Melodifestivalen III
I´m a fan of the clichés but there are limits..or?
Here is Sweden´s latest boycandy Måns Zelmerlöw (from Lund!) with Cara Mia..could it be any more Eurovision? Some 12 year old former idol-star (he´s 20 years old people!) singing popsong with some kind of simple “other language” sentence in the chorus. Bless some things being solid. Måns is a star!
Here we have the second Alcazar boy! Magnus Carlsson with Live Forever.. I am convinced I have heard this beginning before. HEJA MAGNUS!
Tonight I´ll escape from my books to a staffparty at Lunds Nation! People again! I like this "home-exam" phenomenon..You can totally plan your time as you wish, ..so if I want to do the final examquestion during commercial-breaks watching the Oscars and red carpet with Amy from 22.00-06.30, I will! Let´s hope it doesn´t come to that though..
This band is in my cd-player a lot these days, their "Painted by Numbers" video is one of the best I´ve seen:
>The Sounds - Tony the beat<
fimmtudagur, febrúar 22, 2007
!Over-night-SNOWKAOS!
These days I live in this castle. It is a study/café-castle full of students. Very charming and one of my favorite places in Lund. Now I have a whole week of "home-exam"..reading lawbooks. The lawtext itself is in either ancient swedish or partly in norweigian (and I quote: “det gäldenär själv ej gälda gitter"?!?!). Wish me luckEric Clapton; Sting - It´s probably me
þriðjudagur, febrúar 20, 2007
Mark Twain:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Betty Friedan:
It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.
- The Feminine Mystique, 1963
Faith Whittlesey:
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Betty Friedan:
It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.
- The Feminine Mystique, 1963
Faith Whittlesey:
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.
Ragnheiður Gröndal - Með þér
mánudagur, febrúar 19, 2007
I know it is very uncool to be a diary-writer..
If you are a dreamer like me you would also love being Monday-Off in a city. People say Sundays are quiet and relaxing..but come on it gets so hectic and busy when EVERYONE is off.. all the kids, the drama and oblicatory qualitytime. No. Mondays are golden. Then everyone else is being busy somewhere else (work/school) so all the good peaceful nature places in the city are actually just that.
I take my scarf and gloves and get lost in the forrest. (Note that it is impossible to get lost in it actually...since this time of year there are no leaves to limit your horizon.) But anyway. Forrestwalks are perfect for the one who likes to dream away. Daylight is crucial,
or, at least I, get nightmares instead.
This reminds me of my stay in Helsinki.. God, the little innocent was so lost. Far away from the protected Iceland where nothing happens, I felt placed in a city of fear. Well, my fear. But this was only for one day. I never forget that first day, never been so on my own. Took a wrong turn in daylight suburb Helsinki hiding my map.. cause I didnt want to show anyone I was like a tourist on planet earth. An old finnish man came to my Im-so-lost-rescue but my heart was upside down and in theory (I didnt) I ran away. To this day I feel like an idiot.
Helsinki has got to be one of the best cities.. there you can still get lost on your own and feel like you re the only person walking the day. What was it? I got completely facinated by every rock and tree - when it snowed it was like you d never seen snow before! Maybe cause you saw it through the eyes of some other foreigners to whom snow really was only a myth.
My Finland- diaries and full with quotes from people in my life at that time... reading them makes me remember them as they were. Some of my favorites
"I always imagine the woman on the show saying the numbers" – Katarina (on how she picks her lottery numbers)
"I save listening this song for a really bad break-up" – Inari (on Better things w/ Massive Attack)
"You will remember your trip in Finland" – Lydie (lifting a wachingmachine in stairs)
"I dont want to be responsible for an unwanted, with some italian guy, child" – Meintje
"What! Whose is this? This is not mine.." – Monica (drags a sock out of her laundrymachine)
"Think of me tomorrow"– Marlous
"Josef!! Josef!!" – Liesbet (looking for the saxophoneplayer on the Stockholmboat)
"Its not brain surgery – that would be serious" – Anu (on staying cool at the superstressy lunchhour in the Café Engel kitchen)
"Are you staying the whole winter?"- E.T.
- "When you say winter how long is that?" – Drifa
"Well I just have summer and winter..and some days in between;)" – E.T.
"I could be worse, but I dont know how" – Harri (answering the question "how are you?")
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Tonight will be the second half of Doctor Zhivago, which the whole corridor is watching while drinking wine and smoking a waterpipe Emma picked up in Morocco. It is like smoking tea!
