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26.1.2014 Kissamme on aina onnellinen kun isäntäväki palaa kotiin. Our cat is always so happy, when the humans return home.

Text in pics as follows: 1. In the morning 2. During the day 3. In the evening "Does anyone have suggestions for next year's activities?" 4. During night My sleeping pattern is often -- even at its best -- somewhat spotty. It kind of drives me nuts, especially if I have to work or do household chores.

Text in pics as follows. When I was a kid, I lived in a detached house. When I grew up, I moved to my own place -- living in loft house and in a block of flats have made me a territorial busybody. "Someone's crossing through our yard -- AGAIN! F*ck! I don't cross their yard either!" My last apartment was in a loft house, and it had the most perfect windows for watching things. Nowadays creeps are using the windows for watching the people living inside. Ew. Apartment building provides a lot of other things to watch. Such as: 1. Smells "Elkins is cooking cabbage again." *sniff sniff* "Yuck." 2. Smoking in the yard (Nurses and/or cooks come from the nearby kindergarten to our yard for smokes.) "Oh, I KNOW..." 3. Lots of other interesting stuff This is supposed to be a trashcan shelter. "Did I see right?" "Yep." 4. Trash sorting "#%(/&¤#! Someone's left metal cans to bio waste -- AGAIN." I sincerely hope I am not an unreasonable busybody. I like to complain about relevant things. But really, what kind of filthy beast drops metal cans to bio waste?

There are days, when I would just like to cease from existing.

When you live with a person, who creates movies as a hobby, there is no preventing of learning a thing or two. "Colour designs... Editing... Screenwriting... Special effects..." "Wow... Santeri knows everything about movies!" "Oh, for f*ck's sake! Colour designer should be fired! I can't see a f*ckin' thing!" ...And therefore it is easier to figure out, what is wrong with some tv series.

In the morning During the day In the evening: *tick tick* *clickety clack* During night: Thinking: "I think I need meds." *sigh*

I love baked goods. They are so aesthetic. Delicious. Food for the body and soul. My own creations look like turds. "It's fine." "Is not. Grr." "Can I have a taste?" Pies and muffins are usually a success. Cakes look like turds.

*typetype* "Well, Osku, what's the matter?" *Doorbell rings* "Oh yeah, the warranty inspection." After inspection: "Honey, come out of your hiding place." "Nah."

I went for a one day trip to Tallinn. 11 people got stuffed to the minibus. And then we stuffed to the ship. I get annoyed at people with rolling suitcases in the queue, because they take up so much space. "Yes, I realize I am not the smallest person in the world, and others want to drag their shoppings with them. But it is still annoying." "I found lot's of nice things from Tallinn. Mostly chocolate and teas." Hessu tried on a very fancy hat, but this time it remained in the store. The trip back was done with delicious food and in karaoke-bar. Food on the plate starting from top, clockwise: potato salad, roast beef, season's vegetables, salmon, salmon tartar + bread, mozzarella cheese. Drinking glass has apple juice mixed with Pepsi. My party tried to offer me Jägermeister and Gin Long Drink from time to time. "Uh, no thanks. I am straight edge." All in all, it was an okay trip.

*thinking*: "Better drink some milk -- it'll keep my bones strong. ...Oh, right, how's the best before date?" Carton: 'Best before 7.2.14' (as in 7th of February) Sivunoottina: Tuo tapahtui oikeasti 17. päivä, eli kymmenen päivää parasta ennen-päivän jälkeen Sidenote: This really did happen on 17th, about ten days after the best before date. "Oh well, might as well drink it. I will most likely regret this later." Ps. I did not regret it, btw.

