With all the fire sharing stuff up in the media lately. (Pirate Bay Trial here in Sweden). I'm curious... what is coming now. What is the future for access to music and the like? I don't really think that shutting down pirate bay would change ANYTHING.
When I think of my friends who I would call artists... the ones who live and breath art. They aren't out there to become rich. They want to survive on their music and have the time to continue to make more music. They won't say no to becoming rich, but that isn't their goal.
More and more I think the money artists earn will not be from the songs themselves, but instead based on the popularity of their songs. Getting sponsors, advertising contracts, giving concerts, and selling things that have to do with them and their music. If you want to sell an actual CD. Package it with an art book, a special physical object of some sort that your loyal fans will WANT. If you want to sell music. Price it at a price that keeps your servers going, but not much more. Beyond that have a donate button on your website for people to donate to your music if you want to collect loyalty things. And reward donations with things like free tickets, or a chance at free tickets to hear you play. Or be ready to actually mail out a fancy art book to someone.
I'm starting to feel the end of super stars like Britney Spears... although who would say she's an actual artist? She doesn't write her own music, doesn't play any instruments or anything. She sings what she's told to sing. I've no problems with crushing more careers like hers and instead going for the truly creative small bands. The songwriters themselves might become more important in the future! You never know!
Meanwhile, support the nice guys at Pirate Bay that are really just trying to make artist music free. And support your favorite ARTIST. Brag about them on your blog, go see a concert, and hey, let them know that you like their music. And for god's sake... do we really want more britney spears running around? :P
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Math Failure =(
Well... I failed Math 2. Bleh. I only got 10 points on the final... plus my one point from the quiz... so I had 11 points. 14 is a pass. There were 30 points possible on the final with up to two points from the quiz for a total of 32 points. Only three of my classmates that I've asked so far have passed. Everyone else has failed, so I guess I'm not alone in my fail. But I'll just have to work extra extra hard and try to pass the retest next month (as well as my Math 3 test which is a week later). If I work hard enough I SHOULD be able to pass these last two math tests. Then I'm done with math! Forever! Mwahahahaha. Or until I get distracted and wander off in search of new educational opportunities.
In other news. I'm home sick today. My tummy hurts, I didn't sleep well last night, I've got a bit of a fever, and my throat REALLY REALLY hurts. I might try to drag myself to my 14.15 physics lecture, but we'll see if I'm feeling better. Mostly I'm just sitting in bed trying to get through a few more math problems, increase my understanding of complex numbers a bit more, and see if I can't finish off the entire section on complex numbers today. We've got a quiz coming up next week so it'd be great if I could have one of the two sections we've covered so far mostly understood today. Then I just have to review it before the quiz next Wednesday.
I'm also looking at summer classes since I've not had much luck finding a summer job. There's a C++ distance class that I want to take.
In other news. I'm home sick today. My tummy hurts, I didn't sleep well last night, I've got a bit of a fever, and my throat REALLY REALLY hurts. I might try to drag myself to my 14.15 physics lecture, but we'll see if I'm feeling better. Mostly I'm just sitting in bed trying to get through a few more math problems, increase my understanding of complex numbers a bit more, and see if I can't finish off the entire section on complex numbers today. We've got a quiz coming up next week so it'd be great if I could have one of the two sections we've covered so far mostly understood today. Then I just have to review it before the quiz next Wednesday.
I'm also looking at summer classes since I've not had much luck finding a summer job. There's a C++ distance class that I want to take.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Fixing the schedule. =(
I can't do this anymore. :P Going to fix my schedule on Friday I think. I'm taking more than 40 points this semester and it really feels like too much for me. Yes. I'm passing my courses (I think) but what good is it if I leave school not being able to program well. Between math and physics programming has been taking a VERY low priority. Programming really needs lots of time to sit there and play with it and see what happens and enjoy. But I've only been doing assignments, getting help from friends to do them as quickly as possible since my other two classes take so much time. And doing things in Swedish takes a LOT of time and energy from me too. I underestimated how much it would take last semester.
