Eventually I will upload the snow pics, I promise - but first: my new hair cut! (Click for bigger pics - I wish I had that Magick thingie installed that creates thumbs automatically…)
I haven’t had a fringe since I was nine or so… But it’s kind of cool, isn’t it? 
I’ve been having a lot of ups and downs lately, which is why I’ve been so quiet. It’s hard to accept that sometimes the thought of the simplest things (like updating a website, going to uni, or answering emails) is enough to overwhelm me. On days like this, all I can do is to avoid anything that puts me unders pressure (even if it’s just imagined pressure) and try to cope.
It’s frustrating for me, being a person who likes to be pretty much in control of her life and her emotions, but I have to learn how to live with it, I guess.
And now for something different - Unconscious Mutterings:
I’m feeling a bit sick these days, which is why I still have not finished tweaking the new layout and why there haven’t been new pictures posted. Sorry. But here’s a little something: The Friday Five
At this moment, what is your favorite…
1. …song? Maria Solheim - Late At Night
2. …food? Frione chocolate - very comforting…
3. …tv show? CSI
4. …scent? peppermint tea
5. …quote? “I’m glad you’re with me, Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of all things.” Frodo in ‘Return of the King’ - awwww…
So yes, it is still today - and Independent Love Song is gone. All I felt that I wanted to keep is my book recs page, which you can now find a link to on the about me page. I’ve moved some cliques, webrings, and put up an update info on the main page for major changes (although I’ll probably keep making most announcements here).
I also moved my ILS affiliate to the main page - so if you’ve got a personal site and are interested in being affiliated with chocolate dream as well, just drop me a line!
There might be some more changes in the near future, as Patty is still tweaking my new layout, and I’ve decided to start really making an effort here. And that also means making ‘real’ posts instead of just site updates. But not right this moment, as I’m pretty tired out now.
Since my blog is now running with php, I can add all kinds of nifty scripts. None of which I write myself, naturally — but nonetheless, as you can see to the right you can now add your birthday to my new birthday list. Fun!
Seriously, instead of playing around like this, I should probably finally upload the pics I’ve taken recently (and not so recently), but since I’m the queen of procrastination, I think instead I’ll get rid of Independent Lovesong. Not that I don’t still love my personal site (especially the title), but with this domain growing it’s become pretty obsolete and never gets updated anymore, the poor thing. And I don’t think that’s going to change, so I might just as well integrate the few original things on it into chocolate dream and delete the whole thing. Maybe not today, but in the not too distant future.
Patty made a new layout just for me, which I’m implementing right now. So apologies for any bugs that I haven’t fixed yet (especially in the category and monthly archives, seems like).
But - isn’t it the prettiest? *hearts*
ETA: I guess some hick-ups were to be expected, given my inaptitude with coding: I just can’t see where I messed up the coding on the monthly and category pages. Giving up for now, because I can’t see anything anymore at the moment. And there’s still the problem of the side table that does not want to stay positioned at the top. Any and all help is appreciated…
I’m a bit sick at the moment, so I’m at home. But instead of using the opportunity to get caught up on stuff (like uploading the pics I took in the last days), I’m just lazing about. Well, I guess we’re all entitled to that when we’re sick.
Just glad that it’s nothing bad - feeling better already, as a matter of fact. And since I’ve started light-therapy I haven’t really been sick, which is a big difference from the last winters. Makes for a nice change and the occasional not-so-great day much better to bear.
So, thanks to Patty and Wiki I managed to convert my blog to php, so I can add php scripts like PHPCurrently.
Seems to be working just fine - now I only need to set up a redirect from the old html page…
ETA: Set up the redirects - only it doesn’t seem to work for the old archive pages, because I don’t seem to have Apache access, but that doesn’t really matter, I guess.
I didn’t have class today, because of an information day for interested highschool students, so my brother and I went on a major movie buying spree. My brother is the movie nerd in our family, but I love movies too (who doesn’t?), although I’m only interested in the original English versions. Which means that I mostly have to buy my movies instead of being able to just tape them from TV.
So today I ended up with five DVDs, plus the X-Men collector’s edition (X1 and X2 combined), which Michi and I bought together. Have not spent so much money on stuff in ages - but it was fun! And now I’m curled up in my bed, my laptop beside me, watching some of my new films. Lovely!
This post is brought to you by the letters E, G, and O…
I’m 23 today. Unlike a lot of people I know I really enjoy my birthday. It’s just lovely to have a day that’s all mine. I always celebrate with my family, and my friends ring me up, or email, or text message, and all that’s lovely, too.
Celebrations already started last night when my brother and I rented the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ DVD and watchied it while eating chips and chocolate - and they won’t be over until the 17th, when I’ve invited my closest friends over for the already traditional get-together. It’s a bit far off, but I’ve got a workshop next Saturday that will last the whole day - so we’ll just pretend that it’s still my birthday… LOL
I think I’ve got some photos to share, but I’m too lazy now. I’m glad I only had uni in the morning — now I can simply kick back and enjoy the rest of the day…