Sara Hammerzmith

Wow. Italy’s truly coming closer and closer, which in some ways stresses me out a lot, and I guess I’m a bit disappointed in myself for not pulling everything together better. Sure, all bookings and such have worked out fine, but on the same time, all the other plans I had have not, and I think this comes from me becoming extremely lazy lately.

I have difficulties getting up in the morning, I don’t even know why. I haven’t always been like this. I guess life is sort of catching up with me.

But if we look at brighter things…. I have almost finished all the recordings of Phineas& Ferb. Instead of being a whole page of unrecorded episodes, they are down to one not recorded, and about five to be recorded a second time, a backup time if you like. And on top of this, it’s a new Gravity Falls episode on Friday again, and to make it even better, Season 4 of Phineas&Ferb starts on Saturday. Episode 3 for some reason, but oh well. Who am I to complain!

Okay. Signing off now before I beat my laptop and it’s unholy behavior to death.

// Sara

Wow. I can’t even believe myself that Italy is happening in less than a week. I need to get started to get shit organized, or perhaps get tickets at least (‘cept for Milano, got that shit covered already).  I think I’ll sit down when I get upstairs with my little calendar and write down what to get done for tomorrow.

But before I get “shit started” I need to think about a few things. A lot. And I need to discuss it with my platypus. Look over some possibilities  and such. I guess you’ll know all about it soon enough.

I’ll try to blog as much as I can from the trip, the hotels are said to have WiFi, but if they actually have is another question. But I’ll do my best I promise.

But for now, I’m just gonna lean back with my calendar, watch the last few episodes of Phineas that I need to see, and then, go to bed. Got a lot to do this week.

// Sara

Ah. Yesterday was the premiere for a new episode of Gravity Falls, because yes, we’re a bit late here in Sweden. As I suspected it’d be, it was “Time Travelers Pig”, an episode I’ve wanted to see for some time. Why?

Because 1. WADDLES. Mabel’s pet pig. It’s the cutest ever, and her love toward it is even cuter. Mabel is freaking fantastic.

and 2, future Mystery Shack. I mean, it must be DIPPER opening the door, right? They were traveling to the future, not past. Gah. My head is spinning with all these time-paradoxes. At least it was VERY nice to see something else appear when it started instead of “For tonight’s final illusion…” or “Ah. Summer. A time for fun, recreation…” and so on.

However, I really liked it. And I will until DisneyChannel decides to air so often you get tired of it. And they will, trust me. This is the second time it airs today. Who would’ve known.

There’s one thing I have to bring up though about the show. I love, and adore, how Dipper and Mabel are ALWAYS there for each other, always helping each other out even if it means they’ll be less happy. Like when Dipper tried to make sure Robbie wouldn’t ask Wendy out, and she sacrificed (or risked perhaps) not getting Waddles, and how Dipper in the end gave up the dream about Wendy so Mabel could, at last, have Waddles. And after all, Waddles humiliated Robbie so I guess it’s a win win.

Anyway. I’m gonna wrap this up a little weird, because I’m just dead tired. I hope I made some sense. Remember, Stan isn’t what he seems.

//Sara

Well, today’s been. Not so interesting, haha. I’ve really just been messing around with the episodes as usual, but I also went to a couple of second-hand stores with my parents, and naturally like the shopaholic I am, I didn’t leave empty – handed.

Basically – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, Disney’s, on english. Always wanted it on tape on English. Next one is “Belle’s Magical World”, in Swedish obviously, the only one I didn’t have in the “Beauty and the Beast” series. “Antz”, and another version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by another label. Saw some screenshots that resembles some of the scenes in the book that wasn’t in Disney’s movie, could be fun to check out.

However, despite me not being done entirely (but soon!) with the episodes, I figured I’ll start today with testing out the new The Sims games I got before I went to Paula’s.

Yeah, I know, I’m way late. I used my money on other stuff, but at last, I’m starting to catch up. Since I’m not all into Supernatural stuff, I figured I’m gonna start with that one. Plus, that ain’t a expansion I can try out with the Cullens, and if I can’t use it with them, they usually get lower rates from me, haha.

Either way, I just had it installed and created my first sim, Katie Bell (named after a Harry Potter character, as a change) and I made her a witch (Guess you didn’t see that one coming?) and I’ve moved into a small house in Moonlight Falls. I’ll be trying it out for a few days before I let you know what I thought.

