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?
Saturday, January 31, 2009
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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| From Misc |
Bah! Så sover jeg da bare i stedet!
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| From Misc |
En glad moster.
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| From Misc |
Når bare man har Elliot kan man sove hvorsomhelst.
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| From Misc |
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)
London - LONG post
Thursday
We got up much too early in order to be at the airport by 8am. Had plenty of time until 5 minutes before we had to go when time suddenly ran away from me. Have NO clue how that happened, but we ended up leaving at the last minute - made worse by the fact that my suitcase accidentally opened as I picked it up, and I had to rush to get everything back. Not impressed! We made the bus with time to spare though, and the rest of the trip was uneventful. We met up with Henni at the airport, our flight wasn't delayed, and we had no problems getting to the hotel and checking in. Well... almost no problems. Lars' and my room wasn't ready when we arrived, but we just stuck out suitcases in Henni's room and left for the city. No big deal. We stayed at the same hotel as last time - a small one 2 minutes walk by Kings Cross Station. Nothing special, but when all you need is a place to sleep at night and some easy breakfast, then it's nice and central.
Lars went out trainspotting, and Henni and I decided to walk up and down Oxford Street to get a feel of the city. We did a lot of browsing, but actually didn't buy anything the first day, as we figured we'd have plenty of time to return later in the week, so Lars actually ended up spending more money than we did! Something we teased him about mercilessly :-D I love the atmosphere of London, so it was nice to just stroll around and reacquaint myself with the city.
We met up with Lars by Piccadelly Circus at 7pm and at my recommendation had dinner at T.G.I.Fridays. I think their food is absolutely delicious, and as we don't have the chain in Denmark, I try to go whenever I'm in London.
After dinner we went back to the hotel for a cup of tea at our room before going to bed.
Friday
Lars went out trainspotting again as he'd actually managed to arrange a tour 'behind the scenes' at Kings Cross and St. Pancreas. Nice! Even I thought that sounded interesting. Henni and I had decided to do some proper sight-seeing today, and as the weather was decent we started by heading towards London Eye (135m). I've wanted to go practically ever since it was build, but it's quite expensive, so I hadn't gotten around to it before now. I'm glad I finally got to go up though! Sure it was expensive (£15.5), but actually worth it I thought. Because we arrived so early there was no cue at all, and we could enjoy the view on the 30 minutes it took to make a full rotation. GORGEOUS view especially towards Big Ben.
After we got back down again we discovered that each 'wagon' (have no clue what else you'd call them) was checked by two people working there before the next load was let on. They used special canes with mirrors on to check underneath the bench and on top of the ventilation for things left behind - intentionally or not. I'm glad I didn't notice that until afterwards, because it did make me wonder if they were just being careful, or if they had a reason to be paranoid.
Anyway, from the London Eye we'd seen a museum called the Movieum, so decided to go check that out. It was located in the old county hall building, and it took us awhile to find the proper entrance. When there we asked if we could buy the tickets there, or if we had to go to one of the special ticket booths they had around the city.
"You have to go to one of the booths."
"Oh, okay. Do you know where the nearest one is, and what the tickets cost?"
"10 pounds, but I can sell them to you here."
Whereupon he proceeded to sell us two children's tickets for £7 each! Henni and I discussed afterwards if he was just being nice or if it was an unsuccessful attempt to chat us up. The museum was quite interesting with lots of props from different movies (British and American both) and fun facts. It'd be fun to go again in a couple of years to see what's changed.
My leg was starting to ache around now, but we knew there was a Florence Nightingale museum nearby and wanted to see that as well before lunch. It was okay, but I didn't feel I learned as much about her as I would've liked, so probably not somewhere I'd go again.
We wanted to get to the Millennium Bridge next and so walked along the Themes to get to it. On the way we found a very charming arcade called Gabriel's Wharf where they had a Crepe Cafe House that sold both savoury and sweet pancakes! The perfect place to eat lunch and rest our legs for a bit.
As the Millennium Bridge is right by Tate Modern and entrance there is free, we figured we'd take a look. They had pictures by Picasso and Monet, so it couldn't be all bad, right?
Wrong! I guess I just don't get modern art, because most of this was just plain UGLY to me. We went through half a floor and then decided it was a waste of time. The only thing I found even slightly interesting was a sculpture made out of 900 items (spoons, forks, plates, even a trombone) of silver that had been run over and flattened by a bulldozer! Everything else was either boring, ugly or both.
Ah well, at least it was free ;)
We walked back across the Themes via Millennium Bridge (which is just a pedestrian bridge, so I don't really get the fuss) to St. Paul's Cathedral. However, my legs were KILLING me at this point, so we didn't go in, but after a quick stop at Covent Garden (I wanted Henni to get a feeling of the atmosphere there - very unique) found a nice coffee-shop where we sat and read our books for a couple of hours to rest my legs.
