Quiet

Well, been quite quiet for a few weeks, and I guess that I dont have that much to write about sometimes. I look forward to the end of this term, and the possibility to go to sea, and work again. It is sort of depressing to see your savings slowly diminish.

Spring is here though, life is just a triffle of a bit brighter and enjoyable.

I am content,

although,

life could be a lot better...

Sunshine, in heart and soul !

It feels like springtime, its about 15 ° C and sunny !

And today, at last I got the last results from the last examination period,

and it was a pass !

So my comfort gift to myself became a "well done gift".

Now I am going out, but only to the balcony, to continue my reading...

Spring !

After a rather gloomy morning, the afternoon have been just lovely.
A taste of spring, sunshine, its a bit windy, but still lovely.

Somehow it feels like anything is possible this time of year,
all dreams seem to be closer at hand. They might just come true !

The sunshine is lifting my spirit !

And since it is soon to be springtime, I feel some heat building in my bloodstream.
My reaction to the song that won the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest was rather strong.
Love is "lovely" to build a song upon. ( Lyrics - YouTube )
I really like the lyrics, even if my French is rather rusty,
I think I understand it, the way its meant to be understood.

And it makes my think of my loved one, the better half ;-)
Anything that reminds me of her must be good ! ;-)

Talking about Hallelujah...

There is another singer, with a beautiful voice,
who are one among many,
who have made a recording of Hallelujah.

Yes, I am talking of Alexandra Burke. Her version of Hallelujah.

It is quite possible better than the version in my earlier post.

The emotions that reflects in Alexandras voice and her facial expressions,
reminds me of someone very dear to me.

Feeling a little bit dispirited...

For some reason, life is a gloomy, grey and rather unpleasant experience.
The only thing one can do, is to make most out of it.
It seldom turn out the way one was hoping for.

But still, everything is relative, someone's loss is someone else's gain.

To quote a fairly well known penguin :

'Smile and wave boys, just smile and wave ! '

So far I think the exams have gone fairly well, so that is not the problem.
And even if it were, it is so easy to repair any damage done to one's grades,
just redo the exam and the problem is solved.

Life is a totally different matter.

Sometimes when one hear a lyric, everything comes back to you, and this lyric and I have a past together. Or rather the emotions the lyric evocate, its strange, it does not get any easier as time goes by, quite the opposite !

The "link" below is directed at YouTube and Katherine Jenkins
interpretation of "Hallelujah"

Maybe I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time you'd let me know
What's real and going on below
But now you never show it to me do you?
Remember when I moved with you?
The holy dark was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah

I am what I am, I am my own special creation...

Another weekend, awfully quiet, not in the sense of sound, but in feeling...
I just had a lovely chicken curry, and usually food cheers me up, but it must be the gloomy weather that affects me. Really feel like crawling to bed and stay there till spring !

Next week is going to be another short one, and give me time for more unconcentrated studies. Its just, well, I think I need a change of scenery, and in a few month ill hopefully go back to sea for some time. Its probably going to be a time of reconversion, but still I am in great need of a change of scenery.

It will all turn out for the best, in due time, or so I tell myself !

Now it is time for a nice cup of green tea...
And a bit of classical music, some relaxation, after all it is Saturday !

I think I will start with Erik Saties - "Gymnopédie nr 1"

It is so soothing...

Out of Cacao !

It's a total disaster,
it all started with me oversleeping big time !
I had a small brunch a few cups of coffee,
got started with today's work.


I also got to see a episode of "Shaun the sheep" its sooo cute... ;)

To be honest I got a great deal done, and was rather pleased with my self.

Until now !

I decided to make myself a banana sponge cake, and could not decide if i should go with frosting or not. A friend suggested that I should go with chocolate frosting, and I thought after some thought that it would be perfect !

But no !!!

I am out of cacao, its a disaster... Or maybe, not... ;- )

Its been a good day altogether ;)