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So I took this vocabulary size test and...
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I WATCHED THE BUMBLEBEE MOVIE AND I'M READY TO TALK SPOILERS

#GODBLESSYOUTRAVISKNIGHT

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If so, what did you buy for yourself this year?

R-E-A-D

Dec. 25th, 2018 10:50 am
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Do you think I can make it?
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Whenever I start reading at home I get distracted and restless. But when I’m somewhere else - at the cafe, shopping centre, on the train etc. I can read for HOURS, to the point I travel not to *get* somewhere but to be able to read in peace.
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I’m watching “Aggretsuko” for the first time and it’s painfully relatable  =__=



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Last night I had a really cool dream, one of those “where the heck did it come from?”

It was all animated, black and white, with Disney characters. The animation was like in those early Mickey Mouse cartoons, with cartoon logic played completely straight. The story was set in the 20′s and showed a city in a tense stalemate between the police and mafia.

Mickey works as a cop in a precinct that suddenly becomes a frontline of the quiet war. All because of one shop - one tailor store whose owner refuses to pay protection money and who’s surprisingly healthy and alive in spite of having gone through many “accidents”. His store also can’t be destroyed or burnt down, or damaged in any way. Someone discovers the owner is a vampire and asks the police for help. Meanwhile, the mafia bosses, also fed up with the unruly store owner, threaten the city with bloodshed if the “problem” don’t get fixed.

Here’s the catch: there’s an old law that obliges the police to deal with the “unholy threat”. The law is still on the books, but is hardly ever enforced if the person (vampire, shapeshifter, elf etc) doesn’t commit any crime. The police also has a weapon that can destroy non-human creatures. But no one in the police force really wants to use it because 1) the times have changed 2) no one wants to start an interspecies conflict.

The gangsters however have their spy at the station and the weapon gets stolen. Mickey learns about it from Goofy (who’s some sort of administrative assistant) and has to spring to action. The weapon is really powerful and could kill off almost every non-human citizen. And if the vampire turns out to be strong enough to deflect it, its power would ricochet killing countless other, less powerful non-human beings.

Mickey gets to the store before all the gangsters and police officers appear. He pleads with the vampire owner and tries to get him to run away - but it’s too late. The vampire decides to sacrifice his life by not deflecting the hit and absorbing the power of the weapon and suspects his store will be “mysteriously” destroyed by flames once his protective spells stop working. There’s really no time to do anything else so he only asks Mickey to save one of his works (earlier on it’s shown the vampire’s hobby is making miniature steam trains).

Mickey takes the bag with the train model and retreats in time to save himself from being killed with the vampire (weapon works mostly on non-humans; but will kill a human… well, a mouse too if they’re too close). The shootout between the police and gangsters hangs on a thin line but eventually the officers choose saving others hurt by the weapon over chasing the mafia goons.

In the evening Mickey and Goofy return home, saddened by the whole ever. Mickey takes the model and places it on the fireplace. Suddenly, he notices something and looks closely. Then grins.

It’s night and everyone’s asleep. The train gleams in the flames — until it’s not there anymore. We see the empty space on the fireplace and then a full-size, almost empty train speeding up the railroads, with one only passenger who draws something in a notebook filled with sewing patterns.

——- THE END ——-
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Almost there... Almost there!

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I saw a shooting star yesterday!

For the first time in my life :) I made a wish, of course. I hope it's gonna come true :P
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About ten minutes ago I entered my room, only to find a... frog hopping across the carpet. How did it get there? How long has it been there? No one knows (probably not long though; the most probable theory is that it jumped in through the open window at some point during the evening).

Anyway, the frog has been humanely removed from the premises and hopped away into the summer night. I am just struck by the utter ridiculousness of that whole event: one minute you're brushing your teeth and another you're staring at a frog dashing through your room.


