Rising from the Dead

Hiya all! Ahem, after three months of silence, I’ve finally gotten around to bringing this blog (and my Internet person :'D) back to life. I wonder if it’s got less to do with feeling guilty for neglecting my dear readers or the fact that I’m actually supposed to be preparing for the last two baccalaureal exams at the moment… ^^'' This post probably won’t be a long one, since it’s going to take several long entries to get you guys back on track with my life. …Not that there’d been many changes in my life worth writing about, I’ve been a bit depressed and overall lifeless during the past two months, but I’ve got a good amount of goods to show you all, including about fifteen nail polishes, if I remember right. I’ll have a huge post (or two) of materialism on the way, starting with Christmas presents. Gosh it’s great to be three months behind schedule. >.>''

Okay, here’s a brief explanation of what’s been going on in my life lately. As I already mentioned, I’m currently in the middle of the last half of my baccalaureal exams. I’ve had a ‘studying holiday’, during which I’ve mostly done nothing and more nothing, tried my best to avoid anything related to school books and watched some twenty episodes of Battlestar Galactica. (The whole season one plus the first two DVDs of season two… The first half of the fourth season doesn’t really count since I’m watching it with my parents.) I’ve kinda just been waiting for this period of my life to be over. Very creative. :__D I’m looking forward to going to Lapland with my parents in two weeks and a week after that I’m off to Rome with my grandmother. <3

Concerning my appearance… No huge changes, but the fringe has been back for awhile now. (It’s been a year since I last had my fringe cut… And since I started this blog! I should do a celebration post!)

It’s been some six weeks since I got a haircut and I’d have to go and have the fringe trimmed again soon if I’m going to keep it short… The problem is that if I’m going to get a new haircut, I might end up with a hair like this:

(Lol, possibly the worst photomanipulation ever xD) …I’m pretty much convinced that something like that would be a perfect summer cut for me. Oh God, I can see myself having my hair cut that short and regretting it right after two days or so. So long hair it is, until graduation at least. :'3

And here are my current nails, OPI Sapphire in the Snow with OPI base & top coat. I’ve broken two nails and repaired another two with super glue and a piece of coffee bag.

It’s a much darker colour than I had anticipated. it actually looks a lot more violet in the bottle but comes out as a very dark blueish violet on the nail. Direct light brings out the violet better. I’m wearing two coats in the photo, if I remember right. ^^

Well, I guess that’s all for now, just wanted to let you now that I’m alive! I probably should do a celebration post for my 1-year-old blog… It could come out in the form of that huge post of materialism or as a post where I answer my readers’ questions. Any ideas? I’ll answer any questions anyway, so just ask!

See you soon~

Love, Hetha

A kiss while your lips are still red

Hiya all! I’m supposed to be sleeping but instead I’m just sitting here staring at my screen so thought I’d quickly update my blog. :3

My week has been… confusing, to say the least. I got my swine flu vaccination on Tuesday and thus was sick on Wednesday. My arm was terribly sore up until yesterday and I was in a bad mood. I even skipped my morning lessons on Friday just because I felt depressed. And today I’ve been hyper. :''D It’s the rollercoaster of emotions again.

But now to the point! I thought I’d post a random image of my face since I haven’t posted any of those in a while. x3 Here we go, a random lipstick experiment:

Sorry for the crappy quality! :'D The length of a day is less than six hours at this time of the year so I really haven’t had much of a chance to take photos with natural light. Crappy photo is crappy. Oh well, at least you got to see my face. :'D

Aaaaaand here’s my main reason for doing this post:

I did my nails today! ^^ I actually wanted to do something vampire-inspired but instead ended up with these Christmas-y nails. :'3 Used Lumene’s Dancing Waves and O.P.I I’m Not Really A Waitress plus Mavala’s base coat. And I’ve run out of top coat so none was used. :__D (Dunno why I just got Gackt- ahem, sorry, GACKT’s Arittake no ai de on my mind… I want to wrap you in my love or something like that… I wrapped my nails in love? o.O Maybe they represent love… Ok, wtf am I rambling about? xD)

On with the show! I finally got a proper mirror in my room! here’s another crappy photo:

Ta-dah! xD How did my face dissapear in the light so conveniently? xD And the photo is so straight that I could cry… :__D

I just had to draw this up quickly on the other day. :__D Describes perfectly how I look while watching Mizu videos. x3 Concentration: 100% (can’t say the same about the drawing process…)

Hmm was that all? :__D I really don’t know but it’s time for me to sleep. I’ll end this post with a quote of what someone wise once said:

The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why 'this moment' is called 'the present'.

