Elf Sener

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Gender: Female
Status: Single
Age: 22
Sign: Virgo

City: Here, and there, and everywhere
State: İstanbul
Country: TR


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20 Aug 08 Wednesday

Bulletins in a blog: Part I
Current mood: voluminous
Category: Blogging

(I've been a lazy blogger but a generous bulletin sender this past year. For those who missed my little stories in the ever-busy bulletin board, and for new friends, I'm posting a selection of my previous bulletins in this blog. The ones that would have been better as blogs. Enjoy!)

 

Date: Sep 14, 2007 2:35 PM

Subject: Igive.com and my fashion ignorance.

 

1. There is a great way to do your online shopping: Igive.com

 

http://www.igive.com/welcome/

 

They donate a portion of each online purchase to charitable organizations. In their 680+ stores list, there are many popular brands like GAP, Adidas, Apple, Avon and Banana Republic. Check it out.

 

2. I need to study fashion.

 

A lady: I like your scarf. Did you get it from Barney's?

 

Elf: It's my scarf. Who is Barney anyway?

 

Have a fantastic weekend ;-)

 

***

 

Date: Oct 8, 2007 6:09 PM

Subject: American football.

 

Not that I know something but I think lazy Turkish girls, or let's say lazy, smoker, redheaded Turkish girls who have no idea about American football should not try it.

 

Or else, they will give people the pleasure of seeing a girl holding a ball, running in heels to the wrong direction, shouting "Why are they chasing me!? Be a gentleman and stop chasing me!!"

 

There is a reason why I was always absent in school when it was P.E. time.

 

***

 

Date: 26 Nov 2007, 23:13

Subject: Bluetooth.

 

If you are a taxi driver, talking to your girlfriend on the phone with bluetooth, let your customer know you are on the phone. Especially if your hair makes it impossible to see the headset.

 

It's a bit scary and confusing when the first thing you hear in a taxi is: "I love you, I will never let you go". Right after the driver locks the doors.

 

I hate bluetooth.

 

***

Date:  Dec 12, 2007 1:48 PM

Subject:  I do love my name but...

 

Do you have any idea how hard it is to convince people my name is really Elf, I'm really calling from Turkey and it's really not a prank call? Especially at this time of the year?

 

People always hang up on me. Always....

 

***

Date:  Dec 14, 2007 3:44 PM

Subject:  I finished my holiday shopping this morning. It hurts.

 

A guy burnt my hair with his cigarette, a lady pushed me away to get a sweater, someone hit my head with his/her umbrella... I have brand new sweaters and brand new bruises.

 

If you're living in US or Canada, save yourself from the holiday madness and do online shopping on igive.com. By doing so, you'll be automatically donating a portion of each online purchase to a good cause. Without paying any extra money. Who knows, you may be saving a life with your new Adidas sneakers.

 

Or wear a helmet and go to a mall. It works, too.

 

Happy holidays :-)

 

***

 

Date: Jan 21, 2008 3:49 PM

Subject: Dr 90210

 

I just watched Dr 90210 for the first time. One breast augmentation, one breast lift, one vaginoplasty. Here are my sad realizations:

 

- I can't be a surgeon, an anesthetist, a nurse or even a secretary at a plastic surgery clinic.

 

- I, also, cannot have any kind of surgery on my torso. I think I would be okay with my head, arms and legs but not torso. I will inform my body.

 

- Unless there is a mastectomy or uneven breasts case, women who have breast augmentation/reduction operation are insane. Truly brave, but insane. Same goes for penis enlargement. Seriously, nothing is worth having that pain. (Obviously I'm just saying it because I'm a coward when it comes to surgeries. Don't take me seriously)

 

- Surgeons deserve all the money they make and have all the rights to be crazy.

 

By the way, come to think of it, I just watched a medical procedure on an entertainment channel. Hmm...

 

***

 

Date:  Feb 11, 2008 10:21 PM

Subject:  Oprah.

 

Do you sometimes watch Oprah even though you don't want to?

 

Do you find yourself saying things like "I've thought the exact same thing about broccoli!!" when she's interviewing Dr Oz?

 

Yeah, me neither.

 

***

 

Date:  Feb 17, 2008 12:16 AM

Subject:  The most famous person ever: A friend

 

Who is that 'a friend' (a.k.a. A Close Source) who always talks about celebrities and knows their deep dark secrets?

 

I read about him on the newspaper every day. "A friend of X's said X uses drugs", "A friend of X's changed his mind, X does not use drugs but B does", "A friend confessed he's the one who uses drugs."

 

A friend sounds like a very busy imaginary friend.

 

Love,

A friend

 

***

 

Date: May 5, 2008 5:09 PM

Subject: Of course.

