I ♥ books!

"Outside of a dog, book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
~Groucho Marx

It's been few days already since our PC was repaired and came back along with all the data on it(oh happiness! ^____^) My uncle fixed it - when we had it back dad said that everything is just like before and he changed one thing only with a newer version. I wondered what program he changed when I turned it on...
Well, it was the operating system XD So now we're with XP. I'll kind of miss our old Windows 2000 Professional with it's sturdy appearence. Strange it may sound but right now the edges and icons of xp annoy me little ^^''
Anyway, all the data was saved along with my pc diary which a wanted back so badly for one reason only - it had my book list for the year. I stated some time ago some impossible goals and one of them was reading 100 books for one year - I started this at 17th of March but I think it's not that early to present it now. I made it halfway which is not that bad after all. So here is the list of the books I read this year - rereadings do count while manga volumes and graphic novels do not (obviously as I have another list for them, despite MAL trying to ruin it). Poetry doesn't count too, although I read quite a lot this year as we studied many poets - and I really loved most of it.
I tried finding the original (or the English) titles of the books but I'm not absolutely sure for some. Hmm... so the number of lil hearts (from 0 to 4) expresses my personal opinion for the book, the (r) stands for rereading and the (n) for a newly read book; and some even have a comment in italic, wow. Enough bla bla now, the list finally comes:

1.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Small gods - Terry Pratchet (n) This is my dad's fav book of the seires and I have to say I love it too.... but still there wasn't enough DEATH there
2.♥ ♥ Under the Yoke - Ivan Vazov (r) the most popular bulgarian novel probably
3. ♥ On the soul - Aristotle(n) total brainf*ck O.o
4. ♥ ♥♥ Bay Ganyo - Aleko Konstantinov (along with few more feuilletons) (r)
5. ♥ Warcraft - The lord of the clans - Christie Golden (n) With risk to be killed by army of Wow fans, I'd say the story and style were rather mediocre. I wanted to read the story of Medivh (?) but this was the only Wow book left.
6. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥Johnny and the Dead - Terry Pratchett(n)
7. ♥ Say cheese and die - R.L.Stine(n) when I was little those Goosebumps stuff was wasy scarier... I bet it's the movies...
8. ♥ ♥ ♥ The Pillow book - Sei Shonagon(n)
9.♥ ♥ ♥ A Series of Misfortunate events - Bad Beginning- Lemony Snicket(n)
10. ♥♥ ♥ A series of Misfortunate events - The Reptile Room - Lemony Snicket (n)
11. ♥ ♥♥ S series of Misfortunate events - The Wide window - Lemony Snicket(n)
12. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Twilight Watch - Sergey Lukyanenko(n) I've been babling alot about it, but this and 14. are my fav parts of this series
13. ♥♥ ♥ A series of Misfortunate events - The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket (n) why they haven't translated the rest yet T_____T
14.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Last Watch - Sergey Lukyanenko(n) see 12 :P
15. ♥ Who ate my cheese - John Nocols(n) not even as goos as everyone was saying... but nice piccus inside...
16. Twilight - Stepheny Meyer(n) with the risk to be killed by horde of fangirls, I'll say... no after all I value my life...
17. ♥♥ ♥♥ The Lord of the rings - J. Tolkien (r) One of those books that have to be reread every year ^W^
18.♥ ♥ ♥ Witches abroad - Terry Pratchett (n)
19. ♥ ♥♥ My family and other animals - Gerald Durrell (r)
20. ♥ The Iron Oil Lamp - Dimitar Talev (n) I guess it's a very interesting if you want to explore the customs of people during the renaissance and the human psychology...
21.♥ E.T. - William Kotzwinkle - (n) nyaa, movie so much better
22. ♥ ♥ ♥ Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett (n)
23.♥♥ ♥ Mort - Terry Pratchett (n)
24.♥♥ ♥ Sphere - Miachael Crichton (n) I remember that the movie was so freaking creepy O.o Especially I recall one moment when the opened all the cupboards and they were all full of Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, and when they looked through the pages there was text only till the page -one of them don't remember who - have read the book. I have no idea why, but this totally creeped me out
25. ♥ ♥♥ Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett (n)
26.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Count de Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas (r) same as LOTR
27.♥ ♥♥ ♥ Ink heart - Cornelia Funke (n) I LOVE this and again... when are they going to translate the other books too?!? I have to see the movie too...
28. The little Witch - Cylia Reece ??? (n) so boring... and my sister loves it so much - I really don't get why. And I'm not sure for the title and the author
29.♥ ♥ ♥Charlie and the chocolate factory - Roald Dahl (r)
30.♥ ♥ ♥ The Truth - Terry Pratchett(n)
31. ♥ ♥ The children of Hurin - Tolkien(n)
32. ♥ ♥♥ Going Postal - Terry Pratchett(n)
33. ♥ ♥ Cruel kings and Mean queens - Terry Deary(n)
34. ♥ ♥ ♥♥ The necromancer's death - Martha Wells(r) One of my favourite fantasy books too. This book I can reread again and again (and that's why it's in such a miserable state now. Why do they print such good books on such cheep paper! T____T)
35.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Tobacco - Dimitar Dimov (n) I think this is going to became my fav novel from a bulgarian author ^^
36. ♥ ♥ ♥♥ The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents - Terry Pratchett (n)
37. ♥ ♥ ♥ Dracula - Bram Stoker (n)
38. ♥ ♥ Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (r)
39. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ The hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy - full edition - Douglas Adams (n)
40.♥ ♥ ♥ The Lionheart brothers - Astrid Lindgren (r)
41.♥ ♥♥ ♥ The Last hero - Terry Pratchett (n)
42.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand (n) I'm absolutely in LOVE with this story. Ever since I watched the movie for first time. It's still moving me to tears. I've been trying to find the book for years. This summer I read it in French and when later dad brought me Cyrano in bulgarain you just can't imagine how happy I was. He really searched a lot, good he's a real expert in book hunting and finally found a very old edition - it's almost like curio. At first I was just so happy for the book itself I didn't see that the book was signed from the translation Veselin Hantchev to Jean Coiffard who was back the first French ambassador in Bulgaria. It seems that the book was meant to him, but then they saw that some of the pages aren't cut properly, so they chose another one - at least this is my theory! Lol! It's so fascinating who old book have their own story - I have a lot of old book but often don't pay much attention where they come from because I'm moe interested in the story - maybe I ought to check it out, who knows what their stories could be, lol! Apart from this, the translation is really amazing, I loved some parts better thab the original - like the duel in the beginning and the very end too. But my most fav quote I still prefer in French:
DE GUICHE: Sur le chapitre des moulins !
CYRANO (saluant): Chapitre treize.
DE GUICHE: Car, lorsqu'on les attaque, il arrive souvent. . .
CYRANO: J'attaque donc des gens qui tournent à tout vent ?
DE GUICHE: Qu'un moulinet de leurs grands bras chargés de toiles Vous lance dans la boue !. . . CYRANO: Ou bien dans les étoiles !

