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| Batman & Baby Bernadotte |
[23 Feb 2012|12:55pm] |
Jag är just nu begravd i jobbgrejer, så det finns inte så mycket att uppdatera om. Och när jag inte är på jobbet så är jag begravd i böcker.
Jag betar just nu av listan på The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels, parallelt med min boklista.
Hittills har jag läst 1: Year One, 2: The Dark Knight Returns, 3: The Killing Joke, 5: The Long Halloween, 10: Dark Victory, 15: A Death In The Family, 17: Hush, 24: The Man Who Laughs
Alla var bra, allt med Jokern är sjukt och stört och grymt men BRA. #15 var bra men jag störde mig på Jasons överdrivna sökande efter sin 'riktiga' mamma. Men jag stör mig alltid på såna storylines, och Jokern var med, så jättedålig var den inte. (Hush har jag bara läst de sex sista numrena av.)
John har rekommenderat 13: Gotham by Gaslight, men jag hittar den varken på nätet eller i bokhandeln. Jag köpte just 4: Arkham Asylum (och en massa andra titlar) från Adlibris, för mitt fina jobb ger mig rabatt när jag handlar där, vilket passar bra i kombination med Bokrean 2012.
I övrigt så köpte jag två nya hyllor till min bokhylla, och de är redan fyllda. Jag läser för snabbt.
Jag är också lite besviken att Baby Bernadotte inte föddes den 25 februari, för det är min farfars födelsedag och det hade varit grymt om de hade smällt upp en flaggdag då. (Kunde inte ha väntat TVÅ små dagar, huh?) Utöver det så har jag inget att tillägga.
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| Annat under solen: |
[09 Feb 2012|04:20am] |
1. Har Skype:at min mamma endast en (1) gång sen jag kom hem från New York. Har lite dåligt samvete. (Har inte orkat vara vaken efter jobbet eller vakna tidigare innan jobbet.)
2. Alexandra - min senaste vänrekrytering som, nyförvärv till trots, är den som jag har mest gemensamt med just nu - och jag spenderade kvällen på Khushi. De har, vågar jag säga, bättre mat än (New) Indian Garden (dock inget kollektivavtal!).
Alexandra och jag utforskar stan i jakt på nya restauranger där vi kan diskutera böcker och vårat (ibland misslyckade) skrivande - våra gemensamma intressen är ungefär mat, böcker och högerpolitik, i den ordningen. Vi hann självklart diskutera fackförbund litegrann också.
Tack vare henne har jag kunnat lägga till två nya böcker på min lista: Djävulens märke och Cirkeln - de är dessutom på svenska!
Jag har även frälst Alexandra med The Hunger Games. Fick tillbaka boken av henne idag, så nu kan jag fortsätta agera mini-bibliotek med den.
3. I och med mitt nya uppdrag så MÅSTE jag lära mig att skriva kortare E-mail. Skulle skriva ett superkort mail till en kollega, och det slutade med fyra tjocka paragrafer. "Håll käften, människa," tänker jag.
4. Éowyn och Rambo fick smaka varsin vindruva idag. Glädjen var stor.
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| Fackförbund & Arbetsplatsen |
[09 Feb 2012|03:47am] |
Igår på årsmötet blev jag förtroendevald till styrelsen i fackklubben på jobbet (jag fick näst mest röster av alla, och det tänker jag skryta om för alla som orkar lyssna).
Jag är så himla glad över att ha blivit invald och ser fram emot alla utbildningar och möten och att lära mig hur allt fungerar. Och nästan lika glad är jag över att Karin också blev invald samtidigt!
Däremot måste jag nu även justera min tankegång gentemot företaget på något slags brukligt sätt. Det fungerar ju inte riktigt att stå på bådas sida med den här sortens arbete. Jag är oftast väldigt nöjd med min arbetsgivare, med tanke på hur dåliga vissa arbetsgivare är och hur katastrofalt vissa organisationer fungerar. Jag poängterar hur ofta som helst vilken bra chef jag har, som lyssnar och bryr sig och inte bara fokuserar på vinstmarginalen. Jag har rekommenderat tiotals med vänner och ibland även fullständiga främlingar att söka jobb på min arbetsplats. 8 av 10 kollegor är underbara att arbeta med och jag tjänar bra med pengar för ett yrke jag trivs med. Vem skulle klaga?