The program is... if I don't pass EVERY course this year, I can't start next fall with the rest of my class on the second year. But there isn't a lot negative with that anymore. My friends in the class... it looks like most of them aren't going to be there for a variety of reasons. One is going to swap back to chemistry, another will be leaving since he was just taking math, and some are going to be mostly taking datateknik classes instead of datorspel. And really... do I WANT to start the second year of a programming class without being able to program?!? Seems rather silly.
So anyways, looking to drop the last two programming classes. I'll just redo the first year (with economics classes tossed in to round it out... or else by working half time) with next year's first years. I'll have passed math already and a few other classes... so I can REALLY focus on programming. The one catch in all this is to figure out IF I'm allowed to and how it works with CSN (government money for studying). It isn't a LOT of money each month... but we do need it to get by, especially when David is working a cleaning job.
The program is... if I don't pass EVERY course this year, I can't start next fall with the rest of my class on the second year. But there isn't a lot negative with that anymore. My friends in the class... it looks like most of them aren't going to be there for a variety of reasons. One is going to swap back to chemistry, another will be leaving since he was just taking math, and some are going to be mostly taking datateknik classes instead of datorspel. And really... do I WANT to start the second year of a programming class without being able to program?!? Seems rather silly.
So anyways, looking to drop the last two programming classes. I'll just redo the first year (with economics classes tossed in to round it out... or else by working half time) with next year's first years. I'll have passed math already and a few other classes... so I can REALLY focus on programming. The one catch in all this is to figure out IF I'm allowed to and how it works with CSN (government money for studying). It isn't a LOT of money each month... but we do need it to get by, especially when David is working a cleaning job.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Oof
Finally, the spring students intro week is done. It was a ton of effort, and I was barely involved with it! A combination of me being sick, extremely poor planning, lack of understanding, and poor turnout had me ready to quit the phosaret around Friday. But I'm feeling better now.
Well... better about the week... I'm not feeling healthy. My throat hurts and I'm generally feeling very BLAH.
Oh, and I've now got my PUT so I can stay in Sweden as long as I want without having to go back to migrationsverket ever again! Yea!
Well... better about the week... I'm not feeling healthy. My throat hurts and I'm generally feeling very BLAH.
Oh, and I've now got my PUT so I can stay in Sweden as long as I want without having to go back to migrationsverket ever again! Yea!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Politics (yawn, I know)
Well, yesterday the United States got a new president. This one is different from the last few. It isn't just that he is a colored man, but also everything else. He is the sun of an immigrant. A second generation immigrant, from Africa no less... can be president. He is also young, a family man with young kids himself. I feel in a way that he represents the American dream. Someone born in a family that wasn't rich, made it to the top.
In other news.. nolle-p isn't going so well. :( Only 3 new people showed up yesterday... *sigh* Oh well. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. At least my activity is travven... which means lots of old students show up.
In other news.. nolle-p isn't going so well. :( Only 3 new people showed up yesterday... *sigh* Oh well. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. At least my activity is travven... which means lots of old students show up.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Done with tests!
Oof, Finals are FINALLY over.
It's been crazy at home. As usual. My goal for this weekend is to actually make real food and not just instant junk. And to clean the apartment. I think there's a kitchen table somewhere that we haven't seen for a week. With David being sick and me studying for tests... the house has been totally ignored. Either today or tomorrow we need to take most of the day and try to clean up the place. I still have laundry in the dryer waiting to be put away! Oh, and I need to work a bit more on my physics homework as well. It's 7am and I'm leaning towards playing video games with the sound off for awhile until David wakes up. ;)
It's been crazy at home. As usual. My goal for this weekend is to actually make real food and not just instant junk. And to clean the apartment. I think there's a kitchen table somewhere that we haven't seen for a week. With David being sick and me studying for tests... the house has been totally ignored. Either today or tomorrow we need to take most of the day and try to clean up the place. I still have laundry in the dryer waiting to be put away! Oh, and I need to work a bit more on my physics homework as well. It's 7am and I'm leaning towards playing video games with the sound off for awhile until David wakes up. ;)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Birthday Post!