43.♥ ♥ ♥ The Last Continent - Terry Pratchett (r)
44. ♥ ♥ ♥ Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban - J.K.Rowling - (r)
45. ♥ ♥ ♥ Night Watch - Sergey Lukyanenko (r)
46. ♥ ♥ ♥ Three funy friends - Eno Raud (r)
47. ♥ ♥ ♥ Jingo - Terry Pratchett (r)
48.♥ ♥♥ Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum (r)
49. ♥ ♥ ♥ Yordan Yovkov - Balkan Legends and other short novels (r)
50. ♥♥ Le pere Goriot - Honore de Balzac (n)
51.♥ ♥ ♥ Winnie the Pooh - A. Miln (r) When you're gloomy and feeling eeyore there is nothing better than this book to make you feel so pooh ^___^
52.♥ ♥ ♥ Laughing gas - P.G. Wodehouse (r)


This turned long,wow. 52 titles of them 34 new and the rest are rereadings. And I have the strange feeling I'm reading a little too much Pratchett... Nyah. there's no such thing as "too much Pratchett" ^w^
Now I'm planning to build a list of the books I want to read. It's gonna be a long one - so few book more or less won't hurt, lol, any recommendations?
In mid april I'll have to check my other task - 10 000 songs listened on last.fm. This goal turned possible as I'm almost there. Now I'm more curious who's gonna be on the top. Last monts Cobra Starship was able to keep the first place, but Agata is fighting back - they were once first! And most likely will regain their place as lately I can't stop listening to them Especially after I visited their oficcial site (where I discovered some songs, listened to remixes and of course, the originals are so much better); and after I saw this photo:

Now believe me, this is a decadence rock group with really deep lyrics. Never trust the bunnies.

