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KSena

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This is KSena

Usually a friendly sort. Be nice to me, and I am nice to you. Here I ramble on about me, life, work and fandoms. I am a fan of Robin of Sherwood, Xena: Warrior Princess, Buffy: the Vampire Slayer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tokio Hotel and Sons of Anarchy. I don't apologize for anything I write here. This is my mind. And you entered it. Welcome.

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First though, for you that have a hate for the new look of the comments? Here is a fix of sorts if you want to put some work into it:
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I know some of you on my f-list might be interested in that. :-) See, I am not a total ass? I can agree to disagree, and then give linkage and help. ;-) I really hope that will help some of you guys that don't like the latest changes to LJ.

Rightoh! So, New Years Eve.

I suppose at the end of the year/beginning of the new one your supposed to go though the year that has gone by and comment on it? Hmm...

I worked a lot during 2011. At various libraries. My 'career' if you wanna call it that has taken off quite a bit during this year, which is good. I couldn't stay at the little school-library at the troubled school, which was a shame. I'd finally gotten to get closer to all them troubled kids there, and they I was ripped away from it. Sad thing. And nothing I can do about. After that I was doing work here and there, but not much. And then... I gathered some courage around me and went to the big city library and asked if they needed someone to work by the hour there to? Clearly a good move, since the end of 2011 has been quite insane. I've worked A LOT there! And it seems like I will for quite some time yet in 2012... So that's good. :-)

The unemployment funds have been ASSHOLES this entire year. I keep sending them the paper-work they ask for, and then I get back that oh, that paperwork that was the EXACT thing we asked for? It's not enough. It looks wrong. It doesn't compute with our info in our database. You have to send it again. And again. And again. And again... And so on and so fourth. *sigh* Sometimes I really, really have a hate for bureaucracy. :-/

Family wise, mom made that gastric bypass, which was a scary thing, but in the end it ended up being the best thing ever for her! She has really changed this year, and to the better! I am so fucking proud of her. My brother has been his ever awesome self. He works his butt off for his family, basiclly. Being a farmhand is tough work, if you didn't know it. And then, after hours, he helps my Uncle who runs the family farm. And makes sure he has time for his two kids. Who are both adorable, might I add. Yes, I admire my brother quite a great deal. He is one AWESOME man, and I sometimes feel like I am the younger sister, even if it is in fact HE that is four years younger then me. :-)

What about 2012? [livejournal.com profile] ruchirahni and [livejournal.com profile] omgwtfskittles had these questions posted in their LJs, so I took the liberty to copy them. :-)

[livejournal.com profile] ruchirahni What did you accomplish in 2011? What did you do? How did you feel? What was the best part? What was the worst part? How can you repeat the best part and avoid the worst?

Think I already answered that. :-) My biggest accomplishments must be that I actually got a TON of my self confidence back when it comes to my job, my profession. I CAN do this. I am GOOD at this! :-D And that is pretty damn awesome. I am going to work on more of that for 2012.

[livejournal.com profile] omgwtfskittles what are your wishes/hopes/resoultions for the new year?

My biggest wish... That I'll be the best I can be when it is required off me during 2012. That is my greatest wish. :-) *cryptic*

During our actual celebration of New Years Eve, it was just me and [livejournal.com profile] peting73. We stayed at home. Watched the four first Star Wars movies, since [livejournal.com profile] peting73 is SUCH a Star Wars fanboy right now (he has bought Star Wars: The Old Republic and plays it daily).

We have this tradition really. We stay home, in our sweatpants and t-shirts. Watching movies and eating nice food. :-) [livejournal.com profile] spicehobbit joins us some years, but this year we had our nerd-newyears all by our selfs. :-)

And the food the man cooked... GUH! o.O Four course meal...

First course was a LOVELY mushroomsoup with crawfish. SO TASTY!


After that we went for the main course, which was... crocodile meat, potatoes made in the oven and Béarnaise sauce. OMG! So good! And crocodile meat, that I've never eaten before? Tasted somewhere between fish and chicken. Odd, yes. But VERY nice!


Then we had dessert, which consisted of white chocolate mousse with a hint of lime.


