We all have our 'down' times...

I meant to be blogging more than I have, but sadly life happens and I said 'sadly' because it seems like this year is one of the most emotional years I've had. We can't be happy all the time and these times it's all more sad than happy, but who knows, maybe it'll turn around and many good things are about to happen. I do hope so. 

I've had to say quite a few of goodbyes this year. And these are always very tough. Along with that I just found out I will never see 'my' dogs again. I saw 'my' because I'm not the person taking care of them because I live halfway across the world. It saddens me that I have no influence on the decisions that have been made. I feel powerless with a forced understanding for why I will never see Rex or Maxie wag their tails again. If I only knew this the last time I saw them... A lot of 'maybes' and 'what ifs' which we all know leads nowhere than tiredness of the mind. Wouldn't it be great if we could go back in time to spend a some time with the loved ones who won't be here much longer or have already passed on? 

Anyway I would like to end this message with a quote a former friend of mine once sent me when my other dog was euthanized:

The Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...

Rex

Maxie

French goodies

The French know good food. I wish there was a french supermarket in my neighborhood or a place that sells french food because I miss the food so much! So I thought I'd share some of the food that I wish I could get more often. But maybe it's a good thing, who knows I might be obese if I could get these whenever I want... And yes there is more, and so there will be more posts about French food I'm addicted to. 

The BEST chocolate you can even have! Trust me, these are truly the best! 

A 'healthier' type of candy. Different fruity flavors, I'm not too much a fan of the taste, but they look so cute in a bowl :D

I absolutely loved this since I was a little kid. And if you were wondering, yes I did take this picture a while back ;) I wish I had this in my fridge now... So good! It's a type of yoghurt, very simple but so good.

Troll 2

A family vacationing in a small town discovers the entire town is inhabited by goblins in disguise as humans, who plan to eat them.

Troll 2 with a rating of 2.6 on IMDB is known as one of the best worst horror movies. And I agree, it's a bad horror movie and because it really is so bad, it gets funny. Now I've watched this movie with Rifftrax because I really did not feel like watching it in a serious setting (which this movie should not be seen in anyway). If you don't know what Rifftrax it's funny commentaries along with the movie. It makes watching these types of movies much better! You can check out their website: http://www.rifftrax.com

Going back to the movie, it's called Troll 2 but there aren't any trolls in there WHATSOEVER. Nope, not even 1! And the green slime which comes whenever someone ate the food from the goblins (yes they are plenty of goblins, no trolls though) kind of reminds me of nickelodeon slime... "Troll 2 - sponsored by nickelodeon slime!" Wy not? 

Either way the movie is known for it's overacting and just generally bad acting like this scene which has been going around on youtube for what seems like forever:

"But then why watch it if you already know that it's a bad movie?"Because it's funny. These are not the type of movies you should watch in a serious setting. It's entertaining because -just like many other best worst movies- they weren't meant to be bad, but came out that way instead (don't ask how or why). And for one, I like to watch these movies with a bunch of friends and just comment on it and laugh while it's playing. So much fun! Perhaps while showing this movie, eat some green food and drink some green stuff! Just to get the atmosphere going.

Either way I recommend this movie if you're into the bad kinds of movies that turn out to be funny. If you're not sure whether or not it's your kind of genre, you can try watching it with Rifftrax. Then you're in the right type of setting for these types of movies. Here's a clip from the movie with Rifftrax:

 

A lab on a beach

It's been quite a while since I've written down a dream I've had. I either didn't have the time to sit down and forgot afterwards, or I only remembered vague parts, so it made no sense to write them down. But here is a short one! Even though it felt very long in the dream itself...

I was working in a lab near the ocean in the US (since the entire dream was in US english). The benches were also on the beach, which was a normal thing in this dream. I was working on an experiment and someone else was working next to me. After a while I noticed he was just standing there doing nothing. So at first I figured he's just thinking, but this went on for a while. So I turned to him and asked what's up? To which he smiled and said nothing while he walked away. I was wondering whether I scared him off? He is known for being a very shy person and also pretty distant. Either way, other colleagues came in as I was finishing my work and we went for a run on the beach. It wasn't a very nice beach, a lot of pieces of wood and seaweeds and some bigger rocks here and there, so we had to be careful, because we wore no shoes. 

I was then alone on a side of the beach and enjoyed the view of the ocean, when I saw that shy dude fishing. I was thinking about going up to him and talk or not. I didn't want to scare him off, but he seemed like someone who would have an interesting point of view in life and therefor I figured we might have some really cool discussions. Then it got very crowded and I was back in the lab and I lost the sight of him. There were only people around me I didn't know and I couldn't get out because of the crowd. I started panicking and pushed some people aside so I could move in the crowd towards a door, only to realize this was a beach, there aren't any doors here. And I woke up. 

Image taken from google, it looked the most like the beach from my dream.