With everything else going on in my life, I totally spaced about writing here about my birthday! Oh well.
Anyways, I got tons of presents! My mom sent me a box with a warm shirt, some pecans, and a 'learn to cook' DS game. David gave me a stuffed animal and a 16 GB SDHD card for my eee pc. He also gave me a nice day by helping me out with chores and the like. I got a sweater, a shirt, and a certificate to the makeup store from David's parents. From my friends I got a DS game, a bottle of wine, a really disgusting shot thingie, and the world's cutest calendar with kitties on it!
I ate entirely too much cake, but I had a ton of fun. It was a very calm birthday, but one of the best I've had in a long time. It was nice to just relax a bit in the middle of studying for finals. I might do a bigger birthday celebration thingie next Friday if I'm feeling up to it. But there's no way it'd be as nice as my relaxing real birthday was. :)
Anyways, I got tons of presents! My mom sent me a box with a warm shirt, some pecans, and a 'learn to cook' DS game. David gave me a stuffed animal and a 16 GB SDHD card for my eee pc. He also gave me a nice day by helping me out with chores and the like. I got a sweater, a shirt, and a certificate to the makeup store from David's parents. From my friends I got a DS game, a bottle of wine, a really disgusting shot thingie, and the world's cutest calendar with kitties on it!
I ate entirely too much cake, but I had a ton of fun. It was a very calm birthday, but one of the best I've had in a long time. It was nice to just relax a bit in the middle of studying for finals. I might do a bigger birthday celebration thingie next Friday if I'm feeling up to it. But there's no way it'd be as nice as my relaxing real birthday was. :)
A nice list 'loaned' from Anna's blog.
1. Gjorde du något i år som du aldrig gjort förut?
Valdigt mycket faktisk. I got married, started a second education, and aquired a pair of overalls!
2. Höll du några av dina nyårslöften?
No. I never do. Don't know why I even make them.
3. Blev någon/några av dina vänner föräldrar i år?
Yes.
4. Dog någon som stod dig nära?
Nej.
5.Vilka länder besökte du?
Just the usual California and Sweden with a few random layovers in other places.
6. Är det något du saknar år 2008 som du vill ha år 2009?
A job.
7. Vilket datum från år 2008 kommer du alltid att minnas?
June 18th... the day we got married.
8. Vad var din största framgång 2008?
2008 is probably going to be filled with marriage memories for me. But besides getting married... I'd say it was starting to study again.
9. Största misstaget?
Still not having my drivers license. But beyond that very few of my mistakes have been so life-consuming that I remember them, although I'm sure I made millions.
10. Har du varit sjuk eller skadat dig?
I think I spent most of last spring with a cold.
11. Bästa köpet?
I'm not actually sure... I love my eeepc, and the xbox has been a lot of fun with guitar hero and what not.
12. Vad spenderade du mest pengar på?
Food and bills. They eat most of our monthly money.
13. Gjorde någonting dig riktigt glad?
The support from friends and family during the wedding process and the wedding itself.
14. Vilka sånger kommer alltid att påminna dig om 2008?
Nolle-p marching song, I kissed a girl, pink's fighting song, along with tons of snapsvisor
15. Var du gladare eller ledsnare i år jämfört med tidigare året?
I'd say happier. I feel that I'm kinda sorta doing something productive with my life. Something that is progress. Even if I'm not totally happy with it, at least it is better than unemployment.
16. Vad önskar du att du gjort mer?
Exercise. Studying.
