I am still here

Christmas was nice. I've been at my parent's place since the 21st of Dec. We were all at home which was very nice. My brothers both live in Denmark now, so my parents were really happy to have us all here.
New years' was fun too, I spent the evening, until 23.00 ish with my family because my aunt was turning 30. Then I went to one of my friends' place to celebrate the turning of the year. It was great fun.
We've been playing a bunch of Mah Jong which is an extremely enjoyable game. We've also been oohhing and ahhing about a bunch of miniatures. My brothers started playing a new miniature game which involves tiny aircrafts. It's apparently great fun too.

Did you ever wonder why we sometimes let old friendships rest for so long? How come we don't keep our connections stronger? Is it because we truly don't need to?

So I am turning 20 on monday.

It seems like such a big thing. I mean, I stop being a teenager, that is pretty huge! But... I know that if I was in the Faroes I would celebrate it by inviting my whole family for cake and stuff at my parents' place. And then I would throw a huge party for all my friends, there's be good drinks, good music possibly pizza.

This is where I start getting all silly. You see, in Iceland there isn't all that much I can do. My parents are coming, which is really great. So I guess I'll have some sort of gathering with them and some of Ace's family. I am really trying to make it look like I am happy about this, but it's pretty difficult. His family doesn't even like me. Then I will have a thing in the evening with the friends I've gathered here. They're mostly Ace's friends, so I am not sure if they think of me as a friend or just a friend's girlfriend, but I like them and think of them as my friends, so I'm sure it will be nice. I was going to invite a bunch of fun geek people from Nexus but one of the guys who works there is celebrating his birthday and he's been working htere for much longer than I have so they'll all be going there. So the outlook is:
Cake in the afternoon with my parents and Ace's family and then me, Ace and four other people in the evening. My parents are worried that we won't have enough time to bake.

Yeah, I am not feeling all that shiny right now. At least back at campus you could be sure that more than one person liked you...

I'm turning 20! yay...

So, Iceland

I know I owe you a big, big update now, but instead it's gonna be small. Hopefully I'll get more regular from now on.


So, since last time:
I've moved to Iceland. That's probably the biggest change in my life. I'm settled nicely now, Ace and I are happy together like everyone was predicting all along. I've got a job in the bakery two floors down, and I also help out at Nexus from time to time. We got the last bit of furniture last night: a coffetable. Two of our friends, a married couple, gave us their old table which fitted as if made for our apartment. So now we've got a couch and two matching, comfy chairs, a coffetable, a cabinet, a dining table, six chairs for the dining table, two TV's, a bed, a closet and a kitchen and bathroom with everything we need.

I'm enjoying my time here immencely, feeling better and better about being here. My family will come and visit me at the beginning of october, so I'll most likely have a good birthday too.

I still sometimes feel a twinge of longing for the college. it's strange, because when I was there I couldn't wait to leave, but now I sometimes wish I could go back and things would be the same. In addition I miss my friends at home, and my family a bit as well. Never had this feeling before.
I'm in two RPG's already. It's great to be playing again, and once a week is just enough to keep me longing for the next session. They're both D&D, one being Ace's world, and the other being set in Eberron, DM'ed by a friend of ours.


Did I mention that I got my driver's licence? Yeah, I am now legitimately allowed to drive a car on public roads without a teacher sitting next to me. So fear the streets as of the day I got my licence! nah, I enjoy driving, but haven't been able to get any practice at all her in Iceland.

That's all for now, hopefully it won't be too long until my next update.

The mother of all updates

That's right. Today is the day of updation. Prepare, for this is what I should have done all along:

Right after school: So I returned straight home, happy to see my family and friends again, but with a gigantic hole in my heart, for I knew that I would not return to the college in the same way again, and I knew that I wouldn't see all my friends again. Perhaps ever.
I was in a complete standstill with my thoughts. I knew I was going to Iceland in August and I knew my schooldays were finished. Yet I had a strange resilliant feeling that it was all a dream, and that I would be packing my bags in August not to go to Iceland, but to return to the college.
This faded slowly, but I didn't realise how unfinished I had felt until I got the grades. My final results. As I was reading them I felt it. The final cut. And I am separated from that place academically, and when the kids are done, emotionally as well.

Relaxing, recuperating and recovering: I spent these first weeks at home rebuilding old friendships, being congratulated by the world for having finished school, relaxing at home, listening to music, reading books for fun again, watching new movies... all those things I couldn't do at college. I also had my ceremonial night of obsene drunkenness which occurs the first weekend after any return of mine. My parents were being nice, understanding that I needed to recover a bit, letting me tend my own life for a bit, then asked me to help out. So I spent my days tinkering with tasks they set me, internet and relaxation. And then...

The Job: I decided it was time to get a job. I'd been looking for one all along, but I never really wanted one that much.. just did it because my parents wanted me to. But now, I got the idea of getting a job as a tourguide. Now, "Tourguide" might not be the dreamjob of many people, but it's pretty close for me... You get to speak all the languages you know, you get to brag about your country, you get to meet new interesting people and all this time... doing nice, enjoyable things... You get paid!
So I called the Centre of Information, where they told me to contact this old guy who might be looking for guides. I called him, but he didn't seem too thrilled. He said I needed experience, but I could drop by his office in the afternoon so we could have a proper interview. I went there, we spoke and since then I've been helping him and his son out at the office and on the docks. Preparing things for cruiseships full of tourists, filing things and such... It's quite interesting, and I really love my job right now. We take care of most of the big tourist cruiseships that come here, arranging busses, guides, tours and everything.

Now:
So now I'm here. I've got my results and feel that I have finally let that place go. I have a really nice job, which is interesting and challenging. I have managed to restore all the old friendships and even improve a couple more. Generally I am doing very good. Feeling like I'm on top of things. And at the same time... spending so much time away from my parents' house, I don't get to go on the net alot, and so I lose contact with all of you guys...

Trying to stay alive...

--Bunny

And the Bunny Survived...

Yeah, I did... I actually did better in most subjects than anyone had expected... But Theatre was very dissappointing. I thought I had done better than this.. Anyways, I now have an IB diploma of 29 points.. Nothing big, but at least I didn't fail, huh?

Danish: 5 (expected, quite alright)
Spanish: 5 (Whoa! I had been optimistic when I was hoping for a 4!)
Philosophy: 5 (Hell yeah! FUCK YOU SUMMER!)
E-Systems: 5 (wtf? I thought I was getting a 3 for sure.. espescially with my fucked up labs...)
Maths: 5 (Screw you Kip. Screw you. That's all)
Theatre: 4 ( Sadness... loads of saddness... I'm totally giving up all dreams in this area.)

So when I said the teachers were being partial and unfair, maybe I had a point? When I said they were giving me lower grades than I deserved, maybe I was right?
Perhaps it wasn't all my fault after all, huh? I wish I could tell Summer, because I'm pretty sure this would piss her off... predicting me a 2... pffft!

Heniways.. I gotta get some sleep, I'll update you soon enough...