Today…
Breathe deep. Talk slow.
Walk soft. Let go.
Give big. Take less.
Don't count. Just guess.
Act fair. Think long.
Laugh loud. Sing strong.
Plan bold. Dream far.
Feel loved. You are.

Always,

Nina xx

(I wish I had written this. So simple. So beautiful.)

My goals for this weekend:

- Catch up on my coursework (I'm about two weeks behind in most of my courses because volunteering at the hospital has forced me to miss a crapload of lectures;

- Buy a plane ticket;

- Learn two Laura Marling songs (Ghosts and My Manic and I) on my guitar (I was reading the tabs the other night when I should have been studying, and they look manageable, even for me!);

- Crochet a nifty-looking cardigan;

- Clean up all the litter, cigarette butts, and other nasty things appearing in the parks now that the snowbanks are finally melting;

- Create a species of unicorn by splicing horse and narwhal genes;

- Fashion a time machine out of duct tape, coat hangers, and my old Nintendo (NES) system and travel around through the decades, collecting vintage clothing and chatting with influential historical figures;

- Sleep.

Always,

Nina xx

Anyhoo--I'm pretty sure that everyone has noticed the nifty little lightswitch at the top of our TV.com webpage. I strongly suggest that everyone switch their pages to the "dark" settiing--and not only for aesthetic reasons.

Darker screen backgrounds also use less energy than white screens. To give you an idea as to how much energy is being wasted, just two Google searches uses enough energy to boil a cup of tea.

Speaking of Google, there's a search engine called Blackle that attempts to remedy this wasteful issue. Check it out!

It's sustainability week at my uni right now, so I'm learning all sorts of fun stuff.

Give the Earth a hug today!

Always,

Nina xx

P.S. Check out the songs "Carolina" and "Vincent O'Brien" by M. Ward. S'good stuff.

I am now a Church Lady, finally, after what felt like eternity at 98% on Ginsu Knife!

I've also been poking away at photoshop, trying to make some XF banners. I should have some up, soon.

Always,

Nina xx

I'm obsessed with cryptograms. I have a whole book of them, but this particular one has been giving me troubles:

HCTK JCXV RCYJBEGUTH UT QWCQGW ALC XEBK AJUKW UBKWJPUWAUBI QWCQGW ALC XEBK KEGV SCJ QWCQGW ALC XEBK JWEZ

- SJEBV OEQQE

It shouldn't be so difficult, because there are a lot of repeated words. Cookie and perhaps a custom fanart for whoever can get it!

How they work:

Each letter represents a different letter in the alphabet, that's it. There is no pattern. For example:

BLOFDT IKF HWLOOG =

MULDER AND SCULLY

Happy decoding!

Always,

Nina xx