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This is where I flip out on my keyboard, yo.Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-80647838047708548712010-12-11T18:08:00.005+01:002011-01-21T22:30:53.702+01:00Animal Testing pt.2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hello again :)</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">After my last blog entry, I've made a little list of at least some brands I've found to be cruelty-free. It's an overview of what brands produce what sort of products.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Make-up:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> H&M, MAC Cosmetics, I.d. bare minerals, Isadora, Glominerals, GOSH, Bare Escentuals, Hello Kitty, Almay, Bobbi Brown, Clarins, Clinique Laboratories, Estée Lauder, Revlon, Urban Decay, Yves Rocher</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hair care:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Amazonia Preciosa, Aveda, Bumble and Bumble, Burt's Bees, Goldwell, got2b, KMS, Lush</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Dental Care:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Aquafresh, Darphin, Sensodyne</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Perfume:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Aramis, Clarins, Revlon, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Yves Rocher</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Skin care & Body Care:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Aveda, Amazonia Preciosa, Bioelements, Burt's Bees, Clarins, Clinique Laboratories, Darphin, Decléor, Dermalogica, Estée Lauder, Lactacyd, Lush, Mary Kay, MD Formulations, Revlon, Yves Rocher</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Detergents & Household:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Ecover, Mrs.Meyers (US)</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The Body Shop is originally on this list too. Ironically, they're so strongly against animal testing, but are now owned by L'oreal, which is a huge "bad guy" D: So, buying from The Body Shop, even though they do not accept animal testing, means the money goes straight to L'oreal. This really sucks, because I've always loved The Body Shop..lol ; w ; </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">A lot of these brands are pretty common and can be found many places, so just think about it; shopping cruelty-free is pretty easy if you're a little more observant with what you buy :) These products are from the list at the Norwegian site about animal testing, </span><a href="http://www.dyretesting.no/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Dyretesting.no</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> which is the one I trust the most, but there are most likely more cruelty-free products outside of Norway, so these are just some.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Also, I just want to state that I did not shed light on animal testing for medicinal purposes, because it is considered necessary for human health and welfare. I don't like it, but..you know..that's just me. After all, I use medicines too when I get sick o A o But I'm sort of hoping for better solutions for such testing too... </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Animal testing for cosmetic purposes is, like I said earlier, just unnecessary and cruel. And when there actually are a lot of cruelty-free cosmetic alternatives, why not just choose them instead of products that have caused so much harm to animals..?</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This is also a very good page for information; </span><a href="http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">That's where I found the information I pasted in my previous entry. I thought it would go through to more people if it was just there in my blog instead of linking to it, considering not everyone bothers to check links..lol.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">It's Australian, so it's more understandable for english-speakers than the Norwegian page too ;)</span></span></span></p></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-47959939724327362762010-12-10T19:41:00.009+01:002011-01-21T22:31:25.675+01:00Animal Testing (PLEASE READ)<div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">You know what really makes me angry? Animal testing. It's so incredibly unnecessary and just cruel. It's basically flat out animal cruelty. Why is it accepted to slit an animal's skin up, restraining them, shaving them to pour chemicals on them. And all this for make up and beauty products!?</span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><a href="http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/wp-content/gallery/animal-testing/animalmonkeytesting.jpg"><img src="http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/wp-content/gallery/animal-testing/animalmonkeytesting.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 296px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br 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style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a 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class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></u></span></div><div><div><a href="http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/01/29/animal-testing_18.jpg"><img src="http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/01/29/animal-testing_18.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 397px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I mean, most people don't really think about this when buying make-up, shampoo, soap etc. Perhaps some wouldn't even want to see the horrible truth and rather live in ignorance.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I would be very happy if people took the time to read this. I'm not asking much. This is only a question of not buying animal tested products, and to support the cruelty-free companies! It really surprises me that animal testing isn't illegal yet.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Some facts about animal testing:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Scientifically flawed</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Animal toxicity tests are crude, subjectively assessed and the results can vary depending upon the species, age, sex and condition of individual animals. One international study that examined the results of rat and mouse LD50 (Lethal Dose 50%) tests for 50 chemicals found that these tests were able to predict toxicity in humans with only 65% accuracy. (1) (see page 17) Dr Robert Sharpe, research chemist, states, "The LD50 for digitoxin in rats is 670 times that in cats, whilst for the antifungal substance antimycin, the LD50 in chickens is 30-80 times greater than in pigeons and mallards. The LD50 of thiourea in the wild Norway rat is 450 times greater than in the Hopkin's stain of rat." (2) Manufacturers are simply asked to conduct whatever tests are appropriate, in their opinion, to establish that their cosmetics or household products are safe. Even the environmental conditions in a laboratory can affect results. The LD50 results for the same chemical can vary widely between different laboratories. It is hardly surprising then to learn that results from animal tests are often difficult to apply to humans. Many substances tested safely on animals have proven to be dangerous to humans and vice versa.</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The real reasons</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Animal tests were crudely developed as long ago as the 1920s and became commonplace in the 1940s. Scientists are familiar and comfortable with the animal-based techniques they have been using for years. It is always difficult to change the status quo. Companies continue to test on animals for legal protection. Animal testing is designed to protect a manufacturer against legal claims by consumers. The irony is that the defence "we have safety-tested our products on animals" only becomes relevant when that testing fails to detect a potentially dangerous substance and a consumer is injured. There is no actual legal requirement for animal testing. Manufacturers are simply asked to conduct whatever tests are appropriate, in their opinion, to establish that their cosmetics or household products are safe. The use of animals in laboratories is supported by a very large and powerful industry. It includes contract testing laboratories, the suppliers of cages, equipment, animals, and infrastructure. Alternatives to animal testing Today, many cosmetic and household product companies have turned their backs on animal testing and begun taking advantage of the many sophisticated non-animal test methods available, which range from cell and tissue cultures to computerised "structure-activity relationship" models. Human cell culture tests have been found to predict toxicity in humans with much greater accuracy than animal tests. (1) R. Roggeband et al., "Eye Irritation Responses in Rabbit and Man After Single Applications of Equal Volumes of Undiluted Model Liquid Detergent Products," Food and Chemical Toxicology, 38 (2000): 727-734. (2) Dr Robert Sharpe, "The Cruel Deception".</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Toxicity tests</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Chemical toxicity (poisoning) testing on animals involves subjecting animals to different levels of potentially toxic substances via different routes of exposure in order to assess how and in which way they are affected.Many products are tested to see if they will cause damage to the skin or eyes. This approach to chemical testing, which uses animals and is mainly observational, subjective and descriptive, is extremely crude. Animal tests tell us little about why a substance is toxic, as the results tend to demonstrate effects rather than causes of toxicity. The test results are difficult to extrapolate from laboratory conditions to real life exposure of humans. Their credibility is based on established use rather than proven predictive value. Most standard animal tests were developed decades ago and have either never been validated, or have actually failed retrospective validation (for example, the Draize eye test, the Lethal Dose 50% test and carcinogenicity).</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Types of tests</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Repeated dose & sub-chronic toxicity</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> To assess the toxic effects on the whole body of repeated sub-lethal doses of a chemical (i.e. the dosing is intended to show poisoning effects on internal organs, the nervous system etc. up to but not including death). Forty to 80 rats are usually used per chemical and/or 32 dogs can be used as a second 'non-rodent' species. The animals are repeatedly dosed with a chemical over a period of 28-90 days. This is usually done orally (force-feeding with a syringe or tube) but may also be administered dermally or inhaled. At the end of their ordeal, the animals are killed and their tissues examined pathologically and biochemically. Symptoms can include blood pressure changes, excessive salivation, anaemia, aggression, muscle weakness, hair loss, internal organ damage, pilo-erection (hair standing on end), vomiting (in dogs), tremors, diarrhea, coma and occasionally death. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Chronic toxicity</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> To assess the effects of long-term chemical exposure for significant periods of the animal's life span. As with repeated dose and sub-chronic toxicity, one rodent species (usually 160 rats) and one non-rodent species (usually 32 dogs but can involve primates) will be subjected to exposure via force feeding, dosing in food, through the skin or via forced inhalation. The length of the study is at least 12 months and as much as two years. Symptoms can include blood pressure changes, loss of appetite, aggression, restlessness, muscle weakness, excessive salivation, internal organ damage, pilo-erection, vomiting (dogs), tremors, bloody diarrhea, coma and death. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Mutagenicity</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> To identify any mutagenic effects (genetic mutations) of the chemical either on the rapidly dividing cells of the bone marrow or on the nuclei of blood cells. Usually using 40 rats, mice or hamsters, the test material is administered either orally or by injection into the body cavity. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Developmental toxicity (teratogenicity)</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> To assess whether the test substance, when ingested, causes malformations in the embryo. This usually involves at least 80 pregnant rats or 48 pregnant rabbits subjected to a graduated dose or concentration of the test substance during the period of organ formation in the developing embryo. Three dose levels are given where the highest is sufficient to evoke minor changes in the mother (for example loss of weight). Dosing is usually oral and the embryos are killed and examined for gross or more subtle anatomical changes. The mothers endure daily force-feeding by stomach tube throughout pregnancy and may experience poor weight gain, loss of appetite, nasal discharge, pilo-erection, hair loss, diarrhea, dehydration and occasionally death. The unborn animals can also be damaged by the chemical. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Reproductive toxicity (mammals)</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> To identify any effect of a chemical upon the male or female reproductive capacity. Approximately 100 female rats (80 pregnant) and 40 male rats will be used. They are given graduated doses (usually orally) during their reproductive cycles. Assessment is made of post-administration effects on fertility, pregnancy and maternal effects (feeding and nesting behaviour). These animals endure daily force-feeding by stomach tube and can also experience poor weight gain, loss of appetite, nasal discharge, pilo-erection, hair loss, diarrhea, dehydration and death. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Carcinogenicity</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Used to detect any cancerous changes as a result of exposure to a substance. It uses at least 400 very young rats or mice per substance and involves dosing the animals as soon after weaning as possible and thereafter for the rest of their lives. The animals are usually force-fed the substance but chemicals can also be painted on the skin or delivered by forced inhalation. The symptoms of this slow chemical poisoning include cancerous tumours, lethargy, nausea and death; autopsy will also reveal any tissue or internal organ damage. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Toxicokinetics</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Used to follow the time course of toxic (poisoning) effects and to find out how quickly or easily a substance is absorbed from the gut or through the skin into the bloodstream, how long it is in circulation and how it is metabolised and excreted. Doses are either single or multiple. At least eight healthy young animals are used (can be rodents and dogs) per chemical and dosed orally, via the skin or forced inhalation. For the duration of the test the animals are isolated in small, barren, metal metabolism cages so that their urine and faeces can be collected separately. Some animals also have tubes implanted into their bile ducts. Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, nasal discharge, pilo-erection (hair standing on end), hair loss, diarrhea, dehydration and vomiting (in dogs). At the end of the experiment all the animals are killed and examined for the accumulation of test substances in target organs. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Eco-toxicity</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Example, acute toxicity in fish. Eco-toxicity tests are conducted to measure a chemical's effects on the environment and wildlife. In fish toxicity, the test chemical is put in the water of large fish-tanks and records are kept of how many fish die as a result of slow poisoning over a number of days. </span></span></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">LD test</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> LD stands for Lethal Dose - the dose of a substance that will kill a percentage of the test animals. A single dose of the test substance is usually placed directly into the stomachs of animals via a tube. Different groups of animals are given increasing doses of the test substance to see which dose will kill them. Symptoms of toxic substances include abdominal pain, cramps, convulsions, vomiting (in some species), diarrhea, paralysis, breathing difficulties and bleeding ulcers. Rats and mice are used, but sometimes dogs and rabbits are also included.</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Problems with the LD test</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Clearly this is a very cruel test. Gerhard Zbinden, one of the world's best known toxicologists, has called it "a ritual mass execution of animals". It gives no information on treating human poisoning. It is an unreliable way of predicting risk to humans because the results are altered by so many factors. Firstly, there are huge species differences. Ten-fold species differences are common. For example, the LD50 for paracetamol was 250-400mg/kg in mice and hamsters. Death was caused by liver damage. However, in rats the LD was 1000mg/kg, and there was no sign of liver damage. </span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Skin & eye irritancy tests</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The application of test substances onto the skin or into the eye of an animal.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> </span></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Draize eye irritancy test</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The traditional method for testing irritation and damage to the eye is the Draize test. The test substance is placed in the eyes of conscious rabbits, who are either held in stocks or have plastic collars around their neck so that they can't rub their eyes with their paws. Researchers look for signs of redness, swelling, discharge and ulceration to determine how irritating the substance is. The rabbits are killed at the end of the test. The outer layer of the eye, the cornea, is one of the most sensitive tissues in the body. It is richly supplied with nerve endings, which is why any irritation or damage is extremely painful. Everyone knows how uncomfortable it is to get something like shampoo or onion in the eye. We quickly wash it out. In comparison, the suffering of rabbits is greater, firstly because some of the substances tested are more irritating, and secondly because the rabbits can't wash their eyes.</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Skin irritancy test</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">To test whether a substance irritates the skin, sections of the animals' backs are shaved and sometimes abraded. The substance is applied to the skin and covered with gauze patches. Researchers then look for signs of redness, inflammation, weeping or scabs to determine how irritating the substance is. An irritating product can make the skin red raw, which is obviously very painful. Rabbits are usually used for this test. At the end of the test they are killed.</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Problems with irritancy tests</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The first problem with these tests is that they are very, very cruel. Irritation to the skin and especially the eye can be excruciatingly painful. However, the tests are also inaccurate. In one study the same 12 substances were tested for eye irritancy in 24 well-established laboratories. Since the same substances were being tested, using the same method, and the same species of animal, you would expect scores for the degree of eye injury to be similar. On the contrary, scores varied between rabbits in the same laboratory and varied widely between laboratories. Some substances that were rated as most irritating by some laboratories were rated as least irritating by others. There are a number of differences between rabbit and human eyes:</span></span></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">rabbits have a third eyelid</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">rabbits produce less tear fluid to wash away irritants</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">rabbits have a more alkaline eye (human pH 7.1-7.3, rabbit pH 8.2)</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">rabbits have a thinner cornea (human 0.51mm, rabbit 0.37mm).</span></span></span></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">One study compared the results of animal tests using rabbits and monkeys with information regarding accidental human exposure to products. All animal tests, especially the standard Draize test, overestimated how irritating a product was to the human eye. An experienced toxicologist has concluded: "No single animal species has been found to model exactly for the human eye, either in anatomical terms or in response to irritation". There are also considerable differences between human and rabbit skin. When 12 substances were tested on human and rabbit skin, results were similar only for the two most irritating products. The remaining ten products were irritating to the rabbits but not the humans. In another study, a range of household products and industrial chemicals were tested on the skin of rabbits, guinea pigs and humans. Only four of the products were non-irritating in all three species. However, 12 products were more irritating in one or both of the animal species than in humans. A further three products were less irritating in one or both animal species than in humans. The researchers concluded: "Neither the rabbit nor the guinea pig provides an accurate model for human skin. The skin responses of these animals differ in both degree and in kind from those of human skin." </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">( </span></span></span><a href="http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> )</span></span></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I think it's incredible that we've come so far, but still experiment on animals when there actually are several alternatives. Of course, the companies that do test their products and ingredients on animals probably justify this by claiming it's cheaper. Which doesn't really make any sense, does it? Take The Body Shop for example. From what I've checked, they have volunteer subjects and conduct the tests responsibly. This is just one alternative.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">In the case of cosmetics, the manufacturer could choose ingredients that have been used for a long time, and so are likely to be safe. If the chemical is a new one, the first test could be the QSAR computer analysis to predict its likely irritancy. In the next stage, a number of in vitro (test tube) tests could be used. Some tests are better than others for substances of a certain form, for example liquid rather than solid, and for substances of a certain chemical class, for example alcohols rather than oils. The aim would be to choose the best set of tests for a particular substance. Doing more than one test is not a problem because in vitro tests are so much faster and cheaper than animal tests. For example, an Agarose Diffusion Test takes 24 hours per product, whereas a Draize test takes at least 3 days per product and costs 10 times more to carry out. If the product is shown to be safe by this set of tests, it can then be trialed by human volunteers. This is the final and best test of all. By going through this series of steps products can be guaranteed to be safe without the suffering that is currently inflicted on animals.</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Alternative irritancy tests</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Many different in vitro (test tube) systems have been suggested as alternatives to animal irritancy tests. The following are only a few examples. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Eytex(TM)</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This test for eye irritancy uses a vegetable valign="top" protein extracted from jack beans. Like the cornea of the eye, this clear protein gel becomes cloudy when in contact with an irritating substance. In the Draize test, people have to estimate the degree of damage caused, that is, how swollen or red part of the rabbit's eye is. This system isn't very accurate. In the Eytex test, the degree of cloudiness ("damage") can be measured by a machine, a spectrophotometer, which is much more reliable. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Reconstructed human epidermis</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This is a multi-layered human skin grown in the laboratory, which can be used to test skin irritancy. It is sold commercially under trade names such as Skin Squared(TM) and Episkin(TM). There are various ways of measuring damage when an irritating product is applied to this test skin. For example, cells can be examined under the microscope, membrane damage can be assessed by leakage of enzymes, or inflammation can be determined by release of interleukins. Whatever method is used, the result can be measured accurately, unlike in animal studies where observers estimate the degree of swelling or redness. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Corneal cell lines</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The SIRC is a continuous cell line of rabbit corneal cells. These are cells that are now grown in the laboratory, and no further rabbits are killed. When 6 shampoos were tested on these cells, there was very good agreement with Draize results. The test assessed how much of a substance was needed to kill half the cells. Obviously, the less of a substance that is needed to produce this result, the more damaging it is. However, to avoid species differences it would obviously be preferable to use human cells. One problem with using cells from human corneas has been that these cells don't live for very long. Now researchers have found a way of not only increasing the number of these cells, but also extending their life span so that they can be studied in more detail. Researchers used human corneas from an eye bank to grow the cells. This cell culture can be used not only to study eye irritation, but also wound healing, parasite infection, and radiation damage in the eye. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Neutral Red Uptake Test</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Normal cells in culture readily absorb and hold this neutral red dye. When the cell membrane, or the lysosomes inside the cell are damaged by an irritating chemical, dye will be lost through the leaky membranes. Less dye will remain in the cell. A spectrophotometer is used to accurately measure how much has been lost. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Agarose Diffusion Test</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The problem with cell cultures such as those in the Neutral Red Uptake Test is that the cells are in fluid, so only soluble substances can be tested. In the Agarose Diffusion Test a small amount of agarose (a seaweed extract) is added to form a gel layer. Some of the test substance is placed on a small piece of filter paper, which is then placed on the agarose. The substance diffuses through the agarose into the cell culture below. The irritancy of the substance is assessed by measuring the area, in millimetres, of dead cells under the filter paper, that is, cells that have lost their neutral red dye. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Microphysiometer</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">An irritating product will produce changes in the functioning of cells. The microphysiometer is an instrument that detects very small changes in cell metabolism by measuring changes in the pH of the cell culture nutrient fluid (changes in lactate, CO2 production). </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Computer modelling</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Expert computer systems can be used to predict the irritancy of new substances on the basis of what is already known about the irritancy of substances with a similar chemical structure. This approach is known as Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, or QSAR for short. The molecular structure of known substances is entered into a computer database. Particular chemical structures are linked to particular kinds of chemical activity, in this case irritancy. When a new substance is entered, the expert system tries to match its molecular structure to others in the database. If it finds a close similarity, it predicts that the new substance has the same level of irritancy. </span></span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Human studies</span></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Some cosmetics companies already use human volunteers to test new formulations. This is the most reliable test of all. Human irritancy can be assessed through patch testing, where test substances are placed on small areas of the upper back and covered with a patch for 2 days.</span></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; height: 20px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Alternative toxicity</span></span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">In 1989 the Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology organised a large international study of alternative methods. This study was called Multicenter Evaluation of In Vitro Cytotoxicity (MEIC), and involved laboratories in many different countries. A list of 50 chemicals was selected for testing by the Swedish Poison Information Centre. Chemicals for which there was good human data were chosen. In other words, for these chemicals it was known how much it would take to kill a human from the results of accidents or suicides. When the MEIC project closed in 1996, 59 laboratories from all over the world had submitted results. There were 29 laboratories that had tested all 50 chemicals. In total, 61 different in vitro (test tube) methods were used. The researchers compared the lethal doses (LD) taken by humans with the LD50 in animals. They also compared the lethal concentration (LC) in the bloodstream of people who died with the concentration that produced a 50% reduction in the growth of cell cultures (IC50). Results from the final evaluation showed that human cell culture tests were more accurate than animal LD50 tests. As MEIC director, Dr Bjorn Ekwall, has commented, cell culture systems can still be further improved, but animal tests can't. By the year 2003 a new project, called EDIT, aims to develop and publish a set of about 6 in vitro tests that will predict human toxicity with 90% accuracy. EDIT also aims to develop a set of tests to predict long-term toxicity. Tests are being worked on where repeated doses of a chemical are added to the cell culture for 6 weeks. Human cell cultures have several advantages in predicting toxicity: </span></span></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:12px;"><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">They are human and so avoid species differences;</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">They can be taken from the tissue that a particular test chemical is most likely to affect, for example the skin, or the liver;</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">They allow researchers to study how a substance causes damage to the cells, that is, why it is toxic;</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">They avoid causing pain and death to animals.</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Human tissues for testing are becoming more available in the USA and Europe, although less so in Australia.</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">There are companies that market cell lines from normal tissues and from tumours. For example:</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The American Type Culture Collection has available over 2300 animal and human cell lines.</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Companies such as Clonetics market cell cultures derived from human skin, cardiovascular system, brain, respiratory system, kidneys and muscles (visit the Clonetics web site).</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Researchers can collect their own human tissue, for example, blood from volunteers or skin from plastic surgery. For many tissues, though, it is easier to use tissue banks.</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">In the USA, the National Disease Research Interchange in Philadelphia collects tissues removed during operations and from donors, and distributes them to researchers (visit the NDRI web site and look at About Us and Our Mission and History).</span></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">In the UK, the University of Leicester is doing the same. They use organs that are not suitable valign="top" for transplantation and would otherwise be destroyed.</span></span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">( </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">/ )</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Here, you can find a list of companies that follow cruelty-free criteria: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/list.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au/list.html</span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been using Tigi for a while now. So far they've claimed to be cruelty-free. At least they are against animal testing, but ironically they can't be sure if some of their ingredients are, so I think I might steer away from them in the future. It's sad, really.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Also, what really frustrates me is that where I live, I haven't found any alternatives to detergents and house cleaning products that aren't tested on animals. I've been checking the Norwegian page for animal welfare and according to them there are a few brands that sell cruelty free detergents and such, but I have never ever seen these products in any store or supermarkets, so I have no idea where to find them. Also, tampons and such are also tested on animals. This is so ridiculous and it disgusts me!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">If you're Norwegian and want to know more about animal testing, you can check out </span><a href="http://www.dyretesting.no/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Dyretesting.no</span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Here's a Norwegian list over companies that do not test on animals: </span><a href="http://www.dyretesting.no/forbruker/liste-gr0nn-alt.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.dyretesting.no/forbruker/liste-gr0nn-alt.html</span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">And the ones that do test on animals here: </span><a href="http://www.dyretesting.no/forbruker/liste-r0d-alt.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.dyretesting.no/forbruker/liste-r0d-alt.html</span></a></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-977047430476146882010-10-28T02:28:00.006+02:002011-01-21T22:33:49.959+01:00Cute little things<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been thinking a little about christmas gifts. I know christmas is still 2 months away, but you know, I like being prepared. I prefer to make my christmas presents for people. The only problem is having the time to do it. I've been wanting to make plushies for a long time. It's just that I haven't got a sewing machine. Maybe I should wish for a sewing machine for christmas xD</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Anyway..whether I'll get the time to make something or not, I looked around a little for some inspiration, and I found this really cute blog with so much adorableness packed into it! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-RQGCBTGOsUaapWO5il3DWPw5Gga6o2gZBl6-n7QPOuseYfW-gemu0cL249iCTnRzdEOPEhh1mR6mGdipCIQzR1n50XssWYo1E1nu99P3Zik07Pz-5AG1xAhhAYYhCoy7WPHWg8HEk5I/s400/robots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533228237879968866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I especially love this robot plushie! It's so cute~</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXeg-9ZrRzaqigr0J78O-eVT2S9r4Z3F-MkfysqvJRNZlmHUduYojkmNsg1sraVbtWBwsAscwXXgsWUhSgxYKwL29KdBooylto2nkSH8w4tlkotSow-FZ9DGJHrZLC_jJOyx_ptedP34T/s1600/Softies09_Revoluzza.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXeg-9ZrRzaqigr0J78O-eVT2S9r4Z3F-MkfysqvJRNZlmHUduYojkmNsg1sraVbtWBwsAscwXXgsWUhSgxYKwL29KdBooylto2nkSH8w4tlkotSow-FZ9DGJHrZLC_jJOyx_ptedP34T/s400/Softies09_Revoluzza.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533228550864416546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">:D Cute plushie dolls~</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Seems like the Revoluzzza page (the one presenting these adorable works) is down :( But you can check out more of their work on their flickr page at least, just go </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/revoluzzza/sets/72157603465956211/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">HERE</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">If you like to knit, here is a great page for inspiration: </span></span></span><a href="http://mochimochiland.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Mochimochi Land</span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I want to start knitting again. Some months ago I started doing it, but now I've forgotten how to again. I keep doing that..haha</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-27925801407107851682010-10-20T00:55:00.005+02:002011-01-21T22:34:07.686+01:00Spirit Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjh6VotCm2AMKjAw6wB5YRxudWisooYNVL3R9CT-z8UHGZ1c1-awABJyy9hjUXoKoskzGawU6wRCICH2Rtl_PzbOy1e9uWD867hYs8X3cCNKSqV2yoyrrI2Qs4wWqBRosm6qrMx6k1zS1/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjh6VotCm2AMKjAw6wB5YRxudWisooYNVL3R9CT-z8UHGZ1c1-awABJyy9hjUXoKoskzGawU6wRCICH2Rtl_PzbOy1e9uWD867hYs8X3cCNKSqV2yoyrrI2Qs4wWqBRosm6qrMx6k1zS1/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529896108187998098" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20th) is Spirit Day. It's a day to honor the gay teens who have been bullied and abused. On this day I will wear purple to honor the memory of all the LGBT teenagers who have committed suicide because of bullying and abuse. Will you wear purple tomorrow? Attend the even on Facebook: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144778572233301"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">October 20th: Spirit Day</span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Read more about it </span></span></span><a href="http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/on_wednesday_wear_purple_and_say_no_to_hate"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">here</span></span></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-80501417577284866212010-10-12T01:25:00.005+02:002011-01-21T22:35:02.357+01:00Wow<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So..I was trying to find some good winter boots, right? I've been eyeing UGGs for a long while now, but I've been stupid enough not to see the reasons to not purchase a pair of these boots.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">1. They are made of sheepSKIN. This means the sheep is slaughtered for the sole purpose of making these boots. Some may think the sheep goes "unharmed" in the process of making UGGs, but there you have it. They kill them, so celebrities and fashionable people can wear them. Of course they are good quality, but would you really want to walk around with a dead animal on your feet?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">2. They are SO expensive! I've never been a girl for fashion brands, really. I'm not saying I'm a cheapskate, I just don't see the point in paying hundreds of dollars for a pair of boots, or a sweater, or a pair of pants or whatever. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">There are plenty of animal friendly UGG-like boots out there. You can for example get a lot of faux fur boots or vegan boots. </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Amazon.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> offers a variety of these, just type in "vegan boots" in the search field :)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I also came over this article, thanks to one of my friends on facebook; </span></span></span><a href="http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/wool-industry.