Seeing Jeff Dunham live was AMAZING!!! Sure, there were a lot of repeat jokes from his earlier shows, but he had enough new material and Denmark-specific jokes to make it more than worth it :-D Unfortunately if/when the shows comes on DVD (I'm leaning towards 'when'), the Danish-specific jokes will probably have been left out... unless they make the decision to make it a "tour dvd" and have the country-specific sections as extra material! That'd be cool! :) But I don't think that'll happen. Never mind, youtube will probably have it ;)
Brian Hanes/Guitar Guy (from the Christmas show + youtube) was the opening act, and he was a LOT funnier than I had expected. A very pleasant surprise and a good laugh. He'd looked through the newspaper to find some material for Denmark, and had come up with the following lyrics:
It's springtime in Denmark, the sun's coming out
The flowers are blooming, leaves are starting to sprout
But I'm so sad, I wish I felt finer
Because our little mermaid is going to China
I'll try to be strong, I'll try to be brave
As Hans Christian Andersen rolls in his grave
When she goes away my heart will be bleeding
But I'd rather have her in China than over in Sweden
As part of his intro Jeff Dunham commented on the "Carlsberg - probably the best beer in town" commercial. "You guys are too nice! Probably the best beer in town, but if you don't like it, try something else." Hehehe :D
Walter was unfortunately mostly old jokes, as was José Jalapeños, but Achmed and Peanut had a lot of new material, and were HILARIOUS. I occasionally got so winded from laughing that I had to sit and gasp for air, and Lars practically had tears rolling down his cheeks the entire time. It was beyond words excellent :)
The very best bit was actually the encore. He hadn't originally planned on bringing Bubba J (at least, that's what he said...), but had discovered on Facebook and Youtube that he was actually really popular here. Most of Bubba J's bit was direct quotes from his act in "Arguing With Myself", BUT! the audience started shouting Bubba J's lines along with him! Causing Jeff Dunham to not be able to finish his own lines for laughing, "You guys are gonna make me cry!" I know he's had the same happen to him in the US (at least according to Wikipedia), but perhaps he hadn't realized that his fan base in Denmark is every bit as obsessed (in the good way ;) ) ... either that, or even his spontaneous burst of laughter was planned, so I prefer to think otherwise.
Apparently we were his largest show outside the US (~10.000 tickets sold. The place was PACKED). I find it really, really cool that teeny-tiny Denmark could beat LONDON in number of tickets sold! Our venue was twice as large as their, and sold out! Bodes well for our chances of him returning some day. And when he does - I'm so there! :-D We're actually looking into where he's touring in August when we're in the US anyway, and he IS on the right side of the country (in CT to be exact), but that might just be a 'tad' too much money to spend. But if we suddenly win Lotto.... ;-)
Absolutely brilliant. And worth every penny!
On the way out Mixi noticed we were walking right next to Thomas Hartmann - my favourite Danish comedian!!! :-) I was so tempted to go say something to him, but didn't want to interrupt on a private night out. Something I half regret now, but really - what could I have said, that wouldn't just be comparing him to Jeff Dunham? So probably for the best.
Lars and I are quoting Jeff Dunham to each other non-stop. Good thing we BOTH went to see it, or we'd be driving each other CRAZY ;-)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Colouring Outside the Lines
Synesthesia has always fascinated me. Granted, I didn't know there actually was a word for it until a year or two ago, but the concept is something I've been familiar with ever since I first started learning numbers and letters. The interest has been rekindled lately by discovering a YA novel on the topic ("A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass). Apparently it's genetic and more typical in women (check) and left-handed people (check).
Synesthesia is the scientific term for "mixing up" senses - sounds and feelings have colour, letters and numbers have personality, colours have texture. To those who don't experience it themselves, it sounds absolutely crazy, but to those who do, it's as real as any other colour, sound or feeling.
Most of these are foreign to me, but when I first learned my numbers I was convinced that they had personalities. In general even numbers were bad and odd numbers were nice. I never could figure out 4 though, because it was even but behaved odd.
I don't actually see colours when reading numbers, but definitely associate numbers with colours on a subconscious level. All odd numbers are black, 0 is blue, 2 is yellow, 4 is a very vivid green, 6 is red and 8 is orange. All numbers larger than 9 are then combinations of these.
I see spatial calendars. I think this is very much influenced by the way calendars are actually portrayed everywhere, so I don't know if this is part of the synesthesia or just habit. When thinking of the days in a year I see a big calendar with a column for each month and a row for each day. The columns stretch out to infinity with January of the following year being to the right of December of the current year. The further away from "now" they are, the smaller they get, until they're too tiny to be seen. The weekends are different visually from the days of the week, but whether they're a different colour or just smaller, I can't quite describe. When thinking of the days in a week I see a typical time-table with a column for each day and a row for each hour. Again the columns stretch to infinity with one week following the other, and again the weekends are different visually.
I can write with both hands at the same time. Only the same words, but I can mirror one at will. The most natural for writing with both hands is to write 'correctly' with my right hand and mirrored with my left.
Some letters have personalities ('M' is friendly, obviously, 'B' is a bully etc.), but not all, and none of them have colours. I definitely don't see colours and shapes in the air when hearing sounds, nor do I taste colours or see word-pictures like some other synesthetes do. So if what I have is synesthesia, it's obviously a very mild 'case' of it. I can only imagine how it must be for 'real' synesthetes - it must be fascinating... and probably also slightly distracting at times.
Synesthesia is the scientific term for "mixing up" senses - sounds and feelings have colour, letters and numbers have personality, colours have texture. To those who don't experience it themselves, it sounds absolutely crazy, but to those who do, it's as real as any other colour, sound or feeling.
Most of these are foreign to me, but when I first learned my numbers I was convinced that they had personalities. In general even numbers were bad and odd numbers were nice. I never could figure out 4 though, because it was even but behaved odd.
I don't actually see colours when reading numbers, but definitely associate numbers with colours on a subconscious level. All odd numbers are black, 0 is blue, 2 is yellow, 4 is a very vivid green, 6 is red and 8 is orange. All numbers larger than 9 are then combinations of these.
I see spatial calendars. I think this is very much influenced by the way calendars are actually portrayed everywhere, so I don't know if this is part of the synesthesia or just habit. When thinking of the days in a year I see a big calendar with a column for each month and a row for each day. The columns stretch out to infinity with January of the following year being to the right of December of the current year. The further away from "now" they are, the smaller they get, until they're too tiny to be seen. The weekends are different visually from the days of the week, but whether they're a different colour or just smaller, I can't quite describe. When thinking of the days in a week I see a typical time-table with a column for each day and a row for each hour. Again the columns stretch to infinity with one week following the other, and again the weekends are different visually.
I can write with both hands at the same time. Only the same words, but I can mirror one at will. The most natural for writing with both hands is to write 'correctly' with my right hand and mirrored with my left.
Some letters have personalities ('M' is friendly, obviously, 'B' is a bully etc.), but not all, and none of them have colours. I definitely don't see colours and shapes in the air when hearing sounds, nor do I taste colours or see word-pictures like some other synesthetes do. So if what I have is synesthesia, it's obviously a very mild 'case' of it. I can only imagine how it must be for 'real' synesthetes - it must be fascinating... and probably also slightly distracting at times.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Bøger læst i marts
Armstrong, Kelley: Stolen (Woman of the Underworld, Book 2), 8/10
Canavan, Trudi: Priestess of the White (Age of the Five 1), 7/10
Card, Orson Scott: Enchantment, 10/10
Cast, P.C. & Kristin: Marked, 8/10
Cloud, Henry & Townsend, John: Boundaries, 7/10
Cristofano, David: The Girl She Used to Be, 7/10
Follett, Ken: The Pillars of the Earth, 9/10
Hale, Shannon: The Book of a Thousand Days, 8/10
McIntosh, Fiona: Odalisque, 8/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: The Blue Castle, 10/10
Pierce, Tamora: Melting Stones (Circle Reforged 1), 7/10
Schlink, Bernhard: Højtlæseren (The Reader), 8/10
Book of the month: Enchantment
Canavan, Trudi: Priestess of the White (Age of the Five 1), 7/10
Card, Orson Scott: Enchantment, 10/10
Cast, P.C. & Kristin: Marked, 8/10
Cloud, Henry & Townsend, John: Boundaries, 7/10
Cristofano, David: The Girl She Used to Be, 7/10
Follett, Ken: The Pillars of the Earth, 9/10
Hale, Shannon: The Book of a Thousand Days, 8/10
McIntosh, Fiona: Odalisque, 8/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: The Blue Castle, 10/10
Pierce, Tamora: Melting Stones (Circle Reforged 1), 7/10
Schlink, Bernhard: Højtlæseren (The Reader), 8/10
Book of the month: Enchantment
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Rold
Lars picked me up from work at 2pm and we had a very uneventful drive up to Rold. It's a drive of 4-4.5 hours depending on traffic, so we arrived just after 6:30pm. We got ourselves checked in, and went up to our rooms to change for dinner (I don't know whether it really is a fancy enough place to get changed for dinner, or if it's just so much of a tradition that we never stopped to question it. Hmm... guess I just did! I'm not about to change it though - it's all part of the experience! :-) ) To our great delight the very first waiter we saw was Agent Waiter!!!! I have no idea if he remembered us, but it was great fun seeing him again :-)
Dinner was delicious as always, even if a tad too slow for the temperaments of the youngest, so they were sent to bed immediately after dinner, while the rest of us disappeared into the pool room for a couple of games and general catching up. It's always fun to see the "BIL-club" (that's what Peter, Christian and Lars call themselves) get together. We're fortunate that they always have a great time together. My two cousins fit in well too, and I quickly felt superfluous as the only girl still awake. They very obviously had no need at all for me ;-) Which is all good, even if it did take a bit of getting used to, not being my oldest cousin's preferred "play mate" any longer ;-)
Saturday and Sunday was spent going on walks in the area - Rold Storkro is situated in the middle of Rold forest and right next to Rebild bakker, so there's always opportunities for long walks... or not so long, when you have kids with short legs along ;) - playing billiard, going for swims in the pool, practicing ax-throwing and eating FAR too much FAR too good food :-D I think I got to read all of 100 pages while away, because I was up and about all day, and at night I was so tired that I could barely keep my eyes open past 10pm! That's what fresh air and young kids'll do to you ;-)
Sunday Nina and Christian had to go back home to their church, as Christian was playing worship. I'd gotten "Miriam-duty" and had to put her down for her nap almost immediately after they left which was a LOT easier said than done. Miriam knew exactly what was happened, and felt completely abandoned. I felt terrible! She was crying, calling for her mum, and kept jumping out of bed to run over and try to open the (now locked) door that she'd seen her mum disappear out of. It was heartbreaking. I know enough not to take it personally, but still felt like an awful abuser. In the end I grabbed a handful of books, and sat down on her bed holding her tight while reading out loud. After the first she'd stopped crying, after the second I was allowed to lie down with her, and after the third she was half-asleep. Phew!
