I had actually planned to do some serious blogging on my holiday. As I hadn't made much plans I thought I would have lot of time to think great thoughts to share with you on my blog. But the weather has simply been too nice, there has been a lot of sunbathing, swimming and spending time outdoors, so now blogging at all. And very little of great thoughts!
This first part of the holiday has been the more family oriented part and I am now moving into the more party and friends oriented part. Feels good!! Will see if that part will produce more blogging material... although maybe not so much great thoughts either...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Holiday planning excercise
I don’t really know what to say about it, but I noticed that I have to make to-do-lists also for my holiday. It is a bit weird and I would prefer just to take it very easy and relax and do nothing, but it just doesn’t work. There are just too many things that I have planned or promised to do. Most of them nice though, but still; it takes some planning and organisation. Like helping to look after my sister’s horse during her holiday, turning out to look after the whole stable.
At least I have started to get out of the coma I felt I was in the last two weeks in the office before my leave. Now I feel I have more energy and get things done and maybe doing things, but other things, nice things is my way of relaxing. Today I went horseback riding, helped my mother preparing for her birthday, made four cakes, went jogging and played some golf. And I actually spent a couple of hours on the beach, so I relaxed too. Unfortunately I now have a very sore back, I don’t know if it is the golf, the horseback riding or the combination, but it is not very good.
At least I have started to get out of the coma I felt I was in the last two weeks in the office before my leave. Now I feel I have more energy and get things done and maybe doing things, but other things, nice things is my way of relaxing. Today I went horseback riding, helped my mother preparing for her birthday, made four cakes, went jogging and played some golf. And I actually spent a couple of hours on the beach, so I relaxed too. Unfortunately I now have a very sore back, I don’t know if it is the golf, the horseback riding or the combination, but it is not very good.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Holiday at last!!
Finally finally holiday!!!
I beleive I have never longed this much for holiday! Unfortunately my colleagues reminded me of that I will be back in office on Monday 11 and not 18 as I first wrote in my out of office reply, which makes me feel as if though I have lost a week, but never mind; it will be sooo nice.
I am starting out with a weekend with party and social activities in Malmö and Copenhagen. Nice!!! Right now on the train. Can't even be bothered that we have over one hours delay. Just a bit annoyed that I had to bring my computer because my usual time optimism that made me think I would finish more that I did before I left the office, but never mind that either. At least that gives me the opportunity to write this.. :-)
I beleive I have never longed this much for holiday! Unfortunately my colleagues reminded me of that I will be back in office on Monday 11 and not 18 as I first wrote in my out of office reply, which makes me feel as if though I have lost a week, but never mind; it will be sooo nice.
I am starting out with a weekend with party and social activities in Malmö and Copenhagen. Nice!!! Right now on the train. Can't even be bothered that we have over one hours delay. Just a bit annoyed that I had to bring my computer because my usual time optimism that made me think I would finish more that I did before I left the office, but never mind that either. At least that gives me the opportunity to write this.. :-)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A real Golfer?!
Ha! Today I managed to get my green card!!
No, not for working and living in the States, that would not interest me. But for playing golf!!
Ok, I believe my teacher was quite benevolent and kind to me, but it still proves that I can do good things if I put my mind to it. And that even on a day when I was not feeling well!! Now I will just have to practise and play a bit more so I get official handicap. But this really spurs my competitive mind much more than I ever thougth it would. Amazing!!
No, not for working and living in the States, that would not interest me. But for playing golf!!
Ok, I believe my teacher was quite benevolent and kind to me, but it still proves that I can do good things if I put my mind to it. And that even on a day when I was not feeling well!! Now I will just have to practise and play a bit more so I get official handicap. But this really spurs my competitive mind much more than I ever thougth it would. Amazing!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust..
Today I wanted to give one of my potted plants a bigger pot and some new soil but at the supermarket they were out of pot-plant-soil. On the way to the supermarket I took a walk over the cemetary next to where I live and in the woods outside the cemetary I saw that they had a big pile of black soil, among some other stuff for gardening. As I actually really dislike planting and such things, but now had set my mind on doing it I would not let myself be stopped by the supermarket running out of stock, so I just walked back the same way and filled the new pot with some of the soil from the heap in the woods.
I know this is perfecly normal soil, but on the way back I could not help thinking about that it comes from the cemetary and could theoretically contain "remains" of humans (as I suppose any soil could!) and in this case Small Town People. The thought was rather scary and I started imagining up the scenario for a scary movie about plants coming to live and attacking... (any one remembers the Triffids??)
Good thing I did not use the soil for the plants I keep indoors, but only for the one at the balcony...
I know this is perfecly normal soil, but on the way back I could not help thinking about that it comes from the cemetary and could theoretically contain "remains" of humans (as I suppose any soil could!) and in this case Small Town People. The thought was rather scary and I started imagining up the scenario for a scary movie about plants coming to live and attacking... (any one remembers the Triffids??)
Good thing I did not use the soil for the plants I keep indoors, but only for the one at the balcony...
Friday, July 11, 2008
The Unvolontary Golfer
It is strange, but maybe I am actually on my way to turn into a golfer. Not that I know how to play or not even that I have managed to get my green card yet, but I think it got me. I have always thought it is a bit of a nerd sport and never have been able to understand how you can spent hour after hour trying to hit a ball with a stick, but strangely I have spent quite some time at the course the last couple of days and want to go there as soon as I can again. Now this is a matter of little choice; if I want to have that green card and not having wasted the money I will have to practise and as I haven’t done any of that this far I have to really get started now.
