Dani's Journal

Thanks to everyone who thought of me yesterday and left me birthday messages here on LJ, on FB or Twitter or by any other means. :-)
Thank you again for the v-gift, fry_addict!

I spent a nice, quiet day with just my parents and my two grannys. :-) We had some lovely cake and I also made cupcakes (chocolate with raspberry topping).



And in the evening we got pizza from a nearby pizzeria. *yummy*
These are the napkins we used btw. *love*



Got some good presents, too. :-) From my parents I got a hoover (My old one was already 11 years old and not in top form anymore. *g* Love this new one though. Doesn't need vacuum cleaner bags anymore), a bathroom clock, one of these scent vases you can put in the bathroom or whereever (see picture. Is there a proper English name for this?) and some money.



My mom also got me the Robin Hood series 2.1 BD, so I can finally continue watching this show. *yay* :D
From my grannys there was money of course, which is always a good thing. *g* I actually already spent some of it on towels and the rest will be used for new clothes. Hope I can find something nice on Tuesday.
And, last but not least, friends' presents were this little fellow...



Isn't he cute. :D And some DVDs (you never saw that coming, did you? :p *gg*): Criminal Minds season 4, Wall Of Silence (more James Nesbitt \o/) and One Hundred Mornings (Ciarán <3).

Well, you probably know the drill by now... ;-)

If you'd like a Christmas card from me, just leave me a comment with your address (comments are screened) or send me a PM. I don't mind at all where you're from or how long we've been in contact, so don't be shy. :-)

I'm gonna take requests up until 9 December and then I'll start sending out the cards.

- Dentist appointment tomorrow. *ugh* Definitely not keen on that. :-/

- I still have no placement for an internship... This sucks big time, especially as the internship period is actually supposed to start on 3 September already, which only gives me 2 more weeks now to find something... *is deperate* Seems pretty unlikely, when so far I wasn't able to find anything in the past 8-9 weeks, right? *facepalm* I have one more interview on Monday (please keep your fingers crossed again!! pleeeaaase), but if that doesn't work out, frankly I don't know what to do... :-/

- On the weekend I finally managed to "update" my framed stagedoor photos. :D Had to take 6 older pictures out to fit 3 of the new London ones in and it was really hard to arrange them so they all would fit into the frame... ;-) It seriously took me an hour or so. o_o *lol* But I'm quite happy with the result now. :-)


(Sorry for picture quality here, especially in the bottom right area... Things and lights keep reflecting on the surface, so it's pretty hard to take a somewhat decent photo. ;-) *g*)

In the pictures (from left to right/ top to bottom, sort of *lol*): Michael Ball, Ben Mansfield, Philip Quast (yep, he's allowed to be in there twice <3), Reece Shearsmith, Simon Bowman, Norm Lewis, Killian Donnelly, Kasper Holmboe, Matt Rawle, Roger Allam, Veit Schäfermeier, Pia Douwes, Fredrik Wickerts, Thomas Borchert, Jörn Linnenbröker, Jerzy Jeszke, Aleks di Capri, Jens Janke, Felix Martin, Norbert Kohler and Olegg Vynnyk. Well, and myself, obviously, on some of them. ;D Some of the pictures are also autographed, but it doesn't show here too well...
 
This is what the frame looked like before btw, if you're interested. ;-) click

- Next week I'm gonna watch Sister Act again. *yay* Sadly the musical is leaving Hamburg on 26 August, so I had to take this as last oppurtunity... Already seen it once last year in July and enjoyed it so very much!! :D It's so much fun and many of the songs are really catchy. *g* Hope I'm as lucky with the cast as I was the last time. :-) 



- Also, if everything goes according to plan (and my boss does actually remember that I want that day off... *rolleyes*) I'm going to meet up with fry_addict, maggi137 and vesperdavid in Hamburg on Saturday the 25th. Really looking forward to that! :-)

...that make you happy.


