h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Currently listening to: The sixth episode of the radio series "A telephone sanitizer? A dead telephone sanitizer?!"

Well, the flight tickets are ordered. I'll leave at 11 AM on Sunday (that's 10 AM for you ) and we'll see if we can get some West End tickets. Come on. Guess which tickets I'm rooting for

Hm, the priest just rang me You see, I was originally meant to go on a Christian confirmation camp for this week, but I changed my mind (about two months ago) I won't be confirmated, and I'm no Christian. I'm dropping faith for evolution - hope no one's bothered. I've told all my friends, family and finally I managed to tell the priest. Ho, I'm relieved. The burdens off my shoulders

Ugh, I had lots of nightmares last night - all of giant spiders You see, last night we discovered a beautiful spider net right on our kitchen window - and there was a really cute tiny spider working on it (notice that: "cute TINY spider") and after some hours we saw a gigantic brown spider in the net and the cute one was tied up and dead
The spider was HUGE, believe me. Big as my thumb, I would probably lose if we wrestled. It could possibly beat up my cat too Okay, so exaggerate a bit, but I promise you it was the biggest spider I've seen outside of s cage I hate all kinds of insects (okay, I know a spider really isn't an insect ) even butterflies makes twitch.

Hang on a minute, gotta put on the next CD... There, that's better "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... Starring: Peter Jones as The Book" and that cool music by the Eagles I remember I told myself to thank the guy who gave me the whole serie on CD, but I can't for the life of me remember who it was

Hm, no, I don't htink "Nate the Geeky" is weird enough for you You ought to use some word no one knows what means, and refuse to tell them when they ask You know the official name of this symbol: ~ is Tilde? I'm wondering if I should simply be call "The eccentric formally known as Tilde"

Oh wow! You've had a fortune cookie! I've never, you know. I don't think I ever eaten proper chinese at all I once had a contest with Truls to eat waffles with Chinese eating sticks though (he won )

I better go and eat some now. Toodles!

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
-Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

Currently listening to: The quick scribble of my hand darting back and forth over the paper I'm writing on.. won't be a sec *completes what she's writing* There! My kind of step-grandmother has had a stroke (I only found out last night) and is very ill in hospital, so I'm writing her a cheery letter to say Hi. We just call her by her name, as she lives with my Grandad but I don't think they're actually married (my real grandmother died before I was born) She filled in for my Gran while I was growing up, and I've known her my whole life. Anyway, enough of my unusual family situations lets talk about somthing a tad more cheerful eh?

WHAT!? You're dropping the Christian faith?! Ok, fair enough I'm not going to be confirmed either, well I might. It all depends on if I find my faith or not. At the moment I'm agnostic, don't know either way. And before I say anything I want to wait and see if I still feel the same way when I've reached a new level of maturity. I'm still trying to sort my life out, consider yourself lucky that you've made up your mind. Congratulations on making a levelheaded and mature decision, you are now mature enough to handle anything.

Whereas I am allowed to act like a 3 year old, I'm only 14 remember Guess what! I'm allowed to dye my hair, dye my hair, dye my hair! I'm soo happy about it! I want to dye it blue or brown, yay! My Mum has grudgingly obliged and as soon as I can be bothered I'm going to go ahead with it.

Wow! 10 AM? Please stop trying to impress me with your great Math skills Hmm, what on earth would Tilly want to go and see? Could this production have Micheal Ball in it perchance? Would it be Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

Spiders! Ugh! I hate the medium sized ones, the little ones are ok and tarantulas I can live with but the medium ones are horrible! Don't you just hate Daddy Long Legs and Moths?! Ugh *shudders* They make me ill, and anything that's green I hate too. Ladybirds and teeny spiders are the only things I'm not scared of

I think you can tell we're stuck for stuff to tell each other. You were talking about a spiders web in your kitchen and I am talking about the great experience of dying my hair Makes me wonder if I should have done somthing with my life worth noting down.

*stands forward bravely* Um, heh. I was wondering, if, actually, when you come to London do you want to meet up for lunch or somthing? You don't have to say yes but if there's an hour or so when you don't have anything to do we could possibly meet. I could take you to paperchase! And we can experience the delights of different shades of magenta paper Ahem, or you could think of somthing to do. No pressure what so ever.