I like to play role play games, and happen to be a moderator in one place. We had this one difficult guy. "Here would be a list of things my characters are good at." "I see." "Actually, they are splendid in these things." My guess is, he had some sort of a hero complex. "How about them flaws, then?" "Hm?" In my opinion, he tried too hard to be excellent. "WD lives in the shadow of his super cool parents. N can't keep his family alive. S is clumsy. That's it." *Sigh*

Kiitokset Sannalle, kun sain siteerata päivitystä tähän sarjikseen! Author's note: This comic relies on a word play of how Finnish words 'jengi' (engl. gang) and the name Jenni sound the same. No translations for this one, sorry!

Anon A, the difficult guy, was also sometimes a real jerk. "My character S does not like your healer char." "I see." "Because your healer is greedy, selfish piece of shit." He seemed to have difficulties of experiencing empathy towards others. "You know, my WD and your other character Firebird could shag." "Oh really." "How about it?" "How about no." He also seemed to think that all the roleplaying women and female characters were his own personal harem. "Just go to Hell, already!" "Well, you can't say that I would not try to take a contact!"

"Excuse me, smoking in here is not allowed." "Uh-huh." *actually walks away to smoke in another place* "Good Heavens! I was actually listened to!"

"This can't be new, this is re-run at most. I can't be the only one to think this." (Kyseessä siis Fazerin chili-suklaapatukka, joka ei ihan varmasti ole mikään uutuus, koska muistan syöneeni sellaisen jokunen vuosi sitten.) (This is about Fazer's chili-chocolate bar, which is advertised as a new thing, although I remember I'd eaten those before a couple of years ago.)

"I just can't understand how on some days I can be as bright as a bird and other days seem so sluggish."

*sigh* Without any proper reason, I feel awful. I'm tired. I'm angry. I feel dead tired. I really don't want to get up. Ever. "Hi." *sigh* *purring* "Hey, blockhead. That cushion was reserved for me. And you have cold paws. Yeah yeah, I will get up, eventually." <3

"Thanks so much for reading this far. My stuff might have been unprofessional and ugly to look at, but I think it is going to get better eventually. This is the last page of the sketchbook." "I happen to have another book already waiting for me. Not gonna get rid of me so easily, now aren't ya?"

"I have started fasting in the early March. I cut out meat, fish and poultry off my diet, as well as sugarbombs and salty snacks. Please send vegetarian recipes."

In the morning: *splash splash* During the day: "Ooph!" Later during the day: "Shit, I am almost late." In the evening: "That would be 22,55 euros, please." "Elope with me, heeheehee!" Later in the evening: "Man, it is so late." During night: *thinking* "I am beginning to feel a little bit pissed off!"

The difficult guy, Anon A, had also problems on caring about others and their feelings. Anon A: "I was thinking that your healer could kinda kill my character S." Me: "NO." Anon A: "Whatever. I was thinking it should happen like this..." [Anon A is writing...] "I said NO." *is furiously clicking on the send button* *wordless screaming* *sigh*

Vaihtelun vuoksi designia. Hahmosta älkää välittäkö.

*yawn* Sometimes one just goes to bed as early as 1 o'clock in the morning.

I dreamed I was on a trip, holiday or some sort. On that trip I met a person, who was really nice at first, but then appeared to be a bully. I woke up on bad mood. "Gnaa. I don't have time for this shit." But at least I told off to the dream bully, calling out their bullshit. In real life I might have not been able to. "YES!"

We had arranged a Tuesday date with one friend of mine in hopes of watching one of our mutual favourite series. "My friend just cancelled, because she has a job interview. She has had it rough in the work side, so I am feeling torn." "Santeri is away from home, and I am so lonely." "But then again, it is really hard to find a good workplace nowadays. I, too, have to try and eke out every once in a while ... when the work is scarce." *Thinking* "And of course I am embarrassed and angry at myself, because I have the audacity to whine about myself, while my friend needs my support 100%!"

*thinking* "Ahh, spring!" "Phew, the moped season has begun, then."

