...pop up in your head, and you do not know why – there is nothing better than sharing the joy (?).
www.myspace.com/mserneholt
I Need A House and TTW MHG are (moderately cheesy) classics.
Moving swiftly on.
www.myspace.com/kentsweden
747, here for some unknown reason called Like a Wishper. Whatever a wishper is...
According to many Swedes, 747 is the perfect song. Make sure you listen to the whole track, if you want it in Swedish just look up 747 + kent in the search box. Chans is also a good tune:
"Så får jag en chans att säga
allt det jag aldrig sagt
Så får jag en chans att ge dig
allt det du aldrig haft
Men jag är för feg"
In English it would be something like:
"I was given the chance to tell you
all that I never said
I was given the chance to give you
all that you never had
But I am a coward"
Right, that is all for today. Two blog posts in one day. That will not happen again this semester.
Since the previous post today, Simon has:
Listened to all the above
Read The Economist (how mature am I?!)
Noticed that the Facebook chat is touch and go...=/
Saturday 24 January 2009
A Different Breakfast, Alanis, Marital Status and Coursemates
I will probably be fed up with this dish in a few weeks' time as that is what I keep cooking for friends. As I had leftovers from yesterday, I decided to fry these (those?) for breakfast.
Oh, I had this dream tonight. It was about me nearly missing my dissertation celebration flight to New York. I was pleased waking up and realising it had been just a dream.
According to Wikipedia, Alanis Morissette is dating some kind of environmental lawyer called Tom Ballanco. Never mind. I hope she is happy. Really.
During the past seven days I have socialised with friends once, and that was yesterday. Before that it was a night (or in my case, late evening) out with the coursemates. It has been such a privilege getting to know a few people on my course better. I hope we will keep in touch with each other after graduation.
When I was seventeen years old I thought I was gonna be married at the age of 22 and, if not, definitely by the age of 24. Two and a half brief relationships later, I now have no intention of getting involved in a relationship. Of course I did not enjoy getting dumped in the past, but with the benefit of hindsight it was the best that could happen.
I am not scared of staying single the rest of my life. As it is now I probably would not mind, but I have to acknowledge that this contentedness is largely dependent on me finding a meaningful career. However, I am scared of losing the friends that I actually have. My future life will probably consist of a lot of moving around. Heck, I have lived in five places in five years – and actually enjoyed the hopping around.
I have to admit it feels strange to leave Newcastle after graduation. It is the first town I have identified myself more with than Stockholm. I felt as home in Newcastle after a year as I did in Stockholm after three years.
One reason is probably that I have felt more like a member of the church here, while in Stockholm I always felt like a guest. Having said that, my priorities have rather been with my studies than church activities during the last few years.
That does not mean that I see my Christian faith as little more than a Get Out of Hell Free card. For instance, I would not have had the courage to come here if it was not for my faith.
Clocked up another six miles of running yesterday. Let me know if you want to join at some point.
I usually do not write about private matters on my blog. Hope you enjoyed the exception ;).
Today Simon has:
Listened to Andy Murray's racket
Read nothing yet
Noticed that going to bed early is so rewarding
Oh, I had this dream tonight. It was about me nearly missing my dissertation celebration flight to New York. I was pleased waking up and realising it had been just a dream.
According to Wikipedia, Alanis Morissette is dating some kind of environmental lawyer called Tom Ballanco. Never mind. I hope she is happy. Really.
During the past seven days I have socialised with friends once, and that was yesterday. Before that it was a night (or in my case, late evening) out with the coursemates. It has been such a privilege getting to know a few people on my course better. I hope we will keep in touch with each other after graduation.
When I was seventeen years old I thought I was gonna be married at the age of 22 and, if not, definitely by the age of 24. Two and a half brief relationships later, I now have no intention of getting involved in a relationship. Of course I did not enjoy getting dumped in the past, but with the benefit of hindsight it was the best that could happen.
I am not scared of staying single the rest of my life. As it is now I probably would not mind, but I have to acknowledge that this contentedness is largely dependent on me finding a meaningful career. However, I am scared of losing the friends that I actually have. My future life will probably consist of a lot of moving around. Heck, I have lived in five places in five years – and actually enjoyed the hopping around.