Sheesh, you can't imagine how much courage it took me to ask you that

Maybe I should make up a word and use it, or I should find out how to say somthing odd In another language and use that 'Nate the Ou est mon Poulet' with no troublesome accents at all I'm starving to the brink of insanity here so I'd better get somthing to eat, rice preferably.
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: Some sitcom playing on the TV. "Kyle! This is not what it looks like!" (Cue cheesy laughter)

Ah. You're allowed to dye your hair. At the age of 14. You're a teenager. Congratulations, you are only 5 years later than I was Do you think I've got natural black hair? And before that, I was a natural blonde? And before that, I was a natural green? Er, that last one was perhaps a giveaway Well, have fun, and remember if you dye it a very fake colour (blue, green) it has to be a really strong colour. And for the sake of your ears, don't let anyone with long nails colour it

Michael Ball? Chitty? Why, I don't what you're talking about ... Okay, my mother is desperately trying to get tickets as we speak. Er, write.

Wow you're brave I was actually thinking about the same thing and my mother just asked "Tilde? Haven't you got some sort of friend over there you'd like to meet?" So the answer is yes! Unbelievable, could be we'll meet each other in person I think I've forgotten how anything like that is... Well, I'll be in London Sunday, Monday and I probably leave on Tuesday, so we better start planning. It's very serious having fun, you know

Oh, moving on, I've just started on a website:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/lairoftilly/
a major work in progress, I know. But then again, everything I do always is.

Toodles!

P.S: Stalking Mark Moxon, hm? Too bad he's going to Africa...

Currently listening to: Fantasia! This always was my favourite Disney film, my parents bought it for me so I would develop an interest in Classical music, it didn't work for 12 years

*looks very relieved that her suggestion went down well* Phew, that took all my courage and more (I had to go out and buy surplus Courage from Asda) I have to talk about it with my Dad, as he'll only be able to come with me (sorry, internet safety rule no.1) on certain days. Do you know where you're staying? If so I could probably find somewhere nearby to meet rather than have you trekking miles out of your way...

Wow! Your website is 100 times better than mine, I envy you and everything your site stands for (except the bit about The Hitch hikers guide and Anne Rice) and I especially hate that picture. It's too good, and has succeded in making me jealous. But apart from all that, keep up the good work

I'm asking for blue hair and if not then brown. I'm probably going to have my hair cut this week so you'll get to see it I hope I'm getting really excited!! This is the most bizarre thing I have ever or will do, that makes my life sound rather pathetic really But never mind, I can't be bothered with all that! I'm way too happy now! I told Vicky and she's gobsmacked (shame it's not permenant ) and has given me strict instructions to tell her every word that passes between us Strange girl...

*fake surprised gasp* Me? Stalking Mark Moxon? Nooo! Whatever gave you that idea? I am shocked and surpirsed that you could think such a thing, I am on the verge of tears at such an accusation! Ok, yes it's true. But I have decided to leave that now heartbroken Mark alone *ignores MM's cheers* and move on. I propose we stalk... Walt Disneys next of kin!

After that little outburst I think I'd better go and lie down. Now I know what it's like to lead a spontanious life such as Tilly's. Makes you rather sleepy
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: The news on the telly

Hm, I never cared much for Fantasia myself... I like the music, but the last few years I've started to loathe Disney (look how they butchered 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'! ) Although I must admit that those dancing mushrooms are very cute

Well, the problem when you're acting spontaneously is that you can't plan every minor detail One of these minor details is currently where to stay during the trip At this time it looks rather we have to sleep under a tree in Hyde Park... No, I don't think it will come to that. I've learned there are lots of crappy motels in London, so we'll probably find a place We just don't know where yet. I'll let you know.

"and I especially hate that picture"
What picture? Which? If you're talking about the sketch on my "About Me"-page you can rest assured I didn't contribute to it one bit... I just like to steal other's work

Hmm... This will actually be the first time I meet anyone through the net When I think of a friend of mine who does this almost every week, I am bound to realize I live just another boring, unsocial life... I'm ranting, aren't I

Toodles!

P.S: Could you please do me a favour and tell me if my site's guest book is working properly? I can't get it to work

Currently listening to: Eastenders, the cheeriest thing Britain has to offer. It's quite funny really, although I seem to be the only person who thinks so.

