Sunday, April 29, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Don't ask me about this.
Seriously.
Don't.
Being among,
the sounds of laughter,
voices unknown,
sights unseen.
One look not so far,
It's creative,
bursting with something unknown.
It's everything you've ever seen,
something you never found,
in all the places you looked,
right there the whole time.
One peek from dark to light,
two seconds to realize it....
realize it's a world away,
yet, in your palm.
No words can describe,
only eyes can see,
or maybe not.
If you think you know what it is I found, take a damn good guess.
I dare you.
Don't.
Being among,
the sounds of laughter,
voices unknown,
sights unseen.
One look not so far,
It's creative,
bursting with something unknown.
It's everything you've ever seen,
something you never found,
in all the places you looked,
right there the whole time.
One peek from dark to light,
two seconds to realize it....
realize it's a world away,
yet, in your palm.
No words can describe,
only eyes can see,
or maybe not.
If you think you know what it is I found, take a damn good guess.
I dare you.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Hidey-ho and away we go...
Bloody hell.
Homework sucks, but if I want to learn this language I must do it.
Why so much of the crap though? sheesh.
Ever feel lost?
I do.
Homework sucks, but if I want to learn this language I must do it.
Why so much of the crap though? sheesh.
Ever feel lost?
I do.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Mimmi's Party
My husbands cousin Mimmi had a birthday yesterday so everyone was there as ususal....We played a few drinking games etc....and I had way too much and hangover headaches are the worst! I feel like my head will split in two...but we all had a blast though. So when you look at my pix and see some are a bit blurry..you'll know why...Here are a few pictures...and HERE is the rest! On Friday we will go here---> Casino Cosmopol
Dustin,Niklas & Carolina during our little game...
Mimmi
Carolina
Le-mi
Le-mi doing sit-ups coz she got the wrong card!
Dustin,Niklas & Carolina during our little game...
Mimmi
Carolina
Le-mi
Le-mi doing sit-ups coz she got the wrong card!
Friday, April 20, 2007
F$%#ing Off
So today, as I said, we had no school, but we had to meet in Bunnsparken to go to the museum to learn about Gothenburg..blah blah...
It was cool....we met up and walked just behind Brunnsparken and went to stand behind a church and have a few group pictures taken, none of which I did because the wind was blowing and I just wanted to go inside somewhere.
So we walk out the front of the church and go in the front of the museum next door....we get a guide, whoopti-do..we go upstairs and she explains a few words then leaves us be with our teacher to show us the rest. So what. I talk to Ali, a new guy in our class to see whats up with him....34 year old guy from Baghdad, Iraq...yeah he was ok I guess....
Eventually when it was all over we went back downstairs to have coffee together in their little cafe. Kelvin looks to me and sees I am in a conversation with Anmal, another Iraqi...and comes and says to us..."So what have we decided here to settle on between these two countries?"
Mike overhears and comes to see whats going on....so Kelvin repeats and says.."Mike(who is from England) you are Tony Blair, Anmal is Saddam and Kimberly is G.Bush, So....What do you say Tony? What sort of conclusion do you come up with for these countries?"
Mike says: "I stand behind America" and he then preceded to actually stand behind me...everyone started laughing because we all know that even though there is a war going on....we can make fun of it because it is all rediculous, the war...just plain stupid!
We had our laugh and Anmal and I decided to continue our conversation about Iraq and the war and so on, him and I are on the same side of this..the war sucks ass! Some of those Iraqis do not deserve to have their homes ripped apart and taken from them. Anmal told me he lost so many of his friends, all they wanted to do was to become actors in the theatre...nothing more, to enjoy life...and you know what he said? That this religion has taken over so many Iraqis that they cannot see straight and that it is not right. I have to agree....
So we sit and talk and then Ali gets in on the convo we are having and we find that Ali is VERY VERY religious....I can see when they started to speak arabic that it was going to be a very heavy conversation....they looked mad, and now, they do not like each other. Ali does not think it is right that Anmal has an earing, that he can sit and have many female friends, when in Iraq if the guy and girl were seen walking down the street together, they would be killed...not fair.