"From home to work" Eight hours later: "From work to home"

*thinking* "I wonder if I had the energy to read or draw before sleeping?" "But which one do I do?" "Read! Draw! READ!! DRAW!! NO! YEAH!! NO!! YEAAH!!!" "Hrrrmph! This is exactly the reason I should get more audio books from the library!"

One day at work: "Well, I'll much rather serve some winos and drunkards, because they at least treat me like a human being! You'd better take that pole out of your ass!" "And your receipt, there you go!" "Hmph!" "Have a nice weekend!"

*Chanting*: "Fe-ta! Fe-ta! Fe-ta" (referring to Feta cheese) Sometimes I and my friend Elina bond over silly things.

One day, I was shopping for shoes. "Ehhhh, they don't quite ... They squeeze from the sides and the heel does not fit right." "Good shoes are hard to come by. I feel like my feet are somehow funnily shaped. I call them 'duck feet'." "Quack." "Honk." My last pair of shoes was incredibly hard to break in. They chafed a blister on one of the toe joint every time. "Ayeeeee-ouch!" I would love to walk bare-feet, but winters are cold and I must wear shoes while at work. And morons like to scatter glass shards and tacks to the environment during summers.

Viidakkohaltiani Thunder.

At the Korkeasaari Zoo: "...And I've seen the Pallas's Cat in here maybe once, ever." "Isn't that it?" "Wha?"

*thinking* "It seriously pisses me off, when it does not flow."

"Today I was thinking of sharing a beauty tip." Even if I am not a professional in the beauty industry, not even an avid hobbyist. "Eugh, wonderful" But I do have quite a lot of problems with the skin on my hands. So therefore I will share my favourite products and tips. Hands have: - Scar - Dry skin - I was not allowed to help the cat - Other scratches - Grater attacked my thumb - There used to be a burn on the pinky - More dry skin - Angry cat attack First we take Oriflame's Renewing HandScrub. Wet your hands, rub small amount of the product in them, rinse and wash hands. "The product contains almond, so I would not necessarily recommend this to people with almond allegy. Shops probably have similar peel- or scrubbing products for hands." [Kirjoittajan huomautus: Vihreä Kosmetiikka on vaihtanut nimensä Flow Kosmetiikaksi. Olisi pitänyt tarkistaa lähteet. || Author's note: Vihreä Kosmetiikka changed their name as Flow Kosmetiikka. Should have checked my sources.] Then moisturizing! For this I recommend Vihreä Kosmetiikka's Sheabutter & Lavender-balm. Certificated organic raw materials take even 98% of the balm. "This really is wondrous balm, I tell ya! It takes care of scratches, itchy skin, even burns! Got it as a gift from a friend of mine a couple of years ago, so huge thanks to Anna!" Tässä vielä linkki Flow Kosmetiikan sivuille: Flow Kosmetiikka

Kummallakin on sama nimi, koska nimi sopii mielestäni mille vaan sukupuolelle, enkä ole koskaan ollut kovin kekseliäs. Hahmot siis eri paikoissa; male!Badger on Oakleaf Holtista , fem!Badger oli alunperin Shadow Wood Holtista, nyttemmin siirretty Beacon Call Holtiin .

Employer's automated text message: "Come to the shift? Reserve the shift with code'Reserve X1'." Me: "Reserve X1" "Now we only need to wait for confirmation. Or other notification of the shift being taken." Cell phone: *As mute as fish* No new messages, LOL! "Hmph!" After half an hour: "Mia K. here, hello... About that shift, because it was never confirmed or denied. No... Oh, it got taken already? Sorry, I can't go to Rajamäki. Thanks anyway. Bye!" After two hours: *typetypetype* Emplyer's automated message: "The shift, you tried to reserve, has been filled already." "...Thanks, I am aware."

"Two tickets. Yes, please - I'll buy those." "But Mia, you ordered those ZZ Top tickets half an hour ago. They won't be coming in before the next week." "Hmm?"

"The time is over 2 o' clock in the afternoon, and I am still in my nightie."