And with absolutely (ok, just a little) realtion to everything - an awesome advice how to prevent reading inside of a dog:

Good thing it works for non English speaking dogs, I was worried about this point. So have a good Friday and weekend with lot of good books ^__^

Self tagged myself - feel free to skip the post

So the first tag I saw on Jade-xe's page on DA. But I don't want to plague my DA journal with long lists, so here it is:
Classic Disney

[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961) (LOVE!!! That was my first VHS movie and back then I couldn't stop watching it! In the end the tape broke. Haven't watched since then ;( Really should find a DVD)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951) (yeah... but don't like it. Actually don't like Alice and those flowers, but love the Cat, that sleepy Mouse and the March Hare)
[x] Bambi (1942) ( didn't like it )
[x] Cinderella (1950) (mice! ^__^ )
[x] Dumbo (1941)(Flying elephants, hell yeah )
[ ] Fantasia (1940)
[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964) (But I like all the books better)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)(hate it...)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (When I watched this for a first time, there was only one MAN doing the dubbing. Snow White's bass sure was a shock for a lil kid)
[ ] Song of the South (1946)

Score: 11/13


Disney's Dark Age (The Mice age, my fav mice movies!)

[ ] The Aristocats (1970)
[ ] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[ ] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[x] The Great Mouse Detective (1986) (luffs)
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[x] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[ ] Oliver and Company (1986)
[ ] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[x] Rescuers, The (1977)
[x] Robin Hood (1973)
[ ] The Sword In The Stone (1963)

Score: 5/11


The Disney Renaissance

[x] Aladdin (1992) (I've seen them allll)
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991)(One of the, not to say my FAV Disney movie ever)
[ ] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997)
[x] Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996)
[x] The Lion King (1994)
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[x] Mulan (1998)
[x] Pocahontas (1995)
[x] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[x] Tarzan (1999)

Score: 10/11


Disney's Modern Age

[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)(LOVE!)
[ ] Bolt (2008)
[x] Brother Bear (2003)
[ ] Chicken Little (2005)
[x] Dinosaur (2000)
[x] Emperor's New Groove, The (2000) (OH YEAAAAAH!)
[x] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] Home on the Range (2004)
[x] Lilo & Stitch (2002) (Elvis!)
[ ] Meet the Robinsons (2007) (
[x] Treasure Planet (2002)

Score: 7/11

Pixar

[ ] A Bug's Life (1998)
[ ] Cars (2006)
[x] Finding Nemo (2003)
[x] The Incredibles (2004)
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007) (:'DDD)
[x] Toy Story
[ ] Toy Story 2 (1999)
[ ] Wall-E
[ ] Up (2009)

Score: 5/10


Don Bluth

[ ] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[x] An American Tail (1986)
[x] Anastasia (1997)
[x] The Land Before Time (1988)
[ ] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[ ] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[ ] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[ ] Thumbelina (1994)
[x] Titan AE (2000)
[ ] A Troll in Central Park (1994)

Score: 4/10


Claymation

[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
[ ] Chicken Run (2000)
[x] Corpse Bride (2005) (Tim Burton, awe everyone)
[ ] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[x] Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) (Tim Burton I said!)
[x] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
[x] Coraline (2009) (the movie was scarier than the book)

Score: 4/7


CGI Glut :

[ ] Antz (1998)
[ ] Happy Feet (2006)
[ ] Kung Fu Panda (2008)
[ ] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Monster House (2006)
[ ] Over the Hedge (2006)
[x] Polar Express, The (2004)
[x] Shrek (2001)
[x] Shrek 2 (2004)
[x] Shrek The Third
Score: 4/10


Imports

[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[ ] Fantastic Planet
[x] The Last Unicorn (1982)
[ ] Light Years
[ ] Triplets of Belleville, The (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[ ] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[ ] Yellow Submarine (1968)

Score: 1/10


Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki

[ ] Grave of the Fireflies
[x] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[ ] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[ ] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas
[x] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[x] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[ ] Only Yesterday
[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War)
[x] Porco Rosso (1992)
[x] Princess Mononoke (1999)
[x] Spirited Away (2002)
[ ] Whisper of the Heart
[ ] The Cat Returns
[ ] Earthsea
[ ] Gake no Ue no Ponyo (I wanna! ;o; )

Score: 6/17


Satoshi Kon

[ ] Millennium Actress (2001)
[ ] Paprika (2006)
[ ] Perfect Blue (1999)
[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" (1995)

Score: 0/5


[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001) (ANGST ANGST)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

Score: 0/4


Other Anime Films Released In The U.S.