James Morrison - Wonderful World
If you are a dreamer like me you would also love being Monday-Off in a city. People say Sundays are quiet and relaxing..but come on it gets so hectic and busy when EVERYONE is off.. all the kids, the drama and oblicatory qualitytime. No. Mondays are golden. Then everyone else is being busy somewhere else (work/school) so all the good peaceful nature places in the city are actually just that.
I take my scarf and gloves and get lost in the forrest. (Note that it is impossible to get lost in it actually...since this time of year there are no leaves to limit your horizon.) But anyway. Forrestwalks are perfect for the one who likes to dream away. Daylight is crucial,
or, at least I, get nightmares instead.
This reminds me of my stay in Helsinki.. God, the little innocent was so lost. Far away from the protected Iceland where nothing happens, I felt placed in a city of fear. Well, my fear. But this was only for one day. I never forget that first day, never been so on my own. Took a wrong turn in daylight suburb Helsinki hiding my map.. cause I didnt want to show anyone I was like a tourist on planet earth. An old finnish man came to my Im-so-lost-rescue but my heart was upside down and in theory (I didnt) I ran away. To this day I feel like an idiot.
Helsinki has got to be one of the best cities.. there you can still get lost on your own and feel like you re the only person walking the day. What was it? I got completely facinated by every rock and tree - when it snowed it was like you d never seen snow before! Maybe cause you saw it through the eyes of some other foreigners to whom snow really was only a myth.
My Finland- diaries and full with quotes from people in my life at that time... reading them makes me remember them as they were. Some of my favorites
"I always imagine the woman on the show saying the numbers" – Katarina (on how she picks her lottery numbers)
"I save listening this song for a really bad break-up" – Inari (on Better things w/ Massive Attack)
"You will remember your trip in Finland" – Lydie (lifting a wachingmachine in stairs)
"I dont want to be responsible for an unwanted, with some italian guy, child" – Meintje
"What! Whose is this? This is not mine.." – Monica (drags a sock out of her laundrymachine)
"Think of me tomorrow"– Marlous
"Josef!! Josef!!" – Liesbet (looking for the saxophoneplayer on the Stockholmboat)
"Its not brain surgery – that would be serious" – Anu (on staying cool at the superstressy lunchhour in the Café Engel kitchen)
"Are you staying the whole winter?"- E.T.
- "When you say winter how long is that?" – Drifa
"Well I just have summer and winter..and some days in between;)" – E.T.
"I could be worse, but I dont know how" – Harri (answering the question "how are you?")
______________________________________________________
Tonight will be the second half of Doctor Zhivago, which the whole corridor is watching while drinking wine and smoking a waterpipe Emma picked up in Morocco. It is like smoking tea!
James Morrison - Wonderful World
mánudagur, febrúar 12, 2007
Melodifestivalen II
Ola Salo (read name backwards, the swedish David Bowie, super charming) and The Ark.. I think we can already by them a Finnair-ticket. Love their Clamour for Glamour.
The Ark - The worrying kind
For the next 2 months I´m living alone again..Marlous took off to Canterbury, where she had a date with a studio of conservation. It´s a great opportunity. Ok, I miss living with her alot but funny enough I´m sure our housemates here (Annie, Emma and Amy) think I´m on the verge of a breakdown cause around the house I´m getting alot of big hugs these days.
On other notes I´m drowning in a course OF LAW!! We are studying civilrights and hotel&restaurant legal matters..and these are no books of joy! Damn small letters and unreadable text. But I´m happy to let you know I´m now an expert in bookkeeping! Just hand me your books and I´ll keep them. God that was a lame joke. I´m sorry.
Monday and waiting for the weekend. Cabaret and bartending. Caliente:)
The Ark= Melody Club??
>Melody Club - Destiny Calling<
>The Ark - Clamour for Glamour<
Ola Salo (read name backwards, the swedish David Bowie, super charming) and The Ark.. I think we can already by them a Finnair-ticket. Love their Clamour for Glamour.
The Ark - The worrying kind
For the next 2 months I´m living alone again..Marlous took off to Canterbury, where she had a date with a studio of conservation. It´s a great opportunity. Ok, I miss living with her alot but funny enough I´m sure our housemates here (Annie, Emma and Amy) think I´m on the verge of a breakdown cause around the house I´m getting alot of big hugs these days.
On other notes I´m drowning in a course OF LAW!! We are studying civilrights and hotel&restaurant legal matters..and these are no books of joy! Damn small letters and unreadable text. But I´m happy to let you know I´m now an expert in bookkeeping! Just hand me your books and I´ll keep them. God that was a lame joke. I´m sorry.
Monday and waiting for the weekend. Cabaret and bartending. Caliente:)
The Ark= Melody Club??
