"Jag är inte rädd för jag vet att smärtan har ett slut jag vet att när jag gråtit alla tårar o somnar med kinden mot det fuktiga örngottet så vaknar jag igen. jag vaknar igen o ser allting igen med blanka o med klara ögon. Ibland kan jag redan i smärtan se slutet av smärtan för jag vet att smärtan har ett slut, jag vet att när det fuktiga örngottet torkat. så finns allting i mig kvar därinne. alla drömmar, alla visioner och all kärlek"
A good thing that the rest of the banks should follow (to some extent), the "sharia bank" that now exists in Sweden. It is adjusted to the rules in the Koran so the bank doesn't invest in weapons or pornography. The bank hope that the about 400 000 Muslims in Sweden will find the concept appealing. It reminds me that I have to move my pension savings to another company, which I have thought about for a long time, that does not invest in what I think is amoral, and plain stupid like weapons, and which promote human rights.
(The money you see is all the existing bills (5) and coins (4) here in Sweden. 1 Euro = 9,52 SEK)
I am not really a person who believes in astrology but when it comes to gemini (the twins), it is quite accurate, scary accurate. Or what do you say, those who knows me in person? My sister sent me this in a mail (with all the other signs too).
GEMINI - The Chatterbox ~ (May 21 - June 20 )
Smart and witty. Outgoing, very chatty. Lively, energetic. Adaptable but needs to express themselves. Argumentative and outspoken. Likes change. Versatile. Busy, sometimes nervous and tense. Gossips.May seem superficial or inconsistent. Beautiful physically and mentally. Chatterbox? Haha...that was what my family called me when I was a child, "Snackemoster". I also noticed cancer and I know two people who are just like this. One of them is my mother.
CANCER - The Protector ~ (June 21 - July 22 )
Moody, emotional. May be shy. Very loving and caring. Pretty/handsome. Excellent partners for life. Protective. Inventive and imaginative. Cautious.Touchy-feely kind of person. Needs love from others. Easily hurt, but sympathetic.
The shy part does NOT apply, especially not to my mother.
Tanklöshet har alltid varit roten till en vändning Maktlöshet bör aldrig vara hotet mot förändring personlighet som speglas av en annan männskas handling förgänglighet som skrämmer men kan leda till förvandling
Varför stå där så tunga, hänga i klunga, blänga Låt det gunga, svänga Ge tristessen en känga Låt nävarna svänga Höfterna kränga Ingen alls kan stänga för vår gängarslagdänga Lustarna väcks När huven gungar loss Inga machokomplex, kom och gunga med oss Befria dig själv Släpp fram det som förtrycks Unna ditt inre lite lyx
About letting lose and dance to feel good, "allow yourself a little bit of luxury", not having macho complex.
It's actually a music group playing nice music in a small outdoor dance festival and the group had these two persons who made the show more alive and interesting, walking around with a little extreme clothes, walking on stilts, dancing and kind of acting a little to the music. They played while walking from one place to another between the dance shows by different dancers.
Just seeing these happy, colourful and good musicians got all the listeners in a good mood and we were just smiling.
These girls were so charming, really not dancing in unison, which was the point :-)
They were so good! In this part of the dance, the guy never touched ground by "dancing" on the girl the entire time, while she was moving around in different ways. I was impressed...
This was a bit odd. She danced to a story about a blue fish (made out of a blue scouring rag (skurtrasa)).
The scenery was striking and beautiful. The sky had just opened a minute before and the dancers were soaking wet, not hiding under unbrellas as the rest of us.
I just went here to show a visiting friend from Germany a nice area by the sea, we had no idea that this dance festival were to take place. We were just very lucky and that evening just exceeded both our expectations. My friend was happy and so was I. You never know what will happen when you just try something new.
Stockholm. Närmare 400 000 barn växer upp i familjer där den ena eller båda föräldrarna dricker oroande mycket. Det är Folkhälsoinstitutet som gjort skattningen, baserad på rikstäckande enkäter om vuxnas alkoholkonsumtion. I en kommande rapport till regeringen gör myndigheten bedömningen att 20 procent, eller närmare 400 000, av landets två miljoner barn har en mamma och/eller en pappa med ett "riskabelt bruk av alkohol", det vill säga att de dricker så mycket så ofta att det kan ställa till med för dem själva och barnen." TT
But not in the Eminiem way, more literal. I've gotten in contact with a woman called Elsa Kittel who for many years has been collecting things like clothes, kitchen things, curtains and all other sors of stuff that people need in their lives, in their homes, and sending them in big trucks to the other side of Östersjön, Romania etc. to women and children who are poor or in other unfortunate situations. So, I am going through also cabinets to find whatever I have forgotten that I have, that is working but that I have no use of any more. It's a win-win situation where I get rid of stuff I don't need that only take space from my not too big flat and give it to people actually need it.
Going through your own things and find so many things you don't need, you really feel what you are, a pretty spoiled western person who has way too many unnecessary stuff. My "footprint" in the world is still a lot bigger than most people in the world even if I am trying to make it smaller by living a more personal and environmental healthier life...and trying a little to make others to do the same...eg. NOT EATING THE WRONG FISH and not eating so much beef (since it is, per kilo, worse than gas)! ...just to mention one thing. Giving away fully functional things also is a way of keeping others from buying new things (as if these specific people would be able to :-S) and doing so not contribute as much to the energy consuming consumption.