Good thing no. 1 & 2:

Yesterday I met up with fry_addict in Hamburg. :-) Our third encounter. *g*
We went to Starbucks where we had a nice cup of coffee and, sitting in comfy armchairs at the window, chatted mainly about musicals/theatre, London/travelling and some fandoms. I had a very nice time. :-) Definitely would like to do this again sometime! Maybe in late spring when there's a chance of sitting outside in the sun or taking a nice walk? :-)

And this is what she brought me from her last London trip:



Autographs from Hadley Fraser and Ramin Karimloo. <3<3 *squeeeee* So. Much. Love!!!
Thank you so, so much for this, dear!! :-) *big hug* You can't imagine how happy this makes me. <3

Have found a good place for it now, too. :-)



BTW, did I already mention that, as I will be in London in mid-July, OF COURSE Hadley is leaving Les Mis in June... *facepalm* *cries* Sometimes I really think God hates me and doesn't want me to see my favourite people live on stage. :p FML. *lol*
Please, let's just all pray that at least I will be able to get a Sweeney Todd ticket and Michael Ball is actually playing then!! Pretty please? Thanks. :D


Good thing no. 3:

My parents picked up my "Game Of Thrones" BD box from the post office for me today. \o/ *yay*



The box looks really great! <3 Beautiful digipak with a little booklet that includes an episode guide, main characters overview, a map and a list of special features. And the bonus "photo book" is quite nice too (although nothing you would absolutely necessarily need I guess).
As I finished reading the first ASOIAF book last weekend I can finally start watching the TV series. \o/ (Yep, have not seen anything of it until now, although I would've had the opportunity to. Shame on me. :p) Sooo looking forward to it!!! *yeah* Starting later this evening with episode 1. :-)

I was wondering why it was so quiet around here these last few days... But I just checked a couple of your journals (of people I know that they post more or less daily) and it turns out that apparently I'm just not receiving any notifs anymore since Wednesday. *doh* Fucking great, thanks a lot LJ! With only about 2-3 hours of free time each day during the week I definitely don't have the time to check all my friends' journals individually... *rollseyes*

So I'm very sorry if I miss any important things in your lives or fandoms. :-(

Is anyone else having this problem too or am I the only one? :-( I'm gonna go check now if there's anything wrong with my settings and otherwise just pray that my notifs will come back soon. So annoying!! *glares at lj*

Happy Birthday, spirited_lizard!!! I hope you're having a wonderful day. :-)



In other news:
My "Fright Night" BD arrived from Amazon today. \o/ *yay*


Looking very much forward to rewatching the movie on the weekend. :-) I actually planned to watch it this evening, but then I finally started playing "The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion" on PS3 today and didn't stop for about 3 hours... xD I guess that means I'm really enjoying it. *gg* Anyway, it's a bit late now to start watching a movie I think, so I'll just watch the rest of the Quatsch Comedy Club anniversary show on TV now.

Look what I just found in my letterbox. \o/

First of all, so I don't forget: a Happy Birthday to dunkle_feuer!!
I hope you had a nice day. :-)

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Yesterday I spent the whole day in Hamburg. Had a very good time. :-)
My original plan was to walk around a bit and take lots of pictures, but again I ended up mostly in the shopping areas... :p Didn't want to take pictures of the same things as the last time(s) either, so I only took about 15-20 pics in the end, and most of them not even of interest to anyone else but me. *g*

( Read more + some pics )

Happiest of birthdays to baka_yu!! <3
I hope you have a wonderful day. Have lots of fun! :-)
*hugs*

Right, haven't posted in ages... But I'm still alive. ;-)

Two weeks ago I bought a Nintendo 3DS and I guess some sort of gaming fever had me in its clutches since then. Hahaha. :D I'm really loving it! <3


Ok, and first of all I'd like to thank fantasy_bubbles. Your sweeties arrived (nearly 2 weeks ago already actually... *blushes*). \o/ Thank you soooo much!!!! *hugs* They all look pretty yummy. <3



Also, I love that you went to all the trouble to paint the package as Union Jack. :D (Would post a picture, but obviously it has my address on it. ;-) So better not.) Thanks again!


And another thing I wanted to post about two weeks ago... On one of my sunday walks I took some pictures of wall paintings that I came across.
( Look, murals! )

Thomas Borchert concert in Hamburg this evening!! \o/ Really looking forward to that. :-)