*Thinking*: "I'd like to bake something." "But on the other hand, I am home alone. It's not fun to bake to one's self." *Thinking*: "We don't have much supplies either. I would have to go to the grocery store." *Thinking*: "And I just washed the dishes. Do I really want more dirty dishes right now?" "Pfft, I guess I'll watch Star Trek instead."

"It ...ing sucks when one does not get the justified acknowledgement to their deeds or presence. Why do I even bother? Oh, I should be missing for several days before anyone misses me!?" (* Dark Pulse: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts.

Signs of spring: Amount of light increases. Preparing for beach season begins Magazine articles: - YOUR BODY'S FLAWS - YOU'RE NOT ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH - NEW DIET - LOSE WEIGHT - you're ugly - SWIMSUITS - Snow uncovers its treasures. - Plants begin to poll-- "ATCHOO!! HATSHIIIH!! You all gan jusht go dho He-- SNOOOOORT!!!"

*Reading a text*: "And I knew I wanted to kill myself on my birthday, then it would look nice in the gravestone." *Thinking*: "Really nice idea! I have to keep that in mind, if--*"

"Sometimes a datemate might have these annoying little habits..." "What the HECK is going on in here?!" I dreamed that Worf, the Chief Security Officer of USS Enterprise was giving me dating tips.

"That person is around my age, and a published cartoonist. Damn good too." "That person is two years younger and has published two books already. Makes movies too." "My peers have gone into and graduated from grand colleges, traveled, gotten ownership of apartment, gotten a job from some super grand architecture office, gone engaged and married..." "All I have is this crummy comic blog with maybe five readers, humdrum and low-paying job, rental apartment, pimples and one ...ing depression!" *thinking*: "Let her vent. Otherwise she won't get any sleep at night. Never heard of similar language in this household, though."

I really like to travel on a train. On the last few trips there has been bad luck with the fellow passengers, though. "*HIC*ck, I will smash your faces in, goddam*HIC*!" So, when I traveled to Helsinki, I tried to be optimistic. *thinking*: "Maybe this time I'm in luck..." "Buurps!" *Sniff* *thinking*: "OH HELL NO--!" (eau de old booze)

I was going to the cinema in Helsinki. Being right ahead of time, I sat and waited for Santeri on a bench. Then I noticed it! "Oh my gorsh!" *Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!* "A pinball machine!" *Thinking* "I wonder if I had a couple of euros extra?" *thinking* "Only the bus fare..." After the movie: "It was a great movie!" "True that!" "What's the time?" "It's 7 pm, sharp." "Well, in that case I won't make it to the bus back at home. It went 15 minutes ago." "! ..." "What's the matter?" "I COULD have played that money in the pinball machine." "I see." PS. On the way back home. *tiktiktik* *psh* Can label: Koff -- Beer! *thinking*: "OH HELL NO--!" For the record, on this trip no one tried to cause any trouble. Certain irritants make me nervous and mad quite easily.

I am just so tired of being negative and spiky towards everyone. I wish I never would have to get up. No one likes me. Or cares about me. "What if you thought about positive things?" "Mmmmh... Go to Hell."

"This is the moment..." "Troops, answer this..." "Courageous or a coward?" "The battle may begin!" I don't have the time for depressive shit. Now it's time to get things done!

"You want attention, huh?"

"Neighbour must have taken a dog. Now the dog is barking out its loneliness." // Musta tuntuu, että kyseessä olikin hoitokoira tai koira oppi tavoille, koska viikon kuluttua haukkuminen taukosi. I believe the dog was just being dogsitted or learned to behave, because the barking ended in a week.

As of late, I have been watching Hercule Poirot solving murder mysteries in Netflix. The last case was The Clocks. "Hey, that one guy is played by Jason Watkins. He also plays Herrick in Being Human!" Thinking: "Herrick is one of the craziest vampires. I sure am not going to trust this guy either." At the end of the case: "He really WAS the murderer! I KNEW IT!!" "I could become a private detective, when I grow up!"