[x] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed
[ ] Appleseed: Ex Machina
[ ] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate)
[ ] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
[ ] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior)
[ ] Dirty Pair: Project Eden
[ ] End of Evangelion
[ ] Fist of the North Star
[ ] Galaxy Express 999
[x] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
[ ] Lensman
[ ] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids)
[ ] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo
[ ] Ninja Scroll
[ ] Patlabor the Movie
[ ] The Professional: Golgo 13
[ ] Project A-ko
[ ] Robot Carnival
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle
[ ] Silent Mobius
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra
[ ] Steamboy (2004)
[x] Sword of the Stranger
[ ] Tekkonkinkreet
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic
[ ] Urotsukidoji: The Movie
[ ] Vampire Hunter D
[ ] Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
[ ] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force

Score: 3/32


Cartoons For Grown-Ups

[ ] American Pop
[x] The Animatrix (2003)
[ ] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[ ] Cool World
[x] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[x] Final Fantasy: Advent Children
[x] Fire & Ice
[ ] Fritz the Cat (1972)
[ ] Heavy Metal (1981)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Hey Good Looking
[ ] Lady Death
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006)
[ ] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (AKA - Coonskin)
[ ] Waking Life (2001)

Score: 4/16


Other Animated Movies

[ ] Animal Farm
[ ] Animalypics
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie
[ ] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
[ ] A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
[x] The Brave Little Toaster (1988)
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie
[ ] Care Bears: The Movie
[ ] Charlotte's Web (1973)
[x] Fern Gully
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords
[ ] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
[ ] The Hobbit
[ ] Interstella 5555
[x] The Iron Giant (1999)
[ ] Justice League: The New Frontier
[x] Lord of the Rings
[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie
[ ] Pagemaster, The
[ ] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[x] The Prince of Egypt (1998)
[ ] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie
[x] Quest For Camelot (1999) (LOVE)
[ ] Ringing Bell
[x] Road to El Dorado, The (2000) (LOVE LOVE)
[ ] Rock & Rule
[x] Space Jam
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
[ ] Superman: Doomsday
[x] The Swan Princess (All of them, but the first one was the best :D)
[ ] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
[ ] Wizards
[ ] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
[ ] Wonder Woman
[ ] The Sea Prince and the Fire Child
[ ] Flight of Dragons
[ ] Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
[x] Balto (Again, the first - the best)
[ ] Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter

Score: 10/42

74/209

Second is the OC meme that I stole from Nerois page . This is one amazing artist btw with very cool style and OCs. My sister is drawing my Nikola now, after Veniamina. He did a chibi and it's soo cute!!!! Cuter than a puffle!!!

Rules:
~ If you don't have at least 8 OCs I wouldn't recommend this meme
~ Add on questions to this meme! It will make it bigger!
~ Enjoy!

1) First list all your OCs by first name so we can see your list of all your wonderful OCs:
1. Nikola
2. Magdalena
3. Branislav
4. Michel
5. Veniamina
6. Danail
7. Artur
8. Alekzandar
9. Alber
PS. The orthgraphy is in accordance with the prononsation in my language, Bulgarian, except Michel, but his name is a whole different story. I know some of the names are written in different ways in roman alphabet, but this often changes the prononsation and is annoying.
2) Who is your favorite OC?
Nikola of course... But I really love all of my lil creations. From the females, I think Veniamina
3) Who is your least favorite?
From the listed above, Artur. He's one big emo kid
4) Who is your most developed?
Nikola,definitelly
5) Which OC would you want to date if they magically came to life?
To date, huh? XD I have no chances with Nikola, so maybe Michel will agree
6) How many girl OCs do you have? Boy OCs? It OCs?
12 males
5 females
There are some others that are more minor, but I haven't put in stories all of those, even though they're developped (no time >.< )

7) If you were stuck in a burning building what do you think the third OC on your list would do? He will act like a superhuman, will make quite a show for the media. If there is a poor little kitten in the last floor to save too, that would be even better. Then he'll pose a LOT in front of the cameras. In the end Nikola will say: You know, you won't be seen in the photos, you DUMB vampire, Bran will go: Oh shitm hafta steel the negatives! XD

8) Name one thing you regret about one of your OCs. I keep killing and tirturing my main one. He must hate me T____T

9) Which of your OCs do you think would make the best father/mother/it parent out of all your OCs and why?? Nikola and Magdalena. He's kind and have high morals, and she's in the same time adventurous but can be strict too

10) Which of your OCs do you think will most likely be put in jail? If it's about "most likely" that would be Bran or Alek. But the one that will actually make it will be Danail!

