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02:52 am
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10:26 pm
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\o/
I bought a new printer today, cause the other one broke. It works like a charm and prints really nice colours, actually (in spite of the low price of only 399 kr!) . Also, I have Sebastian's graduation coming up. Only buying him The Burning Crusade WoW expansion set would probably classify me a bitch so I also bought this on deviantart today:
Considering suicide, by Alex Casteels, matte print, 8x12 inches
Rein Raus, by Alex Casteels, matte print 8x12 inches
+ two really beautiful birch frames at gallerix. I think he'll like them, especially the Rein Raus sketch. He likes H.R Giger, and it has a giger-sense to it, I think. I first thought about ordering some World of warcraft fanart, but I think these two are spectacular. Only a month to go til his graduation, so I ordered them today.
I've seen a lot of films lately; Wallace and Gromit: the curse of the were-rabbit (I LOLED), Walk the Line (fantastic soundtrack), The Woodsman (wow, intense film about a critical subject), The constant gardener (One of my favourites this year!) and the remake of the Amityville Horror (it sucked pretty bad). If anyone of you've seen any of these films, I really would like to hearyour opinions :) I loved, as you can see, almost all of them.
Ah well, nothing more to report. Have been working at the daycare for the past 4 weeks. Things are going fly. Hope you're all well :)
Current Mood:  dorky
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02:23 pm
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Oh man, this is comedy gold...
Am currently downloading season 1-5 of Kids in the Hall. I saw this show a few years ago on ZTV, and fell fr it instantly. The comedy reminds me alot of Monty Python's flying circus; crazy characters, "strange" humour, sketches. It's comedy gold, this little canadian show!
Also, I've got a job for the summer! 2 months full-time, at a senior home. This will probably solve all my economical problems (knock on wood) because I'll make about 90-100 kr/hour. I can even buy furniture now, haha. KICKASS. The senior home is a few miles away from here with not so very good transportations, but what the hell. I'll put an ad in the paper about riding with someone there. I can't be the only one who works at that place in the summer, now can I?
Current Mood:  relieved
Current Music: KITH Soundtrack in my head
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08:07 pm
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I'm so f-cking tired of this.
My mother is moving in a few months. On the 1st of July I won't have anywhere to live. I'm desperately trying to get a flat here in time for my distance-studies, but to be able to survive the first month before UNI starts, I'll have to take a loan on 7000-8000 kr (~900 $). I'm not a very lazy or unitelligent person, and still I haven't been able to avoid this situation. Crying doesn't help or makes me feel better, I'm having nightmares and constantly wake up at night trying to remember something I've forgotten. Everything originates in my lousy economy. Since I graduated, I've applied for about 150 jobs, and maybe 10 of them got back with "thank you for shown interest" replies, the rest of them didn't even bother with that. It's wearing me down, both physically and mentally, because I feel like such a bum. A 20-year old woman, who can't even care for her own economical situation. That's just lousy.
Still, there are some things to hold on to. I've got a book almost finished, I've got my health, for now I can pay all my bills even if it's stretching it. I have Sebastian, who is fighting by my side with his own economy and grades. I have my friends, who are more or less in the exact same situation that I'm in. My generation is getting tired of being used, and taken for granted. We need jobs, to be able to earn our living. And the future is not looking any brighter.
Current Mood:  tired
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01:36 pm
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WHEWHEWHE
So I've been playing world of warcraft this ENTIRE WEEKEND. I clearly suck all kinds of crappy things.
Also, been reading alot of what journalfen is up to these days; and I found a link to the old MsAllegro journal, wherein she discusses feminism and cultural oppression. For you who don't know who MsA is, check my old journal (pansy_burrows) that I had when I was a 16-17 year old brat who thought that I could be somebody I wasn't which = sucking up and kissing MsA's ass. It was all about a thing called Domlijah back then (oh lol), meaning the sexual relationship between Dominic Monagham and Elijah wood that was an universal fact, naturally. Everyone who opposed this ground-breaking theory were "trolls" or "fangirls" or just simply "asswipes". That's how the cookie crumbled. For about two years, when I got caught and left the molten core (WoW reference nr 1) and everything else behind, to start my life as a fairly normal person.
