The far side of the world

2011-12-12T18:02:00.002Z

Den här bloggen har jag och min fantastiska grupp gjort i skolan =)

And so it begins!

2011-09-25T22:52:00.003+01:00

OK, so, me and sis have just watched the first episode of the 7th season of Supernatural. And well, the reactions were quite similar to the reactions I had when I watched the last episode of the 6th season. Just this time instead of slamming my head into Nicki's shoulder, I was slamming the palms of my hands into Mickan's shoulder.

Uhu, it's that good. Honest.

And while I'm here. I'm going to try and keep this blogging thing up now. More exciting things things lies ahead, like a five week trip to India, followed by eight weeks in Cambodia and hopefully a week or two in Vietnam. All for school. Except for the Vietnam part. Quite different from the au-pair business, but very interesting nevertheless, I'm sure.

See you around!

Not meant to be

2010-03-12T14:55:00.002Z

Hello again. It's been awhile...

Aaaanyway, this is about how some things just ain't meant to be.

Like Sex and the city. I've seen a total of, maybe six episodes, but one episode three times, another two times and... no make it a total of five episodes.
-I'm not meant to watch Sex and the city.

And then we have Naruto. I've started to watch the series twice, and both times I never reached further then the fighting episodes on the bridge. Same with the manga, stopped to read when I reached the fight on the bridge.
-I'm not meant to be a narutard.

And now. I'm sitting in my parents living room, with some actual motivation to do my home assignments. But Nooooooo, the stupid word editor program chooses this moment to stop working. Nice!
-I'm not meant to do what I'm supposed to do...

D:

Family reunion 8)

2010-01-18T18:48:00.003Z

This weekend I spent 4½ hours in a car going up north in our country to get to Valla, north of Katrineholm. Here lives one of my uncles, and he turned 40 yesterday. So the Klein clan got together to celebrate! Some people can't stand their family, but I must say that I really love mine. When we get together it's all cosy madness and it's nice to see that my craziness isn't completely uncalled for ^^

I haven't met many of my uncles and cousins for many years, so it was a really nice weekend!

And today I met "my" exchange student. That was also really nice! Her name is Yi Lin and she had invited Emzz and I for lunch, and we also met three of her Chinese friends. The food was awsome, Emzz and I showed of with our talents with chop sticks and then we had a good chat. We've got four new, really nice friends!

Time to get back to my S T U P I D paper, over and put!

III Advent

2009-12-13T18:57:00.002Z

3rd of advent, Lucia.
And tomorrow I'm.....

20

WAAAAAAH!!!

II Advent

2009-12-07T09:49:00.002Z

Ok, 2nd of advent was yesterday but hey, better late then never =)
I'm home in Vetlanda for a while, arrived on Wednesday and will go back to Växjö tomorrow. It's been really nice. Met Ulrika for the first time in a long time ^^

Bla bla bla... The schoolwork I was supposed to do has been postponed... Not so good x)

:*

I Advent

2009-11-29T10:49:00.002Z

Things is starting to settled for christmas. I cleaned parts of the flat yesterday, first christmaspresent is wrapped. A little bit of snow wouldnt be wrong. The christmas music is flowing out of the speakers.
I’m sitting here chattin to a guy who lives in Scotland. And_I_really_want_ to_get_back_ there. I miss walking up Northbridge in the dark. All the people on Waverleybridge. The preparations for the christmasmarket in Princesstreet gardens. Oldtown. I can still see everything so clear. And I really miss it. =( Next year, maybe I should go back there during one of the weeks in December... Yeah, that’s a good idea.

Wihoo!

2009-11-26T16:47:00.006Z

Emzz is good. Even though she's hot my cold and isn't feeling very well at the moment. But she found us a bright new, shiny obsession 8)

Samurai High School!

Recognise the pretty main character? Yes, it's Miura Haruma who played Kazama Ren in Gokusen 3. Mwihihi 83

Samurai high schools protagonist is 17 year old Mochizuki Kotaro who can't do a thing right. One day he gets obsessed by one of his ancestor, a samurai from the civil war era. The samurai, who's name also is Mochizuki Kotaro, turns Kotaros normal but dull life upside down.