... But of course we had "round two" after she woke up :-/ Thankfully this was a lot easier solved. I've always known that the way to Miriam's heart is through her stomach and this was no exception. She woke up while the lunch buffet was still on the table, so I took her for a walk around that, "Look Miriam, here's an apple... and an orange... here are some shrimps..." "Shimp!!!" "You want some shrimps?" "Yes! Many!" And voila - all was well again :-) I wish you could have seen her eyes when she said "Shimp!" though - they lit up like candle sticks!
Unfortunately I had to stay home from all walks Sunday. My legs were absolutely killing me, and my bad ankle had swollen up :-( Mum theorized that since I can't move the ankle as much as a 'normal' person, I can't "pump the blood around" so to speak, and that's what makes it swell. Could be... I've considered asking my doctor for a check-up on it. After all it's been almost 20 years since I had it checked last - a lot of things could've happened since.
Agent Waiter was as much fun as ever :) Isabella and Jordan asked for straws for their sodas Sunday evening, and he returned with a handful of black straws, and asked them which colour they wanted, "Here's a red one for you, and a blue one for you..." - cue giggling ;)
Nina had asked for her dessert to be delayed so she could tuck in the kids without worrying that her ice cream melted and had it brought out to her when she came back down. She was in the middle of telling cousin Peter something, and due to PERFECT timing ended up raising her hand just as Agent Waiter came through the doors. "I'm coming, I'm coming! Never get between a lady and her dessert!"
Heehee!
Since Christian hadn't been able to get off work Monday, he had to go home Sunday evening, so I spent the last night in their room to help Nina with the kids... to Jordan's delight and huge surprise when he woke up the following morning sleeping next to "Auntie 'Ria"! His facial expression was worth gold - it was very obvious that he hadn't equaled "Maria is sleeping in our room" to "Maria will be there when I wake up!" Cute!
All in all it was a really, really great trip. I had such a good time, and the nostalgia did not disappoint :) It brought back great memories, we had an excellent time together and revived a wonderful family tradition. Isabella and Jordan asked their parents to build a house near Rold so they could stay up there all the time ;-) Safe to say the younger generation had fun too! Hopefully we won't have to wait another 6 years before going next :-)
Dinner was delicious as always, even if a tad too slow for the temperaments of the youngest, so they were sent to bed immediately after dinner, while the rest of us disappeared into the pool room for a couple of games and general catching up. It's always fun to see the "BIL-club" (that's what Peter, Christian and Lars call themselves) get together. We're fortunate that they always have a great time together. My two cousins fit in well too, and I quickly felt superfluous as the only girl still awake. They very obviously had no need at all for me ;-) Which is all good, even if it did take a bit of getting used to, not being my oldest cousin's preferred "play mate" any longer ;-)
Saturday and Sunday was spent going on walks in the area - Rold Storkro is situated in the middle of Rold forest and right next to Rebild bakker, so there's always opportunities for long walks... or not so long, when you have kids with short legs along ;) - playing billiard, going for swims in the pool, practicing ax-throwing and eating FAR too much FAR too good food :-D I think I got to read all of 100 pages while away, because I was up and about all day, and at night I was so tired that I could barely keep my eyes open past 10pm! That's what fresh air and young kids'll do to you ;-)
Sunday Nina and Christian had to go back home to their church, as Christian was playing worship. I'd gotten "Miriam-duty" and had to put her down for her nap almost immediately after they left which was a LOT easier said than done. Miriam knew exactly what was happened, and felt completely abandoned. I felt terrible! She was crying, calling for her mum, and kept jumping out of bed to run over and try to open the (now locked) door that she'd seen her mum disappear out of. It was heartbreaking. I know enough not to take it personally, but still felt like an awful abuser. In the end I grabbed a handful of books, and sat down on her bed holding her tight while reading out loud. After the first she'd stopped crying, after the second I was allowed to lie down with her, and after the third she was half-asleep. Phew!
... But of course we had "round two" after she woke up :-/ Thankfully this was a lot easier solved. I've always known that the way to Miriam's heart is through her stomach and this was no exception. She woke up while the lunch buffet was still on the table, so I took her for a walk around that, "Look Miriam, here's an apple... and an orange... here are some shrimps..." "Shimp!!!" "You want some shrimps?" "Yes! Many!" And voila - all was well again :-) I wish you could have seen her eyes when she said "Shimp!" though - they lit up like candle sticks!
Unfortunately I had to stay home from all walks Sunday. My legs were absolutely killing me, and my bad ankle had swollen up :-( Mum theorized that since I can't move the ankle as much as a 'normal' person, I can't "pump the blood around" so to speak, and that's what makes it swell. Could be... I've considered asking my doctor for a check-up on it. After all it's been almost 20 years since I had it checked last - a lot of things could've happened since.
Agent Waiter was as much fun as ever :) Isabella and Jordan asked for straws for their sodas Sunday evening, and he returned with a handful of black straws, and asked them which colour they wanted, "Here's a red one for you, and a blue one for you..." - cue giggling ;)
Nina had asked for her dessert to be delayed so she could tuck in the kids without worrying that her ice cream melted and had it brought out to her when she came back down. She was in the middle of telling cousin Peter something, and due to PERFECT timing ended up raising her hand just as Agent Waiter came through the doors. "I'm coming, I'm coming! Never get between a lady and her dessert!"
Heehee!
Since Christian hadn't been able to get off work Monday, he had to go home Sunday evening, so I spent the last night in their room to help Nina with the kids... to Jordan's delight and huge surprise when he woke up the following morning sleeping next to "Auntie 'Ria"! His facial expression was worth gold - it was very obvious that he hadn't equaled "Maria is sleeping in our room" to "Maria will be there when I wake up!" Cute!
All in all it was a really, really great trip. I had such a good time, and the nostalgia did not disappoint :) It brought back great memories, we had an excellent time together and revived a wonderful family tradition. Isabella and Jordan asked their parents to build a house near Rold so they could stay up there all the time ;-) Safe to say the younger generation had fun too! Hopefully we won't have to wait another 6 years before going next :-)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Swush-swush-swush
Jeg er rigtig god til at opdatere her kan jeg se :-P Men nu er der endelig noget at skrive om der ikke bare handler om bøger.
Den årlige NC skitur! Jeg var egentlig ikke helt vildt opsat på at tage afsted, for de to sidste år havde kun været so-so, men heldigvis lod jeg ikke det stoppe mig, for turen i år var den bedste overhovedet!
Torsdag
Turen derned gik smertefrit - jeg fik metaldetektoren til at bippe da jeg gik igennem i Kastrup, og kvinden der tjekkede mig jokede at det var på grund af mit hår - man måtte ikke have så langt hår som jeg, så hun blev nødt til at klippe 15cm af! Godt så ;-)
Desværre regnede det det meste af de 2.5 timers bustur til hotellet (Alpenland i Maria Alm, Østrig), men det glemte vi alt om da vi kom frem og så hotellet, for WOW! Vi blev mødt af dette:
Fri bar - inklusiv levende musik! Vi var stort set de eneste gæster på hotellet, og de gik virkelig "all out" for os :-)
Five minutes later...
;-)
Til vores store begejstring viste det sig at hotellet havde et Pizzaria i kælderen! Klokken var nu 20 og vi havde intet andet end en sølle sandwich fået siden frokost, så vi var hundesultne, og forsvandt straks derned. Selvom drikkevarerne stadig var gratis (det var de på hele opholdet) tror jeg alligevel de tjente en pæn sum på os.
(Min mentor - Gustaf, min værelseskammerat - Salina, min ene projektvejleder - Lars, min anden projektvejleder - Jesper)
Lige ved siden af Pizzariaet var der en keglebane! :-D (på engelsk - Skittle alley. Det blev besluttet at det var et godt tjek for om man var blevet for fuld, hvis man ikke længere kunne udtale det ;-)
Salina og jeg gik op på værelset ved 11-tiden. Vi havde taget en drink med op, og sad og snakkede en times tid eller to i de badekåber der var stillet til rådighed. Rigtig hyggeligt!
