2. My financial future and success is something I wonder about often lately.

3. In my heart, I knew that I would become a Nurse one day .

4. Take a block of cream cheese, add a little pesto and spread all over the top and you end up with a yummy appetizer to serve with your favorite crackers!

5. Life has gifted me with the most loving and supportive friends and family.

6. A french pedicure with spa massage is an instant vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to happy hour with Abi and Cousin, tomorrow my plans include working out & some night time fun and Sunday, I want to go to tea at LoveJoy's with Abi (it says "want" and I am aware that it's probably not going to happen, since they are always booked during the weekends!

Courtesy of Friday Fil-Ins

• Bring the bag of clothes I NEED to get altered at Ocean Ave.
• Bring bag of clothes to Buffalo Exchange
• Reorganize clothes in my closet
• Get rid of storage bins in patio
• Call my boss and HR
• Email out the Vegas pics to Vikki
• Take Mochi and Baci to Linda Mar Vet

Today's List is 5 THINGS I DESPERATELY NEED TO DO..

1.) WORK OUT. This mom-pouch is doing nothing for my figure. Seriously, I think the last time I ran was back in sophomore year of high school... and I can't even do ONE push up! 

2.) STOP FORGETTING TO TAKE "THE PILL". I don't want to have 6 kids by the time I'm 25. But for the life of me, I can't ever remember to take it! (I should get the NuvaRing...mirena perhaps?)

3.) GO BACK TO SCHOOL. I'm super lagging it. Everyone is already graduating from their UC's and Cal State's...I don't even have A YEAR of RCC under my belt. What a slap in the face.

4.) CLEAN MY ROOM. I haven't seen the floor in weeks....

and last but not least

5.) GET MY HAIR DONE. I'm bored with it already :)

I'm going to tell you about creating a "listmania" list on Amazon. Have you ever noticed when you browse for something on Amazon, there are lists that are related to that subject that are mentioning other books and/or products?

By strategically listing products on your lists, (including YOURS of course), you can start to generate more traffic to your book listing.

Here's how YOU can create just such a list:

Sign up for an Amazon Author Connect account if you don't have one yet. Or sign-in to your current account.

Click on your personal "store" on the top tabs. Then select "Your Profile" from the sub-menu.

You will see lots of things you can personalize, including your bio and your online photograph.

But scroll down and you will see a section called "Listmania!" And this is where you create a listmania list.

Creating a Listmania List is a good way to increase exposure for your book.

Obviously, you want to ensure that your book is on your list.

But the real trick to a successful Listmania list depends upon the OTHER books you put on your list, the ones written by other people.

There are two ways to go about it.

1 - Adding books to your list that are applicable to your subject. The idea behind this concept is easy -- if someone reads your list because they were browsing a similar book, they'll be more apt to buy YOUR book because they're interested in the subject.

2 - On the other hand, you can add very popular books to your list, since more people may have a chance of seeing it, even if fewer of them will be interested in your book.

I recommend creating multiple lists and trying different tactics to see which is more successful. Amazon lets you track the number of times your list was viewed. Use these numbers to create better lists in the future.

If you have more specific questions about creating a listmania list, the Amazon FAQ will help you.

Good luck and have fun!
Kelly Schuknecht
http://selfpublishingadvice.wordpress.com

So most of you by now have seen the New Classics movie list at Entertainment Weekly. Needless to say, I have my own opinions on the matter. I've been mulling these over for some time now, and I can't commit to anything past a 50-movie list. These are my 50 best films since 1983. Are they simply my favorites, or do I find them to be the highest quality films? It's too difficult to separate the two-- although I'm sure The Pianist is probably a "better film" than a Norm MacDonald comedy, but there must be some logical reason why I'm compelled to leave it off in favor of Norm. There's no analysis here unfortunately, just my list. Agree, disagree, tell me how it compares to EW's list, give me feedback.

50. Dirty Work
49. Purple Rain
48. School of Rock
47. High Fidelity
46. A Mighty Wind
45. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
44. Iron Man
43. Ratatouille
42. Return of the Jedi
41. Superbad
40. King Kong
39. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
38. This is Spinal Tap
37. Jackie Brown
36. The Big Lebowski
35. The Princess Bride
34. The Truman Show
33. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
32. There Will Be Blood
31. No Country For Old Men
30. Men In Black
29. Hoop Dreams
28. Finding Nemo
27. Full Metal Jacket
26. 25th Hour
25. Malcolm X
24. Wall-E
23. X2: X-Men United
22. Children of Men
21. Hannah and her Sisters
20. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
19. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
18. Murderball
17. Barton Fink
16. The Incredibles
15. Waiting For Guffman
14. Being John Malkovich
13. Brazil
12. Rushmore
11. Jerry Maguire
10. Toy Story
9. Boogie Nights
8. Ran
7. Almost Famous
6. Die Hard
5. Back to the Future
4. Fargo
3. Groundhog Day
2. Goodfellas
1. Do the Right Thing

“Lag en liste over fem sanger du hører på, som du liker akkurat nå. Uansett sjanger, det må bare være musikk du liker akkurat nå. Utfordre 5 nye på det samme.”

Jeg hører på utrolig mye rart, men her er et utvalg av det som ligger på topp-lista mi på ipoden:

Faithless feat. Estelle - "Why go?"

Jeg har hatt en forkjærlighet for Estelle helt siden jeg hørte "Go Gone" for første gang. Ikke akkurat DeathPunk, men en låt som passer både til hverdags og fest (og trening).

XTC - "Dear God"

Muppyen introduserte meg for denne i november, men i sommer har jeg blitt helt hekta.

Stone Temple Pilotes - "Plush"

En godbit fra grungens skattekiste.

Temple of the Dog - "Hunger Strike"

Når jeg først er i grungehumør må jeg ta med denne låta. Et deilig samarbeid mellom Pearl Jam og Soundgarden, med både eye-candy og ear-candy på begge sider! Eddie Vedder er fortsatt en stor favoritt!

Duffy - "Warwick Avenue"

Jeg avslutter rolig med en samtidslåt. Vakkert, vakkert!