But Ali seemed to be an ok person otherwise. ok to talk to..yet you know now as I think of this...if it is not right, then why afterwards did he walk down the street, continuing this conversation with me??? A woman ! For petes sake it was me and him and only Anmal walking and talking for a few minutes...and he did not protest.
So I will stop my ranting and going on for now....when we all started to split up to go home and our own way...it ended up being just Kelvin, me and Anmal. We stood in the center of Brunnsparken and we were laughing and carrying on like crazy. I had a lot of fun. Anmal said in his country he could not do this with a girl, just to hang out..be silly..now he is free and very happy...good for him!
And so now I'll show my little pix
All pix are from left to right.....
Edson, Jose & Yuri
Tatiana, Mike, Tatiana 2, Marta, Li, Ali
Kelvin serving coffee to us.
Edson thinking....
Kelvin serving Anmal tea...
It was cool....we met up and walked just behind Brunnsparken and went to stand behind a church and have a few group pictures taken, none of which I did because the wind was blowing and I just wanted to go inside somewhere.
So we walk out the front of the church and go in the front of the museum next door....we get a guide, whoopti-do..we go upstairs and she explains a few words then leaves us be with our teacher to show us the rest. So what. I talk to Ali, a new guy in our class to see whats up with him....34 year old guy from Baghdad, Iraq...yeah he was ok I guess....
Eventually when it was all over we went back downstairs to have coffee together in their little cafe. Kelvin looks to me and sees I am in a conversation with Anmal, another Iraqi...and comes and says to us..."So what have we decided here to settle on between these two countries?"
Mike overhears and comes to see whats going on....so Kelvin repeats and says.."Mike(who is from England) you are Tony Blair, Anmal is Saddam and Kimberly is G.Bush, So....What do you say Tony? What sort of conclusion do you come up with for these countries?"
Mike says: "I stand behind America" and he then preceded to actually stand behind me...everyone started laughing because we all know that even though there is a war going on....we can make fun of it because it is all rediculous, the war...just plain stupid!
We had our laugh and Anmal and I decided to continue our conversation about Iraq and the war and so on, him and I are on the same side of this..the war sucks ass! Some of those Iraqis do not deserve to have their homes ripped apart and taken from them. Anmal told me he lost so many of his friends, all they wanted to do was to become actors in the theatre...nothing more, to enjoy life...and you know what he said? That this religion has taken over so many Iraqis that they cannot see straight and that it is not right. I have to agree....
So we sit and talk and then Ali gets in on the convo we are having and we find that Ali is VERY VERY religious....I can see when they started to speak arabic that it was going to be a very heavy conversation....they looked mad, and now, they do not like each other. Ali does not think it is right that Anmal has an earing, that he can sit and have many female friends, when in Iraq if the guy and girl were seen walking down the street together, they would be killed...not fair.
But Ali seemed to be an ok person otherwise. ok to talk to..yet you know now as I think of this...if it is not right, then why afterwards did he walk down the street, continuing this conversation with me??? A woman ! For petes sake it was me and him and only Anmal walking and talking for a few minutes...and he did not protest.
So I will stop my ranting and going on for now....when we all started to split up to go home and our own way...it ended up being just Kelvin, me and Anmal. We stood in the center of Brunnsparken and we were laughing and carrying on like crazy. I had a lot of fun. Anmal said in his country he could not do this with a girl, just to hang out..be silly..now he is free and very happy...good for him!
And so now I'll show my little pix
All pix are from left to right.....
Edson, Jose & Yuri
Tatiana, Mike, Tatiana 2, Marta, Li, Ali
Kelvin serving coffee to us.
Edson thinking....
Kelvin serving Anmal tea...
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Why...?
Why must it rain so hard and why must the wind blow so hard it almost knocks you on your a##?