Well I've never met someone from the net either, so it's not just you Yes, well. I bet your friend can't say she's met a girl on the net:

who other people suspect is a boy because of her nickname
who has an unhealthy obsession with Hannibal Lecter
who tucks her baggy trousers into her knee-high socks for fashion purposes (ie. to avoid being fashionable)
who stalks website editors
who is terrified of medium sized spiders
who has seen pictures of real dead bodies and one man who just had his arm pulled off (forgot to tell you about that one)
who knows who Anne Rice, Douglas Adams, Wowbagger and spimcoot are
who collects paper
has threatened one of her close friends with a serious beating for supporting England (Marius will never be safe)
who has tried to set up her cousin with your friends brother
who named herself after a drug crazed alcoholic
who has been seduced by TWO vampires
who is so spookily like her it makes for very interesting conversation
who knows all the words to every Monty Python song ever made (except The Complete 'Do Wot John' song)
and who has NEVER complained about your friends obsession with Micheal Ball.. oops, wrong person. Heh..

And if she has met someone like that then I'll leave and never bother you again. *stomps off, trips, falls flat on face* Ahem *gets up, dusts herself down and shuts up*

Tell me when you get an idea of where abouts you're going to be staying. It'll make life so much easier. The two families wandering about over London because they arranged to meet in a Starbucks

You hate Disney too eh? If you go to http://www.snopes.com there's a load of rumours about Disney and his animations there. Some are gross and some are just bizzarre. This is the site where I found the rumour where a man peeled of his face while high and fed the bits too his dogs (along side a refrence to Mason Verger no less) Enjoy, MWAHAHAAHAH! *fitting cough*

Sorry, your guestbook doesn't work. Couldn't find it but there was a not esaying somthing like "script error, couldn't load... blah blah"
Tell you what, I'll put a link on my website to yours. That way you can get my friends browsing over your personal details, actually, knowing the people I know maybe that isn't such a good idea. You certainly don't want Bob having your e-mail address And the less said about Owen, Ross and James the better...
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: Missy gallumphing back and forth over the floor I don't know why... And I just like using the word 'gallumphing'

Waaaait a minute: TWO vampires? Don't say you've met another one What is it with you? How do you do it? How do I learn the nack? Tell me, PLEEEAAASE!!
And who was this drug crazed alcoholic? That one I'e never heard about

I thought the 'Man having his arms ripped off'-story sounded familiar... Weirder and weirder I love going to Snopes! It's been on my 'Favourite Links' for a year now, and I can have hours of fun just pressing the Randomize button (which is slightly disconcerning ) and now I learn that you use it too! I also love checking out the Message Board, that's where the really spooky stories are circulated

Hmm. I was pretty sure my guestbook didn't work, although I do EXACTLY as the instructions tell me! Stupid guest book *Jumps on virtual book* I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!!!

Ah well, I'm gonna do some more work on my page tomorrow, I can delete it then. And I can even link to your site! I'm currently working hard to put up some of my written work (I have to use Angelfire's web space) and I'll soon put up my story of Chapin O'Burly! Be amazed!

Well, my father is pulling me by the leg to go to sleep, so I'm starting to get the idea


Wait a minute...


A bit more...


There. I can go to sleep now

Toodles!

[NO QUOTES TODAY, GOTTA RUSH]

Currently listening to: My Mother chiding me from the kitchen. "I don't want you on that computer all day, I've made a list of things you have to do..."

Yes, I have this list in my hands What a sexist household I live in! One of my jobs is to make my Dad his lunch. When he is perfectly capable of making it himself. It's annoying because they know I don't have time to eat my own lunch let alone make other people's and I have a million other things to, you see the deal is "You can go and meet your friend Tilly IF.. you do a few things for us over the week" a few?! I'll be here all year at this rate. And then I have drawing lessons Might as well be at school... this is going to be somewhat rushed today, so I'm very sorry.

Aha, I didn't tell you about the other Vampire did I Well, it's someone I knew before but they had never confessed to being a vampire. The subject was brought up and it progressed from there, he said he was a vampire and I fell in love with him
I don't think there is a trick to getting a vampire, you just have to wait and see. The internet is the best place for waiting mind you I don't know how I do it, maybe I have ultra delicious blood? I don't know.. Mysterious Stranger only found me through a random entry and the other one was just a person I met online.