Utfordringen sender jeg videre til min kjære Pj, og egentlig til de 4 leserne jeg har igjen! Dere vet hvem dere er!

Savage Love podcasts. Dan Savage is wonderful, frank, articulate, funny. When I grow up I want to be just like him.

The fact that the chocolate covered gingers and cherries at whole foods are vegan.

Running for ridiculous amounts of time.

Giggly phone chats with Jess and Nicki like we're in 7th grade.

The pile of books from the library that now rests on my desk, leaving little room for school supplies to exist.

The prospect of vegan baking this weekend.

Walking around naked in my little corner of the house.

Once, last semester, I was waiting in the unfinished basement of Gregory Hall for my journalism TA to show up for a critique. She was so late that the person scheduled behind me ended up waiting with me. We talked about our articles. Hers was on how the government demonizes psychedelic drugs. She traced a study that reported that 80% of people who've done shrooms said that their lives improved as a result of the introspection that took palce during their trips. Shrooms sound like a nice, hippie-esque idea anyway. I wanna try them.

And then she told me about her sorority sisters smoking up in their house.

Good.

1. For ti år siden gjorde jeg: 1998 var et splittet år for min del. Jeg sluttet på flymekanikerlinja fordi jeg innså at fysikken ikke holdt, og tilbragte mesteparten av våren hos fysioterapaut og revmatolog, og som piratruss i Oslos største russebuss; "Das Spermkanon". Sommeren tilbragte jeg på Rhodos sammen mine fem beste guttevenner. Og på høsten dumpet jeg et klassetrinn og begynte å utdanne meg til å bli automatiker.

2. 5 ting på å-gjøre-lista mi i dag: Jobbe  - Få kjeft av Mii-en min for at jeg har gått opp tre kilo i ferien - Rydde bilen - Besøke svigerforeldrene - Sove

3. Snacks jeg liker: Det meste som er søtt, salt, surt eller sterkt. Spesielt glad i salt lakris, iskrem og sjokolade.

4. Ting jeg ville gjøre dersom jeg var milliardær: Hvis jeg plutselig var blitt millionær ville jeg bevist at man kan bli lykkelig av penger! Først og fremst ville jeg ha investert i egen helse, med personlig trener/fysioterapaut og ernæringsfysiolog sånn at autoimmuniteten blir holdt lettere i sjakk. Videre ville jeg sluttet på stressende jobb og sett om jeg fant et deltidsstudium jeg kunne pusle med i stedet. Drømmeboligen er en selvfølge, med eget treningsrom, bibliotek og takterasse. Pj skulle fått valgfri bil(er) og vi skulle reist en hel masse (og ikke på charter). Foreldre og søsken på begge sider skulle fått bidrag til å betale ned gjeld og hjelp til å kjøpe/oppgradere bolig (ved behov).  Hadde jeg hatt noe til overs etter det, skulle jeg reist til India og brukt penger på å hjelpe joginerne der... Også tror jeg at jeg ville ha skaffet meg en unge eller to etterhvert.

5. Steder jeg har bodd: Tøyen, Bogerud, Vålerenga og Oppsal... I Oslo selvfølgelig.

Jeg aner ikke hvem som har fått denne mens jeg var på ferie, så ingen blir tagget og alle oppfordret.

Love

Of Montreal

John Mayer

The Bravery

Velella Velella

Iron & Wine

Damien Jurado

Menomena

Radiohead

Daniel G Harmann

Beirut

Belle & Sebastian

Karli Fairbanks

Band of Horses

Modest Mouse

The Arcade Fire

The Appleseed Cast

Point Juncture, WA

Sufjan Stevens

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head

Photosynthesis

U.S.E.

Jose Gonzalez

Coldplay

The Whitest Boy Alive

A Weather

Yeasayer

Spoon

Dane Ueland

Kimya Dawson

Holiday Unheard Of

Fields

Feist

Architecture in Helsinki

The Blow

The Shins

Pedro the Lion

The Basement

The Weepies

Discover America

Irving

Barcelona

Swan Lake

Martin Luther McCoy (Across the Universe)

The Decemberists

Emery

City and Colour

Saosin

Nomasterbacks

The Poison Control Center

Nick Jaina

The Builders and the Butchers

Starfucker

Rivers Cuomo

Loch Lomond

World's Greatest Ghosts

Weinland

Au

Stars

So that's the list, it is freaking long, and I thought about stopping it preemptively, but I didn't. I think there's room for it (on the internet...). That's from the past week, and most of those have been listened to through full CDs or songs have been listened to multiple times. I think I have played through "Hissing Fauna" ten times this past week and "Gronlandic Edit" by itself probably twenty. Basically, I listen to a lot of music.

That said, I do so because I am always getting lots of new stuff, or (re)discovering awesome older music. Recommendations would be awesome, particularly for bands out of Portland, Seattle, Spokane, or the greater northwest. Not to say I have no love for the Canadians or the rest of the U.S., but I have a special place in my heart for the NW, especially good old stumptown. So let me hear about your favorites, whether they be new or old!

Silverfish Longboarding — For all you could ever want to know about every facet of longboarding, and every discipline. Speedboarding, Cruising, Carving, Sliding, Slalom. It has forums for different parts of the country so riders can get together. It has sweet videos, cool photos, links to vendors, links to gear deals. It has a Buy/Sell/Trade section. It has gear reviews. It has taught me almost everything I know about the sport (besides the things that I have learned from just riding!), and I know a lot. If you want to learn, that's the place.

Slacklining: One of the best sites for the sport is simply Slackline.com, and for gear you can check out Slacklinebrothers.com. The sport is growing, and you should be on a line! I've been doing it for a year but I cannot even compare to some of the guys you see on these sites. They are doing crazy stuff, like front and backflips, handplants, tree stalls, and a whole slew of other tricks. Makes me look like a novice.

Drums: A company I just heard about through my friend Jake is a local custom builder out of Portland called Cockfight Drums. Nick from Holiday Unheard Of just bought a snare drum from them. I had the opportunity to see them play at the Boulevard in Spokane Sunday night, and they are doing great. They were recently signed to Standby Records and are going on a U.S. tour. It's cool seeing these guys get big since I have known three of them since grade school. I think Jared, Keegan and I were all in the same kindergarten class!