Fredag
Det regnede desværre stadig fredag - ikke nok til at vi blev hjemme, men nok til at vi blev fuldstændig gennemblødte! Skitøj er ikke regntæt, skulle jeg hilse og sige! Jeg havde meldt mig til pistevisning for "Intermediate skiers", men fandt hurtigt ud af at der havde jeg overvurderet mine evner, for de andre kørte fra mig konstant! Til sidst blev jeg træt af det, og gad ikke presse mig selv så hårdt, så jeg fandt skiskolen for "light experienced" i stedet og fulgtes med dem resten af dagen. Det er jeg RIGTIG glad for. Dels fik min selvtillid et tiltrængt skub op da jeg pludselig var en af de hurtigste/bedste, og dels fik jeg faktisk lært en del :-)
Klokken 15 havde vi fået nok og tog tilbage til hotellet for at tage en tur i poolen og et hurtigt bad inden apres-ski.
Apres-ski/Afterski ligner vist hinanden uanset hvor man er - øl, "flüger" (rød vodka og red bull - sødt og GODT), østrigske/tyske slagere som kun holder når man er på skiferie og selvfølgelig et meget fyldt lokale.
Og naturligvis blev "Hol das Lasso raus" spillet gentagende gange:
Aftensmaden blev serveret kl. 19:30 (GOD mad! ikke den sædvanlige kedelige østrigske cuisine) og efter den tog de fleste videre til et diskotek i nærheden. Jeg var dog MEGET opsat på ikke at gentage de 2 sidste års fiasko - jeg VILLE ud og stå på ski igen om lørdagen, så jeg forsvandt lige så stille og listede op på værelset i stedet.
Lørdag
Lørdag morgen fik vi heldigvis en dejlig overraskelse - skyerne var forsvundet og solen skinnede. Det perfekte vejr til at stå på ski i. Jeg havde aftalt at følges med en fra skiskolen i går, og vi hyggede os med at køre sammen.
Det var pragtfuldt - skønt vejr, gode pister, skæg og ballade og perfekt sne :-D
(Er det ikke en dejlig hat? ;-) )
Klokken 14 kunne vores ben ikke mere, så vi tog tilbage til hotellet og gik lidt rundt i byen inden apres-ski.
Det er utroligt hvad folk kan finde på når de har fået lidt at drikke... der var et par stykker som besluttede sig for at spille Klodsmajor med små Jägermeister flasker!
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(Taget på min telefon, så desværre ikke fantastisk kvalitet).
Aftensmaden var nok noget af det sjoveste jeg længe har oplevet. Nå ja, ikke maden, men selvskabet. Jeg sad sammen med Salina, og to fyre (Mikael og Jesper) som enten er "for meget" eller hysterisk morsomme. Heldigvis var det her det sidste, og jeg fik til sidste ondt i maven af grin. Af en eller anden grund besluttede de sig for at "undersætte" sange - dansk til engelsk og omvendt! Og det skulle selvfølgelig gøres "on the fly". Det har jeg - sjovt nok - en del erfaring med (at oversætte "on the fly" mener jeg) og da de også blev ved med at vælge sange jeg kender fik jeg efterhånden ry for at have tyvstartet og have en mappe med "undersatte" sange derhjemme ;-) Hehe!
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Mikael er her smidt over skulderen på Andreas... det er nogle gange den bedste måde at holde styr på ham på ;-)
Denne aften var der ingen grund til at gå tidligt i seng, så jeg tog med de andre på diskotek og fik da også danset noget indtil det blev for varmt og trængt. Endte med at få 4 timers søvn... men det var stadig mere end de andre år hvor bussen kørte fra hotellet allerede kl.4. Denne gang ventede den helt til kl. 8!
Turen hjem var endnu kedeligere end turen ud, men det var godt at komme hjem og se Lars igen :-)
Den årlige NC skitur! Jeg var egentlig ikke helt vildt opsat på at tage afsted, for de to sidste år havde kun været so-so, men heldigvis lod jeg ikke det stoppe mig, for turen i år var den bedste overhovedet!
Torsdag
Turen derned gik smertefrit - jeg fik metaldetektoren til at bippe da jeg gik igennem i Kastrup, og kvinden der tjekkede mig jokede at det var på grund af mit hår - man måtte ikke have så langt hår som jeg, så hun blev nødt til at klippe 15cm af! Godt så ;-)
Desværre regnede det det meste af de 2.5 timers bustur til hotellet (Alpenland i Maria Alm, Østrig), men det glemte vi alt om da vi kom frem og så hotellet, for WOW! Vi blev mødt af dette:
Fri bar - inklusiv levende musik! Vi var stort set de eneste gæster på hotellet, og de gik virkelig "all out" for os :-)
Five minutes later...
;-)
Til vores store begejstring viste det sig at hotellet havde et Pizzaria i kælderen! Klokken var nu 20 og vi havde intet andet end en sølle sandwich fået siden frokost, så vi var hundesultne, og forsvandt straks derned. Selvom drikkevarerne stadig var gratis (det var de på hele opholdet) tror jeg alligevel de tjente en pæn sum på os.
(Min mentor - Gustaf, min værelseskammerat - Salina, min ene projektvejleder - Lars, min anden projektvejleder - Jesper)
Lige ved siden af Pizzariaet var der en keglebane! :-D (på engelsk - Skittle alley. Det blev besluttet at det var et godt tjek for om man var blevet for fuld, hvis man ikke længere kunne udtale det ;-)
Salina og jeg gik op på værelset ved 11-tiden. Vi havde taget en drink med op, og sad og snakkede en times tid eller to i de badekåber der var stillet til rådighed. Rigtig hyggeligt!
Fredag
Det regnede desværre stadig fredag - ikke nok til at vi blev hjemme, men nok til at vi blev fuldstændig gennemblødte! Skitøj er ikke regntæt, skulle jeg hilse og sige! Jeg havde meldt mig til pistevisning for "Intermediate skiers", men fandt hurtigt ud af at der havde jeg overvurderet mine evner, for de andre kørte fra mig konstant! Til sidst blev jeg træt af det, og gad ikke presse mig selv så hårdt, så jeg fandt skiskolen for "light experienced" i stedet og fulgtes med dem resten af dagen. Det er jeg RIGTIG glad for. Dels fik min selvtillid et tiltrængt skub op da jeg pludselig var en af de hurtigste/bedste, og dels fik jeg faktisk lært en del :-)
Klokken 15 havde vi fået nok og tog tilbage til hotellet for at tage en tur i poolen og et hurtigt bad inden apres-ski.
Apres-ski/Afterski ligner vist hinanden uanset hvor man er - øl, "flüger" (rød vodka og red bull - sødt og GODT), østrigske/tyske slagere som kun holder når man er på skiferie og selvfølgelig et meget fyldt lokale.
Og naturligvis blev "Hol das Lasso raus" spillet gentagende gange:
Aftensmaden blev serveret kl. 19:30 (GOD mad! ikke den sædvanlige kedelige østrigske cuisine) og efter den tog de fleste videre til et diskotek i nærheden. Jeg var dog MEGET opsat på ikke at gentage de 2 sidste års fiasko - jeg VILLE ud og stå på ski igen om lørdagen, så jeg forsvandt lige så stille og listede op på værelset i stedet.
Lørdag
Lørdag morgen fik vi heldigvis en dejlig overraskelse - skyerne var forsvundet og solen skinnede. Det perfekte vejr til at stå på ski i. Jeg havde aftalt at følges med en fra skiskolen i går, og vi hyggede os med at køre sammen.
Det var pragtfuldt - skønt vejr, gode pister, skæg og ballade og perfekt sne :-D
(Er det ikke en dejlig hat? ;-) )
Klokken 14 kunne vores ben ikke mere, så vi tog tilbage til hotellet og gik lidt rundt i byen inden apres-ski.
Det er utroligt hvad folk kan finde på når de har fået lidt at drikke... der var et par stykker som besluttede sig for at spille Klodsmajor med små Jägermeister flasker!
(Taget på min telefon, så desværre ikke fantastisk kvalitet).
Aftensmaden var nok noget af det sjoveste jeg længe har oplevet. Nå ja, ikke maden, men selvskabet. Jeg sad sammen med Salina, og to fyre (Mikael og Jesper) som enten er "for meget" eller hysterisk morsomme. Heldigvis var det her det sidste, og jeg fik til sidste ondt i maven af grin. Af en eller anden grund besluttede de sig for at "undersætte" sange - dansk til engelsk og omvendt! Og det skulle selvfølgelig gøres "on the fly". Det har jeg - sjovt nok - en del erfaring med (at oversætte "on the fly" mener jeg) og da de også blev ved med at vælge sange jeg kender fik jeg efterhånden ry for at have tyvstartet og have en mappe med "undersatte" sange derhjemme ;-) Hehe!
Mikael er her smidt over skulderen på Andreas... det er nogle gange den bedste måde at holde styr på ham på ;-)
Denne aften var der ingen grund til at gå tidligt i seng, så jeg tog med de andre på diskotek og fik da også danset noget indtil det blev for varmt og trængt. Endte med at få 4 timers søvn... men det var stadig mere end de andre år hvor bussen kørte fra hotellet allerede kl.4. Denne gang ventede den helt til kl. 8!
