Friday, 20 July 2007

Nature Pictures!

Yes, now it's time for my Nature-Picture-Mania!

First and foremost I have to "warn" you that I am not a skilled photographer! I enjoy taking photos, and I would like to hope that I'm learning to take better and better pictures, but please bare in mind that I am an amateur! ;)

First out will be two rain-photos (feels like it's been raining most of the summer so far!), and then we're moving on to the other photos.
I'd also like to mention that all pictures published in this entry are taken in my summerhouse, on the land that we actually own (it's not that big, although rather big for a summerhouse, I suppose, it's about 7,000 square-meters), which I think is kinda cool! :)

Here we go, first out: the rain pics:





And here are the others! (Comments are appreciated as usual!)




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My Life At The Moment!
Currently reading: ---
Currently watching: The X-Files Season 2
Currently listening to: One Man's Rain - Anthony Stewart Head
My Plans for tomorrow: (see below)

The Familiar Emotional Rollercoaster!

My life feels confusing to say the least at the moment. Emotions are running wild, and I'm not always sure how I'm going to handle them! This is why I haven't written as much here as I had intended. Hopefully I'll be able to sort things out and make a few posts before I head up north again.

Yesterday was the best of days!! I had made plans to meet Sara, her boyfriend Martin and our friend Johanna for dinner, along with a friend of theirs called Helene, whom I've never met. I'm usually very nervous about these kinds of things, and have high levels of anxiety, but yesterday was completely new. More or less all I was feeling was joy and happyness and high expectations. I hardly ever feel that way, so it was really a magical experience!
I found out however that Helene had to work during the night so she would be able to have dinner with us. She'd try to drop by after work though!
The dinner was a HUGE success!!! I had so much fun, I don't think I have laughed as much since we had our picnic after the last exam in June! Lovely company, yummy drinks and wonderful food - what more can you ask for?!
I truly enjoyed myself, but had to leave right before midnight to be able to catch my bus home.




We had planned to meet tonight as well, for an outdoor barbeque, but for some unknown reason I have felt awful today (yes, I was a bit hungover, but that's not what I'm talking about). I've had a severe headache all day - dispite a number of headache pills - and I have felt very down and sad and tired. I can't for the life of me understand why, because yesterday was absolutely perfect!! Unfortunately, all this led to me not being able to join my friends tonight, and that feels really sad ... It doesn't look like I'll be able to meet them anymore before I go back to the summerhouse either ... I guess we'll find the time to hang out when I get back here "for good", but I'm still feeling sad and upset about the way things turned out today... especially since I don't know why in the world I've been feeling so low .... *confusing*

Anyway, I'll have to get over this as well, and try to make some good of the time I have here. Even though I might not be able to meet these friends, at least I can enjoy being in my own home and doing exactly what I want!

Some more pictures from yesterday. I will try to edit some more digital photos and come back with more blog entries soon! :)




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My Life At The Moment!
Currently reading: "Strangers" by Dean R Koontz
Currently watching: The X-Files Season 2
Currently listening to: "Stjärnorna" ("Stars") Swedish Les Misérables
My Plans for tomorrow: Working on digital pictures, possible a trip to the closest mall.

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Home Sweet Home!

Hi guys - I'm back!!

Temporarily anyway ... I'm "visiting" home for a few days now. My Dad and his family took a vacation and at the same time they gave me and Zorro a lift home, so we're staying here while they're on vacation, and when they come back, we go back to the summerhouse for a while, before we're back for good.

Anyway, I've missed blogging a lot, so I'll try to write as much as possible during the time I have here!
The summer so far has had its ups and downs, which I guess is hardly surprising, more a fact of life, right?! :) It's been wonderful seeing my families again, and I totally adore my young sisters!! I find it a little bit difficult to get used to the intensity of them though, especially when we've all been living together in the summerhouse. I feel the after-effects of a very hard semester, and I have sometimes found it difficult to always put the children first. I know that's the way it has to be, and I'm not complaining about it, but I am used to only having to worry about myself, and it's quite a change to suddenly always have to think before you say or do anything; is this working out for the children? will the children feel up to this? can we solve this issue without disrupting the children's habits? etc.
But overall, it's wonderful to see them of course ... I have some great pictures, which I will share with you in future posts (haven't transferred them from the camera to the computer yet)!

The weather has NOT been good though. It's been raining more or less every single day for the better part of 3-4 weeks and that's not very funny. Especially when you're stuck in the summerhouse, where the only thing to do indoors is study or watch TV (only 3 channels) ... and the TV is about to break down ...
I'm definately hoping for better weather in the future, that's for sure!

I haven't done anything that special this summer - not like last year when me and my friend Annika went to London ... soooo much fun!! - the only thing apart from trying to get work down in the summerhouse between the rain has been a trip to an animal park called "Nordens Ark" - a real treat for my oldest sister (who turns three this summer), and also a day-trip to the West Coast with my Mum ... luckily we picked good days for the outings; it was sunny all day we were at Nordens Ark (amazing!!!) and my Mum and I managed to get around the rain; every time we drove somewhere it rained, but as soon as we got out of the car, the rain stopped! Perfect!!

As soon as I have started fixing the pictures from the summer, I will start posting here! Apart from cute child-photos I have tried my hand at nature photography! I'm definately not good at it, and my camera is not very sophisticated, but I find it very interesting and I would like to learn more about it. (I'm actually hoping my families will get together and contribute to me buying a more sophisticated and advanced camera for my 30th birthday in January) I will try to post some of those photos as well - comments are always appreciated of course!

