Tomorrow...

.. I intend to snowboard down this pist without falling. Looking at it like this from here it looks nice and inviting but I know better ;)

Earlier today

Today I took the step over to the big pist, and believ you me it was a big step. I thought for sure my last moment on earth had come. It took me awhile but I came down in one piece and it sure was fun... although my butt feels like it been wooped once a day 5 days a week and Im sure that if someone took a peek at it they would find it black and blue too. Im having a hard time sitting down so I guess I will have to stay on my feet :)

Ive learnd alot trying to snowboard.

1, if you dont concentrate 100% you hurt
2, when you break/stop be sure to stop completely befor puting your hands down or your elbow will hurt
3, when you fall forward be sure to hold your hands as a fist or your fingers will hurt
4, when you fall backwards your butt will hurt no matter what
5, the moment you even think about begining to think that "Hey I can do this, its going fine" you will fall
6, the helmet you wear is not for protection when you fall its protection when the lift personel keeps hitting you in the head with the T-lift as they hand it to you
7, giving up is for chickens
8, its fun fun fun just manage to get down only falling three times
9, 1,2,3,4,5,6 repeats itself
10, learning how to snowboard is a lesson in humility but its a fun lesson that I recommend

Playing cards

Joppan in total consentration. No one knows the rules. Look at thoese eyes, who can say no to them

Aftes Ski

Relaxing after a though day.

After Ski

Going home from after Ski. Its realy nice and calm here. A bit to foggy for evening ski so Im going down to the hotel pianobar later to night instead

Competition

Jonte just came in as 2 in a slalom competition for kids. Got a medal and all, hes one happy kid

Sälen for 1 week

Im testing snowboard för the first time in my life. It was real fun and went ok, due to betting opostunities until tomorrow afternoon, if os when I will hurt mysef I cant comment more right now. Lots of snow, great livingquarters not much space but nice. The downside is no internetconnection, Im suffering!! Photo of the view from our kitchen window

2 singers Ive just found

just stumbled over these and manage to find some clips on youtube to blog to. I dont know if youve listen to either of them befor but they are new to me. Always fun to find new music to listen to.

Tim Easton




Bob Gentry (hes got a bunch of soft songs to that seems nice)

My bike

Seeing it all snowed in like that makes me feel a bit bad for not taking better care of it. Its been standing there for month, this snowyday is just the right day for riding it home

Need a laugh? Check this out

Made me and my colleague laugh. I havent laught like this in a long long long time. Tears are flowing free and my guts hurt, what a laugh. The endings isnt bad either so watch the whole thing.

Nightwish x2

Winter

This is not spring, cant drive mc in this

Quotes

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I heard this quote little over 10 years ago from someone encouraging me to start studie at college. I had doubts and some fear about going and this quote made me reconsider and realize that I was just a bit scared of not knowing if college was the right thing for me. I dont know if Martin Luther King Jr refered to faith in God but for me at that time it meant that you should always have faith in yourself or life or something and not let your doubts or fear get in your way.

Sting - Fragile

I like this song, the guitars and most of all Stings voice. Its a very compelling voice.

He´s also nice enough to have a "jukebox" on his homepage so you can listen to some of his song
www.sting.com

No internet

Grr my internet connection just crashed in the middle of me bloging a video clip with Sting, guess it will have to wait.

Quotes

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Douglas Adams

(one of my favorite authors, if you havent you just have to read his books and if you read Hitchhikers guide to the galaxay and all 5 books in that triology.. yes its a triology and it consists of 5 books, read them and you get the picture.. you just have to read some of his other books, like for example - "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" and "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul")

Quotes

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

Albert Einstein

Lars-Erik Fisk

How cool isnt this sculptor! All his sculptures are made in the shape of a ball. I didnt find a official homepage so the best I could find was this collection of pictures at flickr. Check out the VW, its the funniest and coolest modern sculpture I´ve seen so far

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lars-erik+fisk

New goal in life

I´ve added a thing to my list of things I want to do or have befor I die. The thing I want now is a bathtub to soak in. Hey! dont laugh, dont think I cant hear you laughing. Its not polite to laugh at other peoples dreams or wishes no matter how prosaic they are... but then again you should laught as much as you can it prolongs your life so why be polite, laugh away people.

I still want a bathtub to soak in though, with bubbles, a book and candle light (hmm how do you read in just candle light... well well I´ll have to figure that one out when I get my tub... )

Quotes

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".