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My new favourite thing is watching people pulling apart artsy/pretty magazines and picking out pictures for their journals/art projects. It's mesmerizing. It's also something I loved doing when I was a teenager, so now I feel better about picking up the old hobby XD





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Jun. 1st, 2017 09:09 pm
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Who's gonna see "Wonder Woman" this weekend?



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So I’ve just found a needle hidden in my bedroom carpet and I’m staring at it with a mix of relief and trepidation. How did it get there? How long has it been there? How many times have I almost-stepped on it with my bare foot? >__>

I’m so glad I noticed it and so relieved I didn’t get hurt by it. Wow O___o
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Years and years ago (5? 7?), I bought a box of crafting leftovers in a second - hand store. It had been clearly someone's craft magazine - there are bits and pieces of scrapbook paper, a bag of googly eyes, some wool, bits of felt etc. And a STAMP. A weirdly big transparent stamp, with bunch of tiny hearts. I never used it because 1) I wasn't into stamping back then, 2) hearts?
But few weeks ago I watched a tutorial by  Ali Brown and noticed she's been using something similar:


It turns out the stamp wasn't really a stamp but an acrylic block you need to use stamps like these:



There was one stamp on it (the one with the hearts) but I was able to peel it off and now I can use it in my scrapbooking/journaling endeavours.

TL;DR: Five years ago I accidentally bought something I need right now. STATIONERY HOARDING FTW


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I've started reading "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" by Alexander Freed today and it's so well-written and translated it makes me cry.
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1) Wallpaper cutting knife is a powerful tool
2) Ever wanted to cut through a phone book? Use a wallpaper cutting knife!
3) Whoever invented a double-sided tape is a saint
4) WASHI FORGIVES EVERYTHING
5) At one point in your life you'll find the reason you bought some random crap years ago
6) Once you start hoarding buying stationery there's no end to this madness
7) Adhesive tape can be used to clean tiny things (little scraps of paper, bits of washi, string, etc) off the floor
8) You can work on your craft project for 5 hours in a row and not  notice that until you stop seeing your carpet properly
9) SAVE THE CARPET!*
10) *unless it's ugly

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I'm gonna make a journal cover using a doormat and French skipping rope I bought at local Pepco. Wish me luck.

Update 1:
Checking if the doormat can be cut with a wallpaper cutter.
Update 2: Success!
Update 3: Having overabundance of success - the cutter also managed to pierce through the notepad underneath & chipped off some of the ruler. Fingers are safe
Update 4: Rounding the corners with scissors
Update 5: Using a bit of French skipping rope to make a notebook-holding thingy. Drilling the holes through the doormat turned out to be super annoying (thank God for the huge needle I bought few days ago)
Update 6: More. Drilling.
Update 7: It look surprisingly good. I've added a metal claw pendant (acquired months and months ago) as a decorative charm
Update 8: YAY FINISHED. Not sure if the doormat won't start to unravel after some time; in that case I'll put some felt on the edges (I guess).
Update 9: The inner side of the doormat is fluffy and soft so I don't think so I'll be attaching a pocket or anything like this
Update 10: That was NOT what I meant to do this evening (yay deadlines).  But at least I have a sense of achievement.



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Today's art-related conclusions:

Conclusion 1: I'm not good at making stamps
Conclusion 2: I'm glad I did not glue together my fingers or other vital body parts
Conclusion 3: Watercolours are awesome because no matter what you do, it seems that you did it on purpose.

Watercolours are your friend.

gokuma: (foxy gin)
So today I got my first set of washi tape and it's so cute! I love it! I'm also getting more and more addicted to cute stationery - it's almost unbelievable how it lifts my mood XDDD Overall, journaling and decorating is very relaxing and calming (even if you sometimes glue the journal pages together or spill the stamp ink on the carpet). I got some new stickers as well, and some tiny stamps - and I Squeaked out loud when saw how adorable they look with the new washi tape.

I feel this post is just me gushing about journal things but whatever. As the famous quote says, "You should do more of what makes you happy".

And here are videos of my two new favourite journaling people, Jumpy Jess and Ali Brown:







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