17. Vad önskar du att du gjort mindre?
Surfing the net. It eats time like nothing else... it isn't something I particularly enjoy... but man if I keep doing it.
18. Hur tillbringar du jul?
With David's family.
19. Blev du kär i år?
Always become a bit more!
20. Favoritprogram på TV?
Top Gear or Myth Busters... not that I /ever/ get to watch much TV. I did watch a lot of Idol though.
21. Bästa boken du läste i år?
Anything that wasn't my math book... but considering how many books I read, I can't think of one that was 'the best'
22. Största musikaliska upptäckten?
Erm... music? That's the stuff you use to drown out people you don't want to listen to... right?
24. Något du önskade dig och fick när du fyllde år?
Since my '2009' birthday was yesterday... I'm having problems remembering what I got for my '2009' birthday. It was really cool though!
25. Något du önskade dig men inte fick?
Inte vad jag kommer ihåg <---- stealing answer.
26. Vad gjorde du på din födelsedag 2008?
Hmmm... I'll write down what I did for 2009 instead. :P Studied, ate lunch that I bought instead of warmed up, baked two cakes. Took a nap. Played an hour of fable II, ate cake with the inlaws, had a pizza dinner, and ate cake and got really awesome presents at a friend's place. One of the best evenings in a long time.
27. Finns det någonting som skulle gjort ditt år ännu bättre?
If I'd had a job and was nicer to other people.
28. Hur skulle du beskriva din stil år 2008?
Whatever the heck is in the closet or that people have bought me. Clothing shopping is boring.
29. Vad fick dig att må bra?
David, video games, and lots and lots of fika.
30. Vilken kändis var du mest sugen på?
I've never really been that interested in celebrities.
31. Vem saknade du?
My family. I see them so infrequently.
32. De bästa nya människorna du träffade?
All the nice people from Nolle-P and school. It's amazing to actually have my own friends here that aren't just people being nice to me because I'm David's girl.
Valdigt mycket faktisk. I got married, started a second education, and aquired a pair of overalls!
2. Höll du några av dina nyårslöften?
No. I never do. Don't know why I even make them.
3. Blev någon/några av dina vänner föräldrar i år?
Yes.
4. Dog någon som stod dig nära?
Nej.
5.Vilka länder besökte du?
Just the usual California and Sweden with a few random layovers in other places.
6. Är det något du saknar år 2008 som du vill ha år 2009?
A job.
7. Vilket datum från år 2008 kommer du alltid att minnas?
June 18th... the day we got married.
8. Vad var din största framgång 2008?
2008 is probably going to be filled with marriage memories for me. But besides getting married... I'd say it was starting to study again.
9. Största misstaget?
Still not having my drivers license. But beyond that very few of my mistakes have been so life-consuming that I remember them, although I'm sure I made millions.
10. Har du varit sjuk eller skadat dig?
I think I spent most of last spring with a cold.
11. Bästa köpet?
I'm not actually sure... I love my eeepc, and the xbox has been a lot of fun with guitar hero and what not.
12. Vad spenderade du mest pengar på?
Food and bills. They eat most of our monthly money.
13. Gjorde någonting dig riktigt glad?
The support from friends and family during the wedding process and the wedding itself.
14. Vilka sånger kommer alltid att påminna dig om 2008?
Nolle-p marching song, I kissed a girl, pink's fighting song, along with tons of snapsvisor
15. Var du gladare eller ledsnare i år jämfört med tidigare året?
I'd say happier. I feel that I'm kinda sorta doing something productive with my life. Something that is progress. Even if I'm not totally happy with it, at least it is better than unemployment.
16. Vad önskar du att du gjort mer?
Exercise. Studying.
17. Vad önskar du att du gjort mindre?
Surfing the net. It eats time like nothing else... it isn't something I particularly enjoy... but man if I keep doing it.
18. Hur tillbringar du jul?
With David's family.
19. Blev du kär i år?
Always become a bit more!