Turen hjem var endnu kedeligere end turen ud, men det var godt at komme hjem og se Lars igen :-)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Bøger læst i februar
Amory, Jay: The Fledging of Az Gabrielson, 8/10 ARC
Butcher, Jim: Storm Front (Dresden Files 1), 7/10 ARC
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee: The Conch Bearer, 7/10 ARC
Jaye, Lola: By the Time You Read This, 7/10
King, Stephen: Pet Semetary, 6/10
Kulczyk, Rhonda: Freedom to Love, 8/10 ARC
Levin, Ira: The Stepford Wives, 6/10
Lewis, C.S.: The Screwtape Letters, 8/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: Chronicles of Avonlea, 8/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: Further Chronicles of Avonlea, 8/10
Nouwen, Henri: The Way of the Heart, 6/10
Pearson, Mary E.: The Adoration of Jenna Fox, 9/10
Pierce, Tamora: First Test (Protector of the Small 1), 9/10
Rothfuss, Patrick: The Name of the Wind, 9/10 ARC
Rowling, J.K.: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, 8/10
Rubio, Mary Henley: Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings, 8/10
Månedens bog Stiefvater, Maggie: Shiver, 9/10 ARC
Vaughn, Patrick: The Allure of the Curse, 8/10 ARC
Verne, Jules: In Search of the Castaways / The Children of Captain Grant, 7/10
Butcher, Jim: Storm Front (Dresden Files 1), 7/10 ARC
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee: The Conch Bearer, 7/10 ARC
Jaye, Lola: By the Time You Read This, 7/10
King, Stephen: Pet Semetary, 6/10
Kulczyk, Rhonda: Freedom to Love, 8/10 ARC
Levin, Ira: The Stepford Wives, 6/10
Lewis, C.S.: The Screwtape Letters, 8/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: Chronicles of Avonlea, 8/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: Further Chronicles of Avonlea, 8/10
Nouwen, Henri: The Way of the Heart, 6/10
Pearson, Mary E.: The Adoration of Jenna Fox, 9/10
Pierce, Tamora: First Test (Protector of the Small 1), 9/10
Rothfuss, Patrick: The Name of the Wind, 9/10 ARC
Rowling, J.K.: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, 8/10
Rubio, Mary Henley: Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings, 8/10
Månedens bog Stiefvater, Maggie: Shiver, 9/10 ARC
Vaughn, Patrick: The Allure of the Curse, 8/10 ARC
Verne, Jules: In Search of the Castaways / The Children of Captain Grant, 7/10
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Bøger læst i Januar
Årets 12 første bøger!
Andersen, Leif: Jamen, bad jeg da for lidt?, 9/10
Anderson, R.J.: Knife, 9/10
Carey, Jacqueline: Kushiel's Dart, 8/10
Edwards, Nicholas: Dog Whisperer: The Rescue 7/10, ARC
Gregory, Philippa: The Other Boleyn Girl 10/10
Hayden, Torey: Ghost Girl, 7/10
Mass, Wendy: A Mango-Shaped Space, 9/10
McEwan, Ian: Atonement, 7/10
Patterson, James & Ledwidge, Michael: Run for Your Life, 8/10, ARC
Stork, Fransisco X.: Marcelo in the Real World, 9/10, ARC
Turpin, Angela Lam: Legs, 7/10, ARC
Walton, Jo: Farthing, 7/10
Månedens bog: A Mango-Shaped Space. Fascinerende bog om synesthisia.... no clue hvad det hedder på dansk. Synesti måske?
Andersen, Leif: Jamen, bad jeg da for lidt?, 9/10
Anderson, R.J.: Knife, 9/10
Carey, Jacqueline: Kushiel's Dart, 8/10
Edwards, Nicholas: Dog Whisperer: The Rescue 7/10, ARC
Gregory, Philippa: The Other Boleyn Girl 10/10
Hayden, Torey: Ghost Girl, 7/10
Mass, Wendy: A Mango-Shaped Space, 9/10
McEwan, Ian: Atonement, 7/10
Patterson, James & Ledwidge, Michael: Run for Your Life, 8/10, ARC
Stork, Fransisco X.: Marcelo in the Real World, 9/10, ARC
Turpin, Angela Lam: Legs, 7/10, ARC
Walton, Jo: Farthing, 7/10
Månedens bog: A Mango-Shaped Space. Fascinerende bog om synesthisia.... no clue hvad det hedder på dansk. Synesti måske?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
New Kids On The Block concert
Okay, the concert.
Wow!
Despite us arriving in plenty of time before the doors even opened, the tube was still full, and a steady mass of people walked towards the O2. Immediately after we left the station we were met by HUGE signs with "NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!" Mixi took photos, but I haven't had time to get a copy of them yet.
The O2 is impressive! Absolutely HUGE. I'd thought it was "just" a concert hall, but it also has a cinema, tons of restaurants and other shops, so having to waste a couple of hours there was no problem at all. We sat in Starbucks for quite awhile (we'd brought books ;) ) and got chatting to some of the others going to the concert. The woman sitting next to us had bought a programme, and offered that I could look through it, when I asked her how much it was (15 quid for just a bunch of photos? I don't think so!). She was my age or perhaps even a bit older, and was also going for the nostalgia.
The doors opened at 6:30 and we went to find our seats at around 7:30 when the opening act went on. Some American singer, but I have NO clue who she was, because there were no signs anywhere, and if she said, I didn't hear. Not that I really cared - that's not why I came. But it must be such a thankless job to be an opening act. Nobody really cares, they're just waiting for the main attraction to come onstage ;) We had ROTTEN seats. 5th row from the back, waaaay up high, but fortunately a bit out to one side, so we still had a pretty good view over the stage. The atmosphere was terrific though. The opening act ended by taking us through the chorus of "The Right Stuff" and everybody went WILD!
Shortly after 8:30pm New Kids FINALLY came on. Oh. Wow! Sure, I can see all the cheap party tricks for what they were, but the atmosphere was absolutely electric, and I just couldn't get this huge smile off my face and wanted to squeal with excitement. Finally! Naturally they played their comeback for all it was worth, starting by having a voice-over say "15 years ago they walked away. Now they're back. Are you ready to PARTY?!?!?!?!?" Cue thousands of women SCREAMING their heads off. Damn if it wasn't infectious. And I was excited enough as it was ;)
It was interesting to see that the songs from the Step By Step album were clearly the most popular (even if they had changed the rap bit of Games so I couldn't sing along to that any longer. Unfair! ;) ) and definitely the songs where the audience was most "on". ESPECIALLY Step By Step which was the first encore. At one point it goes "Step One - we can have lots of fun. Step Two - there's so much we can do. Step Three - it's just you and me. Step Four - I can give you more. Step Five - don't you know that the time has arrived." NKOTB just sang the "Step 1/2/3/4/5" bit and left it to the audience to shout the reply. Fun! And what a rush it must actually be for them to have people still remember their almost 20-year-old hit! :-D Or perhaps I'm just naive and they're used to it. I'd like to think not though ;)
It. Was. Amazing. I was absolutely high on adrenalin afterwards, and made sure to call Lars as soon as I could make myself be heard, so he could still hear it in my voice. I'm not sure I'd travel abroad to go to a concert with them again (if I do, I'd HAVE to have better seats, that's for sure!), but should they ever make it to Denmark despite my expectations? I'm definitely going.
A 17-year long dream fulfilled... and it was SO worth it.
As for the rest of the weekend? Wicked was good (but not great), seeing Lauren again WAS great, I had lots of fun hanging out with Mixi and as always spent far too much money... (especially as Zavvi had a clearout sale meaning everything was 25% off. I'm actually quite proud of myself that I ended up buying only 6 DVDs! ;-) ). Yup, I had a blast!
Wow!
Despite us arriving in plenty of time before the doors even opened, the tube was still full, and a steady mass of people walked towards the O2. Immediately after we left the station we were met by HUGE signs with "NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!!" Mixi took photos, but I haven't had time to get a copy of them yet.
The O2 is impressive! Absolutely HUGE. I'd thought it was "just" a concert hall, but it also has a cinema, tons of restaurants and other shops, so having to waste a couple of hours there was no problem at all. We sat in Starbucks for quite awhile (we'd brought books ;) ) and got chatting to some of the others going to the concert. The woman sitting next to us had bought a programme, and offered that I could look through it, when I asked her how much it was (15 quid for just a bunch of photos? I don't think so!). She was my age or perhaps even a bit older, and was also going for the nostalgia.
The doors opened at 6:30 and we went to find our seats at around 7:30 when the opening act went on. Some American singer, but I have NO clue who she was, because there were no signs anywhere, and if she said, I didn't hear. Not that I really cared - that's not why I came. But it must be such a thankless job to be an opening act. Nobody really cares, they're just waiting for the main attraction to come onstage ;) We had ROTTEN seats. 5th row from the back, waaaay up high, but fortunately a bit out to one side, so we still had a pretty good view over the stage. The atmosphere was terrific though. The opening act ended by taking us through the chorus of "The Right Stuff" and everybody went WILD!