Jag jobbar på en stor arbetsplats, och för att allt ska fungera rättvist och ingen anställd ska komma i kläm så måste det finnas en engagerad fackförening som har koll på våra rättigheter och stöttar medlemmar när något blir fel - för fel kan det lätt bli när det finns många anställda och olika yrkesgrupper under samma tak.
(Jag var lite inställd på att inte bli invald eftersom det var fler nominerade än platser, så den här mini-hybrisen och töcknet som uppstod när jag insåg att folk vet vem jag är och att de valde att lägga sin röst på mig, den lägger sig nog ganska snart.)
Som tur är är jag inte en fullständig rookie efter fyra år i Finansförbundet och min tydligen medfödda kärlek till random årsmöten.
Tweet från den 14 april förra året under Friskis & Svettis årsmöte.
Kort sagt: Jag gillar fackföreningar och jag gillar min arbetsplats, och det känns jättebra att kunna bidra till att göra allt bättre. Sen är det ju ett plus att jag gillar att gå på möten och äta gratis smörgåsar.
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| Stuff that happened in January |
[05 Feb 2012|05:41pm] |
 Sad Jansson. Anyway, I have sort of misplaced the installation disc to my new camera, and somewhat the camera itself too, so I haven't gotten around to the pictures yet. They're probably awesome though.
Status: Guinea-pigs - alive. Food intake - lambchop frenzy. Sleep ratio - would be better if random idiots stopped ringing our door bell.
January was almost exclusively dedicated to work as soon as I stepped off the plane from Zurich. These are the tales I bring you:
( Trade union training for HRF )
( The art of potsticking )
( Good to know: Fits most do not mean fits all - an IKEA tragedy )
What else? I have new boots and they are called Serena. I wear a cool hat outside because it's cold. I'm going on the annual ski trip with work next month. No injuries planned this time. Our staff party is planned for the 13th, so that should be interesting. My new safety reflector is in the shape of a T-rex.
Good enough update. See ya.
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| Vegas |
[11 Jan 2012|08:08am] |
Now, with the boring stuff out of the way: Vegas was AWESOME.
Things we saw included, but was not limited to: Viva Elvis!, Red Rock Canyon, lion cubs, Bellagio and its fountain, the back alleys of the Charleston Boulevard and big darn snakes in the middle of the street. The last part was less awesome and more terrifying.
We also ate the best food ever at RM Seafood, courtesy of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) nygoldfish54's equally awesome parents.
The Hard Rock Hotel was great, and cheap, considering how big (and clean) the room was.
And, oh yeah, we gambled for the total amount of $10!
(For those interested, I found Wolf Run and made Kristine try it.)
And yes, it made me feel a bit homesick. I am a dork.
Relevant pictures might show up as soon as I've figured out how my new camera works. No breaths held, you guys, promise!
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| 2012 |
[11 Jan 2012|07:54am] |
I feel like there's so much going on right now that I don't have to care about right this second, but will probably be crucial once I arrive in Stockholm on Sunday.
I registered for my university classes with the help of a co-worker and apparently there's something I need to do. Oh, well.
Apparently 2: Work related happenings en masse. Three different union related incidents, co-workers' adventures, the trainee program - opening my mail on Monday should be a hoot.
My guinea-pigs, who have spent their vacation at my mom's house, being fed beyond all reason, need to diet and exercise. Mom told me Éowyn tried to bite her during a particularly action-packed moment of claw-clipping. E never tried to bite neither me nor Jennie whenever we tried to clip her claws (or at all, for that matter), so I guess that needs to be investigated.
There's no food in my fridge once I get home. I don't know whether I'll be going to a union membership instruction the following week, or if my leave was granted, or what my class schedule is, or if I need to apply for educational leave, or whether any of the things I tried to take care of before I left was actually taken care of - and right now it's not something I bother to think about.
It's all going to explode all over next week anyway, so I'm just going to enjoy my last few days at nygoldfish54's house, read my books and eat unhealthy food.