At 6:30pm we walked back to Leicester Square to meet Lauren and Tane - my friend from NZ and her husband. It was SO GOOD to see Lauren again. She was one of my best friends in NZ, but except from half an hour in 2004 we hadn't actually seen each other since 1999, yet we immediately started talking a mile a minute just like we would've back then. Poor Henni, Lars and Tane when we got talking about old mutual friends ;) But at least they had each other. I'd never met Tane before, but he seemed really, really nice - open and friendly. I'm glad I finally got to meet him. We had dinner together at a nice Italian restaurant, and spent several hours just talking about everything. I hadn't properly realised how much I'd missed Lauren, but it was just wonderful to catch up with her again :)
We went our separate ways at around 10'ish and Henni just about laughed at me because I looked so happy :) It did make me terribly homesick though, although I'm not sure what for, as just about all my old friends have moved away from Palmy now... probably just homesick for 'back then' I guess. No matter, it was great seeing them and probably the best part of the entire trip for me.
Saturday
Lars had deigned himself to spending the day together with Henni and me - yay :) We walked from the hotel at 9:30 to make the Games shop when it opened. Unfortunately we misremembered and it opened at 11am instead of 10am, so we were an hour early! Fortunately the British Museum is right across the street from the shop, so we decided to spend the hour there, looking at Greek and Egyptian statues.
Once the shop opened we ran amok - pretty much as expected. It was rather amusing though - we were looking at extensions to Munchkin, Settlers and Carcasonne (bought one of the former and the latter) and one of the people working there came up to us while we were looking at Settlers.
"Oh, if you enjoy Settlers, you might like Carcasonne as well."
"Yes, we do, we've found an extension we like."
"Excellent! Seeing as you like those, you'll probably enjoy Munchkin as well."
"We do, we own all the extensions except this one." (holding out the one we were missing)
"Right then. I can see you know what you're doing. I'll just stop helping you now then."
We cracked up laughing :-D
After spending too much money there, we proceeded down to Oxford Street and the HUGE DVD/CD store on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham Court Road. I'm usually fairly sensible with money, but when I go to London, something snaps. Compared to Denmark, stuff's just CHEAP!
We had a quick lunch at the foodcourt of The Plaza (foodcourts are a great idea. Why hasn't Denmark noticed yet?) and then walked via Hamleys (5 story toy store) to the HUGE Waterstone's down by Piccadelly Circus. I LOVE British book stores. We have absolutely nothing like them in Denmark, which sucks. Here book stores are a lot smaller and you'd never find any with couch areas or an in-store coffee-shop. That's just not the Danish mentality. Probably just as well though, taking my weakness for books into consideration ;) Anyway, it means that once in a proper book store I can spend HOURS on end there. Fortunately Lars and Henni are almost just as bad, so none of us ended up feeling rushed or bored.
As we were having a late dinner, I decided to take Lars and Henni to the Häagen Dazs restaurant which I'd been introduced to when I was in London last. They have some expensive but DELICIOUS ice-creams :-D
Despite his love for acting, Lars has no interest at all in actually watching musicals, so we separated again for a couple of hours at 5pm - Henni and I to go see "Avenue Q", Lars... well, you guess ;)
"Avenue Q" was HILARIOUS! Not nearly as crass/crude as I'd come to expect, but really, really funny and well made. Both Henni and I loved it, and I bought the soundtrack the following day - the songs are REAL earworms though! Have any of you seen it? What did you think?
After the show we sat talking about it for awhile, until Lars had finished whatever he was doing, and found us again for dinner at a really good Mexican restaurant. Yum!
Sunday
Sunday Henni and I intended to do some more sight-seeing, but it backfired on us, as we hadn't thought as far as that most churches would be closed for tourists on Sundays!
We'd originally talked about starting at Petticoat Lane Market, but seeing how fast my leg gave up on me the previous days, we figured it was silly to use good walking time on something we weren't both all that keen on doing. Instead we went directly to Buckingham Palace to see the Royal Mews. The British royalty have some very impressive coaches... and some very UGLY ones. Still, I'd never seen them before, and it was actually quite interesting. Especially seeing the Irish Coach which was given to the royal family... on some anniversary for the Indian colony, I don't remember exactly what. Anyway, it was decorated with the English rose, the Irish shamrock, the Scottish thistle and a palm tree to symbolise India! Very nice :)
From Buckingham Palace we walked along Regents Park to Westminster Abbey (gorgeous from the outside, but entrance was £12.5 so even if it hadn't been closed, we probably wouldn't have gone in) and on to the nearest subway station to take the train to Temple, as we wanted to see the Temple church. Unfortunately the map was quite misleading, so we ended up going 3/4 around the block instead of the 1/4 it would have been if we'd gone the right way! No big deal, but we were utterly amazed at how deserted the area was. Most parts of London are buzzing even on weekends, but this basically looked like a ghost town! Anyway, we finally found the church only to discover that it was closed on weekends, so we'd have to return tomorrow. Ah well. Henni had wanted lunch at a typical London pub and there was one right by where we had a DELICIOUS lunch so it wasn't a complete waste of time :)
We went back to central London and... hmmm... I actually don't remember how we spent the rest of the day. I know it involved a "quick" stop at Foyles (another huge but not as well stocked book store) and a couple of hours spent reading at a Pret A Manger (coffee house) to cater to my bad leg (it can handle less and less for each passing day unfortunately) before meeting up with Lars for dinner.