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/wool-industry.aspx</span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">There is a whole lot I don't know or haven't researched and I didn't know this either. It makes me want to stop wearing wool altogether. My impression of the wool industry has been set in my mind from when I was a child, and I watched programs and stuff where they shaved the sheep and it didn't look nearly as violent as described in this article. But then again, I was a kid, I didn't think about the "secrets of the wool industry".</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I am not a vegan/vegetarian, and I know there's no excuse in saying "but that doesn't mean I want animals slaughtered". But at least I want to contribute to the cause by not _wearing_ the animals. I barely eat red meat, in fact I'm thinking of quitting it altogether. The only thing I could never ever quit eating, though, is fish. If I cannot become a vegetarian/vegan, I could be a pescetarian. Or at least eat less meat :)</span></span></span></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-12277303220085111902010-10-04T06:41:00.007+02:002011-01-21T22:35:33.407+01:00Sleep disorders<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I have some form of insomnia lately. I can't help it, it's something that comes and goes. Anyway, when I can't sleep I tend to surf the internet to read about stuff or..watch stuff. I started reading about sleep disorders. It's very interesting. I was especially into reading about different parasomnias, like the sexsomnia disorder. Also, night terrors and sleep paralysis. Has anyone of you ever experienced sleep paralysis. This paralysis occurs during the REM sleep, either while falling asleep or waking up. It's either that the person is aware of the fact that his/her body shuts down when falling asleep, or the awareness occurs when waking up, while the REM cycle is not yet complete. This can be incredibly frightening, because you start seeing hallucinations that belong in your dreams, but you see them in "your world". Apparently this happens to most people at least once or twice in their lives. It's happened to me, and it's really scary, and very vivid.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://truebloodnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Fuseli-The-Nightmare_large.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="http://truebloodnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Fuseli-The-Nightmare_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 418px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This painting, "The Nightmare" by Henry Fuseli (1781) is said to be inspired by the sleep paralysis disorder. It shows an incubus sitting on her chest, glaring at the viewer. Also, the horse in the background kinda freaks me out a little, but it looks really cool. Folklore on sleep paralysis claims that the reason the person becomes possessed or mounted by a demon or an evil spirit. I'm very fond of folklore. It has a way of making things a lot more fascinating xD</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://webspace.utexas.edu/cokerwr/www/slides/dreams/nightmare.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://webspace.utexas.edu/cokerwr/www/slides/dreams/nightmare.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 612px; height: 600px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I don't know who the artist of this picture is. If anyone knows, let me know? I think it's freakishly awesome~</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I love creepy pictures. LOVE THEM. I started browsing around for some and I found a fair few I really like.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/1381/1193828591698hx9.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/1381/1193828591698hx9.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 725px; height: 526px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/bobbyerley.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/bobbyerley.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 439px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaok2VLGzylrk2-mDJO4fnWNmCeWe48Um7AMIofh6BBvKZYMtzf08Wodtln20eYk-8Vdg9-OedlNsn7XGMc1nqjUtmJIldKSgjb_i011_ka4_DrUyo3b0ABgICQzr482oBp-XDfuHJL4I/s1600/120225556979om0.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaok2VLGzylrk2-mDJO4fnWNmCeWe48Um7AMIofh6BBvKZYMtzf08Wodtln20eYk-8Vdg9-OedlNsn7XGMc1nqjUtmJIldKSgjb_i011_ka4_DrUyo3b0ABgICQzr482oBp-XDfuHJL4I/s400/120225556979om0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524058067653355922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff337/metaldrummer_05/zdzislaw-beksinski.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff337/metaldrummer_05/zdzislaw-beksinski.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 568px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bXA5Ogx5dfmuVOU2MMAtqcxvVZhRe2te77T_VsEQXtlSmLzjbFUJzDlkghmwtaOCYPk5kId-u2j-OGDfPnkALFU3BP4NYfV9a0ZnteH0SXteVbknJBA5hn16CDl0pzx_pkrcbE6H5qE/s1600/zdzislaw_beksinski_1978_2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bXA5Ogx5dfmuVOU2MMAtqcxvVZhRe2te77T_VsEQXtlSmLzjbFUJzDlkghmwtaOCYPk5kId-u2j-OGDfPnkALFU3BP4NYfV9a0ZnteH0SXteVbknJBA5hn16CDl0pzx_pkrcbE6H5qE/s1600/zdzislaw_beksinski_1978_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 635px; height: 768px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-21569635244376238832010-10-01T02:08:00.003+02:002011-01-21T22:35:45.493+01:00Wednesday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Yesterday me and my boyfriend went to the movies to see Legend of the guardians. This is the first movie I've seen in 3D, well, mostly because we didn't have a choice xD 3D movies are super expensive (especially in Norway where we have to pay about 25 dollars to see a 3D movie in the movie theater). I think it's kinda sucky that ALL movies seem to be in 3D these days. I mean, 3D is cool and all, but it's SO expensive! D:</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Anyway, I really liked the movie, it was very beautiful. I do think that they've focused a little more on the aesthetics than the story, because to me everything just raced by really quickly which left me thinking; "It was too short!". I would have loved to see more :) All in all, it is a very sweet movie and if you love owls and amazing animation aesthetics, go see it!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">After the movie we walked around the mall for a while. I bought myself a lady suit for this year's </span></span></span><a href="http://www.beawesomeinstead.com/garb/2010/international-suit-up-day-october-13-2010/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">International Suit Up Day</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">! I feel it's about time I get my own suit anyway, I love suits!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been looking for some nice knitted sweaters/jackets too. Regretfully I lost a lot of my precious clothes leaving Chile earlier this year. My suitcase disappeared and so did all my clothes that were mostly bought in Japan. This still pisses me off, because I can't find the same clothes anywhere else :( If you know a place that has colorful knitted sweaters or cardigans, please let me know! I also need a pair of good winter shoes, so I've been looking around for some UGG boots, not really because they're so popular but because they're so incredibly comfortable and look good with almost anything..haha xD I was surfing around last night to see if I could find some cheaper than the retail prices, which got me lost in the whole counterfeit online market of UGGs x___x I honestly didn't know that so many assholes sells fake UGGs for nearly the same price as authentic ones.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I guess if you love UGGs, you already know this, but here is a </span></span></span><a href="http://blog.alltheshoes.co.uk/2009/08/19/genuine-ugg-boots-vs-fake-uggs/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">guide to fake ugg boots websites</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The thing I would fear the most about ordering from these sites is to not get any boots at all, so I wouldn't risk it.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">On another note, Dan Wells is out with his second book. I recently read his first book ever, "I am not a serial killer".</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This is a story about a 16 year old boy named John Wayne Cleaver. He's come to terms with the fact that he is a sociopath with serial killer potential. However, he doesn't want to be a serial killer, so he makes rules for himself to avoid letting his potential take over.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The second book from Wells is called "Mr.Monster" where we pick up on John's story after the first book. I've just started reading it, so I can't say anything yet, but I really liked the first book. </span></span></span></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-34776869735830659202010-09-28T04:49:00.007+02:002011-01-21T22:36:04.360+01:00I've reached some kind of point in my life.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">What do you do if you're 23 years old and you still have no idea what you want to become? That's like a question everyone asks me, and if I don't know, does that make me a loser? I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I am completely clueless about what I want to do. I'm also afraid that I'll end up doing something I hate.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Right now I feel like I've wasted my whole life. I had no idea what I wanted to become in high school, which apparently is "the only chance you get to decide". It's such a cliché but I wish I could do it over again, just with my current brain, because at this point, I feel more motivated to learn than when I was in high school and it's really frustrating. What I did was I focused on what was fun at that point. I was horribly bad at math, biology and all the "important" things. And even though I tried to do good, I didn't try hard enough. The only class I got top grades in was English, because I really liked it. But what use is that, right? That's what I think now. I just regret my lack of motivation and my lack of having a dream of what I wanted in life.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been into drawing since I was little, though. And I drew a whole lot in high school. Heck, at that point I did so much comics, and they were all so much better than now because I had the right inspiration, because my mind wasn't "mature" enough. I guess when you mature you become more boring..for my part, at least. I'm not saying I am boring, I just feel that my comics were funnier when I was younger, and people could relate more to them. I still love to do comics now, but I miss my old inspirations, even though I know I have to grow up and get on with my life. I kept thinking I wanted to become a comic artist. That was the only thing I could think of when people asked me what I want to become, but of course now I've figured that living of comics is crazy hard, nearly impossible, unless you're REALLY good..leveled with like..Will Eisner or people like that. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">When I got out of high school I guess I wanted to pursue my creativity, so I started a private school with Graphic Design. I took a bunch of student loans for one year, and basically I feel that was SUCH a waste of money. It was fun and everything, our teacher was great, but I just had that nagging feeling that this was something I couldn't do, because mostly I based the tasks we got on my style, which is very limited. Plus, I learned almost nothing that I couldn't have learned by myself without spending thousands of moneys, speaking of photoshop, illustrator and such. In the end I got scared that if I became a graphic designer my creativity would get tapped out, or that I'd be too monotone with my work. And I'm the kind of person that gets easily scared if there is the slightest thing that would be unstable. Because what I want, is a stable job..that I can actually DO. I have a lot of art blocks and I'm worried that would affect my work in that case.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So, then I quit graphic design after one year, with the title "design consultant". I guess that sounds better than it is.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">After that I had no idea what to do, and since I felt I needed to do SOMETHING, I started university, studying media science. To me, in later years, this seems like the kind of education people take because they have crappy grades and because it's the easiest way. Or maybe that's just me, I don't know. But you don't know till you've tried, right? That's what I was thinking at least. And it turned out I really hated it. It's so incredibly dull. But when I had started on a bachelor's degree, why should I quit? Especially since I have that relentless thing for not knowing what I want to be. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So now I kinda just feel that I've wasted three years doing something I find really boring. And I feel like a failure for it. Lately I've started thinking that I want to be able to work with animals. Or, well, I've loved animals all my life, but only on rare occasions did I think of becoming, like, a vet or something, mostly because a life (or several lives) would depend on me. It would be just like becoming a doctor. And I don't know how I would feel if someone put their life in my hands. I do realize, though, that I really want to work with animals, and I have no idea how to achieve that. So here I am, just clueless again. I can't start another education now, because I only have four years of support left from out educational loan fund and my grades aren't nearly good enough to be able to get accepted to a vet school, or at least..vet tech school. If not a vet, I think I could be a vet tech. But it's too late for that now. I'm just stuck in this dilemma that I have to find a job related to an education I find boring, so I kinda have a feeling that the job would also be boring..but I don't know of course. I've heard I could get like, a job writing articles or..something. To be honest I have not the faintest idea what I can do with a media science bachelor. I just don't know if that's what I want to do.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I just felt like writing this down somewhere..and I assume that not too many people read my blog ( despite my many followers...lol). I don't blame you though. I rarely have anything interesting to say, because I never know what to write. But I guess on some occasions it's nice to have a place to just relieve yourself of whatever you're feeling no matter if people read it or not..so...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">It DOES make me feel uncomfortable, because I don't want to be seen as a failure. But then again, I should stop caring so much about what people think and just do my thing.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-71707688661337501202010-09-27T23:02:00.005+02:002011-01-21T22:37:03.782+01:00Dexter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I was watching the first episode of Dexter season 5 yesterday. It was a sad episode..I liked Rita. I keep getting struck by how different the characters are from the books and I sometimes imagine how the show would be if they followed the books more, but then again, I guess they need way more drama in a TV-show xD </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">There is just a little this and that I miss from the books that isn't in the show.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I finished the 5th book the other day, too. I can't make up my mind if I liked it or not. At least (SPOILER ALERT) I think the whole vampire business was pretty stupid, and I can't believe Jeff Lindsay had to bring up Twilight. I can't really express myself enough how tired I am of hearing "Twilight, Twilight, Twilight"..and, in risk of talking too much about it myself, I will shut it :P</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Looking at the </span><a href="http://showtime.seenon.com/?g=1&v=showtime_shows_dexter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Dexter merchandise</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> on Showtime's official website gave me a good laugh though. What's with the butt looking Dexter figures? His face looks retarded! Well, most action figures based on a real human usually look retarded..which makes me wonder who would buy that crap..</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI65Vvai4r1nWe9YFPocUGhuvAm6ffhtah1CMwR0rBvrQ8EQCoIe1dcn3hJuF2z-TJY04_U3s2ePvKZOGS9mNVRss2VTbrpqbuos2C-9TdbnhSfb8oWIAMK7x7Er7NnNnJRnVvesuCwo-u/s1600/dexter-action-figure.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI65Vvai4r1nWe9YFPocUGhuvAm6ffhtah1CMwR0rBvrQ8EQCoIe1dcn3hJuF2z-TJY04_U3s2ePvKZOGS9mNVRss2VTbrpqbuos2C-9TdbnhSfb8oWIAMK7x7Er7NnNnJRnVvesuCwo-u/s400/dexter-action-figure.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521705337390141218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">"DURR HURR, I'm Dexter, check out my grinch face"</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-54256355223081235272010-09-27T06:28:00.005+02:002011-01-21T22:37:14.097+01:00Baaaack<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I finally got my own blog design. Man, my shoulder really hurts from sitting in front of the computer and drawing for hours and hours. I have a habit of hunching my back when I draw, so I guess I have myself to thank~</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been drawing a lot lately..not comics, but other things. I'm currently working on a piece which will be a gift and it's taken me over 12 hours now I think. I'm not finished either..I feel I have a lot left on it, but hopefully it will look good when it's done :3</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Also, I've gotten a lot of commissions, which I really appreciate! It's great to have something to do when I have no inspiration. Kinda short on the comic part lately though, since I feel so "experimental"..lol. But I'm going to make this "Hater's gonna hate" comic with Rip which will be a new addition to the McMorbid series.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">You know what I keep thinking about lately though? Something that's bothering me, is that things I spend a crazy lot of time working on get less than half the attention my other work does. And when I say "other work", I mean work I've spent way less time doing. It's kinda annoying cause there you are, finished with a, say, 10 hour drawing and you're so proud and excited to show it to the world and then you barely get any feedback on it. I do understand how, for example, less popular artists on deviantART feel when they've spent so much time on a picture and end up getting no feedback on it. As so many people say, there are way too many great artists who absolutely do not get half of the attention they deserve. On another note, though, I do get really tired of people asking me why I am so popular when there are other people more deserving of the attention I get, because I am fully aware of that o . o</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I'm gonna try keeping my blog more updated, I'm just so bad at writing because I always feel I have so much to say, but when I sit down to write in my blog I never know what to write. Ironic, isn't it?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I just want you guys to know that I'm not dead or anything. I guess that my followers on deviantART are fully aware of that, but you never know :3</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bb7puiI9aZwl__DeBEqd4MKx6wx0ycyLlbvM1kF0mZMY9YVh5koP1wlPobhC5hxAPveCSZZ-7jUMprKAqlsK1v9V7ne5vBKwQLwdjaeQjKjORodnDMfiMpew6cmCtVHV32DggbED1OS_/s1600/cupcake+copy.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bb7puiI9aZwl__DeBEqd4MKx6wx0ycyLlbvM1kF0mZMY9YVh5koP1wlPobhC5hxAPveCSZZ-7jUMprKAqlsK1v9V7ne5vBKwQLwdjaeQjKjORodnDMfiMpew6cmCtVHV32DggbED1OS_/s400/cupcake+copy.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521454942442794866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 225px; " /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Have a cupcake! n w n</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-63893391552873656592010-07-03T22:13:00.003+02:002011-01-21T22:37:31.215+01:00Summer and stuff<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hello and long time no see.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Is there much to say today? I don't really know..maybe? It's summer here in Norway now, so it's summer vacation. All my friends has left town so I'm kinda stuck alone here working my butt off..but I don't mind, seeing as I need the money. I'm trying to save up a little so I'll survive, ya know. The weather here in Trondheim has been really lame. Not at all like summer weather at least..it's been chilly and raining almost constantly. We've had some nice weather the last few days at least, and that's nice.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I don't know if I'm bored or what it is though, but I don't feel like doing anything but work to make time pass. You see, I really want to see my boyfriend again and that's in like..a month. Time, go faster! :C</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I'm watching Nightmare on Elm Street, the second one. I've been watching the first one too..it's been years since I saw it. Jesse screams like a girl. Høhø.</span></span></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-62238337547299551142010-03-20T16:38:00.007+01:002011-01-21T22:38:05.105+01:00* o *<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Greetings, followers :3<br /><br />I am finally back in Trondheim. Or..Vikhammer. Currently I am staying at my step dad's place until I'll be able to move into my apartment. YES, I found an apartment. It's in the middle of the center of Trondheim, so I won't have trouble getting to places :D Also, I'll be able to work at the hotel at least every weekend so I can earn enough money to pay rent and stuffs~<br /><br />Apart from that, I'll be taking two classes at my university this spring, so I won't be a slacker. At least I have some kind of plan for now :)<br /><br />Oh, and this song is amazing:<br /><br /></span></span><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FLTxA-1JI3M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FLTxA-1JI3M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br />Today I bought lots of food stuffs too. I was thinking it should last me for maybe a week, so I won't have to visit the supermarket that often cause it's like 2.4 miles away, so I'll have to hitch a ride with my step dad's brother if I'm going there and I don't want to bother him too much n__n;<br /><br />I feel I've been kinda productive lately. Seeing as I've been sick and just hanging around inside and in bed, I got kinda bored..so I spent most of my time drawing o w o;</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Vc0MhrfXLMHR7IEGz8bVga34fWJW4rVdizC8urZ_oUlNIilHAcbRYhp2Zl0yNL6KC8os7R2BUpCGQMIQnl6KOHSI2VKIO_wJKA8TkHOFocpzlBGbnTtK9FGpmP78pA8XPTlIx-qpt_k/s1600-h/team+awesome.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Vc0MhrfXLMHR7IEGz8bVga34fWJW4rVdizC8urZ_oUlNIilHAcbRYhp2Zl0yNL6KC8os7R2BUpCGQMIQnl6KOHSI2VKIO_wJKA8TkHOFocpzlBGbnTtK9FGpmP78pA8XPTlIx-qpt_k/s400/team+awesome.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450743658318322146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Vc0MhrfXLMHR7IEGz8bVga34fWJW4rVdizC8urZ_oUlNIilHAcbRYhp2Zl0yNL6KC8os7R2BUpCGQMIQnl6KOHSI2VKIO_wJKA8TkHOFocpzlBGbnTtK9FGpmP78pA8XPTlIx-qpt_k/s1600-h/team+awesome.jpg"></a>Yeah, cause..me, John and Per are TEAM AWESOME</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_W44hKMdoS1vE_uxp_cKB20dLvtPnaJeqq0LP4wK8-fKLHA-JzWizKp7J2hJ5N_T04YXnbpOTPatkgjjyEaXY-xMt7CugUddDb_qMPzn39W0jABC6k2RPqtSovPLowBM5AnEcPJZ9Mnh/s1600-h/pg1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_W44hKMdoS1vE_uxp_cKB20dLvtPnaJeqq0LP4wK8-fKLHA-JzWizKp7J2hJ5N_T04YXnbpOTPatkgjjyEaXY-xMt7CugUddDb_qMPzn39W0jABC6k2RPqtSovPLowBM5AnEcPJZ9Mnh/s400/pg1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450744011762932930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTZ2mRfMpElnhRyywuEb6HcT_gLhmw1HL0KWuqu_c1RqmSsR9vsJjXxghILFT7dEKb9Dh6008GlnA4pJA6FwItPQeYjn2HgqeswjIEkrqz0IicP65mQIIqKFA82V52c5fVpJNg6w0ZUDQ/s1600-h/pg2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTZ2mRfMpElnhRyywuEb6HcT_gLhmw1HL0KWuqu_c1RqmSsR9vsJjXxghILFT7dEKb9Dh6008GlnA4pJA6FwItPQeYjn2HgqeswjIEkrqz0IicP65mQIIqKFA82V52c5fVpJNg6w0ZUDQ/s400/pg2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450744183234577618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">= w =</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Kthxbye! xD</span></span></div><div><br /><br /></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-65064885627858477192010-03-09T07:46:00.004+01:002011-01-21T22:38:20.783+01:00Thank you~<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I want to thank all the people for all the wonderful comments. I rarely get comments on my blog..but to tell the truth, I rarely comment on blogs either. I never know what to say. I find at more than one occasion that words are difficult. That's why I don't write long blog entries, I guess.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've had a decent sleep, I think. I fell asleep around 2..and woke up at 7. Five hours is better than nothing. I feel tired though...but I might try sleeping a bit more.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">My dream was very pretty though. About a boy. He's very special to me...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">He was happy in my dream. I like it when he's happy.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Also..I started looking through some of the pictures I have lying around..in files and folders. I have so many pictures. Sometimes I wish I had more from when I was little...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAMk03g-eGL5Vr1vmgi0iM0CWnGjmJQsbuY-em9tsWtBePogbUlTnuOZ1iqZY9uZloa3HDOGQRuuVzEYz6DSABzXZqGZcEz-5BlHUfBjxmG7x4W1DJEYKhjWsGlH-NkhSxh7BVnt6Nm3U/s1600-h/5.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAMk03g-eGL5Vr1vmgi0iM0CWnGjmJQsbuY-em9tsWtBePogbUlTnuOZ1iqZY9uZloa3HDOGQRuuVzEYz6DSABzXZqGZcEz-5BlHUfBjxmG7x4W1DJEYKhjWsGlH-NkhSxh7BVnt6Nm3U/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446528218715960354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I really like this picture. It's so...blue. And simply empty..apart from the pretty little crow.</span></span></div>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-67390179706899548562009-11-05T11:04:00.007+01:002011-01-21T22:39:25.081+01:00>:3<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Yo ho ho, people of the world!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Some small updates from me, thassright!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Just want to state that Halloween was great! If I look past the fact that I got way too drunk for my own good and threw up like a crazy person, then YES, it was truly a great night..and I have figured out that I really love my friends. Well..I kinda figured that already, but there are some things that just make you go "omg, I'm so happy I have these people in my life", you know?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">SO..halloween..yes. I was actually working that day, but after work I took the opportunity to sneak down to Outland (our comic book store) wearing my Red Panda kigurumi. Which made me wish I had the guts to wear that thing all the time, cause it's nice and comfy and warm even though it's cold outside = w = It was fun being there..lots of people having dressed up..and oh lord, I took way too few pics :C *whine* I don't even have any pics of me in my kigurumi ; w ;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">BUT..I got Transformers jenga! How awesome is that? I mean..that's pretty flippin' awesome:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12ZwISgYKxUri_lVVpzW2Z2H76GpBUdSGr3kK6PMjZBddCn18Jy2Yx6v5yo9valBAMV5UBL1WvbZi3848smYGxJr4joGoe6Y6T0egxojnWBSR113QsYWAgJc8nOaG77c7mru-MP8GWdk/s400/TF2Jenga1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12ZwISgYKxUri_lVVpzW2Z2H76GpBUdSGr3kK6PMjZBddCn18Jy2Yx6v5yo9valBAMV5UBL1WvbZi3848smYGxJr4joGoe6Y6T0egxojnWBSR113QsYWAgJc8nOaG77c7mru-MP8GWdk/s400/TF2Jenga1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I rock at jenga! I'll take any challenge! ò w ó bwahahaha!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So yeah..that was that.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I dressed up as a somewhat evil maid later that evening. I still have some red in my hair and on my arms from that fake blood I used = A = I mean..yeah..</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipArYaUuPCdt7MrW0FKPA01sdaUgt0zlbKxS3A1qq88AwlB9-3pZ4IAGpfAYQmHJZRi0pq9kaDcbBQMCuKAL72RMBUBa-YK8QJdw9WoBV94XNM80Y7K_zQfs5gVKxRUHBzQTMimT71zGpj/s1600-h/halloween1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipArYaUuPCdt7MrW0FKPA01sdaUgt0zlbKxS3A1qq88AwlB9-3pZ4IAGpfAYQmHJZRi0pq9kaDcbBQMCuKAL72RMBUBa-YK8QJdw9WoBV94XNM80Y7K_zQfs5gVKxRUHBzQTMimT71zGpj/s400/halloween1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400561244533233442" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">"Why hello there, sir! Would you like wine with that?"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GLXKvsWdhO2H0Mgh_bb9KfMRJQ668h-RID2X38cf36if1u8RbdKzGwYyVrHVEfJe5HfFA-541iP8H6s34aatqBNO9FiwF5kTSbvciHOKBeGnC7Nq3vKHrEaXJVAlRcdPlLxmlwch_4Ul/s1600-h/halloween5.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GLXKvsWdhO2H0Mgh_bb9KfMRJQ668h-RID2X38cf36if1u8RbdKzGwYyVrHVEfJe5HfFA-541iP8H6s34aatqBNO9FiwF5kTSbvciHOKBeGnC7Nq3vKHrEaXJVAlRcdPlLxmlwch_4Ul/s400/halloween5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400562079418653314" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Cathrine makes a cute witch!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcBxuc5xeyM67mDGKuxUBfc5bMHI5ZDBpnz6FifP06gr-8OyjhLbezulHszfIm9hzzyuREzi4Bv3o1vNRJJCeW3zgQGKPicrBqY2kutzT4qsKXPMk07JVO35Oct6Hf46HZNHwiTsDERkO/s1600-h/halloween7.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcBxuc5xeyM67mDGKuxUBfc5bMHI5ZDBpnz6FifP06gr-8OyjhLbezulHszfIm9hzzyuREzi4Bv3o1vNRJJCeW3zgQGKPicrBqY2kutzT4qsKXPMk07JVO35Oct6Hf46HZNHwiTsDERkO/s400/halloween7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400562714893813762" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Elwood ò w ó</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Okay!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Well, right now I'm at school and I'm totally not paying attention. I wanna go home and eat my müesli..omnomnom.</span></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-29004055805317874022009-10-29T11:17:00.003+01:002011-01-21T22:39:33.983+01:00o__o<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I had such a fucked up dream last night. I dreamt I had a couple of dead ferrets that I HAD to bury because someone had killed them and told me that if I didn't bury them in a place where no one would find them, they'd kill me with radiation poisoning. So I ran around looking for a place to bury the ferrets, but I couldn't find any, cause the ground was made out of steel plates that were nailed to the ground. And then I came to a river which was radioactive..on the other side was a spot of soft ground. I needed to get over there. But then suddenly a gigantic plane comes falling from the sky and I feel I have no choice but to jump into the river to save myself, so I do..and everything just got..weirder after that..go figure xD It was a pretty weird dream o A o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Oh well xD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">It's almost halloween now! And I'm really looking forward to it, cause I feel I'm in need of a good party - w - and ofcourse dressing up..cause I love dressing up :D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I'll try to get some pictures! n____n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Oh, and I'm currently waiting for Assassins Creed II. Thinking of ordering Left 4 Dead 2 as well..but then I'll be way too distracted from my exam reading..lol xD</span></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-78967042455556796122009-10-15T19:11:00.004+02:002011-01-21T22:39:45.237+01:00Stress...<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Ok, so currently I'm working on some spanish stuff for my compulsory oral presentation, which is like..soon..I feel. Or..it's the 10th of november, but I'm bloody nervous, cause it's like an exam and I'm not allowed any notes or anything ;____; eep.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been reading a bit for my other classes too. My exams aren't that far away either. Eesh, I hate feeling stressed about stuff.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Today I got up super early for class. I show up at the university and..turns out there was no one there...so..no class -___- I decided to go home and read instead. I'm not really a morning person, so I've been really tired, and my jetlag's been kinda annoying too xD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">On the drawing part..I seriously don't have time to do anything these days. I'm working tomorrow and this weekend I'll probably read and prepared myself for the spanish..and apart from that I have work and school until december :/ But I've been thinking of maybe making another book, actually. I have a new McMorbid story I would like to start on, and the rest of The Finding of The Shoelace story will be in the new book and not submitted to deviantART. AND...I have a plan of making a story about Rip now. The thing is, no one knows his story, right? Most likely you're in for a surprise ^^</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Oh..and I got the 6th Yotsuba book. Hooray! I've been waiting such a long time for it to come out here ; w ;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Also..in the end of december/start of january I will be firing up my Japan blog again, cause guess what..I'M GOING BACK ;D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So..that's that for now, I guess..just wanted to keep you guys updated, you know :3</span></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-44215210558190620022009-10-04T23:25:00.003+02:002011-01-21T22:39:57.732+01:00Pictures from Chile~<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hello boys and girls~!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">As you may have noticed I am still a lazy ass when it comes to updating my blog lately, but I thought I just post a little bit now.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been taking lots of pictures here in Chile, and I submitted some to my </span></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " href="http://snyfrinx.deviantart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">photography account</span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> on deviantart.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://snyfrinx.deviantart.com/art/flowers-137447739"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/261/4/a/4acea5a66052ade5b987a3366bbc42a6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://snyfrinx.deviantart.com/art/quintay-138912163"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/274/6/d/_quintay__by_snyfrinx.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://snyfrinx.deviantart.com/art/cactus-138913224"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/274/2/8/_cactus__by_snyfrinx.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://snyfrinx.deviantart.com/art/street-art-139208061"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/277/9/5/_street_art__by_snyfrinx.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">If you'd like to see more from my Chile experience, check out my </span></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " href="http://rimfrostinchile.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Chile Blog.</span></a>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-91043172512582357432009-09-22T18:34:00.007+02:002011-01-21T22:40:59.147+01:00RAPTUS!<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Jeez louise I have been SO slow with updates D: It's been over a week since Raptus (the comic convention I went to) and I haven't told you guys anything about it ;____;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Well..I went to Bergen..and got to live at a girl called Sun's place. She's the best host in the world and she is supernice ; w ; I also fell in love with her dog ; A ;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Anyway..so yeah. I had my own stand at the convention, in addition to being a judge in the cosplay convention they held there * A *</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Here are some pics:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAckK-HguHMSk71MFEc506fyhMR3e0ccODn2hIuSmF92SK_vn3ZFxGcdASJZEdX-kt7slc6bDg7HdWIAowafLOgIgjhT6zTbUc6RwbzZ-N20x3U99_OBCoa7a_3eo19bMGLOUHkcsVHDbY/s1600-h/8829_270989945006_816460006_8564682_1917300_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAckK-HguHMSk71MFEc506fyhMR3e0ccODn2hIuSmF92SK_vn3ZFxGcdASJZEdX-kt7slc6bDg7HdWIAowafLOgIgjhT6zTbUc6RwbzZ-N20x3U99_OBCoa7a_3eo19bMGLOUHkcsVHDbY/s400/8829_270989945006_816460006_8564682_1917300_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349942193241730" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hullo thar srs face * o *</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrh_MlOCj9fWsb86ehHcTdqwmFx73WofdYZhMMH-i2ZMe_ItGZIjCvCBJFQDQ9c6CzaqEdLah3NCp44aLHdjpKNtXIfOfQ8D8DRGO4TRFrFCtGGnQ5cXHGcwj0Mn1oTq-9IkOJwtNV5Wt/s1600-h/8829_270989955006_816460006_8564683_2085910_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrh_MlOCj9fWsb86ehHcTdqwmFx73WofdYZhMMH-i2ZMe_ItGZIjCvCBJFQDQ9c6CzaqEdLah3NCp44aLHdjpKNtXIfOfQ8D8DRGO4TRFrFCtGGnQ5cXHGcwj0Mn1oTq-9IkOJwtNV5Wt/s400/8829_270989955006_816460006_8564683_2085910_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349936431337458" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I was painting the wall at Outland along with the other comic artists, being Peter Madsen, Milo Manara, Charlie Adlard, Cary Nord..etc n___n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gAiJv2Vwf6h1FLr4_Jtr_v_zWPQtU6ZC4oQggYX_S86nLBpekPg3_ZFJxPTXVvab41xvbmv1JQTWFZ7egSPyIST-ntx85f64BVGFCXdIlqZHSBs4fE_wfX-TB9JFZn8LMJO1cSMOB3Xh/s1600-h/8829_270982845006_816460006_8564524_5011935_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gAiJv2Vwf6h1FLr4_Jtr_v_zWPQtU6ZC4oQggYX_S86nLBpekPg3_ZFJxPTXVvab41xvbmv1JQTWFZ7egSPyIST-ntx85f64BVGFCXdIlqZHSBs4fE_wfX-TB9JFZn8LMJO1cSMOB3Xh/s400/8829_270982845006_816460006_8564524_5011935_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349655104556434" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Juanjo Guarnido signing stuff</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhXZuXqUYgPTczGIaxyRPhGSvCh2KmPe_SkCuWxWLwo0K0_ZyJCjPDUSrPUzf9s6onEll2IUuhCY0HTO1dat_VsDVR5WwaKsgTugZ-Pz2_XsX_szNjMfi5LEro9yow-OgtLfow9C8HhHv/s1600-h/8829_270984045006_816460006_8564539_1866577_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhXZuXqUYgPTczGIaxyRPhGSvCh2KmPe_SkCuWxWLwo0K0_ZyJCjPDUSrPUzf9s6onEll2IUuhCY0HTO1dat_VsDVR5WwaKsgTugZ-Pz2_XsX_szNjMfi5LEro9yow-OgtLfow9C8HhHv/s400/8829_270984045006_816460006_8564539_1866577_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349644550208306" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">My stand :D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUC_uipUE_3kivJFwK19-o89IhvpmfS2PCq4gTJcRK5NtE4BSgNTBKjIM8emZQ45nmFvLqbAnwgMEFOrw-JdZ_P2JI-JKIxOGyDrKGQ1ZfK9E7_UDVpdQfhqjIMTiWL1_TqD_gKPE6-Xo/s1600-h/8829_270986780006_816460006_8564579_4038356_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUC_uipUE_3kivJFwK19-o89IhvpmfS2PCq4gTJcRK5NtE4BSgNTBKjIM8emZQ45nmFvLqbAnwgMEFOrw-JdZ_P2JI-JKIxOGyDrKGQ1ZfK9E7_UDVpdQfhqjIMTiWL1_TqD_gKPE6-Xo/s400/8829_270986780006_816460006_8564579_4038356_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349636331111890" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Kroenen!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxH6Q2Z4jb-Q6C2NFaU60vWfjwX0a2bHpT8KuUlW7Swn_4kVgYpVmwS_cc7WATdNIo33JqfCAxHqfP-V0hfagmGA7DSzU1pynkh9X6GR9CWjI5OAAo2YOUrcbwVBYblNtecm9cUXQWhsOH/s1600-h/8829_270986785006_816460006_8564580_6617049_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxH6Q2Z4jb-Q6C2NFaU60vWfjwX0a2bHpT8KuUlW7Swn_4kVgYpVmwS_cc7WATdNIo33JqfCAxHqfP-V0hfagmGA7DSzU1pynkh9X6GR9CWjI5OAAo2YOUrcbwVBYblNtecm9cUXQWhsOH/s400/8829_270986785006_816460006_8564580_6617049_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349632679121202" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The finished poster from the convention :D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dPxcxWue7Mb0W1DfM3aQOKmApdLj3fUO8zGd9NsB9MZt07yJ04kWvzSblxjy6I1zGikhQ9YCFMFkJZWmYUiLWsnHeqnx95LfSWHb43C-Z3h4utNUoyr3DBwcUwMPW_kuinTF741zREf5/s1600-h/8829_270987630006_816460006_8564612_7287583_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dPxcxWue7Mb0W1DfM3aQOKmApdLj3fUO8zGd9NsB9MZt07yJ04kWvzSblxjy6I1zGikhQ9YCFMFkJZWmYUiLWsnHeqnx95LfSWHb43C-Z3h4utNUoyr3DBwcUwMPW_kuinTF741zREf5/s400/8829_270987630006_816460006_8564612_7287583_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384350816471383474" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Zoombies~~</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2q30OFdCUsVylmV56pww5W5i0Gk9uqhmx1lsZmdMDpLisqSsXX_O2CVZZC4-vwqAT4IpTTZmLxGICnMgR_kQSFOnAx_0quJj4Ehyphenhyphenl5BKJs45IGym74p_vSlOgYdbks04rjOMZiwVz-y7/s1600-h/8829_270990895006_816460006_8564691_6265377_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2q30OFdCUsVylmV56pww5W5i0Gk9uqhmx1lsZmdMDpLisqSsXX_O2CVZZC4-vwqAT4IpTTZmLxGICnMgR_kQSFOnAx_0quJj4Ehyphenhyphenl5BKJs45IGym74p_vSlOgYdbks04rjOMZiwVz-y7/s400/8829_270990895006_816460006_8564691_6265377_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349314563921154" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Finiished n___n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoebux0OvKeK13mDnsMm3pZAXM1WgNZwGT047Esz7OsPwXZqeyXUUh1LEqrZJNAqPqigyhXoGkBKbJ3I0eEdZ8afA6xCL6Ae2_ZNFeFS7kBxkiHocKRFsMhn_aphKygjNMhXDLckxMzCz/s1600-h/8829_270992360006_816460006_8564761_1725336_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoebux0OvKeK13mDnsMm3pZAXM1WgNZwGT047Esz7OsPwXZqeyXUUh1LEqrZJNAqPqigyhXoGkBKbJ3I0eEdZ8afA6xCL6Ae2_ZNFeFS7kBxkiHocKRFsMhn_aphKygjNMhXDLckxMzCz/s400/8829_270992360006_816460006_8564761_1725336_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349311037870914" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Charlie Adlard to the right, Peter Madsen to the left~</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tTuJFGCIO-fUOhaZ9tKi-evsNI7b3SjCp3Z7QlMEBAlNf8LQ9_FKzTh1HyAGtGCNs22wAZ3C_BjdWn40SiPwjHSQO7lbTUCV4gFM1p36tHTe6VnGrGJjGmLLoWL0OqjEIrmBROYvsNSt/s1600-h/8829_270992365006_816460006_8564762_1701653_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tTuJFGCIO-fUOhaZ9tKi-evsNI7b3SjCp3Z7QlMEBAlNf8LQ9_FKzTh1HyAGtGCNs22wAZ3C_BjdWn40SiPwjHSQO7lbTUCV4gFM1p36tHTe6VnGrGJjGmLLoWL0OqjEIrmBROYvsNSt/s400/8829_270992365006_816460006_8564762_1701653_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349306534222530" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Peter Madsen's work was awesome *___*</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbEWdQRt0_0s5gpQ2w1xTUKpxWy88fnkX9tpHvlWjN-ewgJ78-9JYZa4Z79pWHm7b7KNvkqTeKM92878CS68CbOvAZQEsq2vLEmUsY6S-lOR0kPx61cMQdeFZ4MyfooN4uUIbygTU81PB/s1600-h/8829_270994400006_816460006_8564793_6622965_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbEWdQRt0_0s5gpQ2w1xTUKpxWy88fnkX9tpHvlWjN-ewgJ78-9JYZa4Z79pWHm7b7KNvkqTeKM92878CS68CbOvAZQEsq2vLEmUsY6S-lOR0kPx61cMQdeFZ4MyfooN4uUIbygTU81PB/s400/8829_270994400006_816460006_8564793_6622965_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349296591367298" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Milo Manara painting a horny chick 0:)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktmmOTHilEjlpviVDcdYyZ7rToEp6pv4K1SH3U5urqNrXYsKsDK6_H1nXtyFmHqVXMF_Q3fOtbAue4nBCmOd1w7wFMXntQZrIILessASiv1QUpwt0oclew1Y8ilsSdWZ4w4PJiamEz-3a/s1600-h/raptus_damer_1153248a.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktmmOTHilEjlpviVDcdYyZ7rToEp6pv4K1SH3U5urqNrXYsKsDK6_H1nXtyFmHqVXMF_Q3fOtbAue4nBCmOd1w7wFMXntQZrIILessASiv1QUpwt0oclew1Y8ilsSdWZ4w4PJiamEz-3a/s400/raptus_damer_1153248a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384349288230876834" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Me and Sun being judges. That pic was actually taken by my local newspaper o.o;;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Anyway..so yeah..I had TONS of fun! :DD </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">And..and..I sold like..25 books! ; w ; *feels so loved* </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">OH! And..check out my Chile blog, will ya? ;D -> </span></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " href="http://rimfrostinchile.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">http://rimfrostinchile.blogspot.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Goodie good n_______n</span></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-35575594012552091282009-08-19T20:31:00.004+02:002011-01-21T22:43:44.310+01:00Wednesday~<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Okay, so I "officially" quit my job for the summer..or..not really..it seems they'll need some help this autumn too, so I will be working while studying now. I have a feeling it's gonna be a really busy autumn for me, but I think it's good to be able to earn some money that I can save up. I'm starting school august 24th and I don't know if I'm looking forward to it atm because all my classes are kinda..crashing xD I have spanish class mondays, tuesdays and thursdays and they crash with my other two subjects :P But I'm kinda thinking I'll do like I've done before and not show up to the other two classes and concentrate about the spanish, because it's no problem for me to just read for the two other subjects :3</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Today I've bought some used schoolbooks from...people. And while I was in town, I went to Game and Outland to say hi and it seems Outland was redecorating the store so it was a mess there with..with..master chiefs and storm troopers xD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsRsmD5V2bTfim57ejvVzM_le4PCDjLx2oebBgKsCJXZ1Sk-ZGTDYSAtRCe9DycXpvKyrx9U4SjkrNR6Ys-fx1ZGb77bBkZOSDlCTR9-dv1ABeNqKubldsITAV5QawxH0Dj0N1m6bWbJA/s1600-h/DSC00467.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsRsmD5V2bTfim57ejvVzM_le4PCDjLx2oebBgKsCJXZ1Sk-ZGTDYSAtRCe9DycXpvKyrx9U4SjkrNR6Ys-fx1ZGb77bBkZOSDlCTR9-dv1ABeNqKubldsITAV5QawxH0Dj0N1m6bWbJA/s400/DSC00467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371746193743256482" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r8KtbzHkpc8LjzXNNcJJ2hJlGetTeDQuN_HCid5JqMd2TlU6Q_zsCBUx_xUAcs1-FrwWXb2oKWByaamD5deXsUyThtEpTURnaU9Jkv9pN9RNU9qF_4YrYmR9k1MahJJLzer8Dex9Rz7O/s1600-h/DSC00465.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r8KtbzHkpc8LjzXNNcJJ2hJlGetTeDQuN_HCid5JqMd2TlU6Q_zsCBUx_xUAcs1-FrwWXb2oKWByaamD5deXsUyThtEpTURnaU9Jkv9pN9RNU9qF_4YrYmR9k1MahJJLzer8Dex9Rz7O/s400/DSC00465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371746182028565442" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmGl-N6hO-XyYKEEju-CvqJQADdp_yHj58kYrAJ2HU64mWUjP4Hd0AEx6LNmXFY5t8HsEIrux3TZxl3hF-LetjTyz1uhRwlvCN_Czhg7rDuaWCq9JBf52JW3XTHHG-i4AwGxDE1qPTd46/s1600-h/lol.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmGl-N6hO-XyYKEEju-CvqJQADdp_yHj58kYrAJ2HU64mWUjP4Hd0AEx6LNmXFY5t8HsEIrux3TZxl3hF-LetjTyz1uhRwlvCN_Czhg7rDuaWCq9JBf52JW3XTHHG-i4AwGxDE1qPTd46/s400/lol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371746180476621922" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Badass! xD</span></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-57071923173311505222009-08-02T19:19:00.007+02:002011-01-21T22:43:58.496+01:00Huhai~ it's sunday!<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hello everyooone~~~</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">It's suundaaay and I've just had an awesome dinner. :D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Been working all day mostly..got home just a while ago. Thing is..I'm actually done working for summer at august 16th and then school is starting the 20th * A *</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Anyway..so I was location hunting a bit the other day..didn't find anything particularly interesting, really..</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cTmcOA32RzKP3EuVu91bu28noMu3vJ2gCscAu1JJ-Zqu_P9f32L8wDNiBsvrP71KaP_M0QxiY2xaYfy6ObWQSlzymAY81UISbuMemEvgoMy2zBT9H8AzcuC-y2S8Vt08_ShWXT7o4gI7/s1600-h/quack3.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cTmcOA32RzKP3EuVu91bu28noMu3vJ2gCscAu1JJ-Zqu_P9f32L8wDNiBsvrP71KaP_M0QxiY2xaYfy6ObWQSlzymAY81UISbuMemEvgoMy2zBT9H8AzcuC-y2S8Vt08_ShWXT7o4gI7/s400/quack3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365422645938153042" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA9hkMYPqOPeOrDvB8n23IFlHzGWlUINU8B8PLwNDpnjsNTw2GqyYeqQBUb4ZylfYJYLbd1w2_c7CG0RtBzCd50F6u6L6aq6ndybqo-3wnjMBDag-bzZKCakEVsbq9rwgRszlSU_th22P/s1600-h/quack2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA9hkMYPqOPeOrDvB8n23IFlHzGWlUINU8B8PLwNDpnjsNTw2GqyYeqQBUb4ZylfYJYLbd1w2_c7CG0RtBzCd50F6u6L6aq6ndybqo-3wnjMBDag-bzZKCakEVsbq9rwgRszlSU_th22P/s400/quack2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365422636315162898" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">..apart from like..a quack guarding its baby quacks * w *</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogNuEDWuwA6JHBEwVbpNpOTxKUQbsYb1GGCL2q8eG6sbHML9fjk7QeE1Mndqov1ZKGeaVXtUv4N9w6JG959J4gX85xC59Zl48QYUnM5KasbnPhoD5mk97eDUuoxvUf9AisXbonfi2nmzP/s1600-h/cozy.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogNuEDWuwA6JHBEwVbpNpOTxKUQbsYb1GGCL2q8eG6sbHML9fjk7QeE1Mndqov1ZKGeaVXtUv4N9w6JG959J4gX85xC59Zl48QYUnM5KasbnPhoD5mk97eDUuoxvUf9AisXbonfi2nmzP/s400/cozy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365422643195213442" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">..a cozy..house..garden..thing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJB2JQHSyzgP4Uva_1X58_kNAcE7_zpEpxfvcEryOXrwTjEPNgA-rN_qLpedm7gWXbsE7aFroC63RR1KrTF3USD1ve4_yuRommczncU-mZtt-0HvoqozJniTBaCDzAZ3HR_UM_Gm88ix4/s1600-h/bridge.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJB2JQHSyzgP4Uva_1X58_kNAcE7_zpEpxfvcEryOXrwTjEPNgA-rN_qLpedm7gWXbsE7aFroC63RR1KrTF3USD1ve4_yuRommczncU-mZtt-0HvoqozJniTBaCDzAZ3HR_UM_Gm88ix4/s400/bridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365422637811923186" border="0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">and..a pretty place by the river * o *</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">But I didn't really leave town. I am sure there are a lot of awesome locations outside town though, but I don't have a car or a bus card..and taking the bus is expensive when you don't have a bus card :c so I guess I'll wait until school starts. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Oh..and I'm really looking forward to "9" and "Alice in Wonderland" *_____*</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A22F8S2maWE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A22F8S2maWE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hetMTyBCnd0&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hetMTyBCnd0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;">Tonight I am going to watch a new Norwegian horror thriller, called "Snarveien" - "The Shortcut"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bJclF1zwLc4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bJclF1zwLc4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;">Should be fun xD</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;">I also wanna see Public Enemies pretty soon. And Sherlock Holmes when that's coming out * o * mwaaa~~ movie madness :D<br /><br /></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-5182887524969717982009-05-31T22:54:00.006+02:002009-05-31T23:13:48.213+02:00Zombie Walk :D<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Ok, so the zombie walk yesterday was awesome! We weren't like..that many people, maybe 20-25..but it was still really funny xD</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Here are some pics:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7wXXUXYldjFdzT2yNCc7OHWMuxLoP6NQdAhAcPUKILmwMIKtQyqT8bTbFf-scAIcJYrEtB_EoKIbEhnL6_6AQIx2QRrU4Z2VEiEleXQLOMYD91hVvk7GGtkToRPYw0UO-oMrN8H3CXN1/s1600-h/IMG_1270.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7wXXUXYldjFdzT2yNCc7OHWMuxLoP6NQdAhAcPUKILmwMIKtQyqT8bTbFf-scAIcJYrEtB_EoKIbEhnL6_6AQIx2QRrU4Z2VEiEleXQLOMYD91hVvk7GGtkToRPYw0UO-oMrN8H3CXN1/s400/IMG_1270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342097139639486354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Blood-tiem~!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVy_6_iNoicGRSjl6GWBcfCX7QLm0MSIYFeWomStCb9akYuzgNizHpkANbfFEkZa-0t8NIZn8hRVVH0smT71uRPZtOLwxuNnw7Eoo8Nl5m3NKNOYJ7vofcLQj2pNBwmrikuxxbP6Zu_1_/s1600-h/IMG_1279test.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVy_6_iNoicGRSjl6GWBcfCX7QLm0MSIYFeWomStCb9akYuzgNizHpkANbfFEkZa-0t8NIZn8hRVVH0smT71uRPZtOLwxuNnw7Eoo8Nl5m3NKNOYJ7vofcLQj2pNBwmrikuxxbP6Zu_1_/s400/IMG_1279test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342097142867365234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >All done * o * Gwaaaa~</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wzBx_ryG8pnvMHIqNbWjsT_d2a32HZG0LZGMPZ8jVYOHM2y_4-3-W7g34WjrlFSKuXE1eEFnbdtujx2XVYNIBNEPFgTZgs1z47o92WirkhXA3_Td0XOdqy9RT5ueBCsll7LRFswjgzgF/s1600-h/IMG_1283test.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wzBx_ryG8pnvMHIqNbWjsT_d2a32HZG0LZGMPZ8jVYOHM2y_4-3-W7g34WjrlFSKuXE1eEFnbdtujx2XVYNIBNEPFgTZgs1z47o92WirkhXA3_Td0XOdqy9RT5ueBCsll7LRFswjgzgF/s400/IMG_1283test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342097150199003362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Malin, the cute little nazi zombie :D</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznZe0E-61gTVqs055l9CcoS8tyjGnvRl4t9Gz7Mb2jtReEK8ZabEM-VTG6TkbQIqr7elp4Rk2utHUa7iAbpnpYTsZ2h0Pim0gzB9jjZhu4XzEybW0SMKnrJeu1MnWpy-j63nC6d6_4JpZ/s1600-h/IMG_1298test.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznZe0E-61gTVqs055l9CcoS8tyjGnvRl4t9Gz7Mb2jtReEK8ZabEM-VTG6TkbQIqr7elp4Rk2utHUa7iAbpnpYTsZ2h0Pim0gzB9jjZhu4XzEybW0SMKnrJeu1MnWpy-j63nC6d6_4JpZ/s400/IMG_1298test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342099167733522674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Rawr~</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoI4suhNCj4hvHtoJxXBC8Ssz2gwg5GdLXdKP26FpK6-l6KDG9bd3WK4vD5ipXiMylACJbF247Wk48DJ_lcZFD_lL_PP61P41bxxmIsB63fRC_b3FvFhzQPcAMsLZiLaW73XuTOeEQyxr/s1600-h/IMG_1308test.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoI4suhNCj4hvHtoJxXBC8Ssz2gwg5GdLXdKP26FpK6-l6KDG9bd3WK4vD5ipXiMylACJbF247Wk48DJ_lcZFD_lL_PP61P41bxxmIsB63fRC_b3FvFhzQPcAMsLZiLaW73XuTOeEQyxr/s400/IMG_1308test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342097154701861762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Y halo thar * w *</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEleLgoARRSVIPdUKeqw_QangHhD7S5wxXBjqpXY9wqV8rKSYo1JuhC-tO1sRbg4aHBBQuZTr5lqzlQ6INn4GwOW_lrln-Iq9Yu0WHhenso1s95C6ivDKFlfK9-280oMGLrD1QHaa3Pee/s1600-h/IMG_1343.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEleLgoARRSVIPdUKeqw_QangHhD7S5wxXBjqpXY9wqV8rKSYo1JuhC-tO1sRbg4aHBBQuZTr5lqzlQ6INn4GwOW_lrln-Iq9Yu0WHhenso1s95C6ivDKFlfK9-280oMGLrD1QHaa3Pee/s400/IMG_1343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342097152428757106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Coming thruuuu~</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRxo6NEmp_kWSDU9JeVJ3Ub-XurheeuQ1Eo6wUFiJWcdFeDMx69iyM5DjFVpxs9j16F0SdjDu82XylBGPrVC_GjyCvB1z_M63Iq38LJI0Wdiy2xWphwIUgBvoUfxY81G-Zk-ec6_hiIBo/s1600-h/IMG_1380.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRxo6NEmp_kWSDU9JeVJ3Ub-XurheeuQ1Eo6wUFiJWcdFeDMx69iyM5DjFVpxs9j16F0SdjDu82XylBGPrVC_GjyCvB1z_M63Iq38LJI0Wdiy2xWphwIUgBvoUfxY81G-Zk-ec6_hiIBo/s400/IMG_1380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342097281209408770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Zombies get tired TOO! ; o ;</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >So..yeah..there you go xD</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >On another note: MY SUMMER VACATION HAS STARTED! I'M DONE WITH MY LAST EXAM FFS!! :DDD So far I have celebrated with..watching the whole first season of Heroes again..and reading the new Nightmares and Fairytales book. It's amazing, by the way..love it :D</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:lucida grande;" >Now I can draw, play games and do the things I friggin' want..without feeling guilty ;D mwahaha!</span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-37358887285991739672009-05-09T19:56:00.008+02:002013-01-27T18:06:33.645+01:00Cha-boink~<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">Ok, so my book signing went pretty well :D I signed about 20 books or something. I sold 12 new ones and some of the ones Outland already had there. And there were also some coming to get their pre-bought books signed n___n And it was lots of cute cosplay peoples there as well :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">OH MY GOD, CHIZU~ ! xDD</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">DANBOARD :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">Nya~!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">The peoples working at Outland. They are love :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">Kim (one of the guys working at Outland) went as Hard Gay xD SMACKPLZ</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">And well, yeah..I went as Bad Girl from No More Heroes n____n</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">Waaai~ so it's all good :D</span><br />
<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">And oh yeah. I have bought plane tickets to Santiago, Chile. I've decided to visit <a href="http://www.zebes.deviantart.com/">Sebastián</a> and <a href="http://www.just-a-creep.deviantart.com/">Felipe</a>, since they are so cute and fun ^___^ So..I'm going in september and staying there for 3 weeks..yayyz :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">And also I am going to see Eddie Izzard live the 21st of December with Cathrine, Jan, Thea and Per. I can't wait! Edddiiiiieeeeee..ngraaawgh * w *</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">I saw Coraline yesterday, by the way. It was amazingly cute. Neil Gaiman never ceases to amaze me *sighs happily*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">Oh..today I was in town. And I was at this store selling lots of weird stuff. They had a weight with like..pictures of..delicious cupcakes on it. How fucking ironic isn't that.. >___> "oh man, I've gained weight..and now I want cupcakes :(" </span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;">And..I'm currently addicted to the Take That song played in the Stardust Credits..it's pretty;;</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663366; font-family: lucida grande;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOoLGXFSQL4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOoLGXFSQL4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-11210633795595485782009-05-01T17:01:00.007+02:002009-05-01T17:16:38.430+02:00Book Signing :0<span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Okay, my book signing is tomorrow * w * Scaaaary!</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">I went to deliver 100 McMorbid books to Outland yesterday..it was a heavy cardboard box ; o ; but..yay! I doubt Ill end up signing 100 books though..I'll be happy if I get to sign like..10 n____n But it'll be lots of fun, since it's a cosplay convention and Free Comic Book Day as well as my signing..so I'm guessing a lot of people will be there :0 My cosplay costume is ready, ofcourse..got my baseball bat and everything..just made it a little "bloody" as well:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVMc9XyIj6LGkGvP4BC_UMYw-7_hYlq6k1QvLPMIX0K6cdjyfsWuFelN0JIVM3eaj6vTEaeiCHOxk2cqY2RWlVFu8I05TyRX73h5sFWxtHhVLaGRfr2EDKkQPaYx1clV12RXqHrRliCWN/s1600-h/DSC00165.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVMc9XyIj6LGkGvP4BC_UMYw-7_hYlq6k1QvLPMIX0K6cdjyfsWuFelN0JIVM3eaj6vTEaeiCHOxk2cqY2RWlVFu8I05TyRX73h5sFWxtHhVLaGRfr2EDKkQPaYx1clV12RXqHrRliCWN/s400/DSC00165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330872270496291490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Bad Girl will be fun to dress up as :D</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Outland has also put up my Book Signing poster in their window..I went to take a picture of it:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiEE1YbJ7OyzU8YAPPjdY-BhG86XoxnEeTzX7C0HcTwYz0r4TV2mBE8zJ3dEN0T-zQz9jKcdV3xrMmfrZQDuhXLo2Fz-gjyiiRlPLe57dLFiJ5I_2sE1Mz7AxPmiuw_7SsJUKObry6D7s/s1600-h/_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiEE1YbJ7OyzU8YAPPjdY-BhG86XoxnEeTzX7C0HcTwYz0r4TV2mBE8zJ3dEN0T-zQz9jKcdV3xrMmfrZQDuhXLo2Fz-gjyiiRlPLe57dLFiJ5I_2sE1Mz7AxPmiuw_7SsJUKObry6D7s/s400/_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330872728030556946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJwmjdV52msVsj6o7CL-_Me_JUsV6PJGjWdebTbh_6XFo06wRFyYwVkMIqXWkp8lrsuTPllO7Rynwmln3E0l2IahezflHXm7_5LuumpBD6PDSzikzgj7TsGaPZI_n1PSVoNq0JHcO3pHC/s1600-h/_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJwmjdV52msVsj6o7CL-_Me_JUsV6PJGjWdebTbh_6XFo06wRFyYwVkMIqXWkp8lrsuTPllO7Rynwmln3E0l2IahezflHXm7_5LuumpBD6PDSzikzgj7TsGaPZI_n1PSVoNq0JHcO3pHC/s400/_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330872998733558898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Yayyy! ^_____^</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">And on wednesday, I went to set up a new appointment at Purple Pain (it's a tattoo studio not far from town, where I took my Dream tattoo). Gonna get some touch-ups and stuff :D After I were there, I took the bus back to town and I visited Flaming Heart Tattoo to talk to Linn. And YAY..there was a drop in that didn't show up, so Linn wanted to give me a free tattoo. She'd already decided that before-hand ofcourse, so I had drawn a little Totoro-picture that I really wanted on my leg, so she did it..and it's SO cute! I'll take a picture of it when it's healed, cause now it's just scabbing and stuff.. xDD</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudIznbZi87BSTwr0Ab01h9cjkZR2v6enVqIzuqAB926Pecd5tNY1csrK46gd7gACab5dbySWReeIbmwRmy5_Ut-TsmZM_uYr_AUariKV395xUltHXvrSMCaM-VyWWEHBCL_jkPjn8qKG2/s1600-h/-D2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudIznbZi87BSTwr0Ab01h9cjkZR2v6enVqIzuqAB926Pecd5tNY1csrK46gd7gACab5dbySWReeIbmwRmy5_Ut-TsmZM_uYr_AUariKV395xUltHXvrSMCaM-VyWWEHBCL_jkPjn8qKG2/s400/-D2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330874344219528594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">It's my foot! Awmahgawdz xD</span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-42807571677175526872009-04-13T16:29:00.004+02:002009-04-13T16:38:33.685+02:00Fwah~!<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;">Ok, first of all..can't people just STOP being so..SNATCHY??</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;" class="name">~<a class="u" href="http://frat-burger.deviantart.com/">Frat-Burger </a></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;" class="time"><a title="Apr 12, 2009, 9:49:06 AM" href="http://comments.deviantart.com/4/601462/1031996471">21 hours 41 minutes ago</a></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;"> hey there, just wanted to tell you something. I saw this street vendor selling wallets one day, I recognized the picture on the wallet it was your "Mcmorbid-Sausage" comic. apparently your art is being mass produced as wallets and bags here(Philippines). just wanted to inform you. </span><img style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/blankstare.gif" alt=":|" title=":| (Blank Stare)" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;">;_____; seriously..does it ever end? First Dangerfield and now this? I haven't even sorted out the Dangerfield case yet..it takes ages. I guess they'll just keep earning money on my work still. It's so flippin' UNFAIR! Stupid art thieving bastards!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;">Well..on another note. I had people over on saturday..and because it's easter and..I wanted to be yellow, I put on my Pikachu outfit and went to town wearing it..I even went to the store in it buying potato chips before I got drunk..lol xD And I also went to the local gay bar with my friends..it was funny..PIKA PI</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy0L5CzIO-gmQwCgizY0aa9r9p7QiB-Vtmqtu-XXboMdqMmgwCiU2qv4uWYZJ5ozAzZs0OOzvTWI2cwPPaWlAiqgguZUYgHbs58UYqyFqlH7kO5kl-SedG4uuiMXlzJjEPM-JIwvlr2YL/s1600-h/3314_165580400006_816460006_6275980_1874970_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy0L5CzIO-gmQwCgizY0aa9r9p7QiB-Vtmqtu-XXboMdqMmgwCiU2qv4uWYZJ5ozAzZs0OOzvTWI2cwPPaWlAiqgguZUYgHbs58UYqyFqlH7kO5kl-SedG4uuiMXlzJjEPM-JIwvlr2YL/s400/3314_165580400006_816460006_6275980_1874970_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324184556033164290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;">My friend took a picture of me outside the kebab shop...hahah. Easter-chu :D</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-family: lucida grande;">And yay! I met my dad today. It was nice. Haven't seen him for ages..usually he's just passing through here, like today. But it was great seeing him again :)</span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338868679661878926.post-2467695741029125812009-04-10T16:54:00.002+02:002009-04-10T17:06:36.965+02:00Happy easter~<span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Hey guys..long time no see.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">At least for this blog n___n;; </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">I am home from Japan now. I came back to Norway (Oslo) last monday and my aunt and uncle gave me a lift back to Trondheim. When I got back here I actually bought myself a new sofa xD I've kinda made my room into a little living room now. So now I sleep in the little room beside my old room. I'm actually sleeping on the floor :D And I like it! It's really cozy~</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">My mom and stepdad helped me out with moving stuff too..they're too kind n____n</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">I have bought Ninja Blade now. It's SO fun! :D Having a wee bit of trouble with the crab boss in mission #3 though, but I won't flippin' give up until I've kicked his sorry ass!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">There is another game I REALLY really want too, but it's only out in Japan at the moment and I'm guessing it won't be released here in Europe for like..ages ; o ; it's called Oboro Muramasa and it looks SO fun ;00</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Anyway..yesterday I was joined by Karstein, and we went down to town to see some other people. Later we went over to their place and had some beers. I dun like beer T___T eesh~ </span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">But it was very nice nonetheless.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">And today I have been cleaning the floors here..and tidying a bit. Right now I'm just trying to work on a stupid school task. I have to write about Quality of Service and how it matters for communication. .___. meh..I'm having a sort of hard time finding anything to write D;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">But YAY! Anette is coming over to visit this wednesday. I have been tidying the guest room..it's way too messy in there o___o;; </span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">I hope I get the chance to take some nice pictures while she's here n____n</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">K..guess that's it for today. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Peace out, yo~</span>Rimfrosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858345480199075623noreply@blogger.com1