Stories from the end of the world

novnariel @ 2006-09-14T12:53:00

2006-10-14T11:58:51Z

Well, there have been changes in my life. I have finished my studies at university, waiting for the results now. In a month time I have managed to move from Oxford to London and back to Oxford again. I have finally found a job in a very good hotel, I'll be earning money at last! I have moved into a new house, and my flatmates are amazing... Hopefully, I'll be able to spend more time online now as well.

Done

2006-08-31T00:59:03Z

I have just come back from the bar where we were celebrating the last day of our MSc course. I have submitted my dissertation today, and now I have to wait till December for the results. But man, I feel so empty! Even though I am moving to London with one of my closest friends from the course, the other two are not going to be with me. Other people are leaving as well... And we are all internationals. It feels so weird, studying and writing my work has been all my life for the last year, and these people were the closest ones to me , as we all went through the same things. And I love Oxford. I love my uni. So... What's next?

novnariel @ 2006-08-05T23:45:00

2006-08-05T22:48:42Z

To a person sharing birthday with me...
Happy Birthday, Mir!!!
Wishing you all the best on this very fine day!

So very true!

2006-08-01T21:09:58Z

The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo (Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters)

Education is a sexual disease, IT makes you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you have the urge to pass it on (Terry Pratchett, N/A)

novnariel @ 2006-07-08T00:21:00

2006-07-07T23:22:31Z

And now I feel much much better :)

novnariel @ 2006-07-07T23:52:00

2006-07-07T23:21:34Z

I am a princess in a glass castle living in an exciting but completely fictional world that should not be tainted with the gruesome realities of the real life. Take me out of my castle, and I shall crumble to dust. Those walls are strong and cold, they allow the distorted images of what is going on outside to be seen. The castle is full of men and women inhabiting my dreams, but none of them is real, these are just the echoes of the genuine people living somewhere out there. I fall asleep hugging a shadow, and I wake up kissing a dream. The castle lets me see what is beyond the horizon, and sometimes I am able to hold the outside world in my hand, like that crystal ball with dancing snow flakes inside...

novnariel @ 2006-07-06T15:26:00

2006-07-06T14:29:36Z

Happy Birthday, Lady Tux!!!

novnariel @ 2006-03-04T14:35:00

2006-03-04T14:35:47Z

You Are The Fool

You are a fascinating person who is way beyond the concerns of this world.
Young at heart, you are blissfully unaware of any dangers ahead.
You are a true wanderer - it has be difficult finding your place in this world.
Full of confidence, you are likely to take a leap of faith.

Your fortune:

You are about to embark on a new phase in your life.
This may mean changing locations, jobs, friends, or love status.
You are open about what the future will bring, and free of worry.
You have made your peace with fate, and you're ready to start down your new path.

What Tarot Card Are You?

novnariel @ 2006-03-04T14:29:00

2006-03-04T14:30:39Z

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy:

Your propensity for monogamy is medium.
In general, you prefer to have only one love interest.
But it's hard for you to stay devoted for too long!
There's too much eye candy to keep you from wandering.

Experience Level:

Your experience level is high.
You've loved, lost, and loved again.
You have had a wide range of love experiences.
And when the real thing comes along, you know it!

Dominance:

Your dominance is medium.
You tend to be the one with more power.
You aren't a total control freak in relationships..
But of course you don't mind getting you way!

Cynicism:

Your cynicism is low.
You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance.
No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter.
You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate.
And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon.

Independence:

Your independence is high.
You don't need to be in love, and sometimes you don't even want love.
Having your own life is very important for you...
Even more important than having a relationship.

The Five Variable Love Test

novnariel @ 2006-03-04T14:11:00

2006-03-04T14:12:18Z

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others.
You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around.
The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it.
Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

What's Your Hidden Talent?

novnariel @ 2006-02-16T21:39:00

2006-02-16T21:40:50Z

Red is of course the color of love and

passion, but also of chivalry and courage.

Orchids represent fervour and

eroticism. You are a very romantic person,

your aim in life is love and be loved, but

with respect and deep feelings.

What flower - color association are you?
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novnariel @ 2005-10-30T22:33:00

2005-10-30T22:38:24Z

So... how exactly does one deal with unrequited love?