Anyway, I’ll get back to the The Sims and talking to Michelle. We got some last minute Italy things to decide upon, so I’ll just see you later.

// Sara

Hello!

At last, I’m home. Or really, I got home Monday evening, but TIREDNESS. And waaay too much Phineas&Ferb to go through. I just want to get done with it.

So well yes. I spent Easter with my girls in GBBF, and well… it was fun. VERY SO. On the first night there we pretty much just passed out on the matresses discussing everything and nothing. We haven’t, as a group, seen each other in a while, so it was well nice to catch up with them and talk. The next day we didn’t do much more than that, ‘cept from going to have some pizza and desert with her family. Fun times!

On Saturday though, we decided to go to Boda Borg in Karlskrona, since it was “only” two hours away with car. We were pretty excited about it, you know, it’s always fun to see what it’s like in other cities.

But… even though we had a lot of fun, especially with the Pirates quest… I’m not all that pleased with it. Boda Borg Karlskoga set some pretty high standards that Karlskrona failed to live up to. First of all, the staff seemed a little off. But I guess they had a bad day or something. Then we come to the quests….

Look. 75% of them seemed to be sponsored by companies, and they didn’t even make sense. It was just some random obstacle-track without fantasy, without thought and some without safety. And there were no clues ANYWHERE for how to solve the quests. Sometimes, like in the “Gallery” quest in Karlskoga, they just say “A Dramatic Event”. It doesn’t give everything away, but it’s enough to help you figure out what to do. These either didn’t exist, or they had been torn off by other questers. And when you asked the staff they refused to give you the simplest of clues.

Well, even though most of the quest were unimaginative, there were a few that was fine. Like the “Playground”, that one was fun, and as I already mentioned, the “Pirates”. They had an ad for that one in Karlskoga, and I’ve been dying to try it out! Due to the lack of clues it was a bit difficult to get through it at first, but after a while we figured it out, even though we never finished it.

I managed to hit my head pretty badly in McDonalds when falling off a spinning log in the last room. Not only did I fall off it and hit the wall, I managed to hit the very edge of a plank sticking out. Martine hit her head too in the same quest in the first room, when going through a dark labyrinth.

Another thing I reacted on was whether the quests were working or not. Three quests were not even opened, two seemed to be broken and one just wasn’t opening when you pulled the door. We asked the staff about this one, and he said he’d open it, but he never did. Even though we asked twice.

And then you had the quests that no matter how much you tried and pulled, it never gave in. I’ve learned in Karlskoga that sometimes you have to molest the contacts to get through, but not even when doing that it worked. Maybe we are losers, but I don’t know. We finished 9 out of 23 (20) quests though, and for being there for the first time and for six hours, that ain’t so bad! But it made us miss Karlskoga…

sixteen men on a dead mans chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

After having dinner at McDonalds we finally went home for a night of sweet sleep. Almost at least.

On Sunday it was time for Martine to go home, and we went to this castle called Glimminge Hus, which is the most well-preserved castle in Scandinavia (unless I misunderstood).

We used the rest of the afternoon to write some bisarr stories on Isabella/Doofenshmirtz and Pinkie Pie / Perry and… yeah. I guess that’s how you sum up our weekend. It sure was a blast and I hope to do it soon again!

I’m gonna get back to Phineas&Ferb now. I’m soon done!

// Sara

Hello everyone!

Excitingly enough, I’m NOT gonna rabble about Phineas and Ferb, because, I’m not even at home!

Nope, you heard it right. Without Paula even knowing about it, we planned our own little evil scheme with me telling her I couldn’t make to come to celebrate her birthday, but, as a surprise, I showed up anyway! Gladly, she was glad to see me.

It was actually quite some time since we, the four of us, Me, Martine and Paula got together and we have had soooo much to catch up on. We’ve got some rad days coming up here, so I’m gonna wrap this up early.

See yah!

//Sara

For like the first time ever, I blog rather early in the day. I’m really just sitting and going through yet another episode to make sure it’s fine, and the pace is going FAST by now. In just a few moments I’ve managed to clear out two hours, so if I’m lucky, I’ll get all the time I need. Hopefully.

But you know, I’ve never studied as frequent as I have at the moment. Looking at the same episodes over and over again, and look at the same show the whole day, it does, and you never thought you’d hear me say this, bores me, and because of the frequency of the marathons that have been… Yeah. So instead of just staring at the TV, I read a book at the same time, making sure to keep the screen in the corner of my eye in case the screen goes black, and my ears open just to listen in case the sound disappears.