And we can't forget Kotaro-donos (young master in japanese) faithful servant and friend! Nakamura Tsuyoshi, played by Shirota Yu.

This show is hilarious! And reaaly good! and full of pretty boys! And a lot of people who have an awful lot of good stuff to say!

SWEDISH CHILDREN WOULD GROW UP TO BE BETTER PERSONS IF THEY GOT TO SEE JAPANESE LIVE-ACTION WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG!

Uhem...
Enjoy ;P

Time flies by

2009-11-08T16:49:00.003Z

I really don't have time to sit here. So much stuff to do but no energy. I totally missed the sun today and that didn't make things better.

But I won't just complain. Yesterday my aunt and her husband came over for dinner, it was really nice. Emzz had cooked some really nice meat with potatoes and stuff. Delicious!
And after that I went over to Mira and hade a really nice time with Veronica, Emma, Erika, Nina and Sandra. A REALLY nice time. We deserved it after the week we've had. But even though it's been a lot to do, I've somehow enjoyed it. Still happy with my choice of education!

All that's left is to be better to plan my life... I've bought a new, really nice journal, with plenty of space to write stuff. IT starts in December, and I'm convinced that my life will e much better when I can start using it!

Now, back to work!

Laundry

2009-10-06T12:35:00.002+01:00

And while I'm sitting here...

It's really stressful with laundry times. You have to be in time for your time, you have to be out of the laundry room in time and there's not enough time to do two machines and dry tumble it! AND IT SUCKS!

I want a machine of my own >.>

*spoiled child*

The flat is amazing. It's huge, almost to big, we don't have furniture enough to fill it XD

And I want a hoover. And a micro. *throwing anxious looks at the oven*
A good temperature to warm deep frozen food in the oven, anyone?

AHAHAHAHAHA! 8D

Vetlanda

2009-10-06T12:26:00.002+01:00

I Vetlanda håller vi på att svimma,
för vi har suttit på bussen i 5,5 timma.

Väl här kommer Gud med sitt ljus,
för vi har just klivit in i hans hus.

Ja Vetlanda är stan Gud har kär,
vem fan vill bo här?

Mvh//Mira, Vevve & Bosse

;P

(For those of you who does not understand swedish; this is a small [not so flattering] poem about my home tome that two of my classmates [and a dog] came up with while passing it through in a bus.)

Thanks for this girls xD

Study as a student? When would I have time for that ?

2009-09-22T20:00:00.008+01:00

Uni has started for real, and I must say that I'm very happy with my program so far! It feels really motivating to do the exercises and assignments, and the literature is really interesting. Yäy!

And there is a lot of other stuff happening as well. Emzz' and I are moving to our flat next weekend and last weekend there was a P-party. Look at the pictures and you might understand why it's called that... ;P

Oo'

2009-08-26T09:24:00.003+01:00

Ok, I admit, it was ages ago since I last updated this... Heh ^^'
On the list of things that have happend we have traintrip through Europe, it was mostly fun, I was accepted to Uni and I've moved to Växjö. Where I'm sitting now in Johan's flat. Waiting for my first lecture to start. In two and a half hour.
I'm living with Emzz at my aunt's for now, we'll get our flat in October.

AAAH!

It will be good 8)

Heh ^^'

Lil'Sinith, back in business 8D

2009-07-25T20:30:00.004+01:00

AHAHAHAHA!

Lil'Sinith, a totally amazing role playing site, is back in business! After 2 years of absent the doors is once again open!

Emzz and I (Emzz has benn doing all the hard work) have been working for almost all these 2 years to get it back and running again.

And now(I feel that this is just repeating itself) it's open! Wooho!

Lil'Sinith is a post apocalyptic city role playing game with gang activities. It's the law of the jungle and the word "child" is only to determinate how old a person is.
The town Lil'Sinith located in the north of what used to be Us.
Sucky introduction, check it in here; http://lil.acornrack.com
In Swedish though... :D

Pyjama party at Inga's

2009-06-30T23:21:00.003+01:00

Yes, we're sitting in the same kitchen, by the same table. Getting drunk on orange juice. Life rocks sometimes :D

ARGH!

