My Dharlin Char

Magic of christmas

2008-12-28T00:16:00.004+01:00

This is the first time in years the christmas spirit didnt reach me. The absence of snow, my going to church, our missing the disney christmas show and "Dinner for one", probably didnt do much to encourage more than the feeling of an average day. Yet our trip to sweden was filled with all the other emotions associated with christmas. Above all I was filled with joy and sadness. Joy to see the harmonious way my old grandparents handled their life. A life that is affected by slow movement, poorer eyesight, and poorer memory. Sadness to know that, knock on wood, this could be the last time I see them again.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-23T01:16:00.004+01:00

This year my family and I are spending christmas with my grandparents in Sweden. We've decorated the tree, baked our seven sorts of christmas cookies and sent out the annual bragging christmas letter. We are in other words ready to leave the civilizaton and retreat to internett and obligation free Skåne.

Have a merry christmas!

this is where Im @

2008-12-11T23:11:00.008+01:00

Gotta love Trondheim <3

christmas <3

2008-12-09T14:58:00.004+01:00

My exams have finally come to an end! In a pathetic atempt to get into the christmas spirit I tried listening Josh Groban and Peter Jöback christmastunes, but that was useless. I am so rubbish at winding down after exams, but I've channeled my frustration into sewing my christmasparty dress, accompanied by Glasvegas and their christmassy song A snowflake fell (and it felt like a kiss) (check them out on http://www.myspace.com/glasvegas).

Im also getting my diet on track, so tonight Im making the girls pizza with brie, avocado and tomato topping. So far this month my diet has consisted of this;

Pstereo

2008-08-26T21:01:00.007+02:00

My favourite festival is over for this year. It was a massive success!!
Thousands gathered at the Marine to experience Dum Dum Boys, Clutch, Datarock, 1990's, The South, Metronomy, Lille Bjørn Nilsen and several other artists performing at the festival this weekend. Between the trees, overlooking the beautiful Nidelv (river), with the moon and the old ruins in the background of the canonstage, and the studentunionbuilding visible behind the mainstage, Pstereo at the marine made its way into history.

http://http://www.pstereo.net/

I didn't really get to experience that much of the musical aspects of the festival, as I ended up being responsible for keeping the volunteers fed and happy while they worked for us. Here are snaps of some of my fabulous workers, whom I could not have managed without!

My strong circus girl

Me surfin the waterwaggon

My kickass team serving dinner in the midst of caos

Still caos, but going strong;)

The darkness that was the tent after 9pm.

I suck

2008-08-19T23:23:00.004+02:00

at webdesign
at relaxing
at practising at playing my poor lonely guitar
at talking BS with strangers I don't feel like befriending
at letting go of summer

I miss those warm evenings. I miss starring at the sea, stars and moon when the sun has set and the sky is pitch black. I miss running around in unmatching tiny shorts and boyish t-shirts playing fun summersports. I miss dressing up in pretty dresses. I miss eating at resturants. I miss feeling the cold (I know I complain too much before I jump in) water between my toes. I miss the friend I feel like I've lost.

Despite this, I love fall. I love to see how the leaves changes colour. I love going for walks, with the sole purpose of getting to the cool swings at the playground. I love a chat with a friend at our local café. I love sitting at the windowsill, watching the rain fall and the wet people walk past. I love studying, always having a warm cupa on my desk. I love the free wednesday concerts at Blæst with my friends and a beer. I love the urørtcontest concerts that always are on in the fall.
I love big wolly sweaters. I love warm shoes. I love being able to wear my fab colourful festival hat without looking T.A.R.D.

I know I started pessimistically saying I suck. I don't. Im good at anything if my heart's in it.

snapshots

2008-08-06T13:31:00.001+02:00

Bonjour!

2008-07-18T22:50:00.003+02:00

Apart from the fact that I havn't really slept since I got here, it's pretty good! Mum says she's getting too old for the heaviest cultural trips, so its much tanning and swimming and eating. Luckily, apart from this being the most beautiful scenic place, our hotel is brilliant. There's a gym, great swimmingpool, kajacking, volleyball nets etc. Enough to keep one entertained. Oh and did I mention that we filled our fridge with coronas when we got here? Drunkards..

I have discovered a zoo! How excited are we? VERY excited!! I am on a quest to see a giraffe<3
Another quest Im on is to find seeds for this flower I've foud that is gorgeous:D The plan to find nice lingerie is currently on hold. You would think that a country like france specializes in small sizes but no! damn it..

That will be all, there's a teen disco next to me and french dont only dub films I tell you, they dub songs too! oh and everybody says bonjour to you randomly... friendly french:)

CONNEXION WIFI GRATUITE*

2008-07-15T20:03:00.002+02:00

Apologies for future misspellings, writing on french keyboard feels a bit as if I was drunk. None of the keys are where they should be!!

One day into our two week vavation, I thought it would become a challenge. Oh mother with creditcard had allready started to annoy me, and oh bodyguard brother was ticked like a bomb whenever he got hungry. I should of course be used to this. I never get used to it. Anyways, Id like to site Jeff Dunhams character Peanut who funnily described their trip to Santa Anna as Boring as HELL, but I love laying in the back seat watchin the scenery and listening to my music. I had to laugh at my bro's excitement about our rental car being a merzedes:P Boys!