Another custom drum maker I have been coveting for a while is Truth Drums. They are some of the sickest drum sets I have ever seen. I have been getting back into music and want to invest in a nice set at some point (key phrase: at some point).

Treehugger is a site my friend Graeme showed me that is basically a hub for news about sustainable and "green" products, innovations and solutions. It has a lot of information for people who want to "green-up" their lifestyle. I definitely need to explore it some more because it looks like a great source. Just don't subscribe to the RSS Feed. I made that mistake and it clogged up my reader like nobody's business. They post very frequently.

One thing I meant to add to the blog yesterday was the site for my web browser, Camino. It is made by Mozilla, the company that also makes Firefox. Camino is basically Firefox except it is designed for Macs specifically. It's style matches the Mac interface and I much prefer it over Firefox. It is clean, simple, and very functional, which is what I want out of my browser. Firefox I find very ugly (though of course much better than Internet Explorer). The only thing that Camino lacks is the number of extensions available to Firefox, but I don't use extensions anyway.

Well, that's all for now since I need to go eat lunch (tuna melt, yum). More later (maybe).

Pomomusings — Postmodern/Emergent Theology from a Whitworth and Princeton Theological Seminary grad.

Josh Brown — Interesting guy with good insights on faith and politics stuff

God's Politics — Jim Wallis' (God's Politics, The Great Awakening) Blog w/ Brian McLaren, Shane Claiborne and others from Sojourners.

Jesus Creed — Interesting stuff to check out.

The Ooze — Good articles

Reclaiming the Mission — Name is pretty self-explanatory. Dudes seeking to live missionally.

Jesus Manifesto — Sometimes a bit much for me but still thought provoking.

Evangelical Manifesto — Completely different from the preceding manifesto. This recently released document is a statement from some influential and peeved evangelical leaders who seek to reclaim the name "evangelical" which has been co-opted by certain figures for political purposes. Some commentary here here and here. (And for Jim Wallis' comments about the media reaction go here).
Jim McPherson — Jim is a professor at the university I attend, Whitworth University, in the communications department, and is the faculty advisor for the student newspaper. In his blog he discusses the media primarily, but also how faith informs the media and other issues.

Bike Portland — I have been getting more into biking lately and like being informed about what's going on in my beloved town. Plus, they have great tips and info for novices like me.

Other Bike Websites: Articles, etc — Bicycle Design, Commute by Bike, Velocommuter; Tips and info — Jim Langley has lots of good information about bike maintenance and different tricks that any new biker should know. Helped me a bunch. Finally, my new love is fixed gear bikes, and there's no better site than the Fixed Gear Gallery.

Computer stuff:

If you have a Mac, then you undoubtedly will want to at some point adjust and customize your beautiful system to match your intelligent, glowing personality. Go to InterfaceLIFT to get some groovy high-resolution desktop photos and other cool stuff. Dockulicious is a cool site that has sweet themes to apply to your dock and make it look sleek or sassy. Right now mine is a cool carbon fiber skin. You have to download some software for these particular ones, but other sites have directions for how to do it yourself in the Mac console, if you are confident messing around with your system. For more awesome desktop photography, check out Mandolux; this guy is amazing. Great composition, mainly pretty simple but emotive. He has them in tons of different sizes and a lot of them are designed for dual-monitor setups, if you are into that sort of thing.

One last suggestion if you have a Mac: download Quicksilver. Not that we really need more "time-savers" (yeah right), but if ever there was one, this is it. Open any program by doing a quick shortcut command (for me it is Ctrl+Space) and begin typing the name of any program and just hit enter when it pops up. Takes seconds to figure out. It really helps when I want to open, say, Google Earth. Instead of opening up the Finder and browsing the Applications folder until I find it, I simply type "Goo" and already it is displayed and ready to execute the "open" command. Actually, on my machine, all I have to type is "G" for Google Earth to pop up, though obviously it won't be the same for everyone. Not only is this program extremely functional but it fades in and out seamlessly, so it never clutters your workspace. Used in conjunction with Mac's default Command+Space shortcut to open Spotlight (the search engine) you can literally find anything on your computer in seconds. +1 for Apple.

This is kinda random, but check out the Wikimedia Commons. It has a bunch of freely-licensed media (photos, animations, videos, charts, etc.) that you can use for just about any purpose. Which is great when you are trying to avoid breaking copyright laws for school projects or things that will be viewed publicly. Anything to stay out of jail, right?

Last night I was at my favorite local coffee shop in Spokane, the Empyrean, and there was a show/performance by locals Joel Smith and Kaylee Cole (Folk), as well as Kurt (last name?) who threw down some slam poetry. The main event, however, was Danny Sherrard, the 2007 U.S. Slam Poetry Champion. This guy was insane, and definitely worth giving a look, even if you have never heard of slam poetry and think it is inherently girly (I will save my cynical remarks about your pettiness for later). He has a Myspace page you can reach here. He's only 22, but he is going to represent the U.S. in France at the Poetry World Cup at the end of this month. If you have a Myspace, send him a little love and encouragement. I talked to him after the slam and he is a really cool guy, and an amazing poet.

If you go to Whitworth, and haven't heard about the Whitworth Forum, it is definitely time you checked it out. Though it sometimes is just a bunch of cynical college (ahem, University) students debating politics, religion, and complaining about our oft-underappreciated school, there are some true gems in there, if you are so bold as to explore the archives. I've even written there once or twice. If you think you have the chops to run something like this, Daniel Walters (Whitworthian Opinion Editor this year but now graduated) is looking for people to replace him and the other students who ran it this year. I think it could be a really beneficial thing for Whitworth, it just needs to get on its feet with good writers and consistent posting.

If you are a Portlander and in on the music scene, consider reading the Willamette Week's "local cut," which has news on artists coming through town and big events in the Portland music scene. They were among the first who noted the mischievous way The Decemberists were put on the bill for Barack Obama's rally last Sunday (which, notably, brought a crowd of 75,000 to Waterfront Park!). If you still live in Portland you should definitely get the paper edition of WW, just because it's an awesome paper, but the website is updated frequently with new info, whereas the print edition is weekly (hence Willamette Week).