Shortly after 8:30pm New Kids FINALLY came on. Oh. Wow! Sure, I can see all the cheap party tricks for what they were, but the atmosphere was absolutely electric, and I just couldn't get this huge smile off my face and wanted to squeal with excitement. Finally! Naturally they played their comeback for all it was worth, starting by having a voice-over say "15 years ago they walked away. Now they're back. Are you ready to PARTY?!?!?!?!?" Cue thousands of women SCREAMING their heads off. Damn if it wasn't infectious. And I was excited enough as it was ;)
It was interesting to see that the songs from the Step By Step album were clearly the most popular (even if they had changed the rap bit of Games so I couldn't sing along to that any longer. Unfair! ;) ) and definitely the songs where the audience was most "on". ESPECIALLY Step By Step which was the first encore. At one point it goes "Step One - we can have lots of fun. Step Two - there's so much we can do. Step Three - it's just you and me. Step Four - I can give you more. Step Five - don't you know that the time has arrived." NKOTB just sang the "Step 1/2/3/4/5" bit and left it to the audience to shout the reply. Fun! And what a rush it must actually be for them to have people still remember their almost 20-year-old hit! :-D Or perhaps I'm just naive and they're used to it. I'd like to think not though ;)
It. Was. Amazing. I was absolutely high on adrenalin afterwards, and made sure to call Lars as soon as I could make myself be heard, so he could still hear it in my voice. I'm not sure I'd travel abroad to go to a concert with them again (if I do, I'd HAVE to have better seats, that's for sure!), but should they ever make it to Denmark despite my expectations? I'm definitely going.
A 17-year long dream fulfilled... and it was SO worth it.
As for the rest of the weekend? Wicked was good (but not great), seeing Lauren again WAS great, I had lots of fun hanging out with Mixi and as always spent far too much money... (especially as Zavvi had a clearout sale meaning everything was 25% off. I'm actually quite proud of myself that I ended up buying only 6 DVDs! ;-) ). Yup, I had a blast!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Jeff Dunhaaaaam dot com
I'll type up my BRILLIANT weekend shortly, but first something a bit more important.
Check out this link!!!!!
JEFF DUNHAM IS COMING TO DENMARK.
Yes, that had to be shouted.
That deserved an even louder shout.
9 tickets, row 7, seats 4-12. We don't know yet exactly who's going other than Henni, Mixi and I (Lars may have a shift but is working like mad to get rid of it), but we have no doubt that we'll be able to get people for the rest of them as well... even at the insanely high prices asked.
I don't care.
I'LL GET TO SEE JEFF DUNHAM LIVE!!!!!
*dances around madly*
Okay, *phew* I'm ready to quiet down a bit now. Mixi was SO cute when I called her.
Me: "Are you doing anything on April 11th?"
Her: "No...?"
Me: "Are you online?"
Her: "Yes...?"
Me: "Go on MSN - I'm sending you a link."
*background noises alerting me that the message went through. Short pause*
Her: "Ohmygodohmygodohmygod!!!!!!!!"
Her: "Even if I HAD been doing something, I'm certainly not now."
Her: "Squeeeeeeeeee!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!"
... and the rest was at a level only dogs could her.
She's adorable :-D
Check out this link!!!!!
JEFF DUNHAM IS COMING TO DENMARK.
Yes, that had to be shouted.
AND WE HAVE TICKETS!!!!!
That deserved an even louder shout.
9 tickets, row 7, seats 4-12. We don't know yet exactly who's going other than Henni, Mixi and I (Lars may have a shift but is working like mad to get rid of it), but we have no doubt that we'll be able to get people for the rest of them as well... even at the insanely high prices asked.
I don't care.
I'LL GET TO SEE JEFF DUNHAM LIVE!!!!!
*dances around madly*
Okay, *phew* I'm ready to quiet down a bit now. Mixi was SO cute when I called her.
Me: "Are you doing anything on April 11th?"
Her: "No...?"
Me: "Are you online?"
Her: "Yes...?"
Me: "Go on MSN - I'm sending you a link."
*background noises alerting me that the message went through. Short pause*
Her: "Ohmygodohmygodohmygod!!!!!!!!"
Her: "Even if I HAD been doing something, I'm certainly not now."
Her: "Squeeeeeeeeee!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!"
... and the rest was at a level only dogs could her.
She's adorable :-D
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Our 2009 Adventure
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Like my subject line says, 2009 started with quite an adventure... although I'm not sure 'adventure' is the right word, as that indicates something pleasant, and that's not exactly what I'd call this!
Lars and I took the train home from Henni's place yesterday. We left at around 2am, so this was probably 20'ish minutes later. We had gotten off one train at a transit station and was waiting for the one that'd take us home. The train before ours was 10 minutes late, and when it arrived, we discovered why - some guy found it great fun to pull the emergency break at every station, and wouldn't let the doors close when it was time for the train to leave the station. Some of the other passengers had had enough of this, and attempted to throw him off the train at this station. He'd have none of it though, and dragged one of the others off with him, trying to start a fight. Stoned Guy (SG) was about my size, and Good Guy (GG) even bigger than Lars, so I don't really know what SG was thinking of, but he was OBVIOUSLY on something and therefore fearless. GG handled it so well, put up his hands to show he didn't want to fight, tried to calm down SG instead of using force on him, and generally impressed me by his actions. SG wouldn't leave him alone though, so finally he (GG) asked for somebody to call the police. Lars' and my train had arrived by now, but Lars didn't feel comfortable leaving, so we let it go. At this point another hot-head decided to join the fray and thought the way to subdue SG was to knock him out, so Lars rushed over to help GG keep the two apart. HotHead fortunately quickly decided he had better things to do and Lars and GG managed to get SG cornered (literally) and held him against the corner while Lars called one of his colleagues who was at work. At work they have a direct line to the police, so he knew they'd respond quicker that way, and true enough - two minutes later 7 policemen came running and took care of the situation.
SG claimed the police should arrest Lars and GG instead for "unlawful detention" and "picking fights" (hmmm... two very calm guys of around 6'7" and +200lb vs. one aggressive 5'7"/120lb, drugged up guy who was yelling insults at the police... wonder who they are going to believe).
Lars and GG was asked to give their statement and asked if they wanted to press charges. Naturally they didn't - they hadn't been harmed, but just wanted SG away from 'the public'. The police got their phone numbers, but didn't expect anything else to come of it, and walked away with SG - hopefully to let him get whatever drug he'd taken out of his system in the detention.
We'd missed 2 trains because of all this, so ended up coming home 40 minutes later than expected (making it 3:40am by this time - Lars had been up since 5:30am! I felt so sorry for him!), but I have to say, I was SO proud of Lars for jumping in to help like that. It's something I've always hoped I'd be ready to do if the situation called for it, but I know very well that I'm neither big enough nor strong enough, so might actually do more harm than good (which is frustrating when I want to help... especially when nobody else seems about to do anything), whereas Lars has the strength and 'leverage' needed.
There was never any danger, but I was still fairly shaken afterwards, and was glad we had the ride home to talk the experience through and get it sorted out before heading off to bed.
So there you have it - my first "exciting" experience of 2009... happening just 2.5 hours into the new year.
Like my subject line says, 2009 started with quite an adventure... although I'm not sure 'adventure' is the right word, as that indicates something pleasant, and that's not exactly what I'd call this!
Lars and I took the train home from Henni's place yesterday. We left at around 2am, so this was probably 20'ish minutes later. We had gotten off one train at a transit station and was waiting for the one that'd take us home. The train before ours was 10 minutes late, and when it arrived, we discovered why - some guy found it great fun to pull the emergency break at every station, and wouldn't let the doors close when it was time for the train to leave the station. Some of the other passengers had had enough of this, and attempted to throw him off the train at this station. He'd have none of it though, and dragged one of the others off with him, trying to start a fight. Stoned Guy (SG) was about my size, and Good Guy (GG) even bigger than Lars, so I don't really know what SG was thinking of, but he was OBVIOUSLY on something and therefore fearless. GG handled it so well, put up his hands to show he didn't want to fight, tried to calm down SG instead of using force on him, and generally impressed me by his actions. SG wouldn't leave him alone though, so finally he (GG) asked for somebody to call the police. Lars' and my train had arrived by now, but Lars didn't feel comfortable leaving, so we let it go. At this point another hot-head decided to join the fray and thought the way to subdue SG was to knock him out, so Lars rushed over to help GG keep the two apart. HotHead fortunately quickly decided he had better things to do and Lars and GG managed to get SG cornered (literally) and held him against the corner while Lars called one of his colleagues who was at work. At work they have a direct line to the police, so he knew they'd respond quicker that way, and true enough - two minutes later 7 policemen came running and took care of the situation.
SG claimed the police should arrest Lars and GG instead for "unlawful detention" and "picking fights" (hmmm... two very calm guys of around 6'7" and +200lb vs. one aggressive 5'7"/120lb, drugged up guy who was yelling insults at the police... wonder who they are going to believe).
Lars and GG was asked to give their statement and asked if they wanted to press charges. Naturally they didn't - they hadn't been harmed, but just wanted SG away from 'the public'. The police got their phone numbers, but didn't expect anything else to come of it, and walked away with SG - hopefully to let him get whatever drug he'd taken out of his system in the detention.
We'd missed 2 trains because of all this, so ended up coming home 40 minutes later than expected (making it 3:40am by this time - Lars had been up since 5:30am! I felt so sorry for him!), but I have to say, I was SO proud of Lars for jumping in to help like that. It's something I've always hoped I'd be ready to do if the situation called for it, but I know very well that I'm neither big enough nor strong enough, so might actually do more harm than good (which is frustrating when I want to help... especially when nobody else seems about to do anything), whereas Lars has the strength and 'leverage' needed.
There was never any danger, but I was still fairly shaken afterwards, and was glad we had the ride home to talk the experience through and get it sorted out before heading off to bed.
So there you have it - my first "exciting" experience of 2009... happening just 2.5 hours into the new year.
