Yesterday in pictures

I went to meet my friends at sotra (an island just 30 minutes outside of bergen) and their two beautiful sons. I even got a couple good shots of them while I was there. Loving my new 50mm lens, that’s for sure. Just need to learn how to use it properly with proper lights, but these turend out okay.

Their grandparents came by to say hi, and I got a few snapshots of that too. Still struggling with the focus when it gets a bit dark, but practice makes perfect, right?

At the end of the night, the little one was getting tired and grumpy, so I didn’t get any cute pictures of him smiling in my hands. All he wanted to do was sleep, and therefore he cried.

Then he fell asleep in my arms, cause he was exhausted. Poor thing.

Cute huh?

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God save the king!

Since our beloved HRH King Harald V of Norway turns 75 today, I’d like to tell you all a few bits and pieces about the norwegian royalty. This because people have really poor knowledge about the norwegian royal family in general. It isn’t really that weird not to know about the norwegian royalty, cause we are a small country and we haven’t had our royal family for all that long. So here’s a little list of facts you might not know about the current King of Norway. A more in-depth article about the norwegian royals are provided here by the oh allmighty Wikipedia.

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HRH King Harald V was the first king to be born on Norwegian soil in 600 years. His father, King Olav V was actually born in England. King Olav V’s father King Haakon VII was originally a danish prince, and appointed by the danes as the first king after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden.

HRH King Harald V is Queen Elisabeth IInd’s second cousin. Many people doesn’t know this, but most royalty in europe is related somehow. This is because it was fairly natural to marry princes and princesses of other royal houses to show how close the royal families were.

HRH King Harald V represented Norway quite a few times in the summer olympics as a crown prince. He always had a passion for sailing, but he never won any olympic medals. He won a few other medals with his sailing, as the scandinavian golden goblet in 1968 and the kieler regatta in 1972.

HRH King Harald V doesn’t officially have a last name. None of the Norwegian royals do have an official last name, and has only signs with their given names. King Harald V does sign Harald Rex (or Harald R), that translates as King, when it is needed. A female regent would sign as Regina, that translates as Queen.

The Norwegian Royal Anthem has the same melody as the British one, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully. This is also a marking of the fact that they are related. The Norwegian Royal Anthem was given lyrics quite a few times, first by Henrik Wergeland, but the version we use these days were written by Gustav Jensen in 1906.

Did you know any of this, or did you learn something new?

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Stay awake

I woke by myself this morning and it was actually sunny outside. So I took a hot shower, dressed myself and put on this song and sang along as loud as I could just cause it feels like it is going to be a beautiful day.

So now I am just going to run to the store and get myself some freshly baked bread to have an awesome breakfast to continue this awesome day. Best start of a day in forever. I love it.

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10 things you might not know about me

1. I can’t bite through a slice of salami with my front teeth cause there’s a small space between them. It’s really irritating, and I have to put the mayo beneath the sausage when eating bread, or else I’ wind up with mayo on my nose.

2. I have a selective sense of smell. There are lots of things I can’t smell until I press my face against it or it is re-eally intense like sweat, dogfood, pee and garbage. Other smells I can smell just fine, and the smell of soap gets intensified and triggers my allergies if too strong, making me sneeze and get runny eyes.

3. I can’t let anyone else pack my groceries unless they do it like me. This is because I have a feeling that the groceries will fall out of the bag when they put them down, and just spills everything I shop. It’s annoying.

4. I can’t drink my tea with just one sugar in it. I need to have an even number like 2, 4 or 6. Tho I prefer enough sugar to keep a little african village fed for a month. It’s also the same with alot of things. I don’t really like odd numbers, and prefer the even ones.

5. I didn’t watch Star Wars until 2011. It’s true. And I even watched them 1-5 when I saw them, just to annoy my geeky friends. Tho I knew the story and the quotes because everyone is quoting them all the time. Spoiled a few of the scenes to be honest, but it still was fun watching what all the fuzz was about.

6. I have lived without my parents the last 7 and a half years. I moved out the year I turned 16, and I only moved back to my moms for a month when I moved from Trondheim to Bergen. It was a complete and utter disaster, and will never happen again.

7. I don’t really like hot chocolate. Well, there is one kind I like that we serve at work, but I haven’t found any other kind I like. I don’t enjoy chocolate ice cream or chocolate milk either. Tho I love chocolate bars. I am strange, I know.