I told you about the drug crazed alcoholic, I called myself Nate after a person who was drug crazed and happened to be an alcoholic, and I reinvented my name from 'Six Feet Under' where one of the brothers is called Nate. Just my life story, no biggie.

Where did you get your guest book from? The one I used works just fine, maybe you should go back on my site and into the guestbook where there should be a link to a place called HTML gear. You may have to sign up for it but that's not a major drawback. Chapin O'Burly eh? I'll certainly be waiting and ready for that one... any site you put up, I demand exclusive entrance too.

Well, I've gotta go now. I'm being yelled at to get off *sigh* "Hi ho, hi ho, It's off to work we go..."
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: Nothing. Stillness. Silence. Void...

"You can go and meet your friend Tilly IF..."
Wow, so you're saying I'm your parents' key to make you do more housework I don't think I've ever been used for that purpose... I've been used in so many ways, you know, but never like that I think I'll do some research of how many different ways people can use me ...

Thank you, I'm using your kind of guest book now. Works like a charm I've also put up my story, 'Chapin's Encounter' for all to see and criticise Usual me, being so spoiled with using GuideML, I had to take a small course to make sense of it all... It's up there, nonetheless.
If you've ever wondered who this Chapin O'Burly is, I'll give you a hint: It's me (Okay, that is an answer more than a hint ) Last year we had a Story-Line Project, which means you make up a character and you act like this character for as long as the project goes on (I may have told you of this before) I was Chapin O'Burly, young adventerous traveller. And male. One of the assignements we had was to write a fictional interview with someone French. In English I chose a hitchhiker of all things. This was also the first story I wrote for Prof. Petter He was delighted. He even used exclemation marks in his comments (which is quite unusual for him) and even used paragraphs from the story when he taught the class how to write correctly I still like to think of that when I'm feeling blue...

Anway, news just in *Waits for dramatic music to settle down* I'll be living in an Hotel called Whistle- something A toss from Marble Arch. I repeat; A toss from Marble Arch. Thank you

I also have lots of housework to be done. When I'm the only one home all day (Tine is on a trip with Daniel ) I always find a post-it on the kitchen table saying something like "If you've got some extra time (which I'm sure you do) why don't you -" and so on I've got to vacuum the carpet, dust off the chessboard, organize the videos...

Toodles! *Sits down patiently and scouts for passing vampires*

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers."
-Charles W. Eliot, The Happy Life, 1896

Currently listening to: Uhm, Fantasia again... ok, for the 7th time I'm so sorry! Does that make me a bad person?

Well, that didn't take as long as anticipated. Just goes to show if you get on with the job time dissolves into a bleak nothingness. Ok, that's not how the saying goes but I'm long due for a quote I haven't had my drawing lessons from Dad yet as he's too busy, but he promised to show me how to draw Manga and those cute little mushrooms from Fantasia (I added the mushroom bits into the deal )

What better way is there to cheer yourself up than thinking about your English teachers exclamation marks. I can make anything sound filthy Wahey! I'm not the only girl with a male character!? Well, mine's actually an alter-ego. He came up during a convo with Bob, so I now have a homosexual alter-ego called Johnny

Marble Arch eh? Hmm, been to that hotel before? I'm sure I could find my way there if needs be. What do you want to do when we meet up anyway...go to a museum? A Zoo? A Cafe? Go Skydiving? On second thoughts, forget the last one

My Mum gave me a stack of books yesterday that she found in the loft, and I was looking through them last night. There was a really old copy of 'The Silence...' a vampire book, several assorted others and a book of babies names! I was looking at the latter all of last night (couldn't sleep) and I found written in the back a list of all the names they drew up for me. Some are just bizzarre Here they are, spelt like my Mum wrote them:
Magdalyn, Lucy, Nichola, Poll, Tanya, Natalie (yay!), Rebecca, Abigail, Cordelia (hello Mum? Ever heard of Buffy The Vampire Slayer?!) Amy and Constance (that's just mean)