 

Of course you are one of the best actors ever. Of course you are so cool, girls start to drool when you smile at them. Of course guys wait in line just to ask you out. You are so clever, you can fool anyone you want. Of course. There are so many good actors, so many pretty ladies, so many sexy guys... I'm sure you're one of them and you're confident about yourself, which is great.

 

But maybe, just maybe, you should not write things like (Copied & Pasted) "i know i'm hot, i don't need to hear it again but thanks!!" in your About Me section.

 

Modesty is a great quality.

 

Just sayin'

 

***

 

Date: Jun 9, 2008 3:28 PM

Subject: Own your friends.

 

Before you buy me as your "pet" through that 'Own Your Friends' thing, you should know...

 

I eat minimum 5 times a day, I bite, I don't like strangers, and most importantly... I'm not toilet trained.

 

You've been warned.

 

***

 

Date: 16 Jun 2008, 05:54 AM

Subject:  Weddings.

 

Have you ever went to a wedding, watched the entire ceremony, talked to other guests, signed the guestbook, taken pictures with the couple, then hours later figured you're at the wrong wedding?

 

In my defense, I supposed to go to a relative's wedding whom I've never met before and obviously, I was at the wrong Hilton. Now Mrs. Gonzalez thinks she is half Egyptian and we are related.

 

Welcome to my world.

 

***

 

Date:  Jul 1, 2008 11:08 PM

Subject:  I have one playful Labrador Retriever. 

 

My dog, Ozzy, doesn't know how to play. Actually he knows how to play. He just doesn't play with toys. He hides all toys I give to him.

It's okay that he's doing it at home. But this morning, we were at the beach. I saw other people playing with their dogs. So I tried to play frisbee with Ozzy. I shouldn't have but I couldn't stop myself.

 

I threw the frisbee, he ran with excitement, catched the frisbee, then kept running to nowhere. Not stopped for a second.

 

Left me with all those people staring at me running after my dog, saying "Ozzy, you fool, that's not how this game works!"

 

Currently listening :
Deep Blue
By Keiko Matsui
Release date: 2001-07-17

8:40 PM - 14 Comments - 20 Kudos - Add Comment

07 Dec 07 Friday

A brilliant idea: whydemocracy.net
Current mood: excited
Category: News and Politics

Yesterday I found a site which is running by a group of young people in South Africa. I don't know who they are but they are officially my new heroes.

In the web site, there are short movies about world issues and politics made by emerging filmmakers (all around the world!), discussion boards, exclusive blogs by the world's best bloggers (all around the world!), interviews with intellectual celebrities about democracy (the list includes soccer legend Pele!).

If you haven't already, check out...

Why Democracy?

and

Why Democracy?'s Myspace Profile

You won't be sorry. Seriously, check it out.

Currently listening :
Phil Collins - Finally - The First Farewell Tour
Release date: 25 January, 2005

3:28 PM - 10 Comments - 19 Kudos - Add Comment

27 Nov 07 Tuesday

Oldies are still goldies.
Current mood: discontent
Category: Music

It's been more than a year since the last time I watched something on a music channel. Today, after a friend looked at me like he saw an alien because I didn't know the song Umbrella and had no idea who T-Pain was, I thought it was time to learn some about today's music. "

 

My impressions after 2 hours on Mtv...

 

- Reality shows... ugh!

 

- Not that I don't like them, they are both good musicians but Justin Timberlake & Timbaland are in all videos, commercials, award shows... they are everywhere! I'll almost start to think people frequently kidnap them and sometimes even they don't know which video they are in (e.g. Look at Timberlake's "Where the heck am I!?" face in Nelly Furtado's video, Promiscuous (at 03:35) )

 

- Baritone singers! We need more baritone singers! (Bless you, Dave Gahan!)

 

- Both ladies and gentlemen should stop using the word 'bitch' instead of 'girl', 'woman', 'lady', 'madam', 'human being with a vagina'. Bitch is a bad word, people. Using it does not make you look cool.

 

- People use way too much technology in songs. Not enough classic music and opera samples. (Wouldn't you like to hear Mozart in a rock song?)

 

- I believe I saw more naked and oiled people and heard dirtier phrases on Mtv than I've ever seen on Playboy. That's totally fine with me but if you're taking your shirt off and do orgasm faces make sure your song is about parties, or sex, or dance, or women. It looks a little odd a buff guy singing a ballad about poverty while he's touching his ABS.

 

- I think James Blunt is overrated, Travis is definetely the best band around (in the young bands category), Mary J Blige's voice is irresistible, and Bruce Springsteen is the man (I always wanted to use that expression! Ha!)

