That's what I've got!! (My head is to the left of the play-arrow symbol in the middle. And we don't really make an appearance until 2min in)
fredag den 25. februar 2011
Warrior Blood
That's what I've got!! (My head is to the left of the play-arrow symbol in the middle. And we don't really make an appearance until 2min in)
Layercakes and Free Beer
Yesterday was Pernille's birthday, so with the help of Tom and Javier, a surprise, and slightly inappropriate) layer cake was made.
Lars!! Javier is a computer science major, and he put the candles to represent "7" in binary code (she's 27)
Then we went out dancing for a few hours at place that happened to have free entry and free beer--Perfect deal!
I've been trying to fill my time with practical things, so for starters I'm working tonight, and my psych teacher said he'd help me get volunteer shifts working with patients in a psychiatric unit, or at a research lab, plus I now have time to figure out what the heck I'm going to do after I graduate and how to best plan for the next 5-10 years of my life. I'm only freaking out a little bit, talking to Pernille helped a lot, she sounded a bit like my mom. ("Hold on to what makes you happy, and work on helping the rest fall into place one way or another--strict ambitions alone can leave you lonely and unsatisfied, I have to remember that the process is not only the way to my goal, but a big chuck of my life.) Lots to think about, I hate taking risky leaps of faith!tirsdag den 22. februar 2011
Bartending at Signalhuset
First and foremost : I found a Surf Chess set! They ride snails instead of horses.
And this in the checkout
So this weekend revolved around the building's party. My friends and I took turns bar tending, which was a ton of fun. I enjoyed being behind the bar more than in the actual party, because I got to meet a lot of new people, and have lots of up beat short conversations, without ever having to endure awkward silences or being stuck with one person too long, and I felt I could relax and be more socially outgoing because I had a physical barrier between me and the drunk guys, so I didn't have to worry about seeming friendly, so I could be myself.
Andria from Canada, Me, Kiwi Tom, and Blake
Sonna wanted pictures of us wearing the little Tequila Sombreros, but gravity disagreed.
That's Daniel, my neighbor and head of the building's party committee.
So, the party was a huge success, the place was packed with happy people and good spirits, and the best part was that when I was too tired to stay, it took me under one min to get to my bed. This whole bar culture being so intertwined in school is a new concept for me.
This poster is the sign on the door of the Bar INSIDE the school building, across the hall from my classroom, and there is at least one bar in each faculty's building. Pretty strange, but with all the couches and pool tables it seemed cool.
The rest of the weekend was spent washing a sticky floor several times and studying. I really like my classes, I just wish there would be some Danish students in some of them... I'm sad that I barely use Danish at all these days. Right, well back to the books!
But one last thing. Under this post, it says "Fjern......dette." This is what the "unlike" button gets translated to when Facebook is in Danish. hah.
And this in the checkout
So this weekend revolved around the building's party. My friends and I took turns bar tending, which was a ton of fun. I enjoyed being behind the bar more than in the actual party, because I got to meet a lot of new people, and have lots of up beat short conversations, without ever having to endure awkward silences or being stuck with one person too long, and I felt I could relax and be more socially outgoing because I had a physical barrier between me and the drunk guys, so I didn't have to worry about seeming friendly, so I could be myself.
Andria from Canada, Me, Kiwi Tom, and Blake
Sonna wanted pictures of us wearing the little Tequila Sombreros, but gravity disagreed.
That's Daniel, my neighbor and head of the building's party committee.
So, the party was a huge success, the place was packed with happy people and good spirits, and the best part was that when I was too tired to stay, it took me under one min to get to my bed. This whole bar culture being so intertwined in school is a new concept for me.
This poster is the sign on the door of the Bar INSIDE the school building, across the hall from my classroom, and there is at least one bar in each faculty's building. Pretty strange, but with all the couches and pool tables it seemed cool.
The rest of the weekend was spent washing a sticky floor several times and studying. I really like my classes, I just wish there would be some Danish students in some of them... I'm sad that I barely use Danish at all these days. Right, well back to the books!But one last thing. Under this post, it says "Fjern......dette." This is what the "unlike" button gets translated to when Facebook is in Danish. hah.
tirsdag den 15. februar 2011
The House of Awesomeness
Yesterday I got a new desk and a bigger bed, both of which required assembly and the total rearrangement of my room. This picture shows two things: 1) I have started running a few times a week, and 2) I have started dealing with problems and fixing things when they break, instead of just living without them. I will no longer live with a broken desk, small wobbly bed, and no light bulbs. I will take control, TURN those tables...and yes, that always requires a hammer. Watch out Mini-fridge and broken bike in Seattle, your year of sitting around will be over when I get back.
This weekend the sun decided to make a rare appearance, so we (Pernille, Tom, Blake and I) decided to go for a sunny walk in "Dyrhaven" wich is a giant park including meadows and woods, surrounding a "castle," one of the oldest amusement parks on earth, and a totally overpopulated community of deer. We encountered quite a few herds, each with hundreds of members, and many with deadly looking horns, but even though we passed through their herds, we did not get charged at.
Tom was a dear, and tried to make them feel more comfortable. His sneak-tactics what got us through alive.
Don't know what they point of this mini cave was, but I know if Lars were here, he'd go in it.