"I was supposed not to have any time for the depressing shit. WHY ME?! WHY NOW?!"

"Today I lost an online friend from my circles, because I did not agree about something. We had been friends for seven years." "This friend had taken a snapshot without permission of some guy, because the guy's ass crack was showing. I don't care if someone uses a hat as a shoe, taking secret snapshots is not right. Especially uploading photos to Internet just to mock other people is really low." "So, I commented that taking pics without permission is not nice. I explained more in my own status update. Then I got removed from friendlist and blocked. Just yesterday this friend had said: 'I am here if you want to talk'." "So, that's it, then. Online friendship of seven years deleted. I am not regretting, actually; sometimes a nasty behaviour needs to be confronted and questioned. My former friend would have a different tone, if someone had taken pics of her daughter's cleavage without permission and uploaded those to the net." Thinking: " Besides, do I even want to be a friend of a person like that? I am ugly and really fat; would this person take secret mocking photos of me and upload them to the net, if they did not know me?"

Piirsin yhdessä välissä oman hahmoni ja yhden kaverin hahmon, kun piti saada piirrettyä kaksi hahmoa kanssakäymässä.

"I was supposed to use these frames for the comic that was going to go to the tenant committee's pamphlet." "I think I don't dare. It would be the first printed and published comic of my adult life. Even the bubble level shows the frames are crooked."

Ohessa asukastoimikunnan lehdykkään tehty sarjakuva. Ajalta kun asuin vielä Hyvinkään Nuorisoasuntoyhtiön asunnossa. Ekan kuvan malli on karkeasti otettu ekasta kämpästäni. Here is the comic I made for the tenant committee's pamphlet. This was from the time I still lived in Hyvinkää. First frame has been roughly copied from the first apartment I moved in. New tenant at HNAY: "It is pretty lonely in here. I don't know the neighbours and have no idea of activities." Thinking: "Joining the tenant committee was worth it! I get to know people and plan the tenant activities." The tenant committee arranges events, ie. gaming and barbecue nights. Sometimes they arrange work parties, sometimes expeditions. By joining the committee you can have an influence on the events!

One day, when shopping sunglasses: "Would you like to buy a case fo--" "Yes, please!" Case is a great invention, really. Old sunglasses got broken almost immediately due to the careless handling.

"When I was 19 years old, and I did not have a clue of what to do with my future, I was said that I don't need to worry because I am so young. "That was about seven years ago! No one says that to me anymore. And even if they said, how long am I staying young? I still don't know what to do with my life."

One day at work, I was a bit tired. *beep beep* Thinking: When I get off at seven, I am going straight home and to bed..." Thinking: "...No, wait, it is Saturday today. Shop closes at six. WTF was I thinking?" Later on a same day: "No, I have had all my breaks..." "Yeah, you've got a shift over nine hours." (* "Oh yeah, right." (* A shift over nine hours grants an extra break.

Someone in my hobby circles had promoted their forum for quite some time. I went to take a look. "This is a disaster..." I believe I should not have gone to take a look. Author's note: The mentioned forum closed recently due to bad administration. Not surprised. || Mainittu foorumi lopetti hiljattain huonon hallinnon takia. Ei ollut ylläri.

Thinking: It smells like buns in the elevator!"

Running errands in the city central Thinking: "Well, I certainly picked wrong colour hoodie." Sivuhuomautus: Entisessä kotikaupungissa oli tuohon aikaan Steelfestit, siksi tummanpuhuviin pukeutunutta steel-kansaa oli niin paljon. || My former home town had a steel music festival at the time, therefore there was so much dark-clothed steel posse around.

"Well, packing is child's play! Whatever could go wrong?" *shout of pure terror* *rumblerumblerumblerumblerumble* "Are you just playing there?" "...Shiiiet."