After dinner we went back to the hotel for a cup of tea in our room and ended up talking until far too late - the atmosphere was almost slumber-party'ish. Very cozy :)
Monday
Monday was our last full day, so Henni and I decided to spend it shopping ;) Nah, not quite, but as we'd browsed a lot of shops Thursday, but not actually bought anything, we went back to many of those shops. We started by taking the train to Oxford Circus and then walked down Regent Street to the Swarovski boutique (it was too fancy to be called a mere 'shop' ;-) ). It was Henni who introduced me to the tradition of buying crystal figures when abroad, so of course we went to buy some together. There were many absolutely gorgeous figures and most of them were FAR out of our price range, but there were still enough within it that it took quite a while for us to make up our minds - and I found heaps I'd love for another time ;) Henni ended up buying a cute frog, and I two baby turtles.
From there we walked on towards Trafalgar Square to find the Kiwi shop as it had been closed Thursday (we'd actually arrived just 5 minutes after it closed - annoying!) so I could browse around and get even more homesick ;) I actually ended up not buying anything though (other than Jaffas, but that's a given, so that doesn't count!), because they didn't have the book I wanted, and buying Kiwi souvenirs in London is just a tad too sad... even for me ;)
We'd seen Sunday that Temple church was open from 12-2 on Monday, so as it was now 11:45 we decided to go back there (and got to see the changing of the guards from Horse Guard House on the way!) and this time figured we'd walk the RIGHT way around the block ;) The church wasn't anything special, but at least we got to see it. We had lunch at the same pub as the day before (I told you it was good food :) ) before we went back to Oxford Street and more shopping - Henni wanted to visit the Esprit shop and I'd found a dress I wanted to try on.
Visiting the Esprit shop really showed us just how low the pound is at the moment, because the tags there show prices in several different currencies, so we could compare the prices in Danish kroner to the price in British pound and discovered that Henni would save somewhere between 20-30% by buying clothes in London rather than in Denmark! Not bad! I felt like I'd already spent too much money though, so I ended up not buying anything - the dress made me look like I was born 70 years too late (when we pointed it out to Lars the next day his response was "I'm glad it didn't fit!" Alright then...), and I decided to be sensible and not try anything else I might fall in love with. Instead we found a Starbucks inside Borders and sat there reading (I'm SO glad Henni's as much a bookworm as me so she didn't get bored with the limitations my leg put on our wanderings) until it was time to meet up with Lars and go visit Alisa - a classmate from high school (Henni and Lars were classmates in high school).
Alisa turned out to be really, really nice and we had a great time together. I'd never met her before, but she's extremely friendly and we clicked immediately, so while they did talk a lot about people I'd never met, I was mostly not bored at all ;) Besides, I'd heard so much about her, it was great to finally meet her. We caught the last train back to the hotel and once again got to bed much too late.
Tuesday
The morning was spent packing - trying to get everything to fit into our suitcases. Thank goodness we'd thought to bring one each rather than share one. Sharing would have been no problem at all on the way to London, but on the way home? Let me just say it was a good thing we were allowed 20kg each! ;)
The trip to the airport was uneventful, but I goofed majorly at security. I'd brought a pair of scissors for my embroidery and somehow they'd gotten mixed up in my jacket, so I'd forgotten to pack them in my suitcase and they ended up in my carry-on instead! I thought nothing of it when I was pulled aside after they X-rayed my bag - routine checks, happen all the time, I'd nothing to worry about... I thought, but was mortified when he asked if I had a pair of scissors in my bag and realised what had happened. It was a very blunt pair of scissors and obviously no threat to anybody, but he had to keep them anyway because of policy. I felt so stupid and my respect for authority is apparently such that I had the worst bad conscience... over a pair of scissors. I can laugh about it now, but I'm glad Lars and Henni didn't tease me about it back then!
All in all - a really great trip, and we now know for sure that the three of us 'work well together' on vacations without getting tired of each other's company :) (we've seen each other twice since already!)