Reading my journalistic books truly inspires me to write. I’m not sure why, and it might be this sole reason that makes me blog this early, well, that and me being a bit bored with watching the show. I have a big plan on a report for Hårdrock.com, and I hope I can pull it off. I’ll plan it tomorrow with my partner in crime, my platypus, and then start doing all the email work that has to be done. We will also do the last Italy stuff tomorrow.

Oh well. I should return to “Unfair Science Fair” and my book. Tonight will be filled with marathon, packing (going away tomorrow!) and.. other stuff.

Doofenshmirtz just got his second black eye. He calls out to me! Doofyberg, I’m coooomiiiing!

Sorry.

// Sara

After changing my tactics about getting this done quickly, I’ve finally found one that should be decent. I’ll be looking at the episodes that I have recorded but are unlisted, and if they’re fine, I’ll just delete them right away. Finally I get it.

But really, these have been the most unproductive days ever. So while watching the episodes I’ll make sure to write some work-applications. Might be good to do so, you know, me quitting school and everything. Hope everything works out.

But okay. The only thing I need to worry about at the moment is the episodes. To make sure I get enough space for “Meapless”. If it airs. God how disappointed won’t I be if they don’t air it.

Okay. I have nothing interesting to write about ‘cept this… Italy is coming up, I guess that is interesting… Soon soon! Just a few weeks now. Whoop Whoop!

//Sara

Wow. Now I drifted away again. Sorry.

Well, there’s been a Canderemy marathon this weekend. I caught some of the episodes I was still looking for, but as I try to look through all of my episodes before Wednesday to do a major clean up, I’m sort of fed up with Phineas&Ferb at the moment (Never thought you’d hear me say that, huh?)

Although I have a lot to do. I have to write to one job, apply for two jobs, do some schoolwork, prepare Phineas&Ferb, trying to pull the last string together for Italy and… clean. Yes. All of this I have to do before Wednesday. But they have an Animazing with Phineas&Ferb on Wednesday, so I guess I could use that as a reward for a job well-done. Ah well.

Sorry for boring you out. I really just wrote this to distract myself from screaming out in desperation. I don’t necessarily have to look at the screen to notice if the screen goes black or it loses its sound.

But then again. Currently going through “Blackout!”. And the screen is always black. Perhaps I should pay attention to this one.

// Sara

Okay. So that about me trying to at least stock entries to upload didn’t work out very well. I should get started with that whenever I get some time over. Which I should any day now. And while thinking about it, I should really start studying a bit more, you know, pick up the pace.  And about that, I’m starting to stock up on non-archived Phineas episodes. I need to archive them before this weekend.

Yes. I haven’t blogged since last weekend, so well. As you know, it was a Gravity Falls marathon last weekend, which was… good. I mean, it’s the same episodes I’ve seen so many times now. We only have seven episodes in Sweden right now (Tourist Trapper, The Legend of the Gobble Wonker, The Hand That Rocks Mabel,  Headhunters, Dipper vs Manliness, Double Dipper, The Inconviniencing), or well, at least what I know off, and well.. making a two-day marathon out of those isn’t… all that exciting. Phineas&Ferb, despite having seen almost all episodes, it’s always a bit of roulette regarding what episodes that comes, you know? Even though you only base it on Season 3 for instance, it’s like, 20 episodes to choose from.

This weekend, it’s another Phineas&Ferb marathon. This time it will focus on Candace and Jeremy, much like it focused on Isabella and the Fireside Girls last time. This marathon is slightly shorter, but it will sure fill me up on some of the episodes I’m missing, like “Canderemy”, which is the only episode I’m absolutely positive they’ll show. If they don’t, I will seriously ask what’s wrong with them.

Once I got “Canderemy”, for a second time that is, the only episodes I lack from season three is “Meapless in Seattle” and “This is your backstory”. As far as I’m concerned, these episodes are so far unaired in Sweden, so I’m just (in)patiently waiting for them.

I also figured I’d go through all my recordings, once and for all, without speeding them. To check up on what episodes are incomplete or broken, or to make sure that I truly have all the episodes that I say I have. And preferably, I’d have this done before this weekend. But I tell you. It’s a hell lot of episodes. But I’ll manage.

I must.

I better start archiving. It’s not like I’m gonna start tomorrow if I’m not starting today.

//Sara