Next week is the beginning of two years' booty camp. No more vacations, shopping sprees, gifts, or spendings of any kind. Next week I start working as much as I can, extra shifts, extra work-related tasks, extra everything you can think of. Next week I won't have time to eat, sleep, shop, travel or waste any money at all for two years or until I can buy my own apartment. FOCUS.
So chaos? I know you're waiting in the wings, off stage, for your cue, and I say bring it on. But I won't say it until I wake up on Monday January 16th.
Until then: Peace and quiet and absolutely no worries whatsoever.
Ah.
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| Vegas |
[06 Jan 2012|02:46am] |
So, Kristine and I are in Vegas, and this is the view from our room:
Just thought you guys should know.
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| 2011 |
[04 Jan 2012|10:36pm] |
Okay. Considering 2011 was the worst year ever for my blog, this should be a quick one.
1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?
I volunteered as a hostess at Värdsmötet 2011 in Örebro. I went to Asia. I started working as a coatroom attendant at work. I ran Blodomloppet.
I also finally settled for a concept for my book. It’s in its chaotic stage right now, but I might be able to turn it around by this time next year.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Did I? Did I? Did I?! (Yeah, I know it‘s in Swedish, but the answer is NO.) Sure, I visited two countries and read more than twelve books, among other things, but still. NO.
Next year, I plan to save money and do nothing but work hard. I’m planning to become a union representative, donate money to the Alzheimer foundation and pamper my mom. Shouldn’t be too hard.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not that I remember. Considering there’s only two people left who I care whether they live or die, #4 is going to be untouched for quite some time now (knock on wood).
5. What countries did you visit?
Thailand and USA.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
Peace of fucking mind. Basically, I don’t want to care about anything from here on out.
I think my life would benefit from anger management classes.
To its credit, there WAS a minimum amount of drama this year. Thanks, 2011.
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
5-8 September, Värdsmötet in Örebro.
My night at the five star hotel in Bangkok. It was heightened by the fact that I had spent a miserable week in the Thai outback right before. Worst week of my life, followed by most awesome night of the year.
  
Snowboarding with Yuphin and having her fall on me was quite memorable, yes.
The awesome Dinosaur party on John’s birthday, the night out with Fredrik and Matilda this summer, the Christmas party at John’s school, planning and doing the team activity with my department at work, going to Cosmonova with my mom etc.
Worldly events:
11 March: The tsunami in Japan.
22 July: The shootings at Utøya.
7 September: Stefan Liv dies in a plane crash. Sven Tumba also died around this time.
The Khadaffi hoopla.
Hurricane Irene.
Tomas Tranströmer received the Nobel Prize in literature.
Betty Ford, Steve Jobs and Elizabeth Taylor died. So did Usama Bin Laden, Kim Jong-Il and Muammar Khaddafi. Bad year for psychotic dictators.
All the weird weather disasters. Take care of our planet, people!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I managed to work full time, study full time and work part-time - at the same time. And I got good grades and earned tons of money. Boo-yah.
9. What was your biggest failure?
My inability to deal with other people’s incompetence. I’m working on it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
As mentioned, Yuphin fell on me when we were snowboarding in February, spraining my hand. That, and my sunburned nose (sounds lame, but the damn scar is still noticeable).
11. What was the best thing you bought?
What did I buy that wasn’t food…?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My own. I did not kill anyone this year and I intend not to do it next year either.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Most of the people in my life. What was up with you guys this year?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Paying off my debts. I am now debt free! Wee.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Värdsmötet. Most job related events.
Christmas in New York.
Right now I’m excited about going to Vegas with Kristine.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Something To Die For - The Sounds
Bossa Nova - Elvis Presley
Teenagers - My Chemical Romance
Jai Ho! - The Pussycat Dolls
Jack Sparrow - The Lonely Island
Raise Your Glass - P!nk
Hollywood Hills - Sunrise Avenue
In the Club - Danny
Baksmälla - Petter & September
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
Music Everywhere - Anna Abreu
Songs by Katy Perry/Ke$ha/Agnes/September/Lady Gaga/Rihanna/Adele which all basically sound the same and I can’t keep them apart.
