Poppy Fields Forever

Being an au pair in Exeter

2011-11-17T00:13:00.001+01:00

... which is also the title of my facebook album. I have so much to tell but there is just not enough space to say it all! I've seen so much, I've learned so much ... 2 weeks to go :)

Shopping nightmare a.k.a. the never-ending story about a coat.

2011-10-05T00:12:00.000+02:00

The allusion to Nikolai Gogol's "The overcoat" is merely coincidental. :P You know, when you go somewhere and pack lightly, because you want to do some shopping there? That's what I did when I came to England. I decided to leave my jacket at home, I'll buy one here anyway. YEAH RIGHT. I have a weird body. From the waist down: Size not so small. From the waist up: Size tiny. I can buy t-shirts

TEN FACTS I’VE LEARNT ABOUT ENGLAND

2011-10-03T10:47:00.001+02:00

1) It's not cheap. 2) They drink a lot of tea. (d’ooh) Cornish cream tea below. :) 3) They have washing machines in their kitchens! 4) English guys are hot. English guys with a proper English accent. H O T! 5) You can have trouble finding non-ready food. In most cases you just have to put it in the oven/microwave and ignore it for a while. I like fresh food. 6) Students’ parties are

Homesickness

2011-10-02T01:37:00.003+02:00

Do you get homesick when you go away from home? I don’t if I know I’ll be home soon, but this time is a little bit different. It's my fifth day in Exeter, UK, and from time to time I'm still working hard to resist tears coming from my eyes. There’s nothing I could do, I'm a crier. Nothing helps. J Exeter is a very nice city and the weather has been great for the last few days. Cold in

Packing frenzy

2011-09-23T17:46:00.000+02:00

Two more days until Exeteeeeeeer! Packing for two months ... ... where to begin? :)

EXAAAMS ARE OOOVEEEER!

2011-09-16T11:14:00.006+02:00

Finally!It felt like neverending exam story, aargh! But this is not a whining post, this is a bragging post. I'll just post 3 photos of my exams to do list.February 21 June 7: September 16: I'm quite happy with my crossing-things-off job! ;)

A list of things I hate.

2011-09-08T22:16:00.007+02:00

I'm a bit irritated tonight and you don't easily irritate me. I've been working in a bar for a long time now so I have nerves made of steel! Let me share a special list with you - a list of things I HATE! And I'm not a hater. I believe in karma, I try to do good thinks ant think positively. :) What bothers me THE MOST is when someone is trying to tell me how I think and how I feel. "Eat, you're

Yaaaay!

2011-07-27T10:02:00.009+02:00

Guess what I should be doing. Studying! And guess what I'm not doing! Yeah, the answer is the same. In the last couple of days I can't do anything else besides being excited.What about?In the end of September I'm going away for two months. I'm going to Exeter, UK, to be an Au pair to two lovely kids. Yaaaay! Babysitting is not my dream job, but I believe this is a great way to spend time in an

Irony of racism

2011-06-22T13:18:00.004+02:00

This is definitely my favourite author of this year's World Literature Written in English class. It's Wole Soyinka from Nigeria, the first African author to receive the Nobel prize. (1986) I just LOVE how he uses irony in situations as difficult as being a black immigrant in London in 1960. I like & admire people that are good with words. :) Here's the poem:TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONThe price seemed

What's poetry?

2011-06-16T10:36:00.008+02:00

Studying for my American lit. and post-colonial lit. in English is sooooooo much easier and more relaxing than studying consonantism. I like modern & modernist poetry much better than the old classics. I can't really say why, because I'm not a poetry person. The fact that I do like it is enough for me. :) This is a selection of quotes about poetry I find interesting:(from my notes)"If it's a wild

The Countdown revisited.