20. Favoritprogram på TV?
Top Gear or Myth Busters... not that I /ever/ get to watch much TV. I did watch a lot of Idol though.
21. Bästa boken du läste i år?
Anything that wasn't my math book... but considering how many books I read, I can't think of one that was 'the best'
22. Största musikaliska upptäckten?
Erm... music? That's the stuff you use to drown out people you don't want to listen to... right?
24. Något du önskade dig och fick när du fyllde år?
Since my '2009' birthday was yesterday... I'm having problems remembering what I got for my '2009' birthday. It was really cool though!
25. Något du önskade dig men inte fick?
Inte vad jag kommer ihåg <---- stealing answer.
26. Vad gjorde du på din födelsedag 2008?
Hmmm... I'll write down what I did for 2009 instead. :P Studied, ate lunch that I bought instead of warmed up, baked two cakes. Took a nap. Played an hour of fable II, ate cake with the inlaws, had a pizza dinner, and ate cake and got really awesome presents at a friend's place. One of the best evenings in a long time.
27. Finns det någonting som skulle gjort ditt år ännu bättre?
If I'd had a job and was nicer to other people.
28. Hur skulle du beskriva din stil år 2008?
Whatever the heck is in the closet or that people have bought me. Clothing shopping is boring.
29. Vad fick dig att må bra?
David, video games, and lots and lots of fika.
30. Vilken kändis var du mest sugen på?
I've never really been that interested in celebrities.
31. Vem saknade du?
My family. I see them so infrequently.
32. De bästa nya människorna du träffade?
All the nice people from Nolle-P and school. It's amazing to actually have my own friends here that aren't just people being nice to me because I'm David's girl.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Happy New Year!
Happy new year everyone!
Yesterday was so much fun! First we started out with the very wonderful dinner at Anton's. Then we wandered over to the student party at school with my friends.
Everything was a ton of fun! But soon! Back to the grindstone and final studying!
Yesterday was so much fun! First we started out with the very wonderful dinner at Anton's. Then we wandered over to the student party at school with my friends.
Everything was a ton of fun! But soon! Back to the grindstone and final studying!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas Fun!
Wow! I got just a ton of presents! David got lots too! I really don't think I've been this 'nice' this year really!
Anyways...
From David I got: Dance Universe 2 Dance Stage, a new school bag, a pair of long johns, and an organizing board for the wall.
From my parents: some cash, socks, PJs, turkey gravy mix, beef jerkey, two nice hotmats
From david's cousins: Duka gift certificate, a nice candle.
From David's parents: tickets to the rehearsal for Melodifestival here in town, money towards a new bed, two sweaters, a hat, some slippers, a new pair of gloves, a mixer, some candle holders, a cake server, etc
From David's brother: a second hand control to the 360
David got a ton of things too: NHL 09, cash, some things I listed above were to both of us, new slippers, a tool set, candle holders, a new sweater, a scarf, a nice shirt, gift certificates to Dressmans and Bokia, a new frying pan, some dishtowls from Peter, some whiskey, etc
And I'm sure we've both got tons of other things that I've totally spaced on.
Once the after Christmas sales start, David and I have tons of things to do. Some things need to be returned since they're the wrong size, and David's game is going back to the store since it is half price to buy it elsewhere, we've got gift certificates to use, and all sorts of fun things! We're also hoping to buy a new bed soon, but that also means buying new sheets since ours won't fit. It'll be nice to upgrade past the 120cm bed that we've got now. To something that doesn't have pointy springs in it and is a bit wider.
Hope everyone else had a lovely Christmas and thanks again for all the presents!
Anyways...
From David I got: Dance Universe 2 Dance Stage, a new school bag, a pair of long johns, and an organizing board for the wall.
From my parents: some cash, socks, PJs, turkey gravy mix, beef jerkey, two nice hotmats
From david's cousins: Duka gift certificate, a nice candle.
