What is wrong with my computer?!

Wow, it's been a long time since I wrote. The reason for that is that my computer has not been working. Acer told my boyfriend that we should reinstall our Windows to fix the computer. So as we thought they knew what they were talking about, I did it with the help of my boyfriend (on the phone) and a friend here. And what do you know, my computer did not work after that. I couldn't get my Windows activated, my wireless didn't work and everything was just so awful. Now, after a week, my computer is a little like it was before. Windows is activated, wireless works (I don't know what I did but somehow I got it to work) and things are looking up. I still don't have Word, which annoys me in many levels, as I need it. Jussi has sent it to me by mail, so I'll be getting it soon. The annoying thing is that my computer is not fixed. The problem it had (and the reason why we did all this) came back yesterday. The problem is that at times the screen goes blue and it says something that I now don't remember, and then I have to turn the computer off and restart it. I took a picture of it and sent it to Jussi and he told Acer what it said. Well anyway, sometimes it happened so often that I couldn't do anything with the computer. And it worked much slower than before. It still does. So all this was for nothing. Thank you Acer. I just hope this will work the way it does now for at least the next month and a half. Then Jussi will be here and I don't need the computer anymore. When we get home we can take this stupid piece of crap to the store we bought it from and tell them to fix it. The warranty is still good, luckily.

So on to other things. I am kind of annoyed. I have started to almost hate one of my roommates, Jenn. She just says the stupidest things. Yesterday I opened a bottle of milk. I had just bought it. When I tasted the milk I spit it out directly. It tasted like... well I don't know what. Like someone had put some kind of foul tasting poison in it or something. I went to the kitchen to complain about my newly opened milk and she just said "Well, Anniina, milk does go bad after a while." And I'm like, what the hell. Well I didn't say that to her, just stood there quiet for a while before I could think of any way to answer that stupid comment. And she said it in that same annoying voice that she says all her stupid comments. The I'm smart and you're stupid kind of voice. Like when she told me that it is my fault that she does not wash her dishes, since I never empty the drying rack. But I wonder who is the one that empties her washings from the rack after her. Me, maybe? And the odd thing is that she didn't used to be like this. And now her boyfriend is here and she is even more annoying. Even Erin (our new roommate) said so to me. Luckily I have Erin here to complain to, since she too thinks Jenn can be very annoying. And all her annoying remarks seem to be directed at me. I don't know what her problem is.

So what has happened to me these past weeks? I don't even remember. Been doing a lot of stuff with Erin. We've watched movies. We went to take a walk to Hendrick's park the other day. Boy, that place is pretty. It's up on a hill and at one point you can see down to Eugene. And there are also a lot of pretty flowers and stuff. I also spent a Saturday night with her. We went to her friend's house and from there to a house party. It was a nice night, and cheap. I did not pay for any of the beer I had. And yes, it is quite odd that I would be drinking beer, but actually that particular beer was ok. Maybe because it tasted less like beer than other beers. The house party was interesting, I liked it.

Today I went to a football game. I was afraid I wouldn't see one, but today there was this spring game. It was actually the Ducks playing the Ducks (the U of O team was split into two teams, the whites and the greens). To get in, you had to bring three non-perishable food items. It was a game set up by the local food bank. Actually quite a good idea. Think how much food they got with over 11 000 people there all together bringing three food items. The game was nice even though I didn't understand all of it. But today has been a very nice and warm day, so it was great sitting there in the sun and watching the game with friends. I went with Daniela, Jen (the Australian, not my roommate) and two Swedish girls. The past few days have been very warm, by the way. It's been like summer to me, over 20 degrees out. Quite nice.

Now I am trying to read for my linguistics midterm. Not in the mood to do so. But I suppose I have to. Tomorrow I'm going to International Night, which is actually at noon. There will be a lot of food and performances. Next week will not be fun with a midterm, a quiz and a written assignment. But on Friday I have nothing and so I have a long weekend. Must think of something to do then. Jussi's birthday is on Friday. I'm sad to miss it. But what can you do. But must go now. Bye.

Missing home

I haven't written in a while because I really haven't had anything to write about. My life this past two weeks has been kind of boring. I don't know what is wrong, but I just feel so tired all the time. Most my time has been spent at home. I did go out to the coffee hour again last Friday. That's about the only social thing I did last week. And the odd thing was that almost the whole time I was wishing that I could just leave and go home. Wasn't really in a social mood. I have been hanging out with my flatmates a lot, though. A new girl moved in to the room Brittany moved out of. Erin's nice. I can talk to her easier than with my other flatmates. So she's a nice addition.

The thing that has been bothering me this past week is that Sarah got a cat. She had called Jenn to ask if she can (since Jenn is also allergic to cats, but not as much as me) and Jenn said it was ok if the cat stayed in Sarah's room. But one thing that Sarah did not do was ask me about it. She knows I'm also allergic. Quite thoughtless of her really. The first days with the cat were ok. I didn't even know about the cat until about two days after it had come. I had noticed that my face was a little dryer than usual, but I didn't think much of it. Now I think it was probably because of the cat. Well anyway, at one point Sarah apparently started letting the cat into our kitchen (which Jenn apparently gave her permission to do since Sarah wouldn't have done it otherwise), which by the way I found out when I started sneazing every time I stepped into the kitchen. At one point I finally caught her in the act. I asked her to stop letting the cat into the kitchen. I have now stopped sneazing. I actually feel ok now. I think I can take it, if the cat stays in Sarah's room. Of course, this isn't the ideal situation, but I can't just move. I will just vacuum my room and the kitchen more often, and hope that will be enough. Into Sarah's room I will no longer go.

The cat is really quite cute and nice too. I've never really liked cats. I've always thought they are quite cold, as opposed to dogs that always very social. Part of me not liking cats might also be because I don't let myself like them, since I am allergic. The same thing is with horses, I don't like them, never have. But I'm also very allergic to them. Apparently the cat has had a sad life, and if Sarah had not taken her, she would have been taken to the pound and/or put to sleep. But anyway, I seem to be ok with the cat being here.

What else...? Well my new courses have started. They are nice. I have a linguistic anthropology course. It has been like repetition to me these past two weeks, but I expect to learn something new later on in the course. It is a very interesting course though.

I spent Easter Sunday with the Pompels and Salla. We went to church in the morning and then went to eat an early dinner at their house. It was a nice day. I did miss all the Finnish Easter treats. Oh did I long for pasha. I like it so much. But I didn't really have to means to do it here. Maybe, when I return to Finland, I'll make all the Finnish food/treats I missed while being here.

On Saturday it will be two months until Jussi is here. Very nice. I must say that the reason for me being so tired and anti-social these last two weeks might be because I miss home, I miss Jussi and Fiona, and everyone else. After spring break it just hit me, a longing to go home. But I have decided to make the best of the time I have here. I will stop being anti-social. Today I will be going to a new friend's house with some of her friends. I bet we will have a lovely evening. And maybe tomorrow I might ask someone to go to the movies with me, if there are any good movies to see. But have a nice weekend everyone.