We got up much too early in order to be at the airport by 8am. Had plenty of time until 5 minutes before we had to go when time suddenly ran away from me. Have NO clue how that happened, but we ended up leaving at the last minute - made worse by the fact that my suitcase accidentally opened as I picked it up, and I had to rush to get everything back. Not impressed! We made the bus with time to spare though, and the rest of the trip was uneventful. We met up with Henni at the airport, our flight wasn't delayed, and we had no problems getting to the hotel and checking in. Well... almost no problems. Lars' and my room wasn't ready when we arrived, but we just stuck out suitcases in Henni's room and left for the city. No big deal. We stayed at the same hotel as last time - a small one 2 minutes walk by Kings Cross Station. Nothing special, but when all you need is a place to sleep at night and some easy breakfast, then it's nice and central.
Lars went out trainspotting, and Henni and I decided to walk up and down Oxford Street to get a feel of the city. We did a lot of browsing, but actually didn't buy anything the first day, as we figured we'd have plenty of time to return later in the week, so Lars actually ended up spending more money than we did! Something we teased him about mercilessly :-D I love the atmosphere of London, so it was nice to just stroll around and reacquaint myself with the city.
We met up with Lars by Piccadelly Circus at 7pm and at my recommendation had dinner at T.G.I.Fridays. I think their food is absolutely delicious, and as we don't have the chain in Denmark, I try to go whenever I'm in London.
After dinner we went back to the hotel for a cup of tea at our room before going to bed.
Friday
Lars went out trainspotting again as he'd actually managed to arrange a tour 'behind the scenes' at Kings Cross and St. Pancreas. Nice! Even I thought that sounded interesting. Henni and I had decided to do some proper sight-seeing today, and as the weather was decent we started by heading towards London Eye (135m). I've wanted to go practically ever since it was build, but it's quite expensive, so I hadn't gotten around to it before now. I'm glad I finally got to go up though! Sure it was expensive (£15.5), but actually worth it I thought. Because we arrived so early there was no cue at all, and we could enjoy the view on the 30 minutes it took to make a full rotation. GORGEOUS view especially towards Big Ben.
After we got back down again we discovered that each 'wagon' (have no clue what else you'd call them) was checked by two people working there before the next load was let on. They used special canes with mirrors on to check underneath the bench and on top of the ventilation for things left behind - intentionally or not. I'm glad I didn't notice that until afterwards, because it did make me wonder if they were just being careful, or if they had a reason to be paranoid.
Anyway, from the London Eye we'd seen a museum called the Movieum, so decided to go check that out. It was located in the old county hall building, and it took us awhile to find the proper entrance. When there we asked if we could buy the tickets there, or if we had to go to one of the special ticket booths they had around the city.
"You have to go to one of the booths."
"Oh, okay. Do you know where the nearest one is, and what the tickets cost?"
"10 pounds, but I can sell them to you here."
Whereupon he proceeded to sell us two children's tickets for £7 each! Henni and I discussed afterwards if he was just being nice or if it was an unsuccessful attempt to chat us up. The museum was quite interesting with lots of props from different movies (British and American both) and fun facts. It'd be fun to go again in a couple of years to see what's changed.
My leg was starting to ache around now, but we knew there was a Florence Nightingale museum nearby and wanted to see that as well before lunch. It was okay, but I didn't feel I learned as much about her as I would've liked, so probably not somewhere I'd go again.
We wanted to get to the Millennium Bridge next and so walked along the Themes to get to it. On the way we found a very charming arcade called Gabriel's Wharf where they had a Crepe Cafe House that sold both savoury and sweet pancakes! The perfect place to eat lunch and rest our legs for a bit.
As the Millennium Bridge is right by Tate Modern and entrance there is free, we figured we'd take a look. They had pictures by Picasso and Monet, so it couldn't be all bad, right?
Wrong! I guess I just don't get modern art, because most of this was just plain UGLY to me. We went through half a floor and then decided it was a waste of time. The only thing I found even slightly interesting was a sculpture made out of 900 items (spoons, forks, plates, even a trombone) of silver that had been run over and flattened by a bulldozer! Everything else was either boring, ugly or both.
Ah well, at least it was free ;)
We walked back across the Themes via Millennium Bridge (which is just a pedestrian bridge, so I don't really get the fuss) to St. Paul's Cathedral. However, my legs were KILLING me at this point, so we didn't go in, but after a quick stop at Covent Garden (I wanted Henni to get a feeling of the atmosphere there - very unique) found a nice coffee-shop where we sat and read our books for a couple of hours to rest my legs.
