‡ Sunday, January 14, 2001
Eh, new layout, very temporary. ^^;; I realized about 10 minutes ago that since my exams are coming up shortly, I'll never have the time to make a new layout for this blog. So here is this pitiful layout, which even kawaii Maron over there cannot help. ^_^ I even cut off part of her fin by accident (;_;). Not to worry, in a week or two I will have something else up! Picture from Project Kamikaze by the way!

‡ Sunday, January 14, 2001
*cheers* I finally got my anime tapes today! Quick summaries: Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne - cute but I think I prefer the manga simply because I read it first; Vampire Princess Miyu - beautifully animated and very original; Weiss Kreuz - wai, the suspense! Violinist of Hameln & the Windaria movie I have yet to watch any of! I nearly purchased the Angel Sanctuary OVA 1 too, but I felt somewhat guilty so I changed my mind. How unfortunate too because I think it has now been commercially bought. '_' I want to watch the rest of the tapes but I don't have the time so I'll have to wait. ;_;

Thanks Joey and Flipper for your help on the Australian school year! The new layout on Joey's blog is wonderful too. Go visit! Yum, I think I smell some cabbage rolls.... (which are very good, by the way!) *dashes off to the kitchen*

‡ Sunday, January 14, 2001
I can't sleep.... ;_; What should I do? Hmm, this "sleepy-time" tea isn't helping very much. But I must try since I have to get up early tomorrow. I think I'll read my book a little, my friend's Ranma 1/2 manga, and sip on this tea... good night (or good morning, it appears)!

‡ Saturday, January 13, 2001
Digitalrice server was I think down again for a little while so I couldn't make any posts. >.< I must move my weblog somewhere else because I have far too many problems with this server. Oh well, I'll worry about that later. ^_^ Oh, and Amaru's picture when he was little is very cute!

I fell asleep yesterday at 7pm because I was so tired after a week that seemed very, very long. The German culture test was not too bad, except I forgot the name of the highest mountain peak in Germany. At least I knew the highest peak in Switzerland, but that didn't help very much, ne? My friend, who has a huge collection of manga, brought one of her English Ranma 1/2 volumes so I could read it a little. Cute manga, I like, I like. Mmm, my room smells like Bulgarian rose perfume right now because my grandma put some in my little candle burner. What a nice scent to wake up to! Arigatou, baba!

I'm leaving to go bowling with my friends soon, perhaps a movie afterwards if time permits. And then, tomorrow, I can pick up my fansub tapes~~! When I will have the time to watch them is a whole other story! I still can't come up with a new, nice layout for this blog. Perhaps I just need to do more picture-surfing? Wai! Hawaiian ginger & moon petal musk scents are so pretty too! ~_~ I have all these anime posters I have to sort through & clean up. And one more thing: I was wondering today when the school year in Australia starts & begins? Anyone Australian, please let me know! Arigatou. ^.^

‡ Thursday, January 11, 2001
Let's see... Wiesbaden is the capital of Hessen, Bern is the capital of Switzerland, Bonn was the old capital of Germany... ^_^ Just studying for a little test on German culture, geography, etc. I needed a little break from that though, so here I am!

*smiles* I am so happy that this week is coming to an end. Truthfully, I've been so stressed out from having at least one test everyday except for Monday. German & French oral exams next week, mathematics & history the week after. This weekend though, I'll study, but try and fit in a little fun as well! :P My friend has a birthday so we're all taking her to go bowling. Not the boring-old-sit-around-and-throw-the-ball kind '_' but the kind where it's glow-in-the-dark bowling. You play in the dark, but everything glows & it's very different from your usual bowling game. ^_^ Then on Sunday, I'll have to take a trip to Toronto to pick up the fansubs I order, and hopefully, I might be able to watch some. And then... back to studying. -_-;

Wai! Chocolate mousse with Bailey's (the liquor) adds a really nice flavour. Amazingly, I found the time to eat today! Yummy apple cake, super-Italian pizza, chocolate pudding, and fruit salad. I wish it wasn't so cold here so that I could take a nice walk outside. Today, I think, was the only day where the temperature reached 0 degrees (32 degrees fahrenheit, I think?) Other days it has been -20 and bitterly cold! On the opposite side of the world, our friends in Australia have to handle a heat wave! Don't you wish we could switch places? Ah, to feel the heat again... *daydreams*

I think that's enough of a break now, so back to studying. bye-bye!

‡ Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Yum yum, I'm eating these little Belgian coffee chocolates. ^_^ Normally, I hate coffee-flavoured chocolate but these are very nice. Unfortunately, that is about the only thing I ate today because I had no time! *squishes stress ball* No sleep, no food... and these are just tests I have right now; what shall I do for exams? *sighs*

I tried to make a new layout for the blog using one of my favourite Kimagure Orange Road pictures, but I had too much trouble and gave up. Please don't be mad if there isn't a new layout up for a while; I have no inspiration. ;_; Isn't this the perfect moment for my Winamp to play the most depressing song I have? (Oshte mig moja: Bulgarian song). Oh, so sad... this chocolate I ate better kick in soon.

*smiles* <-- See, I think it's working now! Thanks to everyone who has linked my little log lately! Amaru, Flipper, Joey, Adrian, Lisette, etc. Eh, well, I'll go and watch some TV now before I do more studying. ^_^ Ja!