Nytårsaften
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As usual I had a wonderful New Year's Eve at Henni's place. We ended up being 8 people in total, though one of the others had to leave around 10'ish, and as usual had a brilliant time. Mixi joined us this year which was excellent, and despite being around 10 years younger than the others, she didn't seem to have any problems fitting in and looked like she was having lots of fun. I'm glad! It was great spending the evening with her.
So lots of good food, happy people, yummy drinks and good fun - how could it not be great? :) Like last year we ended up playing a couple of games of Bezzerwisser after dinner, and like last year I rocked! :D It's funny, really. I generally absolutely suck at knowledge games (hate Trivial Persuit) and Lars has no problems at all beating me, but on NYE I shine ;)
Somehow we'd got talking about old LP albums, and as an aside I mentioned to Mixi, "Oh, by the way, thanks to Dad I've managed to get hold of Le Papa Pengouin as an mp3 if you're interested?"
Frode: "Le Papa Pengouin?"
Lars to Frode: "Don't ask her about the song! She'll just start singing it!"
Me: Sheesh! It's just an old song my sisters and I used to listen to all the time. I think it was Luxembourg's contribution to the Eurovision Grand Prix in 1982.
Frode: "Ah, you mean starts singing *Le Papa Pengoin, le Papa Pengouin, le Papa, le Papa le Papa Pengoin*?"
Me and Mixi: Clapping, ROARING with laughter. YES! You are so cool!!!!
Frode: Pshaw! Who doesn't know that song?!
Frode won the award for the coolest dude ever that day :-D
As usual I had a wonderful New Year's Eve at Henni's place. We ended up being 8 people in total, though one of the others had to leave around 10'ish, and as usual had a brilliant time. Mixi joined us this year which was excellent, and despite being around 10 years younger than the others, she didn't seem to have any problems fitting in and looked like she was having lots of fun. I'm glad! It was great spending the evening with her.
So lots of good food, happy people, yummy drinks and good fun - how could it not be great? :) Like last year we ended up playing a couple of games of Bezzerwisser after dinner, and like last year I rocked! :D It's funny, really. I generally absolutely suck at knowledge games (hate Trivial Persuit) and Lars has no problems at all beating me, but on NYE I shine ;)
Somehow we'd got talking about old LP albums, and as an aside I mentioned to Mixi, "Oh, by the way, thanks to Dad I've managed to get hold of Le Papa Pengouin as an mp3 if you're interested?"
Frode: "Le Papa Pengouin?"
Lars to Frode: "Don't ask her about the song! She'll just start singing it!"
Me: Sheesh! It's just an old song my sisters and I used to listen to all the time. I think it was Luxembourg's contribution to the Eurovision Grand Prix in 1982.
Frode: "Ah, you mean starts singing *Le Papa Pengoin, le Papa Pengouin, le Papa, le Papa le Papa Pengoin*?"
Me and Mixi: Clapping, ROARING with laughter. YES! You are so cool!!!!
Frode: Pshaw! Who doesn't know that song?!
Frode won the award for the coolest dude ever that day :-D
Bøger læst i december
Det er alt for lang tid siden jeg har opdateret her sidst, og nu har jeg pludselig en masse at skrive, så for ikke at gøre dette 'entry' alt for langt, splitter jeg det op i flere korte.
Først my favourite - den månedlige opsummering :) Jeg kan hermed sige jeg har læst 244 bøger og 61540 sider i 2008!
Colfer, Eoin: Artemis Fowl 6 - The Time Paradox, Dec 2008, 7/10
Collins, Wilkie: The Woman in White, Dec 2008, 9/10
Flagg, Fannie: A Redbird Christmas, Dec 2008, 6/10
Gabaldon, Diana: A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Dec 2008, 9/10
Garry, Patrick M.: Saving Faith, Dec 2008, 5/10
Golding, Julia: Dragonfly, Dec 2008, 10/10
Hayden, Torey: Beautiful Child, Dec 2008, 8/10
Lassiter, Rhiannon: Bad Blood, Dec 2008, 6/10
Livingston, Lesley: Wondrous Strange, Dec 2008, 8/10
Meyer, Stephenie: Eclipse, Nov 2008, 10/10
Nafisi, Azar: Reading Lolita in Tehran, Dec 2008, 6/10
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Dec 2008, 7/10
Scruggs, Cheryl & Jeff: I Do Again, Dec 2008, 10/10
Setterfield, Diane: The Thirteenth Tale, Dec 2008, 9/10
Weber, Lenora Mattingly: Meet the Malones, Dec 2008, 8/10
Månedens bog: Enten The Woman in White eller The Thirteenth Tale - begge var helt fantastiske.
Først my favourite - den månedlige opsummering :) Jeg kan hermed sige jeg har læst 244 bøger og 61540 sider i 2008!
Colfer, Eoin: Artemis Fowl 6 - The Time Paradox, Dec 2008, 7/10
Collins, Wilkie: The Woman in White, Dec 2008, 9/10
Flagg, Fannie: A Redbird Christmas, Dec 2008, 6/10
Gabaldon, Diana: A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Dec 2008, 9/10
Garry, Patrick M.: Saving Faith, Dec 2008, 5/10
Golding, Julia: Dragonfly, Dec 2008, 10/10
Hayden, Torey: Beautiful Child, Dec 2008, 8/10
Lassiter, Rhiannon: Bad Blood, Dec 2008, 6/10
Livingston, Lesley: Wondrous Strange, Dec 2008, 8/10
Meyer, Stephenie: Eclipse, Nov 2008, 10/10
Nafisi, Azar: Reading Lolita in Tehran, Dec 2008, 6/10
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Dec 2008, 7/10
Scruggs, Cheryl & Jeff: I Do Again, Dec 2008, 10/10
Setterfield, Diane: The Thirteenth Tale, Dec 2008, 9/10
Weber, Lenora Mattingly: Meet the Malones, Dec 2008, 8/10
Månedens bog: Enten The Woman in White eller The Thirteenth Tale - begge var helt fantastiske.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Ah crap!
Jeg er lige blevet ringet op af Nordea, som undrede sig over nogle bevægelser på min konto, og ville høre om jeg havde autoriseret at der blev trukket US$1400 sent i går aftes. Eh, nej! Ganske vidst brugte jeg mit kort i går, men ikke online og BESTEMT ikke for et så højt beløb - det ville jeg have kunnet huske! (Ganske vist køber jeg meget online, men ikke for så store beløb... selv en tiendedel ville være usædvanligt).
Men hvor er det heldigt at de holder øje med sådanne ting - transaktionen var ikke engang kommet på min netbank endnu. Jeg gad dog vide hvad det er der får dem til at tage kontakt til kunden... det kan næsten kun være beløbet, for jeg køber jo tit ting online, men i følge hende jeg snakkede med var det den eneste "mystiske" transaktion. Jeg har heldigvis holdt øje med min konto de sidste par dage, så jeg kunne hurtigt sige at alt op til og med i går var rigtigt nok.
Jeg spurgte hvor pengene var trukket til, men det måtte hun tilsyneladende ikke sige. Det giver vel egentlig mening, men hvis mit kort er blevet "compromised" fordi jeg har brugt det på en forkert internet side (og jeg kan ikke helt se, hvad ellers det skulle være), ville jeg gerne prøve at se om jeg kunne udlede noget og finde ud af hvilken.
Nu skal jeg bare finde ud af hvordan jeg lige får købt ind i dag, for de har spærret mit kort (selvfølgelig!), jeg har ikke ret mange kontanter på mig, og jeg får muligvis først fri efter bankerne er lukket (det er heldigvis torsdag, så der er en chance for at det går). Ah well, jeg har stadig mit Master Card på mig, så hvis alt andet fejler kan jeg da bruge det.
Men som sagt, jeg er meget taknemmelig over at de opdagede det så hurtigt og straks ringede til mig!
Og så den mindre vigtige ting: bah, nu skal jeg til at lære et nyt kortnummer udenad! (Ja, jeg kan mit Visa/Dankortnummer udenad... eller kunne i hvert fald - det gør det så meget lettere når jeg køber ting online). Det gamle var så let fordi der var en masse gentagelser. Ah well, jeg plejer at være god til tal, så mon ikke det går ;)
Men hvor er det heldigt at de holder øje med sådanne ting - transaktionen var ikke engang kommet på min netbank endnu. Jeg gad dog vide hvad det er der får dem til at tage kontakt til kunden... det kan næsten kun være beløbet, for jeg køber jo tit ting online, men i følge hende jeg snakkede med var det den eneste "mystiske" transaktion. Jeg har heldigvis holdt øje med min konto de sidste par dage, så jeg kunne hurtigt sige at alt op til og med i går var rigtigt nok.
Jeg spurgte hvor pengene var trukket til, men det måtte hun tilsyneladende ikke sige. Det giver vel egentlig mening, men hvis mit kort er blevet "compromised" fordi jeg har brugt det på en forkert internet side (og jeg kan ikke helt se, hvad ellers det skulle være), ville jeg gerne prøve at se om jeg kunne udlede noget og finde ud af hvilken.
Nu skal jeg bare finde ud af hvordan jeg lige får købt ind i dag, for de har spærret mit kort (selvfølgelig!), jeg har ikke ret mange kontanter på mig, og jeg får muligvis først fri efter bankerne er lukket (det er heldigvis torsdag, så der er en chance for at det går). Ah well, jeg har stadig mit Master Card på mig, så hvis alt andet fejler kan jeg da bruge det.
Men som sagt, jeg er meget taknemmelig over at de opdagede det så hurtigt og straks ringede til mig!
