Smilla’s Sense of Goats

January 22nd, 2007

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well.

snow

The snow came back!

I saw it last night when I got up for a wee wee. It’s always dangerous to get excited about snow at night. Especially in the early stages of winter. Because the snow might be gone by the time you get up in the morning.

But when I peeked out the window this morning it was still all white and sparkly. Sweet.

Perfect for combating bad thoughts. The above picture is from the bus stop. I went shopping in Kvickly. Out and about in the snow. I was too quickly in Kvickly though. Ended up having to wait for the bus for 15 minutes. I wouldn’t mind waiting in the snow, only I was foolish enough to not wear a sweater. I figured my scarf and gloves and woolly socks would be enough. But it got a bit chilly. So I came home cold and tired (trying to get used to getting up earlier again). But of course that did not stop me from going out again. What is better than snow? Snow on the playground, naturally.

snow playground

My Narnia.

The goats were even outside. In fact Mads seemed to quite like the snow.

mads

He was eating it. I seem to remember from last year that he didn’t care much for snow. But he was going at it! You can look forward to a video of that.

Maybe it was just particularly tasty snow today. Sille liked it too.

sille

Kinda reminds me of The Young Ones. Snow for dinner again? No Vyvyan, it’s risotto..

mads

He doesn’t like getting it all on his face though!

And then a little romance.

mads

Look into my eeeeyes.

mads

Your eyes are like pools of raisins and nuts, m’darling.

mads

You better enjoy long-haired Plume while you can. One of the next days I shall go and have it all cut off. It’s too bad. I actually like having long hair. But I’m not very good at keeping it and grooming it and all that. It tends to just grow wildly out of control and I walk around like a haystack. So easier to get rid of it. Now that I soon have to go back out in real society. Only a week and half left of my vacation.

I should now like to end this entry with a prayer. Unfortunately I don’t know any, so here’s a quote from Chris Kattan’s website:

You said you were the Class Clown – what kinds of things did you do to earn that title?
I’d clown around in class, and the teacher would say “stop clowning around in my classroom, who do you think you are the class clown?”


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Shivering Isles o’ Madness

January 21st, 2007

I did not sleep well last night. And when I woke up I berated myself for not having the courage to kill myself. Then I went and looked in the mirror and berated myself for thinking like that. And then I berated the coffee for being too hot. Nah, only kidding. I don’t drink coffee.

I’m just trying to illustrate that I am not yet safe from bad thoughts. But generally I’m still doing good. I am not depressed. So don’t worry.

Yesterday was my brother’s birthday. He is 27 now. Imagine that. I still see him as a little boy. But then that’s how I see myself as well. Maybe I just need to change my perspective. My mother had the night shift at work yesterday so we’re celebrating today instead. And by celebrating I just mean the three of us having dinner together. Nothing special.

It has been raining and raining and raining. No snow left. I am crossing my fingers for us getting more soon.

I watched Labyrinth yesterday. I am sure everybody loves it. And well they should. The special effects are looking dated but it’s still a wonderful movie. It was the perfect movie for me as a kid. That whole thing about escaping the real world. Finding a magic, fantasy world. I loved that. I always wished that our closets would one day open and reveal a passageway to Narnia. Or some such thing. Maybe that is why I love dreams today. It is the closest thing you can get to escaping to a crazy, surreal, magical world. Without going insane. Maybe that is why I love snow too. I always felt like it transformed the world into some other, magical place. Dance, magic dance. I wish there was more magic in the world. Real magic, not card tricks or illusionists. Who cares if you can make an aeroplane disappear? I want to make things appear, not disappear.

I always saw myself as a bit of a Ludo type. Big, ugly beast with a heart of gold. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover etc. Luuuudo. Friend..

Remember Sille’s soft chin and how I scratched it? Videoed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkAvSGhkzFo. Just a little vid, nothing special.

Debster, I am jealous of your snow. Be careful though. Don’t fall! It can be tricky, as the goats saw last year: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-37eXf64_pI.

Bambi for goats.


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