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I'm Afraid
I'm down today. Blue. Un-well. Depressed. Sick of myself. Sick of being where I have been for what feels like much longer than 2 months. I keep coming back to this and I thought by moving here, I was ...
Mai Jazz
Have no idea who this is but she's gorgeous. Roar bought this before I moved in-I really love it....
Leverpostei
Can you guess what this is? Liver pate. Why there is a photo of a kid on the outside-we'll never know...but I can tell you that most kids in Norway would rather eat another kid then eat this stuff. It...
How Much Does This Cost? October 2, part 3
This costs $________ or €____________....
Public Transportation
Public TransportationI hate the PT system in Stavanger. Hate is a strong word. . .I know BUT I do. It’s inefficient (only buses for the most part, regional trains operate but are out of reach and e...
October 1
It's the first of October-and you know what that means...drama, drama and more drama. Boyfriend's son is home sick today. I feel so bad for him-he looks frail and hungry. I think he got food poisionin...
How Much Does This Cost? Sept. 30 part 2
This cost $_________.This cost $_________.This cost $_________.I keep forgetting to mention that people here are obsessed with gravy. it's always on the dinnertable. I'm thinking about buying us a boa...
Mexicanisk Mat
How Much Does This Cost? Sept. 30
This/These cost $_________.Yep-that's a little over $9.00USD for a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper!This/These cost $_________.This/These cost $_________.This/These cost $_________.Let's play a little game...I'v...
Tallest Building in Stavanger
More Mikaeli Day 2007 Photos
More Photos......
Michaelmas or Mikaeli Day 2007
As promised, here are the photos from yesterday's Michaelmas or Mikaeli Day celebration. I attended the celebration put on by my boyfriend's son's school. It's a change of season cultural celebration ...
Autum Is Upon Us
Although I miss the sun and sensory stimulation of the desert, autumn colours are very exciting to see. Our neighborhood is beginning to change-yellos, reds and organge are starting to turn up. It's e...
One of My Favorite Things to See
I hate slugs. I used to fear them but now I just hink they are disgusting and hate to see them. But I love to see a squished one on the sidewalk. It's like saying "take that you M-f'er". Gross.The bad...
Helgo Matsenter
This is the most expensive place in town to shop for food. From what I have heard, on average they cost 20 percent more per item then the Coop Obs just across the street. However, I love this place. T...
Buddy Holly Lives
Sometimes when I want to be silly-which is usually ALWAYS...I find myself asking myself (sometimes out loud) questions that no one in their right mind would think of. I know most people do this, so it...
Julebord Possibility
My mom bought me this dress on clearance at "Ross Dress for Less" in Pasadena, California over Easter. She fought with me when I put it in the cart saying that it was a "granny dress" and I should loo...
Winne the Pooh
Watching Winnie the Pooh in Norwegian at 9 a.m., when I am half asleep is always fun. Especially when they seem like they are all getting high off of fireflies in the forest. And they keep saying my s...
Helgen Min
One of my homework assignment from Norwegian class two weeks ago was to write a short piece about my weekend. I’ve re-typed it with the corrections, so you can all see how wonderfully I am progress...
In the Rain
it's raining cats and dogs outside and I have to go and take the BUS to class. Not only is it raining BUT it's as windy as hell. I don't want to go to class on nights like this...but i'd better throw ...
Roots are Expensive
For those of you who missed the conversion, the following items in Stavanger cost:Old Bay SeasoningNorway: $12.58 USD/€8,93 EURTucson:$3.00-$3.50Tony’s Creole SeasoningNorway:$8.13/€5,77Tucson: ...
Two Months and Counting…
Saturday marked the 2 month anniversary of my move to Norway. I didn’t do anything to celebrate, just thought to myself “damn, two months went by fast”. As I’ve said before, the days are getti...
Veldig Bra/Daarlig
Thursday, September 13, 2007Still feeling crummy. Albeit a bit better at times, but I still feel like shit overall. I’m doing my best to deal with the crying out breaks-only one today. It’s not as...
6:30
Why did I randomly wake up at 6:30 this morning? Grrrrrrrr....and I have class tonight until 21:00....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
Being Settled
I met with a friend at her house last week and I have decided one thing...I want to have what normal people have...a house, some kids, a car, some responsibilities. I want to be locked in to something...