So guess who's gonna be the first European president? Guess?

Yep! Our very own Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy! With apologies to the UK people on my flist: HAH!

(Now don't get me wrong, I love the UK, I love my friends there, but articles like this have been annoying me to death these last few weeks. I know it's The Sun, I know I shouldn't take it seriously, but damn.)

Now: why is Van Rompuy good for the job? Because he managed to get Belgium out of a governmental crisis last year where everyone else failed. Becasue he's created a somewhat stable Belgium in these last few months. Belgium is... Let's be fair here, Belgium is one of the most confusing countries in the world. Seriously, most native Belgians don't understand it. We don't even try. To have someone who can keep everything under control... Well, I'm glad the guy became EU President, but I think we're gonna miss him here.

Still... Go Herman!

So my hometown, Mechelen, got a new logo this weekend. This little joke will cost us at least 50 000 EUR, in a time of crisis no less, and the worst part is: it is ridiculously stupid.

( Let's review, shall we? )

I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT...

Be nice?

(Here there be shameless self-promotion)


New GX fic yay!

Title is So Far, So Good, and I'm really liking the writing process and the ideas I have for it. Third chapter is currently giving me some trouble, but fourth and especially fifth and sixth are gonna be great to write.

Also, expect pics next chapter.

ETA: And all YGO fans, go read this, it's awesome (and no, I'm not just saying that because I helped)

So, my computer just gave up on me today.

I'm using my old computer now, as a temporary solution (gotta say though: XP, oh how I have missed thee!), but I'm hoping to get a new one next Saturday. The one I'm using now is a bit dodgy, so if I disappear, that's the reason.

The worst part of it all? I haven't saved any of my most recent stories or music. And as it stands now, I will not be able to recover them. *hits something*

( Merlin 2x2 ) 

Last night I dreamed that our turtle was a character in my favorite tv show from when I was a kid.
And the night before that I dreamed I was Elisabeth from Pride and Prejudice.

I don't know what's wrong with my brain, but it's acting pretty weird.

Really? Well, good to know.

Yes yes I know it's Wednesday but I really wanna talk about my weekend because it was the most awesome thing ever!!!

( Saturday )

( SUNDAY!!! OMG ILU SUNDAY )

London next week!!!

Swine flu aside, I'm really looking forward to it. (People who know London, where should I go to?). I'm also thinking about taking the train to either Cardiff or Bournemouth, but the train tickets are a bit too expensive for my liking, so I'm not yet sure about that.

But still: LONDON!

So yesterday I was discussing going to a movie with two of my friends. We live in different parts of the country, and for me and one of the other two, our university town was closest. The third, however, lives a lot farther away. So because there wouldn't be any trains for her to go back home after the movie, I propose she stays with us. Next there's mix-up of gigantic proportions.

H (me): Well, you can stay with us if you want to?
K (friend): Won't your grandma mind?
H: Sheeeeee's... Kinda dead.
K: How so? Her health's bad?
H: Grandma? You know? Died a month ago? June 30th?
K: OH! I meant your aunt.

On the one hand, well, it was funny. On the other hand, we've been friends for over two years, she's met both my aunt and my grandma, and she's been supporting me throughout the whole process, so I'm kinda miffed.

But it's a stupid thing to be annoyed about. And it's not like she's the first to mix them up. A lot of people even used to think they're the same person, mostly because I always spoke of grandmaandaunt (seemingly pronounced as one word. I didn't even know until someone called me out on it.)

On the other hand: This (Torchwood fans: spoilers for CoE) is just bad journalism.

Prisoner of Azkaban has always been my favorite, since I first read it, and I still stand by it. Why? The lack of Voldemort, for one. As villains go, he's pretty great, but I did like the break. Also Sirius and Remus, and their connection to Harry's parents. They were both great parental figures, and it was nice to see a competent DADA teacher for once. 

The Dementors were another factor. PoA makes it clear that things are getting worse, it's not mere child's play anymore (arguably it never was, but the danger always seemed limited to Harry & co. Dementors affect everyone). Harry's really starting to grow up here. There's the symbolism of his Nimbus 2000 being destroyed. I remember being quite shocked by that when I first read it.

Now if I had to pick the most satisfying moment in the books...

Neville. Snake. Fuck yes.

I don't know if I mentioned it before, but there was a Torchwood Meet-up in Utrecht yesterday, and I figured: hey, why not?

( Meet-up, one big spoiler for CoE )

( HP movie 6 )

En français... D'accord! Ca fait quelque temps mais...

Ma chose favorite, ce sont les Francofolies. C'est un festival à Spa, une petite ville en Belgique. Chaque année, environ 21 juillet (la fête nationale de la Belgique), on a ce festival. On a des artistes, des petits shops où on peut acheter des bijoux, de la musique... (des chevaux). Bien sûr, les Francofolies ne sont pas Français, mais la Wallonie compte aussi, n'est-ce pas?