2011-06-07T21:09:00.008+02:00

Do you remember my countdown? The neverending list of things I need to do before I start writing my thesis? Here it is again. It's been scribbled on a bit. Some exams are crossed off, I've managed to get rid of 7 items since January. Some have a date next to it and they belong to my BigSummerPlan! I'm already tired of studying. The reason is mostly the subject I'm revising at the moment. I have

Something I've learnt recently

2011-06-01T21:16:00.003+02:00

Exercising becomes so much easier when you stop eating junk food. :P

Cravings

2011-05-24T21:37:00.003+02:00

I'm trying to be careful about what I eat for a week now. It is not as much of a problem as I expected it to be. I feel much better now and I don't pass out every time I want to take the stairs. :P I have a huge craving, though. I'd kill for a seafood pizza! I checked online if I could eat some and found out that pizza has about 1400 calories, which is 200 more than I eat in a whole day! What

Exam time again.

2011-05-17T21:09:00.004+02:00

I have just decided not to study any more tonight. My brain needs sleep to process everything I've learnt today. This decision is so much better than the previous one, when I decided it was time to start studying. Yuck. :)

Calorie Count

2011-05-17T09:31:00.002+02:00

Yesterday I came across this site: http://caloriecount.about.com. I don't think I should lose a lot of weight, BUT! Those 3-4 extra kilograms follow me way to much lately. I think I just want to be careful about what I eat. I don't think people realize how much they eat if they don't keep track. When I started my food log yesterday I thought I didn't eat that much, but one coffee here, one snack

No One

2011-05-16T00:33:00.005+02:00

After years of horrible and embarrassing song choices we finally had a good song at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. A good song and a GREAT singer! I just wanted to share. :)

Bébé(s)

2011-05-06T12:50:00.004+02:00

Last night I watched a wonderful documentary about four babies from around the world. The title of the film - Bébé(s) - is very simple, as well as the film itself."This movie shows the development of four babies from birth to about one year old. They are from extreme different cultures - Namibia, Mongolia, Japan and the United States. /.../ The diversity among them was part of the narrative.

BarCeloNa

2011-05-03T17:33:00.006+02:00

I used my "spring break time" well and went on a road trip to Barcelona, Lloret de Mar, Monaco and Monte Carlo (with many many other students).I liked Spain or Catalunya, to be more exact, for many reasons:- The food: I love seafood and they have plenty.- The marketplace was amazing:- The language - I love it! There are Spanish and Catalan, which I like even better, since it is a mix between

Happy Easter Holidays!

2011-04-23T10:27:00.004+02:00

I hope you enjoy it at least as much as my boyfriend does. :)))

Habits?

2011-04-15T21:39:00.004+02:00

I bought myself a new bag last week. The left one is the new one.And I bought a new cell phone today, the white one is the new one.Would you say I'm a person of habit? :))

Happy B-day to meeeee ....

2011-04-12T16:05:00.006+02:00

It's funny how you get a thousand "happy B-days" on your Facebook one year and how you get none the following year, when you hide your birth date. :) A reality check how many people actually care about that and a wall clean of fake "I-wish-you-all-the-bests" at the same time. :)I spent my B-day at some extra lectures and then I had to go home and revise for my exam next week. No time to

Politically correct?

2011-04-05T20:51:00.007+02:00

Today we were talking about political correctness in our sociolinguistics class. I have mixed thoughts about it:First, the N-word. Do you know which one it is? I didn't think it was that obvious. At the end we were talking about coloured and African-American people. Which one is better? The first one sounds like white people have no colour. Well, at least I don't, but I would love to! :)On the

A selection of my favourite love songs

2011-03-30T15:56:00.005+02:00

I got a little bit mellow yesterday. I guess I could call it "spring effect."I remembered all of the romantic songs I never get tired of. :)My ABSOLUTE favourite.If I EVER get married this is going to be my first dance song."I've been away to long and every day I missed you more.You look like you did before, only prettier. Every day I love you more."STARS: My favourite book"You are the anchor

My Calvary

2011-03-22T15:59:00.008+01:00

Teaching practice finished on Friday. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. Teaching teenagers from 15 to 19 is sooo much fun! They have so much to say - interesting opinions but also a lot of stupid comments, of course. Anyway, interesting!Now I'm back to school and back to work. I have some papers to finish and some exams to study and prepare for. The weather is so much nicer now,

