How do you say 'we're screwed' in your native tongue?
gosh. i'm tired. went up at 0600, we left for the trainstation at 0640. thank you, sunspawn for the ride! so well, train to schippol took two hours, tried to sleep, but i t was too cold, so i was just freezing instead :( well, got to schippol at 0845, was checked in at 0900, really fast. had to double-check teh clock a few times. well, bought some stuff for little bro and sis, before getting myself the smallest caffé latte for 3 euros. got on the plane at 1000, we were supposed to leave at half past 10, but we were a little late. oh well. i finally fell asleep and woke up as we flew in over sthlm. got my stuff, and went to mum's job. gave her my gifts before heading home. here, i began cleaning my room. really thouroughly. so it looked like this:
for a while. ooooops. well, i've finally corted out most of it, still have to put away stuff in to my wardrobe, but won't have time to clean out those until friday, so there you go. but well, now i need to sleep.
love,
your empress
astrid ;)
Okay so all the things that apply to me are in BOLD
Do you have:
your own cell phone
a television in your bedroom
an iPod
a photo printer
your own phone line
TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
high-speed internet access
a surround sound system in bedroom
DVD player in bedroom
at least a hundred DVDs
a childfree bathroom
your own in-house office
a pool
a guest house
a game room
a queen-size bed or larger
a stocked bar
a working dishwasher
an icemaker
a working washer and dryer
more than 20 pairs of shoes
at least ten things from a designer store
expensive sunglasses
framed original art, not lithographs or prints
Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
a multi-speed bike
a gym membership
large exercise equipment at home
your own set of golf clubs
a pool table
a tennis court
local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
your own pair of skis
enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
a boat
a jet ski
a neighborhood committee membership
beach house or a vacation house/cabin
two or more family cars
a walk-in closet or pantry
a yard
a hammock
a personal trainer
good credit
expensive jewelry (well, like one, but oh how i love it!)
a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
at least $100 cash in your possession right now
more than two credit cards bearing your name (i actually have two! haha)
a stock portfolio
a passport
a horse
a trust fund
private medical insurance
a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning) [HA, I'm paid to do it!]
go on weekend mini-vacations
send dinners back with every flaw
wear perfume or cologne
regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
have a job but don't need the money
stay at home with little financial sacrifice
pay someone else to cook your meals
pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
regularly pay someone else to drive you (taxis?)
expect a gift after you fight with your partner (if I had one)
Are you:
an only child
married/partnered to a wealthy person
baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
been on a cruise
traveled out of the country
met a celebrity (not like OMG!international, but swedish)
been to the Caribbean
been to Europe (sorta live here, hard to miss)
been to Hawaii
been to New York
eaten at the space needle in Seattle
been to the Mall of America
been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
moved more than three times because you wanted to
dined with local political figures
been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
go to another country for your honeymoon
hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
take riding or swimming lessons as a child (we had to take swimming classes)
attend private school
have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
for a while. ooooops. well, i've finally corted out most of it, still have to put away stuff in to my wardrobe, but won't have time to clean out those until friday, so there you go. but well, now i need to sleep.
love,
your empress
astrid ;)
Okay so all the things that apply to me are in BOLD
Do you have:
your own cell phone
a television in your bedroom
an iPod
a photo printer
your own phone line
TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
high-speed internet access
a surround sound system in bedroom
DVD player in bedroom
at least a hundred DVDs
a childfree bathroom
your own in-house office
a pool
a guest house
a game room
a queen-size bed or larger
a stocked bar
a working dishwasher
an icemaker
a working washer and dryer
more than 20 pairs of shoes
at least ten things from a designer store
expensive sunglasses
framed original art, not lithographs or prints
Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
a multi-speed bike
a gym membership
large exercise equipment at home
your own set of golf clubs
a pool table
a tennis court
local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
your own pair of skis
enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
a boat
a jet ski
a neighborhood committee membership
beach house or a vacation house/cabin
two or more family cars
a walk-in closet or pantry
a yard
a hammock
a personal trainer
good credit
expensive jewelry (well, like one, but oh how i love it!)
a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
at least $100 cash in your possession right now
more than two credit cards bearing your name (i actually have two! haha)
a stock portfolio
a passport
a horse
a trust fund
private medical insurance
a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning) [HA, I'm paid to do it!]
go on weekend mini-vacations
send dinners back with every flaw
wear perfume or cologne
regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
have a job but don't need the money
stay at home with little financial sacrifice
pay someone else to cook your meals
pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
regularly pay someone else to drive you (taxis?)
expect a gift after you fight with your partner (if I had one)
Are you:
an only child
married/partnered to a wealthy person
baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
been on a cruise
traveled out of the country
met a celebrity (not like OMG!international, but swedish)
been to the Caribbean
been to Europe (sorta live here, hard to miss)
been to Hawaii
been to New York
eaten at the space needle in Seattle
been to the Mall of America
been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
moved more than three times because you wanted to
dined with local political figures
been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
go to another country for your honeymoon
hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
take riding or swimming lessons as a child (we had to take swimming classes)
attend private school
have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you