2009-06-26T16:27:00.003+01:00

I HATE TO PACK

H A T E

I'm going crazy here, just so you know.

And not the funny mad man crazyness, I mean breaking down!
Stuff of a year, into a suitcase and a bag! >:O

ARGH!

Countdown

2009-06-18T19:20:00.002+01:00

It has now come to the final countdown. All the tickets for our trip home has been bought, we just need to look up some hostels. There is 19 days until we leave Edinburgh, we needed to change the date from the 6th to the 7th because of ticket prizes on the Eurostar, and only 8 of these days are workdays. And still, the end can't come soon enough.

Although, everything isn't crappy.
Emzz, Anna and I went on a tour in Old Town today. 3 and a half hours of walking back and forth, but it was really nice! And on Saturday we're celebrating midsummer (yes I know it's on Friday but everyone is working then so we decided to do it on Saturday instead). It doesn't feel like middle of June though, maybe it's just me with my selective memory, or maybe that this is my first year without a speech day, but it doesn't really feels like summer... Oh well =)

The end is coming!

2009-06-11T23:40:00.004+01:00

The end is near, and it is awaited! As I said to friend who asked if I was looking forward to get back home; I can see the light in the end of the tunnel, and I'm running as hell for it!

My year here has been good, really good. I've made so many new friends and I've had loads of wonderful experiences, as well as bad ones. But at the end of the day, I don't regret for a moment that I decided to come here.

But the end is near, and even though it feels sad to leave all the good friends and this lovely town behind, I'm starting to get fed up with my occupation. One year of taking care of someone else's snotty children. And today, the end was decided!

Emzz, Kristina and I have finally decided how our journey home through Europe will look like!
Edinburgh-London-Lille the first day. The second day we will go from Lille to Brussels through Turnai and then on to Frankfurt and Vienna were we will stay one or two nights with my fathers cousin Amrei. And then from Vienna to Budapest to Prag. The last stage of our journey will be Prag-Berlin-Hamburgh-Copenhagen-Malmö-H O M E!

There will be a lot of trains, and a lot of luggage but I think that we will have a wonderful time =)
But there is some preparations that still needs to be done.

*Book the trainpass
*Book the Eurostar-ticket
*Book the hostels
*Buy a new suitcase
*Buy some travelfriendley clothing; T-shirts, shorts, a cap, sandals...

But we're getting there :D

Yes, this is a Happy Happy moment -^.^-

And last Ceilidh tomorrow, my foot is WAY better so I can dance :D

YAY!

Peace out ;D

>.>

2009-06-09T11:52:00.002+01:00

Pain in the foot, Ceilidh on Friday (not gonna happen) and were is my phone charger?
I apologize for the rudeness but

FUCK!

Sorry, but that's how I feel right now.

Spring!

2009-06-04T17:20:00.003+01:00

Yes, I know. It's the beginning of June, spring is long gone. But the spring of love is here!

Now, before you jump to conclusions, no, I have not found anyone. It's not that good x')

But the guy at the post-office flirts with me whenever he sees me, same goes for the guy in the Costcutter-store up the street. And the Wolf-guy haven't been able to keep his finger in check.

8)

It is spelled F A I L U R E =)

2009-05-18T14:32:00.003+01:00

Baking with the kids, so far so good :)

Trying this swedish cockies called Vanilla Dreams. Yummy. It's just that it's completely useless with the girls glutenfree flour :( And the Raspberry Caves were a failure as well. But it did keep the kids occupied for a while :)How Dreams are supposed to look like

LoLCats

2009-05-07T14:16:00.002+01:00

Another one about periods. Yes, it's a big part of my life, how did you guess?

Well, so far it's not that bad.

And again, lucky me for having friends =)

This time all the glory goes to Misa!

Thanks for LOLCATS!

Heart-stab

2009-04-25T01:04:00.002+01:00

My sister had an emo-moment.
Since she doesn't like to be emo alone, she made me emo too.
Result from this;
Skracke says: WE DON'T NEED NO BOYS!
Smurfen says: Coin operated boys...