Erma Bombeck

(this was one funny lady who said alot of thought worthy things, if you´ve missed her you really should google her)

The Genographic Project Update

Tjohoo! My DNA kit has arrived and are pending for the actual DNA Analysis. After that theres the Quality Control then I´ll get my results. I´ve got great expactations and are eager to see my result. Eventhough I know that theres quite a big risk that I wont find out much since I might be part of the population that they cant trace so far back in time yet. It´s going to be fun anyway no matter how far back they can trace me. A friend of mine had the idea that you should travel the route that your ancestors did and I find that idea very appealing. If my result dont go that far back in time or far away I guess I just have to travel to the last point that they can trace and from there follow the potential routs that I might have originated from :)

Pablo Picasso Quote - 16/2 -07

I´m going to mix my Picasso quotes with quotes from other people as well and as with the Picasso quotes I´ll do this for no other reason than that it´s quotes or people I like. Just so you know and if you dont care.. well... its your loss, there really is a great deal of good quotes that make you see things a bit differently.

"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephantand the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things."

Grumble, complain, whine = me

Why is it that I need to make excuses in order to take care of myself? Something is very very wrong with that. Ive got a splitting headace since the night beween wednesday and thursday, yesterday it crossed over to migrane. I have things do to at work that just has to be done so after taking a couple of pills, that will kick anything in the butt, and resting for a couple of hours I got to work at noon and worked til 19.30. Got home took some more pills for the headace and just crashed on the sofa until it was time for work again.

You get the picture, Im not up and bouncing around. Buuut heres the thing thats making me miffed. I STILL have to almost apologize for not going out with my friends tonight. Why is that? Why do they take the right to question me not going out? My body is screaming at me but all I get is "what.. are you not going to the pub, why? thats low, thought we could count on you.." I just want to scream out loud, no matter what I do or dont do I always seem to let someone down, well today is the day when Im not letting myself down Im staying home! And just for the record if I wasnt feeling bad, but just felt like a night home I still shouldnt have to motivate that decision.. but I guess thats utopia

Pablo Picasso quote - 15/2 -07

"Everything you can imagine is real."

Personality test - is this me?

Took a personality test today and it was fun, I like tests like these. The test was for free and in swedish, (its not the test on the sait where you can read my result) didnt find a similar for free test in english but if I do I´ll blog it. Found a couple of other personality tests and took them to, basicly I got the same result which is a bit scary cause obviously these tests work.

Wonder if someone that knows me and answered the questions as me (as they think I am) would get the same result as I did or do I see myself very differently than how other people do? This is messing up my head a bit, I got more questions then answers taking these tests.

My result
http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFP.html

Not sure if this is me though... either Im not very good at seeing me for whom I really am or Im schitzofrenic... I dont know which is better and neither do I ;) Luckily for me I belive that as a human you can always find ways to better and change yourself if you really want to

Friends

Since its Valentines day today I decided to substitute the Picasso quotes with a few of my favorite quotes on real friendship that I come across over the years, theres more but I cant list it all here, so this is what youll get today.

"The best friend you can have is one you can sit on the porch with and not say a word, then get up and feel like that was the best conversation you've ever had."

"A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail. A best friend is the one sitting beside you saying, 'Damn that was fun."

"A friend is someone who can see the truth and the pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else."

"Friends are those who know the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten."

"People will enter your life, people will leave your life but only true friends leave footprints in your soul"

Pablo Picasso 13/2 -07

"Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. "

Pierced my ears today

I got my act together and went to pierce my ears today. Didnt hurt as much as I thought it would, it mostly stung for a second then it was over. Feels different, Im very very aware of my ears, they usualy just tag along for the ride so to speak but now I feel them all the time. Guess that will pass though. Not sure if Im going to keep my piercing, they had to pierce where the holes that I made as a child where before they healed and I dont think it looks good. The piercing isnt as close to the eadge of my ear as I would like to. But on the bright side theres lots and lots of more jewelry to look at and perhaps buy :)

Pablo Picasso 12/2 -07

"He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law."

Mc trade fair

I visited the annual local mc trade fair today, this year it was in Varberg (the place in Falkenberg where they used to have it in has been demolished) so I had to borrow Doddos car, going to a Mc trade fair in a Renault doesnt feel right... It was fun though, they had this really cool looking custom build bike. Hard to explain but the tank went all the way down through the sadle and it had the nicest looking rearmirrors I´ve ever seen. I didnt take any pictures sorry!