At 6:30pm we walked back to Leicester Square to meet Lauren and Tane - my friend from NZ and her husband. It was SO GOOD to see Lauren again. She was one of my best friends in NZ, but except from half an hour in 2004 we hadn't actually seen each other since 1999, yet we immediately started talking a mile a minute just like we would've back then. Poor Henni, Lars and Tane when we got talking about old mutual friends ;) But at least they had each other. I'd never met Tane before, but he seemed really, really nice - open and friendly. I'm glad I finally got to meet him. We had dinner together at a nice Italian restaurant, and spent several hours just talking about everything. I hadn't properly realised how much I'd missed Lauren, but it was just wonderful to catch up with her again :)
We went our separate ways at around 10'ish and Henni just about laughed at me because I looked so happy :) It did make me terribly homesick though, although I'm not sure what for, as just about all my old friends have moved away from Palmy now... probably just homesick for 'back then' I guess. No matter, it was great seeing them and probably the best part of the entire trip for me.
Saturday
Lars had deigned himself to spending the day together with Henni and me - yay :) We walked from the hotel at 9:30 to make the Games shop when it opened. Unfortunately we misremembered and it opened at 11am instead of 10am, so we were an hour early! Fortunately the British Museum is right across the street from the shop, so we decided to spend the hour there, looking at Greek and Egyptian statues.
Once the shop opened we ran amok - pretty much as expected. It was rather amusing though - we were looking at extensions to Munchkin, Settlers and Carcasonne (bought one of the former and the latter) and one of the people working there came up to us while we were looking at Settlers.
"Oh, if you enjoy Settlers, you might like Carcasonne as well."
"Yes, we do, we've found an extension we like."
"Excellent! Seeing as you like those, you'll probably enjoy Munchkin as well."
"We do, we own all the extensions except this one." (holding out the one we were missing)
"Right then. I can see you know what you're doing. I'll just stop helping you now then."
We cracked up laughing :-D
After spending too much money there, we proceeded down to Oxford Street and the HUGE DVD/CD store on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham Court Road. I'm usually fairly sensible with money, but when I go to London, something snaps. Compared to Denmark, stuff's just CHEAP!
We had a quick lunch at the foodcourt of The Plaza (foodcourts are a great idea. Why hasn't Denmark noticed yet?) and then walked via Hamleys (5 story toy store) to the HUGE Waterstone's down by Piccadelly Circus. I LOVE British book stores. We have absolutely nothing like them in Denmark, which sucks. Here book stores are a lot smaller and you'd never find any with couch areas or an in-store coffee-shop. That's just not the Danish mentality. Probably just as well though, taking my weakness for books into consideration ;) Anyway, it means that once in a proper book store I can spend HOURS on end there. Fortunately Lars and Henni are almost just as bad, so none of us ended up feeling rushed or bored.
As we were having a late dinner, I decided to take Lars and Henni to the Häagen Dazs restaurant which I'd been introduced to when I was in London last. They have some expensive but DELICIOUS ice-creams :-D
Despite his love for acting, Lars has no interest at all in actually watching musicals, so we separated again for a couple of hours at 5pm - Henni and I to go see "Avenue Q", Lars... well, you guess ;)
"Avenue Q" was HILARIOUS! Not nearly as crass/crude as I'd come to expect, but really, really funny and well made. Both Henni and I loved it, and I bought the soundtrack the following day - the songs are REAL earworms though! Have any of you seen it? What did you think?
After the show we sat talking about it for awhile, until Lars had finished whatever he was doing, and found us again for dinner at a really good Mexican restaurant. Yum!
Sunday
Sunday Henni and I intended to do some more sight-seeing, but it backfired on us, as we hadn't thought as far as that most churches would be closed for tourists on Sundays!
We'd originally talked about starting at Petticoat Lane Market, but seeing how fast my leg gave up on me the previous days, we figured it was silly to use good walking time on something we weren't both all that keen on doing. Instead we went directly to Buckingham Palace to see the Royal Mews. The British royalty have some very impressive coaches... and some very UGLY ones. Still, I'd never seen them before, and it was actually quite interesting. Especially seeing the Irish Coach which was given to the royal family... on some anniversary for the Indian colony, I don't remember exactly what. Anyway, it was decorated with the English rose, the Irish shamrock, the Scottish thistle and a palm tree to symbolise India! Very nice :)
From Buckingham Palace we walked along Regents Park to Westminster Abbey (gorgeous from the outside, but entrance was £12.5 so even if it hadn't been closed, we probably wouldn't have gone in) and on to the nearest subway station to take the train to Temple, as we wanted to see the Temple church. Unfortunately the map was quite misleading, so we ended up going 3/4 around the block instead of the 1/4 it would have been if we'd gone the right way! No big deal, but we were utterly amazed at how deserted the area was. Most parts of London are buzzing even on weekends, but this basically looked like a ghost town! Anyway, we finally found the church only to discover that it was closed on weekends, so we'd have to return tomorrow. Ah well. Henni had wanted lunch at a typical London pub and there was one right by where we had a DELICIOUS lunch so it wasn't a complete waste of time :)
We went back to central London and... hmmm... I actually don't remember how we spent the rest of the day. I know it involved a "quick" stop at Foyles (another huge but not as well stocked book store) and a couple of hours spent reading at a Pret A Manger (coffee house) to cater to my bad leg (it can handle less and less for each passing day unfortunately) before meeting up with Lars for dinner.