I will just throw this out there, since I am a bit of a news buff, but my favorite sources of news are: BBC, Al Jazeera, Christian Science Monitor (the only thing I have Julia Stronks to thank for), The New York Times; and finally my two most reluctant sources which I only read so I know what they are saying — CNN, and Fox News. Another way I like to get my news in a more expedient manner is through Google News.

Speaking of Google, the way I keep track of many of the blogs and websites I frequent is through a program called Google Reader. It is an RSS Feed manager, meaning that it aggregates all of the different blogs that I read and puts them into one place, which is much more accessible and manageable. New posts come up chronologically from every site that I subscribe to. It is pretty easy to figure out and once you get the hang of it you will no longer have to go from site to site in order to read new posts. Instead, they come to you.

One awesome website you should definitely check out if you like music is Last.fm. There you can type in the name of any band or artist (within reason) and up pops their profile, and typically a few songs by them you can listen to. But you can get that on Myspace. What is so great about Last.fm is that once you type in an artist's name, it will bring up a playable playlist of similar artists for you to listen to. This is a great way to discover new artists and expand your musical repertoire. Also, they have a downloadable program that does the same thing more efficiently for your computer. If you download it, the program also keeps track of songs you play on iTunes, and can give you artist bios, and other good stuff. PLUS, if you create a profile on the site, it will keep a history of tracks played for friends to see and get new sweet ideas! My profile is here. See what I have been listening to. Oh, and the reason I have played "Mad World" by Gary Jules 174 times is not because I am obsessed with the guy; it used to be the song I woke up to with my sweet Mac alarm program, Aurora.

Well, I need to go to the airport to catch a flight to L.A. in a few minutes so I will stop there. This list is a bit more extensive than I intended and extremely random, but so am I in many ways. And it has been a good exercise, organizing all the things that I have been passionate about recently. I will add a few more things later, including some drumming, longboarding, and slacklining websites. Wish me luck on my journey — it could be a cataclysmic day...

2. Når er neste gang du kommer til å ha sex?
En gang i veldig nær framtid. i hvertfall i løpet av uka, og mest sannsynlig i løpet av dagen og ikke helt umulig i morgen også.

3. Skriv et ord som rimer på FUCK?
If you see kaye?

4. Favorittplanet?
Pluto.. helt til nylig hvor den faktisk ikke er en planet lenger, bare en ball av gass og støv.

5. Hvem er den fjerde personen på tapt anrop-listen din?
Har bare tre tapte anrop denne uka, men nr tre er arild fra jobben.

6. Hva har du som ringelyd?
Turboneger, Introriffet på age of pamparius

7. Hva har du på deg?
Olabukse, sort tskjorte og kraken bokser

8. Setter du deg selv i bås?
Jeg sitter ofte i bås, noen ganger på en stol, noen ganger på gulvet. det hender jeg står lett henslengt oppetter veggen. Min bås er forresten verdens fineste så!

9. Hvilket merke er det på skoene dine?
De fleste er Converse :)

10. Hva er best - lyse eller mørke rom?
Mørke rom er best for øynene

11. Hva synes du om den personen du rappet denne meme-tingen fra?
Snill og hyggelig

12. Hvis du er alene i et rom med to senger, hvilken velger du å sove i?
Den uten spiker, den på gulvet, den med madrass, den med passe myk pute, og sist men ikke minst, den uten en dynetyv

13. Hva gjorde du rundt midnatt i går?
Da gikk jeg og la meg etter at jeg hadde gitt opp dum laptop

14. Hva står det i den siste sms-en i innboksen din?

Den er fra Werner, og det står: Den er brun  (Denne er litt intern)

15. Hvem er den siste personen du så i dag?
Jeg snøftet vel et eller annet til heia i det hun kom og sa ha det bra på morgenen i dag

16. Hvilke(t) ord bruker du igjen og igjen?
"doh" Daah"

17. Hvem er den siste som fortalte at han/hun elsker deg og når skjedde det?
Heia i går kveld :)
18. Hva er den siste hårete tingen du tok på?
Jeg tror det må bli når jeg klødde meg i ræva nå nylig

19. Hvilke rusmidler har du inntatt i løpet av de siste tre ukene?
alkohol er mitt eneste dop, og ikke i så rent små mengder når det først gjelder

20. Hvor mange ufremkallede filmruller har du liggende?
ingen

21. Din favorittalder i livet så langt?
21

22. Hvem er din verste fiende?
Heh, akkurat nå er det ikke så ille, men pass opp, jeg blir fort sint!

23. Hva har du som skjermbilde på din personlige computer?
Noe så lite originalt som standardbilde, men jeg endret det nettopp til ett av niesen min for å være litt kulere

24. Hva er det siste du sa til noen i dag?
Talast? I en tlf samtale

25. Velg mellom en million kroner og evnen til å fly.
Gi meg evnen til å fly, så skal det nok ikke ta så lang tid før den første millionen er på konto (pj's flygende budtjeneste)

26. Liker du noen?
Jeg liker is! Ja jeg liker noen, opptil flere samtidig og avogtil ingen

27. Siste sangen du hørte på?
Hayseed dixie, Ace of spades   OHJE!

28. Hvis den siste ukjente personen du snakket til plutselig ble fly forbannet på deg, hva ville du gjøre?
Oppe i hodet mitt hadde det vært masse bilder av meg som klikka i vinkel på verst mulig måte, men utad så hadde jeg blit ganske høyrøstet og spurt om hva som var problemet.

29. Hvem kunne du tenke deg å dra til så det sang, midt i ansiktet?
Georg busj. han burde vite bedre.

De som har skylda for at renta er på vei opp.

Gamle menn i biler, som kjører under fartsgrensa.

30. Hva befinner seg nærmest din venstre fot akkurat nå?
Pc'en som står på gulvet, stolen jeg lener den på.

Alan Scott (Creative Industries, Goodlyburn) has started using Amazon Listmania to list books he recommends for student use, and also highlighting those that are available in Perth College Library.
Which is a seriously good idea!
You can visit Alan's list spot on Amazon here.