From David's parents: tickets to the rehearsal for Melodifestival here in town, money towards a new bed, two sweaters, a hat, some slippers, a new pair of gloves, a mixer, some candle holders, a cake server, etc
From David's brother: a second hand control to the 360
David got a ton of things too: NHL 09, cash, some things I listed above were to both of us, new slippers, a tool set, candle holders, a new sweater, a scarf, a nice shirt, gift certificates to Dressmans and Bokia, a new frying pan, some dishtowls from Peter, some whiskey, etc
And I'm sure we've both got tons of other things that I've totally spaced on.
Once the after Christmas sales start, David and I have tons of things to do. Some things need to be returned since they're the wrong size, and David's game is going back to the store since it is half price to buy it elsewhere, we've got gift certificates to use, and all sorts of fun things! We're also hoping to buy a new bed soon, but that also means buying new sheets since ours won't fit. It'll be nice to upgrade past the 120cm bed that we've got now. To something that doesn't have pointy springs in it and is a bit wider.
Hope everyone else had a lovely Christmas and thanks again for all the presents!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Bleh Bleh Bleh! (And double BLEH!)
I'm getting soooo annoyed at my homework attempts. I'm not sure that I'm actually making any progress in my understanding of programming OR math. I'm starting to feel so emo that I'm in the "I'm too stupid for this" phase.
But the only thing to do about it is to keep working. If I work at it long enough, I'm eventually bound to understand something.
I've also noticed a drastic increase in things such as 'house cleanliness', 'face book posts' and 'irc spam' in times when I really don't want to do my homework. I think I'll be heading in to school tomorrow morning and try to get some studying done there where there MIGHT be a few less distractions... I hope.
But the only thing to do about it is to keep working. If I work at it long enough, I'm eventually bound to understand something.
I've also noticed a drastic increase in things such as 'house cleanliness', 'face book posts' and 'irc spam' in times when I really don't want to do my homework. I think I'll be heading in to school tomorrow morning and try to get some studying done there where there MIGHT be a few less distractions... I hope.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Still Studying...
I feel that I'm studying constantly... but without actually making ANY progress forwards. Tons of things in C++ that I don't understand. Math is going better but I'm having major problems with integrals. I've got less than a month until finals and tons of things involving Christmas and New Years that need to be done. Oh, and did I mention that I need to understand C++ well enough to make a game before school starts back up? Bleh.
Today I'm hoping to go Christmas present shopping, clean the house, fry up some chicken for tonight's dinner, and get the Christmas tree set up. A bunch of David's family is coming over for Fika tomorrow. I don't think we have enough places for all of them to sit. I need to go buy some fika treats for them to eat... and I think we need to borrow a bigger coffee pot... Otherwise only 4 people will get coffee every 10 minutes.
And as usual, here's a random link.
Confused 10 year Old
This time the link is from CNN. I guess sometimes that it is really difficult to decide what is actually best for a kid. I'm sure this isn't it, but I'm not sure I know what is the best for her. Just something to think about. I've got to throw something not mind numbingly technical into my posts. I can't neglect the side of me that has studied social studies the past 5 years. :)
Today I'm hoping to go Christmas present shopping, clean the house, fry up some chicken for tonight's dinner, and get the Christmas tree set up. A bunch of David's family is coming over for Fika tomorrow. I don't think we have enough places for all of them to sit. I need to go buy some fika treats for them to eat... and I think we need to borrow a bigger coffee pot... Otherwise only 4 people will get coffee every 10 minutes.
And as usual, here's a random link.
Confused 10 year Old
This time the link is from CNN. I guess sometimes that it is really difficult to decide what is actually best for a kid. I'm sure this isn't it, but I'm not sure I know what is the best for her. Just something to think about. I've got to throw something not mind numbingly technical into my posts. I can't neglect the side of me that has studied social studies the past 5 years. :)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Another random BBC link.
