's a civil war raging (it's quite similar to the way eastern european countries have been). We follow a reporter who goes there to write an article about the war.

Now, at first I didn't like the play and definitely didn't want to do it. Then I got the worst parts in the play, so I wasn't really happy.

But after a while the play grew on me and I started liking it more and more, mainly because we made some good stuff for my parts. =)

Then it went downhill again. Always when you approach the premiere you start wondering if it's a good play or not. I started really hating the play and hating the teacher...

But then came the premiere. Our audience gave us lots of praise and told us it was really well done, so now I'm really happy about it again!!! We played two shows today and they also both went well. I'm really looking forward to showing it to my friends and family now! They're coming to see it on Thursday. =)

On a completely different note.. I've decided what I want to do when I finish high school in June!!

First I'm going to a "Folk high school". Those schools are boarding schools that you stay at for a year and study a subject you find fun and interesting. There are no exams or tests, just fun! It'll be nice to have a year of relaxing. Now however, I don't know which school to choose! I got in to one where I can study the US and go on a month long trip there. That would be great, as I've really wanted to visit the US for a while now. Or.. I could choose another one where I'd be studying art for a year and I get a 3 week trip to India. There I'll also have one of my best friends at the same school. Hmmm.... A third choice is a Theatre/Musical school. I will choose that one if I get in, but I haven't gotten an answer from them yet. But if I don't get in to that one, which should I choose??? PLEASE HELP ME!! I really don't know which one I want...

Anyway... After that one year, I plan on going to Britain to study at a university. I'm hoping to get into Queen Margaret's University College in Edinburgh, because they have a really good drama school. One of Britains best, I've been told. But, as chances are small of getting in, I'll also be applying to other drama schools as well as applying for different subjects at that school. I'm crossing my fingers that it'll work out!!

I mean... Edinburgh... Not only do they have a castle, speak in a beautiful accent, but they have JK Rowling!!!

Who could ask for more?

This summer is going to be the best summer ever!!!!!

2007-02-01T18:34:53Z

Unless Harry dies, of course...

I can't believe the book will be out ONE WEEK after the fifth film!!!

But it'll be great!!! I really can't wait!!! =)

OMG...

I went crazy when I heard... I couldn't put two sentences together....

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!

YAY!!

I'm going to make a calendar to cross off the days right now... =)

Facebook

2007-01-25T21:06:37Z

I have recently discovered the greatness that is Facebook!

Not only do I get to share my pictures and meet HP fans, I also get to chat with my friends and meet new ones!

The best part is that I've gotten in touch with people that I've had no contact with in 6 or 7 years!! Six years ago I lived in Mozambique and attended the American International School of Mozambique (AISM). I kept contact with three of my friends from there, but the rest just sort of disappeared. Now, however, I've found them again! On Facebook!!!! It's so great!! =)

SQUEEE!!

Ball gown

2007-01-21T21:40:16Z

I made myself a ball gown this weekend!!

There's a school ball this upcoming week, you see, so I decided to make my own dress! =) Really, I only made the skirt for the dress, because I used a top I already had and attached it to the skirt I made.

The skirt is a dark foresty green and the top is black with silver patterns on it. Naturally I feel quite slytherin, wearing it...! =)

It turned out quite nice, actually and I'm very pleased with it! I did, of course, have quite a lot of help from my mum. She's really good at sewing, and I've not really sewed much before... I'll try to post some pictures of the dress later, when I've taken some, so you can all se what it looks like! =)

To jump to a completely different subject...

The weather..

I've noticed that most of my posts have been about that lately. And with good reason! The weather has been so strange this winter. My father (who is nearing 60 years old) has never seen a winter like this!!

In my last post I told you that it had snowed. Well, that snow was gone in two days. But now, the snow's back. And it seems like it'll stay a bit longer now. There's a ton of snow outside now, so it seems winter has finally come to Norway. But I really don't know... It could be gone in a few days... But really there's a TON of snow here now!!

It snowed so much yesterday!! And with the wind too, it was pretty much a blizzard. And I had to go outside to buy some stuff for my dress in that weather... That wasn't very comfortable! It was too cold and too wet! But I suppose I should be glad we finally have snow! =) I wish it had been here for Christmas, though...

Getting to school tomaorrow will be hell... The bus company is never prepared for snow, even though we get it every year...

Winter at last!

2007-01-11T21:24:37Z

At least for a while... We now have snow everyone!!! It's great!! I just wish it had come for christmas... =( We did have snow a week or so ago too, though, and it went away after two days, so who knows how long it'll stay this time...

But... In celebration of this wonderful snow, I have changed the layout of my journal! =)

Ta Da!!

Cute little snowman!!! YAY!!

I should make one tomorrow if the snow stays. =) SQUEEE!!!

Jobs

2007-01-06T20:11:35Z

I have now applied to four jobs! I really hope I get one, because I want to earn money SO SO much right now! I need it to go to Sectus 2007 this summer! =) I haven't heard back from any of them yet, as I just applied a few days ago, but keep your fingers crossed for me!!! =)

Back to school!

2007-01-04T20:33:12Z

Well, today was the first day of school and I'm already looking forward to the weekend!

Nah.. It wasn't really that bad, it's just that the holidays are still hanging over me, so my sleeping pattern is completely messed up.