Love in this club

Sorry for the lack of updates during November! There has been a lot going on in my life and it has caused me to neglect my dear blog. Well, I’m back now! Hopefully I’ll get to update more frequently from now on… I know I should concentrate solely on school during the next four months or so but that’s basically impossible. Luckily we’ll have our Christmas holiday in two weeks. I feel like I’m failing in writing here… Fortunately I have lots of photos for you so reading this won’t be such a huge pain. :3

As some of you already know, I turned eighteen last Sunday. Yay, I’m officially an adult now! (As far as law goes, that is. :''D) I haven’t had a chance yet to go out and party but I think I’ll have time for that a bit later. I invited some friends over to celebrate in advance on Friday and I really enjoyed it. Thanks girls! :3 Then my grandparents came over for the weekend and I got to eat the best chocolate cake in the world à la my grandmother. Bliss~! <3 On Sunday I sat in church for two hours and then we went to eat in a restaurant. The highlight of my 18th birthday was supposed to be reading for my French test but I totally failed at that. :__D Ehm, but now, without further ado, here are my presents!

I got this huge book from my Godparents…

This rose…

…and this Tiger’s eye bracelet I got from my mom’s mother. (We call her Nonna because she is a fan of Italy.)

I got this espresso cup from my father’s parents. My granny had filled it with chocolate hearts. :3

And then *tum-de-dum* I got my first genuine pearl necklace from my parents. *_________* Ah, I’m in heaven! I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t be able to wear these a lot because Agoya pearls are pretty expensive, but mom said that pearls stay in better shape if they are being worn often. You can believe that I haven’t really been wearing any other jewelry during this past week. :''D

 

 

 

 

 

From my other Godparents I got six roses, a champagne cooler and a woman’s law book. Thank you everyone for all the presents! I also got a drawing (which I can’t really keep anywhere in sight because it’s a bit yaoi-ish :''D) from Tia and a Gackt poster and a very special CD from Zara. :3 Thank you again!

Here’s my newest nail polish, Mavala 203 Night Club. The photo doesn’t do it justice. It’s actually a lot more fuchsia than that. It’s not completely opaque, though, and I even used three coats here. I like it quite much anyways; it really turns on the party mode. ;D

And here’s my Christmas calendar~ :D Mom always buys me a Unicef calendar. No chocolate, but there has never been any chocolate calendars in our family. I don’t mind.

Here’s what I bought today. A black/electric blue dress (sorry for the bad light, you can’t really make out the colours at all) from Seppälä. My sister said that it’s not short enough but I’m not used to wearing short dresses or skirts. :''D I would feel naked if this was any shorter than it already is. Sorry for the weird pose, by the way. x) I don’t know what’s going on…

Here’s something extra for you! It’s a bit random, but I just remembered a photo shoot I had a few years back… I seem to have a habit of wearing dresses with a high ponytail and pink nails. :'3

I’ve always been so skilled at taking photos and posing. If someone figures out the concept of this photo, I’d like to hear it too! xD

P.S. I noticed a mistake in my previous post. :''D Obviously, ‘Busted’ wasn't my shortest blog title. ‘Fail’ is even shorter. :'3

Busted

The shortest blog title yet, yay!

Ehehee, my parents found out about the DVD… :___D Luckily I didn’t get yelled at (as of yet, that is) but mom seemed to be disappointed… I hate disappointing my parents but sometimes it just can’t be avoided. But dad disappointed me first, so I’d say we’re even now. :3 Mom’s reaction kind of made me feel bad, otherwise yesterday would have been about perfect. Thanks for a great Mizu-filled afternoon/evening Zara! <3 *-*

I did a little depression shopping on Monday. ^^'' I went to Sello (yeah, I really think that I’m turning into a masochist) in search of a new winter coat. After going through about three shops I gave up and went to look for a new pair of boots. I finally managed to find ones that fit and pleased my eyes. Here they are:

I’m usually not too fond of wrinkled things but these boots are tight enough, so I don’t mind. (Plus AQUA5, k-pop etc. have messed my mind so bad that I won’t be surprised when I find myself liking all kinds of things I couldn’t stand before…) I bought these from DinSko so I’m not expecting them to stay in good shape for too long… I had to spend some 60€ on these only. T-T My bank account is getting emptier by the minute.

