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Slow connection

Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to have an internet connection but be unable to connect to MSN, Skype or any web-based messenger? I’ll tell you: it is very frustrating. It would take me around 40 minutes to download MSN Live Messenger. Meebo.com would load halfway and then just load, load and load without anything happening. It’s a bloody nasty slow connection we got here at this IT school. They should be ashamed.

I’m currently enduring a two hour long Physics class. Can’t you tell I’m a very good student … ?

P.S. It took me a good five minutes to load the “Write Post” page … o_O

Edit: Even worse! I’m stuck with using IE 7 because it would take ages to download Firefox :( At least I got tabs … *runs away at the thought of using IE*

Posted 25 August 2008 § Online § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Ace

26th of May. It’s been roughly three months since I last even logged into this little corner of the web. I’d like to say much has happened since and that I’ve spent my summer holidays going out and enjoying myself to the point of throwing up on a sidewalk. But no, that is not what my summer has been like. (Thankfully.) As much as I don’t like admitting it, I’ve pretty much only been playing WoW. I didn’t even as much as consider picking up the phone to call M — something I feel rather bad about. Truth is, I couldn’t ask for a better friend.

To shed light on recent events, the third and final year of school has begun. This means less time to play WoW, studying, more of meeting people, more of social interaction. All this would be more intriguing if I didn’t find crowds scary and if most people didn’t judge books by their covers or their first impression. Give me some freakin’ bloody time to shine. It doesn’t happen overnight, not when it’s me it’s about.

It’s almost 11pm, I gotta be at school at 9am and I haven’t the slightest idea why I’m bothering. I suppose because I don’t like disappointing people more than is necessary. Or because I’d feel like too much of a failure. Yeah, that’s probably it.

Reading my latest entry, I have one comment: Fucking aced the Biology exam. Now, if I only had some use of that thinking outside the exam and classroom’s doors …

Posted 18 August 2008 § Daily life § Personal ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Unthinkable

I failed the Computer Communications exam/test with a fair margin. I know this because, well, I didn’t bother studying for it. (Should I pass, it’d be a bloody fucking miracle.) Instead, I’ve been studying for my upcoming Biology exam which is taking place on Wednesday afternoon. Two days to go (well, almost) and I feel like I know it. That accomplishment alone is worthy of some attention! Last week’s exam went really well and so, I feel remarkably driven. It’s an odd feeling as of late. Which is a good thing, despite it being the end of the semester and all …

In between studying and, well, doing nothing really, I, for reasons unknown, decided to take a shower, fix my hair, put on mascara as well as equip myself with earrings and a necklace. This is odd because, after all, it’s me — I rarely get these sudden urges to “act like a girl”. On top of that, I feel like going on a shopping spree and get my hair cut. M’s feelings regarding this: “So sweeeeet” were her words.

At the moment, I feel tired and content listening to ‘Gargoyles, angels of darkness’ with Rhapsody.

Posted 26 May 2008 § Daily life § Personal § World of Warcraft ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Pet peeve

I see dumb peopleIt seems as though summer has arrived. It’s warm outside, the sun is shining and people are walking carelessly in the city core. That’s one of my pet peeves: people who can’t seem to walk straight forward and are unable to give some kind of hint that they’re going to either stop moving or take a sudden turn. It’s one of the reasons, if not the reason, I don’t like summers. It really bugs me, because summer isn’t so bad — except for the heat that makes me unable to sleep at night. Argh.

Funny story: M gets an SMS from an unknown person claiming he saw her eat at Burger King just some moments ago. She tells him no, he’s got the wrong number. He doesn’t believe her and he says he’ll prove it by calling her in 20 minutes from now. Even after being told M’s full name, he still thought she was lying. After a few more text messages between them he realizes that yes, he’s got the wrong number. Such a dimwit.

It’s a matter of decision now: study biology or play some WoW. Hmm …

Posted 24 May 2008 § Daily life § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Feeling tired

Shadow profileI feel tired for a change. Lying on the bed resting didn’t do wonders, however, as my head is slightly aching instead now. It’s a rather annoying feeling, considering my brain’s too exhausted to do any decent coursework (i.e. finishing that damn Biology report). Not am I going to try and sleep either for that matter, as it’ll only make cause me to be less able to sleep later tonight. It’s quite vicious. As for the good news, I passed yesterday’s Biology exam. Surely, I failed on one of the questions, but I basically aced the rest of the exam.

Following that, I feel motivated enough to study for next Wednesday’s exam as well. I might just ace that one as well, which would be great. Biology aside, I have two presentations and one exam to go: Swedish presentation about Yiddish, chemistry presentation about ceramics and the exam is about Computer Communications. The first two: no problems. The latter … Ouch. Just ouch.

What I should be doing next is: study or clean the gerbils’ cage. I am too tired to study. So, I suppose I’ll give the gerbils the attention that they need so much (considering I’ve basically ignored them for several weeks. Yes, I fail completely on that point.) Should the improbable happen and I get my brain cells back afterwards, I’ll study for awhile. Failing that, I’ll simply log WoW.

Speaking of which: my druid reached level 61 and 300 skill in Leatherworking yesterday. So, she’s just entered Outlands and is waiting for me to get her some new gear. As much as I’m looking forward to gearing her up as a DPS caster (and later on as a healer), I think I’m going to miss being feral and sneaking up on enemies from behind. Oh well. One can’t get everything.

