On Thursday I didn't really feel like going to the social night with
some clients. But then I thought, fine, why not, they might have spicy
wings like last time, so I can just occupy myself with the snacks if
it's really boring.
They were also showing the
football match in the pub where we met so most of them was turning their
back on us to watch it. It was a bit awkward. Rebecca, Cara and I were
just talking among ourselves, when one of our clients, Mr. Giggles
turned around, looked at us, and said, "You have really small teams in
your office."
We hadn't the slightest clue what he's talking about or
how has he any idea about our teams, so just
muttered something. He didn't wait too long to add, "Well, you are not
very tall, are you?", and winked.
True, we three are almost like
hobbits, so suddenly all of started giggling, but he didn't stop there.
"I don't mean to be rude... but you are small." Ok, got it. Hilarious.
After
I spotted a familiar face. So, we meet again, I thought. On the last
meeting he was really strange. When I introduced myself, he just kept
staring at my hand sticking out, then turned to my colleauge, who
was standing next to me, and shook his instead. So I just call him The
Weirdo ever since. I was quite sure he will do something like that again, but to my biggest surprise he grabbed my hand and shook it
quite vigorously.
Later
he asked me where I'm from. When I told him, I'm a hun, he just
went silent. I was prepared for horse jokes, but none came. Mr. Giggles
said, "You are the first hungarian I've ever seen", and stared at me,
leaning forward slightly. Well, of course you have to take a really good
look, don't you, like in the museum at the mummy of the first iceman. These are the situations when I have absolutely no idea what to say, so most of the times I just smile and nod. Smile and nod.
When
finally the food arrived I managed to grab only one chicken wing. It
was quite popular, so to avoid fights I decided to stick to chips and
scampi because noone really seemed to go for them.
I also tried a
new beer, Mac's Gold, from New Zealand. It was really nice. But came
with a freakin' heavy beer stein, so it was quite an exercise just to
hold my Kiwi drink.
When we left, one of my colleagues,
Martin Awesome grabbed my hand and said, "It was really nice to meet
you." No idea what was so nice about it. He meets me in the office every
day and won't even say hello.
Saturday, 16 June 2012
The Secret World Beta Weekend #3: Hell Raised... also we can be pretty now
As a girl gamer I not only need a good story and atmosphere in a game but the characters should be pretty too. The Secret World Beta Weekend #3: Hell Raised started yesterday and I was really happy when I saw the new shirts, skirts and shoes in the character creator.
On the first weekend we didn't have a lot of options, so my poor Suzy had to run around in a funny looking red shirt, and ridiculously big cowboy boots while chasing zombies because the rest of the clothes were even more horrible.
My new beta character, Sue Ellen, on the other hand got a lovely pair of jeans and a nice white shirt. Blood looks nicer on white, doesn't it? Unfortunately in this game we won't be covered in blood from head to toe after a killing spree. Shame.
It's also interesting to see what others are wearing. I bet that behind those skimpily dressed female characters, walking around in high heels and tiny skirts, a guy gamer clicks the mouse more often than not.
So we have options. We can dress up our characters quite respectably, or decide to put on something a stripper would beg for. This is how it should be in every game. It really annoys me in games like Tera Online that my options are slutty, or sluttier. While I don't mind others prancing around town flashing their underwear, I like to look decent. Even if it's just the virtual me.
This time I played a Dragon, so my story started in Seoul, not in London, but after a few minutes I found myself back in Kingsmouth. This little town is still charming. Even though the streets are swarming with zombies and other yukkie creatures.
I also dropped the assault rifle and learned spellcasting instead so this time I managed to enjoy the actual gameplay as well, not just the beautiful landscape and the creepy story.
My new beta character, Sue Ellen, on the other hand got a lovely pair of jeans and a nice white shirt. Blood looks nicer on white, doesn't it? Unfortunately in this game we won't be covered in blood from head to toe after a killing spree. Shame.
It's also interesting to see what others are wearing. I bet that behind those skimpily dressed female characters, walking around in high heels and tiny skirts, a guy gamer clicks the mouse more often than not.
So we have options. We can dress up our characters quite respectably, or decide to put on something a stripper would beg for. This is how it should be in every game. It really annoys me in games like Tera Online that my options are slutty, or sluttier. While I don't mind others prancing around town flashing their underwear, I like to look decent. Even if it's just the virtual me.
I also dropped the assault rifle and learned spellcasting instead so this time I managed to enjoy the actual gameplay as well, not just the beautiful landscape and the creepy story.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Darjeeling Limited was the first Wes Anderson movie I've ever seen. Also this was the first movie I've ever seen together with John when we first met at my place instead of the usual pub dates we'd been doing for a few weeks. He still refers to it as "the movie that got me laid". I liked it a lot. The film was also quite good...
So the director's new movie, the Moonrise Kingdom, is in the cinemas now.
Set in 1965, the film tells the story of two teenagers who fall in love and run away together.