What they said about me, when I was a kid Some teacher: "Mia is verbally very talented as well as artistic." How does this thing fare now: Me: "Grunt!"

Words around head: - father at intensive care - sleeping problems - money problems - moving - lack of motivation - misogyny - depression - stress Sometimes I feel like I have inside of me a scream that I can't let out.

Thinking: "My father has been on ICU for a while because of various organ problems. They called me today, the future is looking grim." I had gone to see my father. He was not able to talk, because his throat had been punctured. It was called tracheotomy, I think. Thinking: " I somehow always thought my father would kill himself. Or drink himself to death." I am feeling pretty torn about this situation. I would not want my father to pass away alone and afraid. But on the other hand, he has been a drunkard and a fiend. "Not quite a model father." "But even if my father was what he was, I have the right to worry about him. One arse has called me naïve, because I worry!" "At any rate... My father taught me, what kind of a person I do NOT wish to grow up like. I guess that counts for something." PS. My father passed away on the next day from drawing the last comic. May he rest in peace.

Thinking: "6#@!*¤§!! ...ck this shit! Lost my night's sleep again because of all kinds of douchebags. Itchy arseholes to them!"

In the morning: I hold up my tears. During the day: I hold up my tears. In the evening: I hold up my tears. During the night: Thinking: "I feel so anxious I want to toss myself off the balcony."

"Grxgrmblgrnn**ck..." "Gmrrgrnxxgrmlb***ell..." "Grrmbl**ckwhataclown..." "Hm?" "Ohhhhhhh so cute!"

Please don't ask me to do more -- I am already overwhelmed. Nootti: Tähän väliin odotettavissa päivitystauko, koska mulla on tosi paljon luonnoksia odottamassa tussaamista, skannaamista ja editointia. Kirjaston skanneri ei ole aina tehnyt parasta mahdollista jälkeä, yritän selvittää johtuuko se minusta vai mistä. Note: At this point there will be a pause on updates, because I have a lot of sketches waiting to be inked, scanned and edited. Library's scanner is not doing it very best, and I am trying to figure out why.

"...And I want a salad buffet to the housewarming party! Vegetables and cheese, vegans could have tofu and stuff. Maybe I will also bake some bread and pizza! Chocolate cake for dessert!" At this rate, the housewarming party will be at year 2165...

Today, I took the bus from Havukoski to Viikki. I watched the traffic passing by during the bus trip. My gaze met with someone on the next lane. Thinking: "What am I supposed to do in a situation like this?"

I have recently moved to Vantaa. I don't know pretty much anyone in the region. There is no money to have hobbies and my boyfriend's hobbies are not to my interests. No chance to get friends from anonymoys chat forums. I am lonely. "Well, on the anonymous chat forum I have learned already, that if you ask for a gift, you're a boor. If not, you're stupid. If you want to give a gift, you are flaunting your wealth and if you don't want to give a gift, you are a cheapskate." *Siiiiiiiiigh* Thinking: "I need more happy things in my life."

The other day, my mam called me. "You are so brave! I am so weepy now, I can't talk!" "Maybe you should take a break then. We can talk another time." A couple of hours pass: "I WILL DELETE YOUR NUMBER! I DON'T HAVE A DAUGHTER ANYMORE!!" Thinking: "Promises, promises."

Lawyer on the phone: "Don't pay any bills of the estate. We'll deal with the estate inventory deed first and see how much the finances are." Me: "Well, I can do at least that." Me thinking: "There is under a fiver on my bank account."

Teki mieli piirtää jotain hellää. Vasemmalla Oryn, kaverini Lisan hahmo. Oikealla Ruska, omani. Minulla oli kuvareferenssi. Referenssi tämän linkin takana .

