Got back from our summer house last night. I could’ve easily stayed a few more days. It was amazing there and the weather was lovely. Today me and Stina-Kajsa went to the gym and then a had a nap. Kristofer came over and we had dinner on the balcony. It was really nice seeing him again. After he left I baked and watched the horrible move He’s just not that into you. It made me lose all hope in women. And men.

Tomorrow me, S-K, Anneli, Jenny, Sophia and Kerstin are going to Flen for the weekend. Life is pretty sweet right now. The only thing is that I miss C-Kat a lot. But I have Bruce Springsteen and beer. I’ll be alright.

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“Han är katt. Han är allt han förstår sig på.”

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So today we went out with the boat. It was sunny sunshine and it was amazing. My body has been hidden in my room in Carlisle and I’ve looked like a vampire all year (not beautiful like a vampire, just pale). So I should’ve known that my skin would not be able to handle the sun. The first photo is what I looked like when we got home and the other photo is from just a minute ago. I hope that by tomorrow it has turned into an awesome tan and my freckles will show.

BTW yes I do wear other things than striped shirts :(

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Miike Snow - Miike Snow and Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca.

They are my favourite albums right now! Other stuff I am listening to right now: Deportees, Wilco (the band! the album!), Akron Family, Cass McCombs, Grizzly Bear, and some vintage Fireside.

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Okay so I’ve been in Sweden for a week now and I’ve totally neglected the blog. I am sorry blog. I promise I will try to do better. I’ve been seeing my friends, been swimming, worked, gone to the gym, celebrated midsummer and ate food. Yeah that’s basically it. It has been awesome. I am so happy to be home and I feel so much better being here. I went for a long walk tonight through the city and it’s so beautiful on a summer’s night. You can’t blame me for loving Uppsala. I bought a bicycle also! Well, my dad bought it for me. I am slowly getting over my fear of cycling in the city centre.

Tomorrow I am first going to the gym and then hopefully I’ll have time to see Kristofer for a while before I am going with my parents to our summer house. I am brining a book, my laptop and nothing else. :) I hope to get my tan on!

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I’m going home tomorrow. I am so happy to be going home and I know I will be happier being in Sweden for a while, but right now all I can think about is just how much I am going to miss everybody. I really am. Here are some photos from this weekend.

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Without a doubt my favourite album of the first half of 2009.

When you’re lucid you’re the sweetest thing,
I would trade my mother to hear you sing

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My head hurts after spray painting papers and I am hungry. I think I’m gonna make some fish. I’ve been a bad vegetarian this week: I had a chicken sandwich on Monday, made meatballs for everyone in the house on Tuesday (they did turn out really nice, I actually had three even though I hate meatballs) and I’m gonna have fish tonight. Oh wellz, it’s not like I am going to escape burning in hell just by not eating meat.

Here are some updates: I am having a good make up week this week, don’t forget to check the make up blog! Last night Robbie came over and he booked flight to Sweden in August! Yay! Other than that there’s nothing to tell, I’ve been doing work all week so I am really looking forward to getting crunk tomoz. Tomorrow is the last Rape Alley party ever. Sad as fuck!!

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I have always loved Håkan. I will always love Håkan. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen him live and even though I listen to him daily doesn’t change the fact that he can still make me cry. Me and Jenny watched this on TV when I was home in March and we got very emotional :) I feel sorry for everyone that is not Swedish.

He is amazing.

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I used to be commander

and chief of my pimp ship

flyin’ high ’til I met this

pretty little missile that

shot me out the sky

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I had never heard of this movie before I downloaded it, but I had heard of Bill Maher and also a documentary about religion is always interesting? I really really enjoyed it. It was extremly one sided but it didn’t try to be anything else either. I think you should watch more for an entertaining rather than an educating purpose. With quotes like “They’re not specific against homosexuality, what they are against is specific behaviour - like anal sex. Which I guess, if you put that out of the picture in homosexuality, what do you have left? … Just the blow job” and “I think it’s very interesting that you ARE a Christian now, you WERE a muslim and when you get the clothes you BUY them like a Jew”

I lol:ed.