( cut if you are not very interested )
So I'm not going to sit around and not say anything. I'm going to post where ever I want, it's been 2 1/2 years since this happened, and can you honestly say that I haven't changed for the better? I know that I have. I have a better judgement, I've learned from that experience. I think it's sad that some people still live the lie, while some have actually made an effort in changing themselves (not talking about me here, but nat_does_lj) and get shit for that.
I'm off to sebastian's tonight, I'm going to make fudge and bring it there for us to eat. Mmmmm, fudge. (but firstly, some honest-to-god, world of warcrafting)
ETA: Oh what the hell. She just posted a response to my comment, which I can't respond to in turn because she made it friends-only. I should have known.
Current Mood: chipper
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12:14 am
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Happy birthday Sebastian! 1 year today...
I attended my first 1-year birthday party today, for my friend's son Sebastian (a common name here, don't be alarmed :P). We had fun, though of course, it was mostly a party for the kids. My friend had her sisters there, who have kids. My present for Sebastian was a box of wooden building blocks, which he seemed to enjoy!
Also, I have some other news, about Eric and his funeral which is taking place soon....I guess.
( Cut for rant )
Now, I'm off to watch the pilot episode of The X files and have supper. At the same time. How cool am I?
PS. Me and Sebastian might be going on a cruise to Newcastle next month. My sister won four tickets and wants to invite us. If I have the money, I'm going, but we haven't set any dates yet. But here's my question. Do you guys have any tips on what we can do when we get there? I don't know much about the city, maybe you UKers can help me out?
Current Mood:  sad
Current Music: Gangster of Love
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04:14 pm
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SCORRRREEE
Lol @ the icehockey commentators on the tv just now:
"AND HE SHOOTS.... HE SCOOOOOORES! NO WAIT, HE DOESN'T!"
Sweden - Finland 3-2, right now. I can't watch icehockey because I get all emotional and anxious :/
EDIT: Oh hell, we won. In your face, Finland! Bunch of loozers, you are! (this is not a time to remind me that I'm 50% finnish, btw. Hush hush.)
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09:46 pm
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*cough*
So. I'm ill agin. This time, it's my throat. I woke up wednesday morning and I couldn't get a word out. An eating hurt like a bitch. It's ok now though, but I haven't been able to work wednesday-thursday-friday which frankly SUCKS. But I'm not an exceptional case; mom is ill, Sebastian is ill, about 65% at where my mother works has fallen ill so bad they haven't been to work for a week. This is getting silly. I want spring and heat, not this damned snow!
Is anyone watching the olympics, by the way? Sweden has won 5 (!) amazing gold medals, two silver and 5 bronze. Four years ago, I believe we came home with 2 silver and 2 bronze. now, I usually hate sports, but I watched the curling finale and MAN that is one interesting sport. Very strategic and full of surprises. Much better than an icehockey-rink filled with fat guys trying to be macho. No thank youuu.
And atop of that, I've got a silly obsession with cornflakes. I eat them without any milk, like candy. It's super sweet and probably not so good for my teeth. But oh so lovely.
Current Mood:  sore
Current Music: The Sounds - Song with a mission
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10:33 pm
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Update
We went to the ceremony at my old school today and it was really nice. They had his photo and some soothing music on in the background so that you could just sink down in a chair and think. The only real teacher I met was Anderas, and he seemed very shocked about what had happened. We also had a meeting, only his closest friends and the school psychologist, to talk about what we were thinking now, almost 2 weeks after it happened. I have to say, I was a mess last week but I'm hanging in there. I'm able to do things today without constantly thinking about him. But there were a lot of people who were upset, and it was nice that we had a place to go only to think.
