I am very much in need of a vacation. Luckily easter is coming up and I’ll get some much-needed time off from work and other things. This year I’m going back to Ireland for a nice little vacation in my days off. I’m looking forward to this so much that the day of departure cannot… Continue reading Vacation is coming
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Sunday road trip
Today we decided to spend some of the day to take a little road trip to the beaches and other spots in the area around here. The weather was ok and there was loads of nice places to stop and see again. It was really nice to take a drive around and even better to… Continue reading Sunday road trip
30 Interesting Facts about Books
Happy World Book Day 2015! Interesting Literature 30 fun facts about books, in honour of World Book Day 2015 SF writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) is the only author to have published a book in all ten Dewey library categories. When asked what book he’d like to have with him on a desert island, G. K.… Continue reading 30 Interesting Facts about Books
March already
Looking back on my blog, I found a post from 1st of March last year, First day of spring! Now this year it didn’t feel like the first day of spring on the first of March. Today there was even a bit of sleet in the morning. The last while it has been raining a lot. And… Continue reading March already
Bad Luck
This last week I have had quite a lot of bad luck. In short a lot of things don’t go my way. Just to mention a few things. Earlier this week I wheeled my office chair over my headphones. They are now broken. I can’t find my card where I had 5 prepaid sandwiches left.… Continue reading Bad Luck
Ski world championship
The time has yet again come for a competition that Norway usually does great in. This time it is the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Falun 2015. As Falun is in Sweden and the neighbourly bickering between Norway and Sweden has been in the media for quite some time. For Norway’s part it has started… Continue reading Ski world championship
Monday Protests
I walked past a protest in town today, the very Norwegian thing about this protest was that it had been announced well in advanced and there was a protest protesting the protesters organized. The thing about this protest was that there very few people who had joined the original protest, they where protesting against letting muslims… Continue reading Monday Protests
Good morning
This weekend is going to be really good. I decided it would be and made plans accordingly. This week I’ve been very tired, I guess I was feeling the aftermath of a very busy period. But I did get to catch up with a few friends over the week that I haven’t had the time… Continue reading Good morning
Bergen
This weekend I`ve been visiting the town where I spent 5 years at University, Bergen. The reason I was there was that my band was participating in the Norwegian National Brass Band Championship. The weekend was very enjoyable. We played well and I got to see many of my friends and acquaintances that plays in… Continue reading Bergen
Busy times
It’s soon time for my band to play in the Norwegian Championship again and this means that there is a lot of rehearsing and concerts leading up to the competition. This weekend was mostly spent in Oltedal, the place where my band has an old chapel we rehearse in. It’s been a cold weekend and… Continue reading Busy times
The thoughts and life of me 