In other words, I'm exhausted! =)

But hopefully I'll get at least a halfway proper sleeping pattern soon.

I just have to get back into things again.

2006 - A Review

2007-01-02T14:28:00Z

I stole this from bunney

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I probably made resolutions like: lose weight, exercise more, ect.. But I didn't keep them! This year I have none!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, but my cousin is pregnant!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, and I'm very glad for that!

5. What countries did you visit?
Sweden and Denmark (sort of the standard for us Norwegians, so it's not really exciting) and England (which is a lot more exciting!)

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
I'd love to have a boyfriend and I'd love to have BOOK SEVEN!!!

7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't think there are any very special ones... Except the fact that I turned 18. That's kinda big! I'm legal!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I'm not really sure... I think my part as the Mountain King in out school performance of Peer Gynt is high on the list, though...

9. What was your biggest failure?
Failing to keep my new years resolutions? Maybe...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
A lot of colds and scratches... And a bit of depression this fall...

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My iPod and my new laptop!! =)

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Scott in my class definitely merits celebration! He is the best at cheering up anyone! He is definitely the most fun and outgoing person I know!

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Certain politicians make want to vomit and a girl in my class who is completely false in everything she does... Or so it seems.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Food... I ate way too much snacks this year... That should be my new year's resolution: STOP DOING THAT!!!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The Title for book seven, by 18th birthday, Christmas, Visiting England in January, thinking of going to Sectus 2007 next summer.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
I'm not sure... Probably Madonna's new songs or something like that... 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley. Oh and also there's this Swedish song that just... GETS ON MY NERVES! But it's kinda cool anyway...

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, definitely (all those snacks...)
iii. richer or poorer? A little bit richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I wish I'd exercised more. I've been crap at that this year.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sitting and reading fanfic... I do that way too much...

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it with my mother (see post about Christmas holidays)

21. What LJ users did you meet for the first time?
If you mean in real life, then I've met no one...

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Yes, I do that all the time... But sadly they never love me back, or if they do, I never find out because I'm too chicken to let them know how I feel...

23. How many one-night stands?
None

24. What was your favourite TV program?
Desperate Housewives and Rome and possibly Grey's Anatomy

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nah... I like to think that I don't hate anyone. Hate is such a strong feeling. I may strongly DISLIKE someone, but currently I don't hate anyone...

26. What was the best book you read?
Eragon by Christopher Paolini

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I discovered that I love the song 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley and that is really completely different from all other music I listen to. Also I've discovered that my favourite music is becoming more defined. I used to say that I like everything, but now I find that there are only certain types of music I really listen to. Mostly jazz og classical... The calming relaxing songs...

28. What did you want and get?
iPod, laptop, lots of books and DVDs...

29. What did you want and not get?
A smaller body, I suppose and my driving license.. I'm so slow when it comes to actually getting it... I haven't even started practicing yet... A job.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my birthday I sat at home and studied for an exam I had the next day... I turned eighteen. I did celebrate though. The weekend before. With a huge party with all my friends and a family party.

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I'd had a job, so I could earn a bit of money on my own and not live off my parents all the time. Especially now that I'm eighteen. I have to get a job now, though, since I want to go to Sectus 2007. I have to pay for that myself...

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Not a lot of fashion there at all... I don't care about what's popular... I wear what I find comfortable.

34. What kept you sane?
Definitely Harry Potter stuff... My mom thinks that's bad for me, since I'm so extremely into it, but I feel that some of my best experiences are with people who love HP. I've been a bit depressed parts of the past year, thinking that all my friends hate me and such, so it's been great to have you online friends to cheer me up! =)

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Johnny Depp!! Most definitely Johnny Depp! Or maybe Jason Isaacs..? He is so good at being bad!

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I think all the wars in the world have stirred me the most... And that the political party I support here in Norway had been getting a lot of resitance after they and two other parties joined in govenment last year (2005).

37. Who did you miss?
A friend of mine who lived in England half the year. And I missed my parents living together (as they are now divorced).

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Lots of HP people!!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.
I think I learned that my friends don't stop being my friends just because it may seem like they've forgotten me for a while. There was a period this year when I thought everyone hated me, but I know now that they didn't and I'm happy again! =)

40. Quote a song lyric / movie quote that sums up your year.
"Always look on the bright side of life!"

The new title...

2007-01-02T13:45:01Z

Well... This post is a bit late in coming, but I haven't had time to post anything in the holidays...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

WOW!

I was sooo surprised when it first came. angelpiphi posted about it being on jkrowling.com in her blog, so I went and checked it out. I must admit that I cheated and checked leakynews.com to find out how to open the door, but the hangman game was all me!

I actually got it right quite quickly because I understood quite quickly that the first word was deathly and so the next came quite easily after that.

At first I thought that it might not be the title... I had to check all the web pages to get it confirmed before I believed it.

Now as to theories... I'm not good at coming up with theories myself, so I read others' theories and choose the ones I believe in. This time I believe the theory about the Arthurian legends. That the hallows refer to the horcruxes. It definitely seems like the most likely thing for Jo to do.

Well, that's all I have to say for now!

Except:

OHMYFUCKINGGODWEHAVEATITLEANDIREALLYHOPETHATMEANSTHEBOOKWILLBEOUTSOONBECASUEI'MSOEXITED!!!!!!

SQUEEE!!!!!!!!