This song is really creepy. It's an old swedish song, recorded by the band Garmarna, and the title means "Vengeance". It's about a girl whose stepmother wants her to kill her little brother. Instead, she cuts her stepmother's body open and kills her unborn child. And they say people are fucked now. Anyway, it's a good song. If you're interested in folklore and that stuff, a ownloadable version of the song is here. English lyrics are here (scroll down).
I've also taken up my old interest in renovating dollhouses. I have an old Lundby Stockholm that's hopefully going to look better soon. I played a lot with it as a child, and there's almost nothing left of the flooring or the wallpapering. I can also tell you that I'm on book 4 of the Harry Potter series, and yeah, it's only getting better. Severus Snape, you sexy mofo.
Current Mood: content
Current Music: Garmarna - Vedergällningen
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05:48 pm
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A red rose!
penguin_attie, thank you so much for the red rose :) It's visible now, on my user-info page.
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09:34 pm
[Link] | I'm back at the daycare, because the school is having their february-break. It was nice to go back, to have something to do. I'm going down to the church to have a talk with one of the councelors there, a guy I know from my graduation, to have a talk about this. I know him well enough to cut the christian crap, just for once. I've also talked to Eric's other friends, and we've decided to go down to his grave after the funeral (which will be intimate, family-only) and say our farewells. I've written a poem that I'm going to put by his stone, along with some flowers.
I've listened to a lot of music lately, because music tends to put words on emotions I can't describe.
( A song that reminds me of him... )
Thank you so much for the consolation, I've gotten a lot of that in RL now too, but it's nice to know that there are people out there, in cyberspace, sharing this with me and my friends. It's hard, but we're dealing with it in our own way. Thank you all :)
Current Mood:  calm
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08:38 pm
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Saudi Arabia a puppet master in the latest riots?
Interesting article on the burning of swedish and danish embassies here
There have been several derogatory or potentially inflammatory usagesof Mohammed (PBUH) in American entertainment vehicles, perhaps the mostfamous being South Park. And last but not least, there is an actualsculpture of Mohammed (PBUH) on the Supreme Court building inWashington, DC. The point I'm trying to make here is that Mohammed (PBUH) has beendepicted, painted or made appearances in animated cartoons on many,many occasions and yet there's been no rioting, storming of embassies and CNN coverage.
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11:45 pm
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Pixtures!
Here are some pics from out trip to Gothenburg....
( Cut for length.. )
I can also tell you that I've started as an apprentice at a school nearby, just this monday. I'm still quite new at it, but it's actually quite fun. Right now, I'm in 3rd grade (ages 9-10), assisting the other teachers and am filling in where I'm needed. Tomorrow, I'm going to help starting a programme for a girl who's having trouble understanding what she's reading. That's going to be fun, but quite nervous as well. I'll be there until may, I think, before I go back to school. And now I'm off to bed, I'm dead tired.
Current Mood: tired
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05:30 pm
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Just got back from Gothenburg..
And I must say that we had a fantastic time! Pics are coming up later. The time flew, and we both wanted to stay for a few more days, but alas, time and money is not something we're made out of. We arrived at about 13:20, and checked in at the hotel. We then had lunch and went sightseeing. Unfortunately, the museum had already closed when we got there, so we returned to the hotel at about 18:00 to relax and wait for the movie that started in 21:15.
( Possible BBM spoliers )
We had a good night's sleep and ate breakfast at pizza hut, heh. We took the train home at 14:50, and didn't have much time to do anything more. I had a great day :D
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Anouk - Nobody's wife
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12:48 pm
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I aint no damn lefty!
Some random guy just called and asked if I was interested in representing the lefties (über-liberal) in the community. I told him that I'm an environmentalist and didn't plan on changing my political stand in the nearest future. He said that he'd gotten my name off some list, which I know I've never signed. Very weird :/
( Late night ramblings... )
I have to clean my room. It looks like a pigstye >_
Current Mood:  contemplative
Current Music: The scent of love
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12:19 pm
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Funny meme
From lea_ysaye!
