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3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,May,2004 | Finally moved into a new apt! One of the reasons I was dying to move out from my previous one was becuz the guard was darn nosy and yaps too much! Thank god don't have to see him anymore! |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,May,2004 | Woke up with major hang over and found some chocolate and cookie crumbs in Jell-O's bowl. Apparently I mistakenly fed him with my junk food instead of his dog food when I was drunk. He must loved his meal. It was a very big one too! To confirm what I've done, I immediately picked up Jell-O and checked his stomach. It was HUGE! And he looked hilarious! Imagine a little dog with chocolate leftovers around his mouth and a huge tummy walking around like a pregnant woman! LOL! Fearing that he might gain weight, I put him on the treadmill to burn off the extra calories. He actually loved it! When I turned off the treadmill after 5 minutes, he kept walking on it back and forth wondering how come it's no longer moving. Haha my baby's SO CUTE!! |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,May,2004 | urlLink More pix The ball was awesome! After the ball, we partied at LKF and needless to say, I was hammered and lost memories yet another time. Still don't rmbr how the heck I got home but at least I was in one piece. Tiffany : Happy Birthday! |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,May,2004 | Someone leaked a significant portion of the Microsoft Windows source code to the Internet during the early months of 2004 so it's more important than ever to use antivirus software on any Windows PC. What to do now? Try urlLink Grisoft's AVG Free Edition , it's free for personal use. Or if your preinstalled antivirus software is no longer updating, uninstall it immediately and run the urlLink free HouseCall service to clean up any current infections. Then go download Lavasoft's urlLink free Ad-aware Standard Edition to remove any spyware from the computer. Lastly, remember to go to Windows Update (conveniently accessible from Internet Explorer by selecting Tools | Windows Update)!! C'mon peeps, don't help spread viruses! Derek : Another one! This time for SPCA!! We'll be here cheering for ya! Ed : You look great in the commercial! How do you mange to look so good all da time? We hate you! H : Nice to hear from you again my dear frd from Moscow! Ivan : Yeah I'll give you a shout for sure! We should definitely catch up! James : My experience of being a stay home mother is ok since Jell-O's not a noisy one. However, it does require undivided attention or he'll feel upset and abandoned. And no, I can't bring him to the bar cuz he's underage and is to drink. Maybe when he gets older then we can have beer together when you visit HK. I'm confident that he'll beat you in drinking games! Jan : Thanks for the details! It was very helpful! And yes, I'm planning to go with the Contiki Tour and am checking out their trips now. They have so many cool trips, so hard to choose! |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 18,May,2004 | The haircut I got outta impulse was intolerable so I've decided to get a hair extension. After 4 odd hours, WHOLA! I've got nice long hair that touches my waistline! All of a sudden I look feminine and I love it! It looks so real!! If take good care of it, the stylist said it can last for 2 - 3 months. Well knowing me...I wonder if it'll last for a month! Angie : Congrats to your engagement!! Have you set the date yet? Clement : Wut's your decision? Cheer up! Mike : No way I'm taking pic with THAT hair! HAHA too bad! Yeah Jell-O is super cute! Jennifer would love him too! |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 14,June,2004 | Hi Folks, This is a bit of a warning: look after your chompers, yer gnashers! And don't ignore those postcards from your dentist telling you to come in for a check up. I've always been scared of the dentist and never go to them unless I'm in extreme agony. Over the holiday weekend I was hit by an attack of toothache, real bad toothache. I tried eating ice-creams, lots of ice-cream etc. but nothing got rid of the bugger. Couldn't sleep, couldn't concentrate, couldn't do anything! Now I'm looking for a dentist in Hong Kong, preferably female. Someone PLEASE if you know of any, lemme know! Don't forget, look after your 'amstesds. Just For Grins How's your business coming along? 'I'm looking for a new cashier.' But you had a new one only last week! 'That's the one I'm looking for.' An Inspirational Thought : Tony Robbins said, 'Now I am the voice I lead not follow I create not destroy I believe not doubt I am a force for good Defying all the odds I step up, step up, step up And take action And if I can't then I MUST!' |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,June,2004 | An Inspiration Thought : Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did. Fascinating Facts : The most expensive spice in the world is Saffron. It is made from crocus flowers and takes 75,000 flowers to make one pound of saffron. |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,June,2004 | Had a very informative outing today thanks to Barbara! Once everyone showed up, we headed off to Tai Wo and from the station, we walked through the old Tai Po Market, still living and breathing as it did more than 50 years ago. This market has everything from clothing to live animals to flowers for the table. We visited Man Mo temple dating back to 1892 as well as the urlLink Railway museum . I was so excited and eager to learn about HK. After all, I was born here! Early History Tai Po has a long history, shown by Stone Age relies being found at a small island off Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po (now reclaimed land). Tai Po was originally called Dai Bu, meaning 'walk in big steps to escape from evil', because in ancient times the district was heavily forested and home to wild animals who threatened the lives of local residents. The Lam Tsuen River flows through Tai Po, leading out to the Tolo Harbour. Settlement By AD 618 (Tang Dynasty), the Tai Po district had become one of the earliest settled areas in Hong Kong. It was then known as 'Hui Chou Ying'. Also by this time fishing, farming and pearl fishing (in the Tolo Harbour) were the main industries. By AD 905 it had become the centre of the pearl trade. However this was an extremely dangerous industry in which to be, as pearl drivers were submerged on weighted ropes, and would only be pulled up when the driver tugged on his rope, indicating he'd run out of breath. He then hoped he'd be pulled up! Pearl drivers dived in the nude, as it minimized places to conceal stolen pearls. The pearls went to the treasure house of the Imperial family. The industry was eventually proscribed as there were so many deaths among the drivers. - A source of further information can be found and seen at the excellent 'Story of Hong Kong' exhibition at the equally excellent 'Museum of History' in Tsim Sha Tsui East. Market History Tai Po's population slowly grew over the years and by AD 1368 (Ming Dynasty) it had become a market town and home to one of the territories original clans, the Tangs. In 1691 they set up the original (and one of HK's earliest) agricultural produce markets north of the river. This was called 'The Old Market'. Meanwhile the Man Clan had also established themselves south of the river, and the Tang clan charged them exorbitant ferry fees to cross the river to get to the market. As the district grew and prospered, the Man clan, by the late 19th century, formed a union ('Tsat Yeuk') with seven nearby villages (Cheung Shu Tan, Fan Ling, Lam Tsuen, Tai Heung, Ting Kok, Tsap Wo and Yap Wo) and established a rival market 'Tai Wo Shi' in Fu shin Street on the south bank of the river. This was called 'The New Market'. In 1892, to celebrate the establishment of The New Marker, the Tsat Yeuk Rural Committee built the Man Mo temple as well as roads adjacent to it, further developing the town area. In 1896 a bridge called Kwong Fuk Bridge, was built across the river linking both areas of Tai Po. It was renovated and widened in 1957. The 'Old Market' gradually lost business to the New Market slowly faded away. The New Market was what we saw today - but is now called the Old Market!! Today, the market sells myriad of fresh produce as well as clothes and kitchen hardware. The Hakka In the market we saw old ladies wearing broad brimmed hats surrounded by black gauze. These are 'Hakka' natives, which is a Cantonese pronunciation of a Mandarin word meaning 'guest people', as they originally came from North China. In the market they sell supposedly chemical free fresh vegetables. 1000 year old eggs Black, '1000 year old eggs', which actually take 100 days to make. These are duck eggs coated with a clay like mixture comprising tea, salt, lime and pinewood and charcoal ashes. They are then covered with soil and placed in a crock for 100 days to cure, after which the clay mixture is rinsed off and the eggs can be eaten. The while of the egg will be a greyish, translucent colour (or blackish amber colour) and have a gelatinous texture. The yolk, when sliced will be a greyish-greenish colour. The Man Mo Temple In 1892, the Tsat Yeuk Rural Committee built the Man Mo temple. In its early years the temple was not quite like we see it today, as it was also used for administrative purposes by the committee and was a stopping place for onward travelers to stay overnight. In 1985 it was fully renovated, with government funds and input by the Rural committee, to what it is today. The temple is dedicated to Man-D, a King and God of Literature, and Mo-D, also a King and god of Business and Health. At the main altar, Man-D is the God on the right with Mo-D on the left. To the left of the main altar is another altar, dedicated to Kwun Yum, the Goddess of Mercy. To enter the temple, we were told to extend our left foot first, then cross over(not on) the threshold. Forgot the reason for it but if I rmbr correctly, it has sth to do with the evil. If we trip while crossing over, it either means the step forbids the evil (in us) from entering OR it means the person who trips over IS the devil! We then walked around the side of the inner door. The temple is as smoky and incense-coil filled as most other temples in Hong Kong. In there, people can participate in the shaking of fortune stick from the container and have the results told by the interpreter sitting at the side. It's only in Cantonese and costs $20 for foreigners. After hours of walking and sight-seeing, we sure had worked up an appetite. We had lunch at an Indian restaurant call Shalimar Indian Restaurant and boy oh boy was that delicious! I wish I could see there and eat all day! Curry and nan...YUMMY!! Was already falling asleep during the ride home and it was only 3:30pm! What a fun-packing and knowledgeable day! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shalimar Indian Restaurant Address 127 Kwong Fuk Road G/F Tai Po Market, NT |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 07,June,2004 | Couldn't sleep tight last nite. Had a dream about Jell-O... Anyway, here's a cool urlLink personality test ! So accurate! Just For Grins Prosecuting Attorney ...'What gear were you in at the time of the motor accident?' Defendant ...'Gucci sweat shirt and Reeboks' |
3,544,723 | female | 25 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,June,2004 | urlLink More The weather was great, the captain was cute, and we all had a great time! We departed the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club at 10:30am to sail on the beautiful seas around HK on a 45 foot yacht. We all started working as a team once we got on broad. Sailing isn't as easy as it seems! There were a lot of pulling, swirling, and reefing. Got so tired already when we were in the middle of the sea! As we were draping on the shallow part of the water, we joked about hitting the rocks on the side where it might become a major, or last for that matter, moment of our lives. Just when we were laughing, we heard this big noise and it was obvious that we've hit something under the water. Our boat was swinging frantically and it did look like we were gonna flipped! Physically speaking, it wouldn't be possible cuz the direction of the wind and the tide just wouldn't let the boat flip. But put physics aside, the situation did seem a bit creepy as the boat kept hitting whatever it was hitting and the impact was making this drum noise as if it's breaking our boat. Some panicked and thought we were sinking. We immediately got busy and reefed to release the power of the wind. It was so all of a sudden I got blisters on my hand afterwards. Ouch! Once things got under control, we referred back to the chart to see if we've hit a rock. Nothing was on the chart! Our guess was that we just got to the shallow part during low tide without paying much attn to it since we were having too much fun. But heck was it exciting! Now that I'm home, I'm still feeling the sea. Seem strange walking on land again and I'm feeling the waves as I sit. Aside from some sailing skills and imaginary waves I brought home, I also brought home a very red, tanned body along with countless bruises covered in painful sunburns. But who cares?! It's hella fun! ... Missing Jell-O... |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 30,July,2004 | This makes day four for glo-blog and there is no evidence that anyone has visited. I feel so unloved. Is it too much to ask to get maybe a hello comment to say 'I'm watching'? After all, you never know when I'll post someting weird like this -> urlLink http://members.cox.net/lxix/ithurts/ if you click them, they will confuse you. |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 28,July,2004 | hmm... must remeber to inform people when I do something drastic that they should watch. Anyway those of you looking in now sorry I did not remember to tell you about GLO-blog. this should show just why I'm creating this blog. However my poor connection skills are not the only reason. You may expect creative expession, showing off, stupid trivia and more! GLO-blog! get yours today! |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 27,July,2004 | Welcome to my latest futile attempt at keeping in touch.May this blog bring those who just cant get enough of me happiness. :) |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 17,August,2004 | yet another listless summer day. Today I played through Ico in about three hours, figured out how to remove an anoying auto-loggin my sister left on the computer, burned two cd's, ate the last of the cucumber salad and talked to a very polite man from T-online for about 23 seconds. Hope tommorow goes just as well. |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 13,August,2004 | Happy Friday 13th GLO-bloggers! ! |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 12,August,2004 | Critical Event: Today it was nessecary for myself to be in bamberg for a dentist appointment. The conditions that led to this akwardly timed appoinment are somewhat stupid on my behalf so I will not divulge them. Anyway seeing as it would have been tedious for a parental unit to drive to the haus and back into the stadt It was proclaimed that I should take THE BUS... (insert jarring chords here) THE BUS leaves Zettmannsdorf at 2:37pm only, so naturally I needed to set my alarm to make sure I'm awake at least at 1:00pm. '12:00 should do it' I say to myself. 