11) The eighth of your OCs was put into the future! What will their job be?!? He'll work in some super modern theme park

12) Name the first OCs catch phrase! "No alchohol here!!!!"

13) Do all your OCs live together or are they separated? In the beginning Danail and Magdalena (brother and sister) and Nikola, Branislav and Michel (room mates). Then Nikola and Danail change places

14) Are there any pairings that are in your OC list? Nikola x Magdalena, though Mina is Nikola's old lover and sooo wants him back. Bran and Michel get to meet girls in some stories, but they're not listed here! XD

15) Your seventh OC switched bodies with you for a day! How will they react at the end of the day? He'll get extremely depressed. Like he does over almost everything. Then he'll think :wait, I'm a human now... can I finish myself? Yeey!!! DON"T YOU DARE YOU, I"LL BE GETTING BACK IN THIS BODY IN THE END OF THE DAY!

16) Your last OC just became a fifteen year old. What do they do? Alber's not that old himself, so it won't make a big difference. Will turn into puppy (big one) and will go chase something

17) Now randomly select a person on your OC list. Who was it? Magdalena

18) That OC you just chose? Yeah they think they are superman (even if they are a girl) and are on the roof about to jump off. She'll give a camera to her brother to take some photos for the morning paper and will tie a rope to her ankle. We don't like unreasonable risks, you see. Of course she won't tell this to Nikola and will give him a heart attack. 

19) Are any of your OCs bored of this meme? Artur

20) Would your second OC prefer the beach or the mountains? Magi likes them both, but as her friends aren't really beach-boys, the mountain turns to be more preferable.

21) Would your 5th OC battle a shark? Oh yeah. She'll curse it like hell. Poor fish. Then she'll use it to make some super rare potion. Ok, let it be soup.

22) Which OCs hate each other? Veniamina and Magdalena. Cold war for Nikola.

23) Which OC did you create first? And last? First was Nikola. He came from an older story. From the listed above, Alber. He he haven't got any pagetime yet

Where'd 24 go? Alber ate it. But he didn't mean it T___T Don't kick him under the table

25) And if those two were fighting, who would win? You mean Nikola and Alber? They will hardly ever fight, because Alber really likes Nikola. But if they do, Niki will be the winner

26) Are your OCs fat or skinny? Not fat nor skinny, just normal. Some of them fluffy.

27) What are your first 2 OC's favorite foods? Nice steak with potatoes. Nikola prefers it a l'anglais.

28) If your listed OCs were in a fight to the death, who would emerge victorious? All of them O.o Gosh... I don't know what should happen to make them all fight like crazy. Nikola and Veniaminna are strongest, but... Michel might hide somewhere, tremble, and end up the only one alive. Wait, Alber will probably do the same... And he won't resist the sight of flying rat...

29) There's a zombie attack and your OCs are stranded. Who do they elect to be their leader? Nikola is the natural leader

30) During said zombie attack, who's the first to die? Probably the only one who's still fully mortal - Magdalena

31) Which one of these OCs do you think would have the most fangirls/boys? Nikola. He doesn't want to though. And Bran wants... oh he sure wants some! XD

32) Okay, so does OC number four have any last thoughts? lol, you pick Michel! He rarely says what's exactly in his mind, because he doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. So I suppose in his mind ne often sighs "Bran, you idiot..."

33) If possible, what's your characters' height? I haven't thought about all the heights! But Bran is very tall, he's 1.99m. Nikola is quite shorter, around 1.72. No data for the others!

34) Can your characters dance? Bran can turn into disco beast. I mean he'll broke many things. Nikola can dance only classics, Veniamina everything. Just name it.  

The Craft Challenge

Not knowing, as ususal, where to put my limits, in the end of June (oh gosh, it seems me so long ago!) I decided to go for it, and try completing a craft challenge. I think that for my 30th birthday I should be about done ^^; So here is the challenge, made by :iconjade-xe: ~Jade-Xe

Last update :69 - Playing Cards

Progress 4/50+
Les Rules~

*Pick 50 or more of these 100 themes to use to make ARTISAN CRAFTS items (these could be anything from plushies to legwarmers)

*One item shouldn’t count for more than one theme (cause that’s just no fun!)