( My 9 favourite movies )
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01:05 am
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Of cats and men
It's getting boring to sit indoors all day, watching films and writing. Naturally, I woke up a hour after I intended and it just happened that the library wasn't open on saturdays. Oh well, there's always monday. I've finished The Chamber of Secrets today as well, and I think it was actually better than the first book. I will start tomorrow with The prisoner of Azkaban if I don't have anything more important to do. Like... playing with the cat, or eating popcorn.
Rolf, the cat we found wandering around Sebastians home a few days ago, has managed to charm his way in even more. His stepmom doesn't want any cats because they ruin the furniture (....) but I'm seeing a small change in her. I think he's already won Sebbe's dad and his brothers over. Silly cat :) I really hope they want to take him in, he's almost fully grown and most people want fluffy little kittens. We are almost 100% certain that he is homeless now, he was very hungry the first time we fed him and he seems to be craving for attention.
By the way, I can totally recommend this song. It's heartbreaking.
Current Mood:  hungry
Current Music: Alison Krauss - The Scarlet Tide
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04:57 pm
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Argh!
Where does all this snot come from? I mean really, I've blown out maybe 2-3 litres of snot out of my nose today and it's still full *whines*
I have to go to the library tomorrow, and thought I'd pick up some books while I was there. Innovative, innit? Problem is, I have no idea what books to get. So therefor, I'm asking you. What is the best book you've ever read and would recommend to me?
( And just because: Alan Rickman shopping for organic bananas )
Step by Step, ooh baby, gonna get to u guuurl....
Current Mood:  curious
Current Music: NKOTB - Step by Step
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01:36 pm
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Interesting trivia for the swedes on my f-list!
Forget Folsom prison, forget San Quentin. Let's talk about the (not so tiny) Österåker prison, slightly north of Stockholm. Here, Johnny Cash did a show for about 100 inmates in 1972, and recorded the hit "Me and Bobby McGee". Here's a mp3 file of the song if you want it (a supload file, rightclick + save plz). In the beginning he says "Thank you, my friends", "I hope that you like our music", "I hope you like me", "This is a song about me and Bobby McGee" in (almost) flawless swedish!
There was a segment on one of the morning shows today about this, and they had an old prison-guard there who had been in the audience in 1972 and he said that it was absolutely amazing for the inmates to have such a big star singing there. Many were big fans, and (as you can tell from the recording) were very excited. So excited, he said, that some of them started crying and wanted to come on tour with Johnny :)
Österåker is probably the most notorious prison here in Sweden; a big deal of the interns are on life-sentence for crimes such as murder and drug related crimes. "Walk the Line" will also have a sneak premiere there today for the inmates; the rest of us have to wait a few days!
Current Mood:  surprised
Current Music: Johnny Cash
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10:41 pm
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"Love actually is all around"
I saw Love actually with the fantastic and beautiful Emma Thompson (And Alan Rickman *cough*) ad bawled like a little child. I'm glad to see that Hugh Grant hasn't lost his appeal, though it mostly lies in his wit nowadays :/ And I think Emma Thompson is the most fantastic actress I've ever encountered, actually. Smart, hard-working, creative, she's got it all. The film was great, but she made it an even more pleasant experience!
I feel a cold coming on. My throat is very sore and I feel lightheaded. If it's that dratted flu people have been talking about I won't go out tomorrow, period :( And I just read that vitamin C does nothing for colds, so here I am, stuck with a bunch of apples and a dripping nose. Bah, humbug.
Does anyone of you ever feel like things could be too good to be true? I love the man I'm with, but the odds that we'll be together in 10 years are not really doing any favours. I mean, we're "High-school sweethearts", being a couple since I was 18 and he 17. I don't know anyone who is still in love with the boyfriend they had when they were 18. And the worst part is, people tell me this without hesitation. It's like I have all the odds against me just because I'm young, and my love is not good enough.
I am terrified that I fall out of love with him, because I couldn't stand being wthout him. I'm becoming dependable, and it's no good. I need to get a hobby. Like knitting.
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Brian Eno - An ending
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