I also listened to Amphetamine an amazingly 154 times without trying to.
Don’t Stop Believing gets an honorary mention this year as well.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier. Christmas sucked last year, and I just had a fabulous Christmas Day in New York. Suck it, 2010.
ii. thinner or fatter? I weigh the same. I don’t know. Probably fatter. At least I will be when I get back from my vacation.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I did nothing of anything. That’s the perfect amount.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Caring about things that don’t affect me.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I’m at nygoldfish54‘s house right now, and Christmas is pretty damn good, thank you for asking.
22. Did you fall in love in 2011?
Not at all. It’s partly that I don’t have time, and also that I really don’t care.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Glee
New Girl
30 Rock
How I Met Your Mother
The West Wing
All the new stuff I thought was funny got cancelled.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Probably. I hate a lot of people at this point.
26. What was the best book you read?
I read SO many books this year, compared to my usual lame amount. Like, at least thirty.
The best one was The Hunger Games. I lent my copy to friends and their boyfriends, and people I barely know. I’m also trying to keep their interest alive for the movie.
And Jurassic Park, of course!! Read it! It features dinosaurs! And it is awesome!!
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Elvis Presley.
Fleetwood Mac.
Janis Joplin.
28. What did you want and get?
I really, really wanted to be a hostess at Värdsmötet.
I wanted to pass the monster exam that was my linguistics survey course. I even learned stuff this time around.
I wanted to go to New York.
29. What did you want and not get?
An apartment. The only time I was really depressed this year (apart from hell week in Thailand) was that week in the summer when I was told point blank that I would never be able to buy an apartment unless I save up 1000% more of what I have now. No lie.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Bridesmaids was pretty good. I laughed and Rose Byrne was in it. Win.
Harry Potter and the blah blah blah part 2! It was one of the few movies I saw in the theater (I went with Karin and John) and sniffled and cried and it was so sad!
I also saw Rango and Sucker Punch, and those were the only new movies I saw all year.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
You will absolutely die at this answer: I did NOT spend it at work this year!
I spent it in CLASS. And nobody but Jennie and Kristine remembered it. I hate everyone else.
32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
That I could fight back when people at work are being asshats.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
Tight. Most of my clothes became too small.
34. What kept you sane?
I don’t know about sane, but what kept me quiet and under control was knowing how much I love my job, my co-workers and that I need money to buy my apartment.
What kept me the most sane was probably sleep.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Tina Fey, Rose Byrne (again) and Lea Michele. Like, a lot.
I was obsessed with a boy celebrity for a week or two, but right now I can’t remember his name.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
I don’t remember any political issues. I got more aware of gender roles and feminism. I don’t remember why, though. I wish I hadn’t, because it’s ruining my life and making me extra cranky, seeing as misogyny and stereotypes are EVERYWHERE.
37. Who did you miss?
I keep going on long vacations and having to leave my guinea-pigs behind at home. It’s at the point where I don’t even want to go anywhere because I’ll miss them too much. We’re thinking about therapy sessions to cure this.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I met a ton of people. Alexandra, from school. Veronica and Sandra, at work. Robin and Emilie, at Värdsmötet.
I also rekindled my friendship with Jenny. Awesome.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.
If you want something done, do it yourself. If you expect credit for the things you do, speak up.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Searching for another reason to stay,
Slowly my regrets are fading away."
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| 2012 |
[01 Jan 2012|10:14pm] |
So, if the first day of the year is any indication to how the rest of the year will be: I didn't shower, my hair was in a ponytail, I dressed in yesterday's clothes, ate tons of food and watched a game of football that I didn't quite understand.
In other words: dirty, fat and confusing. Hello, 2012.
On the positive side, I am in New York and I did spend the whole day with one of my best friends. And there was food (honestly, who the hell cares if I get fat as long as I get to eat?)!
And tomorrow I'm going into Manhattan to see an old co-worker of mine. And on Thursday nygoldfish54 and I are going to Vegas.
2011 was a fail, blog-wise. I'll try to change that for this year.