Og så den mindre vigtige ting: bah, nu skal jeg til at lære et nyt kortnummer udenad! (Ja, jeg kan mit Visa/Dankortnummer udenad... eller kunne i hvert fald - det gør det så meget lettere når jeg køber ting online). Det gamle var så let fordi der var en masse gentagelser. Ah well, jeg plejer at være god til tal, så mon ikke det går ;)
Monday, December 1, 2008
Bøger læst i november
Alcott, Louisa May: An Old-Fashioned Girl, 10/10
Anderson, Jodi Lynn: Peaches, 8/10 (Tellerup)
Canavan, Trudi: The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy 3), 10/10
Canavan, Trudi: The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy 2), 9/10
Chidley, Elise: Your Roots Are Showing, 8/10
Fitzpatrick, Becca Ajoy: Hush, Hush, 6/10 (Tellerup)
Gordon, Noah: The Death Committee, 6/10
Hendrix, Lisa: Immortal Warrior, 9/10
Keyes, Marian: Last Chance Saloon, 9/10
Lenahan, John: Shadowmagic, 7/10 (Tellerup)
Pickens, Andrea: The Spy Wore Silk, 9/10
Ronald, Margaret: Spiral Hunt, 8/10 (Tellerup)
Seth, Vikram: A Suitable Boy, 7/10
Webster, Jean: Dear Enemy, 9/10
Anderson, Jodi Lynn: Peaches, 8/10 (Tellerup)
Canavan, Trudi: The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy 3), 10/10
Canavan, Trudi: The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy 2), 9/10
Chidley, Elise: Your Roots Are Showing, 8/10
Fitzpatrick, Becca Ajoy: Hush, Hush, 6/10 (Tellerup)
Gordon, Noah: The Death Committee, 6/10
Hendrix, Lisa: Immortal Warrior, 9/10
Keyes, Marian: Last Chance Saloon, 9/10
Lenahan, John: Shadowmagic, 7/10 (Tellerup)
Pickens, Andrea: The Spy Wore Silk, 9/10
Ronald, Margaret: Spiral Hunt, 8/10 (Tellerup)
Seth, Vikram: A Suitable Boy, 7/10
Webster, Jean: Dear Enemy, 9/10
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Akiane
I recently bought the book "Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry" and was completely blown away by the talents of this young girl. I was first introduced to her through this youtube video of an interview with her - she's a child prodigy who at the age of 4 told her atheist mother that God had spoken to her and then started drawing/painting the images He showed her. She's never taken any art lessons but doesn't consider herself "self-taught", rather she's "God-taught" as she views all her talents as God-given and wants to use them to help others.
With a few notable exceptions, I'm no great lover of poetry, so I can't vouch for her talent there, but her paintings are amazing. They'd be gorgeous no matter what, but knowing that they were painted by a pre-teen (she's only just turned 13) makes them even more incredible. They're so far beyond her years in both technique and concept. I wish I could afford prints of some of them, but unfortunately they go for more than $1500, so I don't see that happening any time soon.
Most of her artwork/poetry can be seen at her website, I've just decided to show some of my favourites here.
Father Forgive Them - Age 9
Found - Age 9
Co-Creating - Age 11
The Separation - Age 11
The rest of her work can be found in her gallery. This is only a very, very small selection, because she's an extremely prolific painter.
With a few notable exceptions, I'm no great lover of poetry, so I can't vouch for her talent there, but her paintings are amazing. They'd be gorgeous no matter what, but knowing that they were painted by a pre-teen (she's only just turned 13) makes them even more incredible. They're so far beyond her years in both technique and concept. I wish I could afford prints of some of them, but unfortunately they go for more than $1500, so I don't see that happening any time soon.
Most of her artwork/poetry can be seen at her website, I've just decided to show some of my favourites here.
Father Forgive Them - Age 9
Found - Age 9
Co-Creating - Age 11
The Separation - Age 11
The rest of her work can be found in her gallery. This is only a very, very small selection, because she's an extremely prolific painter.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Bøger læst i oktober
Abdel-Fattah, Randa: Does My Head Look Big In This, 9/10
Abrahamson, Eric: A Perfect Mess, 7/10
Cabot, Meg: Avalon High, 9/10
Gayle, Mike: My Legendary Girlfriend, 3/10
Hart, Raven: The Vampire's Revenge, 7/10, Armchair Interviews Review
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught (Book 5), 9/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out (book 7), 10/10
Månedens bog: Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling (book 6), 10/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough (Book 4), 10/10
Jürgensen, Dennis: Sagen om den brændende klovn (The case of the Burning Clown, 7/10, Tellerup Review
Lund, Ulla: Frit fald over Amazonas, 8/10
Masse, Stephen V.: A Jolly Good Fellow, 7/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Volume II: 1910-1921, 8/10
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 10/10
Westerfeld, Scott: Extras (Uglies #4), 8/10
Abrahamson, Eric: A Perfect Mess, 7/10
Cabot, Meg: Avalon High, 9/10
Gayle, Mike: My Legendary Girlfriend, 3/10
Hart, Raven: The Vampire's Revenge, 7/10, Armchair Interviews Review
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught (Book 5), 9/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out (book 7), 10/10
Månedens bog: Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling (book 6), 10/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough (Book 4), 10/10
Jürgensen, Dennis: Sagen om den brændende klovn (The case of the Burning Clown, 7/10, Tellerup Review
Lund, Ulla: Frit fald over Amazonas, 8/10
Masse, Stephen V.: A Jolly Good Fellow, 7/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Volume II: 1910-1921, 8/10
Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 10/10
Westerfeld, Scott: Extras (Uglies #4), 8/10
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Flere bøger... tro det eller lad være
Bare for det tilfældes skyld at jeg ikke syntes jeg havde nok bøger at læse er jeg nu blevet hyret som engelsk konsulent for Tellerup (de spurgte mig også om jeg ville være tysk konsulent, men der måtte jeg sige nej tak!), så nu skal jeg være med til at anbefale bøger til oversættelse. Fun! :-D
Friday, October 17, 2008
We're going!!!! :-D
Jeps, Mixi og jeg skal til London til january til en New Kids on the Block koncert.
17 år forsinket - it's about time! :-D
Jeg havde stort set besluttet mig i går - snakkede med en af mine venner om det, og at jeg ikke var helt sikker på, om det ville være det værd. Hendes svar var, "Maria, hvad vil du fortryde når du er 80?" Ja, ok så.
Så i går aftes tænkte jeg på at Mixi jo normalt er til boybands, til koncerter og (især) til London, så jeg ringede til hende for at høre om hun ville med, hvis vi gav koncertbilletten i julegave. Would she EVER! Hun skulle bare lige høre om hun kunne få fri, og så var hun frisk.
Det gjorde hun, og det kunne hun, så jeg bestilte billetter og nu skal vi afsted! Forfærdelige billetter - ude til siden, oppe øverst, men hvad. Uanset hvad bliver det en oplevelse.
Min indre 11-årig sidder og hopper så højt at min ydre 29-årig er lige ved at følge med. Jeg har ingen anelse om hvordan koncerten bliver, men jeg GLÆDER mig :-D
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! :-D
17 år forsinket - it's about time! :-D
Jeg havde stort set besluttet mig i går - snakkede med en af mine venner om det, og at jeg ikke var helt sikker på, om det ville være det værd. Hendes svar var, "Maria, hvad vil du fortryde når du er 80?" Ja, ok så.
Så i går aftes tænkte jeg på at Mixi jo normalt er til boybands, til koncerter og (især) til London, så jeg ringede til hende for at høre om hun ville med, hvis vi gav koncertbilletten i julegave. Would she EVER! Hun skulle bare lige høre om hun kunne få fri, og så var hun frisk.
Det gjorde hun, og det kunne hun, så jeg bestilte billetter og nu skal vi afsted! Forfærdelige billetter - ude til siden, oppe øverst, men hvad. Uanset hvad bliver det en oplevelse.
Min indre 11-årig sidder og hopper så højt at min ydre 29-årig er lige ved at følge med. Jeg har ingen anelse om hvordan koncerten bliver, men jeg GLÆDER mig :-D
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! :-D
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
New Kids on the Block
For et par måneder siden hørte jeg rygter om at New Kids on the Block var samlet igen og igang med at optage et nyt album. Min indre 11-årig løftede interesseret hovedet, men da jeg ikke hørte mere om det, faldt hun til ro igen.
I går sad jeg så og så nogle gamle NKOTB musikvideoer på YouTube og skimmede de øverste kommentarer: "I'm going to their concert next week. Can't WAIT!" "Just saw them in concert yesterday, they were GREAT".
:-O
Google to the rescue - selvfølgelig har de en officiel hjemmeside, og den er god nok. Ikke alene har de fundet sammen igen, de udgav et nyt album i sommers, og er i øjeblikket på tourne i USA og kommer til Europa til januar!
11-årige Maria måtte holde sig selv for munden for ikke at 'squee' (uoversætteligt!) alt for højt. Men æv! De kommer ikke til Danmark. Irland, England, Holland og Tyskland... ikke Danmark.
Jeg brokkede mig over det til Lars, og sagde i spøg at jeg måske bare skulle tage til London og høre dem der. "Ja, det kan du da sagtens! Så kan jeg give dig billetterne i julegave" !!! Okaaay... jeg havde på intet tidspunkt seriøst overvejet det, men nu skulle jeg lige pludselig til at finde ud af om det rent faktisk ville være det værd. Lars skal arbejde den weekend, så han ville ikke kunne komme med. Ikke at det er noget problem, men det er altid rarest at rejse sammen med nogen.
