#40

Here we are, post n:o 40!

Nothing special about it, really, round numbers just appeal to me a bit.

Anyway, what the hell was I going to write about? Oh, right. The confirmation mass was on Sunday - we ended up going to one of the kids' party because they found us despite attempts to hide from such invitations... oh well. It's a bit awkward to go to those, because you usually don't know the kid that well. Anyway, they had good food... I guess? I felt hella classy in my new clothes and shoes, though, so that was a win. Everything went pretty well, and I read parts of a prayer thing and didn't fuck up, despite the expectation of it causing me to sweat profusely. Another small hurdle cleared! I'm pretty sure I'll always be nervous about speaking in front of an audience, and I'm just glad it doesn't give me, like, crippling anxiety or anything.

We also went for a bit of a speed shopping spree with my mom on Saturday. I bought myself some exercise clothes [gasp!] and running shoes. Maybe I'll go running at some point this summer. (Being real, I'll probably do it like once and call it quits. I'm not a very consistent person. But at least now I have the gear and thus the option to go, should I want to!)

Today I finally got an arrival notification on my Amazon package (containing Archipelago and Unrelated DVDs) and ta-da it got stopped at customs... the guidelines for customs have changed a lot since I last had to go there though, wow. First of all, you have to pay customs for anything surpassing the value of 22€ that comes from outside the EU and basically you have to declare almost everything that comes from outside the EU anyway. Also, you can't just go to the nearest customs station, bring invoices and/or receipts, pay and receive your package there - no! Now you have to go through the declaring process (which you can, though, still do at the actual customs station or online or via phone, or you can pay for the post office people to do it) and then they post the package to you. From customs.
Excuse me but I don't feel like that makes a lot of sense...

Anyway, I hope I got all the information correct - there was no option for DVD films, and I'm not sure if the package actually came from Australia or the US since the seller had listed both of those as their locations - so they'll be able to post my precious Hiddles movies to me soon!

I think I'm going to play a bit of DmC now, before heading to bed.

Bye!