8. I love sewing. In fact I kidnapped my moms sewingmachine. The only bad thing is that I need to get it in to service soon, and I can’t really afford it. I’d make heaps of nice things if I just did it anyways tho.

9. I’ve never broken a bone in my body. I have lazered my tonsils and cut out my appendix tho. But no bones broken.

10. I am a huge nerd. Well, it isn’t really a secret. I love books, games, HTML, Css and anime. I am also into a few other things far too geeky to mention.

 

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My day

The best part of my day was to colour my hair. I started up with a bad nights sleep, and when I coloured my hair this morning, it was all good again.

Since I have been sick the last few days, I haven’t really had much to do stuck in my bed and all that. So since today was the first day I managed to walk the stairs without getting a cough attack, I actually got some clothes washed. Two full machines too. And I put up the things I made while I was sick on my door. This is one of them.

What you think? Cute eh?

Right now I am just watching Disneys Mulan for the hnniftshnth time. It’s my feelgood movies that makes me feel better when I am sick. Ok story with lots of good music in them. And simple plots that’s easy to follow. Perfect for kids and sick people.

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What’s this?

dead one of these

Hahahaha. I am watching the Love Guru, and this was one of the jokes. Lets just say I got inspired, and leave it at that. Ok? Ok!

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In loving memory

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Worlds best friend


Only friend keeping me company while I am sick. Well, and my computer and my bed. Still got a fever, so I am staying at home for another day. Not blogging alot these days tho. I am watching movies instead. So bear with me okay?

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Sick leave

Couldn’t sleep tonight cause my head felt like a balloon. Or an elephant. Certainly sounded like an elephant alot of times, both sneezing and blowing my nose. The good thing about this is that I had these non-sugar candies in my purse from my trip outside yesterday, and they taste yummy.

So, since I do have a fever, I am not doing much today. I called work to tell them I am not coming, and got myself a doctors appointment, and I am staying in bed. Well, most of the time at least.

I really hate days where I just feel like crap, and my whole body just hurts. But I’ll manage. I hope.

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Ice, snow and sun

It was cold, it was wet, but sooooo worth it…

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Mount Fløyen

The view of mount Ulriken this morning was so beautiful, I had to do something to get my head cleared. So I decided I’d go take pictures of things today. Just bring the camera and go where faith leads me.

First it lead to these japanese dolls, and then I realized I needed a trip to mount fløyen. It has been far too long since I was up there, and the weather was beautiful. So I went up. Even tho I am not supposed to use this much money on something like this, I took the funicular up.

But it was worth the trip, and then some.

I actually even walked along the hiking trails a bit, even tho it was alot of snow up there, and since it was mainly a lot of trees and not that much to take photos of, there wasn’t very much pictures taken either.

And ofcourse I took the mandatory look-at-me-I-am-in-the-forest-pic so that I had proof I was here. My friends are kind of the pics-or-it-didn’t-happen kind, so now I got proof. It did happen!

Oh, and then I went down again cause I was hungry. Being out in the woods, crawling through snow to get good pics is exhausting. And I got cold. Gawd I love coffee when I am cold.

How was your day? Have you ever been to mount Fløyen?

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Valentines day

It is the day of lovers and beloved, and ofcourse I am single. I am always single on valentines day. I have no date planned, or anyone to celebrate it with. It doesn’t mean I hate valentines day, it just makes me stare blankly with teary eyes on the ones that do. Like the girl I am, but refuse to admit that I am.

So since there will be no romantic dinner, roses and chocolate, I’ll just get my own twist on it. I’m going out to photograph it all for you. Perhaps I’ll even get a rose for myself. Who says Valentines is for couples only. Love yourself too.

That’s all…

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New day, new things

Since I have a few days off, and my paycheck came on friday, I got myself a few things I wanted. Firstly a new lens. 50mm one. I love it, and I am going to use it alot I think. And then I got chocolate.

And some wine…

And new handbags!

And I am alltogether pleased with the day to be honest. What do you think?

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Lucky

So it’s soon getting late, and I am going to have a nap before work today. Will be just a quick nap, but I am too tired to stay awake until 5am as I am right now. Hopefully I’ll get up in time to go to work. Well, I have to. So-so tired.

I won 100 nok on a scratch card when I was shopping today. Does that mean my luck has turned?

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Louis Vuitton condoms

Really? What’s next? Tampons?

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