>Melody Club - Destiny Calling<
>The Ark - Clamour for Glamour<
föstudagur, febrúar 09, 2007
Stop me already or I´ll be unbearable.... It´s Eurovisionseason and the swedish Melodifestivalen with the following schlagerfever has begun! Year after year..it´s priceless. I´ve managed to hook Emma with me. Best part is of course to drink red wine and give as many comments as possible.. to try keep yourself from crying after some embarrassing performances and/or outfits.
You can always count on the Alcazarboys... Rumour has it that the pants are Armani. We are loving it Andreas.
Andreas Lundstedt - Move
You can always count on the Alcazarboys... Rumour has it that the pants are Armani. We are loving it Andreas.
Andreas Lundstedt - Move
föstudagur, febrúar 02, 2007
Room for rent
Like it says.. Would you and/or your friend/spouse like to study or work in Sweden this summer? Or even Copenhagen? Pick up some languageskills in swedish, danish or english? Experience another culture than your own?
Lund is a very cute old universitytown. It´s located 10 min (train) from Malmö and 40 min (train) from Copenhagen.
Room is for rent from beginning of June til end of August
Like it says.. Would you and/or your friend/spouse like to study or work in Sweden this summer? Or even Copenhagen? Pick up some languageskills in swedish, danish or english? Experience another culture than your own?
Lund is a very cute old universitytown. It´s located 10 min (train) from Malmö and 40 min (train) from Copenhagen.
Room is for rent from beginning of June til end of August
- 16 m2 room with furniture and private bathroom. Shower just across the hallway.
- shared kitchen and livingroom.
- laundry and sauna facilities included.
- private coffeemachine and a friendly plant
- 7 min walk to the center
- 3 min walk to the nearest store
- 30 sec walk to a pizzaplace
The rent is 2400 SEK or 230 euro. There is sleepingplace for up to 3 persons.
If any of this sounds interesting let us know
email: drifa_i@hotmail.com or mmmarlous@hotmail.com
mánudagur, janúar 29, 2007
Populärmusik från Svedala.
Got to work out what its famous for..while I´m here;)
Greetings from Sweden!
I think this is going to be a great year.
This band played in Lund last year:
The Sounds - Painted by Numbers
Robyn - Be mine
(she seems to have gone from ´show me love´ to total hip hop konichiwa bitch.. I like her)
Robyn - Show me love
Robyn live (my favorite)
Got to work out what its famous for..while I´m here;)
Greetings from Sweden!
I think this is going to be a great year.
This band played in Lund last year:
The Sounds - Painted by Numbers
Robyn - Be mine
(she seems to have gone from ´show me love´ to total hip hop konichiwa bitch.. I like her)
Robyn - Show me love
Robyn live (my favorite)
föstudagur, janúar 26, 2007
Oh god..at this moment I feel like the grumpy old neighbour in the pyjamapants (I´m not grumpy yet though).. I´m suppose to wake up in 6 hours for a 5-hour-exam at school and my dear Carl next door to ours has turned his room into Studio 54!! They are screaming to Gloria Estefan at the moment....!!!! Aaaah!Death to Disco.
fimmtudagur, janúar 25, 2007
Always when I go to the library I´m always surprised I don´t go to the library more often. I mean, the place is a goldmine. Books, MUSIC you name it. And with another max-limit of CDs my day is so far great.
Crazy behaviour? The girls in our house have decided to go to the sauna and later on jump into the Sound (Öresund, between Denmark&Sweden). Did I mention that its snowing and freezing over these days. BURR. (photo taken from our window)
With a coffee and these Sugarcubes I go back to study. Most amazing female singer,
Björk Guðmundsdóttir.
Sugarcubes - Birthday
Björk - Bachelorette
mánudagur, janúar 22, 2007
laugardagur, janúar 20, 2007
fimmtudagur, janúar 11, 2007
Memories of
Reykjavík Music Festival (2000):
Kent - 747 (svensk version)
Kent - Music Non Stop
Sash - Adelante
og aukalega gamalt og gott..
GusGus - Ladyshave
and my 13-15 year old loveband:
Quarashi - Mr.Jinx
Quarashi - Stick ´em up
Reykjavík Music Festival (2000):
Kent - 747 (svensk version)
Kent - Music Non Stop
Sash - Adelante
og aukalega gamalt og gott..
GusGus - Ladyshave
and my 13-15 year old loveband:
Quarashi - Mr.Jinx
Quarashi - Stick ´em up
þriðjudagur, janúar 09, 2007
Happy 2007!
Hope everyone had a good holiday!