Anyways I had a test at school today and from what the teacher said and from what I could tell, I only had one, maybe 2 wrong. I guess I will find out Monday. Tomorrow we get to have no school, but we must meet in central to go to the museum together. I hear its quite pretty inside so...we'll see!
I just hope the damn rain stops!
Anyways I had a test at school today and from what the teacher said and from what I could tell, I only had one, maybe 2 wrong. I guess I will find out Monday. Tomorrow we get to have no school, but we must meet in central to go to the museum together. I hear its quite pretty inside so...we'll see!
I just hope the damn rain stops!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Pah Pah Poo-Poo
Not much going on.
Woke up at 5:45am.
Took a shower.
Ate breakfast.
Walked to the spårvagn station.
Got on the spårvagn.
Stood on the spårvagn the WHOLE way to Majorna.
Tried reading swedish newspaper while standing & got pushed about.
Was crammed in there.
Walked from the stop in Majorna to school building.
Learned.
Left school at 12:00 lunch
Talked to Eliana and some Iraqi girls on the spårvagn home.
Got here at 12:30
Went to Lidl, bought some fruit and drinks.
Came home, prepared my dessert for after supper.
Watched Paul make a salad for supper and check the meat in the oven.
Went outside with Paul and Tyson.
Threw kottar(pinecones) for Tyson and watched him run after them.
Held them out of his reach and laughed at him coz he jumps like a girl dog.
Came in.
Took a pee.
Sat at the computer.
Read my email.
Posted on blogger...
and well this is it..it's only 3:25pm
Woke up at 5:45am.
Took a shower.
Ate breakfast.
Walked to the spårvagn station.
Got on the spårvagn.
Stood on the spårvagn the WHOLE way to Majorna.
Tried reading swedish newspaper while standing & got pushed about.
Was crammed in there.
Walked from the stop in Majorna to school building.
Learned.
Left school at 12:00 lunch
Talked to Eliana and some Iraqi girls on the spårvagn home.
Got here at 12:30
Went to Lidl, bought some fruit and drinks.
Came home, prepared my dessert for after supper.
Watched Paul make a salad for supper and check the meat in the oven.
Went outside with Paul and Tyson.
Threw kottar(pinecones) for Tyson and watched him run after them.
Held them out of his reach and laughed at him coz he jumps like a girl dog.
Came in.
Took a pee.
Sat at the computer.
Read my email.
Posted on blogger...
and well this is it..it's only 3:25pm
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
USA Top News
Click here.... http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/campus.security/
Very terrible at what happened back home, and I am sure that pretty much the whole world knows about this by now. I don't know what would possess someone to do such a thing. I feel terrible for their families.
Very terrible at what happened back home, and I am sure that pretty much the whole world knows about this by now. I don't know what would possess someone to do such a thing. I feel terrible for their families.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Not much to say really
It's just hot here. It's Sunday and I feel lazy. Have school tommorow...whoopti-do.
I helped my father-in-law with a cake yesterday for his friend...He put the cake in the shape he wanted, he did the filling...and I did the topping and the design...it's ok I guess. Maybe the chocolate drizzle was a bit too much.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Blah Hum-blogger
I know I have not blogged since easter, or right before, but school work just tripled...a lot of reveiwing and now a test comming up in the next week or two. Once again we went to Vjättefjäll Nature Reserve and let Tyson swim in the water to chase the pinecones we threw in for him.
There were so many frogs there in the water. It was crazy. On the trail to the water there was a little run off with some water in it and a froggy. I SO wanted to pick it up, but didn't in case it was a wart frog....I didn't think about it before but my husband was just in the kitchen a few minutes ago making fun of me because of how I act when I see an animal, of any sort...I have to say I am a dork. He nailed it right on the head.
Me: Oh my god!!! looky its so cute!! a little froggy, oh my god I want to pick it up, oh my god look at it..aww....etc etc..yup I am a dork.
