Truly [ X-men 2 ] "I'm not afraid."

Cast. People that will likely get mentioned.

Tom. England. 19. Male. Has plenty of Jenny tendencies. Slightly addicted to computer games, but he can stop anytime he wants to. Dreamer. Enya, Muse, Linkin Park. Jenny's egobooster. Likes beer, cider, Germany, music, Star Trek. Old Outposter.

Sandra. England. 18. Female. Tom's girl. Poetry. Butterflies. Gardening and plants. Astrology. Music. Chocolate. Catlover. Nice and cheerful. Has crazy friends. Muse, Norah Jones, Dido.

Robert. USA, Texas. 19. Male. Brutally honest. Always up to date with everything. Bit of a tease. Loner. Talented writer and poet. Serious. Philosophical and thoughtful. Caring. Outposter.

Linnéa. Sweden. 17. Female. Likes church, music & singing, acting, people, skiing, winter, talking. Likes going to music festivals and concerts. Good debater. Excellent photographer. Firm in her beliefs. Thinks out loud, talks to herself. Can squeeze in at least three different subjects in one sentence. DC talk, Jars of Clay, Metallica.

Brandi. USA, Illinois. 16. Female. Sweet girl. Random. Funny. Sometimes depressed. Generous and friendly. Has a heart of gold. Likes blue, dolphins, Pepsi, books, Star Trek, letters. Jenny's wifey. ;) Outposter.

Emma. Sweden. 17. Female. Likes horses, any kind of animal or insect, romance, girly historic novels, writing. Author. Open-minded Christian. Gigglier than a gigglebug! Has a strong sense of justice.

Jenny's mum. Sweden. Virgo. Creative. ~~Tolerant~~. Sarcastic. Always has a witty comeback. Shares a mobile with her daughter. Mean when stressed or ill. Likes crosswords. Tom Jones, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen.

Jenny's dad. Sweden. Aquarius. Technical guru. Math genious. Engineer. Introduced his only daughter to the world of computers, and now she's beyond help. Has decision angst about things in the family. Always up to something. Hard-working. Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole.

Linus. Sweden. 11. Male. Taurus. Feline. King of fluff. Ruler of the house. Cute. Sleepy. Hungry. A little spoiled. Easily... intimidated. Often seen hiding from Hayden. :P

Sunday, September 18, 2005

[ Looking out for others. ]

Had an 8 hour shift at work today. Wasn't too tired afterwards, more mentally than physically.
Was walking home, when I noticed on the other side of a main road, was a.. fairly.. elderly man. He was in a motorised wheelchair. He was on the side of the road, by some traffic lights, waving his arms wide, yelling, trying to get a car's attention. It was a busy road, so lots of cars went by. Not one stopped. None even slowed down. I thought he was trying to cross the road, and hoping someone would stop and let him pass. It wasn't until he yelled help occasionally, that I really got worried.
I crossed the road. By the time I got to the middle concrete island, the flow of cars had stopped. He could have crossed over if he wanted to, but he didn't, which further proved to me that something else was wrong. He didn't notice me until I was right next to him, he was too busy looking for cars. He was very nervous and shaken up. And I asked him if he was okay. He looked around, still shaken up and worried.
"No!,No!" He panicked. I asked what was wrong and if I could help. His battery for his wheelchair had died. He couldn't get home. He was by a Hotel, he had been looking for the entrance, but it was right at the back, and couldn't find it. I offered to push him home. To which he was quite suprised, and awed at. I wasn't sure where it was, but I had a vague idea, so I took him. We had to cross a junction for the motorway, as well as a few roads and go up a very steep hill. He then got nervous again, as he had seemed to have lost his sense of direction. Yet we pulled through, and managed to get there. At the court of houses where he lived, there was a group of people who take elderly people out and about, and it seemed he was from this group. They took him in, and everything was okay. His gratitude at the end was more than enough to have made the attempt worth-while. I was just happy to help.
I was just horrified, at how no one else even considered a thought to help him. Several other pedestrians on my side of the road saw him, but never took a second look. My arms and legs hurt, still even now, but I hate to have thought what would have happened if I hadn't have went to him.

Still.. I feel I could have done more. I feel I failed him. All the way, for every small bump, I apologised for. I do it at work, everywhere, I apologise for everything and anything. I see nothing but failure in me. And I just diverted from the point, dragging the topic onto my depression, its not about that, its about other people... people today are bastards. Why can't more people care about others around them? Especially their elders.

