.: so comes snow after fire :.

It turns out that if I order something from the USA it takes a whole month to get here. But, if I ask them to write what I spent on it outside the package, it takes only four days. What the hell.



It's more tea blends from AdagioTeas! I asked my therapist for permission, because after that panic attack last November I had to cut back on the caffeine, but she told me it was fine. And tea makes me so happy! I should definitely take a picture of my entire collection. *______*

Funny coincidence, this morning I finished my seven percent blend, the Sherlock one, the very first tea blend I bought from that website. When I finish a blend I cut out the label from the bag and put it in my day planner. Six labels in, it's turning into a scented scrapbook, I'm very proud of myself.

Yes, I am indeed a responsible adult. :D

Case in point, and because I was talking about it a few weeks back in the comments somewhere, here's a picture of 2005 Nausicaa, in Tunisy, doing that scene from The Gladiator. That's because we were on a university trip with my Archaeology class, and we had just been in the amphitheater where they shot some scenes of the movie. And because I was always a huge nerd. :D



It was shot with my dad's old camera, it's so vintage. :D

The second part of my cosplay is here! The other day I bought the black braces, and today this arrived, and it's now ridiculously obvious who I'm going to cosplay as, but yes, the game is still on. :D First one to guess, you get a cookie!


May I add how much I adore Village Hats? That's where I bought the deerstalker too, and the quality of these hats is astounding, for a very cheap price. And the hats arrive the very day after the order, wow.


Surprisingly, today another package arrived too, with a bracelet I ordered from Etsy not five days ago. I love that site, but usually shipping takes a lot longer than that.

So, here's the story behind this bracelet. On my first year back at university, when I was a cute little puppy, we had this wonderful professor who taught us Prehistoric Archaeology. It should have been boring, but the guy was so amazing it was our favourite course, and we sat in that classroom looking like those students in Indiana Jones' class. One of the first lessons, he tells us that the most important thing he could ever teach us, as future Archaeologists, is this:

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."

Then he asks us "who said that?". And there's this little shy voice, yours truly, answering "Sherlock Holmes?". And the guy smiles at me, and proceeds to explain to us how Sherlock Holmes got what the process of studying history and archaeology is all about, all in that simple sentence. Never bend facts to your theories, and be ready to be proven wrong again and again by new evidence, and enjoy the ride, because it's going to be bumpy.

So, this statement from A Scandal In Bohemia has a huge sentimental value to me (plus it was probably the first time I had ever spoken in class since the academic year had started), and when I saw this bracelet on Etsy, it just *had* to be mine. :D


It also has a map of the interior of 221b, so there's that too. ♥


It's small, very comfy, and it fits my wrist perfectly.

Totally random, but I've had Offenbach's Barcarolle in my head since I woke up, I wonder if I should add that to the dream journal, because it's just...stuck there. Not that I'm complaining, but it's been a few hours, I wish my mind would just change the tune.

Day 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television program
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy


Pompei again, one of my favourites. ^^

Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist. He's really good, so I'm not scared, I'm happy I get to do it before leaving for the holidays. About that, I'm really excited. I haven't seen my uncle since last easter, I can't wait!

On other news, there's still some snow on the ground. At night everything looks so bright and peaceful.

Day 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television program
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy


Pompei again, one of my favourites. ^^

Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist. He's really good, so I'm not scared, I'm happy I get to do it before leaving for the holidays. About that, I'm really excited. I haven't seen my uncle since last easter, I can't wait!

On other news, there's still some snow on the ground. At night everything looks so bright and peaceful.

Surprisingly, I'm not feeling tired like I usually do when I'm back from a trip to some foreign land, so here's a picspam from London! Go me and my not-laziness for once!




( Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young in a world of magnets and miracles. )

( My epitaph... )

I'm waiting for my aunt to arrive in a couple of hours. I spent all the morning cleaning up, and getting her room ready (sort of...), after being horribly awaken by my cellphone playing Love Is All Around Me with the volume really cranked up. XD Today I should have gone to the hospital to get my exams results, but... well, I didn't feel like it, so I stayed home. Incredibly, I was rewarded, as my good-luck gift (from me to myself) for my cateract surgery arrived this morning: the Excel Saga Dvd Boxset! Hurrah! Never mind that they moved my cateract surgery to...march? After all I didn't know it when I ordered it. ;) The funniest thing about it is that it costed me just as much as the Dead Man's Chest dvd, only that this boxset contains five dvds, while the other one only two...

And on the shocking news front: just tell me it's a joke, 'kay?

( My epitaph... )

I'm waiting for my aunt to arrive in a couple of hours. I spent all the morning cleaning up, and getting her room ready (sort of...), after being horribly awaken by my cellphone playing Love Is All Around Me with the volume really cranked up. XD Today I should have gone to the hospital to get my exams results, but... well, I didn't feel like it, so I stayed home. Incredibly, I was rewarded, as my good-luck gift (from me to myself) for my cateract surgery arrived this morning: the Excel Saga Dvd Boxset! Hurrah! Never mind that they moved my cateract surgery to...march? After all I didn't know it when I ordered it. ;) The funniest thing about it is that it costed me just as much as the Dead Man's Chest dvd, only that this boxset contains five dvds, while the other one only two...

And on the shocking news front: just tell me it's a joke, 'kay?

- Back from yet another globetrotting adventure, Indiana Jones checks his mail and discovers that his bid for tenure has been denied.

That was so funny, and exactly what we always say back at the Department of Archaeology about Dr. Jones. We all love those movies, but hey, some scenes can really get on my nerves! XD Today's lesson: destroy the ancient temple so you can retrieve the little golden statue. WTF?

Though I agree you can't make an adventure movie about a real archaeologist, it would be too boring! XD

Hanno trovato un'antica biblioteca sumera a Nassiriya!!! Meraviglioso, forse è la biblioteca più antica finora scoperta!! Che invidia, che invidia!!!! *_____________________*

Hanno trovato un'antica biblioteca sumera a Nassiriya!!! Meraviglioso, forse è la biblioteca più antica finora scoperta!! Che invidia, che invidia!!!! *_____________________*