So, todays song is "Coin operated boy" by Porcelain and the Tramps

=)

Please don't go and die

2009-04-19T10:52:00.004+01:00

A Catholic Irish soldier stationed in Edinburgh who's been fighting in The Iraq-war and who thinks war is good because it makes heroes did not come home with me. Or I with him.
Good job! =D

Let the imagination flow!

2009-04-15T11:19:00.009+01:00

I have to say that I think that the Swedish covers for the Harry Potter books by J.K Rowling are the most beautiful and inspiring. The artist is Alvaro Tapia and he is completely and utterly amazing, if you ask me.

Harry Potter och de Vises sten
Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone

Harry Potter och Hemligheternas kammare
Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets

Harry Potter och Fången från Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner from Azkaban

Harry Potter och den Flammande bägaren
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter och Fenixorden
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter och Halvblodsprinsen
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter och Dödsrelikerna
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

To amazing friends

2009-04-05T23:26:00.005+01:00

What can I say? The bunch of girls that I hang out with here is just amazing, and I can say that it will hurt to have to leave you all =( If I ever get another group of friends like this again I will be the happiest girl in the world.

This Friday started really good. The weather was nice, the children were actually well behaved (most of the time) and I could enjoy a play in the park with them (in only my t-shirt and up-folded jeans =D). And after they had been send of to their dad it was time to go off to Angelicas where Aurelie, Emzz and she were waiting for me with a nice taco-dinner and wine. After that we bunked ourself in the couch and ate Ben and Jerrys and watched Ouran Highscool Host Club.

Ouran Private Acadamy is defined by one; prestigious famililies, and two; wealth. And prosperous people who have much time on their hands. Therefore, this Ouran Host Club is about these hansome guys, who have time giving hospitality to these lovely ladies, who also have time. It's an elegant game unique to this super-rich school.

Then, my natural luck sets in.
My period decides that it's time to arrive. Fuck. Well, my mood is still good, I'm a bit tipsy and I've got good company, maybe it won't be to bad?

Not to begin with. Time passes by and it's actually endurable. We go to bed a couple of hours after 12 and then it starts for real. As Emzz said after we laughed at her at breakfast after she asked us if she had been snoring; "If I was snoring, you were whimpering." And I was. All the four of us were tugged down in Angelicas double bed (crowded but cosy, I love it 8P). I was between Emzz and Angelica and it was like these to were reading my mind! When my back really hurt Emzz rubbed it or came closer to warm it and when my tummy felt like someone were twisting my guts Angelica cam closer. And I had a very comforting dream about these co-operating... Well, I don't say it was a good sleep but it was one of the best I've had while having my period without access to my pills. Thank you girls!

And while we are takling about reading minds.
I think Emzz and I have spent way too much time together, since our thinking have become almost frightening sycronized Oo'

But I wouldn't want you out of my life anyway >8)

I walked into the rain

2009-03-25T15:54:00.003Z

The title of a poem I'm thinking of writing, though it would be in Swedish, Jag gick in i regnet. I felt like I did that on my way home yesterday. It wasn't exactly nice and sunny, but it wasn't the feeling of rain in the air either. And all of a sudden it just started to rain and it felt like if i was to take a couple of steps back I would be able to come out of it again.

Moooody.

Well, I realised for real, just a couple of minutes ago that the boy really dislikes me. The feeling is almost mutual, it's hard to like someone who constantly tries to make you loose your temper but I think I'm more indifferent towards him than actual dislike. But it annoys me because I don't think it should be like that. But yet again, how is a "grown-up" supposed to react when a child asks his friend "why aren't you doing anything to her?" (in the meaning of being mean). That's bullying, and he doesn't care. At all. For me, it really doesn't matter, don't care about what he thinks about me more than it annoys me and makes my job so much harder, but he will grow up, thinking this is ok. Or knowing it's not but not care about it.
I guess I just should be happy that it's over in four months and not think about it more.