If I was a boy:
Tom, James, Nicholas, Ben and Nathan

Well, I never knew that! I haven't eaten today so I think I'd better go and have a sandwich or somthing, tuna salad maybe.. or ham and salad.. decsions decisions Tell me how your cleaning went..
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently lsitening to: The sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond' from the TV... God, I hate the comedy of Ray Romano I hate comedians who think they are hilarious when they state the very obvious. The only reason we watch ELR is because it's right before M*A*S*H

"...thinking about your English teachers exclamation marks"
Noo! Now that sounds dirty in my mind too Boy, that could be mistaken as some really vulgar slang... I think I shouldn't mention it to him (I'm pretty sure he would be surprised if he knew all the things we've said about him) because then I'm not sure if it would be fair when I recieved all those A+ (Only kidding of course! God... )

Just to really analyze the previous joke to death (which I all too often do) We don't have the letter grading in Norwegian schools. We use the numbers 1 to 6, 1 being the worst and 6 being the best. I'm mostly flying between 4+ and 5+ (just don't ask any of my teachers )

I love Manga! I also hate all people that manage to draw Manga because I never succeed, no matter how hard I try I won't stop trying though. I've just recently started training to draw people, but I never get the proportions right Too short arms, too weird eyes, too long torso... And I can't draw hands and feet, so most drawings I make these parts are obscured by grass, capes, animals, guns, vicious demons or whatever fits in. I'm pretty good at drawing hooves though That one I learned from my old teacher Gerd...

But enough about my pencil scratchings... What should we do in London? Beats me, you're the one that obvisouly knows your way around there I refuse to do the old clichè of going to shop a wardrobe - that's what most of my friends would do.

Your parents thought of naming you 'Poll'? Until now I've always thought that was just the name of those little 'check the box that marks your opinion'-thingies. Ah well, my words aren't law... Yet I've always loved the name Nicholas though. Tine and I are still fighting over who's going to give the name to a future potential son I got that kind of baby-names book just for the use of finding names for the characters in my story. Except Chapin, of course, which really is a last name... And Justin Case, which I just made to sound funny.

Well, M*A*S*H have just started, so Toodles!

P.S: The cleaning went well, except for the whole being-chased-by-giant-dust-cload incident

Currently listening to: my own sniggering. Chased by a giant dust clod? You can't just say that and not have a story to tell. Did you aggrivate it in some way? Did you call it's mother fat?

Me? Know my way around London?! Hah! You are joking right? I only know my way around museums, art galleries and other intellectual attractions. You don't have to worry, I won't take you clothes shopping. I don't shop for clothes much in London anyway, they don't cater for my superior taste and style*snigger*
So basicly what you're trying to tell me is that you're staying near Oxford Street? Hmm, sites around Oxford street.. well there's the Wallace Collection (it's quite boring or so I'm told), uhm there's Selfridges and co (yes I do know it's a shop, I went to the japanese themed one which was really good)
There's very little to see in Oxford Street (that isn't to do with shopping), maybe we should try a little further afield? The Natural History Museum? That's probably very far away, you'd have to get the bus (that's if they do a bus there ) I'll ask my Mum, she's bound to know plenty of places nearish Oxford Street.

Oh my god, I hate 'Everybody Loves Raymond'! That's the one with the kids and he has a brother who works in security isn't it?! I stopped watching that years ago, did my brain in. I'm a prime example of what bad comedy does to a person

I have learnt to loathe and detest Manga It is so hard to draw, I gave up. I know that's not good and I'm very naughty for giving up so early on but it was too hard I draw when I feel like it (I'd be a terrible comissioned artist)

I've got it! The British Museum! Tilly, do you want to go to the British museum with me, where we can look at works of man Egyptian Greek and Roman Prehistoric and Romano-British Medieval and Later You could just hop on a bus or walk if you're feeling energetic down the road and voila! If you want to look at the website it's: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/
Any money you've been there before and you hated it Am I right?

If you can come up with suggestions and/or answers as to where you want to go it would be much appreciated
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: 'Simon Zealotes' from Jesus Christ Superstar

Okay, so I may have exaggerated the whole dust chase But it attacked me! It pounced upon me from under my desk when I was about to vacuum. It went for my neck! He saw murder in his eyes, as far as dust have eyes ... I think it attacked me with its vicious claws and teeth () before I could attack it with the vacuum cleaner...

