~ #89 ~
So it's been a while.
I'm back from Stockholm. Eurovision was amazing - such a fantastic experience. I'd like to go again, but I'm not comfortable going to Ukraine. While I wanted Russia to win overall, Jamala was definitely a worthy winner. By the time of the final she was in my top 4 to win. At the same time, I'm slightly disappointed, but the main reason is that there could only be one winner when, for the first time, I wanted more than one winner, and all of them got incredibly close. My favourite overall was Poland, but he got second last during the first stage of the voting, the jury voting. You should have seen my face! It was described as resting bitch face but that's not my normal face! I'm very happy that the televote placed him third - that was what was most important to him. Even in his first X Factor audition, it was his aim to show the audience that he loved them, and the effect was that they loved him in return. A lot of people are saying he did well because of diaspora voting, but if that were the case then Poland's previous representatives would have had similar points, but they didn't. I personally don't see anything wrong with diaspora voting; the televotes are a representation of what the people within specific borders thought of the contest. If there is a large Polish community within those borders contributing to the overall thoughts of the nation, then they are legitimate and valid. For example, it's not a question of what the UK thought of the acts, but what people within the UK who watched the contest and then decided to vote thought. Either way, I'm very happy for him. I wish him well.
In regards to seeing my GP, that I talked about in my last post, I just completely broke down as soon as my mouth opened. As a result, I took a blood test to see if there was anything really really wrong with me apart from what I already know, and I did a food diary for a week which was super bad. The blood test said that I didn't have diabetes but my cholesterol levels were of concern. Lifestyle and genetics contribute to that but the only thing I can change is the lifestyle bit. I still have to change, but I'm going to wait until June when I can get good value gym membership.
I haven't really been keeping up with much Johnny's-related stuff. I've given up hope on my favourite juniors to debut and with KAT-TUN on their hiatus and lack of active fandom it's really hard. I have a J-WEB subscription so I'm trying to stay up-to-date with V6. That's about it.
Apart from that, everything's basically the same. I've been at my job for a year and I'm looking for other opportunities. I don't like where I work but I'm an adult and a "good girl," therefore an "adult child" so I'll stay there until I can move on rather than have a rest and move on. -_-" everything is generally draining though.
I'm back from Stockholm. Eurovision was amazing - such a fantastic experience. I'd like to go again, but I'm not comfortable going to Ukraine. While I wanted Russia to win overall, Jamala was definitely a worthy winner. By the time of the final she was in my top 4 to win. At the same time, I'm slightly disappointed, but the main reason is that there could only be one winner when, for the first time, I wanted more than one winner, and all of them got incredibly close. My favourite overall was Poland, but he got second last during the first stage of the voting, the jury voting. You should have seen my face! It was described as resting bitch face but that's not my normal face! I'm very happy that the televote placed him third - that was what was most important to him. Even in his first X Factor audition, it was his aim to show the audience that he loved them, and the effect was that they loved him in return. A lot of people are saying he did well because of diaspora voting, but if that were the case then Poland's previous representatives would have had similar points, but they didn't. I personally don't see anything wrong with diaspora voting; the televotes are a representation of what the people within specific borders thought of the contest. If there is a large Polish community within those borders contributing to the overall thoughts of the nation, then they are legitimate and valid. For example, it's not a question of what the UK thought of the acts, but what people within the UK who watched the contest and then decided to vote thought. Either way, I'm very happy for him. I wish him well.
In regards to seeing my GP, that I talked about in my last post, I just completely broke down as soon as my mouth opened. As a result, I took a blood test to see if there was anything really really wrong with me apart from what I already know, and I did a food diary for a week which was super bad. The blood test said that I didn't have diabetes but my cholesterol levels were of concern. Lifestyle and genetics contribute to that but the only thing I can change is the lifestyle bit. I still have to change, but I'm going to wait until June when I can get good value gym membership.
I haven't really been keeping up with much Johnny's-related stuff. I've given up hope on my favourite juniors to debut and with KAT-TUN on their hiatus and lack of active fandom it's really hard. I have a J-WEB subscription so I'm trying to stay up-to-date with V6. That's about it.
Apart from that, everything's basically the same. I've been at my job for a year and I'm looking for other opportunities. I don't like where I work but I'm an adult and a "good girl," therefore an "adult child" so I'll stay there until I can move on rather than have a rest and move on. -_-" everything is generally draining though.