 

- I don't really like hip-hop & rap. I just have one 2pac and two Will Smith albums and 5-6 songs on my Ipod, that's all. Let me tell ya, if you're not into hip hop, there is absolutely no point of turning a music channel on.

 

-  Everytime I see a new Sugababes video, there are different band members. Or they physically completely change every year. Amazing.

 

-  If you're going to sing songs like "I wanna stroke you up, I wanna lick you down, I wanna give it to ya, I wanna make you shout, I wanna do ya, do ya, do ya..." Well, I don't think Pretty Ricky is the right name to come out with. (P.S. He really needs to get laid asap!)

 

- In a totally non-religious way, after all the videos, ONE campaign commercials, news about Darfur, and those stupid reality shows, watching and listening Cash's God's Gonna Cut You Down made a lot more sense.

 

I need my Freddie Mercury time now.

Currently watching :
Eddie Izzard - Circle
Release date: 23 September, 2003

8:11 PM - 37 Comments - 59 Kudos - Add Comment

22 Aug 07 Wednesday

Ladies and gentlemen, wanna do some reading?
Current mood: thankful
Category: Life

If yes and if you are not in a " I'm so cheerful, don't say anything negative " mood right now, check out The State of the World's Children 2007* report. Especially ladies. This year the report (160 pages) focusing on gender equality and looks at the status of women – women and politics, education, gender discrimination, sexual abuse... everything about women. You will find global and national statistical tables and some very interesting articles with true life stories.



Simply click the link above or copy and paste this link: http://www.unicef.org/sowc07/report/report.php , find "Download the full report", right click on "[PDF, 1.9 MB]" and choose Save Target As.

You'll all feel luckier about your own life after you finish.


Also....


I've been working on Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women campaign for a while. I will share my own experiences and some memories in the next blog.

I know I've been lazy lately. I will write some entertaining stuff, too.

In the meantime, you may also wanna learn AI's work on violence against women, here...

http://web.amnesty.org/actforwomen/index-eng

Speking of women, last week I watched the all episodes of Desperate Housewives. I'm still trying to understand which part of their lifes is really "desperate". Except Marcia Cross's character, they all have a normal life I think, don't they?

Currently listening :
Abattoir Blues Tour (2CD+2DVD)
By Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Release date: 20 March, 2007

1:57 PM - 21 Comments - 55 Kudos - Add Comment

21 Jun 07 Thursday

Holy 80s
Current mood: nostalgic

You know what would be really great. A brand new Highlander movie when we still have Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery around. That or a new Back to the Future film.

80s were great. Airplane!, Batman, Beetlejuice, Blues Brothers, The Breakfast Club, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels -  Bruce Willis was constantly saving a bunch of people with his little white shirt or naked (The lesson we should all take from that: Are you going to save the world? Take your shirt off first, or wear something tight and leather. Distract your enemy).

80s were really great.

And what Hollywood loves to shoot now: Jackass.

Oh give me a break.

P.S. Is there anyone prefer Jackass instead of Airplane! or The Blues Brothers?

P.P.S. If yes... Really?


 

Currently listening :
Rock 'N Roll
By The New York Dolls
Release date: 18 October, 1994

1:48 PM - 48 Comments - 71 Kudos - Add Comment

04 May 07 Friday

Liverpool vs Milan again in final!
Current mood: geeky

As some of you might remember, I am a huge soccer fan since my very early childhood and never miss any UEFA games.

After a very pleasent UEFA Champions League season, Liverpool and AC Milan made finals – and I'm totally confused. Liverpool, my favorite English team and holy AC Milan.

 

I think Liverpool is going to win again. They had a better season than Milan had and Paolo might not play. What do you think? Are Liverpool fans going to sing You'll Never Walk Alone again?

 

P.S. I do hope Paolo Maldini can recover before the final. He's not just a great player, also the reason why many women swoon during Milan games..... or it's just me.

 

P.P.S. Speaking of soccer - David Beckham, folks, is one of the best midfield players of all the time. It's sad how he's being talked more about his hair than his unbelievable ability to kick long-distance goals.

Currently listening :
The Town and the City
By Los Lobos
Release date: 12 September, 2006

3:48 PM - 31 Comments - 29 Kudos - Add Comment

19 Feb 07 Monday

Let's stop the world and talk about a pop singer
Current mood: quixotic

Oh wait... we're already doing that.

The news, newspapers, even economy magazines. She's everywhere these days like we don't have anything else to talk about. Genocide in Darfur, the wars, even Oscars are more important to talk about but no, let's sit and discuss if Britney Spears has personality disorder or suffering from depression or a little bit from everything. Obviously, to discuss other topics, every single person in the world needs to say something about a stranger's personal life.