As happens, I've never been to British Museum, and I think I can't stall it any longer Wait a sec, since my mum and Tine must be tagging along (the poor dearies are lost without me ) I must ask them... Wait, they agree That's three thumbs up. Or should I make that six Anyway, British Museum it's a-okay

Last night I learned that Missy snores She always sleeps on my pillow (and now and then on my face) but last night she actually next to my ear snoring loudly. I might only guess it's adaption to owners, even though I, of course, never snores I know Tine, mum and dad does though. Even quite loudly And annoyingly enough they never have trouble going to sleep, I have I guess there's not such a thing as an insomnia sleeper...

My mum demands I'll start taking walks, since I've "been sitting inside all summer, and blah blah" The biggest problem with outside is that there's no net connection there...

Toodles!

"I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy."
-J.D. Salinger

Currently listening to: my coughing. I seem to have deveoped a sore throat, just my luck eh? *cough*

W-A-L-K-I-N-G I've seen the 'outside' from my window but it never occured to me to actually go 'outside'. And there's no ISP outside? No modem? No h2g2? What a strange world those people live in.

Aha! You've signed your death warrant The British museum has egyptian artifacts, roman artifacts and some um, artifacts. If all else fails and we get mindlessly bored I suppose we could go to Selfridges & Co (I tried going on their website to see what's happening but I lost my temper with it and shut the window) Good, we've arranged a place, now. On what day do you want to meet up? Then it's the time; is 11am ok? We'll get the late train in on whatever day, so no matter which day we meet up on can we meet up at 11? All this thinking is making me make less sense, does that make sense?

A dust clod attacked you? Yes, of course it did Tilly. And then the phantom came and whisked you away to a far flung country..

I'm in soo much trouble! I spilt black paint over my pale blue carpet last night I managed to cover it up with my books but when my Mum sees it she's gonna go bezerk! It's a good job I'm having my room redecorated or I'd be killed on the spot, I must hide it until we start painting my room Any suggestions?

My parents snore too, it drives me insane when I have to sleep in the same room Last time I had to share a room with them, I got up at 3 in the morning, moved all my bedding and slept in the bathroom for the next 2 days (best sleep I've ever had)
Oh and a small peice of advice: When your cat tries to smother you while you sleep, I think it's time to re-evaluate your friendship

I'm going shopping today. If I don't get 'The Vampire Lestat' I'm going to go CRAZY I will hurt the shop keeper in if he tells me the order didn't arrive, he's been saying that for 2 months now! Look! I've developed a nervous twitch because of that man.. LOOK!

I've had a couple of inches cut off my hair, so I'm wearing it down for once *hallejluya* I never wear my hair down so this is quite a change. After 13 years of having my hair in a ponytail this is the most bizzarre feeling ever I'd better get ready to go out now.. *sigh*
Ta

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: 'Clint Eastwood' by Gorrilaz. Okay, now that this song isn't popular anymore, I can admit this; I really like the groove It's my dark secret, and I couldn't ease my burden until now, when people are sick of it and finds it pathetic "I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine in bag, I'm useless, but not for all the future..."

You know, I tried this "walking" deal, and I couldn't find 'Refresh', 'Search', 'Print' or anything It was quite a scary ordeal... When I was sick of the bright sun and the buzzing insects, I frantically searched for the 'Home' button, and I couldn't even find it!

God, we're pathetic ...

Hm, let's see... 11AM would be good at Monday and Tuesday I haven't planned nothing for the daytime of these two day. Admittedly, on Monday I'll be walking back and forth in front of the London Palladium, but that will be late in the evening anyhow. I just rang the theatre and was informed that they didn't have any tickets left (excpet a few seated far from each other) so I'll be hanging outside the theatre, waiting for someone to cancel their orders

So that is what I'd been reduced to? A paracite. An ugly lifeform that lives upon the scraps of it's masters. A nobody, a... Oh! We have vanilla icecream I'll stop feeling sorry for myself and cheer myself up with some ice cream. Yay!