I grabbed a piece of dried grass to pet it with,eventually the little bugger croaked at me, probably saying 'back off bit¤h'
There were so many frogs there in the water. It was crazy. On the trail to the water there was a little run off with some water in it and a froggy. I SO wanted to pick it up, but didn't in case it was a wart frog....I didn't think about it before but my husband was just in the kitchen a few minutes ago making fun of me because of how I act when I see an animal, of any sort...I have to say I am a dork. He nailed it right on the head.
Me: Oh my god!!! looky its so cute!! a little froggy, oh my god I want to pick it up, oh my god look at it..aww....etc etc..yup I am a dork.
I grabbed a piece of dried grass to pet it with,eventually the little bugger croaked at me, probably saying 'back off bit¤h'
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Happy Easter Everyone!
Click to enlarge..........
This link HERE tells about how the Easter Bunny came to be in America.
Funnily enough, it all started where I grew up in Pennsylvania.
My mom always makes a good ham and sweet potatoes etc for our Easter meal. It is pretty much a standard meal back home for those in the USA for Easter to have ham at least...
As for Easter in Sweden, the traditions are a bit different then back home. Here they have an Easter witch and the children do something similar to Halloween....
This link HERE tells about how the Easter Bunny came to be in America.
Funnily enough, it all started where I grew up in Pennsylvania.
My mom always makes a good ham and sweet potatoes etc for our Easter meal. It is pretty much a standard meal back home for those in the USA for Easter to have ham at least...
As for Easter in Sweden, the traditions are a bit different then back home. Here they have an Easter witch and the children do something similar to Halloween....
So how is Easter celebrated in Sweden?
In Sweden, common Easter traditions include egg painting. Children dressed up as Easter witches with long skirts, colorful headscarves and painted red cheeks, go from house to house in the neighborhood and present the occupants with paintings and drawings in the hope of getting sweets in return. According to Swedish folklore, during Easter the witches fly to Blåkulla (the Blue Mountain) to meet the devil.
Small branches and twigs of willow or birch are a common sight in every Swedish house during the Eater holidays. Feathers and small decorations are also placed on these twigs in a vase.
For lunch/dinner on Holy Saturday, families traditionally feast on a smörgåsbord of herring, salmon, potatoes, eggs and other kinds of food.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Stupid Dreams
Last night I had this dream, but I didn't remember it until I was standing in the shower this morning. In my dream I think I was on a gameshow, but I am not really sure about that. I was asked about a specific word..'Mjukt'...and I looked at this word on the wall and knew this word from somewhere and I said to the person asking me 'That's not a Swedish word!'... I was somehow confused by this as I knew, yes it was a swedish word, but I said it wasn't and I felt strongly about this. I couldn't figure out why I knew it looked familiar either.
In the shower this morning, I reached for my face scrub...on the tube it had the words Mjukt & Skönt..jeesh! Now...I'm trying to figure out why would I be dreaming about face scrub? Though I wasn't really. I know I am a clean freak about a lot of things, but face scrub?
In the shower this morning, I reached for my face scrub...on the tube it had the words Mjukt & Skönt..jeesh! Now...I'm trying to figure out why would I be dreaming about face scrub? Though I wasn't really. I know I am a clean freak about a lot of things, but face scrub?
Monday, April 2, 2007
Skansen Kronan & Oscar Fredrik Kyrkan
Finally we got to central on a nice day...Took some pix..went in some shops...had some coffee and went to Skansen Kronan and Oscar Fredrik Krykan...I took the pix and put them HERE...I labeled them best as I could and in the correct order...enjoy!
Oh and as a tip, in case you didn't know....within my pictures you can click on the picture itself or make them all bigger by clicking the box to the far right, next to the 'size' in the top right corner of the page
Oh and as a tip, in case you didn't know....within my pictures you can click on the picture itself or make them all bigger by clicking the box to the far right, next to the 'size' in the top right corner of the page
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