12:00 at night the alarm goes off. I turn off the alarm and go back to sleep cursing my oversight. Pretty soon after that, around 7:00 (that's two minutes in dream time), I realize the alarm has not been set again. Oh, well I'm hungry anyways. After eating I go back to sleep. At 1:00 I wake up with something like a panic, again I forgot to reset the alarm, D'oh! I 'quickly' fix myself some fried eggs and soda, dress, grab my stuff and get out the door at 2:15pm. My nerves at this point are shot. Chapter 2: THE BUS So now I'm at the appx. 90 degree BUS stop waiting for THE BUS about 20 minutes before it is due. So I wait......... and wait...........still wai-ting.......2:40 something and here's THE BUS! '$#*# BUS at least in THE BUS the air will be moving' HA HA. Ha...ha........ no. ten miutes into THE BUS RIDE I feel like my eggs earlier when they were cooking. Twenty minutes into THE BUS RIDE, I reeeaally regreted eating my eggs earlier. Thirty minutes into THE BUS RIDE I'm 'scrambling' to keep my eggs and soda from earlier. When at last I get into the stadt I feel like the dentist will need to watch out when inspecting my mouth. Ah! But the dentist's office is in a stone building. Soooo coooooool...... I enjoy the dentist appointment greatly but it is over too soon. Chapter Three: God ^$#^%#*^$* dammit! So anyway I end up at Father's office feeling a great joy on his cold floor and a great need to relive myself of the eggs. Wphoo! At closing time we all get in the car and start in the direction of home (YES!) but suddenly mother asks 'So where do you want to eat?' (!!^%%^^R&TY$#^%E%W$^%E^%&T^^HJYHF^R^^&& ) Not only did my eggs leave me feeling less than dandy in the digestive department but I was tired and hot and sweaty (and smelly) to boot! Anyway we go downtown. Mum and Dad get doners (a wonderful thing if you're hungry, TOTAL HELL if you're not) whilst I drink my drink in misery. Is that all? NOOOOOOO! Just as we start driving home there is a great Thunder and the biggest downpour of the year hits the car with the seeming sound of thousands of people laughing. I hate my luck. |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 08,August,2004 | Woo-ho! Summer hire is over and I will never work at a mailroom again! So if any of you few who read my blog are wondering what I'll be doing for the rest of the summer, I'll be playing ICO (an insane game with cool graphics and a silly plot) and trying to figure out how the hell I'l be directing my play this fall. Yes, I am directing. A comedy called Playwriting 101: The rooftop lesson If anybody wants to audition they are on August 26 at 6:00 pm or thereabouts. Will blog again soon. Plese telll people about GLO-blog and the auditions. My address book is a bit out of date. :) |
4,052,856 | male | 17 | Non-Profit | Sagittarius | 02,August,2004 | So sorry! I had the members only can comment option on. It is now off so you can criticize my stupidness freely. so sorry so sorry so sorry so sorry! waaah! |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | First things first. I am slightly confused at times by Icelandic-English, but I believe not as confused as you would be by my English-Icelandic, so we'll stick to English as a medium of conversation, I guess (until we all master Icelandic). It might be tough for Lars, Magnus, Vegard, et al. to give up their 'primitive' tongues and learn Icelandic though (haha). Well, believe it or not, I hung out with an Icelandic girl last night. Yes, there are more than 2 of them. I couldn't get enough of Iceland, what with the sheep cheek and dried fish, so boy was I glad to find out my friend is dating a girl who grew up in Iceland until age 16. We shot the shit about all things Icelandic, from that crazy non-alcoholic malt stuff (child's play) to Thule. I exhausted her knowledge of Iceland in about 5 minutes, so I proceeded to teach her all the things Ulli (sorry I have no accent mark ` key) taught me about Iceland and life in general. So in other words, the conversation continued another week :) Ulli prepared me well to educate her about her own country. So, I've got my fingers crossed that this e-mail will actually send and I will not lose everything I've hitherto typed. You see, I'm still using the old dial-up modem, yeah the one from the 90s, and it's not the most reliable. George W. is off playing with laser-guided Smart bombs somewhere, and I can't even get a freakin cable modem. Blame my tightwad parents for that one, I suppose. Oh well, back to school in a few weeks. Then it's back to real studying and real classes. No more ESADE Leadership, where the essence of the course is 'do whatever you want and tell us that you learned something in the end.' As this is my first blogging experience, I should probably cut it short lest I become burnt out at a young age. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | If you are a 'gringo' visiting for the first time please read the thing below first but if not go a head and read this. Well its best to begin bloging writing about something that nobody should realy care about but.... what the heck.... The climate here has been realy strange and I think Iceland is again behaving like ICELAND. Yesterday I wen to work at 8 in the morning and yes there was a rather bad weather but that doesnt happen to rarely in this country but usually it just goes by. Well I saw that it didnt realy but when I turned on the radio it said that pretty much every road out of the city was closed and on the others one was recomended to use a well equiped jeep if going out of the city. There where like 500 incidents of people having to call the rescuers to help them out of snow coz they werent going anywhere without help. I heard about this one guy who was suppose to arrive at work at 16 (thats 4 pm for those on my west) but went out of his house at 10 just to help people out of snow, his girlfriend told me that it was most definatly his favorite day of the year!!! The guy who was suppose to do my job at 16 (see above if you cant remember) lives in town very close to Reykjavík and when I looked outside he just saw the top of his car so he called his dad who has a 'well equiped jeep'. In the most windy spot of Reykjavík the wind speed went to 30 meters a second so I hope nobody forgot their laundry outsite. You are most definatly rather bored by this so Im gonna tell you some strange facts about Icelanders and the year 2003: 1. In the begining of this mont Icelanders where 290.490 wich makes 0,79% growth a year. On that pace we will be 300.000 late 2007!!!! YEAH GO ICELANDIC WOMEN 2. On the other hand 1.400.000 went through the internacional airport in 2003 3. For my imortal belowed Emerging Economies class it would be interesting that there was 84% working participant and something like 4% unemployment which we think is alot. 4. In last election on 10. of May 87,7% of the listed voted, that is I think more than the record in the US of A. 5. In 2003 there where sold 345 million cigarettes and 11,8 thousand cigars. 6. In my favorite part there where sold 350.000 liters of vodka and unspiced alcahol, 10.200.000 liters of beer and 1.050.000 liters of red wine. 7. An average person farts 14 a day... so each person, in the world, farted 5110 in 2003 so that makes 1.500.000.000 Icelandic farts in this very nice year... something to be proud of. 8. The average Icelander ate 53 kilos of sugar, the average Magnus and Vegard (Swedish and Norwiegan persons) ate 43 kilos and 33 kilos each Danish and Finnish person. 9. Average weight of an Icelandic 25 year old is 67,5 kilos and 74 of 55 year olds. The men on the other side do weight 81,7 kilos at 25 and 88 kilos at 55. 10. Acording to a survey made by Durex Icelanders are very happy with their sex life and the times an average Icelander had sex was 96 times. 11. In 2003 Icelanders sent close to 150 million sms´s which makes around 500 sms´s a person over the year. Well now you must wiser so send me something to post!!! Saludos, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey people, Ok this is Úlli, I have been wondering about how we can all stay in touch for the next few years coz I really dont want us to fade apart and how could we do that. It´s no doubt that some of us will keep in touch forever but Im worrying about those I knew but wherent my best friends and I bet some others feel the same way. This I would say is a rather good solution, everybody who want to post something would contact me and I will give you permission on this page to post here or wich I would rather not do is that you would send me articles and I post them. If we are like 20 people we could have up to 3 posts a day and that would be fun! Also I will add in a comment system so we can all 'take a piss' at each other as Mr. Aziz would say. The subject of the posts dont have to be about us or Barcelona or anything like that, you can talk about the last time you went to the bathroom, what you think about chinese food or just something out of the blue. Anyways I hope I hear from many of y´all. Still in missing, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey, It's conor here from the good ole u of i. I hope you all are doing great. I just wanted to say that I had a great time in barcelona. Adam and Ulli, thanks for letting me crash at your places. Adam i don't know why we thought it would be a good idea to get another beer after the danceatoria, but it was a great time. And Ulli, do you piss on the plaza in iceland? But i'm gonna enjoy the absinthe that tim got in that random country without a government. Hope to see ya soon. later. Conor |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | just kidding, I love and miss you all and I can´t describe how much I would like to be in Barcelona right now. Icelandic is really getting too cold for my taste - even though I guess that our friend Tim is probably colder. Me and my class are going to the beautiful beaches of Croatia for a graduation-trip in june so that is more or less what keeps me alive at the moment. I tried power-joga for the first time last week and my muscles were sore for days. I am going again today and I can't wait!..... I enjoy torturing myself way too much :) The second ad for auditions for my project comes on in the newspaper this sunday. We didn´t get sufficient response to the last one, but I am crossing my fingers for this one! We have a new member in the team, the set and costume designer. She is really good and I am proud to have another talented person in my team. Her latest project was Chicago - the musical, and her costumes have gotten a lot of attention (yes I know it doesn´t take a lot to get on the news in this tiny country, but still) I am working right now...... or rather: I am in work right now. I have been here for an hour now and nobody has really showed up. That is the beauty of my workplace. You can show up anytime in the morning, you just have to be there before nine and work for 8 hours. So I, who showed up at 7:45 can leave at 15:45! ..... I am not sure you find this interesting at all, but hey, I´ve got nothing else to say and nobody else is 'blogging' I hope you all have a good weekend with lots of booze and women, Svana |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | I just read Tims post and I just have to say that it was realy sweat (Im getting more American by the minute). For the last few weeks so many things have reminded me of you guys, for example just before I wrote this I watched a movie (Love Actually) which I saw with one of you guys and I remember so many things about what we talked about, did and though before,after and in the middle of the film. Also I havent got anyother background on my computer than you guys and all the lovely (am I also getting more British by the minute) pictures Walker has posted. I cant wait to see you all again and I cant understand why there isnt anybody willing to pay for the plane tickets. Hope I see you (in person) soon, Úlli p.s. Note that I did put a link to the penguin game, just my version ;) ... Try your luck now Timmy Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | I don't know if anyone has seen the new show on MTV, Surreal Life, featuring some of the randomest of randoms, but I was thinking about my time in Barcelona tonight, thinking of how surreal it now seems. The vast majority of the time my life goes smoothly along here at home, but a few times a day I get caught up thinking about Barcelona. The smallest thing often triggers it. Maybe I'll catch myself telling someone what Adam, Ulli, or Beatrice would say in a certain situation, or I'll think of looking out on the Mediterranean from the oh so conveniently perched Residencia. But regardless of what triggers thoughts of Barcelona, one thing is always the same...it never feels like I was actually there. All of my friends seem like very vivid characters from a movie, and if I can just think hard enough I know I'll remember the name of the movie. All of our stories seem like something I made up to amuse myself, like some delusional schizophrenic with a penchant for booze and late night clubbing. But when I stop and think, all of the best experiences in life seem surreal as they gradually fade, not entirely from the memory, but back into the corners of the mind from whence they emerge when summoned. And so, I thank each one of you for making my experience a little bit more surreal. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Rather than forward this to people I thought I would leave it to your discretion whether you needed amusing by hitting a penguin with a bat as far as you can pretending to be a yeti, sounds like a ball doesnt it! http://www.mironov.net/pingu/pingu2.swf Enjoy tios y tias, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Well I cant say Im doing like Tim, that is blogin drunk, but Im not to far from it. Today I decided to go out with a few friends, I didnt plan on getting to drunk coz Im going out tomorrow night big time. Well so we went to the alcahol store and I bought Thule for tomorrow night and Corona for tonight, you know not to much alcahol and anyway you piss all the beer in just few moments. Then after going to play football (inside nota bene), me and a friend of mine went to a schoolmate of ours and the forth guy, also a schoolmate, joined us a little later. The plan was simple, whatch the Iceland Idol, behind the senes, then double American Idol, in the meanwhile get drunk and then go down town for further drinking and exploring Icelandic girls slutness. Well first af all after two beer I decided on opening my bottle with a lemon in the same hand as I had the bottle, long story short I just manage to spill all the beer my jeans and my friends to and just well enough that it looks like we had both wet ourselfs. After the Idol some vampire movie starring Aliyaa (I cant imagine how you write her name), came up and we started talking about something, when my phone starts ringing and it says that its my boss. I couldnt imagine why he was calling me at 10 minutes passed midnight at Fridaynight but I answered and he said anoyingly 'arent you comin?'