A more fun story, remember the man in the shop "The Fool" with the essence and candles and crystals and other mumbo jumbo stuff? Well, me and Inga went there yesterday and the man who owns the store (a really lovely old man) and Inga had a rather interesting conversation about magic and believing and so. It ended up with talks about acupuncture and I mentioned that i had it suggested to me as a treatment for my PMS. The man got very worked up and after finding out that I still got problems with it he dug out a special tea for me, Sage tea, and a linen tea bag.
"This is a gift. Fill the bag with one teaspoon when it's time and drink it every day. It will work!"
I was so happy =) There really is good people in the world!

Lovely sun =)

2009-03-19T18:14:00.004Z

It's been a lovely warm sunny day today :D Went into to town to meet Antonia to check highland trips for my parents. They're coming during the Easter holiday and mum was a bit worried that whole Edinburgh might be closed during Good Friday (Långfredagen =P) so I went to the always so helping tourist information. Seems like all that matters here is chocolate Easter eggs. Good for us :D

Anyhow. After we've been to the tourist information we started our walk to Antonias house, interupted by a shoe-stop, a dress-stop and a croissant-stop. The Starbucks-temptation wasn't strong enough, or rather there was no place in the budget for yet another Moccha frappuchino. Antiona offered home made caffe au-lait instead (with cream whipped by me) and a lovely apple-cake. And some jumping on the trampoline.
This is where this sunny story takes a terrifying turn. She made, not one, not twice but three attempts to kill me! YES! AND I HADN'T EVEN DONE ANYTHING! Yet...
Then we got back in and started to talk about Death Note.

SPOILER AHEAD! IF YOU DON'T WISH TO KNOW HOW DEATH NOTE ENDS, PLEASE STOP READ NOW!

I said that I was really relived that Light failed in the end, because I do not approve at all of his "justice". (And I thought it was good that he died).

SPOILER FINISHED!

Antonia did not like this, and started to talk about rat poison in my pizza and other scary stuff.
We can discuss politics and not agree but when it comes to anime...
I came to the conclusion that it's dangerous to be her friend, but it's just as dangerous not to be, but a hell of a lot more boring.

Eurovision song contest

2009-03-14T19:19:00.006Z

Being in another country gives you some perspective on things. In Scotland (and the rest of the UK) Eurovison song contest is a laugh. I was talking about this with my host mum and her boyfriend about this and they were laughing when I told them about how serious we take it in Sweden. Sitting here watching the Final, I'm not really sure to laugh or cry. It's usually not this bad, right? The songs are so boring, and the hostess is just crap :(

We'll see how it goes in the big competition, the girls are going to threw a Eurovision-party, lets hope it wont end in open war since we are from so many different countries ;D

What's the point?! Nothing matters if you're not beautiful!

2009-02-25T21:17:00.004Z

Howl's mowing castle. Yup.

It's funny

And it's beautiful :)

See it 8P

Trust me, I'm an improviser

2009-02-16T10:56:00.003Z

Don't I just love Torchwood? 8)

Jack; Will this really work?
Owen; Tust me, I'm an improviser.

So full of clichés that you can't do anything but love it 8')

Lonely

2009-02-15T11:52:00.003Z

Time to start to sleep alone again after ten nights of company =(

Don't get your hopes up, it's my sister who have gone home again after spending her midterm break here in Edinburgh with me. We've had a really good time. But now it's only me and my ghost left.

We were on a Ceilidh on Friday and my legs are still sore. I don't think the cold I've got is helping much either.

I would upload some pictures but I'm too lazy. I'll save it for next time...

Snow keeps fallin' on ma window...

2009-02-02T20:38:00.003Z

It's snowing :D

:D

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:D

8O

2009-02-01T14:41:00.003Z

Ok, a thing that haven't happend for ages...
I have no role-playing threads to answer in! Seriosly! Yesterday night I pulled myself together and answered everywhere that I was supposed to answer and even created a new thread on a whim! In two ahours at 2 in the morning! Bad thing is, I have nothing to do today :O

Well well, more to do for another day!

Emzz is here now, we're putting togehter a tight scedule for my sister who comes to visit next week! Yay!

Gokusen!

