3.11.08

soooo

Got myself (or rather, my blag) a new place to live!

I've transferred all the posts here over there and tweaked some things and Arne did all the stuff I asked him to. (Can this be more blue? I want this one to be blue, too! Is this possible? Oooh cool)

There's even a faq there! Woo. (This faq could use some more questions though. Just not doing that right now.)

welcome to: v.aurlien.net! goodbye skravlekopp (I'll probably use this for...something sometime :P )

31.10.08

Halloween and other things.

Today is Halloween apparently, and an epic day at work. As the chain I work at specializes in having "everything" you need for <insert any holiday/season/happening> at a reasonable prize, (that don't mean we have easter stuff year round, but you understand, right?) we've had a lot of halloween candy and costumes and accessories and lights and just STUFF in our store the last weeks. And a LOT of customers. Halloween seems to grow more and more popular in Norway. We CRUSHED last years halloween numbers this week.

So yeah, epic day today... I gasped when I counted the tills tonight and summed up the numbers. Not just thinking "wow, that was a lot", but literally gasping loudly when the numbers showed up :P

Can't wait to see the statistics for today, tomorrow.

This should mean that I'm also epically exhausted, but I'm not... It's just been a really good day. Everyone in a good mood and the hours flew by :D And I got to wear some silly headwear at work :P

I said I was going to write about others things as well, didn't I? Hm. Well, husband has told about our scary door over at his blag, much better than I can write it. So go read it there.

Now for food, and then candy and a movie.

28.10.08

Lesson of the day:

Do NOT listen to heart-wrecking music on the way to work.

I put on Pain of Salvation's BE on my iPhone yesterday. Pluvius Aestivus (of summer rain) was perfect for walking home in the rain after closing up the shop.

Today, I continued with BE.

And Vocari Dei (Mess Age) came on.

Auch!

For those not in the know, Vocari Dei came to be when the band encouraged their fans to call in to an answering machine and leave a message. More specifically, God's answering machine.

Then they took some of those messages, put music to it, and put it on their album.

I know this song makes me all emotional, and still I didn't skip it. Bad idea! Just as the song ended, I was right outside the mall where my store is, and I didn't have the time to put on a cheerful song before going in to work.

Sorry, Pain of Salvation, I love your music, but I'll think twice about listening to it on a rainy, windy day on my way to work again ;)

Vocari Dei on youtube. Taken from their live dvd.

14.10.08

Woops

Oh, that's right, I have a blag! Huh. Sorry... I'll blame it on the newlywed-life! Yes! That's a good excuse :D I'll try to be better from now on, ok?

Bullet list to follow

  • Rained a bit on our wedding day, but not until after our out-doors-picture-shoot. So yay!
  • Pics from the wedding can be found here! The really weird ones are from disposable cameras that we tampered with to get weird pictures.
  • Everything was excellent.
  • Still working at -nille.
  • Going to Australia in January (honeymoon!) to visit Kristine.
  • I want a new macbook, and am mad that they raised the price for them. But I guess I'll still buy one :P Not yet, though, Jim (my 4 1/2 year old iBook G4) is still going strong.
  • Arne made an excellent post about concerts and drinking over at his blag.
  • I'll be better! I'll try, I swear I'll try! (Lie)
  • I don't know how to make the bullets stop, so even though this wasn't meant to be a bullet point, now it is. Thank you for now, goodnight.

16.7.08

counting down... (quick update)

Three days left, now! Been running around a bit, but not too bad. Tomorrow and friday is really going to be hectic! Sooo looking forward to saturday, I just hope I'm not freaking out with stress that day. If I can manage to stay calm, it's gonna be a beautiful day.

It's hard to write anything good with sound everywhere around me from a tTV and such (I'm not used to TVs anymore. We're at my dad's place since we live 600 kilometers away), so yeah. Not really inspired today.

Weather forecast for Porsgrunn this saturday: Rain. Heavy rain

:S

3.7.08

AaaaAAAAaaaHhh! (not really)

So, only a bit over two weeks left until I become a Mrs.

Things are under control (or at least I keep telling myself that ;) ) and I'm really looking forward to it (hello mr. Obvious.).

We're leaving home saturday to go to Porsgrunn and run around fixing stuff the next two weeks. I have the day off today, and I'm probably going to pack and work on my non-existent tan and write a list over all the stuff we just CAN'T forget to bring with us. Toothpaste? No big deal. Arne's suit and the things we're using as place cards? Big deal :P

I'm not really having an urge to write today (as you can probably tell), but I woke up too early and my internet is empty already. Anyways, hope to see some of you on our big day. The ceremony is at 2PM (or 14, as we 24hour-clock-people like to call it) and I'm going to be breathtakingly beautiful (lol).

Love, the future Mrs. (aaaAAAaaaH!)

16.4.08

How not to act when you buy things from me, lesson 1

PEOPLE!

If I tell you that "I'm sorry I can't wrap that as a present for you, I'm all out of paper today!" How do you answer? I'll hurt the ones who say "Ridiculous! Now what am I going to do? It's going to be a present!"

Despite her snotty tone towards me, I kindly suggested that she buy a roll of present paper (We sell that! And CHEAP!), but her answer was

"Hrmph. I don't need that much! Why would I need so much?!"

I come with a blue-eyed suggestion that there's always the chance that she's going to need it later...(at least for christmas!) (Notice that I say that with a smile and a cheery retail-voice)

"HAH! I never wrap my own presents. I get the people that works in stores to do that!"

"o...k. I'm sorry, but I can't help you. More paper isn't going to magically appear back here!" (Still said in a sickening nice voice and with a smile.)

This was, of course one of the first customers today. It helped that one of our regulars was next in line and looking ugly at bratty lady the whole time.

Wow, I needed to rant a bit.