Black paint over the carpet, eh? I wish I could help you, but I'm just as clumsy as you are. Just from where I'm sitting I can still see the stains from chokolate sauce on the kitchen curtains

I know people like that store clerk. I had one that each day for four months promised me that "the Michael Ball CD is right around the bend. It'll ne here tomorrow" Only to learn that he had never bohered to order it! I made it a little daily habit to go down to the store each day on my way home from school and tell him off And when he FINALLY had actually ordered it and came triumphantly over to me to say so, I grinned when I saw his crushed expression when I told him I'd allready bought it from elsewhere.... How much sense am I making? Anyway, he was a sleazy, rotten bag of... - unmentionables! There, out of my system Would you pass the tea, dear?

I gotta go and practise my trumpet

Toodles!

"If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day.' When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods."
-Epictetus (50 AD - 138 AD)v

Currently listening to: The radio, need I tell you what station? 'Clint Eastwood' by the Gorrilaz? Dearie me, that is rather sad. I don't like popular music, doesn't agree with me

*passes the * Sorry I haven't posted in a long time, I was made to socialise against my wishes I had a terrible stomach ache which didn't improve my mood *struggles to keep calm* Well, I did manage to find 'The Vampire Lestat' (It wasn't in the shop I ordered it in) but.. I was 50p out. If I hadn't bought that black nail polish I wouldn't be in this mess, now I have to wait until my Mum goes to the shopping centre again before I can go back and get it It's at times like this I could really use one of those squishy stress balls.

I am really annoyed! I'm not allowed to dye my hair this week I'm having it cut tommorow, and my Mum is insisting I have it cut then dye it myself next week. I'm annoyed but at the same time just too tired to care I'll send you a photo when I eventually get it done, just don't hold your breath...

Wahoo! I saw The Lord Of The Rings Last night! Haven't seen it before, and it was a million times better than Harry Potter. No contest. I could be an elf now I think about it.. very tall, fair hair, odd, good at archery & pointy ears. My cousins an archer you know. Suits his personality, complete maniac

I keep on getting contacted by strange people, what is it with me!? Odd, weirdo's who I've never met put me on their contacts list for no apparant reason. I think it's time I remove my e-mail address from my space, people just can't be trusted with such an honor I'm sorry, I'm so tired I think I may go and lie down now.

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: Myself singing 'I Wish I Could Forget You' Now that I am completely alone I can sing to my heart's delight. I actually sing everytime I'm alone (at least when I think so) is that odd? Probably...

Ugh, something tells me I shouldn't have eaten so much spiced meat I'm not at all feeling well. Stomache, sweating, thirsty... But spiced meat is so good, darnit!
And I've got a large collection of those stress balls, although I don't use them that often. I've tried to make it a habit, but squeesing small foam hearts in my hand is seldom the first thing I do when I'm stressed out.

Today I did an extraordinary thing: I went out into the woods alone and read! It actually isn't a wood, it's more sort of a dozen or so trees next to an abandon swing set and a neglected field. Anyway, I've always liked it there (probably because there's no one ever there, save for the occasional gang meetups) but this was actually the first time I tried to read there. I sat down on a nice flat boulder I particulary like and found my book. Don't you think that every woodpecker in the area decided to join me all at once! I simply couldn't focus enough to read a single word.
It's a bit strange, really, I manage to block out the sound of my whole class, howling, singing, screaming, babbling, and generally acting like 6 year olds, but not the repeating "Rap-tap-tap-tap-rap-rap..."

Yay! You saw Lord of the Rings I told you it was good. Gets a bit loud at times (especially when you're seated next to the surround-speaker) but the acting and effects are top-notch And the variety of dialects and accents are enough to make me swoon... And Tine and I had very fun listening to the Elf-tongue. Tine swears that someone says something like "You jerk" (in Norwegian) in the middle of all the gibberish

Ah, so you attract strange people, do you? Is it the perfume? Well, I guess you attract both strange people and vampires , so it's take 'em or lose 'em, I guess
I've found the occasional weirdo has started seeking me out too, though. Appearantly there was a guy who thought I had a nice lookup on Neopets, so he just guessed my hotmail adress and put me up on his messenger list Took him a long time before he stopped calling me Marie too...

Oh, I'm so sick of the tropical heat here. I'm in Norway, for crying out loud! When I finally thougt I was coping fine with the all year cold, it gets warm! And me, with this stupid sensitive skin of mine, have allready gotten a dry, sunburned skin that itches like hell...

I'm gonna eat the icecubes in the freezer, please excuse me

Toodles!