Syrian underclothes
This is just another BBC article. But it made me think, mostly because it goes against what the media generally reports as coming out of the middle east in terms of women's rights and and such.
Anyways. Phosare meeting today went really well. Not much happened, but I got a chance to socialize and to see who else made phosare. There are a LOT of datorspels peoples. We're like half the phosare force. It'll be fun! I can't wait!
This is just another BBC article. But it made me think, mostly because it goes against what the media generally reports as coming out of the middle east in terms of women's rights and and such.
Anyways. Phosare meeting today went really well. Not much happened, but I got a chance to socialize and to see who else made phosare. There are a LOT of datorspels peoples. We're like half the phosare force. It'll be fun! I can't wait!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
For some random reason (probably related to boredom and not wanting to study) I've rediscovered facebook. I've been spending insanely too much time there. I guess it's a way to socialize even when I'm sitting in a lecture or bored at home. Same reason as I hang out on irc probably.
Anyways... I was too lazy to find a nice article to post today, so you get to go without. I'm done with classes for the rest of the year though! I am going to go back tomorrow for a phosare mote, and perhaps one last fika before Christmas break. Thinking to wear my student overalls tomorrow, just because I can!
Anyways... I was too lazy to find a nice article to post today, so you get to go without. I'm done with classes for the rest of the year though! I am going to go back tomorrow for a phosare mote, and perhaps one last fika before Christmas break. Thinking to wear my student overalls tomorrow, just because I can!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Are parents responsible?
S Korea parents fined over rape
This is just a random BBC link, but it brings up an interesting point. Are parents responsible for their child's behavior? At what age does that stop? I've seen very good parents have like 5 angels and one kid that is the devil. And nothing would get that one badly behaved kid to act like the others. But I've also seen examples of very very bad parenting that still resulted in amazingly well adjusted children and adults. It is an interesting thought to kick around in my head though.
This is just a random BBC link, but it brings up an interesting point. Are parents responsible for their child's behavior? At what age does that stop? I've seen very good parents have like 5 angels and one kid that is the devil. And nothing would get that one badly behaved kid to act like the others. But I've also seen examples of very very bad parenting that still resulted in amazingly well adjusted children and adults. It is an interesting thought to kick around in my head though.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Phosare!
Well! I've made phosare. I'm not totally sure what I've just got myself into, but it should be fun anyways. I really should update my blog more often. I say that everytime I post something here. But this time it has been a REALLY long time since I last posted. School has, as usual, been crazy. I've been meeting up a lot with friends.
Yesterday we had 'bar emptying', which was fun. The evening started with someone too drunk to buy anything, and ended with the police showing up. But actually no real problems. I didn't work in the bar really. I know I'm totally useless there. I did collect a lot of glasses, did a lot of dishes, and spent lots of time standing in the door or refilling the fridge. Fun fun fun!
Now I've only got a few more days left before this thing that we call 'vacation' but just actually is a chance to catch up on school work.
Yesterday we had 'bar emptying', which was fun. The evening started with someone too drunk to buy anything, and ended with the police showing up. But actually no real problems. I didn't work in the bar really. I know I'm totally useless there. I did collect a lot of glasses, did a lot of dishes, and spent lots of time standing in the door or refilling the fridge. Fun fun fun!
Now I've only got a few more days left before this thing that we call 'vacation' but just actually is a chance to catch up on school work.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The color Pink
I've discovered an interesting thing when hanging around large groups of guys... they hate pink. Which just makes me want to embrace it. It's actually rather odd when you think about it. A color is just a color, right? But why would guys hate pink so much?
Here's an interesting link:
http://cerise.theirisnetwork.org/archives/181
The question really comes up... can one enjoy pink? I feel that I can fit into a room full of guys, through my own identity. It doesn't require trying to distance myself from all things girly and pink. I can be good at math and hopefully some day, good at programming... all without trying to avoid pink.