And lastly, with coffee and cheering in 2012, we had [livejournal.com profile] peting73s famous caloric punch cake. Oh my gawd! IT IS SO FUCKING TASTY! It is down right orgasmic. And he refuses to tell me the recipie. Secret, he says. Can't even be in the kitchen when he makes it. :-P Well, as long as he makes it for me with some regularity, I am happy!


After that and four Star Wars movies, we gave up and went to bed, surprisingly early at around 1am. :-)

So in conclusion it has been a GREAT 2011 and a GREAT New Years Eve!

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Date: 2012-01-01 11:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] steinsgrrl.livejournal.com
Wow, what a meal! I don't think I would eat crocodile but it LOOKS fabulous! I'd be all over that dessert, though. lol

Happy New Year to you and yours, bb. <3

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Date: 2012-01-02 12:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kseenaa.livejournal.com
We have this tradition every year to try some sort of strange meat... We've gone through buffalo, zebra... and something else, I don't remember.... And now crocodile! It was actually very tasty! Like a mix between fish and chicken. Sounds weird, I know. But very nice!

[livejournal.com profile] peting73 IS a brilliant cook. It is a hubby off his to experiment in the kitchen. And I can reap the benefits from that! *lol*

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Date: 2012-01-05 08:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ruchirahni.livejournal.com
if peting won't tell you the recipe that means it's his job to make it for you whenever you want it :P zach is also like that with some things!

and i am SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU that you have been working so much. i always knew you were the best librarian out there, it has been such a delight to watch it come true right before my eyes. congratulations on a job very well done! <3

a ton of people eat crocodile meat in australia. i'm actually really pro this: it turns out that killing a percentage of crocodiles and allowing locals to profit from the meat/skin gives people in danger of being eaten by them (ie. the locals) an incentive to protect them. can't expect people whose babies get snatched by crocodiles to get all nostalgic about endangered species, but if they make money about it they'll be more likely to do it! (i read about this fact earlier this year and i'm really excited for the opportunity to use it in conversation)

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Date: 2012-01-05 08:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ruchirahni.livejournal.com
PS- four star wars?!? sounds like a great new years to me!

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Date: 2012-01-05 11:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kseenaa.livejournal.com
Yep! :-D [livejournal.com profile] peting73 is currently in a Star Wars fanboy-mode. *lol* He has bought the new game, Star Wars The Old Republic, so he is talking my ears off with Star Wars stuff at the moment... I can just retaliate with discussing gay sex! X-D

Anyway!

Not sure if am the best librarian out there, but I sure get a lot of cudos from those I work with, which is awesome to hear. Being a bit alternative has also proved to be an advantage for me, which I never EVER thought it would be! But there you go. :-D

I can well imagine that in areas where there actually live a lot of crocodiles, they can profit AND protect them at the same time. :-) Hey, I've even heard about crocodile farms... (There are actually ostrich farms here, for some odd reasons....). It was quite a bit expensive (hard to get to Sweden), but definitely a tasty piece of meat to me at least. :-D

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Date: 2012-01-06 12:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ruchirahni.livejournal.com
darn, i wish i had known you liked crocodile meat when i was in australia. it's so cheap there: i could easily have picked up some extra crocodile jerky and sent it over t you. oh well, next time! :D

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Date: 2012-01-08 08:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kseenaa.livejournal.com
Ha ha ha! Well, I didn't know I liked it until I had tried it, you know? ;-) And I didn't try it until New Years Eve. ;-)

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Date: 2012-07-26 08:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] relentlessfire.livejournal.com
I've eaten crocodile meat too! It's easy to get hold of here in Australia and yes, we have croc farms as well. I totally agree that it's like chicken and fish together!! Great description. We eat kangaroo meat too. My cats really love it XDD

Your man sounds amazing. Lucky you! ^^

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Date: 2012-07-26 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kseenaa.livejournal.com
Well, there are probably more crocodiles there then here in Sweden... *lol* I think they import most of it... I know there are a few wild farms, as they call it, that have exotic (to us) animals they breed for meat, but I am not sure they have crocodiles there. :-) We've tried cangaroo to! Every new years we try a new kind of meat that is weird and exotic for Sweden. :-) It's become a tradition to us! :-D [livejournal.com profile] peting73 dreamed about being a cook once, but ended up being an engineer... He is still AMAZING in the kitchen though! And I am well aware how damn lucky I am. :-)

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