2009-01-21T20:02:00.011Z

Gokusen is a manga/anime/live-action where kick-ass yakuza heiress teacher Yamaguchi Kumiko a.k.a Yankumi learn delinquents about whats really important in life. And not to forget that the live-action is loaded with pretty bishounen 8)

The manga

Manga/Liveaction

Sawada Shin (Matsumoto Jun)

Pretty smile 8'D

The guys in season 2

Yabuki Hayatao (Akanishi Jin) and Odagiri Ryu (Kamenashi Kazuya)

<3

Season 3

Yamaguchi Kumiko, Yankumi (Nakama Yukie)

Mweh, check it out!

http://www.onemanga.com/Gokusen/1/01/

(Somebody stole my title)

2009-01-14T21:18:00.002Z

So... Christmas and New Years over and I'm back in Scotland and my au-pair family (since one and a half week). I can tell you all that the children from hell before Christmas is no more. Let's just hope that they will stay good. *Peppar peppar ta i trä*

Anyway, x-mas home was lovely. It was really nice to see my family and friends again. Mum had missed me and my dog got so happy to see me that she wet the floor. Friends from high school threw a party and me and Johan invited ourself to Ulrikas' New Years party which meant a lot of people. She's 8 in her family, plus a whole lot of uncles and aunts and cousins. It was really nice!

Back here, the weather isn't as cold as I thought it would b, but still really cold :S Lucky me got three warm pyjamas for Christmas :D They are needed!

A short summary... Hope the readers I have will accept it XD I can tell you all that I've been really bad updating everything that I have, blogs, journals and I think it's my turn in every role-play thread I'm in x) So, time to be a good girl again xD

Happy Birthday, Lucia, X-mas lunch and Happy Birthday again!

2008-12-15T12:13:00.005Z

December 12th Emzz turned 20, happy birthday to her!
We celebrated with a ceilidh and a burger and we had a really good time.
Then it became December 13th and the Swedish girls had decided to bring our Lucia-tradition to this grey country.
I think the other guests and the staff at Murrayfield bar enjoyed it as well :)
After our beautiful songs (A) it was time for the Christmas lunch and Secret Santa! It was really nice.After this lovely lunch we sang for Kristinas family and then it was time to get home and get some rest before the big birthday-party. We had great fun and my actual birthday December 14th was a bit more quiet with a hungover gingerbread latte and evening nachos with Inga.

Well well

2008-12-08T18:42:00.004Z

Apparently it's dangerous to visit your own blog on other peoples computers, or I could just blame myself for not logging off properly.
Anyway, we're thanking Antonia for her violation ;) and thank the Gods that it wasn't someone evil who shanghaied my account x)

So, Friday night was supposed to be one of those lazy, do-nothing-but-sit-in-front-of-the-tv-evening. Antonia was babysitting and had asked me over. So I went over to her place in my comfy clothes looking like something the cat had dragged in, when she says; Do you mind if we're going out tonight?

Ehm...
A bottle of wine later and a borrowed top from Antonia (No we did not just leave the kid, the mum came home) we were on the bus on our way to Walkabout. I must say I had a really good time, even though a quiet home-video-evening would have saved my poor wallet a couple of pound x)

tihihihihihi

2008-12-07T19:15:00.002Z

okey, I know this is bad behavior big time but I could simply not resist it. What am I talking about? First I'll make this clear, it's not Malin talking. I made you curious eey. I'm sneaky so I will not tell you yet.

I mean since there hasn't been some action here for a while I thought I better make something happen because I can tell you that Malin and I had some big time action on Friday. She sure can shake her booty! But she can tell you all about that another time, I'll expect her to do the blogging next time. All right all right I'll tell you, it's Antonia. I'm an au pair as well and Malin came over to me and stole my computer on Friday while I were having a shower. So when I was supposed to sign in on my blog-account Malins turned up instead. Heheheh. So now I'm blog-attacking hers! Hurray.

Malin, keep up your blogging will you know!!!