Teaching practice next week yay! :)

2011-03-02T11:04:00.012+01:00

Next week I start my teaching practice - this time in secondary school. That means I will have to deal with crazy teenagers from age 15 to 19. Crazy, I tell you! :)Imagine an average student and imagine me as a teacher: I'm 160 cm / 5.2 foot tall, I wear glasses and the most important thing of all - braces! I look like I'm 16! I'm sure someone will say: "Hey, you, what are you doing up there? The

Students' life

2011-02-23T11:44:00.004+01:00

When I went to university I applied for a students' dorm room. Many of my friends rather rented an apartment instead although it is much more expensive. They said they wouldn't be able to study and sleep enough, because there are so many parties and so much noise in the dorms. I thought I'll do just fine. After all I shared a room with my younger brother until I left for university. I could

The countdown

2011-02-21T21:02:00.007+01:00

I started my last semester today, so I think the time is right to start the "Pre-thesis-school-obligations countdown." I made myself a list of everything I have to do, printed it out and now my task, besides studying, of course, is to cross these things off as fast as I can! It is waiting for me and my black marker on my dorm room door. :)Our school system is a bit weird to foreigners. We choose

Negative energy sucks!

2011-01-19T19:26:00.007+01:00

We all have problems from time to time and then we all like to complain. I know, I'm a drama queen too. But now I've had it!Lately I'm surrounded by people who don't do anything else but complain about EVERYTHING! Every little thing that doesn't go as planned or desired is the end of the world. I mean, get a life! It is so annoying. And it's bringing them down, too!First of all: Don't those

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-20T09:31:00.000+01:00

Just like every year, I made my Christmas cards myself. This year I used linocut technique, cut myself twice (once badly), because the linoleum wasn't soft enough, applied some color on my stamps and pressed them. Yay! E. said he hoped I would make a mess and I did.Making reeeaaalllyyy good and fancy *perfect* cards is NOT the point. I'm not good at crafts, I just enjoy them very very much. From

Good Music

2010-12-17T07:43:00.004+01:00

Good morning, everyone,I'm still recovering from my hell of a exam yesterday. It was horrible.I just wanted to suggest some hell of a good singer to you. It's a good recovery music. Want some good music? I just can't get enough of this song. Adele so rocks.Enjoy :)

Motivation

2010-12-15T09:48:00.006+01:00

I just HAD to post this video. It's the last day before the exam tomorrow. I understand it's midterm / finals week in US too? Anyway, yesterday I just wanted to kill myself. Couldn't sleep, couldn't study ... could eat, thought ... :PI decided I HAVE to study hard today so I found myself a little motivation video on YouTube. It's funny, you should see it. :)I CAN DO IT! :))Wish me luck ;)

Dear Santa!

2010-12-01T20:31:00.003+01:00

So, I've been a good girl. I've done OK at school, I have a job, I like to help others, especially my colleagues, who always need my notes, when it comes to exam period. Here's what I want:1) A car. Not necessarily a new one, I'm OK with a smaller one, like 2009 Opel Corsa or Ford Fiesta, as long as it has a tank that never runs out of gas and winter tyres I'm fine with it.2) A good sense for

First snow

2010-11-27T14:02:00.004+01:00

It is nice to look outside the windows now that I'm at home. The snow covered the mountain tops around our valley. Lovely, huh?Not yesterday. Yesterday I hated snow. Road workers obviously weren't ready for all that snow. I've also heard they are saving money so they simply didn't plow the snow from the roads. I mean, what?? Let me just show you what my view was like aaaaaalll yesterday

Annoying FB statuses

2010-11-18T21:19:00.004+01:00

You probably know what I mean, right?*If you love someone copy this in your status.* If you have the best mom / dad / sister / brother in the world, copy this in your status.* If you hate school copy this in your status.* Like my status and I'll add you as my sister.And so on and on and on ...But there are two of them that I like! The first one was when people started to make fun of these

... ko smo že pri piškotih

2010-11-13T15:04:00.012+01:00

Piškotarjenje sploh ni zanimivo, če nimaš zanimivih modelčkov. Prejšnji piškoti naj bi bili v obliki pomarančnih krhljev, zato so bili temu primerno dolgočasni. Tudi tiste zvezdice in krogci me ne navdušijo kaj preveč. Ko enkrat najdeš RES zanimive modelčke za piškote, potem so tisti navadni samo še za "gužvo.Naj vam predstavim skupinico svojih najljubših piškotnih prijateljev:Krogci, zvezdice in

Specializacija? Sladko.