I remembered that I needed a new foundation and ended up buying a new nail polish, a white eyeliner and a very thin brush for doing nail art. These were 27,80€ in total. From a local market, nothing too special but good enough for me. ^^

And here’s what I bought today! I went to buy a CD for my dad (we’re celebrating Father’s Day tomorrow here in Finland) and ended up buying this new CD Strike by The Baseballs. I’ve been listening this for basically the whole evening and I am so in love! Rock on rockabilly~ I guess it isn’t a surprise that my love for the 50’s doesn’t limit to clothes, hair and cars but extends to music as well. *-*

And here are my über awesome Tooto-inspired nails. Made by Heta the five-year-old. >.<'' Used my black-ish Nivea nail polish (that I haven’t showed you here yet o.O'') as the base and then a weird grayish GOSH polish to make the silvery parts (oh my Gackt how my English is failing me… T-T) and when I got the new silver nail polish and the small brush I painted the thin silver lines to separate the black and grey. At first I didn’t like these nails at all and just wanted to paint my nails red but then I kind of started to like these after all. (I’m going to start crying soon if my sentences don’t get any better than this. Brain=empty.)

Um, well, since my brain seems to be pretty dead already I could show you a video that completely threw me out of balance the other day. I was at school having a free period and decided to check if there were any new Mizu videos on YouTube. Well, there was this one particular DVD commercial that almost made me cry right there.

OMG. *__________* Seriously, Mizu is too hot and she certainly makes me do evil things to my wallet. God I want that DVD. My soul cries blood. I’m so glad that I’ll be 18 when it’s released, makes buying it easier… It’s scary how Mizu has become such a necessity for me. “Not a want but a need” as they sing in High School Musical… XD Mizu Natsuki is the hottest drug ever. (The DVD on TCA website)

Ahem, how did I end up hyperventilating again? It seems like I can’t make one Mizu-less post anymore… Someone needs to pull me back from clouds. “Earth to Heta, Earth to Heta-” “I’m sorry Sir but I think we have lost the contact. She seems to be out of range already- Ah, wait! I just got a message that she passed Pluto a couple of minutes ago. I’m afraid there’s nothing more we can do for her, poor soul.” :___D Some NASA people are having conversations in my head. XD

Oh yeah, I almost forgot! I got a memory stick full of pics of all kinds of historical & vintage dresses and clothes and thus I’m full of ideas for new sewing projects! (As if I didn’t already have enough of those… >.<'') I hope that I’ll manage to get something done tomorrow…

Total brain lag again, better end this here before things get any more random and messy than they already are. See you later! I’m waiting for your comments, as always~

I’ve died and gone to Heaven

…or maybe this is Yomi no sekai (land of the dead in Takarazuka’s Elisabeth).

Warning! This post is full of completely brainless Takarazuka/Elisabeth/Tooto/Mizu Natsuki fandom. No need to read if this irritates you. Otherwise have fun reading about how my brain decided to melt and pour out through my ears.

I tried to write about this calmly, but it simply doesn't seem to be possible. Sorry~

ADFHJSAGHDFAS!!! I finally got ‘em! Both of ‘em! *_________________________* On Thursday morning around 9:35 o’clock I came from my mother tongue class to find Ida, Zara and a couple of other Mursus (=people I hang around with at school… mursu = walrus… Don’t ask! XD) hanging around in our school’s so-called net café. I noticed a small plastic bag in Ida’s handbag but ignored it thinking that I couldn’t be so lucky as to finally get my Elisabeth CD. I sat there chatting with people when I suddenly noticed Ida and Zara whispering something to each other and instantly thought that there was something going on. Then Ida pulled out the plastic bag and I almost screamed out loud. Not only did I get the Elisabeth CD I was waiting for but there was the DVD also! *_________________* I just couldn’t believe my luck, those evil people (xD) at the German musical store had told Ida that they would be getting more DVDs in 8-12 weeks and yet there it was with the CD. Needless to say I spent the rest of the day hyperventilating and guarding my bag as if my life depended on it. And now I know that these people who dare to call themselves my friends are actually sadists who are trying to kill me by doing everything they can to cause me a heart attack. XD Not really, I love these people! <3 I hope they all had fun watching me completely lose my mind.