Students can check the availability of titles in the library on the Millennium catalogue, and they can access their own records and renew books once they've borrowed them.

Besvart av begge, men av og til var vi enige. Heidi i rødt

1. How old are you in five years?
33 / 30 - Pj er tolv. flink til å regne blitt.

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
Hverandre

3. How tall are you?
181 cm / 187cm

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
Turboneger i Bergen og påskeferie! Og nå også hyttetur til helga. Takk Maiken og Kristian :)

5. What’s the last movie you saw?
"Bind meg! Elsk meg!" av Pedro Aldomóvar

6. Who was the last person you would have called if an emergency?
Cato

7. Who was the last person to call you?
Pappa / Peppesmannen

8. What was the last text message you received?
"Hey darling! Nå er vi på hytta, og alt er klart for neste helg :)  gled dere... Nedoverski eller bortoverski?"

9. Favourite activities?
Sove, sex og å bade om sommeren. + Ski

10. Do you prefer to call or text?
SMS, liker ikke å snakke i telefon / Ringe, da får man svar med en gang)

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
Så på grisefilm og underholdt naboene

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Gift, i begge hus!

13. When is the last time you saw your best friend?
27.januar / Mange gode venner, ingen beste. Lenge siden nå

14. What color are your eyes?
Grønne

15. What time did your alarm go off today?
Den var ikke på i dag gitt

16. What are you wearing right now?
Yogabukse og kjole, sort. / bukse og t-skjorte

17. What is your favorite song?
Det meste på "Ten" av Pearl Jam/Mange forskjellige gitt. Sailor man med trbngr.

18. Where is your favorite place to be?
I senga / Alene i en nypreparert slalombakke

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
Hos tannlegen

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
Maldivene kanskje

21. What’s your favourite ice cream?
Italiensk!

22. Do you tan or burn?
Rød / Brun som en eikenøtt

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Har aldri hatt mareritt eller vært redd for mørket / Store gresshopper! (Heidi er redd for gresshoppene i våken tilstand!)

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Borat

25. How many computers do you have in your house?
Fire. En laptop hver, en desktop og Pjs arbeids-PC

26. How big is your bed?
150x220 / stor nok til at det god plass til begge, uten at det er nødvendig med kalde bein på Pj's mage, for det er noe av det verste han vet om.

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Begge deler

28. Blue or white?
Blå

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
En hver

31. What is your favorite season?
Sommer

32. What do you like about falling?
Falling? / Jaja, Pj liker det lille adrenalinrushet som kommer før han treffer bakken

33. Favourite dress?
Den er blå, og er i denim!

34. What do you like about the summer?
Bading, grilling, iskrem og fregner på tærne / Bading! Sol! Lettkledde jenter! Vannski! Båt!

35. What do you like about siblings?
Han er flink til å kjøpe gaver til meg (jeg ser han bare til jul og bursdag, og til de andre er det som regel jeg som kjøper til fra oss begge) / De klarer å underholde hverandre?

36. How many different places have you lived in the last three years?
To / Fire

37. Worst enemy?
Hverdagen og mitt eget immunforsvar (autoimmunitet) / Vaner og angst

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Barbeint

39. Are you a social person?
Ja

40. What was the last thing you ate?
Paprikapotetgull og holiday-dip, og melkesjokolade

41. What is your favorite restaurant?
TGI Fridays / Big Horn

42. Last bought item?
10 dvder for 600,- på Free Record Shop!

43. What is your favorite pair of shoes?
Gullsandalene / Converse!

44. What is your favorite fruit?
Melon / Norske sommerjordbær!

45. How many exes do you have?
1 / 2

46. Do you like sushi?
Helt greit, men tar heller en burger / Ikke faen! rå fisk? fysjom! Hva tenker folk på egentlig? Han som fikk den glupe ideen om at dette kunne spises må ha vært bra sulten! (Det skal legges til at Pj aldri har smakt)

47. Do you like coffee?
Ja / Livets vann

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
Ca 3 liter om dagen (på hverdager) / Ingen.. Vann er for fisk! Kaffe, cola, saft og sodastream brus er tingen!

49. What do you drink in the morning?
Vann / Kaffe

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Stort sett

52. Do you know how to play poker?
Kan grunnprinsippene

53. Do you like to cuddle?
JA! / nei - (ikke så bra match)

54. Have you ever been to America?
Nei, men har veldig lyst

55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Ja

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Hjemme

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Camilla og Helene / Tine og han i metallica!

59. Do you want kids?
Jeg tror det, men ingen hast

60. Do you speak any other languages?
Engelsk, svensk og røverspråket.

61. Which Skittles tastes best?
Rød / Lilla! - (Veldig bra match)

62. Have you ever ridden a horse?
Ukentlig i tre år som fjortis / Er dyra større enn en katter er jeg redd for dem!

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Havet, hvis det er uten brannmaneter, krabber og andre ekle ting

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats?
Vindusplass, men vi er forholdsvis flinke til å ikke slåss om den...

65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Jepp!

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Øl og mat

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
Piercingsmykker / Aldri

68. What is your favorite TV show?
Scrubs, Two and a half men, Life, Heroes, Kyle XY

69. Can you roll your tongue?
Ja / nei. det er oppskrytt

70. Who is the funniest person you know?
Stian

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
Standard Ericsson / The age of pamparius!

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
Ja, men ikke mye / Nei

74. What red object is closest to you right now?
En blomsterpinne med hjerte på, en rest fra Valentines

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Nei

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Igjen

77. Who would you like to be attacked by?
Pj! / Niese

78. Do you flirt a lot?
Ikke nå lenger / Kan ikke flørte

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
BBQ-saus / Ketsjup

80. What is your favorite food?
Pjs hjemmelagde pizza / En skikkelig junk-food burger

81. Can you change the oil on a car?
Jeg har menner som gjør sånt for meg / Jeg kan bytte alt på en bil, bare den ikke er for ny!