One reason is probably that I have felt more like a member of the church here, while in Stockholm I always felt like a guest. Having said that, my priorities have rather been with my studies than church activities during the last few years.
That does not mean that I see my Christian faith as little more than a Get Out of Hell Free card. For instance, I would not have had the courage to come here if it was not for my faith.
Clocked up another six miles of running yesterday. Let me know if you want to join at some point.
I usually do not write about private matters on my blog. Hope you enjoyed the exception ;).
Today Simon has:
Listened to Andy Murray's racket
Read nothing yet
Noticed that going to bed early is so rewarding
Saturday 3 January 2009
Personality Test
I did a personality test the yesterday while on a break from cleaning my flat (ehrm). After answering 150ish questions I got the following profile(s). Some of it is very accurate, but I am questioning me being an orderly perfectionist...
Then I assume this test was very unscientific in the first place, so I will probably try to do something endorsed by a bunch of psychologists next time. Anyway, enjoy reading.
Conscientious
(Work)Work ethic, get the job done and done right, strong morals and values, loyal, perfectionist.
| Hard work: | The Conscientious person is dedicated to work, works very hard, and is capable of intense, single-minded effort. |
| The right thing: | To be Conscientious is to be a person of conscience. These are men and women of strong moral principles and values. Opinions and beliefs on any subject are rarely held lightly. Conscientious individuals want to do the right thing. |
| The right way: | Everything must be done "right," and the Conscientious person has a clear understanding of what that means, from the correct way to balance the checkbook, to the best strategy to achieve the boss's objectives, to how to fit every single dirty dish into the dishwasher. |
| Perfectionism: | The Conscientious person likes all tasks and projects to be complete to the final detail, without even minor flaws. |
| Love of detail: | Conscientious men and women take seriously all the steps of any project. No detail is too small for Conscientious consideration. |
| Order: | Conscientious people like the appearance of orderliness and tidiness. They are good organizers, catalogers, and list makers, and they appreciate schedules and routines. |
| Pragmatism: | Conscientious types approach the world and other people from a practical, no-nonsense point of view, They roll up their sleeves and get to workwithout much emotional expenditure. |
| Prudence: | Thrifty, careful, and cautious in all areas of their lives, Conscientious individuals do not give in to reckless abandon or wild excess. |
| Accumulation: | A "pack rat," the Conscientious person saves and collects things (storing them in orderly bundles), reluctant to discard anything that has, formerly had, or someday may have value for him or her. |
Mercurial
(Emotions, Relationships, Self-Control)Life is a rollercoaster, insist you come along for the ride, yearn for experience, enduring to emotional weather changes.
| Romantic attachment: | Mercurial individuals must always be deeply involved in a romantic relationship with one person. |
| Intensity: | They experience a passionate, focused attachment in all their relationships. Nothing that goes on between them and other people is trivial,nothing taken lightly. |
| Heart: | They show what they feel. They are emotionally active and reactive. Mercurial types put their hearts into everything. |
| Unconstraint: | They are uninhibited, spontaneous, fun-loving, and undaunted by risk. |
| Activity: | Energy marks the Mercurial style. These individuals can stir others to activity. |
| Open mind: | They are imaginative and curious, willing to experience and experiment with other cultures, roles, and value systems and to follow new paths. |
http://www.personalityonline.com/ - The page of the test
Today Simon has:
Listened to Sleeping in my Car by Roxette
Read nothing
Noticed how quickly you burn cash in a music store
Friday 2 January 2009
A Random Dream
Tonight I dreamt that I handed in all my assignments. As having assignments sorted were not enough, I found myself going to Hawaii with my course to celebrate.
Details I can remember from the dream are:
I had 20 minutes to departure when I still had not left home. I realised that by the time I got to the airport, there would be no time to check in hold baggage. I decided to walk to the airport, as this was quicker than taking a taxi. As I had no idea how long we were going to be in Hawaii, I thought I could buy more underwear and socks when we got there. After all, how pricey could things be in Hawaii?