‡ Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Whoo! I just got up from a little nap. School is very tiring! Originally I was going to have 4 tests tomorrow (o.o) but thankfully some of the dates were changed. Nonetheless, I still have a lot of studying to do. ;_;

My hair is getting so long; I should cut it, but doesn't look that bad so.. we'll see. '_' I'm listening to all the MP3s I have right now to see if there are any I should delete. My harddrive space is quickly vanishing before my very eyes! Eh, but my German teacher is hilarious. She has always admitted she's not very good at math & computers, it took her about 5 minutes to figure out how many minutes there were in 2 and a half hours. ^_^ She actually owns a red Beetle! Isn't that cool? Those cute Beetles are my favourite cars. Speaking of cars, I'll be 16, should sign up for driving lessons so I can get my license. Me, driving. *_*

While listening to my MP3s I'm listening to some genre of music called "trance". I think it's popular in Europe or something. It sounds strange to me. But then my friends think that my crazy Bulgarian-pop music is weird too. '_' There is my fun for today! Sad, ne? *sighs* Back to the history book...

‡ Monday, January 8, 2001
x.x Already 11:30 and I haven't finished all the work I have to do. I'm so tired that my eyes are all red and droopy. ;_; Reading in Flipper's blog that she attended a funeral today. It is a very interesting experience, ne? I have never attended one, but I hope I won't have to in the future. The sad part is that I've noticed how a lot of friends of the family (that I don't really know) are passing away. The family that escaped Bulgaria with my mom & grandma recently suffered several deaths. It was particularly sad for my grandma because they were some of the people who had the last few memories of how it was like escaping Bulgaria during communism rule...

So maybe I shouldn't feel depressed about my exams, then? I have to realize that there are more important things to worry about in life. ^_^ Hmm, but this book I'm reading on European history is very, very good. Everything I've been learning seems to fit together. :)

My friend at school is dying to buy all the anime & manga I have! I love anime and manga, but I'm not as big on collecting things as I used to be. Eh, but if she gives me a good amount of money.... no problemo. *gathers up every piece of anime in her room* Okay, there goes mummy yelling for me to finish my homework. x.x Oh, and Amaru, thanks for the compliment! I needed that!

‡ Monday, January 8, 2001
Wai! Digitalrice won't work... I actually found the time to post today? I have so much work to do now. *glares at backpack* And when I came home from school, I was so tired that I fell asleep for a little nap and missed all the shows I like to watch. ;_; On the nice side of things, I just ate a little piece of one of my favourite deserts, baklava. If you are Greek or Bulgarian, I'm sure you will have heard of it and you will know what I mean. ^_^

Oh~! I just read Amaru's blog and he says many of the blogs he reads are boring. Aww, I hope that doesn't mean mine as well. But truthfully, even *I* myself find it a little boring, so I guess you are right Amaru-san? High school; the best years of your life? Not when you worry too much about your marks when universities do not even look at your marks from 9 & 10 year! *pulls out some champagne = 1 person party* =D I drank quite a bit on New Years, and I never drink, funny how I don't mind it now. That's a bad thing, isn't it? ^^;

Eh, well I still have the colourful Christmas lights up in my room because they look so nice & festive. ^_^ Reading Pattie's blog right now... Who is "L"? I am sorry if I am curious, but I just can't help it! I dislike it as well when people e-mail you with mean messages, flames, etc. that are meaningless really. ^_~ *goes to write hate-mail to her stupid "friend" =P* A guy I know, we always seem to be at odds with one another... it always ends up being funny though. ^_^ I want to go skiing! But the only place I will be going is to my desk so I can finish this ungodly amount of work... ja!

‡ Sunday, January 7, 2001
A little study break right now. ^-^ Well not very little, since I got a little off-track and made a tiny "about-me" page. You know, with current desktop/skin, etc.? Click the second circle above or just click here. Now there are two pictures of myself hidden around the site, both very ugly, particularly because my scanner distorts everything. >_<

I'll be getting my anime tapes on Jan. 14, which is basically the only thing I have to look forward to! Unless one finds tests and exams exciting. But I had a nice break and I'll be happy to see my friends again, so perhaps I'll try to look on the brighter side. I just changed my desktop to this Macross wallpaper that I love very much! ^_^ There is just something about it that suits me. Screencap is in the currents section.

Ah... *stretches* Now my room is all clean too. It's much easier to work when there is no clutter! Stupid French assignment... I can't figure out this one particular question. ;_; Oh, I went swimming yesterday with my friend, despite the cold weather outside. That was very nice & relaxing, except when we were walking home, my hair turned into icicles. While at the community centre, I noticed there was a Latin American dancing course that sounds fun, I should probably sign up since I don't take piano lessons anymore and it would be nice to try something new.

I'll leave this layout up for sometime yet because I like it. ^-^ <--- Too much random chatter, gomen! Well, back to school I must go... no more staying up late & using the compy for a large number of hours. Ja !

‡ Saturday, January 6, 2001
Thank you Pitas for being such a nice and user-friendly tool. ^-^ I just archived all my entries because I know the page was getting a little long. And it's always good to start on a clean slate. *winks*

I decided to go ahead and purchase some fansubs: Vampire Princess Miyu TV, Weiss Kreuz, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Violinist of Hameln, and the Windaria movie. It took me such a long time to decide, but I think they should all be quite good. I have a little bit of time now, so I'll start reading that book I was speaking of earlier: A Map of Paradise.

*sigh* Nani? My holiday is over already! Eh, that means back to school, and exams at the end of the month. ;_; I probably won't be online very much during that time. But I think a break from the computer is always good too. Wish me luck on exams if I don't post for a while. (But I just can't help posting @_@) Gute Nacht, everyone!