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Haaa, yes. Four days all at once, because of course I left my camera at home when I went to visit my grandparents. Also, this whole thing is totally an excuse for me to play with the various filters in Snapseed. >_>

Day 9 Prompt: A good/bad habit.

Day 10 Prompt: Bridge. Piasek Footbridge, Malt Island (Wyspa Słodowa), Wrocław.

Day 11 Prompt: My name starts with... (P is for pen.)

Day 12 Prompt: Outside my window.

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.

Woo hoo, halfway through, and only one slip-up so far. I may make it through this month yet. (Of course, I probably just jinxed myself.)

What's at the top of your bucket list?

I don't actually have one. This week's Bones had a dead guy who'd been working through this list before getting murdered, and then everyone was making them, and I kept sitting there thinking "I have no idea what I'd put on mine." I mean, if I had to absolutely put something at the top of the list, it'd probably be meeting up with Margaret and Olivia at SDCC some day? That's really the only thing that keeps coming up in conversations of "things we NEED to do someday." I don't know. *hands*

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.

List 15 of your favorite things.

As with the other lists, this is no particular order.

• Music: sometimes I put on my headphones and pretend I'm conducting an orchestra, sometimes I dance around in my underwear singing into a hairbrush. It's always been a part of my life, and I can't imagine living without it.


• Reading: there's no better escape than getting lost in a book. Sometimes it's tedious (hello, school reading), but it's amazing nevertheless. I just can't wrap my head around it when people say they don't read. WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SAY THAT.


• Writing: because the stories in my head just keep coming, and I love seeing what I can come up with, and how they all come together. I know, I know, everyone's got a novel on the back burner, but it's not about getting published for me—I'm perfectly happy to write just for the hell of writing, to see the worlds come together and to be able to tell the stories.


• Learning new things: I love being in school, even with the eleventy zillion frustrating things I complain about.


• Winter: I miss Canadian winters like crazy—proper winters with lots of snow and real cold, none of this wimpy "oh no, it's -5C, it's so cold!" stuff. Although in the last three years, I have learned that there is a lot of truth to the "it's not the cold/heat, it's the humidity" saying. -5C feels a lot different here in Wrocław than it did in Banff.


• Photography: even if I don't do it often enough.


• Fandom: I'm not really a social animal, but the unique nature of fandom lets me be part of something without having to force myself to get "out there."


• Friends: I've met some incredible people in my life, both in person and online, and I'm grateful as hell for each and every one of them. And yes, you can make real, honest, genuine friends online, and don't believe anyone who tells you otherwise.


• Cats: some day, I will have a cat—or three—of my own... SOME DAY.


• Movies: the good, the bad, and the so-bad-they're-good. I tend to skew genre-heavy, and skip over the serious films for serious filmgoers oeuvre, but I love the idea of movies in general.


• Tea: I love it all. Black, green, fruity, plain, fancy, whatever. GIVE IT TO ME. I just need a minion to make sure I'm always well supplied. Either that or a permanently attached IV.


• Food: cooking and baking—when done right, and by that I mean my way, are an amazingly relaxing thing for me. I've been known to engage in a little stress-baking now and then. I love trying out new recipes—because let's face it, while recipes you know very well may be easy and convenient to make, the same thing over and over again can get boring.


• Travel: not necessarily the traveling itself, and being around crowds of people, but getting to see new places is AWESOME. I prefer the not so touristy places, or at least when there are fewer tourists around, though.


• The Internet: information, entertainment, and friends all in one place, what's not to like? Yes, it has its dangers and downsides, but what doesn't?


• Knitting: for me, it's peaceful and soothing, and a way to keep my hands busy while I'm doing other things, like listening to music or watching TV or movies. I love seeing it all come together.

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.

Heh, falling down on the job already. But in fairness, it was a pretty busy day, and I didn't have internet yet, so finding a place to sit down and write where I could be online was kinda hard.

Anyway.

Day 7: what are your pet peeves?