Then I almost pierced my ear. I´ve thought about it the past year and when I saw that you where able to get at piercing at the fair I almost went for it. Chickened out though,(maybe Im getting old..) I was there alone and I think I will need some moral support if Im going to pierce my ear, I really do hate needles.

All it took

Was 2 min of me playing pool then i was in need of a bandaid...

Pool

Comments so far is thanks for making us laugh issan. I dont care pool is fun, havent played since i was 16

So far we...

Drowe kind of wrong just a little bit. Then we didnt know where the hotel was and now the pub is out of staropramen so im drinking lapin kulta and there is something wrong with it. So its lots and lots of laughs. Ofcours its my beer behaving weird, take a guess if they are teasing me for that

Tina offering wine

Chinese wine neves tasted that befor, it tasted different not bad at all but different

David Bowie - Rock n roll suicide Live

This is the best version of Rock n roll suicide Ive ever come across but Ive not been able to find it on a cd, dvd yet and I would really really like to have it. Ive got no clue what so ever of wich consert this is or wich year but obviusly there is a recording of it somewhere...

Pablo Picasso 9/2 - 07

"When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is a thousand rays in your belly. All the rest is nothing"

Stealing a moment

Left work half an hour ago and walked over to the coffeshop The Lounge. Bought myself a ChaiLatte as usual. Right now theres a consert with BeeGees on the TV, about 10 people in the place give or take a few. People are coming and going. I like this part of the day, winding down befor going home. Just sitting here enjoying my Chai.

Pablo Picasso 8/2 -07

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

Noooooo!

Just about to leave work and checked the clock and its to much! The coffeeshop where I buy my ChaiLatte has closed. Ive missed my evening ChaiLatte...

Sunrise Avenue

Heard this on the raido a month ago but it took me a while to really listen to it and I kind of like it so here it is. Nice voice in the beginnig and the course kind of finds it way into my head and stays there... this song has the potential to be the kind of song that end up driving you mad cause you cant get it out of your head.

Pablo Picasso Quote 7/2 -07

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Tadaa!

It only took me a couple of hours, blood sweat n tears and 3 plasters/band-aid

This does not hurt...

...it HUUUUUUUUUUUURTS! Ouch ouch ouch pain and tears, pain and tears! Me and powertools dont go well together. Ive almost decided that this is not my job... I was going to say that this is not a womans job but I realize that I will offend alot of people so Im saying this is not THIS womans job.

Since I dont seem to get away from this crapy apartment for a while I decided to fix it the best I can and started sanding down the "kitchen table" which resulted in this. Ouch ouch it really hurts and bleeds, feeling sorry for myself here in case you didnt notice. If I really really put my mind and heart into it I might even be dieing from the pain ;)... Well Im NOT going to live with a half sanded table so here we go again... ehh help, save me?!?

Me and my chai latte

On our way on home. What would life be without my chai ;-)

Pablo Picasso Quote -07

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.

CSI?!!?

My Nationalgeographics dna kit has arrived, fun fun fun looks like a csi swab :-D

Pablo Picasso Quotes 5/2 -07

"I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand dollars -- it's a luxury I can't afford."

Stupid!

Wanted a fruitdrink from my blender but did I buy some fruit? Noooooooooooo... Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid. Without fruit its torture to see the blender standing there. Stupid stupid stupid

Makes my heart warm

Look at her when the crowd starts cheering and she cant figure out why until he starts singing, what a surprize and she gets so happy. Stumbled across this clip looking for a version of David Bowies Rock n roll suicide but I kind of like it cause its so full of love and warmth. Especially when he reaches her and starts dancing. (dont mind the crazy lady jumping up on stage.. hihihihi)

Pablo Picasson Quote 4/2 -07

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it"

Pablo Picasso Quote 3/2 -07

"When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso."

Moist snuff

Elvis

Sorry only in swedish

Decisions

Phu! Its Friday.. not a moment to soon. Yesterday night got a bit late (a bit to much wine too) so today I got some pretty tough decisions to make. Stay home or go to the pub? Thats a big decision a Friday evening.. almost to big :)

Pablo Picasso 2/2 -07

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money

Pablo Picasso 1/2 -07

"It takes a long time to become young"