Hipster or Gay?
Fun website I came across and a question I have to ask myself sometimes. hehe.
That’s how long I went without playing Warcraft. That’s right folks! I’m back. :/ That wasn’t long at all. I “relapsed” because I was bored and I wanted to play. Hahaha, nothing wrong with that! right….right?!
I am still not playing my mains(apricot, ayda). I’ve created a new character on a *gasp*pvp server! And I’m playing a horde toon. It’s not my first horde, but the first one I am trying to stick with all the way to 70.
I thought I had the day off because you know…I’M SICK! Turns out I only have half the day off. I go to work in an hour. Boo! Here’s a song I cant get enough of. Go listen to it and love it too!
Lykke Li- Little Bit (loving hand aka DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy remix)
My laptop is open and the kid is engulfed in Dora the Explorer so I am blogging. I am sick! :( Whenever the weather changes I always get sick. I don’t know if sick is the right word. It’s just a cold. I can’t stop coughing, sneezing, I breathe funny…when I can breathe! It sucks. And of course today I am working all day because the Dutch school system knows when I’m sick or hungover and decides to schedule off days for the kids on those days! Thanks guys!
The weekend is upon us again! Sheesh! Feels like the weekend was just here! I can’t believe I’m complaining about the weekend coming so soon, but here I am doing just that. Maybe the week hasn’t flown by. It probably just feels like it because I had a wild night out on a Tuesday. Hahaha, Only in Amsterdam can you still find a crowded dance club on a Tuesday night.
me, dev, and mike at the club
Of course the day I wake up feeling sick , I find out one of the kids is out of school for 2 days for holiday.
YAY
NOT :/
I’ve had a good week full of good news and the upcoming weekend should be fun as well! Per is coming for a visit! Yay! He was just here last month, but I missed him and am soooo excited about him being here again. So, what good news did I receive? Only that two of my favorite people will be in Europe within weeks! My friend Jim will be flying into Prague at the end of the month for work related stuff. I requested 2 days off so I can join him there. Can’t wait. Especially, since I stood him up last time he was here. Sorry JIM! >.< When I get back ,Jeremy and Nick will be visiting Amsterdam! Jeremy of course has been here tons of time and even brought me along on a trip(which is when I fell ion love with this city!). Nick is a noob. But that’s the beautiful part. Exploring and seeing things new for the first time. You can only have that feeling once.
The fun doesn’t stop there folks. That weekend I’ll be off to Denmark/Sweden to see Per and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yelstin. Haven’t heard of them? They’re indie pop and constantly played on my itunes. Check them out and let me know what you think!
I have been warcraft free for 12 days. That’s right folks. I did actually quit cold turkey. I know in my last post I said I was going to play the Euro version, but I didn’t. Surprisingly enough I am taking it well. No shakes yet. My one complaint is now I have far too much free time. (wait…what? who complains about that?) I don’t even know what to do with it. I’ve been on a movie watching rampage. I watched “Bangkok Dangerous” a few nights ago with Aaron(via skype…bwahaha lame) and it was terrible. I just “acquired” Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Thumbsucker. Hoping one of the two will be good. I’ve only heard terrible things about Thumbsucker. BUT I’m giving it a chance. Suggest some movies. K? THNX!
Oh! back to WoW. The date of the expansion has been released! November 14th. I will be back for the expansion. I want to hit level 80 before all of my friends :)
at the bar
Last night was the most random night I’ve had in Amsterdam in a long time. I was going to type ever, but sheesh…I’ve had some random nights here. It started off with me telling Devynn over and over that I wouldn’t be going out. A few beers later and the added company of Devynn’s friend, American Annie who is new to Amsterdam, changed my mind. We had a few beers at our place before heading out to hit the town! We walked around the Red Light District. Hahaha. Sounds like I go there a lot. I don’t! Well, I do, but only to show people who haven’t been. Anywho, while debating over whether to spend money on a sex show we saw a boat of boys….errr, men going down the canal. Not something out of the ordinary, but what was out of the ordinary is that we waved, they waved, and they seriously put the boat in reverse and invited us in. And who are we to turn a boat ride down? So, we jumped off the side of the canal and into the boat with about 9 men.
boat
Turns out they were a group of German/Canadian business men in Amsterdam on business. The guy leading the tour was some awkward Dutch guy who was completely Dutch. Maybe THE definition of a Dutch guy. I mean…when Dev and I told him, “You are REALLY Dutch” he responded, “I am, but most Dutch people cannot afford a coat like my jacket. This is REALLY expensive jacket”. bwahahahha, proving his Dutch-ness even more. I should write a blog about what I consider to be “Completely Dutch”. Anywho, he led our “tour” which was basically drinking the business guys’ beers and talking. I honestly thought that our boat was going to sink. The weight was unbalanced and there was water at the bottom! Throughout the ride, Captain Dutchie kept making us switch sides to even it out. After 45 minutes of boating through canals, we arrived at our destination/their suite of their hotel which was right in the red light district. I failed to mention that during this entire boat ride I had to pee. So badly! As soon as we docked I ran to the nearest available bathroom. Which happened to be in a sex shop. I ran in, got permission to use the bathroom and pulled up my dress and fell INTO the toilet soaking my purple leggings! Arghh! Typical soph. The dress I was wearing was far too short to go leggings-less so I was forced to buy a 15 euro pair of skanky thigh highs from the sex shop. A sight to see :) We ended up hanging out at the business guy’s suite for a while. They were pretty nice, the suite was…sweet (muahahaha, I had to), I got to play DJ Pinkie and there was free booze and food. Eventually, we left with Captain Dutchie and went to another bar which was way crowded. We left there, biked(no drunken falls) to Leidseplein where we got snacks, peed, and continued our way back to our place to pass the hell out. Random, right?
