Wednesday, January 24, 2007

It's Buffy, baby

Proper updates have been promised, and a proper update you shall have, dear reader. Now if only I had some proper events in my life to write about. Spent the christmas break in the parental home, which was filled to the absolute max with siblings, parents, relatives, boyfriends, girlfriends, childhood friends etc etc. It's kind of nice to have everything come back to normal, although I miss lounging around in front of the TV and having some else cook for me - wait a minute, I do that every day, and it's not like I'm the main cook in this family either...

The new semester started two days ago, and once again I am reminded why I love social psychology: My next assignment is to prepare a discussion on an article about sociologists who are also Buffy-fans and their handling of the dual identity of scholar/geek when going to a slayage convention (yes, that is the actual term for the event). Ok, so I found the article myself, but still - I can't believe there's a discipline that lets me get away with this stuff.

Monday, January 22, 2007

I'm back...

Ok, so I know it's really crappy of me to first disappear for like a month and then return with ANOTHER lame list, but I'm doing way too many different things right now and I need to ease back into blogging in english slowly (or so I tell myself). So. There will be proper entries here in the near future, but for now this is all you get...

1. Three names I listen to
Teresa, Axner, Tea

2. Something I like about myself:
I am genuinely happy for other people when they succeed

3. Something I dislike about myself
I procrastinate. A lot.

4. Something I am scared of:
dumbing myself down

5. Three things I want every day
Time to write, junk food, sleep

6. Three things I absolutely cannot do:
Play soccer, any two things at the same time

7. Favourite stuff to do:
Watch good TV shows, read, write, sing, engage in stimulating conversation

8. Something I want to do right now:
Not face the fact that I have a school assignment due tomorrow (see no. 3)

9. Best feeling:
being in the moment/outside of my head

10. Worst feeling:
Self doubt

11. Qualities I look for in a mate:
warm heart, honesty, scepticism

12. Am I in love right now?
Very much so

13. I want to get married...
...Meh, why not.

14. Three things I want to do before I die:
Have at least one kid, write for a living, go to Canada again

15. My most valued possession:
Soon: my magnificent home recording studio, for now: my computer

16. Something I want as a gift:
One of those fancy media player things so I can watch downloaded TV shows while I commute. An Ipod would be ok.

17. What I'm wearing right now:
A t-shirt that says "Howling at the moon" picturing wolves howling at the moon. And a bunch of other stuff obviously

18.Favourite clothes:
baggy jeans, warm cardigans

19. Favourite animal:
The insane gangster of a cat known as Molly

20. Genres of music that appeal to me::
Super main stream hip hop, bluegrass and other folksy stuff, 80s pop

21. Current favourite songs:
Bowl of Oranges by Bright Eyes, Cherry Cola by the Eagles of Death Metal

22. Best/worst subject in school:
best: Music in grade school, post structuralist theory at university. worst: gym in grade school, cinematography at VMPS

23. Sign:
Aquarius (not that i believe in astrology)

24. A book I love:
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

25. A movie I love:
Cry-Baby by John Waters

26. Tv-show I like:
Veronica Mars

27. Favourite scent:
fresh bread, washing detergent

28. I prefer to eat:
dad's clam chowder

29. I prefer to drink:
Tea

30. Favourite candy:
swedish chocolate

31. A place I want to go for a vacation:
Anywhere warm where they speak english (or by all means swedish, but those two demands are NOT going to be met in any one place). And Canada of course.

32. Colour of my eyes:
Grey/yellow

33. My height:
179,5 cm

34. I believe in:
human potential

35. I play:
Actual guitar every day, Guitar Hero on PS2 every week, Rayman Raving Rabids whenever Johannes brings the Wii around.

36. Someone I admire:
Dolly Parton

37. My living situation:
With my boyfriend, his twin brother, younger brother plus girlfriend, parents and above mentioned cat in a somewhat crowded 6-room apartment in Stockholm

38. Number of dead plants in my home:
None, no thanks to me though - I tend to kill any plant in my care within a month (including cactuses)

39. This turns me on:
Whoa, too personal

40. This turns me off:
personal questions without having established sufficient level of trust

41. Favourite colour:
brown maybe? All the clothes I buy seem to be grey or brown nowadays

42. Favorite quote:
"Back off man, I'm a scientist." - Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters

43. A secret I know:
Actually, surprisingly few people tell me their secrets. Or maybe I just don't know very interesting people.