. Well I just said yes and hang up, but I didnt have clue that I had to work, for all I knew I didnt have to show up until 4 in the afternoon on Sunday. (one thing worthy of mentioning is that I work as kind of a segurity in Icelands biggest bank, I just sit for eight hours with another guy and walk around the house twice) Well so I thought ok my breath smell like beer and most of all I smell like beer. So I loaned myself a shirt (I also managed to wet my shirt) did put far too much perfume right on my face and stole a gum pack. On the way I out called a taxi and asked it to go to the Bank. One thing I suddently missed from Barcelona are the taxi prices coz it costed something like eight Euros and I was in the taxi for something like 3 minutes. I was lucky that my boss had already left and I dont think the other guy knows how beer smell like (honestly!). I have had alot of sleep to get this out of my sistem. I feeling rather frisky but almost like the hangover is coming soon!!! Well just wanted share this with you, have I nice weekend, Úlli Added later: Just one sad thing that I know that everyone is thinking about, well Icelands Handball team isnt doing so well coz they have lost both their matches and have big risk of falling out of the competition. I blame mostly bad referees and that the trainer doesnt have guts. For example we´ve got one of worlds best players and also one of worlds most promising player (that one plays for Barcelona). And if the best one is playing badly the coach doesnt take him of just plays him till the defence of the other team has beaten the crap out of him. Well doesnt matter, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Back in the computer lab in Building 1 Adam was waiting to bump into a familiar face, but it just wasnt happening! Nobody appearing around a corner, no recognisable back of heads, nothing! Rather weird to be back, went out last night to Cafe Royale and then Otto Zutz. Left when they kicked us out and showed all the new kids in town my stunning moves on the floor. I think thats why they arent really talking to me any more! Wieteke has been busy fulfilling her role as social secretary and done a pretty good job. She has picked out the best of the bunch for me and Steffen and so life will go on! Anyone wanna visit, just let me know, until then, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | I tried to send y´all Icelandic Cowboy but I the ones with hotmail couldnt recieve it so if you have hotmail in Stefans list then let me know if you want to recieve the song. Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hello everyone!....... or hello Úlli, Tim and Adam. Just wanted to let you guys know that I love to hear about what is going on in your life's and I can tell you that it is a great way to survive a boring class with the help of wireless network and a laptop! Because of the semester in Barcelona I have to take three extremely boring classes this semester and one that is ok. It is about 'Iceland and the EU' and almost only interesting because we are going on a trip to Brussels to take a look at the 'headquarters' of EU. It will be great to get to the continent again and if anyone reading this happens to be anywhere close to Brussels the 24th-29th of February, please let me know. I am really busy these days, not only did school start of way too fast but things are getting really interesting with 'my' musical. I had a meeting today with a marketing company (the coolest and youngest one on the market : ) and they were really positive and want me to meet them again. The premiere has been set for the 24th of October and will hopefully be shown until January, so if anybody wants to visit during that time, be sure to reserve two hours of your schedule to see it! Well, that's about it for now......... |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Well, Adam, I think we are the only ones who check this site, and I'm hesitant to consider what that says about us. Today was my first day of classes, and my bastard teachers all decided to lecture for the full time. I don't know about your side of the drink, but traditionally here the first day of class is reserved for going over the syllabus, looking and feeling really bored, acting cool so that you get in with the cool kids on the first day (just like me, Adam, Lars, and Steffen in Spanish class), scoping the class for pretty faces, then getting the hell out of class at least 1/2 hour early. Maybe we've outgrown that phase, though. Well, maybe just the getting out of class early part. I've got one class with an annoying 'friend' who I went to high school with. I've known him since we were 3, so I have to pretend to like him, but he really just annoys the shit out of me. We've had classes together before, and they've been brutal. Gonna be a long semester of me pretending to find his jokes amusing. That's the worst part...he's not funny. I'm about to go make myself some hot dogs now, of the same quality Oscar Meyer variety that I brought to the cena internacional at Walker's. But no on wanted them at the cena...shame, shame. I'm making these ones Chicago-style. Yes, we have our own hot dog style, just like our own pizza style, and our own blues style. Basically, we have to put our name on everything we create lest New York or LA steal it and claim it as their own. Beware of coastal peoples (e.g. Ulli)...they're shade-errific. Take care. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Boom shake the room! Ulli, nice post, think you need to work on some of the spelling though, and I have a question for you...... What does tri-sexual mean? Answers on a postcard. Anywhooooo, I am returning to Barca on Thursday and without any of you lovely peeps I aint got that much to look forward to. Obviously the passionate gay love sessions with Edagr will be a bonus and I always have Steffen to brighten up my day but I do hope that at least a few of you come back and surprise me, as there will always be a bed to stay in ( mine if your lucky ;op, not you Tim) Is it me or is it just me, Tim and Ulli who check this thing? I wanna see some more posts, some juicy gossip!!!!!! Be good boys and girls, one love, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey y´all I might be surprised that Im not going to take any piss on Norway... for now. The reason Ali G if you are American and thinkin who tha fuck is Ali G then he is one of the funniest guys alive and has had a hit show in Uk, and all of Europe for some time now. Now he is also in America where HBO, I think, broadcasts the show. He has alsorts of funny caracters who he plays himself in particular Ali G the not so cleaver rapper wannabe. The reason Im telling you this coz I just found a Ali G translater where you can translate some words from regular English to Ali G´s verion. Here are few examples: I Love You: me dig me Uncle Jamal England: Wales Scotland: Wales Girlfriend: Bidch Her: ha Queer Eye For the Straight Guy: Quea Eye fer da Straight Guy I have to be up in like 6 hours to drive my girlfriend to work: me ave to be up in dig 6 hours to drive me bitch to work Drunk food here is so much better than Bar Paris: pissed grub in da house is so much betta 'dan Bar Paris well me Uncle Jamal can see fer yourselves 'coz me did put up a link in da house on da right well you can see for yourselves because I did put up a link here on the right |
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873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | So, I must first of all apologize for anything that I might mistype, but I am pretty drunk right now. I went over to a friend's flat tonight and proceeded to show them pictures from Barcelona for about 2 hours. Needless to say, they got really tired of it after a while (they didn't know all the cool people after all). I thoroughly enjoyed Vegard's new pics though. Well done, China Boy. Don't get SARS. Heard it's dangerous or something like that. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the pics of me in Adam's 'European' shirt from the night we went to Chupito's and Costa Breve. I couldn't find the pic of my shoes though...wonder why? ;) Ulli, I'm glad you've given us such a lesson about music. I'm sure I'll appreciate it when I'm sober...whenever that may be. Svala is gorgeous by the way, so if her brother is anything near as hot, the band will be at least worth checking out (especially for Lee and Rodney). I watched 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' the other day, this relatively new American show about 5 or so gay guys rearranging a straight guy's life. It's pretty fucking hilarious. They re-decorate his home, teach him how to cook, get him new clothes, teach him how to groom himself, etc. I didn't think I would like it, but it's really cool. Maybe it'll hit Europe soon, if we didn't copy it from Europe in the first place. Wouldn't surprise me since Europe seems to be much more liberal on issues concerning homosexuality. I'm just hoping I remember in the morning what exactly I typed tonight. I have to be up in like 6 hours to drive my girlfriend to work, but yet it feels like an early morning by BCN standards. I mean, it's barely 2 o'clock and I'm ready for bed. I'd probably be in bed if I hadn't gotten the idea to type this stupid blog. I feel a mad case of the munchies developing here. Time to go get something to eat. Drunk food here is so much better than Bar Paris. Thank goodness I don't have to eat those shitty, cold eggs on a bap anymore. But I've wasted enough of your lives. Goodnight one and all. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey since Tim is so interest in languages I just had to put this urlLink link in Other news is the weather witch has been so bad here that you cant even travel within the city now. I went down town earlier this evening, to watch the Idol finale, and on the way home I couldnt drive faster than 40 (kilometers/hour), wich is crazy. About the Idol thing, Kalli Bjarni won which almost translates to some cartoon Charlie something, I didnt realy like this competition because I didnt realy see what was so adorable about the contestants. Recently I have heard a lot of great music, its been so great to hear good rock after all the college rock groups and the Korn stuff. My favorite has to be Hot Hot Heat which a rather funny kind of rock because they are so melodic, number two is urlLink Minus with their newest product Halldor Laxnes (named after our only nobel price winner). The singer in that group is the son of Icelands all time most popular urlLink poppstar and brother of the very beautiful urlLink Svala . The third one are british called The Darkness and are a glamrock band realy funy and energetic if you can find their video on kazaa then you should, it so funny. Also another band I kinda like is More-Sheep-ahhhhh and as the name suggests they are British. Adam suggested them to me and they are pretty fine, very calme and generally good. Hope my house will stay up tonight, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Well, I'm trying very hard to get situated in this apartment, but between being terribly lazy and going out to party, it's slow going. I got the computer set up first thing, and now that I have access to the internet, it's going to be hopeless getting anything done. I just know Vegard is going to find himself a Chinese hottie and settle down in Nanching, never to return to the land of the midnight sun. Well, either a hottie or a dominatrix, a la Lucy Liu. It's getting right down to crunch time for me--next term begins on Tuesday. Weather's been great here, with sunny days and temps hovering around 0 Celsius. Not bad for January at all. So, as you've probably noticed, I haven't gotten around to posting my pictures on Walker's nifty website yet. And I've got such quality shots of Adam's mullet. And now a little think piece for you. I was just pondering how strange it is what words in the English language were Latin-ized (Ulli, this doesn't count as making up a word) following the Norman invasion (by the way, the Normans were originally from Norway...those Vikings sure got around) and what words still maintain their Germanic roots. For instance, our names for the colors are not Latin at all, nor are our numbers. One would think such key words would be among the first to change. But I suppose if you really get down to it, maybe the words that the poor, English-speaking masses used on a daily basis were a bit harder for the Normans to change, while the elements of language used mainly by the educated were among the first to change. Even today it is really only highly educated English speakers who rely heavily on words and phrases borrowed from French. Or maybe that's absolute bubkus. Just something to ruminate over. Tune in next time for more interesting linguistic discussions. J/K...you'll have to excuse the former linguistics major for his hapless forays into the linguistic universe. Ta ta for now. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Helluv everyone! I'm kind of new to this blog-thing, but you bet I'm plugged in. Cool to read all your fascinating everyday-stories. Special thanks goes to Tim and Ulli who both made me laugh very loud in this damned quiet norwegian PC-lab. In a PC-lab in Norway one is not supposed to talk or laugh, so everyone turned around and looked at me like if I was some kind of retard... Yep yep, I hope everybody is still doing fine out there. As Ulli just announced, I'm going to China this sunday. It was kind of a funny story, because two weeks ago I got a phone call from a friend who is working there asking me whether I wanted to join him as an english teacher at Nanchang University in China. I thought aboout it for one day, because it would radically mess up all my career plans, but the day after I called him and said: 'Hell yeah, I'm going!' I considered it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I would regret my whole life if I didn't accept. So now I try to get all the official papers in order before I leave to China next sunday. We're gonna go on holidays to a small island in the South-China Sea for 14 days before we head back to Nanchang and start teaching. I'm gonna be in charge of the oral english-classes, which means I have to try to get shy chineese girls and guys into talking english. It's gonna be quite a challenge but I hope that with great entusiasm and humour I can make it work. (do chineese have humour??) I'll let you know how things are going when I come down to the land of the yellow people. Until then, keep writing folks! Love to hear from ya all... Bye from the endless chilly rain in Bergen, Vegard |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey I just got a mail from Vegard (Veigar from here on) and he told me that he isnt going back to school but rather hes going to China to work as an English teacher. Me, and Svana, think its a great idea and nobody should leave an oportunity like this unnoticied. I personally would leave in a heart beat. He will be leaving Norway on Sunday to Nanching which is on the south-east side of the country but not that close to sea. Offcourse I offered Veigar to post some news of his travels on this great page but we have to see how well plugged he is. I also heard from Edgar who had his first day of the second semester in Esade but school began yesterday, on monday, he told me that it was rather lonely now that we the great people have gone. It wont be longer at this time. Cheers to Veigar, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Okay that's it, I am in love, just wanted to tell all the guys who already kindda knew about it...and all the others! Dumped the girl for me. I am in love. Gracias a Barcelona where we made it for the first time ;) . Gracias a Barcelona who gave me the courage (and the alcohol) to jump on him. At last. Gracias at that boy who waited for me 3 yrs (yes...). I am in love when I thought everything was over... I ll always remember our first kiss on Passeig de Gracia... Calls me sweetheart, honey and all the stuff, and i dont even think it s stupid! VIVA BARCELONA (and the crazyness it gave