2010-11-11T15:12:00.004+01:00

Eden mojih najljubših hobijev je peka sladkih zadevic. Nikoli mi ne uspejo preveč lepe, ampak dobre so pa dovolj. :) V največje veselje pa mi je, ko svoje sladke poskuse lahko delim z drugimi.V zadnjih dneh sem vse prevečkrat slišala, da moram na blogu objaviti več takih sladkih stvari.No, pa začnimo.POMARANČNI PIŠKOTI S ČOKOLADOKer sem si prejšnji teden privoščila dopust, se mi je zdelo pošteno,

United States of America

2010-10-13T09:39:00.004+02:00

Do you know what this is?Yeah, it's the map of the USA and as you can see it is almost empty. We had to write down the names of the sates ourselves ... Can you guess how many of them I got right?? Well ... I got Texas, California and Florida. And I had an idea about where Kentucky, Ohio and Idaho were, but I couldn't really put them down on the map. I have a friend from Idaho and I couldn't spot

Christening

2010-10-12T16:22:00.004+02:00

Do you like babies posts? I usually don't, but here's one. :)I said I "adopted" my boyfriend's nephew, because my brother is 19 and my sister is 11 so I can't expect any nephews or nieces any time soon. His name is Jani and he is (of course) the cutest little baby ever. (at least until I'll have one) :)This weekend I had the honour to become his godmother. He was baptised on a sunny day in the

Anorexia? No, thanks.

2010-10-06T11:14:00.004+02:00

It's October and I'm back to school. When I'm not attending classes, lectures and seminars and when I'm not arranging a ton of new study materials I just got, I usually don't have anything to do. So you can imagine I spend a lot of time in front of my laptop.One of the things I like to do is watching some interesting shows and one of those I find interesting is America's next top model. I don't

When the actor doesn't fit into the role

2010-09-19T11:47:00.003+02:00

Do you know that feeling, when you're watching a movie and it seems a bit weird, but you can't really figure out why? It happened to me yesterday, when I was watching Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time. Let me explain.There was this guy, Tus, the king's son and a great, brave warrior. That's him in the middle:But he seemed a bit weird to me. And why? Somewhere in the middle of the movie I

...

2010-09-13T00:25:00.001+02:00

I'm opening a new business.It's calledPreExamInsomnia inc.And I'm taking all the important positions in it, because I'm THE pro here. :PGood night! (hopefully ... )

just in case

2010-09-06T20:46:00.002+02:00

I have already posted this prayer on FB, but to be sure:DEAR STUDY GODS!Please make morphology, phraseology and lexicology easier for me.Make it go into my brain and stay there.At least for a week.Thank you.P.S.: Dear procrastinators' patrons. Please help us stay away from procrastinating.Please ... ?Thank you again.:) Poppy

Home made bread

2010-09-01T20:22:00.006+02:00

Yaaay! I baked my first loaf of bread ever! :) It always seemed so impossible when my brother was doing it (sorry, bro :D ) so I didn't even want to try, but E. convinced me to do it after all. So I found a very simple recipe yesterday, bought the ingredients (and a new plastic bowl, that's a very important factor!) and gave it a try. And guess what! It turned out great!This is what it looked

Study break

2010-08-29T10:34:00.006+02:00

While I'm dying of a disease called "study depression" I said I HAVE to do something to cheer me up, to entertain me. And since my blog is dying of collateral damage of my study depression, I said I should do it here! So here you go, my favorite trio of HOT GUYS! Please keep in mind my all time personal favourite is Johnny Depp, but this trio is from my favorite show: Grey's Anatomy. Feast your

Must love dogs.