A stranger was seated next to a little girl on an airplane. When the plane took off and settled into its climb, the stranger turned to the little girl and said: 'I've always found that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.' The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, 'OK. What would you like to talk about?' Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about nuclear power?' 'Yes,' she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow and a deer all eat grass -- the same stuff. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?' The stranger thought for a few moments, then said: 'You know, I've never thought about that. I have no idea.' The little girl began to open her book again, saying: 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?'
I dig that guy big time. He' so funny and charming...and good! I just finished watching Rush Hour 2. Jackie gotta have sooo many bruises when filming. ;-)
An easy site to use to get some info about your weight, eg. to find out what your BMI is an if you're under, normal or overweight. HERE It's in Swedish.
Some nights I just really don't feel like going to sleep even though I am supposed to up get early in the morning. The feeling I have is a kind of calm and just ignoring everything that is outside my apartment and in the near future (like job). Just being, doing things in my own pace without any bad conciousness for all the other things I need to do. I miss having this feelings and nights when studying since I didn't always have to go to school and during all those months of writing essays at home, night after night. My 50 sq. m. is my world with my thoughts. As I write they are floating far, far away, to places I've never been, doing things I only dream of, longing. Some of my thoughts end up here but some are better left in my head. Safer that way.
HAHA... In a TV-series just a minute ago: A guy meets an old high school friend that he played basketball with but now the friend has made a feeew changes, like going from a guy to a very curvy woman. She had them made quite large and the guy can't stop staring and finally asks, without a smirk, "don't they hurt?!" (as in heavy).
So, if guys would even think in that way, how can they wish for women to have large breasts?
Every now and then there are names that all the sudden "follow" me. From almost never hearing a name, even though I know it exists of course, to hear it several times in different situations... well...hmm. Sometimes it is good, sometimes not.
Today I talked to a woman a know a little. She told me about her ex with whom she has a teenage daughter with. She told me that one night he came in to the bedroom where she and the daughter were sleeping and raped her.
She reported it to the police. She gave them her statement. Then it took 6 months for a police officer to return to her. This police officer, for her unknown man, called her at 8 pm one night and asked her to tell her story again. When she didn't want to under those circumstances and since thinking about the rape hardly was what she wanted to do, he just said "then I can't help you". Then nothing more happened.
She is hardly the only one...
Do I even have to say what she feels about the police and the system?
by P.O.D. Why haven't I posted this video before? It is an obvious Natasja video ;-)
The lyrics about them who aren't as lucky as I am and hopefully you too.
Last day of the rest of my life I wish I would've known Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care Or thank my pops for all the talks And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware, I just did what I always do Everyday, the same routine Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest Instead of taking a test I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming Everybody was running But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast I don't really know this kid Even though I sit by him in class
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love Or maybe for a moment He forgot who he was Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged Whatever it was I know it's because
[chorus:] We are, We are, the youth of the nation
Little Suzy, she was only twelve She was given the world With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell She might act kind of proud But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places The same situations Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her Too bad he never told her She deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool He broke all the rules So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys No matter how hard he tried Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends He put his life to an end They might remember him then
You cross the line and there's no turning back Told the world how he felt With the sound of a gat
[chorus]
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim No matter what you say It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies Don't nobody know why It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way the story goes Will it ever make sense Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this There's got to be more to everything I thought exists
"Efter de två första dygnen i censurskugga har statliga kinesiska medier flera gånger gett stort utrymme åt Steven Spielbergs avhopp och det faktum att Internationella olympiska kommitténs ordförande Jacques Rogge förklarat att en bojkott av Peking-OS är otänkbar.
Kinesiska medier har talat om "en västerländsk regissör som är väldigt naiv och som gjort oskäliga utspel mot OS i Peking". Därefter har med ironi fastslagits att det kanske beror på hans unika karaktärsdrag från Hollywood.
Men så stöddigt är inte Kina. Bakom denna yta har funnits och finns en pånyttfödd krisberedskap. Efter yrvakenheten har kinesiska Darfur-sändebud och alla som kunnat mångordigt försökt förklara för utländska medier att "alla förstår inte hur mycket Kina gjort för Darfur"
Parallellt har samma budskap gått ut som många gånger tidigare: idrott och politik hör inte ihop. Det är en syn som Kina delar med Internationella olympiska kommittén och USA:s president George Bush, som ska åka till OS, det upprepade han nyligen i en BBC-intervju.
Oavsett vad det kinesiska kommunistpartiet, IOK och George Bush anser kommer OS, enligt olika kampanjgrupper, att användas som plattform för att peka ut de områden där grupperna anser att Kina missköter sig."
I wish I could participate in the festivities in Stockholm. I label his post politics and Sweden for obvious reasons but also reminder because I'd like to remind you what it is all about is people loving people, people being attracted to other people and people feeling and acting like them selves, just like heterosexuals like me are doing. Nothing more, nothing less.
"Jag är inte rädd för jag vet att smärtan har ett slut jag vet att när jag gråtit alla tårar o somnar med kinden mot det fuktiga örngottet så vaknar jag igen. jag vaknar igen o ser allting igen med blanka o med klara ögon. Ibland kan jag redan i smärtan se slutet av smärtan för jag vet att smärtan har ett slut, jag vet att när det fuktiga örngottet torkat. så finns allting i mig kvar därinne. alla drömmar, alla visioner och all kärlek"
The scenery was striking and beautiful. The sky had just opened a minute before and the dancers were soaking wet, not hiding under unbrellas as the rest of us.