With love / Antonia (you can find me here)

The last perfect person got nailed to a cross

2008-12-04T17:45:00.003Z

When I woke up this morning I decided that today will be one of those days when you do nothing. Then I got a text from Antonia asking (or telling) me if I was coming to the swimming pool. It's a good thing when you're not alone doing things like this, because you have others to make sure that you actually do it.

After our swimming session Antonia persuaded me to go home with her to have a cup of hot chocolate. That was also really nice.
After have dropped Antonia and Tom, the boy she looks after, at Prince's street I went Christmas shopping.

On Morningside there is a lovely little shop called "The Fool". They sell charms and crystals and incense and cool clothes and books about witch-craft and all kind of nice things. The shop is owned by a older couple and they are so sweet! I really love this kind of shops, and I told the lady that I can stay in those kind of places for ages. The man then said that I'm welcome at any time and that it is a great place to hang out in. It was really nice.
They asked me about my accent and was very delighted to here that I was from Sweden and wondered why I was here. I said that I work as an au-pair and we started to discuss it. I like it in my family even though thw chilrden can be a pain in the ass from time to time and I get along very well with my hostmum, which i belive is essetial. I told them that some of the girls I got to know here have had to switch familys beacuse they couldn't get along and we agreed that most of the girls here do the best they can in their jobs, but we're all young and I said that no one is perfect. The man then said something that I think is veery vice;
"The last perfect person got nailed to a cross, you wouldn't want to be perfect."
I'm not religious but I got his point.
Anyhow, it was a nice chat.

First of advent

2008-11-30T19:43:00.006Z

Today is the first of advent, Christmas is coming closer. There is not a single candle holder in the windows! How is a person supposed to get into Christmas mood when all the windows are dark and empty?

Yesterday was St Andrews day so the castle has been free to visit all weekend, so today Emzz, Terese and I spend the day at the castle, well done us!

It's getting colder as well, I spend the night with Terese Friday - Saturday and shared bed with Emzz Saturday - Sunday. It was warm and cosy, how am I supposed to be able to sleep tonight?

We saw a movie yesterday night, Initial D. It's a Japanese/Chinese (there's a difference, I know. It IS a mixture between Japanese and Chinese). It's a live-action from the manga with the same name and is what's inspired The fast and the furious-movies. It was good :P

On the top of the mountain

2008-11-28T09:48:00.003Z

I saw snow today! On the top of the hills that makes my background scenario! Lovely! Last Saturday (which was Inga and Weronica's b-day) was the first time I saw snow here. Going home 4 in the morning and the air was lovely white! I like snow, even though I had to take my bike to school every winter. This winter I'll take the bus, and I won't see that much snow. Hum. Anyway. Today is Kristina's b-day, to bad my period decided to come "right on time". Well, I will try my best not to spoil the fun for everyone and stick to diet coke :)
Time to do some work!

X-mas market

2008-11-27T23:06:00.002Z

Today was the day that the Edinburgh Christmas market opened. They have a German market in Prince's street gardens and a small amusement park. The Merry-go-round looks really pretty, and the market is full of tawdry and German food. I had promised myself not to put a foot in there before the 1st of December. If it wasn't for my dear Antonia, I would have kept that promise.
But, as Antonia is Antonia, it's impossible to be mad at her, so until Monday, I'm just gonna pretend that this didn't happen, and then go there again on Tuesday and fully enjoy myself. We will probably go ice-skating in the park on Tuesday as well, yay! And I'm so gonna wear a helmet. Better safe than sorry ^^

zAp-Watch!

2008-11-26T13:29:00.002Z

Are you always late? Do you have a hard time to get up in the morning? Is "going to bed" a unfamiliar phrase to you? Then I have the perfect solution for you! The zAp-Watch!™. The zAp-Watch!™ is unlike any other watch you've ever had! With it's 10 different programmable options you can bring discipline into your life! The alarm tells you to wake up or remember to be on time to your appointments as any other alarmwatch. But if you oversleep or are late, this wristwatch gives you an electrical shock as punishment! Never again shall time be something you take lightly!

Yup, this is what Aurelie and I came up with on our English class today. Sounds like a good idea? I know I could need one xD

X-mas

2008-11-25T23:16:00.003Z

I've made a lot of enemies here. It's true. I say things that upsets people. The reason they upset people is because they know that what I say is the truth but they don't want to see it.