Okay, on with the good stuff! Here be a couple of photos of my precious:

Shiny objects are shiny and hard to photograph. :__D Sorry for the small size but I think that a) our dear Takarazuka would prefer it that way and b) Mizu-Tooto’s hotness would completely melt your brains too if the photos were any bigger than they are now. :3 Here comes the basic description of what I got (from left to right ^^): Takarazuka Elisabeth (2007 Snow Troupe version) double DVD w/ a beautiful shiny booklet and a lovely ‘How to use this DVD’ card with Mizu on it (goin to my wall somewhere near the Russian Blue/Rio de Bravo flyer I got from Ryu <3) and Takarazuka Elisabeth (2007 Snow Troupe version) double CD w/ a lovely shiny booklet. *3* Both the CD and the DVD include the full musical with final numbers and everything plus the DVD includes a bonus track of the musical’s rehearsals and the possibility to watch some scenes from a different angle (concentrating on one of the actresses). Lots of Mizu angles. *3* No, I won’t admit anything! Especially nothing concerning Mizu practicing Yami ga hirogaru otokoyaku dance number in a blouse and tight pants… Those hips… *dies at the thought*

Ehm, where was I? Did I have something more to add? I just managed to empty my brain again (or what’s left of it anyway). :''D This isn’t good for my concentration at school… Just when I thought I was getting better at maths again… Obsessions are so dangerous. Oh, I can’t wait to get some people to come over to my house to watch Elisabeth and drool all over the living room’s floor~. (Next Friday, Zara! *3* <3) I’m doing my best to get everyone around me addicted to this. :''D Maybe this post’s title should have been ‘Back to square one’ or something, because I’m kind of doing the exact same thing I did last June. Back then I managed to get Zara hooked *mischievous laughter* *hugs Zara* and now I’ve pretty much won Ani over, too (wasn’t all that hard with Tooto being a bit vampire-like character with a powerful voice). :3 Taitti and Niina are goin down soon, too, I’m sure of that. People who already love these mysterious beautiful characters, long silver hair and cool costumes won’t be hard to convince. >:3 Boo-hoo, now I feel like a horrible, selfish person. T-T And I also feel that I’m writing something totally random and unnecessary… Okay, before moving on I’ll just thank Siru for posting Ryu’s and Ayu’s Tooto/Elisabeth/Rudolf cosplays and a few Elisabeth videos which got me addicted. :3 And thanks Ryu and Ayu for amazing costumes!

Gah, I just realized that I was supposed to get to the point when I started that previous paragraph. :____D FAIL. Okay, now, what’s rockin’ my world besides der Tod? I’d like to do Tooto nails right now. (Lol, failed at changing the subject. XD) I need some silver & glittery nail polish. And I’ve got *ahem* a couple of inspirations. :''D I know your just dying to get a list, so here goes:

1. Sewing: a victorian dress, a corset, a dress shirt… Was that all? Ah, one more; a black vest (pinstripe?)

2. Knitting: a white beanie or a beret

3. Jewelry: cameo jewelry, some silver rings made of silver wire and some beads etc.

4. Decorative stuff: nail decorations, cellphone charms (like cupcakes etc.)…

5. That gothic manor dollhouse!

It certainly seems like I’ve got a lot of projects… Mom hates me for never finishing anything… ;__; (Being addicted to Facebook games & Gaia Online’s halloween event doesn’t really help. x3)

Wow, now I’m exhausted! I guess it’d be best if I just finished here… Sorry for all the fandom, craziness and overall randomness. Thumbs up for those who actually got around to reading the whole thing. ^3^ Lots of love & kisses to you all!

Oh, and Happy Halloween by the way! :3