I have in my personality a rather tiresome combination of both being very impatient and very stubborn and I always thought that maybe my impatience would be an obstacle to learning golf, but it seems that golfing brings out more of the stubbornness than the impatience. I really want to see that little ball fly the way I want it to and just will not accept that it should be so very difficult. And then we you hit a nice shot you get so excited and like the feeling so much you just have to make another try, you feel sure the next one is also going to get good. Of course it is not, then you have to give it another go again,….. and there you go! Another hour just passed!
I have in my personality a rather tiresome combination of both being very impatient and very stubborn and I always thought that maybe my impatience would be an obstacle to learning golf, but it seems that golfing brings out more of the stubbornness than the impatience. I really want to see that little ball fly the way I want it to and just will not accept that it should be so very difficult. And then we you hit a nice shot you get so excited and like the feeling so much you just have to make another try, you feel sure the next one is also going to get good. Of course it is not, then you have to give it another go again,….. and there you go! Another hour just passed!
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Getting too Old
I have to admit I believe I am getting old and conservative. I don’t want to have to learn how to use new technical gadgets!!
A while ago I bought a new mobile phone. I don’t know really why, because my old one is still working, but it has been showing some signs of tear and wear and at times was not really reliable so I guess that is why. But still, the new phone has been lying in its box, unopened for months. I just could not be bothered to take it into use as I knew all the settings and information in my old mobile would not be automatically transferred. However, this weekend I stayed at home to get things done that I have postponed for a long time and then I thought I’d just better take care of the phone thing too. Sooner or later my old mobile will die and then saving the information might be too late. So this morning I got started. Only to give up after a short while and put the sim-card back into my old mobile again. I could not copy all the contacts on the sim-card as it was full, and I could not get the ring-tone I wanted and all my listings in the calendar and photos and sms and other information of cause would not be transferred, so I basically gave up.
One thing, that of cause would have helped, would have been to synchronise it via the computer. Only, yesterday I noticed that the cd-drive of my laptop is not working, so I could not install the software for the mobile, as well as I could not install the software for the new digital camera I bought in Dubai. Ahhh!! I hope this does not mean I will have to buy a new laptop too!
I don’t want to have new technical gadgets!! I liked my old camera and would have liked to have it repaired instead of buying a new one, and I like my laptop and my old mobile, but often it costs more to have things like that repaired than buying new. I don’t like it! I know this is a definite sign of me getting old, but still; I don’t like it.
A while ago I bought a new mobile phone. I don’t know really why, because my old one is still working, but it has been showing some signs of tear and wear and at times was not really reliable so I guess that is why. But still, the new phone has been lying in its box, unopened for months. I just could not be bothered to take it into use as I knew all the settings and information in my old mobile would not be automatically transferred. However, this weekend I stayed at home to get things done that I have postponed for a long time and then I thought I’d just better take care of the phone thing too. Sooner or later my old mobile will die and then saving the information might be too late. So this morning I got started. Only to give up after a short while and put the sim-card back into my old mobile again. I could not copy all the contacts on the sim-card as it was full, and I could not get the ring-tone I wanted and all my listings in the calendar and photos and sms and other information of cause would not be transferred, so I basically gave up.
One thing, that of cause would have helped, would have been to synchronise it via the computer. Only, yesterday I noticed that the cd-drive of my laptop is not working, so I could not install the software for the mobile, as well as I could not install the software for the new digital camera I bought in Dubai. Ahhh!! I hope this does not mean I will have to buy a new laptop too!
I don’t want to have new technical gadgets!! I liked my old camera and would have liked to have it repaired instead of buying a new one, and I like my laptop and my old mobile, but often it costs more to have things like that repaired than buying new. I don’t like it! I know this is a definite sign of me getting old, but still; I don’t like it.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Small Town Summer Joke
The last couple of weeks our expat life in The Small Town has really intensified. There has been some activity every evening, there has been beach-volleyball, horseback riding, kayaking, go-carting, bbq:s, cocktails-and-Sex-and-the-City-movie-night etc etc. ( I passed on that one. I do like the series and will see the film at some point, but it felt very wrong to see the film in The Small Town, it being sooo far from everything in the movie!) It is nice of course, but it is still a bit absurd. Especially as there are no other people out except us..
The Small Town tries to market itself as a summer town and in a way it is, thanks to the lake and the beaches etc. But on the other hand it has not really understood what it takes to be an attractive summer town. A couple of days ago a colleague and I wanted to go down to one of the places where we can hangout and wanted to have a bite and a beer. Just to find out that the kitchen is closed whole July!! “Welcome back in August!”
How can they just close the kitchen!! And this place is also a hotel!! What can they offer their hotel guest?! Micro heated pre-fab quiche and lasagne... Disgrace!!
The Small Town tries to market itself as a summer town and in a way it is, thanks to the lake and the beaches etc. But on the other hand it has not really understood what it takes to be an attractive summer town. A couple of days ago a colleague and I wanted to go down to one of the places where we can hangout and wanted to have a bite and a beer. Just to find out that the kitchen is closed whole July!! “Welcome back in August!”
How can they just close the kitchen!! And this place is also a hotel!! What can they offer their hotel guest?! Micro heated pre-fab quiche and lasagne... Disgrace!!
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