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And yeah since I am feeling ok I might as well write a positive Carlisle post. There are people here that I really like and who make me happy. Tuesday we hung out by the river, then went to Tony’s and later to Concrete. It was a really really nice day and the horrible hang over I had yesterday was totally worth it. Here are some photos:

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I am speechless.

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I am tempted to turn this into a photo blog. Not that I consider myself a photographer or that I take good photos, but it is more entertaining. This photo for example. Not many people get to experience the amazingness that is Maria Tengblad in the morning. Looking at this photo you’d think I’ve had an awful day. But it’s actually been okay. (What about that twist?) Played cards with Tom, Tony, James and Andy by the river and then I went back home and watched the final of Britain’s Got Talent.

Right now I am feeling lonely and also very homesick. I guess I’ll just watch a couple more the Hills episodes and hope for the best.

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Yesterday I went over to Malin and Hanna at Rape Alley. We had beer on the their roof and later Mikael, Anders + girlfriend joined. We then played Cranium until 4 am and me & Malin won because we were awesome. Anyhoo I have not been on top today, I have done nothing at all. I am more optimistic about tomorrow. I really need to focus and be creative these two last weeks, just to make the time fly by. So that I can fly home! (See what I just did there?)

Last nights Apprentice was awesome btw, I love that there is 4 girls and 1 guy left, and the guy is a total loser so there is no chance in hell he’s going to win. Neither will Lorraine because she is a psycho freak. … I miss Pants Man.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

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Except for a powerwalk this is all I’ve been doing today:

I am slowly getting passion back for graphic design. It feels really good.

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Okay so the new plan is that before hiking in the mountains this July I’m going to go for 2h walks everyday or the gym. All of this is going to be so much easier living next to Stina-Kajsa this summer. I am excited about this.

Oh and also I don’t ever want to touch a cigarette ever again.

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Swedish stand up can be really amazing. I am so glad that SVT put Henrik Schyffert’s 90’s show up online! And why the fuck am I writing about this in english it makes no jävla sense.

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How awesome is this photo of Deniz and me? :) Have a look here.

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Ohhh My Goood! I can’t believe they actually made video to this song! I remember buying this demo at a festival in 2006 just for fun and then we listened to it all the way up to the Arvika festival. Seriously it is the worst thing ever made. It is so funny though, it makes me happy (and also makes me miss Uppsala a lot). I remember last summer when we were out and I was drunk and saw the singer and asked him “Are you the singer from Napoleon?!” (in a sarcastic way obviously) and he replied sighing “…Yes I am, I am trying to have a conversation here.” Hahaha! I mean, some of them are probably lovely people… but still… this is… the worst.

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I’ve been away from Carlisle for 5 days now and it’s been really good. I went to Craig in Crewe, and although Crewe as a town was very depressing the trip was not. We went to Liverpool on Thursday and went out two nights. I’m really really gonna miss Craig this summer but it will be fine of course.

Being back in Carlisle is not fun. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I do love the people I live with and a few others, but I really just wanna go back home. Seriously, I can’t wait. But I have to wait! For my tutors to tell me what I need to do. Hopefully I can do it in Sweden and if I can I’ll probably go back next weekend. All I want to do is be with Jenny, go for morning walks with Stina-Kajsa and chill out in our boat! I really just wanna go home now. But first I am going to hang out with all the lovely people that are here and hopefully finish Kristofers poster/flyers. I am looking forward to doing it and I hope I don’t disappoint him. :)

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Last night Deniz made my hair all pretty and yes I aced my make up and it looked something like this (sorry about the retarded one hand-pose-photo, I know I look like I am trying to be super duper cutzie and I hate myself for it but it’s the only good photo of both the hair and makeup and yeah whatever GET OFF MY BACK):

Yeah so Olio was okay I guess. I didn’t like the music but I never like the music when we go out here. They never play Akon or Sean Paul. They did play Lil Wayne and I got so excited about it but on the dance floor I realised that I didn’t know any of the lyrics so I just looked like an idiot :( I had fun though. This saturday is soon over, I think I’m gonna make coffee and watch.. a movie.

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“There are few people whom I really love, and even fewer of whom I think well”

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