Here I am

2005-10-21T23:47:58Z

Just in case wonders... I am still a resident of this planet, though now I am residing somewhere in the UK, I'd say in Oxford. I am studying for my Master Degree, which does not leave much time for anything else. No partying, no chatting online, no White Palace, no reading for pleasure. Library is my home, and 'Tourism Management' journal is my pillow. I might not be very happy at the moment due to personal reasons (men!!), but life is still good :)

Take care!

novnariel @ 2005-08-16T00:54:00

2005-08-15T22:01:09Z

As seen in Veet's LJ:

More Scientific

You have:
85% SCIENTIFIC INTUITION and
70% EMOTIONAL INTUITION</b>

The graph on the right represents your place in Intuition 2-Space. As you can see, you scored above average on emotional intuition and well above average on scientific intuition.Your scientific intuition is stronger than your emotional intuition.

Your Emotional Intuition score is a measure of how well you understand people, especially their unspoken needs and sympathies. A high score score usually indicates social grace and persuasiveness. A low score usually means you're good at Quake.

Your Scientific Intuition score tells you how in tune you are with the world around you; how well you understand your physical and intellectual environment. People with high scores here are apt to succeed in business and, of course, the sciences.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 66% on Scientific

You scored higher than 99% on Interpersonal

Link: The 2-Variable Intuition Test written by jason_bateman on OkCupid Free Online Dating

novnariel @ 2005-08-05T23:45:00

2005-08-05T20:46:31Z

Those born on this day are very special...

Happy birthday,

lady_mirfain !

novnariel @ 2005-07-12T00:27:00

2005-07-11T22:29:42Z

I'll be away from the 12th to the 25th of July. Reason: I am going to my cousin's wedding, and she lives in Mirgorod, which is a small town in Ukraine. Take care!

novnariel @ 2005-07-11T00:27:00

2005-07-10T22:30:32Z

I know some of you have heard this already, but... Why can't I pick up the phone when the guy I like is calling me?! I just get too nervous...

novnariel @ 2005-07-07T22:59:00

2005-07-07T21:05:49Z

Everyone in this country has or knows someone who lives in London: children, friends or friends of friends. No one I know has suffered. I had moment of utter fear. My brother and his girlfriend live right opposite the King's Cross tube station. And he usually takes the tube at this hour going back from work. Today he off today and went to see the new apartment at that time. But he has chosen bus over the tube...

novnariel @ 2005-07-06T22:51:00

2005-07-06T21:02:05Z

Happy Birthday, tuxedo_elf !!!

May a dozen of naked Rumils entertain you whenever you feel sad!

novnariel @ 2005-07-03T22:11:00

2005-07-03T20:56:31Z

Here it is Laur, created after much thinking and mental suffering (I just could not find 10 men that were sexy enough). The number does not represent the degree of their sexiness for me, though the ones in the beginning I tend to think of more often.

Number 1:

Well, what can I say... I saw Star Wars on Monday, and I loved how Hayden Christensen played Anakin and Darth Vader here. Besides, that guy has very sexy smile and great body. And brains. And he is the same age as I am.

Number two:

This a young Russian actor, Egor Beroyev. I don't have many favourites coming from that side, but this guy is hot. As simple as that. And smart. And happily married... Oh, well...

Number three:

Orlando Bloom. Yeah, I know. It is fashionable to pick on this guy. I cannot help it, I still like him.

Number four:

And, of course, everyone loves Johny Depp!

Number five:

Another Russian actor, Daniil Strahov. He tends to play bastards that you hate most of the film just to fall in love with them when they show their tender loving hearts by the end of the movie. And he is happily married, of course.

Number six:

Karl Urban. Eomer, Cupid and Caesar (the last two from Hercules and Xena). Verrrrrrrrry sexy voice.

Number seven:

Yep, yep, yep. Eric Bana. Just look in those eyes... And you get lost.

Number eight:

Oded Fehr *waves to Laur* I and my roommate from school times were drooling all over the TV screen when 'The Mummy' was on TV.

Number nine:

A guy from Stargate: Atlantis, Joe Flanigan. I have no idea why I've picked him up, but I stand by my decision.

Number ten:

*waves to Laur again* Yep, Kevin Sorbo. Though I prefer him as Captain Dylan Hunt in 'Andromeda'.