Okay then, here's what I think...

I've never been a Britney Spears fan for sure. I don't like her music and only celebrities I like are the ones whom I like their work.

She is a very young woman and probably she's confused and feels trapped right now. I think she's working until her 17 (or younger?). It doesn't matter if you work in entertainment industry or not, it's always been difficult to take serious responsibilities at such a young age like 17. And now she's a divorced woman with 2 little kids. It's beyond being difficult. Especially if you're going everywhere with a media army and the news reporter giggles as he talks about your personal life in THE NEWS. Appearently, media has nothing else to do. Why would they go to Darfur when Britney shaves her hair off?

Once again I'm saying, I am not a Britney fan. But seeing too many vultures waiting to see her down is really frightening. If you don't have anything good to say, then don't say it. It does not make you look cool or smart if your ''I'm sure she'll try to kill herself'' theory comes true.

Like Sinatra said, that's life. People get down and they eventually get back on their feets again - if they don't give up on themselves and take professional help when it's necessary. I'm sure, Britney will make a strong come back soon and I'll be whining about her music again. Now, let's just all leave the girl alone and talk about more important things, shall we?

Currently listening :
Live at Max's Kansas City '79
By Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers
Release date: 21 November, 1995

2:31 PM - 34 Comments - 52 Kudos - Add Comment

16 Jan 07 Tuesday

Tragicomic reality shows
Current mood: confused

I lost my reality show watcher virginity the other to an old episode of Beauty And The Geek:

 

 

Mike Richards: What is the capital of Iraq?

 

The girl: Could you spell Iraq, please?

 

Mike Richards: I-R-A-Q.

 

The girl: I'm gonna go with Afghanistan.

 

 

Is there anyone thinks it's truly entertaining to see someone thinks a country's capital is another country? (Okay it's a little funny) Of course, not many people can know the capitals of all the countries of the world. I don't. But Iraqs'? The country is on the news eveyday for cripe's sake. On all countries television programmes and newspapers.

 

Then, I changed the channel and found 2 shows called Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire? and For Love Or Money. My new favorites. Oh yeah, we, women are nothing but dumb individuals who are just interested in men's wallets. Who needs a life partner when you have Gucci shoes, anyway? With a million we can buy as much as vibrators as we want, a haute couture dress from Valentino can keep us warm at nights, a Ferrari makes us laugh and if we ever feel down - diamonds can be our companies. Well, they are our best friends after all. Doesn't everyone think so? 

 

Media is the most powerful thing in the world and that's how they show women, how they show love. It is really weird teenagers are not allowed to see not-that-unusual sex scenes but it's okay to destroy their beliefs in love, make boys misogynists, let girls think their look is the most important and powerful thing they will ever have. Such a brilliant idea.

 

I don't know if there is someone here enjoys watching these crappy programmes but if you do... how and why? As an aside, have you seen Monk? It's amazing. And the main character is much more normal than the people you'll see in For Love Or Money.

 

Currently listening :
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
By R.E.M.
Release date: 28 October, 2003

2:36 PM - 38 Comments - 58 Kudos - Add Comment

15 Jan 07 Monday

3 Things About Christmas
Current mood: rejuvenated

Santa Was A Real Person.

 

   '' The real Santa lived a long time ago in a place called:Asia Minor. It is now the country of Turkey. His name was Nicholas

 

   Nicholas' parents died when he was just a teenager. His parents left him a lot of money which made him a rich young man. He went to live with his uncle who was a priest.

 

   Nicholas heard about a man who had lost all his money. He had three daughters who were old enough to get married. But in those days young women had to have money in order to get married. This money was a "dowry" and it was used to help the new family get started. If you didn't have dowry money, you didn't get married.

 

   This family was so poor they had nothing left to eat. The daughters were going to be sold as slaves because they couldn't live at home any longer. They were very sad. They wouldn't be able to have families of their own. And they would have to be slaves—no longer able to decide where they would live or what they would do.

 

   The night before the oldest daughter was to be sold, she washed her stockings and put them in front of the fire to dry. Then all of them went to sleep—the father and the three daughters.

 

   In the morning the daughter saw a lump in her stocking. Reaching in, she found a small, heavy bag. It had gold inside! Enough to provide food for the family and money for her dowry. Oh, how happy they were!

 

   The next morning, another bag with gold was found. Imagine! Two of the daughters would now be saved. Such joy!

 

   And the next night, the father planned to stay awake to find out who was helping his daughters. He dozed off, but heard a small "clink" as another bag landed in the room. Quickly he jumped up and ran out the door. Who did he catch ducking around the corner?

 

   Nicholas, the young man who lived with his uncle. "Nicholas, it is you! Thank you for helpin