Hayden @ 12:38 AM

Sunday, August 7, 2005

[ End of an era? ]

I never seen to write here anymore. sad

I just use my LJ instead - but it's 90% friends only. I seem to prefer that privacy. Not to mention, it's spam-free.

Speaking of spam - I'm off to delete my photo site Simple Moments now. Don't worry, the photos are now avalible at Flickr, which rocks much more. And now I can actually be up to date! Woo.

I do believe that's all. Maybe I'll post more here once school starts. Probably. Well, no, but possibly. We'll see.

Jenny @ 04:43 PM

Monday, July 25, 2005

[ Eh ]

The film "The Godfather" proved to be very bad for me. Now I feel re-inforced loathing for humanity, and my blank mood mutated into a hatred for all that we are. Which, later, turned into an anxiety attack of some sort, where I lay for hours worrying about my own future & getting myself terribly stressed, until I felt the taste of vomit and just gave into the need to weep.

Yes, I'm normal and balanced, why?

Jenny @ 12:54 PM

Sunday, July 17, 2005

[ Back from England ]

Ah, I've been back a few days now. It still doesn't feel right - I feel like only half a Jenny. I miss him so much. I also miss the country, the places we visited, their house, the cats, the people, the food, the atmosphere... I'm so visiting again, in other words.

• Flying rocks. I love flying. I love take off. I love the flight. I love landing. I'm too amused by this. razz But it's so amazing above the clouds... majestic.

• I generally liked the family. Ashton is a bit of an ass, Callum was polite on the phone, Scarlett was very sweet, Steve was great and Bev tried to be nice. wink I loved the cats - I now serve Chloe & Mason. Cherise seemed to like me, Forties, Willis and Red haven't let me know their opinion. Taego, the dog, seemed to mostly wonder who I was and why I was in his house all the time. razz But that's okay, he's adorable. And Brian is a lovely person.

• Pubs & Pizza Hut = heaven. Especially playing cards with Tom, Sandy, Pete & Hayden at a pub all night long, sharing a few drinks of alcoholic or non-alcoholic type. Ah, sweet memories.

• We visited Chandler's Ford (duh), Eastleigh, Southampton, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Canterbury (Tom & Sandy), Hythe, Dorchester, Poole, Salisbury, Stonehenge & Burley. We also saw Star Wars Episode III & War of the Worlds at the Odeon cinema. big grin

• New addictions: 18. Onion rings. Toffee popcorn. Bill Bailey, Lee Evans & Peter Kay (comedians). Tango Fruit Fling soft drink. Family Guy. Chinese food. Black Books. Toffee Mudshakes. Future game Spore (don't ask). Tomato bread. Dr Who. Fish & chips. Southampton Monopoly. razz Steak. DS9. Flying.

Quotes, anonymous for the sake of, well, I don't know.

After 30 or so minutes of waiting for the rest of the "gang"
- You've just parked? Where have you parked?
- Scotland?

- It's "all you can eat" - ALL YOU CAN EAT!!
- It's an offer, not a challenge!

- Bournemouth, the city of the newly-weds and nearly-deads.

- Agogogoogogogooo!
- No, it's a bird.

- That's sex on water!

- We're in deep shit now.
- Haha, I like your style, Jen!

We've also made up our own word: pertain (positive + certain).

Pictures to come - I'm working on sorting out a Flickr album over the next few weeks. A lot of work, but worth it in the end.

Jenny @ 09:18 PM

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

[ 1 day left ]

I'm leaving tomorrow! *bounces around the room* WHEE! See you in 2 weeks. big grin

Jenny @ 04:04 PM

Sunday, June 26, 2005

[ Upside down ]

The midsummer party with the girls was great. We had a BBQ, watched a bad chick-flick and a good comedy, and talked (duh) a lot. Mostly they all seemed excited about my trip!

Today has been upside down. I got up at nine or so, had breakfast, and then we (family) went on a trip in the beautiful summer country side! It was great, really, but we got home after 3 and had lunch at 4. razz Heh. Weird day!

Jenny @ 09:12 PM

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

[ Musings ]

Arguing our differing opinions with Linnéa always leaves me feeling like we're worlds apart. And perhaps that is for the best. I cannot be part of hers, and she cannot be part of mine. Yet we try to meet on somewhat neutral territory and befriend each other, despite all our differences. Perhaps I should be grateful for her influence?

And yet again I have a bad taste in my mouth when I think of organized religion. It leaves me sad, that I'm repulsed so easily.

Jenny @ 09:31 PM

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