Min største bekymring er om jeg vil kunne lide deres nye musik. Jeg elsker "Step By Step", men det album er fra 1990, og jeg kan ikke rigtig regne med de vil spille så mange 'oldies' til koncerten. Hvis det var en 'nostalgi' koncert med alle deres gamle numre ville der slet ikke være nogen tvivl, men nu... Tja, jeg havde slet ikke hørt deres nye album endnu.
Det har jeg så nu. Jeg købte det online og downloadede det for at lytte til. Jeg foretrækker stadig langt deres tidligere musik, men det er måske også unfair at sammenligne sange jeg har hørt 3 gange med sange jeg har hørt et sted mellem 300 og 3000 (hvis det kan gøre det) gange. De er ganske gode... men gode nok til at det er det værd at tage til London for at høre dem? I don't know...
Mit rationelle jeg tænker, "Nah, det er nok ikke det værd. Især ikke når jeg skal afsted alene. Jeg venter bare og ser om de kommer til Danmark en gang i fremtiden." Mit 11-årige jeg tænker, "Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!!!!"
Ved endnu ikke helt hvilket 'jeg' jeg skal lytte til, så nu bliver jeg ved med at tænke og lytte weekenden over, og så skal jeg bestemme mig. Det ville trods alt være FOR ærgeligt at beslutte mig for at tage afsted, og så finde ud af at koncerten er udsolgt.
I går sad jeg så og så nogle gamle NKOTB musikvideoer på YouTube og skimmede de øverste kommentarer: "I'm going to their concert next week. Can't WAIT!" "Just saw them in concert yesterday, they were GREAT".
:-O
Google to the rescue - selvfølgelig har de en officiel hjemmeside, og den er god nok. Ikke alene har de fundet sammen igen, de udgav et nyt album i sommers, og er i øjeblikket på tourne i USA og kommer til Europa til januar!
11-årige Maria måtte holde sig selv for munden for ikke at 'squee' (uoversætteligt!) alt for højt. Men æv! De kommer ikke til Danmark. Irland, England, Holland og Tyskland... ikke Danmark.
Jeg brokkede mig over det til Lars, og sagde i spøg at jeg måske bare skulle tage til London og høre dem der. "Ja, det kan du da sagtens! Så kan jeg give dig billetterne i julegave" !!! Okaaay... jeg havde på intet tidspunkt seriøst overvejet det, men nu skulle jeg lige pludselig til at finde ud af om det rent faktisk ville være det værd. Lars skal arbejde den weekend, så han ville ikke kunne komme med. Ikke at det er noget problem, men det er altid rarest at rejse sammen med nogen.
Min største bekymring er om jeg vil kunne lide deres nye musik. Jeg elsker "Step By Step", men det album er fra 1990, og jeg kan ikke rigtig regne med de vil spille så mange 'oldies' til koncerten. Hvis det var en 'nostalgi' koncert med alle deres gamle numre ville der slet ikke være nogen tvivl, men nu... Tja, jeg havde slet ikke hørt deres nye album endnu.
Det har jeg så nu. Jeg købte det online og downloadede det for at lytte til. Jeg foretrækker stadig langt deres tidligere musik, men det er måske også unfair at sammenligne sange jeg har hørt 3 gange med sange jeg har hørt et sted mellem 300 og 3000 (hvis det kan gøre det) gange. De er ganske gode... men gode nok til at det er det værd at tage til London for at høre dem? I don't know...
Mit rationelle jeg tænker, "Nah, det er nok ikke det værd. Især ikke når jeg skal afsted alene. Jeg venter bare og ser om de kommer til Danmark en gang i fremtiden." Mit 11-årige jeg tænker, "Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!!!!"
Ved endnu ikke helt hvilket 'jeg' jeg skal lytte til, så nu bliver jeg ved med at tænke og lytte weekenden over, og så skal jeg bestemme mig. Det ville trods alt være FOR ærgeligt at beslutte mig for at tage afsted, og så finde ud af at koncerten er udsolgt.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Bøger læst i september
Armstrong, Kelley: Bitten, 9/10
Bourdain, Anthony: Kitchen Confidential, 9/10
Canavan, Trudi: The Magicians' Guild, 8/10
Carmody, Isobelle: Ashling (The Obernewtyn Chronicles 3), 8/10
Carmody, Isobelle: The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles 2), 7/10
Davis, Susie: Loving Your Man Without Losing Your Mind, 7/10
Fowler, Karen Joy: The Jane Austen Book Club, 7/10
Jones, Diana Wynne: Spellcoats (Dalmark Quartet #3), 7/10, Tellerup Review
Lee, Tosca: Demon: a memoir, 8/10, Armchair Interviews Review
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragondrums (Harper's Hall #3), 7/10
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonflight, 8/10
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonsinger (Harper's Hall #2), 10/10
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonsong (Harper's Hall #1), 9/10
McKillip, Patricia: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, 7/10
Pickens, Andrea: The Scarlet Spy, 9/10, Armchair Interviews Review
Pierce, Tamora: Kejserindens vrede (Cirklen gendannes 2), 9/10, Tellerup Review
Rothfuss, Patrick: Vindens navn (Kongedræberkrøniken 1), 9/10, Tellerup Review
Månedens bog: See, Lisa: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, 9/10
Bourdain, Anthony: Kitchen Confidential, 9/10
Canavan, Trudi: The Magicians' Guild, 8/10
Carmody, Isobelle: Ashling (The Obernewtyn Chronicles 3), 8/10
Carmody, Isobelle: The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles 2), 7/10
Davis, Susie: Loving Your Man Without Losing Your Mind, 7/10
Fowler, Karen Joy: The Jane Austen Book Club, 7/10
Jones, Diana Wynne: Spellcoats (Dalmark Quartet #3), 7/10, Tellerup Review
Lee, Tosca: Demon: a memoir, 8/10, Armchair Interviews Review
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragondrums (Harper's Hall #3), 7/10
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonflight, 8/10
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonsinger (Harper's Hall #2), 10/10
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonsong (Harper's Hall #1), 9/10
McKillip, Patricia: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, 7/10
Pickens, Andrea: The Scarlet Spy, 9/10, Armchair Interviews Review
Pierce, Tamora: Kejserindens vrede (Cirklen gendannes 2), 9/10, Tellerup Review
Rothfuss, Patrick: Vindens navn (Kongedræberkrøniken 1), 9/10, Tellerup Review
Månedens bog: See, Lisa: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, 9/10
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Menighedsråd
Der var opstillingsmøde for det nye menighedsråd i går, og jeg må sige, jeg har en rigtig god mavefornemmelse omkring det. Jeg tror vi har fået nogle rigtig gode folk ind i det - både som faste og suppleanter - personer der ikke umiddelbart virker som om har deres egne kæpheste at ride.
Der er også kommet flere unge (eller yngre - alt efter hvordan man ser på det), hvilket jo bare er helt fint!
Nej, jeg tror, det bliver rigtig godt, og glæder mig til at komme i gang.
Der er også kommet flere unge (eller yngre - alt efter hvordan man ser på det), hvilket jo bare er helt fint!
Nej, jeg tror, det bliver rigtig godt, og glæder mig til at komme i gang.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
I like this quote!
Live your life in a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, the Devil says, "Shit, she's awake.."
Ved desværre ikke hvor den kommer fra.
Ved desværre ikke hvor den kommer fra.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Billeder
En glad unge.
Hvorfor må jeg ikke komme ud i køkkenet? Der er meget mere spændende!
Bah! Så sover jeg da bare i stedet!
En glad moster.
Når bare man har Elliot kan man sove hvorsomhelst.
Og fra lørdag aften hjemme hos Henriette.
Vi prøver vores nye spil.
Fuldstændig forrykt... på den HELT rigtige måde.
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Hvorfor må jeg ikke komme ud i køkkenet? Der er meget mere spændende!
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Bah! Så sover jeg da bare i stedet!
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En glad moster.
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Når bare man har Elliot kan man sove hvorsomhelst.
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Og fra lørdag aften hjemme hos Henriette.
Vi prøver vores nye spil.
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| From Misc |
Fuldstændig forrykt... på den HELT rigtige måde.
Friday, September 12, 2008
A few photos...
... of stuff I bought :-D
No, not all of them ;) I use Swarovski crystals as somewhat more expensive but also durable souvenirs. The parrot is from Livigno, Italy; the cat from Zell am Ziller, Austria; the porcupine from Berlin, Germany; the owl from Amsterdam, Holland; and the two turtles from London, England.
Yes, I went to London and didn't buy a single item of clothing. On the other hand, I think I only bought about half the movies and books I'd like to. And I was very sensible and chose the second-cheapest Swarovski figure.... when I really wanted this one. But £125... that's a lot of money!
(see previous post for a description of our vacation)
No, not all of them ;) I use Swarovski crystals as somewhat more expensive but also durable souvenirs. The parrot is from Livigno, Italy; the cat from Zell am Ziller, Austria; the porcupine from Berlin, Germany; the owl from Amsterdam, Holland; and the two turtles from London, England.
Yes, I went to London and didn't buy a single item of clothing. On the other hand, I think I only bought about half the movies and books I'd like to. And I was very sensible and chose the second-cheapest Swarovski figure.... when I really wanted this one. But £125... that's a lot of money!
(see previous post for a description of our vacation)
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