2010-07-12T20:26:00.005+02:00

Yeah, you certainly have to love them. Except when they're causing problems.Our dog is very cute and funny and everything.Like that, see? But today she made us all worry about her. We took a walk, a short swim in the river (just her, not me) and then came back home. I left her on the balcony because she was all wet and I went doing my stuff.Suddenly I heard her coughing and making some weird

A date

2010-07-07T20:42:00.004+02:00

I have a date on Friday!Today I got an SMS from this cute guy. He asked me out to some concert. He's really cool and I relly like the band that's playing so of course I said yes. I have a boyfriend, We've been together for more than 2 years, but that's no problem. He's the cool guy who asked me out anyway. :)The whole thing reminded me of our early teens, when we did all the "courtship" through

Apricot cake!

2010-06-22T12:54:00.005+02:00

Hello hello!I am happy to share the news: I got a 9 on Slovene literature III. We have grades from 1 to 10 so 9 is pretty good. :) I rewarded myself with some shopping, visited my grandma, bought her a late B-day present, went to my uncle's first book presentation and then collapsed into the bed in the evening. Regarding the fact I couldn't sleep at all the night before the exam that's quite

More pics

2010-06-17T17:58:00.002+02:00

I just can't study any more. I'm not concentrated enough to do it. :P So here are some more photos:A little bit of my study materials ...Something sweet ... (sour cherry pie) A little cactus ... A bunch of roses my mother in law brought me ... And of course our little foxterrier! She loves the new rug! :) My camera is a *perfect* procrastinating tool. ;)Poppy

New Camera

2010-06-16T20:12:00.002+02:00

Hello hello,a great procrastinator as I am I decided this - 4 days before the exam - is the perfect time to look for a new camera. Besides loads of books to read I have all the time in the world, so why not? :P The old one is almost dead anyway ... :)This is what I chose. My boyfriend did, actually. I wanted the pink one. :(However ... Instead of studying I made some test shots.Have a nice

Online poetry lesson

2010-06-08T09:22:00.007+02:00

Where to begin?1) I have a cold. In June. It sucks! My throat is killing me ...2) I have to study a lot ... really. Slovene literature. 11 days until the exam. And I wanted to share a bit of my new knowledge. :)3) Since my plan is to be a teacher some day I should combine my knowledge of Slovene lit and teaching in a simple way and give some representative examples.So here are the MODERNISTIC

Slovenia's got talent!

2010-06-07T09:57:00.005+02:00

We found our talent last night. I had 2 favorites. The first one is the Maestro dance group: Click HERE to watch their final performance.My second favorite was Maja. She rocks! Sings like a pro. :) I like her attitude towards music industry, she isn't one of those "commercial" singers ...Video HERE.But professional or not, people don't really care about that. Because the winner got their votes by

38 days until holidays!

2010-05-25T20:49:00.004+02:00

I have some ideas now and then about what to post here but I think I turned into a pre-exam maniac now. I can only tell you things about Slovene literature in 20th century (which is not very interesting).I'm glad I got a single room this autumn so that I don't have my roommate watching movies while I'm studying all day long. When I was finishing high school I was excited about moving into the

The Wedding

2010-05-10T11:33:00.006+02:00

I haven't been to a wedding for a veeeery long time. The last wedding I attended was my uncle's wedding when I was 7. This one was different because my cousin was the one who was getting married, it has already been one of us! :) And I really liked it. She's a beautiful girl and she was also a beautiful bride. All the family was together and celebrating their love.This wedding made me think how

Embrace the braces!