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Nei, bare parkeringsbøter / Ja, opptil flere ganger. Pj har kjørt i 200 på norsk motorvei, blitt tatt for det, fått bot og kjørt videre

83. Most stupid thing you have ever done?
Brukt for mye energi på personer som ikke fortjener det / Pj sier, se spm 82

84. What is your usual bedtime?
På hverdager, rundt 23.00 / Ca etter en fire fem gjesp, men sjeldent senere enn 12, noen ganger rundt 11 men det har hendt kl 10 også. Det er forøvrig sjeldent at sengetid sammenfaller med sovetid.

85. What is your favourite magazine?
Div tegneserier / Fhm.

86. Do you have any role model?
Nei

87. Do you dance in the car?
Jepp! sittedanse!

89. What song did you last listen to?
"Don't stop me now" av Queen, på radioen i bilen

90. Do you ever wonder «what if»?
Rett som det er / Pj lever i en sånn verden!

91. Do you ever fall for «the wrong» guys?
Faktisk ikke / Pj faller rett som det er, men det kan være fordi han har dårlig balanse.

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
Lille niese

97. When was the last time you attended a party?
Bursdagsfesten min, 26.januar / Firmafest torsdag og fredag

98. Who is your favourite car?
HVEM er min favorittbil? Det må være Pj det - Drivo! *tut-tut* / Lamborghini countach lp5000!

99. What is the best hotel you have stayed in?
Et i Pisa, Italia / Det i Italia var ikke så ille. Ellers så var bryllupssuiten alene på Rainbow hotell trondheim så ille. 90kvm hotellrom på en alene Pj (Selv om det sikkert hadde vært bedre med mitt selskap [Heidi], men det var før min tid)

100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
Pj / Heidi - Sånn skal det være!

1. LED throwies
2. Earth Magnets
3. DVD Authoring Software
4. DOCTORS THURSDAY @ 9AM
5. Update iPod
6. A) iBook project search
B) Old laptop project search
C) Janet's laptop
7. Papier Mache Tree for Emily
8. Movement; Nomadic, sporadic, specific, arbitrary, confined spaces, lofty ideas.

In other news, if you're still reading this,  you may have had a life less-ordinary kind of day like I did. I have made some major decisions lately, and it's fucking stupid. However, with all that being said and out there in the open. I dont have any idea as to where this post is going, so it's gonna stop now.

ps: that title is so long that I actually gave up typing it in when i realized I probably wont be able to find an end to that text area.

pps: we just passed the 1 year anniversary of Anna Nicole Smith's death, so I am sharing this:

Jeg følte meg litt truffet av denne.

Den store kjerringtesten:
Hvis du ikke er sikker på om du holder på å bli, eller kanskje allerede ER kjerring, bør du ta kjerringtesten. Hvis du nikker gjenkjennende til mindre enn 5 av kjerringtegnene under, kan du slappe av vel vitende om at du langt fra er noen kjerring. Treff på 5 -10 kjerringtegn viser at du er i faresonen. 10 - 20 JA viser at det definitivt er fare på ferde, mens over 20 JA tyder på at du burde gått av med pensjon.

Du bruker mer penger i uka enn i helgene
Hehe, er nok en stund til, men foreløpig er det temmelig likt.

Du har duk og blomsterpotte på TV-en
Jeg har på tvbordet? det må da telles.

Du rydder jevnlig i dypfryseren
Huff. jeg burde ryddet i den. i bunn ligger det kjøtt som har liggi der siden vi flytta inn.

Du synes det kunne vært gøy å prøve “en sånn hurtigvin”
Jeg har hørt at Kir skal funke veldig bra på søndagsmorgene. Gleder meg til å prøve.

Du vet hva du skal ha til middag på søndag allerede på onsdag
Ja, siden det er morsdag på søndag, så skal vi til Heia sin mamma og pappa, for å spise middag. Ellers har vi stort sett middagsplanene for en to-tre dager fram i tid.

Du synes fersk gjær er bedre enn tørr gjær

Ja. Lettere å få ting til å heve med fersk gjær, så lenge en gjør det riktig.

Du synes middag kl 19.00 er sent
Ja, middag til fast tid. Helst før two and a half men

Du har fem kasser med julepynt
Jeg har nok ingen.. men jeg ønsker meg mer.
Du kjøper julepynt på salg i januar
Hadde jeg bare tenkt på det før.

Du snakker helst med kvinner på fest

Kvinner, menn, gutter og jenter. nakne, påkledde, i det hele tatt.

Det er jo ikke hver gang man husker kvelden før.

Du blir lykkelig over en ny kjele
Ja. så lenge den er bedre enn en av de vi har.

Du lager pudding eller grateng av alle middagsrester
Rester kastes. spist er spist. livet er for kort til å spise det samme to ganger i uka.

Du spiser Kongen av Danmark eller Honningkamfer
Ja, i grunn. Syntes begge deler er godt jeg.

Du spiser alltid rekecocktail til forrett
Nei, ikke alltid. men får jeg det servert, så er det ikke å forrakte.

Du synes det er festlig med fiskekabaret
Nei.

Du begynner å bruke de broderte dukene som du har fått av svigermor
Hadde jeg fått brodert duk av svigermor, skulle jeg brukt den som puleklut.

Du har ferdiglagede middager med på påskeferie
Det høres jo ikke dumt ut.

Du synes dronning Sonja har mange artige hatter
Ja. Men ari er min favoritt. så liten selvrespekt. imponerendes.

Du går med lysebrune nylonstrømper til skjørt
hadde jeg gått med skjørt, skulle jeg gjort det. Strømper og hofteholder hver dag. Jeg ville i grunn vært ganske billig og enkel som jente.

Du har tellekant på trusene
Nja, når de er nyvaska, men det er fordi heia er så flink til å brette.

Når jeg vasker, så legges de bare i skuffen.

Du har brettede plastposer i vesken i tilfelle du skal handle noe
Nei, men god ide.

Du sjekker kølappen på polet hver gang det plinger
Er ikke kølappsystem på noen av polene her hvor jeg bor. men når jeg er steder hvor det er kølapp, så ja, da sjekker jeg hver gang. Jeg kommer også alltid, uten unntak, ti minutter for tidlig til alle avtaler. hvis jeg er for sen, så er det fordi noen andre har hindret meg, og da mener jeg ikke trafikk, buss, fly og lignenede. sånt tar man høyde for.