In the lack of anything better to do, we went to have a walk and feed the ducks. "These probably soon think I am their Santa Claus." "Pip-pip!" "Quack!" Rolled oats and rye bran are thrown. Likelihood is visible. Me, hood on. Christmas elf or Santa. Guess the ducks should not be fed, but there is something soothing and therapeutic in it. At least rolled oats and rye bran are better option than bread.

In the petting zoo at Orimattila. "Can we take these home?" "Bah?" "Cluck?" "If we have space for them."

"All glory and praise to those friends, who -- with simple chatting -- remind me of what I can do with my life!" "You all are the best!" *is again full of hope and will to live*

Hyvien ystävien kanssa tavallinen päiväretkikin on seikkailu. With good friends even an ordinary little trip is an adventure. Nootti: Ei, emme harrasta cosplayta, halusin vain kuvaan fantasia-elementtejä. Note: No, we do not cosplay. I only wanted fantasy elements to the picture.

"Oh, it is not as hot outside as I thought!" In under five minutes: Thinking : "...ck!"

"Today, my sketchbook ran out of pages. Payday is in a few days, so I will be using separate sheets of paper until then. I have not used them for a long while." "At least this time I have a folder, to keep the papers in order. With old drawings I never used one." They were not even this neatly! Separate sheets of paper are a nuisance. I was supposed to move during June. Me: "Can we continue with the packing?" My friend Kata: "But I want to look at these first. These are nice!" My friend Kata: "You never finished this one." Me: "THROW IT AWAY!" My friend Kata: "Nonsense. I will put it here safely along with the others." Me: "Yeabut... No..." :C "But paper sheets can take more, at least. My favourite type of sketchbook is smaller than A4. And I am too cheap to get me any bigger books." "And this opens a whole lot new opportunities!"

Fem!Badger Beacon Call Holtista . Rustailin kun oli tylsää.

I had this statuette made out of white clay. I had made it myself some time when I was a teenager. Today it fell off the top of the shelf. I did not bother to glue it back together. It was missing pieces too. ...Or maybe I should. I am broken myself and no one has yet tossed me away.

"Nothing super exciting has happened, but ask me something. I will answer with a comic."

"Can we discuss plagiarism?" I run an Elfquest-based roleplay forum in the Internet. It is named Wild Forest Holt. It is an okay forum, just a tad slow with action. *type type* I have used a lot of effort to the concept, ideas and tribe info, such as tribal roles. Thinking: "I can't think of anything." As far as I know, no one has snatched my ideas, art, writings or anything of same sort. "Bad drawing skills have their benefits. Hah." I was pretty much surprised, when I noticed similar material in another EQ-based group. Thinking: "Hmm..." I asked my friends opinion. Me in chat: "Hey, see any similarities in these lists? [link 1] [link 2] My friend in chat: "Now that you mention it, yeah." Apparently, the admin in another group had sought out some inspiration from the other groups. "Which basically is quite alright, I guess? One would know how to pose sub forums, categories, etc." But, to be honest, I was not thrilled to find my list copied and pasted without my permission. "And I do realize that lists are really hard to write using one's own words, without copying anyone." " But the list was partially identical from word to word. It had only been altered for another setting. "Even the fulfilled roles were marked the same way!" "Don't get me wrong, tho. If an idea is a good idea, it can be used. But credit where it's due, right? Of course right." I had copied my own skill list from an old, nowadays ended, group. I had a mention of the fact. On the screen: Please note! This list has been copied and altered from Shadow Wood Holt! There won't be misunderstandings this way. And of course, I could not write to the admin of the other group like this: "Waaah, I own the rights to the term 'hunt leader'! Also to the jungle theme! I'll sue! You owe me 100 zillion euros!" So, I wrote like this: "Hi! I noticed some similarities in these lists, so is you have been searching for inspiration from my group, it would be nice if you could mention it and maybe add a link. Good luck and all the best! - Mia" Thinking: "So, they did mention the source. Small font. No link. (* Makes me a little mad. *Sigh* (* The link was added, eventually. "What I am trying to say is that even if some thing is in the Internet, it does not necessarily mean that it is available for all use. Asking permission and mentioning sources are mandatory things." "Everybody here knows this, right? Of course right!" Art thefts are a whole different story... " WHY ON EARTH WOULD ONE CROP OUT THE ARTIST SIGNATURE?! IMAGE SHARING SITES SUCK!! WHY ARE WATERMARKS REMOVED!? MAKING MONEY WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK!! IT MAKES ME SO PISSED, THIS MODERN COURSE OF THINGS!! "