It’s been pretty busy at the apartment lately. On Sunday, Tony and his friend, Yulia from Siberia, came to spend the night. They wanted to spend one last day in Amsterdam before Yulia departed again for Siberia. When Tony comes to town it’s like Christmas! He works for a company on an American military base that has an American store. He always brings goodies with him! Including poptarts! Which are my favorites and unavailable in The Netherlands.
Thanks Tony!
I had a lot of fun while they were here. I didn’t plan on going out on a Sunday night, but Tony convinced me and Devynn to join him. We ended up walking through the Red Light District and hanging out at a bar for awhile. I was a bit sloshed. Mostly due to the jager (another gift from the American place) I consumed before leaving the house. 
Fortunately, we were able to catch the last tram home and I got 8 hours of sleep before working the next day. UNFORTUNATELY, that didn’t help my hangover at all. I was under the weather until around 3 that afternoon. Didn’t stop me from going out that night though! Manon invited me to a jazz/burlesque show at The Sugar Factory. I didn’t drink, but I had fun. It was an interesting show. The jazz was good and of course the girls were hot. At one point they brought a pole out and a really talented and flexible woman with the most perfect butt showed us her skills. It was…great. ;)
On Tuesday, Devynn officially moved in to the apartment and Jenna from Minnesota came to stay for a few days! Jenna was just passing through on her way to Ghana/Liberia to do research. I had a good time while she was here. Exploring the city and discovering new things. I think I know a lot about t he city and then I turn down a wrong corner and find something I never knew about! I love it! I gave her a tour, by bike aroudn the city. She had one spill! Over the tram tracks. I was impressed.
The first few months I lived here I got my tires stuck in the tram tracks constantly. but then again I am a bit of a klutz. :/
This e-mail is to alert you that, according to our records, the pre-paid game time on your World of Warcraft account PRINCESSPIAPANTS will expire in 3 days.
SO, I’m thinking about letting it expire. Ok, not thinking about it. I am doing it!
Really, I am! I haven’t played very much this week. Mostly due to the fact that I’m afraid I’ll get yelled at for missing 6 raids in the past week and a half. Whoops! My excuse?(the first time) There was a sunny day! Those are few and far between here. There was no way I was sitting on my ass to raid for four hours when I could sit on my ass in the park IN the sun. I missed the rest of the raids because…well, I just didn’t want to go. The raids are right smack dab in the middle of the day because of the time difference. So, I end up wasting a huge chunk of my day! I’m going to play on the European servers(requires buying a new game and account) and starting over.I’m sure some of you are saying, “I knew it!” Haha, You know me better than being able to just quit cold turkey! This will allow me to raid(if I want to ) at a time that’s normal and doesn’t cut out a huge part of my day.
So, let’s take a moment to say goodbye to my toons that I’ve been playing for the last 2 years :(
*moment*
Today marked the end of an era. A 6 month era of Sophia and Manon living together.
She moved out today. It wasn’t an emotional goodbye. In fact, I was playing Warcraft when she left. And no, it’s not because I don’t care. It’s because I’ll still get to see her ALL the time. “Our kids” go to school together and she only lives a few blocks away. Thank goodness. BUT I’m sure going to miss dancing with her in our kitchen. :(
However, I do get to move into the bigger room. Score! *moving into the big room dance*
Ahem. So anywho, I cooked a nice dinner this evening. I was very proud of myself. Those of you that know me, know I’m a terrible cook. So, I’m sure this will surprise you. It was actually quite delicious! It was such an easy, “soph proof”, dish. I made pink and green pasta. Which is just zuchinni, creme fraiche, onions, shrimp, and farfalle. Easy peasy and yummy yummy!
It’s nearly 3 am and I am awake. Why? No idea! I didn’t have caffiene, I’m not playing WoW, and I’m definitely not excited about tomorrow. Ughhh. Tomorrow. Tomorrow is Monday. I barely even work on Mondays, but just the fact that it is a Monday depresses me. I hope the tradition of finding an unexpected postcard from Sweden (coincidentally, on my bad days) at my door continues! It’s always the perfect cure for a poop day. :D
Currently reading- “A Turn in the South”. So far, so good. It’s a non-fiction, travelogue about the American South. I’m also getting back into the Fables loop. If you don’t know about Fables, you fail. No need to fear! Pinkie is here to educate you on Fables. 
Fables was actually reccomended to me by Micheal. (If I never thanked you for introducing me to Fables, then I do now! :) ) It’s a comic series starring well known characters from fairy tales/fables, such as Snow White, The Big Bad Wolf, etc. “Fables” live in a small section of NYC after being kicked out of their homelands by an unidentified guy/thing/power called “the adversary”. Sounds scary, eh? The comic illustrates their struggles/battles/love/everything else. It’s pretty awesome and easy to get hooked to. Just ask my EX roomie about the time she, a non comic reader, sat down and read one of the volumes.