Being a girl doesn't mean that one has to love pink, being a guy doesn't mean that one has to hate pink. But pink, like it or not, has a lot of connections with being female. And damn it, I like being female!
I think I'll try to choose pink over other colors when given a choice in today's world. At least the guys in class won't try to take my stuff. ;) They probably think it'll poison them!
Here's an interesting link:
http://cerise.theirisnetwork.org/archives/181
The question really comes up... can one enjoy pink? I feel that I can fit into a room full of guys, through my own identity. It doesn't require trying to distance myself from all things girly and pink. I can be good at math and hopefully some day, good at programming... all without trying to avoid pink.
Being a girl doesn't mean that one has to love pink, being a guy doesn't mean that one has to hate pink. But pink, like it or not, has a lot of connections with being female. And damn it, I like being female!
I think I'll try to choose pink over other colors when given a choice in today's world. At least the guys in class won't try to take my stuff. ;) They probably think it'll poison them!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Wedding party this evening!
Well! This evening is our Swedish wedding party. It's really low key. We're going to have a pot-luck, and maybe play a few games. Mostly it's just an excuse for a party. It'll be quite much fun I hope!
School has been a LOT of work. I feel that I barely even have time to think between everything. It is fun though. It gives me some purpose to wake up in the morning. That's always good.
Oh! And I also got my school overalls yesterday. I need to wash them, remove the sleeves, dye them black, wash them again, reattach the sleeves, take them to get a pattern put onto the back, then sew lots of things onto them. And I think I might sew them into a skirt, but I haven't totally decided yet. Always fun!
Anyways, back to work!
School has been a LOT of work. I feel that I barely even have time to think between everything. It is fun though. It gives me some purpose to wake up in the morning. That's always good.
Oh! And I also got my school overalls yesterday. I need to wash them, remove the sleeves, dye them black, wash them again, reattach the sleeves, take them to get a pattern put onto the back, then sew lots of things onto them. And I think I might sew them into a skirt, but I haven't totally decided yet. Always fun!
Anyways, back to work!
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Wow...
School start has been just crazy. I've had almost no time to think, let alone blog.
Anyways, I've started a new program at school. It's an engineering degree in Computer Game Development. Somewhat surprisingly, I'm the only girl in the program... in the last 5 years.
We're studying Calculus, Python, and I'm doing physics too. It's a tough starting course load.
The two weeks before the start of school we had 'nollening' which is like two weeks of getting to know the other first years. That was crazy because we had preparatory math at the same time.
It's fun to be starting something new, and I've always wanted to learn to program. We'll see how this goes. I'd rather have a job, but since jobs seem to be few and far between right now, I might as well accomplish something while looking.
Anyways, I've started a new program at school. It's an engineering degree in Computer Game Development. Somewhat surprisingly, I'm the only girl in the program... in the last 5 years.
We're studying Calculus, Python, and I'm doing physics too. It's a tough starting course load.
The two weeks before the start of school we had 'nollening' which is like two weeks of getting to know the other first years. That was crazy because we had preparatory math at the same time.
It's fun to be starting something new, and I've always wanted to learn to program. We'll see how this goes. I'd rather have a job, but since jobs seem to be few and far between right now, I might as well accomplish something while looking.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Pictures!
I've now got the pictures online from the wedding. Our pictures anyways. Others will go online at later dates.
This weekend we're going on a little road trip. I can't wait!
Besides this? Not much happening. I think I've got permission to start at the university program I want this fall, but I'd still rather have a job. Oh well. I guess we take what we get.
The weather is looking nicer too. Perhaps we can bbq tonight for dinner! Yum yum!
This weekend we're going on a little road trip. I can't wait!
Besides this? Not much happening. I think I've got permission to start at the university program I want this fall, but I'd still rather have a job. Oh well. I guess we take what we get.
The weather is looking nicer too. Perhaps we can bbq tonight for dinner! Yum yum!
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