2010-05-04T15:56:00.005+02:00

Yes! It is funny. I am a 22 year old girl and I have braces. But that's ok, I see a lot of people that are older than me and have braces so that's probably not a big deal. I try to make it funny, like in this photo. Don't be scared, it's just a joke. It was taken with my mobile phone so it's not a very good one. I took it and sent it to my boyfriend, when I got braces on my lower teeth about a

Liverpool

2010-04-30T19:36:00.007+02:00

I went to Liverpool for a weekend away and I didn't regret it. Liverpool has a lot of stories to offer. Where should I begin?Albert's dock is a huuuge port. Or at least it was. The buildings were turned into museums. Tate gallery, Ship building museum with Titanic and Lusitania ... One of the most impressive museums is probably the International slavery museum. Since Liverpool had a very

Teaching practice report no. 2

2010-04-16T13:35:00.003+02:00

The second week of my teaching practice was English week. Since I'm a double major student I teach two subjects: Slovene language and English language. Teaching English is more fun because you can prepare absolutely anythin as long as it is related to the topic you're teaching. I didn't complicate much, I just prepared A LOOOOOT of photos. Learners, especially young ones, love interesting photos

Teaching practice report no. 1

2010-04-12T11:21:00.003+02:00

Ah! I thought I would have so much to tell you I would write every day! I do have a lot to tell you but I really have NO time to write. :) The first week of my teaching practice went well. My mentor is an easy going person so she didn't complicate and just let me do what I needed to do. I learned quite a lot in a week:- A wrist watch is a must. I'm going to buy one today because I don't have it.

Liverpooool!

2010-04-02T20:10:00.005+02:00

Yesterday I was spending my last day at uni before teaching practice break. My boyfriend was annoying me on the Gtalk while I was intending to study for today's term test. (lol) He said we should go somewhere during the break. But where should we go?Let's look for the cheapest Ryanair tickets and then just go there. Sardegna? Could be ... but hostels are a bit expensive .... Birmingham? Hmm..

My first time teaching

2010-03-30T10:04:00.004+02:00

Yeah Yeah I know ... teaching AGAIN. But it's the teaching month now, since our teaching practice starts in a week.Yesterday I was teaching for the first time. I was nervous, I couldn't sleep, I didn't know if my lesson plan was ok, I felt like I would run out of time, I was afraid pupils wouldn't talk at all, I was afraid of more or less everything. (Although my menthor, whom I only met through

Sharing

2010-03-25T21:06:00.004+01:00

I have problems with sharing.You see, at our faculty (and probably everywhere else) it's usual that every new generation of students of a certain major creates an e-mail account so that the teachers can send us meterials and the students share everything we have. It works in theory! Or, to be honest, the teacher part works. When it comes to students it just doesn't.I can't understand it! I typed

Tutoring problems

2010-03-24T20:39:00.002+01:00

A student has to earn her living. So I tutor. I tutor 2 girls with a lot of difficulties with English language. One of them is really a tough case. With regular once-a-week tutoring she scored 27 percent on her test and a week later, after an urgent tutor weekend she scored 32 percent. I gues I'll have to try harder.This particular problem is about my 11 year old sister whom I help with her

2 weeks until teaching practice!

2010-03-22T20:41:00.008+01:00

Ugh ... I'm so nervous.I've had English language didactics and Slovene language didactics courses for 5 months now but I still feel like I know NOTHING. And even if I do, all that theory doesn't help much.On Friday I went to the school to see my menthors and talk things over. I prepared myself: I bought a new notebook especially for this purpose. I wrote down all the questions and I printed all

Phraseology hangover

2010-02-23T20:07:00.003+01:00

Today Minka asked me when I was going to write something new so I have to scribble something, right? Although it's messy. Well here I am! Some school-related updates. Maybe this blog should be about school? Anyway ... :)Yesterday the spring semester started for Slovene students. And today I had my first lesson on Slovene lexicology, phraseology and word formation. Phraseology is funny. Not

Animal eater

2010-02-08T18:54:00.004+01:00

Today I was SOOOO hungry I ate a fox, two squirrels, a bear, a hedgehog, two snails and a moose!I love my new cookie cutters :)Poppy

Old Photos

2010-01-29T16:09:00.006+01:00

Do you like old photos? I know I do ... I miss a little bit of black and white in our overdeveloped society. :)Yesterday my boyfriend had to work. Of course that means I got bored because no one entertained me. :P Then I asked him if I can see those photos he once mentioned.I got a nice little box of photos and a biiiig smile on my face. With the permission of the models I am showing some fo the

And the "Best postcard award" winner iiiiiiis ....