After dinner we went back to the hotel for a cup of tea in our room and ended up talking until far too late - the atmosphere was almost slumber-party'ish. Very cozy :)
Monday
Monday was our last full day, so Henni and I decided to spend it shopping ;) Nah, not quite, but as we'd browsed a lot of shops Thursday, but not actually bought anything, we went back to many of those shops. We started by taking the train to Oxford Circus and then walked down Regent Street to the Swarovski boutique (it was too fancy to be called a mere 'shop' ;-) ). It was Henni who introduced me to the tradition of buying crystal figures when abroad, so of course we went to buy some together. There were many absolutely gorgeous figures and most of them were FAR out of our price range, but there were still enough within it that it took quite a while for us to make up our minds - and I found heaps I'd love for another time ;) Henni ended up buying a cute frog, and I two baby turtles.
From there we walked on towards Trafalgar Square to find the Kiwi shop as it had been closed Thursday (we'd actually arrived just 5 minutes after it closed - annoying!) so I could browse around and get even more homesick ;) I actually ended up not buying anything though (other than Jaffas, but that's a given, so that doesn't count!), because they didn't have the book I wanted, and buying Kiwi souvenirs in London is just a tad too sad... even for me ;)
We'd seen Sunday that Temple church was open from 12-2 on Monday, so as it was now 11:45 we decided to go back there (and got to see the changing of the guards from Horse Guard House on the way!) and this time figured we'd walk the RIGHT way around the block ;) The church wasn't anything special, but at least we got to see it. We had lunch at the same pub as the day before (I told you it was good food :) ) before we went back to Oxford Street and more shopping - Henni wanted to visit the Esprit shop and I'd found a dress I wanted to try on.
Visiting the Esprit shop really showed us just how low the pound is at the moment, because the tags there show prices in several different currencies, so we could compare the prices in Danish kroner to the price in British pound and discovered that Henni would save somewhere between 20-30% by buying clothes in London rather than in Denmark! Not bad! I felt like I'd already spent too much money though, so I ended up not buying anything - the dress made me look like I was born 70 years too late (when we pointed it out to Lars the next day his response was "I'm glad it didn't fit!" Alright then...), and I decided to be sensible and not try anything else I might fall in love with. Instead we found a Starbucks inside Borders and sat there reading (I'm SO glad Henni's as much a bookworm as me so she didn't get bored with the limitations my leg put on our wanderings) until it was time to meet up with Lars and go visit Alisa - a classmate from high school (Henni and Lars were classmates in high school).
Alisa turned out to be really, really nice and we had a great time together. I'd never met her before, but she's extremely friendly and we clicked immediately, so while they did talk a lot about people I'd never met, I was mostly not bored at all ;) Besides, I'd heard so much about her, it was great to finally meet her. We caught the last train back to the hotel and once again got to bed much too late.
Tuesday
The morning was spent packing - trying to get everything to fit into our suitcases. Thank goodness we'd thought to bring one each rather than share one. Sharing would have been no problem at all on the way to London, but on the way home? Let me just say it was a good thing we were allowed 20kg each! ;)
The trip to the airport was uneventful, but I goofed majorly at security. I'd brought a pair of scissors for my embroidery and somehow they'd gotten mixed up in my jacket, so I'd forgotten to pack them in my suitcase and they ended up in my carry-on instead! I thought nothing of it when I was pulled aside after they X-rayed my bag - routine checks, happen all the time, I'd nothing to worry about... I thought, but was mortified when he asked if I had a pair of scissors in my bag and realised what had happened. It was a very blunt pair of scissors and obviously no threat to anybody, but he had to keep them anyway because of policy. I felt so stupid and my respect for authority is apparently such that I had the worst bad conscience... over a pair of scissors. I can laugh about it now, but I'm glad Lars and Henni didn't tease me about it back then!
All in all - a really great trip, and we now know for sure that the three of us 'work well together' on vacations without getting tired of each other's company :) (we've seen each other twice since already!)
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Bøger læst i august
Bøger markeret med * er læst for at anmelde den.