Now I´m back in Lund, back in school. Would have been perfect to do nothing for a few days..cause christmasbreak was fulle rulle. Had a great time in snowy Iceland meeting the girls (and their boyfriends), more friends and family. Trivial Pursuit, Actionary, Fimbulfamb (a christmastradition). Jumping from one familydinner to the next with reading, christmas and friends in between. 101 Reykjavík´s finest coffeeculture. Lovely.
The 29th I recall going to a classreunion. I´m so disapointed with myself for erasing totally out of my highschoolmemory how leathal the boys´s punch is. I have several times gotten completely sick of this punch and should have been warned. But no.
Flying 4 hours to Germany the next day was not a blast. And driving through Austria and the mountains neither. Memo to self. Italy had never looked better. There I was with family, 3rd time in Selva Val Gardena, skiing in the tyrol Dolomiti mountains. Full week of nothing but skiing..great!
Last day we made our way back through Austria and visited a fairytale castle in Füssen, Germany. Neuswanstein where king Ludwig II lived for a short period of time. Disney took its inspiration from this castle.
Hope everyone had a good holiday!
Now I´m back in Lund, back in school. Would have been perfect to do nothing for a few days..cause christmasbreak was fulle rulle. Had a great time in snowy Iceland meeting the girls (and their boyfriends), more friends and family. Trivial Pursuit, Actionary, Fimbulfamb (a christmastradition). Jumping from one familydinner to the next with reading, christmas and friends in between. 101 Reykjavík´s finest coffeeculture. Lovely.
The 29th I recall going to a classreunion. I´m so disapointed with myself for erasing totally out of my highschoolmemory how leathal the boys´s punch is. I have several times gotten completely sick of this punch and should have been warned. But no.
Flying 4 hours to Germany the next day was not a blast. And driving through Austria and the mountains neither. Memo to self. Italy had never looked better. There I was with family, 3rd time in Selva Val Gardena, skiing in the tyrol Dolomiti mountains. Full week of nothing but skiing..great!
Last day we made our way back through Austria and visited a fairytale castle in Füssen, Germany. Neuswanstein where king Ludwig II lived for a short period of time. Disney took its inspiration from this castle.
Neuswanstein castle
Röyksopp - Eple (Fatboy Slim mix)
mánudagur, desember 18, 2006
Best to start with a swedish joke:
Två muffins i en ugn och den ena säger "Fan vad varmt det är här inne!!"
Den andra bara " AAAHHH, en talande muffins!!"
The days these days fly by.. where I´m sunken deeply in my economy trance. Lord this is boring she said. Last exam for 2006 is in 2 days.
This weekend there was another wineboxcelebration in our house. Julfest, they said. Housemate-Christmas-Party. Another occasion to clean out the housebar..
Yes, the first time in my life I have something asimulated with a bar. At home. A home-bar. But it is not my fault..Visitors just leave things in our hands. Unattended. And Marlous´s hotelguests leave behind litterally all, from A-Ö, sorts of beverages (I guess that is why we are stuck with Strawberry champagne and Jack Daniels) Any takers?
So without direction we were blindly lead to Göteborgs-Nation, which the word on the streets is code for “Brats&Bimbos”..That turned out to be true.
We LOVED it! It was such a bad place that you couldn´t resist falling in love with the arobic-music-dancefloor where we all sadly Pumped-It. The “it” being everything from Call on me to Boten Anna.
Magic or tragic?
Coming home in 3 days!
White Christmas?
Til hamingju með afmælið Katrín!:)
Deep Purple -Hush
Två muffins i en ugn och den ena säger "Fan vad varmt det är här inne!!"
Den andra bara " AAAHHH, en talande muffins!!"
The days these days fly by.. where I´m sunken deeply in my economy trance. Lord this is boring she said. Last exam for 2006 is in 2 days.
This weekend there was another wineboxcelebration in our house. Julfest, they said. Housemate-Christmas-Party. Another occasion to clean out the housebar..
Yes, the first time in my life I have something asimulated with a bar. At home. A home-bar. But it is not my fault..Visitors just leave things in our hands. Unattended. And Marlous´s hotelguests leave behind litterally all, from A-Ö, sorts of beverages (I guess that is why we are stuck with Strawberry champagne and Jack Daniels) Any takers?
So without direction we were blindly lead to Göteborgs-Nation, which the word on the streets is code for “Brats&Bimbos”..That turned out to be true.
We LOVED it! It was such a bad place that you couldn´t resist falling in love with the arobic-music-dancefloor where we all sadly Pumped-It. The “it” being everything from Call on me to Boten Anna.
Magic or tragic?
Coming home in 3 days!
White Christmas?
Til hamingju með afmælið Katrín!:)
Deep Purple -Hush