Well, that's it for now, I will definately be back soon with more posts! Enjoy - and see you soon! :)
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My Life At The Moment!
Currently reading: Strangers, by Dean R Koontz
Currently watching: The X-Files Season 1
Currently listening to: ---
My Plans for tomorrow: General fixing around the house, then dinner/barbeque with friends!

Tuesday, 12 June 2007

Last Post For A While!

Yes, I'm heading of for "summer-vacation" tomorrow morning, very early, so this will be a good-bye post for now!
I have been rushing around like crazy all day, and the temperatures have been close to - or over - 30 degrees celcius all day, so by now I'm more dead than alive.
Naturally there are always more things to do than you expect, since I want to get up at about four tomorrow morning, I really should be sleeping now (especially with a 5-6 hour drive ahead of me) ... but I have stuff to do that can't wait until tomorrow!

I won't ramble on here, but instead get on with what I am supposed to be doing, and then get to sleep.

One bit of good news though, to finish off with before I leave: I PASSED MY EXAM!!!! I collected it today and was thrilled to see that I had actually passed ... I wasn't sure of that at all!!
This feels like a great way to end this post, so all I want to do now is to wish you all a

HAPPY SUMMER!!

Take care!

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My Life At The Moment!
Currently reading: The Torment of Others /Andras Plåga - Val McDermid
Currently watching: The Fellowship of the Ring Cast Commentary
Currently listening to: ---
My Plans for tomorrow: Trip to the summerhouse!

Monday, 11 June 2007

Crazy About Lord of the Rings!



I have a feeling my friend Sara will appreciate this post - she's a huge Lord of the Rings fans, and fact of the matter is that I've spent I don't know how many hours watching the triology lately! :) I have also managed to read the book, so I'm hoping to get some time during the summer to read some more of Tolkien (I've only read Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit)!

Have to say I think the movies are really wonderfully done!! To actually pull through transforming such an epic to the movie screen is truly amazing!! I don't know why I've ended up in such a frenzy right now, but I just can't seem to stop watching ... the movies, all the extra materials, dvd commentaries ... can't bring myself to stop! *lol*

I have also made caps from The Fellowship of the Ring so far - so I'll add some graphics at the end of the post. Hope to be able to make caps from The Two Towers and The Return of the King as well - although it takes quite a lot of time.

I know there's been a lot of debate - especially when these movies came - about what should have been included, what shouldn't have been in the movies etc. And that's always tough. You can't include everything from the books in the movies, but I have to say I mainly miss two things. First of all - the most common one ;) - the Old Forrest and Tom Bombadill. It was such a wonderful part of the book, you can't help feeling that it would have been amazing on screen. I know they've sort of tried to insert bits and pieces of it later on in the movies ... some of the things Treebeard says to Merry and Pippin seem to be quite related to how Tom Bombadill would react for example. And also the tree that "catches" Merry and Pippin and almost "swallows" them in Fangorn Forrest in The Two Towers is exactly from the Old Forrest in the book. But I still would have liked to see the whole episode of The Old Forrest on screen.
The other thing I would have loved to see is the return of the hobbits to The Shire. There is a whole storyline built around that in the book (yeah, right: spoiler warning!!), where Saruman - in disguise - has influenced and manipulated The Shire. To me, this is a great way of showing how much Merry and Pippin - and Sam - has grown throughout their adventures. They were just "funny little hobbits" when they left, but they come back with so much authority and security and wisdom, it is fantastic to see what the journey has done to them. This is completely overlooked in the movies ... well, you get the feel for it when Merry becomes Esquare of Rohan, and Pippin is Guard of the Citadel in Minas Tirith, but it becomes so much clearer when they are at their home, in the Shire ...

I'm certain Peter Jackson has his reasons for not including these sequences - I guess some people think the movies are long enough as they are now! *lol* - but I still would have liked to see them! :)

Here are the graphics I've made so far:











And some variations on the same graphic:















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My Life At The Moment!
Currently reading: Andras Plåga/The Torment of Others by Val McDermid
Currently watching: The Two Towers Cast Commentary
Currently listening to: --
My Plans for tomorrow: Preparing for my trip north: cleaning, laundry, shopping, packing ...

Sunday, 10 June 2007

More Tests ...

What Simpons Charcter Are U?

Marge
Marge
your just normal....mabey too normal
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How Big a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fan Are You?

You are a Slayer!
You are a Slayer!
You are true Buffy Fan! You have seen every episode and you can quote all the best lines. You could be the next slayer! So get your holy water, leather jacket, and Mr. Pointy because you already equipped with all the knowledge you'll need!
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How well do you know Full House?

You are a true fan!
You are a true fan!
You must have seen every single episode of Full House! You know all the details!
How do you compare?
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What Angel or Buffy the Vampire Slayer character are you?

Rupert Giles
Rupert Giles
You are as smart as they come. You can solve any problem that may come your way.
How do you compare?
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What disney animal are you?

Dalmation Puppy
Dalmation Puppy
You're very cute in person, and have loads of empathy for people, when a friend is in trouble, you help them, when a puppy is in need...you care for them.
How do you compare?
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How much do you know about Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

Buffy Fanatic!
Buffy Fanatic!
You obviously know your stuff! You got almost all or all of the questions correct! Great Job! Are you sure your not secretly a slayer?
How do you compare?
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What Lord of the Rings charater are you?

Aragorn
Aragorn
You are a leader you inspire other to do thier best.
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This Is Me!

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Who Would Have Thought???

IQ Test Score


Wow, I just stumbled across this on another blog - I don't think I've ever taken an IQ test before ... now I regret not doing it sooner! *lol*