Ahern, Cecelia: Where Rainbows End, 8/10
Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women, 9/10
Bagshawe, Louise: When She Was Bad, 9/10
* Baker, Peggy B: The Scrapbook, 7/10
Barclay, Florence L.: The Rosary, 10/10
* Brennan, Kate: In His Sights, 10/10
Månedens bog Brooks, Geraldine: People of the Book, 10/10
Duncan, Lois: Stranger With My Face, 8/10
* Flacco, Anthony: The Hidden Man, 6/10
Guccione, Leslie Davis: Tell Me How the Wind Sounds, 6/10
Holst, Hanne-Vibeke: Kronprinsessen, 9/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down (Book 2), 10/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real (Book 3), 10/10
Mandela, Nelson: Long Walk to Freedom, 10/10
* Meltzer, Brad: The Book of Lies, 8/10
Meyer, Stephenie: Breaking Dawn, 10/10
Travers, Pamela L.: Mary Poppins, 5/10
* Various: Horror.dk, 7/10
* Vork, Teddy: Hvor skyggen falder (Where Shadows Fall), 7/10
Walker, Alice: The Colour Purple, 7/10
Ahern, Cecelia: Where Rainbows End, 8/10
Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women, 9/10
Bagshawe, Louise: When She Was Bad, 9/10
* Baker, Peggy B: The Scrapbook, 7/10
Barclay, Florence L.: The Rosary, 10/10
* Brennan, Kate: In His Sights, 10/10
Månedens bog Brooks, Geraldine: People of the Book, 10/10
Duncan, Lois: Stranger With My Face, 8/10
* Flacco, Anthony: The Hidden Man, 6/10
Guccione, Leslie Davis: Tell Me How the Wind Sounds, 6/10
Holst, Hanne-Vibeke: Kronprinsessen, 9/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down (Book 2), 10/10
Jackson, Neta: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real (Book 3), 10/10
Mandela, Nelson: Long Walk to Freedom, 10/10
* Meltzer, Brad: The Book of Lies, 8/10
Meyer, Stephenie: Breaking Dawn, 10/10
Travers, Pamela L.: Mary Poppins, 5/10
* Various: Horror.dk, 7/10
* Vork, Teddy: Hvor skyggen falder (Where Shadows Fall), 7/10
Walker, Alice: The Colour Purple, 7/10
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Life Books
What are the books that, in some aspect, define you? Think about who you are in terms of spirituality, love, economics, values, worldview--the list could go on and on. These might be non-fiction, self-help, fiction, picture books, children's books, etc. Give us your life in books.
This was actually a lot more difficult than I'd expected, but here are my books (or at least some of them - some categories I just couldn't find any for).
The Bible (Everything) Obviously :)
Do You Think I'm Beautiful (Self) I think it's truer to say that this book defines how I'd LIKE to think about myself. It's a book about finding worth in yourself, because you're a diamond in the eyes of God. It teaches not to let your feeling of self depend upon the accept of other people, but on God. I'd like to be able to live it someday.
Little Women (Family) I'm the oldest of four girls, and have grown up in a very loving home environment where Christianity played a huge part. While there are of course big differences between the life of the Marches and that of the Tonderings, the love and comradeship described fits my family quite well :) The characters of the girls also, although not quite in the same order. While I'm Meg and Mixi's Amy, I'd say Nina's Beth and Bekka's Jo rather than the other way around ;)
The Yada-Yada Prayer Group (Religion) My faith is a natural part of my every day life. It's a very big deal in that it means everything to me. It's not a big deal in that it's not a 'show' I put on, it's part of who I am. Praying should (but doesn't always) come as natural as breathing, and worshipping God should (and thankfully often does) make me lift my hands to the sky and unable to stand still. Now I 'just' need the last part - surrendering completely to Him and His will.
Outlander (Love/Marriage) Actually probably the entire series and not just this one book. Marriage isn't all flowers and sunshine. It's hard work at times. But even though you get mad and fight occasionally, at the end of the day you belong together. Two things in particular I got from (or at least was reminded of by) this book: 1) To have a good marriage, you have to be best friends as well. 2) A marriage has room for secrets, but not for lies.
Under the Tuscan Sun (Travelling) The best way to travel is to get to see the country as the natives see it. It's seldom possible, but once in awhile you're given the chance to do just that - and a country viewed that way will never again be the same. For Frances Mayes it was Italy, for me it was New Zealand, but the experience was the same.
So Many Books, So Little Time (Books) The title says it all ;)
This was actually a lot more difficult than I'd expected, but here are my books (or at least some of them - some categories I just couldn't find any for).
The Bible (Everything) Obviously :)
Do You Think I'm Beautiful (Self) I think it's truer to say that this book defines how I'd LIKE to think about myself. It's a book about finding worth in yourself, because you're a diamond in the eyes of God. It teaches not to let your feeling of self depend upon the accept of other people, but on God. I'd like to be able to live it someday.
Little Women (Family) I'm the oldest of four girls, and have grown up in a very loving home environment where Christianity played a huge part. While there are of course big differences between the life of the Marches and that of the Tonderings, the love and comradeship described fits my family quite well :) The characters of the girls also, although not quite in the same order. While I'm Meg and Mixi's Amy, I'd say Nina's Beth and Bekka's Jo rather than the other way around ;)
The Yada-Yada Prayer Group (Religion) My faith is a natural part of my every day life. It's a very big deal in that it means everything to me. It's not a big deal in that it's not a 'show' I put on, it's part of who I am. Praying should (but doesn't always) come as natural as breathing, and worshipping God should (and thankfully often does) make me lift my hands to the sky and unable to stand still. Now I 'just' need the last part - surrendering completely to Him and His will.