44. Best present I ever got:
I got a bike when I was a kid, I was pretty excited about that.

45. Last purchased album:
Uhm... I don't really buy albums. Pieces of You by Jewel maybe? That was a LONG time ago.

46. My best feature:
I guess my eyes. Most boring answer imaginable, but it's what I get the most compliments for, so whatever

47. My worst feature:
Horrible posture a lot of the time. Is that a feature?

48. Odd ability/talent:
I excell at solitaire

49. If I were an animal I would be:
A jittery horse maybe?

50. What are you listening to right now?
the hum of the computer

51. What have you done/are you doing today?
Made some of phone calls I've been putting off, got a hair appointment, went to class, bought a bunch of books, spent around two hours on various types of public transport.

52. Where are your parents born?
Gävle and... Norberg? Fagersta? Swedish small towns anyway

53. The latest program I installed on my computer:
Uhm... Miranda? I don't do a lot of installing as I share my computer with more tech savvy people

54. My favourite restaurant:
Don't really have one. There's a special place in my heart for Fifth St. Bar & Grill in Victoria BC, though

55. When did you last swim in a pool?
Can't remember

56. Were you ever in a school play?
Ha! Was I ever? I WROTE the damn things. Thank god noone still has those embarrasing spectacles on tape

57. How many children do you want?
More than one. Actually more than two - but it depends on how much time I have...

58. What style of music do you hate the most?
Blues rock with extended guitar solos, TRL-style "punk rock"

59. Who are you going to vote for?
Three years to decide thank god. Left rather than right though.

60. What TV channels do you have?
Uhm... Somewhere between 10-20, the standard swedish ones plus the Hallmark Channel for some bizarre reason

61. Ever been on a moped?
Nope

62. Ever made a crank call?
I was an incredibly neurotic child who was scared of being on the phone with strange people and therefore didn't get the point of crank calls

63. Ever gotten a parking ticket?
I don't drive

64. Have you ever/would you ever try bungy jumping or skydiving?
Pttf. Scared of heights, so no way

65. The farthest place you've visited?
That would be Victoria BC

66. Do you have a garden of your own?
Dude, I don't have my own room.

67. What's your favourite comic?
Rocky (swedish)

68. Do you know all the words to the national anthem?
The first two verses I know by heart after spending my formative years in endless choir practice. Swedes generally pretend the last two verses exist, so I've never had to memorize them.

69. Bath tub or shower?
Shower if I must choose

70. The best movie you have seen this month:
Little Miss Sunshine. How original.

71. Favourit pizza?
Pepperoni lovers'

72. Potato chips or popcorn?
Popcorn. All the way.

73. What colour lipstick do you use?
Red, I guess? How many colours are there?

74. Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
No

75. Have you ever entered a beauty pageant?
I was in a choir school for six years where only the slim pretty girls were selected as soloists, so pretty much.

76. Orange- or apple juice?
Orange... no, apple.

77. Who last accompanied you to a meal at a restaurant and what did you eat?
I went to fancypants media hangout Allmänna Galleriet with Oscar and Anders, where I nearly ruined myself on some super expensive mutton something or other with risotto and some even more expensive wine. It was worth it though.

78. Favourite chocolate?
Marabou Frukt & Mandel

79. When did you last vote?
At the annual meeting of my favourite geeky gamer club, where I was elected president. Alright, chairperson, but president sounds so much more Rushmorian.

80. When did you last eat a homegrown tomato?
never?

81. Have you ever won a goblet?
Uhm, no

82. Are you a good cook?
Actual food: not really, fancy desserts: you bet

83. Can you put gas in a car?
Never tried. Again: don't drive

84. Have yoou ever ordered anything from the home shopping network?
I certainly haven't

85. Pepsi eller Coca Cola?
Coca Cola or rather diet coke

86. Have you ever had to wear a uniform in your job?
Yup: a rather french maid-like thing on my head when I was a waitress and construction worker gear when I was a construction worker.

87. What was the last item you purchased?
A soft drink

88. Have you ever thrown up in public?
At least not in front of strangers

89. Would you rather be a millionare or find true love?
I think I have the love part covered, so money please.

90. Do you believe in love at first sight?
I absolutely don't, that's the dumbest concept I ever heard of.

91. Can you be friends with your ex?
Depends on you as well as your ex

92. Who did you last visit in a hospital?
Grandpa? I took Anders to the emergency room once when he had sprained his ankle, but that's not really the same thing

93. Did you have a full head of hair as a baby?
I wouldn't know

94. What is your answering machine message?
I rarely listen to it. It's pretty basic I think.

95. What's in your bag?
Accumulated crap from months and months. Mostly school books, other books, pens & pencils and about a million scraps of paper.

96. A favourite thing to do before bed?
Snuggling up with the boyfriend and watching old Scrubs-reruns

97. What are you grateful for today?
That higher education in Sweden is still free

98. Where did you find this list?
It's pretty much on all of my swedish friends' blogs

99. Three people I want to fill out this questionaire:
Like you would ever do it, Matt - you're too lazy. Everyone else I know already has.

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