Du tar bilde av din praktfulle balkongkasse og viser det fram på jobben
Ja, det skal jeg gjøre.

Du synes det er for sent å gå på nier’n på kino
Nei. Jo færre mobilpratende drittunger, jo bedre.

Du får såpe i julegave
Ja, stort sett. Mannesåpe med parfyme.

Du plukker bort støv og hår fra andres klær uten baktanker
Ja, rett som det er. Jeg er en pirker. Jeg trykker på knapper, peller på ting, og lager små papirkuler.

Du bruker samme tepose to ganger
Nei. Har råd til to. Dessuten har vi snart 1000teposer i huset, det er jeg sikker på.

Du har med pute når du skal kjøre langt i bil
Alltid jeg som kjører, så nei. Har aldri vært noe problem heller.

Du melder deg inn i bokklubben bare for å få kaffeserviset
"Jaggu, har'em laga bok av ringenes herre også nå"
Du har våtservietter i bilen
Ja, men det er av grisegrunner. Tenk koffert haha

Du soler deg i vanlig BH
Tro meg når jeg sier at jeg aldri soler meg med bh

Du danser swing til all slags musikk
Baby, når jeg danser, så spiller det ingen rolle hva slags musikk de spiller. Jeg danser min egen dans!

Du svømmer som en hund for ikke å bli våt i håret
Nei. Jeg blir alltid våt i håret. Jeg elsker å bade.

Du kjøper “gode” sko
Ja, men det er fordi jeg går latterlig mye på jobb. Skjer rett som det er at det kommer opp i over 30.000 skritt om dagen.

Du har paraply i håndvesken
Nei, men jeg har i bilen.

Du tar selv initiativ til slektsstevne
Slekt er pest.

Du tar vare på tomme rømmebokser og syltetøyglass
Ja, de er ganske praktiske av seg.

Du bruker sukkerbit til kaffen

Ja, til den om morgenen. resten er helt svart. Litt sukker starter dagen
Du serverer fyrstekake, rullekake, smurt lefse eller smultringer når du inviterer til kaffeselskap
og vafler og boller. æ kan bake!

Konklusjon? I'm a bitch

Pj

Spor 1: 315 f.Kr.
Spor 2: Bolstadstraumen bru
Spor 3: ModumBad
Spor 4: Itajá
Spor 5: Bossa Nova
Spor 6: Lucio Senseverino
Spor 7: Mosambiks riksvåpen
Spor 8: Fløyel
Spor 9: Norsk Tidsskriftforening
Spor 10: Midtmaradalen
Spor 11: 7sterke
Spor 12: Airai
Spor 13: Torfalækjarhreppur
Spor 14: Oljeleting
Spor 15: Iljusin Il-62

Denne fant jeg hos Frikke.

Morsomheten går ut på å gå inn på Wikipedias norske side for så å trykke på knappen for "tilfeldig side" som står på venstresiden. Det første treffet ditt blir bandnavnet ditt. Du trykker så videre på "tilfeldig side" en gang til. Dette blir albumnavnet. Og så fortsetter du til du har 15 spor. Ganske artig, og bør helt klart prøves for ukreative artister (om det finnes noen...)

Jeg tror jeg ville hatt store problemer med å finne tekster til en del av disse låtene, men noe nytt har jeg jaggumeg lært i dag også!

1. Hvor er mobilen din? ikke her
2. Skildre kjæresten din? gorgeous!
3. Håret ditt? på hodet
4. Moren din? stern, stern but fair (sometimes)
5. Faren din? alt kan repareres
6. Hva er favorittingen din? Kutta
7. Hva drømte du om i natt? sex...
8. Hva drikker du helst? white russian
9. Drømmebilen? countach!
10. Hvilket rom er du i nå? stue-biblotek-peisstue-treningrom-tvrom :)
11. Eksen din? sjå-ka-då-bry-mæ!
12. Din største skrekk? lave mennesker
13. Hva vil du være om ti år? verdenshersker! rik! Gal!
14. Hvem var du sammen med i går kveld? Hopp!
15. Hva er du ikke? ryddig
19. Det siste du gjorde? malte
20. Hva har du på deg? banangulkjeledress
22. Favorittboken din? sagaen om denimfolket
23. Det siste du spiste? lars-arne-middag
24. Livet ditt? raskt! (Hvem har tid til å vente)
25. Humøret ditt? skiftende
26. Dine beste venner? stabile
27. Hva tenker du på akkurat nå? penger :(
28. Bilen din? blå
29. Hva gjør du akkurat nå? ut-på-tur-snaart
30. Sommeren din? jobb
31. Sivilstatus? lykkelig
32. Hva er på tv-en din akkurat nå? reklame
33. Når lo du sist? ler enda
34. Når gråt du sist? lenge siden.
35. Skole? neitakk
36. Favoritt sexstilling? Baklengs cowboy
37. Sist gang du var ordentlig full? 21desember
38. Hvor mange bilulykker har du forårsaket? 2!
39. Hva knakk du sist? en tå!
40. Øl? Jatakk

Okei.. kjedelige greier.. noen som har en bedre en?

Pj

Top Nine of 2007

1. The Warrior Prophet - R. Scott Bakker
The absolute number one this year. A mind blowing read with excellent prose, great world building and an impressing scale to go with that as well. The characterisation is rich and deep, the character really intrigue in their flawed ways. To me discovering an author like Bakker in 2007 was one of the highlights in my miserable life.

2. No Dominion - Charlie Huston
No Dominion is simply a blast. Offering a gritty noir-style with brutal pace combined with a nicely multi-layered plot. Joe Pitt ends up making some interesting choices in this second volume and I would argue that it is even better than its predecessor.

3. Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan
Altered Carbon is great and extremely enjoyable novel. It presents some interesting technological ideas, has a realized, fully fleshed-out protagonist and excellent pacing for most parts. It is gritty and realistic enough to be accessible and thus comes highly recommended to every fan of the genre. Morgan is one of the masters of SF still writing (kind of ironic that he is working on a fantasy effort now). I will be reading this year's effort Black Man in 2008 for sure.

4. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora is exceedingly well written, set in a colorful setting and was the biggest debut of 2006. It has nearly everything a fantasy fan craves for, it is fresh breath through fantasy-land. Guaranteed fun.

5. The Darkness That Comes Before - R. Scott Bakker
Dense writing, packing much information in just a couple of striking sentences. The mark of a truly talented author. If listing the Warrior Prophet as my best read of the year has not already convinced you, this should do. Before I picked up the Prince of Nothing series there was just darkness, now I have seen the light.

6. Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch
Red Seas Under Red Skies is, despite some flaws, still an immensely enjoyable novel by a talented author. Scott Lynch managed to improve in some areas, namely the characterization of his protagonists and maintaining a fast pace. I have not figured which work is the better of the two, this one or the 2006 debut of the year listed above. Does it matter? No, do yourself a favor and read them.

7. Already Dead - Charlie Huston
Joe Pitt seriously kicks the asses of most other vampires that I have encountered before in this genre. Forget Anne Rice, matter of fact fuck Interview with the Vampire, Joe Pitt tears it to shreds. Enough said.

8. Twilight Falling - Paul S. Kemp
What? A Forgotten Realms novel listed here? Damn right. Forget R.A. Salvatore, in the hands of Paul S. Kemp resides the true power of the Wizard of the Coasts brand. A plot is packed full of action, more than enough to keep you interested right till the end. An unpretentious but nonetheless exceedingly fun novel. Classic Sword & Sorcery executed very well.

9. Midnight's Mask - Paul S. Kemp
A final volume that managed to impress me? And another Forgotten Realms novel listed here? By the same author? You'd guessed it right. Midnight's Mask presents an extremely satisfying ending to the Erevis Cale saga and that alone is worthy of praise. Other than that, it is fun, engaging and entertaining. What more can you ask for?

Other 2007 releases

- The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie ('07 US release)
Strictly speaking a 2006 release (in the UK) but since Joe Abercrombie went on a trip across the pond, this novel managed to sneak into this list. One hell of a naughty novel, it is. The Blade Itself is good summer reading, as it is fairly straight forward told story with enough pace and action to keep you interested. The novel also attempts to 'tweak' the fantasy cliches in an interesting manner. You could do much worse than picking this up.

- Ragamuffin - Tobias S. Buckell
an enjoyable novel with memorable characters to whom I look forward meeting again in the next novel Sly Mongoose. The rapid switching from different point of views in the latter parts of the novel does result in a bit awkward pacing, but the solid characterization, the unique Caribbean flavor and the craftly executed space opera setting fully make up for this major drawback. An accomplished second novel by a clearly talented author. If you are looking for something different, well go ahead.

- Reaper's Gale - Steven Erikson
I was not impressed as much as I hoped with this novel, nonetheless it was a good effort and managed to build up anticipation (once again) for the next one, Toll of Hounds, set in the areas known as Darujhistan and Black Coral. Although Reaper's Gale disappointed slightly, I'd consider Erikson's A Malazan Tale of the Fallen still as one of the best epic fantasy series of the millennium.

- Winterbirth - Brian Ruckley ('07 US release)
Another sneaky novel! Winterbirth is very solid, decent debut by Brian Ruckley. It offers extensive worldbuilding, good characterization of the main character and an interesting view of both sides of the conflict the novel is revolving around. Added as a bonus you get couple of nice maps, a timeline and list of characters. On the flipside, it is a not entirely original piece of work, the characterization other than that of the protagonist was rather weak and the pace was quite slow. I will wait for Bloodheir; the next novel to give my definite thumbs up or down.

- The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
My last review of 2007 and sadly I could not end with a bang. The Name of the Wind was disappointing, left too many threads hanging and was too much hype. Nonetheless, I see potential. Rothfuss handled the flow of the story with the hand of a seasoned writer. He might well surprise me in 2009 when his next novel will be published.

The worst of 2007

- Spaceman Blues: A Love Song - Brian Francis Slattery
Sometimes you encounter these novels you just do not "get". It was just impossible to discern any interesting ideas in the confusion mess the author (intentionally I presume) created. The novel fell flat on its face because it goes beyond simply telling a story. It tries to be stylistically innovative, to be surreal like a Dalí painting, to be a kaleidoscopic celebration of immigrant life, to play it loose with time and place - but ultimately forgets to simply tell the damned story. Bad.

- The Electric Church - Jeff Somers
The Electric Church is a classic example of trying too hard in terms of plotting resulting in an uneven paced story. If you are looking for action, there is plenty of it but it is hardly believable. The characterization of the characters is rather weak and neither original nor challenging. The lack of description did not manage to raise the quality of the novel to a higher bar. Guess what? I don't want even talk about this. Worse.

- Armageddon's Children - Terry Brooks
Aaaaaargh. I want my money back. And my hours of reading wasted on this piece of shit. Now! Lack of originality, resurrecting dogs, shit sliding downhill - going nowhere. The worst of 2007. Hitting rock-bottom with the speed of light.

Novels that I would have read if I was Father Time (but wanted to mention here nonetheless)

- Brasyl - Ian McDonald
- Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie
- Black Man - Richard Morgan
- Acacia - David Anthony Durham
- The Terror - Dan Simmons

More 2007 goodness; The Gravel Pit loves listmania!

- Adventures in Reading
- The Wertzone
- Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
- The Bodhisattva
- Grasping for the Wind
- Fantasy Book Critic
- Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
- OF blog of the Fallen
- Neth Space
- Fantasy Debut
- Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent
- Fantasy Cafe
- A Slight Apocalypse
- SciFi Chick

Now I can finally leave 2007 behind me. Bring on 2008, it will be great! Big thank you's to the FBS establishment and folks at the board, particularly Jay for the inspiring Jay 101 reads list and Damon for putting so much effort and money on the line to make FBS bigger. I predict 2008 is going to be the year of Heliotrope! Also thanks to my fellow bloggers, you know who you are, for all the linkage and support I got during my six months of running a blog. Thanks to Ran ( for running a great message board) and the folks at westeros.org for the interesting discussions and thank you's for everyone I've forgotten here (sure I missed a few)!

To another year of blogging & fun!

Cheers,

Lawrence