Outlander (Love/Marriage) Actually probably the entire series and not just this one book. Marriage isn't all flowers and sunshine. It's hard work at times. But even though you get mad and fight occasionally, at the end of the day you belong together. Two things in particular I got from (or at least was reminded of by) this book: 1) To have a good marriage, you have to be best friends as well. 2) A marriage has room for secrets, but not for lies.
Under the Tuscan Sun (Travelling) The best way to travel is to get to see the country as the natives see it. It's seldom possible, but once in awhile you're given the chance to do just that - and a country viewed that way will never again be the same. For Frances Mayes it was Italy, for me it was New Zealand, but the experience was the same.
So Many Books, So Little Time (Books) The title says it all ;)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Bøger, bøger, bøger, bøger, bøger
Gæt hvem der skal anmelde bøger for Tellerup.
Kom nu, gæt :-D
Og det bedste af det hele: "Vi vil nok mest bruge dig til at anmelde oversatte fantasy titler." (som rent tilfældigt, uden at jeg har nævnt det for dem overhovedet, er min yndlingsgenre).
Som Lars sagde: "You may never need to buy a book again!"
'Betingelserne' er de samme som for Armchair Interviews - ingen løn, men jeg får bogen gratis.
Kom nu, gæt :-D
Og det bedste af det hele: "Vi vil nok mest bruge dig til at anmelde oversatte fantasy titler." (som rent tilfældigt, uden at jeg har nævnt det for dem overhovedet, er min yndlingsgenre).
Som Lars sagde: "You may never need to buy a book again!"
'Betingelserne' er de samme som for Armchair Interviews - ingen løn, men jeg får bogen gratis.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Yay :)
Jeg har fået to meget positive anbefalinger af mit arbejde for Armchair Interviews på LinkedIn - en fra en forfatter jeg har anmeldt en bog for, og en fra ejeren af sitet. Jeg føler mig ca. 10 fod høj lige nu :)
Herligt at have et bijob, jeg holder så meget af, og så også finde ud af at jeg rent faktisk er god til det :-D
Herligt at have et bijob, jeg holder så meget af, og så også finde ud af at jeg rent faktisk er god til det :-D
Monday, August 4, 2008
Bøger læst i juli
Blædel, Sara: Aldrig mere fri, 8/10
Carmody, Isobelle: Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles 1), 8/10
Clark, Mary Higgins: Let Me Call You Sweetheart, 7/10
Davidsen, Leif: Den serbiske dansker, 7/10
Eliot, T.S.: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, 8/10
Holst, Hanne-Vibeke: Kongemordet, 9/10
Månedens bog Jackson, Neta: The Yada-Yada Prayer Group, 10/10
Kipling, Rudyard: Just So Stories, 7/10
Lewis, C.S.: Prince Caspian, 9/10
Littke, Lael: Haunted Sister, 6/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: The Alpine Path, 6/10
Orwell, George: Animal Farm, 7/10
Picoult, Jodi: Perfect Match, July 2008
Streatfeild, Noel: Ballet Shoes, 7/10
Tyler, Anne: The Amateur Marriage, 5/10
Wylie, Trish: The Millionaire's Proposal, 8/10, Armchair Interviews Review
Hvis det ser ud af lidt lidt er det fordi jeg også har læst 16 bøger i Animorphs-serien - perfekt til lidt nostalgi eftersom det var nogle Ben og jeg diskuterede ivrigt i 1996/1997.
Carmody, Isobelle: Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles 1), 8/10
Clark, Mary Higgins: Let Me Call You Sweetheart, 7/10
Davidsen, Leif: Den serbiske dansker, 7/10
Eliot, T.S.: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, 8/10
Holst, Hanne-Vibeke: Kongemordet, 9/10
Månedens bog Jackson, Neta: The Yada-Yada Prayer Group, 10/10
Kipling, Rudyard: Just So Stories, 7/10
Lewis, C.S.: Prince Caspian, 9/10
Littke, Lael: Haunted Sister, 6/10
Montgomery, Lucy Maud: The Alpine Path, 6/10
Orwell, George: Animal Farm, 7/10
Picoult, Jodi: Perfect Match, July 2008
Streatfeild, Noel: Ballet Shoes, 7/10
Tyler, Anne: The Amateur Marriage, 5/10
Wylie, Trish: The Millionaire's Proposal, 8/10, Armchair Interviews Review
Hvis det ser ud af lidt lidt er det fordi jeg også har læst 16 bøger i Animorphs-serien - perfekt til lidt nostalgi eftersom det var nogle Ben og jeg diskuterede ivrigt i 1996/1997.
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