Joys of owning a black cat: Haunting

I went camping to Ähtäri with my friend Kata on 15.8.-17.8.14. It was my first time camping, so I had prepared both too well and run of the mill. "My back hurts just a wee bit..." Overpacked backpack, slightly broken Town clothes, also slightly broken Tent Straps of the backpack caused me trouble. "Aiee-ouch!" "Probably not like this either." "I give up." I felt like the majority of the trip was spent in trains. First the trip between Koivukylä and Hyvinkää; two trains. Thinking: "Well, of course the rush hour train." The trip between Hyvinkää and Riihimäki. "And the straps did not work like they should've worked." "HAHAHA! Help, I can't stand this!" During the trip between Riihimäki and Seinäjoki we finally got seats. "Sorry, soz..." *Bonk* *thump* *poke* *smack* Train aisles can be surprisingly narrow. At Seinäjoki, we swapped into a regional train. It was also called rail bus. "And we did not get any photos of it! It was like a train's baby! It did not use electricity! I really have to google it sometime!" Ohessa googletettu kuva: Klik-klik At the railway stop of Ähtäri Zoo we noticed how we are totally not in the metropolitan area anymore. No electricity wires for trains. One (1) set of railroad tracks. "The train goes here six times a day. When we return, we really can't go to the wrong train." Walking trip to the camping site sure felt longer when going there than when returning. I think I complained surprisingly little. "Imma gonna die... Gonna fall to the ditch... My knee can't take it... Back hurts... Boohoo..." "It is behind the next curve." Kata has the patience of a saint. We finally got to the camping site, so we registered in. Setting the tent worried me. Horror scenario 1: "#%&¤##¤%! ...ck! It just does not work!" "Whatever, I'll sleep like this!" Horror scenario 2: "There it goes. We forgot the stakes." "I thought you were speaking of steaks." "No nonsense!" *snap* *Laaaaaaaaaah!* "..." Setting instructions "Oh, it was that easy. We just need to add the protective textile and stakes." Saturday, 16th of August. My back was hurting a little. I was not used to sleeping outside. "Oh, ...ck!" The maintenance building made things remarkably easy. Sinks Showers Caravan area is that way More sinks Funny mirrors, for some reason Kitchen unit Water unit One can go straight through Toilets More sinks No one mention this to Kata's father. On Saturday we went to the zoo, too. The most important animal to me was the badger. The most important animal to Kata was the fox. To Kata, foxes are like the badgers to me; the most valued favourite animal. On Saturday, there was also time just to be. "Who was the murdered Sharon, again?" (Author's note: it is 'tate', in case someone is doing a crossword with similar hint) Loput reissusta raportoidaan sitten kun saan muita juttuja pois alta. Rest of the reportage will be done after I get other stuff away. Kysymys-memeen osallistuneiden ei tarvitse huolestua, vastaukset on mulla työn alla.

"Well, I think world just needs more smiles." Nootti: En ole eläissäni tehnyt graffitia, tämä piirros osallistui graffiti-aiheiseen piirroskisaan. Note: I have never in my life done a graffiti, this drawing took part in graffiti-related drawing competition.

One night: "So I went and bought this weird fruit soda from the nut store." Thinking: "Gee, why did I have to? Is this even good? Better make sure, so I won't get disappointed." *slurrp* "It is so good I don't any other soda anymore."

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