Man, that is a loaded question. There are a lot of things that annoy me, but the ones that verge on pure loathing and hatred are people who walk around reeking like a stale ashtray. I get that I can't expect people to stop smoking, but when you're going to be taking public transit, maybe make sure that your personal smell isn't so vile that it makes people want to throw up (and contemplate aiming for your shoes)? You know, just a bit of consideration for other people.

Other things: clueless people who refuse to develop some kind of situational awareness. Bureaucracy (although that's probably more of a kill it with fire kind of reaction). Big dogs that run up to you and slobber all over you. Pigeons that sit outside your window, cooing at 6am. When the tea is all gone. When it's way too hot to function outside.

I could go on, but I have two more days to catch up on, so let's leave it at that, shall we?

Day 8: what's in your handbag?

I guess this is one of those questions where I take a photo. But it's way too early to be doing that, so I'll just make a vague list that fluctuates from day to day and purse to purse, but is more or less current these days. Also, I've lost my pencil case with my nice fountain pen and other stuff, so the picture would feel incomplete. :(

• phone
• earphones
• tablet (sometimes with keyboard dock)
• tissues
• lipstick
• keys
• USB drive
• SD card adapter & reader
• small Moleskine notebook
• a variety of pens/pencils
• lens cleaning cloth
• sunglasses
• wallet
• gum
• tiny nail file
• emergency migraine medication
• cough drops
• hand cream

Day 9: what are your worst habits?

The two that are worst by far are my temper and my tendency to procrastinate. I hold grudges and get emotionally involved in far too many things, which leads to getting pissed off and holding grudges and sadness. So I'm trying to work on that, but it's kind of an uphill battle. As for the procrastination, it's mostly evident in how I do my assignments for school. I can't recall an essay that I've written in the last three years that wasn't at least finished (if not started) the night before it was due. But it seems that I work well under pressure, so maybe it's not all bad.

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.

What are you afraid of?

SPIDERS.

No, seriously. I hate them. Like, with a fiery passion. Most of the time I'll squish them dead, despite all the little old wives' tales people tell about why you shouldn't kill them, because EW.

I never said it was a rational fear.

I'm also afraid of bridges. Sort of? I hate walking over them, especially when you can see the water down below. I never did make it across the Brooklyn Bridge, I got about 1/4 of the way in, looked down, saw the river, and NOPEd out of there. It's not really heights or water I'm afraid of, just the freaky combination of the two.

There are other things, too, but I'm not going to talk about them, because I am having an abso-frakking-lutely AWESOME and AMAZING day and I'd like it to stay that way. :D :D :D

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.

So I was going to do this in August, but then Life happened and I didn't get around to it. And then I was going to do it in September, but then Work happened and I didn't get around to it. And then I decided I was going to do it in October, come hell or high water, so here it is. The themes in the image and the first day's answers under the jump.

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I don't think "thrilling Thursday" will become a post theme, mostly because I don't have that many thrilling things to share. Unless I end up using "thrilling" in an ironic way, much like the #thrillingtweets hashtag over on Twitter...

I've been working on the translation, and I'm about 40% done! The English version is turning out to be longer than the Polish one, and I'm not yet sure how much of that is the fact that English just requires more words, and how much is my own tendency towards wordiness. I'm sure a lot of it will come out in editing, which reminds me, I should start looking for an editor for this thing. Oy.

The padding in my chair has become a bit flat lately, so I took it apart this past weekend to see what could be done. I ended up sticking a small pillow in there and putting the seat back together, but now it's all lopsided and crooked, and I'm going to have to take it apart again. I think I'm going to end up having to buy some thick fabric and polyfill batting or something, and basically reupholstering the thing again. The current upholstery is still fine (if in need of cleaning), but it's a pretty small piece of fabric, and if I want to put in more padding, it might not be enough. Besides, it might be nice to have a different color chair for a bit. :) I think having a bit more padding will make the chair a bit more comfortable, and maybe will convince me to sit normally, rather than cross-legged, which I don't suppose is too good for my posture...

Mirrored from Tangents and Digressions.