Living with tons of people is not always like dancing on roses. They give you so much love but on the flip side of the coin there lurks something evil and disturbing. We got to witness a part of that disturbance last night when our beloved (read: perpetually hated) fellow housemate Igor decided it was time to let his hair down. Down came also his shelf, a couple of chairs in the livingroom, numerous posters from the walls and the worst thing to me personally: my fruitbasket. I had decided to make our kitchen a bit nicer with a fruitbasketarrangementhing that Igor violently threw out of the kitchen window during the night!

But it wasn't just a night of downs, there were also some things that came up after he had downed a litre of Russian vodka: yesterdays food. Into the sink in the kitchen. And guess who was the first one up the next morning and with the kitchen cleaning week? Grrr... But I just heard the latest news from the house, Igor has bought us a bunch of roses to make up for his nocturnal frenzy. Sorry sweetheart, that's just not gonna do it for me this time. The revenge for the fruitthing is going to be sweeter than the smell of any rose. I've decided it's time for Igor to go. It's not you honey, it's me.

Ok that's it! I've had just about enough. I have been sick and tired of not getting any comments from people so I've made some radical changes thanks to the technical computer assistance I got from Helpdesk-Hanne today. So now anyone can comment, regardless of age, gender, race, colour, nationality, height, shape of nose.. well, you get the point. So say something!! This endless monologue is so tiresome, even though I do like my own wittyfunnysmartmature comments...


And you know what you'll get as punishment if you don't comment? Berit sure knows! That picture right there is of the torture device she made especially with me in mind. Its a Bounty wrapped onto a stick. It has to be personalized of course for every person. In my case a Bounty is perfect, because I'm allergic to coconut. But the thing is that the coconut is camouflaged in chocolate.. So when she pokes at me for long enough with it, I'll either get an allergic reaction or take a bite of it and then get an allergic reaction. So there! And this is how we spend our time during exams (someones a bit overworked maybe?)

My experiences as a goldfish

There's a couple of things on my mind that I wish to share with you:

1. I don't like the fact that time goes faster the older I get. What's gonna happen in 20 years?? What, I wake up, ponder on what to do and then realize that it's already time to go to bed? No fair.

2. I also don't appreciate the fact that my concentration effeciency these days seems to be on the level of the memory span of a goldfish (+- 10 seconds).

3. And finally I wish to share my newly found deep feelings towards political comedian Jon Stewart. He's so smart... mmmmm...

I'm leaving for Balestrand in about 3 weeks but I just realized that next weekend is gonna be the last one I get to spend with my friends here in Tromsö. This is all caused by the real life horror story I like to call Easter. So I get to see them again at the end of September.. Dude, that's like HALF a year away!! Luckily it will go fast because I will be getting a day older every day. And it will also feel like 10 seconds because as you know, goldfish tend to forget everything after that time and just start all over again. And if things go well, I'll meet Jon in Thailand and he'll help me forget even those 10 seconds. Cunning ;)P

Exhausted after having thought about Easter indoors for too long, I decided it was about time take it outside. And so I did. And Berit joined me with the waffle iron, jam and rømme.
The only thing missing from our perfect afternoon on the snowy balcony was beer. But because even Stian didn't have any to lend us we decided to leave it for an other time and concentrate on improving our tans. Just look at those happy content faces!

Yep, below mentioned problem solved! This is what I need a brain for during exams, thinking about what to do during Easter. I knew it's there for something.. So, I've decided to go back to my roots, or the roots of my blossoming adult life, Rovaniemi! How cool is that?? But I'm just afraid that everyone will be at home from there too, searching for the Easter Bunny or something. Man I hate Easter. Still, skål for that brilliant idea!

So, here we are again. Two weeks of writing the exam and a couple after that for reading for the oral. I feel a little distressed, because after the exam has been handed in, I'll be here in Tromsö all alone.. Everyone else is going home or just somewhere else and I'll be here. That I would call unfair! I'll just have to find a rent-a-friend agency and let then do the dirty work of finding someone for me to hang out with.

As most of you may know, I've been a huge fan of karaoke for a substantial part of my life. It' not purely my fault that singing infront of a croud of drunken people is something I get a kick out of, it's all in the genes I tell you! And proof of that could be found yesterday night in the local pub just around the corner from my parents place, Pete's Pub. Mom is away on a business trip so we decided to take a night out in the town with my brother and Dad. And at the end of the night, me and Dad (both wearing too fancy clothes for the occasion..) found ourselves in Pete's Pub singing karaoke with the local unemployed drunkards.

But man was it fun!! We got huge applause and beer glazed smiles from the natives, so I guess we're accepted and are welcome to go again to experience the limelight on the outskirts of Helsinki.

Alright, here's what happened: Imagine a picturesque spring day, tiny birds are singing their little hearts out and the sun is melting the ice and snow from every corner. Aaaaahh... And so I decide to go out with Hottis and enjoy the day.

As soon as I step foot outside our front door, SPLASH! A massive truck steams by and splashes 200 litres of muddy water all over me. Now when I say all over me, I don't mean the little splash of water that you occasionally get on your pants when walking around in Tromsö.. No. I mean it was everywhere from my hair all the way to the socks that were under my wollen socks! So I turned around and walked straight back in, dripping wet and feeling disappointed at life in the center of Helsinki. This big city life ain't for everyone..

Somethings wrong.. my mind seems to be wondering off all the time and reading for our mega-exam is not going as planned. I wonder what's distracting me? Could it be the tickets I just bought to my fieldwork destination.. ?

Caught in an airport-time-limbo

Ok so I feel like I have just lost 24 hours of my life. Or not lost, just spent in a wierd place I like to call the airport-time- limbo. My limbo time started in Tromsö yesterday afternoon and ended finally in Finland just a couple of hours ago. During this time I missed two flights, filled up my suitcase with "free" wine, chocolate, a "don't disturd" sign, a shower cap and a towel, missed my grandpa's funeral and pranced around in my undies in a massive hotel room designed for disabled people. And also had two breakfasts (thanks SAS) and spent time in three countries within 3 hours. Phiufph. But after all the hassle, the sun is shining in Helsinki and man is it great to be here!

Monty Python: Finland
Finland, Finland, Finland,The country where I want to be,Pony trekking or camping,Or just watching TV.Finland, Finland, Finland.It's the country for me.
You're so near to Russia,So far from Japan,Quite a long way from Cairo,Lots of miles from Vietnam.
Finland, Finland, Finland,The country where I want to be,Eating breakfast or dinner,Or snack lunch in the hall.Finland, Finland, Finland.Finland has it all.
You're so sadly neglectedAnd often ignored,A poor second to Belgium,When going abroad.
Finland, Finland, Finland,The country where I quite want to be,Your mountains so lofty,Your treetops so tall.Finland, Finland, Finland.Finland has it all.
Finland, Finland, Finland,The country where I quite want to be,Your mountains so lofty,Your treetops so tall.Finland, Finland, Finland.Finland has it all.
Finland has it all.

Life seems to be showing me its sweetness and man does it feel great! It must be the sun thats making everyone seem more content and upbeat, me included. Plus the fact that I get to go to Finland in less than a week!! SWEET!

I´m going to add some pics from this weekend in a couple of days. If you have a chance to listen to a song from Scissors Sisters called "Take your mama" while you´re looking at the pics then thats great, cause then you get a good over all feeling of what was going on.. =) If you dont have it, try downloading it from www.emp3world.com/mp3/68804/scissor%20sisters/take%20your%20mama

Do it! Take your mama out all night!! doobidoo..