Posted 22 May 2008 § Daily life § World of Warcraft ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Another one bites the dust?

That was no wipe! That was a tactical retreat!As it turns out, I’m terrible at keeping this updated. And now that I do intend to write something, I’m merely doing it as an act of procrastination when it comes to studying. Yes, tomorrow is the day. The day when all hope will be lost in translation forever. Well, not really, but I like the dramatical tone. I can’t really say I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s Biology exam, mainly because I’m not as prepared as I’d like to be. As of the past few months:

I’ve. Been. Slacking. A. Lot.

As a matter of fact, I do believe I spend more time online than I do in school, which is quite terrifying because school takes up 7-8 hours of my weekdays. In some ways, I’d call myself a game addict as I do play a lot. The thing is, though, that I don’t play merely just to play. I interact with people (even if they are indeed a few hours flight away), I have fun and I’ve come in contact with such great people. This is where my addiction lies — with the few but great people. (Yes, this includes even you, Steve, should you be reading this.) It’s not the game on its own that keeps me pinned in front of the computer screen.

As I was saying, I’ve been slacking a lot. Fortunately, it’s soon over for the semester. Two and a half weeks to go. During these few days, I have three exams: two Biology ones (I hereby admit to failing the first one *slaps self*) and a Computer Communications one. For next year, I do hope and plan to keep my coursework under control and not succumb to fellow guild members’ needs. To keep myself motivated enough to accomplish this, I am going to brag: 99% A’s in English B and Swedish B. I haven’t felt this accomplished for three-four years, school-wise at least.

Now, I am going to study for that Biology exam and actually learn something for a change.

Posted 20 May 2008 § Daily life § World of Warcraft ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Bad days

Seems one of my plugins caused the site to break havoc and take ages to load. It’s deactivated now though. And I see there’s a new version of WordPress out to the public, I can’t really bother with updating. I’m lazy, I know.

During the past days I’ve had a really bad cold — I’m quite surprised my brain hasn’t been sucked out yet from blowing my noes. Being the procrastinator that I am, I haven’t bothered with any homework either these past few days. Instead, I’ve concentrated on playing WoW. At least that gives me something to think about, making me forget the semi-constant itching in my nose.

It’s quite amazing how people you’ve never met “in real life” can make your days brighter, as many of the people I’ve come across in the guild <HWDW> do. Aah, the wondrous laughter that jokes and bullying gives. An awesome bunch of people in my honest opinion.

Posted 16 April 2008 § Daily life § Online § World of Warcraft ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

“Oh, you god damn sexy tree …”

The guild I’m in — He Who Dares Wins — ventured into Gruul’s Lair last night for the second time. It was a smooth ride once all 25 of us were online and ready to kick some ass. I would like to say there were no deaths, regretfully I can’t as we haven’t perfected the High King Maulgar encounter quite yet. However, only one of us died during the actual Gruul encounter and we killed that sucker in 5 minutes and 39 seconds. It was a huge success!

You’re probably wondering what the title has to do with this — good! That’s what I want you to be! [item]Leggings of the Fallen Defender[/item] was one of the items that Gruul left behind once we banished him from his lair. It was given to one of our druids in the Tree of Life form. What happens next is that someone says the following over vent:

“Oh, you god damn sexy tree — I wanna fucking squeeze your apples!”

Slightly paraphrased as I was too busy laughing my ass off to remember exactly what was said. Now, imagine that above said with sexual desire and a bit of jealousy and you should understand more or less why it was such a hilarious moment.

I would like to take a brief moment and give a shout out to Amanda: Thanks for still checking Taashira.net after all these months of inactivity and thanks for the welcome back. I’m going to try and stay active this time.

Posted 24 March 2008 § Entertainment § World of Warcraft ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Lo and behold!

There is something peculiar about being back on the blogging scene — well, at least standing at the far back in the backstage area. I find it necessary though for two reasons: 1) My writing skills aren’t as good as they could be and 2) there are times when I have something to say. Alright, it may not happen all that often that I have something important to say, but this gives me a place to bitch and flame and simply laugh my ass off at different things and people. I expect I’ll be writing quite a bit of “World of Warcraft” related entries, considering it’s one of the few things that I devote any precious time to. Or any time at all, really …

This weekend, to my own surprise, I went to the movies and I watched The Spiderwick Chronicles. It’s a rather entertaining movie, although it’s far from superior to The Chronicles of Narnia. Freddie Highmore was the definitive highlight, he portrayed the two brothers brilliantly. (Then again, I barely know anything of acting. In fact, I know nothing of it.)

What kept the movie alive was the story and the slight “suspense” that came with it, I simply had to find out what was going to happen to that field guide! The bad guys are laughable: fat little goblins that bleed green slime and a giant called Mulgarath who is even more laughable. He wasn’t scary or intimidating. He. Just. Was. The special effects were rather neat though, thankfully.

I could flame and bitch about the sister’s fencing skills that were nowhere to be seen, but I’ll refrain from doing so as it will only make me feel disappointed again. Damn …

All in all: Enjoyable. Nothing more, nothing less.

What I’m really looking forward to though is The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ! I got shivers all over my shoulders and thighs watching the trailer! Oh, the music, the glory, the adventure, the heroism! Let me experience that life, damn it!

Posted 23 March 2008 § Entertainment § Online § Reviews § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , ,