I saved a snail's little life today! :3 *is smug* It was stuck between my window and the shutter... Poor thing. Now it's strolling at a bushy flowerpot at the veranda. Maybe it thinks it's gone to snail heaven, because that flowerpot is really nice.

Well, small snail, big act of heroism! :3

Ok, I decided to do this, because I haven’t written anything for too long! :P Tagged by tattooedraven!

"People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves. Tag 8 people. Those who are tagged cannot refuse. These 8 people must state who they were tagged by. You cannot tag the person who tagged you. Continue this game by sending this to 8 other people."

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I tag:
deadendmind
blackpriestess1
tigertrapped
ssurprize
tsosh
phantoms_siren
mallyns
cutiepie0319!

I can't study *all* the time!

( Snape, miffed, G. )

Happy Birthday Mr. Bale Sexypants!

It was rather upseting, yesterday's news... When I first heard that Heath Ledger was dead I thought my friend was misinformed or something... Turns out she wasn't. It is a real shame, is all I have to say. To be so young and talended and have such a bright future ahead and go like this. I really liked him as an actor and as a man. It turns out that I had seen many of his movies and I hadn't realized that. It's a pity he won't offer more to the world of cinema. I feel bad for his family and for all the people who really liked him. 28 is simply too soon. :(

rip.

It's HERE!

Tonks, rated PG 13.

Have you seen one of these movies that show scenes from a year change? Like, let’s say, an office party, or a New-Year’s-Eve happening in some central square. There’s booze, there’s a lot of people, there’s music, there’s a clock, there’s a countdown and when the year changes there’s some –happy, generally- disorder, noise, fireworks… Erm, you get the picture, right? Well, this was what I had in mind when we arranged something for outdoors this year. We’d go to Thessaloniki’s most central square and see the stuff that other times we’d see on TV, because every single year there’s some sort of happening and the television transmits it. So yes, I’d always been at home for the year change, but this time we decided with my friends to go out for a change.

Well, it was't what I'd imagined. :(

Nothing was arranged this year. There was a great crowd that, like us, had gathered there expecting who knows what, but got nothing after all. There was a huge Christmas tree of course, and the traditional gloriously-lit ship, and 6 (!) fireworks when the year finally changed, but there was no countdown (we had to check our cell phones for the time and when it did change we kept looking around awkwardly because that was what everybody else did and in the end we started shouting and kissing and laughing by ourselves, 10 people in a filled square of hundreds of people who were blinking, waiting for *somebody* to tell them that 2008 is here and it’s ok to start partying now…!) o__o Of course, it wasn’t an utter disaster because we’d already enjoyed a niiiiiice dinner in a German restaurant and the bar where we went after the year change was nice, but… I was disappointed because I expected too much and got too little. But everybody agreed that nothing was arranged this year and we can’t figure out why…!

Anyway.

Today we went to see this “Golden Compass” movie that had Daniel Craig in it (we love him, riiiiight?) but the movie itself was sooo boring. I wanted to leave after the first half an hour, but it seemed that my friends enjoyed it a lot, so I sat there not having somebody to make fun of the movie with… Darn!

Last year I’d made some New-year resolutions. I remembered that when I saw the change_2008 featured community. I went there to read other people’s resolutions and realized 2 things. First, that there are some classics that nearly *everybody* mentions, *every* year (lose weight, do better at school, save money and get a boyfriend) Second, I can’t even be original enough to throw those out of my own resolutions list. -__- So, no resolutions for me this year!

It almost seems unnatural after all this nagging, but I do have high hopes for the New Year. I hope it's a good year for me and I hope it's a good year for you and your friends and your loved ones and... generally everybody. Happy New Year everybody! And if the New Year doesn’t bring all the boyfriends and savings and great homework in your plate, grab them yourselves! :)

Happy New year everybody!

It was awesome! I looooooooooooooved it! :D I wonder why some people didn’t like it. Finished reading it about an hour ago and I’m still replaying the scenes in my mind!

(Spoiler for people who haven't read it yet. Although I think I was the last one... -__-)

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I really hate Snape right now...

I'm actually reading the Half Blood Prince!

o.0

I started 2 days ago, between breaks and I'm done with half of it so far. Isn't it cool? I've read books 1 and 2 in the past, but now I want to read the Half Blood Prince and then the Deathly Hollows, before people spoil me too much aaaand then I'll read 3,4 &5! The reason I'm not starting where I stopped is because Ive seen the movies, but that doesn't mean I won't be reading the books. I've come to like them a lot.

Sounds like a plan! But won't be done with until Easter, I suspect. I still have loads of other books to read, after all! For instance "the Prestige" and the "Underworld" books. ;)

We went to the movies today to see El Greco. It got an 8/10 rating on IMDB, but I don’t think it’s that good; it was a very boring and slow movie, as Greek movies usually are. Greek directors, in general, try to appear artistic and sophisticated and so they fail to make movies that the audience will actually like. I think that when it comes to film making, Greece has failed horribly in producing something worth viewing. -__-

So, anyway, back to the movie. Nachos were good! ^_^ In fact, they were better than the movie itself. The only interesting part about the movie was it’s… erm, slashyness. You see, there was this young Spanish catholic priest, Niño de Guevara, who fancies El Greco like whoa. Aaaaand said priest later on becomes an Inquisitor and… -kitten, have you passed out yet? :D- anyway, they’re not doing it, or anything, but there’s this perverted, one sided, hidden want that- once again- is the only interesting thing that this movie has to offer. That and a couple of more scenes.

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So, I got back to work, with “work” being the drawing. I haven’t drawn properly for so long that I decided today to actually draw and not use a tablet. I got my ink and my colored pencils and finished a piece of art that I’ve owed forever to fragmentally. It’s an Original Character of hers, I believe, Ryler Wakefield. I drew it with two different black ink markers and 6 different colored pencils. And that was what one might call useless information! :P Anyway, the picture shows a pretty boy touching himself, but there’s no frontal nudity, so I’m giving it a PG 13 rating. Enjoy!

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Done with Exams! Yay! Finally I can draw without guilt and surf teh internets! ^_^

If you've enjoyed cleolinda's Movies-in-15-minutes, you'll probably find this equally amusing. Books-in-a-minute! You'll also find a link for Movies-in-a-minute in that site. Give it a try! ;)

I went out for a drink yesterday and I finally tried that “Bloody Mary” cocktail. Oh God, it was the cocktail from hell! I only took one tiny sip and I wanted to spit it. Did you know they add salt to that thing? It was like drinking sea water with tomato sauce. So I ended up with a daiquiri instead. Classic choice. I don’t know why, but every time I want to try something knew, it ends up a complete failure. Bloody Mary is only good to add as a… burger sauce or something. Yuck! Ok, the thing is that I like sweet or sour drinks, so I totally didn’t expect that salt-assault.

Have I mentioned how much I love making lists (but always fail to keep them?) To-do lists, to-buy lists, to-read lists… The problem with me isn’t that I’m not organized. It’s that I cannot keep up with my plans. :/ I need to have someone constantly nudging me to do things, because, if I leave it up to me, I get bored sooo easily.

This week however is going to be very busy for me and I'd better keep the to do list for once. It mainly includes studying for two tests, which is my top priority. Today we’re going to the movies, to see Zodiac *tiny squee* and do a mass release of books via Bookcrossing. And I have a bachelorette on the 27th, which will include dining out to a weird Sex-restaurant (don’t ask…) and then going to a Karaoke club. I hope nobody forces me to sing! .__. And by the 25th, probably, I have to draw a little chibi bride because we want to surprise the bride with some custom made gifts and cards and the girl who organizes the whole thing wanted something to print on all these things.

@_@

Judging by the rate I update lately, it is a miracle that my entries are now above one thousand! Yes, how cool is that? Actually I noticed two days ago that my entries were 1000 and I thought about writing something about it in my LJ, but the moment I’d update, my entries would be 1001… And that’s a HUGE problem. :P

Yesterday was a special day for another reason… My friend Marios and I were interviewed by a magazine journalist about our comics work. I had never been interviewed before, so I was very anxious – plus it was a bit ridiculous, because it’s not like we’re so active in the comics making thing anymore- but it turned out to be quite fun. The girl who’s writing the article had also a photographer with her, who apparently wanted to make sure that both I and Marios would never forget this encounter. So 5 minutes later we were standing in the middle of Nauarinou Street, a very busy place with lots of students and cafes around, Marios was wearing a big paper bag on his head and I was drawing faces on it! xD All this was inspired by a little sketch that I’d already drawn, before the interview, because the interviewer had asked us to create something for the interview. So I made this because I was too bored to draw faces.

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Ah, aren’t you all lucky? Knowing a real celebrity! ;) Next step is to meet Paris Hilton in person. *nods*

They’re supposed to be 16 or something. Rated PG

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Well, it rained rain, not men, but still it got me excited! This was the hottest summer ever! .__.

For the lovely parcel she sent me! :)

( Santiago/Phoenix, slash, R-rated )