I REALLY like my living with my flatmates, it's such a fun atmosphere, and they are really sweet people, the chemistry is great and our flat is a cool atmosphere with lots of "family" fun that usually draws friends to hang with us too. It is the place to be. The other night we decided to call our flat the House of Awesomeness, to represent how lucky we feel we are to be living together, so we made a sign.
(Tom= sweet cheery guy, Javier= hungover groggy guy, Pernille=messy frizzy hair me= the child of the flat)
And then went out dancing all night :D (yes myself included!)
Here is an snapshot of the awesomeness that goes on in our flat:
3/4ths of the house of awesomeness.
By the way, this is the last 4th of the House of Awesomeness: His name is Javier, I like to call him Harvihair, and occasionally accidentally Alejandro... luckily never while he was around. He REALLY likes watching movies.
Not much else to write about today...but I did save a few hundred dollars on textbooks by checking them out from the library to share with some classmates in my building so that's good.
This weekend the sun decided to make a rare appearance, so we (Pernille, Tom, Blake and I) decided to go for a sunny walk in "Dyrhaven" wich is a giant park including meadows and woods, surrounding a "castle," one of the oldest amusement parks on earth, and a totally overpopulated community of deer. We encountered quite a few herds, each with hundreds of members, and many with deadly looking horns, but even though we passed through their herds, we did not get charged at.
Tom was a dear, and tried to make them feel more comfortable. His sneak-tactics what got us through alive.
Don't know what they point of this mini cave was, but I know if Lars were here, he'd go in it.
I REALLY like my living with my flatmates, it's such a fun atmosphere, and they are really sweet people, the chemistry is great and our flat is a cool atmosphere with lots of "family" fun that usually draws friends to hang with us too. It is the place to be. The other night we decided to call our flat the House of Awesomeness, to represent how lucky we feel we are to be living together, so we made a sign.
(Tom= sweet cheery guy, Javier= hungover groggy guy, Pernille=messy frizzy hair me= the child of the flat)And then went out dancing all night :D (yes myself included!)
Here is an snapshot of the awesomeness that goes on in our flat:
3/4ths of the house of awesomeness.
By the way, this is the last 4th of the House of Awesomeness: His name is Javier, I like to call him Harvihair, and occasionally accidentally Alejandro... luckily never while he was around. He REALLY likes watching movies.
Not much else to write about today...but I did save a few hundred dollars on textbooks by checking them out from the library to share with some classmates in my building so that's good.
tirsdag den 8. februar 2011
....and then we built a village!
SO. This weekend was packed with strange events. On sat, I brought Ash and Blake to my uncle Peter's band's music video shoot, and we got to be in the video, which was FUN. We got to wear disturbingly dark band T-shirts, drink free beer with crazy viking men and head-bang, mosh, throw horns and scream along to the "song" "Warrior Blood."
Kevin told us that to fit in, we should constantly pretend to be smelling something putrid
No idea who that guy is, but he managed to bomb our photo.
That's my uncle Peter
Speaking of death metal and satanism, I saw Hitler at the metro station the other day:
On Sunday the trains were free, so I took a group of people on a "tour" (mostly random exploration, because I didn't actually know that much about where we were going) of Køge, which is a old little fairy tail-ish town. We wandered around, raided a candy store, and eventually visited the town's historical museum, which had everything from viking coins to a relocated mass grave of actual skeletons. Which I forgot to take a picture of... But I DID get a picture of this old bed:
And this stick with people's initials on it. It reads: "PMS ASS"
Ha. I really should take more pics of my surroundings. Well, after that, the others went home and Ash and I went to Mormor's and borrowed bikes to go to the beach and explore the old WWI forts by the ocean. And then...we built a smurf village.
One last thing. I use the "Centrifuging Slut" function on my dryer to make sure my clothes don't come out damp:
My Social Psych Class starts tomorrow, so I am excited to have something productive to do soon! But I will have 4 day weekends every week, so I am going to Aarhus with Ash and Blake for a romantic weekend getaway! (valentines day weekend, and I have renamed valentines day to Eat More Chocolate Than I Would on a Normal Day-Day.
Kevin told us that to fit in, we should constantly pretend to be smelling something putrid
No idea who that guy is, but he managed to bomb our photo.
That's my uncle Peter
Speaking of death metal and satanism, I saw Hitler at the metro station the other day:
On Sunday the trains were free, so I took a group of people on a "tour" (mostly random exploration, because I didn't actually know that much about where we were going) of Køge, which is a old little fairy tail-ish town. We wandered around, raided a candy store, and eventually visited the town's historical museum, which had everything from viking coins to a relocated mass grave of actual skeletons. Which I forgot to take a picture of... But I DID get a picture of this old bed:
And this stick with people's initials on it. It reads: "PMS ASS"
Ha. I really should take more pics of my surroundings. Well, after that, the others went home and Ash and I went to Mormor's and borrowed bikes to go to the beach and explore the old WWI forts by the ocean. And then...we built a smurf village.
One last thing. I use the "Centrifuging Slut" function on my dryer to make sure my clothes don't come out damp:
My Social Psych Class starts tomorrow, so I am excited to have something productive to do soon! But I will have 4 day weekends every week, so I am going to Aarhus with Ash and Blake for a romantic weekend getaway! (valentines day weekend, and I have renamed valentines day to Eat More Chocolate Than I Would on a Normal Day-Day.
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