So, what did I say?

Christmas sucks.

Oh, are you also upset know? Well, IT DOES!

You have to make a list over things you want and force it on to people you like and make them feel guilty because they can't get you what you want. Then YOU have to make a list of people YOU like and decide what to get them, on their list or not. And everywhere the shops are screaming out BUY THIS and THIS and THIS! But it's even worse that they start to put out the Christmas-decorations in August.
Yes, I saw them in August. Uack!
Seriously, Christmas is old news before it even started!

So this is why people get upset. I have no regrets!

The good thing is that most of them likes me anyway, even though I'm their enemy in the Christmas spirit.

But hey, do not despair! I will join you in your hysteria as soon as the month is over and turns into December, I promise.

Pudding is meant to be messy! (Or being an au-pair is the best contraception)

2008-11-24T18:17:00.004Z

I was going to write here, but my mood is so bad that it will only be a lot of whining, so I'm saving it for a better mood.

Good Girl 8)

2008-11-20T15:15:00.004Z

I've been a good girl. A very good girl actually.
People who knows me (and you just keep on growing in number :D) know that it takes time for me to do stuff. I can say "Ah, I'm gonna do that" and "Oh, I wanna do this", and then it actually takes ages for me to do it, if it happens at all. Before I went to Edinburgh (lovely place) I said that I was going to start swimming at least once a week. Well, now I've been here for three months (Gosh, already?!) and I've finally dragged my ass to the swimming pool! It's lovely, and my play date Antonia made everything even more fun!
And while we're talking about my ass, I've finally bought myself not one, but two pair of jeans! Following dear Inga and Antonias advice to buy some trousers that actually fits me and shows my gorgeous figure ;P Well well, they do make me look like I've lost a couple of pounds, thanks for that girls!
And I can see the carpet in my room again! It's green! I'm a messy person, not disgusting messy but very untidy messy. I don't mind if it is chaos around me, but it comes to a point where even I think that it's defenitly time to do something about it. So I've tidied and hoovered my room!
I've also started to take care of my health in another way. I went to the doctor today! A lot's of questions about my diabetes, I don't even know the medical terms in Swedish XD. And then Dr Marshall wanted to take some blood samples. I'm not afraid of needles so I didn't protest. In Sweden you never get so actually see the needle, and you do actually disinfect the area where you're going to use it..? Ah well, I survived :D

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

Finally Friday

2008-11-14T17:45:00.002Z

Yup, so does the Friday appears to us again with great promises about a great weekend. Lovely ^^
Could have had a better dinner this evening though, baked beans and pasta isn't that high on my list of favourite food. But hey, it's food.

So, plans for the weekend? I'm not much of a planner, honestly, but there is a Ceilidh tonight.
Nah, that's not fair...

It's a ceilidh tonight! It will be really fun (as my English teacher taught me last Wednesday, will does not have the same meaning as shall or going to. Will means more that it probably is going to be a good evening. Will is also a very pretty boy's name, if you ask me =P)
For those of you who don't know what a ceilidh is; Scottish country music, men in kilts, lovely atmosphere and dances that are so wild that you sweat a river. But it's fun :D

Phew!

2008-11-13T16:33:00.004Z

Since my dear friend Antonia (http://antoniasadventure.blogspot.com/) have announced to the world that this blogg now exist, I guess have no choice but to be a good girl and actually use it.

So, TADA!

I'm been a good girl today. Decided to keep the promise I made to myself before I came here that I would start swimming. Took me two and a half month but hey! No surprise there, it is me we're talking about ;P

Gosh, and I've almost finished my book! The twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. Haven't read it? When do so, 'cause it's really good! Well, kinda annoying from time to time but hey, we're dealing with teenage vampires and werewolfs here!

Read it!

Picture from Wikipedia

Test :O

2008-11-12T21:29:00.000Z

Bwahahaha!

Let's see if we can make a blogg layout that we want to be associated with ous 8)

Yeah right... Good luck with that >.<'

Mesa want emzz-skills ;_;