Now I know why there's so much of a propaganda going on about the vaccine against the swine flu:
The Norwegian Oil fond has invested a lot of money into the company that is producing this pandemic vaccine.
How ironic!! The state system bought vaccines, more then apparently needed, so by that the Norwegian state is making money through their investments. And! additionally they earn through everyone else who is actually buying it thanks to the increase of the value of the shares.
Just read in the news that the first step towards the new US Health bill is done. With the risk of p#&¤"# - ing off a few people - I just got to say this anyway: I hope they go for it. In the long run it will benefit more then it will do harm.
The ones opposing it, meaning that it will cost too much, are the same that have been coining money through the system as it is right now in all the years before. If this means for them to no longer cashing in millions, not longer sitting on a gold mine, but actually have to invest a little - I don't think there's any harm in it.
It's basically the same thing that we've experience in Germany 20 years ago when East and West were re-united.
40 years of mismanagement of the East-Germany economy had to be equalized. It took time, it took money. It still does. But in the end something good will come out of it.
My view on it is this: if people can go to a doctor regularly on check up's, (serious) illness can be detected far earlier and be treated. Instead of people waiting for too long because they can't afford it, and then first being treated when it is almost too late - when it really costs money to get them back to health.
If nothing else counts - then at least this: what I've learned so far, the jaw - dropping amounts that Americans have to pay to their insurers every month - it's such a rip off that they DESERVE a better health care system!!
Sure feels like it. The wind is biting cold. And all you want to do is go home again and curl up on the couch with a cup of hot tea. Been at work for a little over an hour and don't seem to get the hang of it. Instead I went to the grocery store and bought myself rice pudding - breakfast didn't last too long either today.
Now I am sitting here spooning down the comforting sweet 'gunk' together with some coffee, in an attempt to get the corner into a productive and satisfying work day.
Not getting my hopes up though .....
Today is one of those days, when I should have stayed in bed.
I turn into an absolutely unusable individual if I wake up in the early morning hours, doing some toss and turn to just fall asleep again. So when the alarm clock launched this morning crawling out, from under the warm and comforting duvet, was more challenging then usual. Only the prospect of a nice, hot shower kept me going.
Being fully aware that there were problems with the hot water supply in the building lately, I refrained from jumping the shower right away but waited for the water to warm up.
Standing there in my birthday suit, waiting 10 min with my feet in cold water, I started developing the first goose bumps. After 15 min I was pissed off and gave up. But the hair needed to be washed and there was no way around. So I stuck my head under the cold jet of water, silently cursed the water system and tried to finish up as quickly as possible.
From that point on - everything that could to go wrong went wrong.
Time run away, it felt like I was just whirring around scatterbrained, items falling from my hands, stumbling over everything coming in my way. Barely made my bus to work and was surprised that I actually would make it in time.
After changing clothes 3 times, until I found something that I felt remotely human in, I skipped my usual make-up routing to limit the mess.
Safely arrived at work, I noticed that this was something I shouldn't have done. Not only were every effort to create some sort of hairstyle on my head a waste of time - but looking like some paleface really didn't do anything to flatter the rest of my rather disheveled looks.
Which shows very clearly in my customers reactions - they just won't take me seriously.
Either they doubt that I know my job, and ask two times whether or not I am able to answer all their questions satisfactorily. Or - which happened more then once today: they ignore me completely.
So just to find some sort of comfort - I will now go to the coffee shop around the corner and get my self a steaming hot cup of coffee and the biggest cupcake that I can dig my claws into!!
Though being still way to comfortable on the other page... I probably will need a while to get things up and running.
Bare with me :)
Hey there!
I've been working on a Squidoo lens for our beloved CoCo dolls. However, I am missing some information, such as images of all the models. I remember there existed a small section in the Sekiguchi official website with a picture featuring all the models. However, I can't find it anymore. And the Heylittlegirl.com website that contained the Dollopedia with information about CoCo is no longer available. Google searches are not helping either.
If you happen to have this official image, and any others, it'd be great if you could send them to me.
Also, I would like to gather as much information about CoCo as possible! Do you have any tips, tricks and advice for CoCo owners? Do you know which clothes, shoes and other accesories fit CoCo's body, and comparison images of CoCo in original and Licca bodies, or anything else that can be of help to others? If so, then please leave me a message. I want to make a lens that not only helps CoCo fans, but also raises the interest for the doll. Maybe we can make Sekiguchi realize that there are many CoCo fans out there. (The doll has been discontinued, and it is likely that they won't release any new models, ever; because the doll didn't sell well...) If somehow we can manage to contact the company and convince them of continuing the dolls, I'll be very, very happy!
Remember! Any relevant information about CoCo is welcome! This will be like the doll's official fan page. :)
Hello!
I just wanted to share some more pictures of Lilith, my Coco doll, with you. :)
Enjoy!
Hello there, Coco lovers!
Yup, I am still around! Sorry for not posting for so long!
Well, on to the subject.
Remember that idea of having a Coco fansite? Well, the idea is still existant! However, I got something that you might like, while I have that website up. I am working on so many projects at the same time, that it's hard to keep up with them all. So I created an account in this blog portal service called 21 Publish, but dedicated to doll lovers!
It's called Dollie Girl! and was created months ago, but I doubted about making it public.
Why don't you take a look and read the description? There is everything you need to know! But I'll give you a hint: you don't have to start a new blog! You can simply register an existing blog from somewhere else, and any updates in that blog will be shown at Dollie Girl!.
Well, I hope you like the idea! Please leave some feedback here.
Thank you, and happy dolling!
Hello!
Yay! A new look has been added!
So what do you think of it? It's simple, but I think it's pretty. I used my own photography for the banner! :D
YAY FOR PURPLE!
P.S. This is the banner I was going to add, but sadly, it did not look the way I wanted when I added it to the blog. So a banner without text was chosen.
- Jessica
| You Are 56% Abnormal |
 You are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely that you have no soul. You are at medium risk for having a borderline personality. It is somewhat likely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at medium risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is somewhat likely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at high risk for having a social phobia. It is very likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at medium risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is somewhat likely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer. |
... Or not?
To be honest, I am not that much like that. I confess I am quite scared of socializing, and that sometimes I refuse to talk to people. But I am a very caring person. I believe myself to be generous. I am obsessed with success, that's true... but I don't like to see others fail, less when it is my fault. Sometimes I am looking for attention, but then I regret it immediately... It's strange, but as soon as I get the attention I was after, I feel ashamed of getting stared at, and feel like an immature, little kid. I don't think I am a bad person, LESS A PSYCHOPATH!
And it's not my fault... I was born carrying depression as part of my heritage. At around the age of nine, it began to develop. Since then, I've been on treatment, never healing, thanks to my new lack of will. Some years ago, I could do anything I proposed myself to do... Not anymore. Those days seem to be long gone, unfortunately.
-_-