2010-01-19T12:22:00.006+01:00

... do you remember? My Best postcard contest. Well I guess I'm not that popular Because I only got a few but nevertheless ... :) My dorm room is tiny anyway so that's enough. Now those postcards are decorating my tiny room:Thank you all for sending them! :)However, the time came, I guess there isn't any other postcard coming and I have to choose the postcard I like best. Here are my three

Hello back!

2010-01-13T21:16:00.004+01:00

It's me again. Long time no see. :)I've been so busy with school and term tests and exams and lesson observations reports and with just about everything. After today's exam I'm looking forward to HOLIDAYS! Forget Christmas break. There wasn't any. We still had school on 24th and I had to be back in school on 4th January. It was cruel. Well those are REAL holidays! One month without faculty,

This year's Christmas tree

2009-12-25T11:07:00.002+01:00

Happy holidays to everyone! :)

A quick study update

2009-12-16T22:13:00.002+01:00

So...I'm studying for my "World literature" exam I have next Tuesday. The thing is that study materials are extensive and so much reading and no exercises (like in syntax, for example) bores me immensly. And what happens? I remember all the stupid things instead of the essence of the subject I'm studying. For example:Seneca was a Roman philosopher and dramatist. Roman emperor Nero accused him of

More Amaryllis pics

2009-12-13T12:13:00.003+01:00

I just have to share! Click to enlarge. :) And some "blooms-to-be": Poppy :)

The Bloom

2009-12-12T18:24:00.003+01:00

I defenitely don't have green fingers. I am not talented for gardening at all. The only type of plants that I am able to take care fore are those green plants that only need water from time to time, that are not offended when I forget to water them and are definitely not sensitive. No wonder my beautiful Orchid died. :(That's why I'm surprised by my lovely amaryllis! I Bought a bulb and had no

This year's Christmas cards

2009-12-08T13:35:00.004+01:00

It's that time of the year again. :) I'm just in the right mood for calming down and getting into the holiday mood but I still have a test, an exam and several lesson observations at school. However, I still found time for Christmas cards. I always make my Christmas cards myself. I like them to look home made - they just look more genuine to me. :) This year I chose red + colorful. :) So these

St. Andrea fair

2009-12-07T14:56:00.003+01:00

Despite my swollen face (wisdom tooth surgery) I HAD to go to St. Andrea fair in Italy. It's 15 minutes away by car and represents the beginning of christmas spirit together with the St. Nicholas's presents on December 6. And what is it all about?CANDY!!!I would love to have some but my jaws are not ready for chewing just jet. :) But that stick of roasted almond torrone St. Nicholas brought will

Surgery

2009-12-04T10:53:00.000+01:00

Wisdom tooth surgery in an hour, wish me luck! :S

Too much imagination

2009-11-30T22:54:00.005+01:00

I said I'll go to bed soon tonight because I was so tired today... I couldn't sleep last night (which happens way too many times) and a crying homesickness attack didn't help much with getting me a proper rest. I know, I know. I leave home for 4 days every week and I get homesick. Does this make sense? Not really.However ... a lot has been going on lately, especially with my doctors. I have this

Our Beloved Professors.

2009-11-24T13:38:00.004+01:00

I'm not in a very good mood right now. Looks like the time's not right to be in a good relationship with our professors. When I just started to believe things get a bit more humaine and adult when you get to the university my last two classes proved me wrong.At linguistic practice class we were working on an article about travelling. What is the difference between a traveller and a tourist? Does

Soccer.