Bye, 2011, you wonderful lump of average. Bring it, 2012.
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| Fall of 2011 |
[11 Nov 2011|12:56am] |
(Still on hiatus. I know everyone's dying to hear gossip from Värdsmötet/know whether I passed my exam/hear about general guinea-pig misadventures etc. but I'm swamped in 1) studies - done by mid-December, 2) two projects at work - done by end of November, 3) writing a new book - done by never. So instead I bring you pictures. See you in New York!)
You can still find me on Twitter, you know...
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| OKEJ, JAG ERKÄNNER! |
[21 Jul 2011|03:11pm] |
Jag har inte varit och tränat sen jag gjorde illa handen i februari, och jag har inte sprungit någonting sen Blodomloppet, och jag har ätit pizza MINST en gång i veckan sen jag kom tillbaka från Thailand. Jag kommer att bli en fläskig liten kulting med traktorringar hängande runt höfterna.
Flytta mig närmare stan, och sen kan vi börja diskutera att göra saker! Om fyra år, då kommer jag slimma ner mig! Tills dess tänker jag gå upp till 80 kg och dricka laktosfri grädde direkt ur paketet!
Jag har heller inte orkat fira Éowyns födelsedag.
[/hysteriska erkännanden]
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| And I even figured out how to bold the subject! |
[19 Jul 2011|01:39am] |
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I'm trying out a new layout. I haven't coded a website for a few years, so it might look a little shifty. On the plus side; I can now post entries from my phone without messing up the nav bar. Yay, go me!
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[13 Jul 2011|10:49am] |
GRATTIS RAMBO, 1 ÅR!!
Ett händelserikt (nåja) år i bilder:
Första bilden.
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| Smug Bastard vs. the World |
[13 Jul 2011|10:29am] |
SCOTT PILGRIM I.E. SMUG BASTARD TAKING UP SPACE ON MY DESK TOP.
PS. HE IS MORE SYMPATHETIC IN COMIC BOOK FORM, BUT ALSO MORE RETARDED.
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| Juni 2011 |
[30 Jun 2011|10:32am] |
Rambo, innan han lärde sig vad det här med INGET GALLER innebär.
Jaha, gott folk. Vad sägs om juni?
Jag har inte kunnat uppdatera något för det enda jag har gjort är att smälla i mig skräpmat, slagits med sömnproblem, undvikit solen och försökt få min fula näsa att läka.
Jag har inte tagit några bilder, jag har inte gjort något spektakulärt förutom att byta mina sängkläder och den enda action som detta hushåll tagit del av var när jag lärde mina marsvin att klara sig utan burgallret.
Jesus-please-us.
Jag har inte ens läst en bok sen jag blev klar med The Hunger Games, för den boken har förstört mig för alla andra böcker inom den närmaste framtiden.
Däremot så kommer bara ett av följande påståenden INTE att hämta inom en snar framtid:
1) Mamma och jag äter baguetter i Paris.
2) nygoldfish54 och jag rockar jul/nyår i New York.
3) Yuphin och jag stalkar kändisar i Los Angeles.
4) Jennie och jag skaffar lya i innerstaden.
5) Pi, Petras fina vovve, kommer och bor hos oss.
6) Rambo Bambo och Éowyn får en stor, ny fin bur.
7) Jag får vara värd under storkonferensen på jobbet i september.
8) Jag får skriva en uppsats i lingvistik som utgör sista delen i min universitetsutbildning (lyckliga jag).
9) Yuphin och jag vinner femtio miljoner på en slotmaskin när vi åker till Vegas i januari.
10 Jag gör illa mig på någonting random och ingen blir förvånad (otippat). Take your pick, people! Själv så gissar jag på #3. Livvakter och sånt sätter säkert käppar i hjulet för DEN drömmen.
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| :D |
[10 Jun 2011|07:29pm] |
Jag har äntligen lärt mamma hur Skype fungerar! Woohoo!
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| Today |
[08 Jun 2011|12:13am] |
I had the day off today, and I spent it with my favorite people:
Myself...
...my super model best friend...
...and Jenny, hottest girl in town.
Stockholm, the best city in the world.
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