They do this in the beautiful New England, in soft, golden tones and faded, retro atmosphere.
I love the clothes too...
So the director's new movie, the Moonrise Kingdom, is in the cinemas now.
They do this in the beautiful New England, in soft, golden tones and faded, retro atmosphere.
I love the clothes too...
Boring
There are two possible scenarios in the office.
I'm either so busy that I have no idea where the time just flies away and everything is happening at the same time, or it's so boring that I don't even mind when some of my weird colleagues show up at my desk with something silly to ask. Normally I would just give them a funny look but on boring days even this seems more interesting than the greenbean recipes I was checking out today just to pass the time.
How sad...
I'm either so busy that I have no idea where the time just flies away and everything is happening at the same time, or it's so boring that I don't even mind when some of my weird colleagues show up at my desk with something silly to ask. Normally I would just give them a funny look but on boring days even this seems more interesting than the greenbean recipes I was checking out today just to pass the time.
How sad...
28
The older I get the less I want to do something special on my birthday. So this year when John asked how I want to celebrate I didn't say anything for a few days. Eventually I told him yesterday that I just want to spend the evening at home, eat pizza, drink beer and watch a movie.
At the end we watched How I met your mother, because I couldn't make up my mind on movies. I must say the last episode of season 8 was kind of a facepalm one but on the whole it wasn't a bad season.
As usual John gave me awesome presents. It's like he knows me or something. So he got me those pie dishes (the very patriotic pie dishes as I was referring to them) I kept pointing out to him in the last few weeks every time we walked past the shop, and also the latest George R. R. Martin book, called A Dance With Dragons, which is on my reading list for this year.
Aww...
As usual John gave me awesome presents. It's like he knows me or something. So he got me those pie dishes (the very patriotic pie dishes as I was referring to them) I kept pointing out to him in the last few weeks every time we walked past the shop, and also the latest George R. R. Martin book, called A Dance With Dragons, which is on my reading list for this year.
Aww...
Monday, 28 May 2012
The time traveller's wardrobe
If I suddenly found myself in the '70s somehow (weird lab accident, black hole, strange space-time continuum), I think I could totally blend in wearing my new vanilla dress. I would just hop on my pink bicycle, with a book in my bag (Breakfast of Champions maybe) and would just cycle away in the sunshine.
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
A Feast for Crows
I finished reading A Feast for Crows a few days ago. Took me a while, mostly because I just simply couldn't stop being online and messing around on the internet, playing MMOs, or just staring at random pictures on Pinterest. Ehh...
As George R. R. Martin said at the end of his book, this one was a bitch. Indeed.
Where's Tyrion? What the hell is going on with the dragons? What is up with all these zombies, seriously...
I'm just glad I didn't have to wait 5 years for it, and also don't need to wait for the next part. I started to read the Song of Ice and Fire books only last year, right before the TV series had started. Although I'm taking a little break before jumping into A Dance with Dragons.
I remember last summer we were at the airport, waiting for our flight to Hungary, just a few days before the official release. The bookshops of course had the book already in stock, haven't even tried to hide it too much. John spotted it under the till and started bargaining with the shop assistant. Needless to say, it didn't work. Still, he was adamant to get a hardcover copy, but had no luck in the bookstores in Hungary either. Eventually he broke down and got the Kindle edition.
So up to this day we don't actually own the physical book yet. It's on my whislist, but I need to finish other books before I order it. Knowing myself by the time I start reading, I will forget half the things that had happened before, even if it's only a few months waiting.
I suspect I'm not the only one who have marshmallow instead of brain. I just found this website, called Tower of the Hand, with summaries for all the chapters. Yay, I'm saved. But to be honest I think this will also take ages to read through.
As George R. R. Martin said at the end of his book, this one was a bitch. Indeed.
Where's Tyrion? What the hell is going on with the dragons? What is up with all these zombies, seriously...
I'm just glad I didn't have to wait 5 years for it, and also don't need to wait for the next part. I started to read the Song of Ice and Fire books only last year, right before the TV series had started. Although I'm taking a little break before jumping into A Dance with Dragons.
I remember last summer we were at the airport, waiting for our flight to Hungary, just a few days before the official release. The bookshops of course had the book already in stock, haven't even tried to hide it too much. John spotted it under the till and started bargaining with the shop assistant. Needless to say, it didn't work. Still, he was adamant to get a hardcover copy, but had no luck in the bookstores in Hungary either. Eventually he broke down and got the Kindle edition.
So up to this day we don't actually own the physical book yet. It's on my whislist, but I need to finish other books before I order it. Knowing myself by the time I start reading, I will forget half the things that had happened before, even if it's only a few months waiting.
I suspect I'm not the only one who have marshmallow instead of brain. I just found this website, called Tower of the Hand, with summaries for all the chapters. Yay, I'm saved. But to be honest I think this will also take ages to read through.
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