Here it is. Sorry for the big pictures, but these men deserve to be put all over the screen and kissed every night!

novnariel @ 2005-06-20T11:21:00

2005-06-20T09:24:36Z

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Your car costs more than your college education

Your blood has a permanent vodka content level, no matter you have been drinking or not

Any outfit you wear involves leather (even in the summer even when no coats are worn)

Your idea of a normal Friday or Saturday night is spending it raving with 200-300 of your closest friends

Your idea of a love song is Track 1 of the New York Underground Party Volume 3 CD.

Things you can't live without include food, water, and a cell phone

Instead of notes during class you write text messages to your friends in Russian font

You come home at 3am and your parents are still out partying with all your friend's parents

People are always asking you if you can get them a cheep deal on something...and you can

Every sentence you say or hear starts with "blyat" and ends with "nahuy"

You know the new line of Nokia's 3 months before they come out on the market

You can't go to the movies on Sunday night without having to save 20 seats for your late friends cuz they're buying semichki

You don't mind family get-togethers because you know the grandmas will be making dinner

You know all the cops by their first names

You know someone who works at a dental lab

You are somehow related to most of the people you know

On the weekends your place of residence is the pool hall, and every 10 mins the tolstii pon'chik tells you to pick up line 2

You drive a Honda (or, in the EXTREME worse case a Nissan), and your windows are tinted to twice the legal limit

Your Honda has either a RU (Russia) or UA (Ukraine) sticker on the back bumper

Your Honda is a 5-speed stick shift, and you laugh at anyone driving an automatic by calling them lohs

At any given moment you are carrying at least a dime bag of shmal'...

Your uncle is in the Russian Mafia or is a former employee of the KGB

You have been kicked out of the JCC at least twice for trying to sneak in without paying.

You can be identified as "Russian" by your scent (D&G or Aqua de Gio cologne).

The waitresses at Omega know your order even before you say anything. Most of the time you get "Gypsy".

You met your girl playing strip durak at the last party you went to.

Everyone you know has a ruchka of smirnoff in their trunk.

You wake up on a saturday morning, unable to remember which one of your friends gave you a ride home because you couldn't even walk, but see your car standing in the parking lot (you drove home yourself).

You start thinking of bread as a good mixer for vodka

You know more than 30 Olgas, Annas, Natashas, and Vikas

You have to tell your parents what channel is "YOUR" HBO, Showtime, Per-View is on.

Your parents have computer "experience" for 8 years already on the resume, yet they been in US for only 4...

You major in Computer Science or in worst case scenario Information Systems (but you still barely know how to turn on a computer).

You have a personalized license plate.

When you are going downtown you ride in one of the last two train carts.

Typical Friday/Saturday night phone call to your friends starts with "So what are we doing tonight?"

Most of your clothes are fake brand names but you "just can't tell them apart from the real ones."

Your fake id is the International Driving License who you got through your friend who goes to Kingsburough.

You used to work out, but you don't anymore. If you do workout, you must wear all you golden chains and bracelets.

Lifting a cigarette while drinking coffee counts as an exercise.

You have a fake Movado because you can't afford a real Rolex.

Once in a while you attempt to go to synagogue but you never make it past the door because you meet so many people you haven't seen for so long.

Some English words like "use, shop, apply, and etc." permanently become a part of your conversational

You're proud to be Russian - and you pass these jokes on to all your Russian friends!
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Even though I was born and have been living all my life in Latvia, Latvian Russians are not much different. And we do laugh at ourselves a lot! But anyone else trying to crack a joke at our expense will be torn to pieces... Oh, well, this is the way we are.

novnariel @ 2005-05-21T15:24:00

2005-05-21T12:47:35Z

Ladies and gentlemen, I've been accepted to Oxford Brookes University for the Master's course :))) Apparently, I am going to move to England in September.

Bye bye!!!

2005-04-30T22:40:43Z

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am going back to the wilderness, which means I'll be out of reach for another month and a half. Take care of yourselves, don't fight, have fun, and we'll meet again soon enough!

novnariel @ 2005-04-30T02:21:00

2005-04-30T00:25:03Z

If there is at least one person in your life whom you consider a close friend, and whom you would not have met without the internet, post this sentence in your journal.

novnariel @ 2005-04-17T23:28:00

2005-04-17T21:31:12Z

It is still the 17th of April in Canada, so

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RATTIE!!!