On our second dqy we arrived in France. The country known for Champagne, rivalry with the English and womens hairy armpits. Our hotel is amazing. Bro and I are sharing a flat, with beer in the fridge and a dockingstation for my iPod; I almost forgot to mention that I forgot my phone in Norway. Bugger.. Not only that! I forgot the simcard to my camera and neither did I bring my wallet:P This will be a very peqceful qnd economical vacation (for me). Im of to make myself pretty for dinner. Mum is already considering selling me to the highest bidder amongst the many millionaires with yachts vacating this area!

Leaving for France pt.4

2008-07-14T07:05:00.002+02:00

I've just stuffed my face with a whole packet of makrellitomat, as I realised there probably wont be much of that in France this time either. With my loss of appetite during summer it's pretty much the only thing I eat. For two weeks I will feed on croissants<3

I can't believe I had allready forgotten how horrible it is to get up at 6.15 to shower..bah! I am so looking forward to sleeping in the car. Once we get to Munchen, we're driving south to the Garda Lake in Italy. As much as I enjoy France, my heart is with the Italians. Normally when we drive for longer periods of time, my parents are the once quareling. I hope it stays that way this time too. I've been put in charge with syncronising all iPods. In otherwords, if mum is not satisfied with her collection of tunes, Ill be to blame. You can allso count on my brother to make remarks about my strange taste in music.. When did Superfamily, the Killers, Neon Neon and Daft Punk become alternative?

drunkards

2008-07-13T04:41:00.003+02:00

God must have a sense of humor. Not because of the obvious reason comedian Jeff Dunham pointed out, that womens menstrualsycles syncronise- thus if you have three in one houshold they all become evil at the same time. Because he has changed his punishment strategy for my heavy drinking. I do not get hungover anymore, I do on the other hand get stung by mosquitos from the moment I step of the night buss to the moment I step inside my front door. Someone please explain why I have not been stung by a single mosiquito any other night I've been out sober.

The trubbles with life

2008-07-12T00:15:00.006+02:00

I am bored, and I have hereby decided to give plants another go. I am not sure flowers are it, but plants in some form. My grandmother did once claim that it is healthy for people to look at life, meaning things that grows. Trees for instance. Trees are good things. They are bigger than humans. They are heavy, they cannot be stepped on and they have a nice fresh smell to them. They can be climbed, and they represent growth. The only negative thing I can say about trees is that there are bugs on them. There is little space for a tree in my flat, and a friend and I have already established that bonsai trees are for dedicated souls with nailscissors only.

Apart from trees, my favourite plants are plants that are edible. Tomatoplants, roots, plants with berries on, avocadotrees, herbs etc. I predict herbs wont be as easily forgotten as other plants, seeing as they are handy in several aspects. Take the mint plant, I kept a mint plant for weeks when we had parties planned and mojitos to make. Herbs will be my mounteverest.

I have killed three orchids, a cactus, an avocado tree and my poor peacelilly looks like its on deathrow. It is time to make up for it.

I look at all the lonely people

2008-07-11T20:48:00.006+02:00

I have not really had time lately, but normally looking at people is a fav past time. If it's spending some time alone by a window in a café, if it's watching people from the bar when I go to see gigs on my own, or if Im just watching the world pass by when I play on the swings in the playground. I like people. I always claim that I love to spend time with people and that I easily get bored when being alone. Despite that, my friends arrguments for why he likes travelling alone got me thinking. I don't like all people. Thinking about it, I do actually spend quite a lot of time alone. I do now admit to enjoy it.

For instance, I dont like strangers who press on getting my number or giving me theirs when I politely turn them down. Although it annoyed me yesterday, I did found it hilarious to see the look on Strangers face when my friend turned up. I don't think he quite believed me when I said I was waiting for someone. So friend turns up walking confidently as he does, smoke in one hand, head slightly tilted downwards, looking up through his watchful eyes.. Stranger now looks like the expression oh, fuck would if it was a person. I, of course, bounce off to my protector. Clinging and tugging his shirt like a sissy. What I find I dislike most is that I can not help but be polite in those situations. If I told him where to shove it, Im sure I would be left alone..

I don't like people who does not seem to find it worth showing appreciation for what I do to show that I care about them. When I like people I adopt them into my flock, like any other animal. Consequently I might feel the responsebility to bake stuff for them or feed them in some way. If I choose to spend time with you, and if I care to invite you to any event I waste my time arranging, it is solely because enjoy your company. It would be nice to know if you feel likewise.

Neither do I like cocky, ignorant and nasty people. Life is too short for that. Show some love! Please.

I do love all the other people though.

Resurrection

2008-07-11T19:53:00.002+02:00

Untill a moment ago, I thought this blog didn't exist. I thought it was dead, burned, deleted. My other blog, which is secret, where I write in Norwegian is too complicated. I looked throught this blog again, and even though it represents a time where I was a bit trubbled, it does not represent what happened after then and before now. There is a part I want to erase, and that's why I resurrect this one.

Also, I suck at spelling in Norwegian.. Im so much better in English, really, I am!