Boredom

I've been trying to occupy my days with knitting, japanese self-studying, drawing, etc...
It's been hard.

The main reasons for trying to desperately occupy myself are to prevent
a) boredom
b) eating
c) depression
Now in my case, a) is the most important reason. Why ? Because in my case, a) leads to b), which leads to c) and back to b). Some times even a)->c)->b)->c). So in any case, a) is my enemy.

I'm in the process of knitting arm warmers. No, not short hand warmers, long arm warmers.
After 4 different tries with different styles, effects and colors, I settled with black and bright violet yarn and am just doing a simple wire effect.
I finished the first one, I just need to start the second.
Olivier asked me to make him socks which surprised me because he's always refused my offerings to knit him something. Hmm..
A friend of mine told me I could knit her socks, I'm hoping to go yarn shopping once I get the green light for leaving the apartment when I want to.
Having to stay at home is such a bore..........

Now I've been wanting to learn Japanese for quite some time now.
I'm a fairly active reader of manga and what I've learned about the Japanese culture and language via manga, anime and googling, has made an impact on me.
I have the Rosetta Stone program, I have a book for learning (got that one in Finland like 6 years ago) but nothing has motivated me to start it.
Expect now.
I want to go to Japan.
I neeeed to go to Japan to experience it for myself.
And I've started an advanced Japanese language course here in my little town and I'm waaaaay behind everyone, so I really need to study by myself.
I've always been able to learn languages fairly easily, I guess that's one good thing going for me.

Drawing.
Who am I kidding, I haven't drawn ANYTHING.
I should draw but I have nothing to draw. Draw draw draw...
I did draw patterns for my yarn art, does that count ?

Oh. And to help me skip a) to get directly to c), I do not have permission to go to Finland during my sick leave.
I've been trying to conjure up a plan since 1½ weeks to go there anyway but there's my conscience and the fear of home call check ups to ruin everything.. oh well... This is me buying stuff on the net to compensate the void it has created.. eheh..
I've been a biiiiig iHerb buyer.
So many things I want to buy !

I bought Astaxanthin and probiotics a month ago, have been using them since.
The former one is supposed to be a powerful anti-oxydant, but what really interests me are the studies showing that when using it, your skin is highly protected against UV-rays and does not BURN !
I mean, I'm not a sun worshiper, that's for sure, but since I AM going to Sri Lanka for one month in February, I need all the help I can get ! Forgetting the use of sunscreen that is.
Sun BLOCK is a better word for it, because it blocks the produce of Vitamin D - which for me is the only reason to expose your skin to the sun.
15 mins is enough people ! No need to crisp up your skin !
Gah.

Oh and I just ordered Vitamin D's too. One bottle I'll be giving to my mom, I hope she'll take 'em.
Can't do you harm. Or me, especially. I avoid the sun and tend to be dead weight now that winter is coming.
There're actually been extensive studies to support the claim that Vitamin D is VERY important for us and that we really aren't producing it sufficiently around the year. Let's crank up the volume then shall we?
It will hopefully boost up my energy and help me avoid getting sick !

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Sooo.... Olivier and I finally got pacsed. :)
Yesterday, 11 a.m. No need to run after papers anymore.
It's done. Over. AH. No one bugging us about it anymore. Peace !
...now everyone just wants to know when we are getting married.
AAAARGH.

And I know that I already mentioned my ring more than 6 months ago, and that normally there IS NO ring for the PACS, I will still use it proudly ! :)

Here's a picture of it :

Me and my butterfingers :)