Therefore, I brought hand baggage only. I met Shannon from my course at the check-in desks. Apparently, I did not walk to the airport. I teleported.
Walking on a long gravel path, outside the airport to the departure gates, I could not keep up with Shannon. Later, she kindly stopped, and I gave some explanation (shoelaces) to my lack of pace.
Then something happened, and I am not sure whether it had to do with this Hawaii trip. I am sitting on a Scandinavian Airlines flight to somewhere. A blonde girl, whom I have never seen before, is sitting just across the aisle.
“This is soo boring, do you have anything to read”, she says addressing me.
“Of course I do”, I say, giving her all books and magazines from my carry-on suitcase.
“Do you speak Swedish?”, I ask her in Swedish
“Huh?”, she says.
I took that as a ‘no’ and then she continued:
“Do you get food on this flight?”
“No,” I say, “you don’t get food on any SAS flights these days.”
After that, we went on a rant how poor it is when you do not get in-flight meals.
Then I woke up, shocked that I never asked to get my books back. Then realising it was only a dream.
Notes
1. I am very optimistic about time, but not as optimistic as portrayed in this dream.
2. I am surprised I woke up concerned about my books.
3. In real life, bringing underwear would get priority over books.
A few questions need answers:
Q1: Did Shannon and the rest of our course ever get to Hawaii?
Q2: Can anybody teach me teleporting? It obviously works terrific in dreams.
Q3: Why was I not told about the duration of our Hawaii trip?
Q4: Why on Earth was I put on a SAS flight (destination unknown) with a random girl nicking my books?
Q5: Why did I give her ALL my books?
Please put your thoughts as comments (either on the blog or at Facebook where this post is imported) – any input is valuable, as I doubt anybody has All the Answers. I wish you all a pleasant start to 2009!
Simon
Today Simon has:
Listened to Swedish music on Youtube
Read nothing
Noticed that he has some serious cleaning left to do
Details I can remember from the dream are:
I had 20 minutes to departure when I still had not left home. I realised that by the time I got to the airport, there would be no time to check in hold baggage. I decided to walk to the airport, as this was quicker than taking a taxi. As I had no idea how long we were going to be in Hawaii, I thought I could buy more underwear and socks when we got there. After all, how pricey could things be in Hawaii?
Therefore, I brought hand baggage only. I met Shannon from my course at the check-in desks. Apparently, I did not walk to the airport. I teleported.
Walking on a long gravel path, outside the airport to the departure gates, I could not keep up with Shannon. Later, she kindly stopped, and I gave some explanation (shoelaces) to my lack of pace.
Then something happened, and I am not sure whether it had to do with this Hawaii trip. I am sitting on a Scandinavian Airlines flight to somewhere. A blonde girl, whom I have never seen before, is sitting just across the aisle.
“This is soo boring, do you have anything to read”, she says addressing me.
“Of course I do”, I say, giving her all books and magazines from my carry-on suitcase.
“Do you speak Swedish?”, I ask her in Swedish
“Huh?”, she says.
I took that as a ‘no’ and then she continued:
“Do you get food on this flight?”
“No,” I say, “you don’t get food on any SAS flights these days.”
After that, we went on a rant how poor it is when you do not get in-flight meals.
Then I woke up, shocked that I never asked to get my books back. Then realising it was only a dream.
Notes
1. I am very optimistic about time, but not as optimistic as portrayed in this dream.
2. I am surprised I woke up concerned about my books.
3. In real life, bringing underwear would get priority over books.
A few questions need answers:
Q1: Did Shannon and the rest of our course ever get to Hawaii?
Q2: Can anybody teach me teleporting? It obviously works terrific in dreams.
Q3: Why was I not told about the duration of our Hawaii trip?
Q4: Why on Earth was I put on a SAS flight (destination unknown) with a random girl nicking my books?
Q5: Why did I give her ALL my books?
Please put your thoughts as comments (either on the blog or at Facebook where this post is imported) – any input is valuable, as I doubt anybody has All the Answers. I wish you all a pleasant start to 2009!
Simon
Today Simon has:
Listened to Swedish music on Youtube
Read nothing
Noticed that he has some serious cleaning left to do
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