"[Long hair] is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket."
-Marge Piercy

Currently listening to: The bleeping of someone going online.. offline.. online... offline... online.. and what gets me, is that this is the same person over and over again

Yay! I have straight hair! The hairdresser did a great job and in the end it was worth being battered and bruised for My hair goes dark when it's been blow dried so people ask if I've dyed it. I look seriously depressed today, I don't make a habit of this mind you but today I've got on: Black nails, dark hair, black watch, black shirt, crucifix, metal jewelry and baggy black trousers. Maybe I should wear rainbow colours tommorow

*smells herself* Nope, I don't think it's the perfume. I'd be very surprised if people could smell it over the internet, now that would be interesting It's rather annoying as I can't get any normal men, am I doomed to a life of vampires and people who like to swear that little bit too much? *thinks* I suppose I'd be rather happy with someone like Mysterious Stranger. But I'm most likely to end up with some snotty greebo who can't count to 3...
I'm starting to sound obsessive aren't I

Wahoo! We've finalised our plan, we know where we are meeting, I know my name, we're all set! I'm looking forward to meeting you face to face, bearing in mind I'm really tall so I'd rest your neck so as no strain is inflicted

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]

Currently listening to: My mother snoring

Well, I'll leave early tomorrow morning, hang around London a day, and then on Monday meet you! You don't have t worry too much how to find me; I hear often I'm quite easy to pick out of a crowd You just look for a tall (yes, I'm quite tall too ), black-haired, sixpence-clad girl with glasses I'll probably dress a tad bit more boring too, because I haven't got the foggiest of how fashion is in London at the time (I won't risk looking fashionable! ) And so we are set. My mother is also blackhaired with glasses, and Tine has very short blonde hair and probably a kind of sorrowfull, dreamy kind of look, as we are keeping her away from her love, Daniel

I guess we'll see how it goes I better warn you though; I've never actually had anything resembling a usual long conversation in English before (except with Prof. Petter ) so I'm not at all sure how well I actually speak... Writing is one thing, but conversing like two normal human beings... I can't account for what will happen. I may be a gibbering fool, or handle the language pretty well Only time will tell...

And yes, you are starting to sound quite obsessive Mysterious Stranger versus some greebo, who will win? How would you feel if I wouldn't stop blabbering about Prof. Petter and his exlemation marks?

Well, this was a rather short posting, but I got to go pack my stuff - we'll travel as cheap as humanly possible, so we're driving over to an airport in Sweden or something so we get cheaper flights I have the resposibility of bringing CDs for the car stereo, you may guess what kind of music we'll be listening to for 2 hours

Toodles! And if I can't log back on in time, See You There!

"Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it."
-E. B. White

Currently listening to: slurps and chomps as I tuck in to a rather juicy apple, no I'm not drooling.

*laughs* How about I bring a pencil and some paper with me, if problems occur we can always write what we're going to say to each other. Is it true your mother is called Anne? So is mine, that should make for some interesting conversation.

We look rather odd too, I'm about 5,11 with dark blonde hair (bits falling out at the front, of a loose ponytail), blue eyes, funny big/little nose thing and I have a birthmark on my left calf muscle which looks a bit like a turtle. If anything were to happen to me and I were to loose my head (literally) you would be able to identify the corpse Good eh?

My Mum is shorter than me, with green eyes and dark black/brown hair. She wears glasses for reading and smokes. Her shoe size is... ok, that's going over the top.

I'm in such a good mood today: I'm going to see you on Monday, I magaged to get The Vampire Lestat and the man who sold it to me is like a dream come true Think along the lines of Tom Cruise as Lestat, long blonde hair (pulled back roughly) tall, sharp features, charming, well built and oh so irresistable. I managed not to drop anything while talking to him, I didn't drool and I managed to touch his hand when he handed me my books *swoon* I really should start to go to WHSmiths more..

I'm quite interested in Prof Petters exclamation marks. Honestly! I love a man who knows his way around punctuation I really do have a filthy mind you know...

I did a search to look for Norwegian phrases and I've managed to find several good ones. Some are crude, some are odd, others are just bizarre. I'll impress you with my fantastic skills on Monday

-R.G.W
[RESEARCHER.GONE.WRONG]