Hi again,
I spent the last week in Majorca - so I haven't been making much progress. Fortunately I've done at least something.
#9 - finish the stories I'm writing
For some strange, mysterious reason I find myself most inspired when I'm in a company I can't talk freely to - that being mostly my family. During the week I had no access to any computers (I can't write by hand, it's too slow and I get frustrated), so I couldn't actually write. However, I made some major changes in the plot of one story, and added some great details to another (which cleared up the development of the protagonist - I've had problems with his past before, now I solved it!)
I'm excited to write again; to be inspired to write again: hopefully I'll have time to work with the stories today, or tomorrow.
#11 - read 99 books
#12 - review the books on goodreads.com
I read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters while in Majorca: I recommend it to everyone. My haphazard review can already be found in Goodreads.
I also began to read a book called The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, but it was in the bookshelf of our rented apartment and I didn't have time to finish it. I hope I'll find it in Finland somewhere, it seemed interesting.
And.. yeah, while waiting for the flight to Finland in Düsseldorf, I bought the infamous Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. .. Yeah. I've read about 180 pages so far. Believe me, it's not good.
I'm also planning to read the first Sarah Rees Brennan book soon! In English, please.
M gave me her copy of the Finnish translation and I must say, it's not very good - I can't bring myself to read it.
#22 - weigh 50kg or less
My weight is 50.2kg right now.
#34 - finish everything in this university before leaving
Sent an e-mail about this.. document I really, really can't explain in English but what will be necessary to have if I plan to make my current major English Translation into a minor in the new university. No answer yet - I'm not sure if it's taken care of or not?
#40 - re-learn German
Well, I passed the Beginner's Course with a grade 4 (scale being from 1-5). It's OK, I guess.
While flying to Majorca, I had to wait in Tegel, Berlin and later in Düsseldorf International for our flight for 8 hours in total - I spoke some German but understood it even better. I should spend some time in German, maybe next summer? - I'm sure my language skills would get better.
#80 - find a perfect pair of sneakers
They're pink, costed 10 euros, but they are not perfect.
#86 - go hiking overnight
We went hiking for 15 kilometers, but it wasn't overnight. Sad.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
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