*These should be NEW deviations, don’t use something you’ve already done!

*Don’t worry about the order~

*Don’t worry about how long it takes, completing it is amazing enough!~

Le List

1. Rainy Day

2. Mother Nature

3. Fluffy

4. Good Night

5. Tea Party

6. Boo!

7. Sunshine

8. [L]augh [O]ut [L]oud

9. Africa

10. Asia

11. Europe

12. Australia

13. Antarctica

14. South America

15. North America

16. At the beach

17. Royalty

18. Sour

19. Moustache

20. Lucky

21. Angel

22. Demon

23. Monochromatic (One color)

24. Punk

25. Retro

26. Monster

27. Fairy Tale

28. Nursery Rhyme

29. Crazy

30. Classical

31. Snacks

32. Winter

33. Spring

34. Summer

35. Fall

36. Boom!

37. Farm

38. Ninja

39. Pirate

40. Shoes

41. Neon

42. Fandom

43. Lolita

45. Tiny

46. Super Sized

47. Baby

DONE 48. Rainbow -> 02/07/2009

49. Space

50. Music

51. Video Games

52. Disney

53. Cosmetics

54. Breakfast

55. Lunch

56. Dinner

57. Lace

58. Mail

59. Nautical

60. Circus

61. Birthday

62. Candy

DONE 63. Bakery -> 07/07/2009

64. Internet

65. Hollywood

66. Picnic

67. Heart

68. Star

DONE 69. Playing Cards -> 08/08/2009

70. Tropical

71. Gypsy

72. Bubbles

73. Travel

74. Sushi

75. Eco-friendly

76. Prehistoric

77. Zodiac

78. Military

79. Costume

80. Doctor/ Medicine

81. Toys

82. Electronic

83. Beverage

84. School

85. Mystery

86. Emoticon

87. Faery

88. Cowboy/ Cowgirl

89. Hygiene

90. Sports

91. Fat

92. Skinny

DONE 93. Chibi -> 30\06\2009

94. Dream

95. Nightmare

96. Patched

97. Pointy

98. Twin

99. Mismatched

100. Art



The types of craft included will be knitting, knotting, cross-stitching and papercraft... But as in the next 10 years I'm planning to give a try to the crochet and the sewing, maybe, MAYBE someday stuff like this will show up.
. But really, I'll be doing this slowly. And besides, if I wanna do something and can't fill it in any category, I'll still be doing it.
So, let's get it started! ~29.06.2009~

Some impossible goals to achieve

As the titles says, some impssible goals to achieve... that include enumration... and a hedgehog. The goals do not include the hedgehog though, but it's present in this post ;P

• to watch 50 movies for an year (started april) - 9/50 anime doesn't count, but cartoon and western animation do . Rewatchings count
  
• to read 100 books (started march) - 22/100 manga doesn't count. Rereadings do
  
• to listen 10 000 tracks on last.fm (till april 2010) -3389
  
• to have 2500 pageviews on DA (till February) - 1118
  
• to make 2 months of anime watching on AP (till the end of 2009) - 1 month 2 days now
  

• to finish the craft challenge (no timeline) 3/50/100

I count all of those clearly impossible. Actually I though the book's one was closest to achieve, cause I do like reading (more than watching movies - that's why the book's goal is 100 and the movie's - 50). But they say setting higher goals helps you. Yeah sure, I just don't know where to stop and it was probably again 3 am when I wrote those goals first (like it is now).

And here's the hedgehog! We saw him today when we went to Beglik Tash

Now I wanna have a pet hedghog ^^ this doesn't include counting, but is clearly impsooble too. Btw he ran very fast! At first he walked very slowly so we could make the pictures - for a moment the hedgie even stood without moving and only his nose was shivering. After the photo session ended, it ran away - I could never suppose that a creature with legs this short can run so fast!

Today (after coming home) I worked on the lotr tube scarf. I'm putting him as an entry for the craft challenge too. I knitted during 3 episodes of xxxHolic and half of the movie Johnny and the Dead. It's very pleasurable knitting this, because it's just a tube and I can knit without stopping, especially now, when I passed the first 2 Fair Island lines (they were pain in the *** to be honest). But now my fingers hurt and I can't continue typing >.<