2009-11-23T20:51:00.005+01:00

Yeah.It was Wednesday and there was this so-very-important soccer match. Slovenia vs. Russia. Only one can compete in the world championship, who will that be?I SO don't care. :P I just wished for Russia to win. Of course people would be disappointed but they would forget about it in a week or so...And what happened? Slovenia won! And what now? I will have to listen about it for months! People

Postcards

2009-11-17T22:04:00.004+01:00

Are there any more postcards coming? Should I announce the winner already? :)Don't know what this post is about?Check HERE.I'll give you another week. ;)Poppy

Time flies

2009-11-10T12:40:00.003+01:00

About a month ago I had to do some fabric shopping. I was going to make a beautiful birthday present for my friend. :)However ... I went to that shop and met a lady that used to live in the same building. Her son is 22, a year older than I am. We used to be best sand-box friends. She obviously needed some time to figure out who I was and when the shop-assistant was preparing that beaufitul blue

American literature task

2009-11-09T01:05:00.001+01:00

Will you help me do my homework? Pleeease? :)There's nothing much to do, really, but since I have some followers from the US I decided to turn to you. :)I have to prepare a presentation about Benjamin Franklin and his Autobiography. I have already looked him up and he did soooooo many things!I'm interested in your opinion; what do you think is the most important thing he's done? What do you first

Autumn weekend

2009-11-02T21:23:00.007+01:00

I found another part time job some time ago and I can do it whenever I want and as much as I want to. It brings me enough money to and so I deciced to quit my other part time job in a cafe. I have weekends for myself now, I can do whatever I wand and my legs don't hurt any more either. :) Weekend free time was so cool. It actually gives me time for some activities! Autumn really kicked in in the

First set of postcards

2009-10-27T17:55:00.004+01:00

Ok. I didn't get any postcard for 14 days and then some people felt sorry for me and sent me some. :D However ... I was asked to put them online so here's the first set of them. I'm expecting more, of course. :PThe first one I bought myself. It is just so cute. There's this little guy called Lumpi which is actually some big Slovenian merchant "mascot" but is very much loved among us. :)) This

A Visitor

2009-10-26T19:09:00.003+01:00

I am still redecorating my new dorm room. It takes a lot to make it a cosy and comfortable nest. :) Today I installed my new cork board to put my timetable and some little funny things up there.Obviously my notes are very interesting because a visitor already came and started reading "27 directions for better Slovene" article.Did I mention I am crazy about lady bugs? :)Poppy

Memories: A funny story

2009-10-17T11:11:00.004+02:00

Me and my friend went to school together for 12 years. And when we were together we always ended laughing because of something really stupid. And this is what happened to us 2 years ago:I study in Maribor and she studies in Ljublana, the capital of Slovenia. I had an examinaton at the orthopedist there so I asked her if I can sleep over at her place so that I won't have to take the early train to

Weird Things are Going on ...

2009-10-16T10:45:00.002+02:00

It was Thursday yesterday and as every Thursday I packed my things into my little suitcase and went home. This time I decided to go on foot. Why not, there's only 220 kilometers between my home and my campus.Ok then. I was walking home but didn't really know where to go. I was roaming around with my suitcase and didn't come anywhere. It started to feel weird. I stopped by the river and sat down.

Your blog is fabulous awards

2009-10-15T10:06:00.005+02:00

Hello again,I first told you which are my obsessions and then took my time to decide who to give this award to. Since I'm not a very active blogger I don't read many blogs and I don't get any comments. And since we all know which blogs are fabulous to me but they already got this award ... :) ... I decided to give it to my "new acquaintances", to blogs I discovered and started reading this week

inconvenient coincidence

2009-10-14T17:21:00.003+02:00

I was scheduled to have a wisdom tooth surgery today. I first called for an appointment in July. That's ages ago! And what happens? I get a fever few days before the surgery! I mean, come on! Dear fever, couldn't you find a more appropriate time to visit me? Well ... I had to skip the surgery today. I was re-scheduled to December 4, that's another 100 years of waiting. :(But I have to look on the

Awards and obsessions

2009-10-08T17:31:00.005+02:00

Hello hello, I got 2 awards from Skye and I think It's time to show off now, ha ha. :) Since I don't write or check other blogs regularly I assume I have exactly two and a half followers who read my posts. And I am happy that at least 2/5 of my readers like my blog! :D