me)... |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey I some of you may remember the promise of sending y´all the sing 'Icelandic cowboy' by Spilverk Þjóðanna but I have been having problems with sending it hopefully some computer 'peope' at school can help me. Another thing is the links here on the right I can change them but I only remebmer one that people would be interested in (Romanicas photos) if anyone has ideas please put a comment under this post or send me an email. Later, Úlli (posted later) Just saw Adams haircut hahahahaha seriously whats wrong or better yet whats right with that, decided to put a link to it here on the right |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Ulli, I'm glad you mentioned the Icelandic songs. I was listening the other day to that CD of Icelandic songs you gave me. Some good stuff on there, and Icelandic cowboy was a hit with my best friend. As for the Idol craze, I have watched American Idol a few times and World Idol once, but I find myself inexplicably nackered (spelling?) about 20 seconds into the show. World Idol is a bit better because you can cheer for a particular country. The chubby Norwegian fella that sang like Bono impressed me, but he needs some serious dental work...I thought he was English at first. Simon would have ripped him a new one for that. Well, I went bar-hopping last night. I borrowed an ID from someone who was borrowing it from someone(since little Timmy is still not of age here in the US) and made the rounds. Even managed to find an Irish pub, though the music was shit. I went to an Irish pub for lunch the other day and my waiter was Mexican. I was a bit peeved since we were the only people in the place for lunch, and there were 2 perfectly Irish waiters sitting on their asses, but no, we get the Mexican. And the worst was he was trying to pull off some Irish accent, when it was quite obvious he didn't get that tan on Ireland's sunny shores. When we finished, he asked if we were done, and when we said yes, he said 'No mas?' While it reminded me of Barcelona, I nevertheless thought 'I would've gone to a Mexican restaurant if I wanted a taste of Mexico.' I suppose I should get used to it with Bush's wonderful new immigration plan...don't even get me started. Basically, 'Hey, let's encourage illegal immigration.' Another brilliant idea from Georgie. New book out, 'American Dynasty' or some such, about the Bush clan. Looks to be decent for any interested. Might well be shit, but I automatically grant it some merit since it bashes the Bush dynasty. Hung out last night with a friend who was in Ireland with me. It was good to reminisce, but hearing her talk so much about Ireland made me realize how much fun I had in Barcelona. Barcelona is by far the more vivid in my mind, and I don't think that's just because it is the most recent. I truly think it's because of the people I was with in BCN. Thanks again to all. I head down to school this Wednesday for Conor's 21st birthday, the same Conor that visited me in BCN. I've got a little absinthe from Andorra up my sleeve. Hopefully there are no fatalities. Well, Adam and Ulli will be happy to know that I finally got my first cell phone of my own. Well, I guess it's not really my own, but pretty much. My girlfriend's mom bought it but doesn't like it, so she's giving it to me, along with the contract. It's the Sony-Ericsson camera phone...got it for free, so that ain't bad. I will no longer force people to be my phone pimps, a la Ulli. (But Ulli, I would highly recommend your services to others, along with your banking services). I hear Adam's raking in the dough...assume it's the same for others. Myself, I'm just a big bum, living off the state. The welfare and food stamps should arrive any day now. I find myself hopelessly lost on some points of Americana upon my return. I'm absolutely clueless as to what's been going on in American football and the NBA, so people try to make conversation and I stare at them like some big, dumb oaf. 'Must've missed that game,' I mutter. Going through a bit of mullet withdrawal here at home, as that whole fad is quarantined to tiny holdout factions of Def Leppard fans in the Deep South (ask Constance for confirmation). But when I really miss mullets, I just look at pictures of Adam's last haircut. Would've been better off with a bowl, Adam. I was excited to see at the latest national car show that the major car companies are all unveiling their new lines of gas-electric hybrid cars. Maybe if we buy enough of them, Georgie will cease meddling in the Middle East. Liberating the Iraqi people, my ass. Three letters for ya....O-I-L....period. I think that's how it's spelled. But that's enough political rambling on my part. A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Funny thing the minute I entered blogger.com Tims favorite song came in the radio 'Hiroshima' the one that has the corus ' you will all, you will all, you will all diiiiieeee, and then the same but instead of die there is burn. But enough of that but still in a related subject Im getting rather anoyed that everybody is talking about Idol which every country has had ther version of (Pop Idol in the UK and American Idol in US). Ive seen it once and it kind of sucks first of all the most popular one sucks, the only hot girl got woted out the last time. The fifth one (that will be thrown out tonight) only sings slow romantic songs which is ok but he sometimes just takes fast paced songs and slows them down until you run away crying your eyes out. If somebody remembers the guy in was always singing in front of Cafe Zurich (I know I write it wrong) then its not that bad the same feeling just not as strong. Now everybody is watching this show exept me, Im working. The reason why these two subjects are a bit related is that the goy who sang 'Hiroshima' is Icelandic Idols Simon, the person everybody loves to hate. He is an admirable person cause he had Icelands best selling album for 15 years staight (different album each year hes not our Bill and Ted). I just finished writing my beloved Seema a Email and was telling her about somethings that are so strange. For example I had some funny feeling that something was not as usual today I found it out around at noon that my wallet was in the back pocket where it hadnt been since I first came to Barcelona and was adviced to put in the front pocket. The other thing which doesnt put me off but is still strange, when I take the elevator at school and am going down Im always waiting for the floor number zero to come up on little screen. Tomorrow Im going to babysit my favorite cousins two boys 3 and 5 years they are so adorable, always playing and saying jokes, Im realy looking forward to it. These boys are so good friends and so alive they sometimes fight but at the end of the day they are always best friends. Well I dont appetite for more writing so... hasta la proxima, Ingi/Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey people... My first blog ouaouh!! Just to tell you we had a party at my school yesterday, as they do it : free alcohol all night long, Tim : you'd have liked it! Good to see the old friends from school back, but missing the hot atmosphere of the tiny crazy bars...the wandering in the streets... Well some boys helped make up for it and it worked quite well...for a moment ;) |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Yes yes, had my wisdom teeth out today, hurts like a bitch, just wanted you all to know. I am off my head on large amounts of painkillers and may fall asleep on my keyboard any minute now. I will write in greater length to remind you all of how much you miss me, but until then any get well soon emails will be warmly received ;op Hasta banana ladies and gents, much love, A xx (kisses are for the girls, not you Tim!) |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Well, my best friend took off this morning to return to the frozen tundra that is North Dakota this time of year. They're expecting actual temps of -24 Celsius today (-31 Celsius with windchill factor). But that's North Dakota...it's a balmy -19 Celsius at my house right now. So, basically it's cold. But enough about the weather. It's just depressing. I assume everyone got royally smashed on New Year's. I didn't because the party ran out of beer...apparently a CEMS student planned the party (I kid, I kid). But this past week a friend got me and my girlfriend free tickets to a Chicago Bulls game, and while Jordan is no longer in Chicago, $85 tickets in the second row right behind the Bulls' bench still helped to soothe any residual pain from New Year's. While at the game, a friend posed an interesting question: at what point do you switch from 'X years old' to 'X years young.' I don't know if this is only an American thing, but oftentimes you will hear an announcement that Granny Smith or some such is 90 years YOUNG today. I consider myself 20 years OLD. So at what age does the switch occur? Just a curiosity of the language, perhaps. Perhaps the question is a waste of your time, but you'll have to forgive me. You see, it's really not my fault. Ulli's friend commented that I was quite the pen, and now I've gotten quite a big head and think I can type whatever I want in this space. Now I know you all have better things to do than check this blog (stop laughing), so forgive me for wasting your time. The last thing we want is another monumental time-waster like Emerging Economies. But I must practice lest my writing skills become under-der-vey-lo-ped (yeah Puig!). I must say that, other than my friends, I miss the good football most about Barcelona. My girlfriend gets the Premiership, but on a premium channel at like 3 in the morning on Sunday morning, or something ridiculous like that. And watching football with your girlfriend, who could care less, at 3 am is no Scobie's. But at least we agree that footballers are hot (as a former youth footballer, I feel it is absolutely necessary to promote this stereotype to the fullest of my ability). But alas, your eyes tire and your minds wander, so until next time...... Hasta la pasta, Timmy Tim Tims |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey people, I just got a mail from Beatrice and she wantes to join the writers team so this is getting to be a pretty big group, Im also talking to Constance right now and our negotiations are going well. My new years was pretty good I spent the begining of the evening with my family but after midnight I went to another town close by (an hour driving) where my best friend lives, we started drinking at his place and then moved on to one of his friends where there were alot of young but pretty girls, which I consider to be a good thing. I kissed to many girls in my opinion but who gets enough of kissing? The night ended on a couch at my friends place and I wasnt alone;) The day after we went to see Lord of the Rings in a VIP room (if you dont know what that is then its like a regular movie theater where you pay double the entrance but sit in a Lazy Boy and get all the pop corn and all the coke you can drink). I definatly think the VIP thing was worth it coz the movie is almost 4 hours, we went at midnight and came out short before 4. On Saturday I went to my cousins wedding and I had the job of being her photographer which is harder than it sounds for example I was trying to take a picture of the wedding waltz I took like 7 pictures but all I got was their backs ( the camera is rather slow). Later me and some of my cousins went down town where I got phone numbers of two girls one I realy like but the number of the other one Im gonna lose. Actually I just came few hours ago from our first date it was pretty nice but I dont know if it will work out. Thats enough of my life, Ingi/Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Sorry to disappoint with my lack of a posting today, but my best friend is in town from Minnesota. I hope you all can carry on without my input to spur your day. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Úlli: Me Júlli: My friend from school Ragga: Júllis girlfriend Júlli: Úlli did somebody cum in the elevador Úlli: What Where? Júlli: Yes in the bar on Hotel Iceland on friday. Úlli: Really who? Or should I say what? Júlli: Yeah Ragga told me you told her!?!? Ok so on friday we went to a so called uncertainty trip which is just a trip where you get drunk but you dont know where, before hand. So we waited in some bus for half an hour longer than we should have and then took a tourist trip around the city (interesting... NO). After that 45 minute trip with beer in our hand we went to play bowling it wasnt that great I got a 100 and the winner got something like 175 but he used to be in the national team. Afterwards we didnt want to go directly to the party at Hotel Iceland so we went one of my mates garage which has six darts (things), one pool table, bar and everything is decoraded in newspaper articles my mates father in law. He played for KR their first European cup game against Liverpool (one of Englands biggest football team and Adams favorite(beside that they suck)) but they where also playing their first game so its pretty historical. Then we chatted about one night stands but I have become a little famous coz one of my urlLink Icelandic blogs ended on Icelands second most popular webside. I got hundreds and thousands of visits that day:( Anyway, one of Daði´s friends brought another guy who wasnt the brightest nor the funnest but ok. That guy (I dont know his name but we call him Office One coz' he works there) said that one night stands were like co-masturbation... you know, no love and that shit. Ok so we went to this school party at Hotel Iceland where some stuff happend among others we starded playing with some plastic fruits and throwing them at each other, one guy took it a little bit too seriously and threw it... straight at my eye, I thought I would get a black eye!!! Anyway this office one fella' was hitting on everything that moved and finally he started hitting on Ragga but since she had gotten tired of this fella she was thinking about going somewhere with him where they would get cought and he would be thrown out. (ok a little time-out in this place it is in the cellar but on the other floors there is this hotel and you can take elevadors up). We warned her and I told her this masturbation BS but she had masterplan obviously. So somehow the day after when she got sober she mixed our conversation up and all of sudden somebody did cum in the elevador. That has been the joke of the week among my friends. I have a feeling that this story doesnt translate well... anyway. While writing this I have been uploading some pictures from Iceland which I took most of today... from a moving car. You can sometimes see my face in the car mirror. I named some of the photos so they will be understandable, but some wont even be understandable with a text. Anyway enjoy. Also I did put two pictures of my hair in the back. Úlli p.s. Im looking for top 250 reasons not to go to Illinois so if you have any ideas send me a mail at [email protected] or contact me at msn [email protected] |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | For those of you who are wondering why Bill Gates would stop at Illinois before traveling on to Carnegie-Mellon, MIT, Cornell, and Harvard, here are a few reasons why he came here (and why you should come here too): -Microsoft hires more employees from Illinois than from any other university -Tim French goes to school at Illinois -Illinois is a fun word to pronounce -orange and blue are great school colors (if you're not colorblind) -did I mention that Tim French goes to Illinois? -there is a low Icelandic population, so moms are safe from young men here -bowl cuts are available here -mullets are NOT available here (sorry Adam and Steffen) Alright, so while the first reason is probably the only reason Bill Gates came here, you should all consider a visit to the Illinois prairie. I have spoken my piece. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Billy Boy Gates stopped by my uni last night for a talk to computer science and engineering majors. Out of the 1400 seats, the business college got only 18 seats. That's a load of crap in my opinion. But it was kinda cool to have the world's richest man a block away. One of my friends worked the event, so I'll have to get all the dirt on Bill and disseminate it around the globe. Y'all can be my international lackeys in this diabolical scheme. Ahh, too early to be doing homework already....so tired...must sleep. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | I put my pics up on Walker's site....enjoy. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Dame un P, Dame un E, Dame un R, Dame un UUUUUU PERU! PERU! PERU! yup, went and saw them almost embarrass Spain in Montjuic on yesterday, cracking goal put them one up but then the boring Spaniards finally put a couple of chances in the back of the net! Stadium was almost empty and there were probly more Peruvian fans than Spanish (apart from the Nazi skinheads that Edgar sat next too, apparently thats what you get when you pay more for your ticket!), but the atmosphere was wicked as we sat right next to them and their big drum! Had some friends from Madrid down on Saturday and tried our best to show them the sights and sounds of Barca, Steffen got rather drunk and begun to cross dress but luckily stopped at shoes! Lovely photos to follow! Looks like we might be goin to Karnaval in Sitges this weekend, thinking of what to dress up as, any ideas????? Got a call from Constance yesterday whilst we were at the footie, she saw ETA on the telly and heard Catalunya and thought we might all have been fried by some dirty bomb but we ok! She seems to be doin well and by the sounds of it maquina hasnt corrupted the dancefloors of Madrid yet (lucky bastards!) so tink I might find my way up there to rip up a dancefloor or two! Tim - what particular idiot gets a bloody job that pays peanuts to afford a trip back to Barca and then gets told, by his BOSS!!!! that because of work commitments he cant get the time off! Lay down the law Timmy boy, show him whos boss! I want your arse here in March and thats my last word on the subject! Walker - nice bird in the photo big man, got any goss, go on, make it explicit like Ulii ;op Until the next time, sleep tight boys and girls, TTFN, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Well, tonight is just one of those nights where I'm really missing Barcelona and all of my friends. I suppose any place begins to feel like home after a while, but I was blessed with some of the greatest friends anyone could ask for to share a trip with. Sorry to wax all emotional on you guys, but I feel so far removed from not only Barcelona, but from Europe in general and all you guys. I heard from Vegard, and he's loving it in the land of Yao Ming. He reads the blog whenever Ulli sends it his way. Hope to see more new faces on here soon. Sorry I couldn't think of anything clever to say tonight...first time for everything. Missin everyone, Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Ok my week has been pretty good, thanks for asking, but yet very interesting in a strange way. We didnt have to many projects this week so after our markstrat session on thursday we went to watch the elections in Iceland University, which realy do suck but they have cheap beer :) The reason why they suck is that they have all the same goals its almost like the same party, historically one is a right wing party and the other one left so in the right one those who want to become right wing poltitians go there and others on the other side. My best friend when I was nine was the right wing candidate so I supported them a little more but honestly didnt give fuck. I only ment to drink a couple of beers but ended up going to this party and at around 5 in the morning me and an old friend went to share a cap. When we came to my place the friend came with me so I thought he wanted stay over so I went to pick up a sleeping bag and such, but when we came inside he started hitting on me seriously which I didnt like. The problem ofcourse is that my friend is a he... like Manolo said 'my ass is a one way street'. I didnt show up for school on Friday because of hangover but managed to do one thing that day, play football, I sucked big time but ce la vie. On Saturday I went to my schools football competition where made only one draw in three matches but it was fun. Later that night I went to a party at one of my teammates and we all got drunk (we were like 15 of us). It was a load of fun especially the drinking game which I recorded and may even send all of ya copy, pretty funny. Afterward we went downtown and in the end I managed to find a place to stay for the night, the only thing I had to do is help the girl with some 'workout' that same night:) A good deal. I came home at 13 the day after and watch 3 football matches during that day. The most enjoyable was Barcelona-Atletico which Barca won 3-1:) We are now in a champion league position:) I think this is it for now but I did sign Manolo up after meeting him on MSN (Kat and Seems hrm...hrm..) but he hasnt accepted yet. Well later, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Good to hear from Kat...apparently Texas didn't change much while you were gone. Hopefully we will be sending George W. back to your great state shortly...John Kerry's been my boy from the get-go. But I'd best move on before I start a political feud on this blog. Started work last week at a bank (following in Ulli's footsteps). I, however, don't clean toilets and shoot intruders. I get to stand behind the counter, pretend like I know what I'm doing, and give people ridiculous sums of cash. Guy the other day wanted $8000, and then some woman came in wanting $3. We serve all sorts, I guess. This lady is convinced the police have her entire home bugged. I survived Valentine's Day with minimal damage...some flowers, dinner at my girlfriend's hall, a trip to Blockbuster to rent The Hours. Cheap evening all in all. Wrote in to the school paper about my trip home in October for this Stupid or Cupid contest and won second prize in the Cupid category. I think if I had included the reason for the trip I could've won both Stupid and Cupid prizes. Was planning a trip to BCN in March, but me boss told me to dream on. The whole reason I got the job was to pay for the trip to BCN, and now it's the job that's keeping me from going. Good to see that Ulli has taken to posting warm fuzzy forwards on the blog now. Guess he got tired of the penguin game. Well, off to do homework now...don't remember doing much of that last semester. Bye kids. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | The following scene took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg and London. A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess. 'Madam, what is the matter'?, the hostess asked. 'You obviously do not see it then'?, she responded. 'You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat'. 'Be calm please', the hostess replied. 'Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available'. The Hostess went away and then came back a few minutes later. 'Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is also no seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in the first class'. Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued. 'It is not usual for our company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first class However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone sooooo disgusting'. She turned to the black guy, and said. 'Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please take your hand luggage because a seat awaits you in the first class'. At the moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. This is a true story which is not usually told. If you are against racism, please send this message to all your friends, please do not delete it without sending it to at least one person. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | ........can break bones but words will still never hurt anyone, which must be considered a good thing! So, ho! Another week on, another week wiser, and guess what I learnt to do this week? What I hear you ask, come on Adam tell us! Snowboarding I say! Yes, I went snowboarding this weekend (the title may have given this away!), for the first time and quite possibly the last! We were not amazingly well prepared for it, three hours sleep after an outing with mainly CEMS peeps on Friday (an introduction to Mas i Mas, which for some reason didnt go down to well, worrying huh?!?) left me and Steffen short of energy and the three hour train jouney up to La Mollina was hardly comfortable, crammed together on the floor like refugees was less than cosy! Anywayz, via a bus connection we finally got to the resort which was gorgeous and I was bullied into goin snowboarding as otherwise I would be the odd one out :o( so I collapsed and allowed myself to be punished for that stupid, stupid decision for the next 4 hours! Steffen has some great photos of me flat on my face which I am sure you will all enjoy and I will try and get him to put them up on the website. Talking about photos and websites I have put all the ones I have taken in the last couple of weeks and they are now sitting pretty on Walker's website ready for you guys so that you can see what the new folk look like and double check that I look as good as I did ;op Snowboarding was actually quite good fun, by the end of the day I could even pick up some speed and turn and shit, though this inevitably just meant that the falls were harder and hurt a lot more! A seat on the ride home did my bruised behind no end of help and brunch at La Fianna yesterday and a couple of pints in an Irish pub (spoke to Noel, Tim) completed the recovery process. Apart from that the last week has been fairly quiet, more exchange students have arrived and I think everyone is here now, I still have a five day weekend so lots of time to do nothing really! Shame about all you guys who have work to do, ha ha! Sun is shining and all I can say is, bring it on! Hasta luego tios y tias, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | First of all I realy like to say Im sorry to Adam, you realy do have bad haircut but I had no rights to critisice it and well its your choice, ok? Second, I went on Friday to get a haircut the thing was that I hadnt gone to do so since BCN and I did need one. Coz' it was that day all the places were busy exept for this one fancy place. So I went there and asked to, you know, get it short on the sides, a little in the back and some on the top, and get color as I had in Spain and thats it. Well so me and the, very beautiful, hairdresser had some rather 'emparesing' talk until I started feeling like she was giving me mullet so I said, you know I don't like the mullets. She replies that there were good and bad ones, and then we had a lifely conversation about bad haircuts in Iberia (Spain & Portugal) as we all sure have gotten to know. Well when she finished I thought I had a little pony tale but I wasnt that worried, just thought it was funny, she told me that on the back of my head it was most (hair) in the center (of the back of my head). Well no trouble, just something fancy... ITS A MULLET, seriously I have been checking it out and its a fact!!! I have mullet. Ok, so I should just take some scissors and cut it myself, right? No, wrong coz' even though its horrable I have never in my life been so popular with the girls. I told you about my luck, on Friday and on Saturday my friend asked me to teach him how to hussle (like Im the master) and coz' he's the worst I went with him to help a little. We decided to start in this bar, where his friends go, but they weren't there, we just sat down and he had a little (actually alot) to drink and we chatted. Then this girl points me over (and she was cute, though her friend wasnt) I offcourse went. Well she told me that I was her 'prince of dreams' and thats how she would like her husband (her actual words there and then). I thought I was getting lucky so I asked her how old she was, what she did and so on. Ok Tim don't laugh too hard, she was a 27 year old dentist assistant with husband and two kids, thats where I put the line. Then she and her friend realy liked to armwrestle me!!! Whats up with that??? There are more stories to this night, but I havnt got time to writ'em. Later, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Well, Ingi's marketing efforts have paid off :) I'm so glad to get to talk to y'all again. Being back in Texas is almost like I never left-- like life kept moving and I was ushered back in without missing a step. Everything seems the same, only I feel different. I can't really put my finger on it, but I just look at things differently. For example, I was at the grocery store the other day and I was amazed that everything-- I mean everything-- you find is low-fat, fat-free, low-carb, atkins friendly-- it is ridiculous. America is pretty big on fad-dieting and the latest is the Atkins low carbohydrate diet. Subway sandwiches even made a new wrap that is 'atkins friendly.' Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy?! I know this is a silly example, but I guess i just have a new perspective on a lot of different things. I have a bunch of International students in my International trade class, and it reminded me of the classes back in Barcelona; I was half expecting Magnus to comment on something, or Tim and Adam to start making fun of me (aka 'taking the piss'). Actually, there are 2 ESADE students in that class on exchange-- so there's a little Spanish flavor (not flavour) in the place! What have I been doing since I've been back? A ton of COUNTRY DANCING!! Imagine Adam dancing at one of the Barcelona clubs and multipy that by 10-- that's me when I go dance at Midnight Rodeo. No... not an actual rodeo with bull-riding and cattle-roping, just a club/bar that I go to every thursday. Let's see, I turned the big 21 a few weeks ago so I can finally drink legally in the United States. I kicked off the event by going downtown the night before my birthday at midnight to get all sorts of free stuff-- free shot at every bar, free t-shirts, etc. Well, after a night full of dancing on bars, body shots, hugging lots of random people, and singing/yelling down the streets, my friends carried me back to my room. The next day I was back-- getting a free, very potent, Mexican martini at a place called Trudy's (kind of a right of passage for University of TX students). So, all in all, it was a great birthday. Now, however, it's back to the grindstone. I have three exams next week and some internship interviews... YIKES. Amidst the hecticness of my life, I find myself thinking about the carefree days of Barcelona and all of the friends I met there. Luckily Seema is here so I know everything wasn't a dream or some crazy acid trip. It's nice to be able to share memories of our friends in Barcelona. I miss you all, and I hope to hear from you soon. P.S. Share some of the snow!!! We're having pretty mild weather, sunny, and blue skies-- it's supposed to be winter... not spring |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | Hey i think its time for my weeks update which has been fairly busy. On Saturday my parents went to Italy to ski, I was hoping for a wild week and even though I wasnt home alone I did think that I would have a good time since I the oldest and can beat my siblings up if I want the remote control. But no the teachers decided to ask us for 7 projects in the same week and 4 of those in the same subject! We were very anoyed by one of those coz' we had to ask 30 people what were the first three things that came to mind when some brand was mentioned. We figured this had little if anything to do with our marketing studies but the teacher is making her on research on that subject so it was very handy to get us to do all the hard work. Anyway I stayed in the school all day for that week and only once I came home to eat, so Im just glad its over. I was pretty certain I would have to go out on friday coz' just to have some good time this week so I signed up for the sience trip on Friday. In this one we went to Iceland Express which is similar to Ryanair but only flies from Iceland to Denmark and England. They had a lecture on the company for half an hour maybe more and gave free beer while talking, usually they give free bear during the lecture and then for an hour afterwards but they didnt have enough so we had to start buying right after which sucked. I once again had to play the drunk Icelander and got completely out of hand, hit on a exchange student (you have to be friendly) and then went home with some girl which was a huge waste of money. the worst sex ever and cap expenses were in total something like 50 $. Today I went to play football, it was surely a hangover ball coz' I didnt have the strength to run after anything so i just stayed in goal and passed the ball up the field. My dad just bought the sport channel for one month (not the actual channell) so Ive watch some football on tv, on Wednesday I watched Man City against Tottenham coz' Icelands national keeper just signed for the prior and played the match. It was a great match coz' Tottenham were 3-0 nil up at halftime and at halftime one City player got redcarded. So there wasnt much hope, but the match ended 4-3 and Arni Gautur had an outstanding match, Schmeichel said he had the save of the season so he did pretty well. Thats it for now. Later, Úlli p.s. I just signed up Kat so I hope she will start bloging soon. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | I know it's been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd better get something up lest you guys think Illinois had slid off the face of the earth. Been busy with school and other activities here, trying to stay caught up, but I've done my fair share of going out. However, it's not quite as carefree as Barcelona, where I really had no responsibilities and no one to answer to. Murphy's Pub isn't quite the same as a real Irish pub, but it's still good to be at the pubs at home. Went to this bar last night that usually only 1st years frequent. We used to be big fans, but the massive urine lake on the floor eventually drove us away. But last night we ventured back, and I must say that Adam, Ulli, and Walker would've thoroughly enjoyed it. The number of fit girls in the crowd was unreal....quite enough to go around with you boys. The evening ended with a gaggle of girls dancing on the bar and two girls making out with each other hardcore on the bar. I got in trouble with the gf for looking, but such is life. Just got a job actually...like Ulli, I will be a bank employee, but as a teller. Can't help but feel somewhat like Banks in Mary Poppins. Walker, I totally know what you mean about the strangeness of running into people. Since I've been back I've run into so many people I was in Ireland or Spain with. Chilled at the bar with Nim a bit the other night--cracked a few Jewish jokes. I now give Nate rides to school in the morning since he lives across the courtyard. Just kinda take it all with a grain of salt. Adam, I hope you survive the ravages of the Barcelona night life. I'm just trying to survive the wicked snow and ice that won't stop coming. Take care, all. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | so long since ive heard the sound of the metro. we have a skytrain here in Vancouver, but its not the same.. its a kind of three tone bing-biiiing-bong... sheer caucophony compared to the sublime happy-go luckiness of that guy who says: tarrrrrrragonnna. But i will have to cope. Sooo, whats new. i dunno. the other day, I was put in this group with a girl on exchange, so i ask where she is from, holland. oh, from rotterdam? yea. Oh, do you know wieteke? oh, of course. maybe its normal over there in europe, what with all your inbred erasmusness, but it was quite a surprise for me here in Canada. So, I undertook it as my civic responsibility to show her around the city. I went out with all her exchange student friends and... lets just say you are lucky you didnt come here on exchange, haha, they all seem like losers. except for a few of course. but it made me think how lucky we were to have such a great group of people. really. I wonder what the current batch of girrie cookies look like now. Adam - eagerly awaiting pictures. Everyone else, by the way, please put up some fotos from your home country, It would be great to see where everyone comes from. If you want to its pretty easy, just send me an email for instructions. Well folks. hoped you were all thoroughly bored by my post. i dont know, there is something kinda theraputic about this isnt there? anyways, gotts ta go, see you later amigos Walker |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | People its my week update and it(the week) hasnt been very interesting. One thought to begin with, I just watched Simple Life with Paris Hilton and I just have to ask in anyone realy amazed that people around the world think that Americans are stupid. For legal reasons I would like to point out that I dont think that Americans are stupid I just understand why one would think so. Anyway Paris Hilton is the daughter of one of the ritchest guys living and one would guess that he could afford decent education apperantly not. Miss Hilton didnt know what a well was or what you did do with it. She didnt have a clue what wal-mart was, not even it was a mall or a store. About my week, I have been sick most of it and just spent my time watching downloaded movies (loved Bloody Sunday (shame in Brits) and Average Joe) and slept, not very interesting. On Friday I reconed that I was regaining my health so i went to a science trip with my school to IMG Gallup whitch wasnt the best one coz' the guy who was introducing the company did talk for over an hour and in the end over half the people had left, including me. The Students then chatted for something like an hour while drinking free beer (the only reason we came). Afterwards we went to, I guess, the hottest bar in the city Herfisbarinn (could be translated as the Local). Where we got more free beer and everybody were on track to get wasted (Icelandic style;). Me and Svana did have serious chat about Adams hair, not realy but we talked quite a bit about our experience and other stuff then everybody went to the dancefloor. About an hour later (around 2-3) I called one of my friend, who had gone to see other friends, but he was home, another friend was barely alive, for to much alcahol, since he was with his girlfriend I decided to leave and went to other bars but with little success, so I called a friend who had offered to pick me up we went to eat some drunk food which is so much better than BCN. Tim when you come here Ill introduce you to BSI´s pizzasandwich, just classic. The morning after me parents left for Italy where they are on a skiing trip but I still spent most of my time watching football and didnt realy do anything thing until 1:30 in the morning when I went to pick up my drunk friend and then another and finally somegirls asked me if I could drive them home which I did. At 5 I came home and went to sleep and just woke up at 13 to see 'boltinn með Guðna Bergs' which is the best program in Iceland and its about football:) after that I watched Chelsea win Blackburn in fun game and went to work. When I came I just felt sick and have had a headace al the shift, since Im off in like 20 minutes and i think I just might watch Super Bowl not that I like anythin' about it just dont think Ill fall a sleep. Next week will be difficult coz' we've got 7 projects to hand in, that most definatly means that Ill have to get drunk on Friday but man's got to do what man's got to do. Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 17,Mai,2004 | I was fucked, seriously knackered, seven days of hardcore socialising has resulted in me losing the will to drink. I was shocked, a shiver ran down my spine, what was the world coming to if I could not bring myself to even sip on the Vodka Redbull that was in my hands?!? It has been a cracking week here in Barca, bit of Oveja Negra on Monday and then onto Models Night at Bar-Salona on the Tuesday. Managed to get ourselves a table, survived the dodgy Arabian music and then felt like 100% party pimps for the rest of the evening. Waltzed on down to see Tom Cruise strut his stuff in Japan with Edgar and Steffen on the Wedsnesday, having been sufficiently amazed at his ability to pick Japanese up, off the cuff, in a couple of months decided that if Tom can do it so can anyone (will be going to Japan in the summer ;op). Thursday was Weiteke's last night, a lounge at Carpe Diem was booked and bedded revelry did take place, VIP'd it until they kicked us out and then moved on to Club Sutton. Met up with a some CEMS people and ended up at Bar Paris, guaranteed! Friday, me and Steffen went all out, trying to educate the newcomers, so with a bit of a forsnizzle we moved onto the delights of Chupitos! Even Edgar got involved and then stopped by the police for looking too dodgy! After a condom and an orgasm or two we walked a little less steadily up the hill to Costa Breve. Again Bar Paris afterwards, bo! So me and Steffen arent so lonely any more, starting all over agin is real difficult, me and Edgar just talking this minute about how it aint the same without the chance to pop down to Scobie's and know your gonna see tim or ulli with their faces glued to the screen! Ulli, if you dont wanna send an email then I dont mind doin it, would be cool to get a weekly update from everybody all across Europe. As for me, thats my update done, so kids be good, enjoy your Sunday evenings wherever you are and maybe I will put some fotos up on Walker's website if he lets me and you can see what the class of 2004 looks like! Ciao for now, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 20,mars,2004 | Apperantly the longest word in the world is Icelandic its vaðlaheiðarvegavinnuverkfærageymsluskúraútidyralyklakippuhringur it means Vaðlaheiði (its a place) roadworking shafts keychane ring. Another long word is Donaudampfschifffahrtgesellschaftskapitänswitwenrente which means 'sailors widow pension at the Donar (a river) shipping company'. I cant say for the German word but the Icelandic one isnt in our regular vocabulary. Anyway if you have something better to write about... please do Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 20,mars,2004 | Tim and Kat and Seema, Are you all in the biggest party schools of USA. I juct checked out the pop-up that comes up when you sign in on MSN and it said that University of Illinois was 4. in the best party school in Hammerica. Utexas on the other hand in sixth place and descriped Austin as an interesting city that is perfect for students. So do you really party more there than in Catalunya? Hey just saw The Passion of Christ, really good movie, just to ruin the plot for you then he dies in the end... but not. Later, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 20,mars,2004 | blogitty blog blogger blogg blogg. bloggity blog, bloggity blog, blog? bloggity blog blog blog! |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | Well, it's 2:30 in the afternoon on St. Paddy's and I'm still sober, so something ain't right. Got a review session tonight, then out to rectify the situation. Got some friends who were in Ireland with me coming down to visit. The one kid, his dad owns WGN, which for those of you who don't know is a television network here in the US. Big sports market...this kid is loaded. Had to learn how to drive when he went to Uni 'cause his limo driver wasn't coming with him. Adam, was it an interview with UBS? For internship or full-time? My interview with PwC was actually in the UBS building in Chicago, oddly enough. All 60 stories of it, or so. Anyone have any big plans for Paddy's Day? I suppose not everyone does it all bang up like we do. Should be an extended drunk fest right through the weekend...we're on spring break next week. Adam, I'll be thinking of you on Friday. Wish I was there to spend it with you. Well, off to get my siesta in to prepare for tonight. Pics on Walkie's site to follow. Cheers, Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | errrrr, this title means nothing apart from me practising my rhyming skills! At the mo I am sitting in an internet cafe in the heart of London having just had an assessment centre with UBS (if you dont know who that is then look it up!), and am now as sweaty as a paedophile in a nursery, pleasant thought I know! Apart from that my life has generally been really hectic, went to Paris last week for a 3 day Warwick Uni seminar which was a bit of a joke, got to go on all the rides plus got smashed two nights at the one and only Hurricanes club, lots of young girls ;op I then went on to stay at a friend of mine's in Paris for a further three nights of merriment and generally did bugger all sightseeing, dont think I would cut the grade as your common all garden Hamerican tourist! I flew back to Barca on Sunday only to fly back to England on Monday and then my Ma and brother have flown out to Barca today so I have to fly back to meet them, and then my Dad comes tomorrow for........ MY BIRTHDAY on Friday, wooooooooooooooooooooo I will be joining Tim on the big 2-1, who would have thought that somebody as immature as me could be so darn old?!? Seriously should be good, very fancy restaurant lined up. Anywayz, my time is running out and I dont wanna lose this so will add to it another time, Be good boys and girls, A xxxxxx |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | Ok first of all congratulation with your 21st birthday hope you got really drunk (looks like it). I really liked the photos there are some pretty hot girlfriends you have over there. The thing why I writing this to you is that I saw one picture ( urlLink this one ). This guy looks seriously too much like one of our Italian foreign exchange students ( urlLink here ). I have to say even though I got a second opinion I have been known to see people who are completely different as 'lookalikes'. The guy on his right would be called tjokkó (choko). This is one of Icelands best known urlLink chokko´s Well later, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | Well, we've got more snow coming down here today. I thought we were done with that now that we're halfway through March, but apparently not. Everyone's gearing up for spring break around here, but I'll be working down here at Uni, so I'm really not that pumped. Ulli, I know what you mean about missing that something. I think what we all need is a little reunion. My vote for destination is Chicago! Just kidding...you're all welcome any time, but the only place less likely for a reunion would be New Zealand. Speaking of which, anyone heard from Caroline in a while? It seems that most people have dropped off the face of the earth. Adam will have to be dragged out of Mas i Mas if we want him to contribute to this blog. Or perhaps he's karaokeing (is that a word??) at Selmo, singing Queen at the top of his lungs with his new pals who inevitably can't sing as well as us. We did have Vegard, after all. Simon is currently searching China for Vegard, his next big prospect. Last weekend in Chicago was awesome. It's impossible to describe how cool it is to see 80 story buildings rising straight up along the river banks. Sears Tower's still there...still tall, too. I was gonna take some pics for everyone, but I figured that might make me look a bit touristy with my interviewers. Anyway, gotta run to Business Law now...should be fun. Studied 'stee-moo-lee' today in marketing. Adam and Svana will remember how our Cons. Behaviour professor butchered stimuli every time and I nearly died with laughter. Well, my professor today pronounced it correctly, so it wasn't nearly as much fun. But I'm off. Ciao ciao for now, brown cow. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | Its 3:40 (am), Im really on the fence about weather to start doing homework due tomorrow or just watch some downloaded movie I took from my schools intranet an hour ago. This day feels like dejavu, not like a crazy one just sitting in the middle of the night writing blog coz I dont want to do what Im suppose to. Its been over a month like that, at least in last month I got lucky every Friday, but things are getting better, we actually had good weather yesterday. Since my interest in downloaded movies I watched all 24, all Friends, all American Idol and a bunch of movies. I hope I get an interesting summer job so I come refreshed from 'vacation' and school will be more fun. Ok I have to be more upbeat, just for the record Im not depressed or anything like that Im just missing something, hope I find it soon. I just watched American Idol the wildcard show and there is this one guy Matt Metzelder or something he reminds me of Vegard they arent look alikes but Its funny just something that reminds me of that. From that thought I started thinking about Love actually, just jokeing Tim, my last night in Barcelona when we went to the Kareaoki bar, we all sang 'We Are the Champions' or something and they had to turn of the 'mikes'. The thing that did remind me of this night though was Vegards performance of 'Eye of the Tiger' which was just classic. I hoped that Walker was on MSN so he could send it to me but he wasnt, so much for that. I got 'of my tits'in this party last Friday (if you dont believe me (which you will) she can easily confirm). I got so drunk I came home in wrong shoes, and had to go back there the day after, embarrasing. The only good thing is that I was meaning to hit on one of the prettiest girls in the school but happily something distracted me and I didnt. Well thats it for now, its been along time since anyone other than me and Tim have bloged so thats by I called my post ghost town. Hopefully Adam will start posting, I think that is a critical success factor here. Well later, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) is fighting for an independent Basque state in northern Spain and southwestern France. The group has killed nearly 850 people since 1968, typically using car bombs or shootings. The number of ETA killings had been falling, from 23 in 2000 to three in 2003. Spain, the United States and the European Union have listed ETA as a terrorist organization. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, who survived an ETA attack while he was opposition leader in 1995, made eliminating the group a top priority. In 2002 the Spanish government banned the Basque political party Batasuna, which it described as ETA’s political wing. The party denied the charge. Batasuna won 10 percent of the vote in Basque parliamentary elections in May 2001. ETA has been under pressure in recent years with 179 suspected members detained during 2003 and a total of 650 suspects arrested since 2000, mostly in Spain and France. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 11,mars,2004 | Sorry to cut that last one off so abruptly, but my girlfriend got back in the room and she was already pissed off, so I didn't want her to see me typing about Keira Knightley on her computer. Long story, but Keira has caused me problems before. So, I was watching the news the other night, and they had an interesting occurrence at Wal-Mart. I'm sure most of you know what Wal-Mart is and that they sell products for cheap, but I'm not sure if you truly understand the clientele that visit a Wal-Mart store. These are your run-o-the-mill white trash, broke ass, got-nothing-better-to-do Americans (whether legal or illegal). By the way, I was just at Super Wal-Mart last night at midnight, but that's beside the point. So a lady goes into Wal-Mart and tries to pay with a 1 million dollar bill. Apparently the cashiers aren't as dumb as they look 'cause they caught on, and the lady was found to have 3 more in her purse. As if this lady with a NASCAR t-shirt and hair straight out the 80s would have 3 million dollars in her purse. Do we even make a 1 million dollar bill? I couldn't imagine a use for it, or why we would make it other than for Montgomery Burns to steal. Or for people to use at Wal-Mart. Hell, I had to wait 15 minutes last night 'cause I wanted 60 bucks cash back and they had to go to the vault to get it. How did THIS lady think she was going to get change from her million dollar bill??? Wal-Mart...finishing the job for George W. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 07,mars,2004 | I get to go to Chicago for the weekend, and I'm pretty stoked about it. I leave school behind for the weekend and head up to Chi-town. I've got an interview with PwC downtown, and they're putting me up in a sweet hotel, taking me out to dinner in Little Italy tomorrow night, then grilling me mercilessly at the office on Friday morning. But it'll be good to get out of Central Illinois. Glad to see that Ulli is STILL talking about Love Actually. I mean, it's a good movie, but move on Ulli. Keira Knightley is wicked hot, though. Rare for a Brit ;) Bought my girlfriend the soundtrack and she listens to it 24-7 now. Got an insanely long e-mail from Wieteke the other day, so apparently Holland is still afloat. No word from SARS-chaser, Vegard. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 07,mars,2004 | Uhhh I started liking this girl alot without knowing her to much, a week after I met her I started... well not disliking her but now she´s kind of nutral to me. But the strange thing is that I still have this feeling in my stomach that isnt very comfortable. So I remember this one conversation from the movie Love Actually which I hope most of you have seen and Im not in love like the kid in the movie but I know where he is coming from. Daniel: Liam Neeson as the dad who thinks his son has some really big problem coz he´s acting weird Sam: The son whos acting strange Daniel: So what's the problem, Sammy-o? Maybe... school - are you being bullied? or is it, I don't know - something worse? Can you give me any clues at all? Sam: You really want to know? Daniel: I really want to know. Sam: Even though you won't be able to do anything to help? Daniel: Even if that's the case. Sam: OK. The truth is... I'm in love. Daniel: Sorry? Sam: The truth is I'm in love and there's nothing I can do about it, and it just keeps getting worse. Daniel: Aren't you a bit young to be in love? Sam: No. Daniel: Oh, OK, right. Well, I can't deny it. I'm a little relieved. Sam: Why? Daniel: Well, you know - I thought it might be something worse. Sam [incredulous] Sam: Worse then the total agony of being in love? Daniel: Oh. Yeah, you're right. Total agony. Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Went to see a Barça game got this feeling Tim used to talk about and thought about this song. Sing Kat!!!!!:) Tot el camp (klapp-klapp-klapp) es un clam (klapp-klapp-klapp) som la gent Blau Grana Tan se val d'on venim Si del sud o del nord ara estem d'acord estem d'acord una bandera ens agermana. Blau Grana al vent un crit valent tenim un nom el sap tothom BARÇA, BARÇA, BARÇA. Jugadors (klapp, klapp, klapp) Seguidors (klapp, klapp, klapp) tots unit fem força son molts d'anys plens d'afanys son molts gols que hem cridat i s'ha demostrat s'ha demostrat que mai ningú no ens podrà tòrcer Blau Grana al vent un crit valent tenim un nom el sap tothom BARÇA, BARÇA, BARÇA. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Hey, I noticed that Tim did what Americans always do when somebody bothers them...blamed the French. But anyway I saw urlLink this on the internet and just loved it, I did put it with the links so if you are ever feeling sad I bet this can lift your spirit. Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Ulli, As a linguistic buff, I can tell you that the English are not to blame for the word 'defenestrate.' The word stems from the Old French 'fennestre,' or window (in Modern French the 's' is replaced with an accent circonflex, but I can't type that on my computer). The prefix 'de-' stems from Latin. So, we are wholly free from blame on this one, buddy. Take your qualms elsewhere for we are unequivocally innocent. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Tim, There is nothing in this world that can defend what Im about to say. As you know I have often said that your native language is Bullshit. And here is my proof: Defenstrate: To throw something or somebody through a window in selfdefence How did this word come alive. Did somebody do this and the police came and he said 'but I only dentrated' i really dont understand. Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Vegard, great pics. I'm sure I'll enjoy the captions more once my Norwegian dictionary arrives. What the hell does 'paa' mean? I think if I learn that one I'll understand Norwegian. Does 'og' mean 'and?' The Chinese cities truly are impressive though, aren't they? Skyscrapers like none other, and I live in the birthplace of the skyscraper. Do people take you for an American often? Have you found yourself a nice Chinese girl to settle down with and have card-carrying, chopstick-toting babies? I, too, was pleased to see Barca's success. Saw a kid in a Barca jersey the other day, and I started humming the song of the Gent del Barca. And you'll have to ask Ulli about the Owen-Kluivert deal. I'm sure he's found a website that tracks the daily activities and phone conversations of all of Chelsea's foes, Premiership or otherwise. Glad to have your input to the blog, Vegard. This blog gets to seem like a bit of a threesome at times, and when I think threesome I don't think Adam and Ulli. Cheers, Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Hi again, First of all, congratulations Tim with your big decision. And so they lived happily ever after... I guess you are scratching your heads why I'm suddenly able to blog now. It's not because the chinese decided to loosen up the censorship policy, or some hacker friend of mine managed to trick the system, but because I was forced to leave the country. After teaching 3 months on a tourism visa (my employer prefered to have it that way..), China no longer wanted to have me as a 'tourist', so I was asked to leave China within 48 hours. So I did. After a big fight with the university whose fault this really was (obviously theirs), they agreed to cover all my expenses to go to Hong Kong. So now I'm in Hong Kong trying to get the work permittance I should have gotten in the first place. But no reason not to combine business and pleasure, so I'll stay here a couple of days more. I'm heading back to China for the 1.May celebrations, which obviously is a big thing in communist China. I put together a travel diary on the net where you can see some photos of my China life. There are also some stories in the diary there, but I'll guess you guys need to brush up your norwegian to be able to understand. Ulli and Svana might be able, though. We did share a common language some thousand years ago before we sent all our countries lunatics to the island in the west=) Anyway, the adress is: http://www.resdagboken.se/travel.asp?id=9474&lang=eng Cheers guys. To Adam and the rest in back in Barcelona. FC Barca's success has not passed unseen in China. Cheer on our lads so they reach next seasons Champions League. A norwegian newspaper delivered a story about a possible deal Owen-Kluivert. Any truth in it? Veg |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | I have added some photos to Walker's site, Steffen's last couple of nights here and just a few from my bday with hopefully some more to follow. Tim has also just added some too, his g'friend (sorry fianceee) becoming an adult, gonna have to get into the habit of not calling her your g'friend any more aren't I Timmy! One love, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Where hast all da comments gone, I was just about to beat a load down on Tim's blog! How could I possibly come second to Veggard?!? I have been crying in a corner ever since reading that Tim ;o( (that is a tear not a wink!) Going to the gym with Edgar today, just had 4 hours of Spanish marketing arse class and stayed in and watched the footie last night, how could you not want to live your life vicariously through me, how much more exciting can you get?!? I dare anyone to come up with a more thrilling day than that! Toodle-pip, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | No comments now, Ulli?? |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Just wanted a little change...if you want to change anything just tell me and Ill try my best. Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Well, it was my girlfriend's 21st today, so I figured what better birthday present than a lovely diamond ring and a marriage proposal. Went to a local park (no Parc Guell, but hey), got down on the ol' knee in a secluded part of the park and popped the question. She said yes (makes the story better, in my opinion, although a bit less interesting). So as y'all (haha) are not confused, my girlfriend will be referred to hereon out as 'my fiancee.' Nah, just kidding about all that, but it is kinda scary thinking of her as my fiancee. Scary in a good way, though. Like we're growing up. That's the scary part I guess...accelerating into the brick wall that is life after Uni. Wanted you guys to be among the first to know, though. Cava sent by express air post would not go unappreciated ;) But alas, time to hit the pit, as our brethren on the country/continent say. Tim PS-Enjoyed Vegard's post about the 'yellow fellows.' I've decided that from this day forth I will live vicariously through Vegard (sorry Adam, you were a close second). |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | This post goes to y'all but specially Tim. Ok there is this guy whos been a hit here and came to throw a concert in downtown Reykjavík, I did miss it specially coz I didnt have a clue who he was but I heard great things about him and so I got myself his album. Ok his name is Damien Rice and he's kind of like David Gray but yet different, he has great lyrics and is often just his wonderful Irish (smile Tim) voice and a guitar. He also has this female singer with him and some songs are very much produced (not in a negative way). So y'all should get this album coz you'll love it (ok maybe not Constance but even Seema might:D). I have a feeling though that you've all heard of this fella and specially my beloved Tim. Greetings from a studyroom, The Mofo |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Cheerio guys! Compliments to you for managing to make your blogspot censored in China. I don't know whether it's Ulli's sleazy girl stories or your idiomatic discussions that caused it, but somehow the chinese ministers decided to cut off the entire chinese population from it. What a shame! Thanks Ulli for keeping me updated every now and then. All the free internet porn is available though... Well, what to say? I'm bounded at a deserted village in the outskirts of a medium sized chinese city (4 mill.). Life is very relaxed. I'm teaching about 14 hours per week, and I just bought a bike that basically is my major joy right now. People are the most friendly I've ever met, and because I'm generally the only foreigner they have got to know as well they seem very excited to have this norwegian curiousity here. I arranged a football tournament last week. The response was overwhelming with more than 20 teams. More than 500 people came to watch the final. My norwegian football shirt was given away to the one voted 'Most valuable player' of the tournament. I know it's a really american thing to do, but it was great fun... To make this short I made a list with things I like and don't like about China: Likes: - Prices - Pirate DVDs. After buying 4 seasons of the Sopranos and 3 seasons of the West Wing I've got home entertainment for the next month or so.. - Chinese, which must be the funniest language I've ever tried to learn. Dislikes: - 'Guanxi', a chinese word you better learn if you're ever gonna get into business with the yellow fellows. Guanxi means 'friends/connections' and is essencial for every thing you do. Hence, what you do is not as important as who you know. People here use to hang photos of their most important 'Guanxi's' on the wall in their office so that everybody can see that if you mess with me, you are also messing with him. - Red Tape and Bureaucracy. If there's something you want to change or do, wait for at least 10 peoples approval. Something that normally takes from 10-30 days. I've been here for almost three months, but the college still haven't managed to give me an employment contract. - As the subject indicates, why the hell do they stick to the chopsticks after the discoveries of knife and fork. We're living in the 21st century for Christ sake, |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | I just tried to post a monster blog and it doesnt seem to have worked, so this is my test and if my theory is correct I will be really gashed off, fingers crossed, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | I know I have been AWOL for a while but my life has continued to be on the jet set side of things, followed up Madrid with a hectic week back home in the land of Eng and am now back in Barca! Would be a lot better if it wasnt pissing down outside but it reminds me of home (aaaaaaahhhhh) so it aint all bad. Madrid was ace, Steffen trying to pull most things Spanish that moved (jokes!) and only a few bombs went off in the vicinity so generally safe! Did our fair share of sightseeing, got the Prado and Royal Palace and did the whole tourist thing with the audio guided tour, had to be done. Sat on top of the tourist bus (the one you used to point at in Barca and say 'what a bunch of coños') with headphones on and map out, the pictures, when they get put up, will be great! Eventually got to the Bernabéu on the other side of town which was damn impressive and certainly gives the Nou Camp a run for its money (by the way has anyone seen the new Nike advert with Brazil vs Portugal, really cool and filmed in the Nou Camp!). Being back home was nice but a real whirlwind trip, being back for 6 days is never enough time to see everyone and do everything but it all kinda got fitted in somehow, even managed to work a day back at the old Phone House, my last day was far more boring than it was emotional! Had a couple of big nights out, you guys have not had a large one unless you have been to Oceana in Kingston, as Constance would say, y'all gotta come and visit! Went down to a friend's boat on the Friday and got smashed off our faces which involved stealing things from the local pub and trying not to fall off the boat! Managed to survive however and had a nice family din dins on the last night to celebrate various bdays (Ma and Pa have theirs on the same day which makes for an expensive time of things, just found out I have an exam on the very day :o( ) I did manage to get a new charger for my camera which was what was wrong, I think Edgar tried to eat my old one so it is now back in action. Again, time on this damned infernal blasted money grabbing extortionate piece of shite internet cafe computer is gonna run out so, be good boys and girls, one love, A |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Im at school now and trying to study for Finance II the most boring course Ive ever taken. Anyway Ive been listening to some CD that are on the school network and I just finished listening to the William Hong CD. Ok I think the guy is great but give me a brake. This is fun for the first 2 or 3 songs but then you just get a headache, he really cant finish off more than 1/2 a song so the first part of his songs are always so much better than the second. Anyway here in Iceland we've got urlLink Leoncie !!! Shes this Indian who believes shes the best thing since well... EVER. Shes always in some fight with somebody around here calling them racist and something like that. Now shes leaving the country for a huge record deal (Yeah right). Back to finance. |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Yesterday I went drinking downtown and actually it was a blast. The bars and clubs opened at midnight so we started at my friends house and then went to the bars which are like 10 minutes from his house. I met alot of people and one girl asked for my phone number. The strangest thing happened when I was on my way home I saw this girl waiting for a taxi and we started talking and decided to take the cab together because then we can save the start fee. Ok so when we come to my house and I give the driver my card, but its denied so he tries again and in the meanwhile I get the girls phone number coz she had offered to pay it if it wouldn't come through... Finally it did and I went in. Ok so I decided to send her a text message and tell her that if she was paying more than usual and the start fee didn't pay off I´d pay her back. Well she called me and we talked for a while and she told me that after I left the cab the driver had said to her that I was definitely popping E. Im not gonna lie about that Im not the healthiest of 'em all but I dont take (illegal) drugs. We then decided that I'd come over and we just talked alot and I'm meeting her later tonight. And to clarify things I didn't have sex with her... yet. And for Tim ... she has no kids at all:) Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | I was listening to some David Gray tonight and he got me thinking of how much I miss the places I lived in Europe. I listened to David for an entire bus trip from Dingle to Galway, which is lengthy. Gotta love the repeat function. And Ulli and I would occasionally listen to David on the ghetto setup that Ulli had going on in his flat (Discman, crazy cords, need I say more?). My girlfriend insists on you guys being at the wedding. Only problem is if Ulli's coming, I'll have to tell my mom she can't go. Had a rough week at school here, too, and it's going to be rough for the rest of the term. I've got a Field Research Project to complete on a company's inventory control systems, and we haven't even selected a company yet. Due at the end of the month. I envy Adam and his ESADE courses right now. To clear up Ulli's confusion...'lil' hunk o' tin' simply means little piece of metal, referring to Conor's camera. 'Bumping and grinding' is just what we call dancing all up on girls, and 'camera-thumping toughs' just means tough guys who feel the need to beat up on innocent cameras. The whole bit about Prince of Tides and discuss is taken from a Saturday Night Live skit from a long time ago. If you search for Prince of Tides and SNL on Kazaa, something might turn up. And by Bob, I was referring to Bob Ross, who has this 1/2 hour programme on television where he teaches people how to paint. He's always talking about 'happy little trees' and 'happy little clouds.' I was reading in the Wall Street Journal that his show is broadcast in 20 countries, and Iceland is one of them. He's soon to expand into Russia and Africa. Weird part is, he's been dead for 9 years. Ulli, let me know if that clears everything up (I would offer to clear it up for anyone else, but no one else even reads this blog). Bed calls. T |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | No, just kidding, Ok what's up in Reykjavík..Well not much I'm still looking for a job and now I have to start pulling strings which I really don't like. I haven't yet heard about the guide job but I'm still as pessimistic as before about that. I might get a job at the countries biggest insurance company or Iceland's BBC but that's not really interesting except for the fact that I'm really nervous. Last Monday we had first (of two exams) and the next one is on the 20th of this month so we rented a house in the country and got wasted for two days. It was fairly interesting though I did behave unlike last year when I made a big scandal (not to be published anywhere). The second day I was more drunk but still didn't do anything terrible. My friend was another one of those houses like an hour away probable more drunk than I was (it's possible) and decided he wanted to pay me a visit, we'll something like 15-20 people came out and stopped him. Thank god!!!! Ok I have to ask about few things here since English isn't my first language and there are just quite a few things in Tims post that aren't adding up in my book. What does 'lil' hunk o' tin' mean (and pretty much all the sentence before that one too).... Second Bob who?... Prince of Tides ... Yes Barbara Str&%$# is my all time favoractressrice so I wouldn't stop talking about her so I won't begin. .. I would like to tell you about the pretty much only thing that happens in this city but Svana says that I'm sad if I do so. Well I can't think of anything useless to say so I guess I have to go back to study for my Finance II exam. Later, Úlli |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | Well, I'm glad we've heard from Adam. After that last blog from Ulli concerning Icelandic vocabulary I thought we'd begun the inevitable downhill slide toward the end of our blog. Ulli, I know more interesting stuff than that happens in Reykjavik. I hear they even broadcast Bob Ross' painting show in Iceland (as well as the UK). He's an icon over here....discuss. Prince of Tides is about neither princes nor tides...discuss. A, what's happened to the camera? Have a spill while bumping and grinding? Run into some camera-thumping toughs prowling the Raval? Conor's got himself a new camera...the Pentax one that fits in an Altoids tin. Pretty sweet lil' hunk o' tin. Currently I'm enjoying the lingering sunshine due to daylight savings time (just happened this Sat...I believe we're behind you Europeans). The baseball season kicked off today...Vice President Cheney threw out the first pitch for my Cubbies, but we managed to win despite the fact. Gotta get some grub now...I'll throw more at ya later. T-dog |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | I write this, sitting next to Steffen in an internet cafe in Madrid, has been a bit of a surreal week as we have had the pleasure of Bea coming back to Barca for one night and one night only and then last night we went out on the piss with Constance in Madrid, super duper I must say. We checked out a fairly big club called Joy, with an amazing dancer on stage, we dribbled all night long, pretty pricy gawping session though as drinkies came in at over €10, :o( From Madrid I am goin back to London for Semana Santa and then back to Barca for Steffen's last week, gonna be emotional, I will be the last one left standing! Trying to work out which sights and sounds to experience in the last 5 days so should be pretty hardcore. Apart from that I have managed to secure me a job at UBS for the summer which is ace, it looks like Constance has got a job lined up with Merrill Lynch, Bee Bee is working at an Italian bank and Steffen has an interview with JP Morgan, if Tim joins the team (and working as a cashier does not count Tim & Ulli) then I think we will be a fully fledged bunch of capitalist bastards. All about the money really! Hopefully when my camera gets fixed and Steffen's Konami digital camera prints a few photos out then we will put some evidence of our travails on Walky's website. As a note it appears that most people have been sent instructions as how to blog but either cant be bloggered (you know you love it!) or just cant comprehend how, I tink da process needs to be simplified! Hasta entonces tios y tias, I also had a really cool birthday, massive party etc...... but am running out of time on this machine so you will have to stay on the edge of your seats and wait for me to tell you about it another time! Hasta la pasta, Adam (& Steffen) |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | So, I'm at the uni health center to pick up my meds for my Peru/Bolivia trip in August. No, Adam, I'm not going permanently. My uncle had a 2 week trip planned with some Bolivians he does research with, and he invited me along. It was an offer I couldn't resist. I haven't seen Sudamerica yet. So I'll be Titicaca-ing it this August. Should be a nice break before coming back for my last semester at uni in the fall. Well, at least until grad school. Gotta go get my meds now...wouldn't want malaria or typhoid. Write more later. Tim |
873,288 | female | 23 | Arts | Capricorn | 04,mars,2004 | So, guess who was in town last night????????? Brazil!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, not the whole country, don't be silly! The national football team I mean, and guess who went to see them play Catalunya???????? Me!!!!!!! And it was wicked, 5-2 to Brazil, the atmosphere was crazy, brazilians playing drums, the fans actually making some noise! I swear that there was more chanting etc... at this one game than in all the others I have been to see put together! Mexican waves, you name it we had it! Ronaldo scored two cracking goals before going off at half time and we even had an overhead kick to top it all off, special! Went to the Catwalk on Saturday night and got smacked off my face.......again! Ended up in passeig de gracia metro, walking between the yellow and green lines (that long, interminable walk!) pretending to be in the matrix, sound effects and everything! Must have been quite amusing! Last night was time to say goodbye to one of the girls who came in January, sayin goodbye to people for the third time in a year became a surreal experience, doesnt get any easier! Edgar has gone on holiday and left me all alone for a week, all about having a pre-party really! Forsnizzel ;op Anywho, must go and find something to do, so peace out, one love, A |
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