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Snagged from qweenie:

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

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Abscense.. ;D

Dont really know what to write.. going to Berlin next sunday, to see my lovely, lovely friend Dana. Been waiting for this for 6 months, and finally ^^

Been a half-busy life as usual. Found out Im gonna be an aunt in November <3. My sister is almost 5 months pregnant! ^_^

Oh well. Not much more to comment on reall-eh. Just wanted to visit the place since Ive been forgetting about it for so long.

Ive been a wreck for half of the week due to different things but its all looking better now.
Been making CliveIcons on Cliveoshop, about 200 of them the last 2-3 days (Yes, 200 *gg*)
Im not, however, gonna post them here since I dont feel like uploading 200 icons a' 20 at a time (damn you, PB!)

But I am, however, uploading and posting 20 of them here. Mostly for my own pleasure ;D




If you happen to use any of them for whatever reason, please credit. Cheers :)

seems to be a passion of mine, sorry ;)

Which Pagan Goddess Are You? by kira_may
Name?
Age?
You are:
You favourite trick:	Manipulating the minds of mortals
Your feeling towards mortals:	Mortals - who needs 'em
When you sleep with mortals, your lover is:
Mortal you'd most like to smite:	Jessica Simpson
Quiz created with MemeGen!

mmmmm.. *licks lips*

Im just stealing this from qweenie:





What type of Fae are you?

A Bit Of Both You are 60% Calvin and 40% Hobbes

Calvin & Hobbes, like a scruffy yin and yang, are in perfect balance within you. Like Calvin, you're weird, a bit insecure, and can be a trouble-maker. But like Hobbes, you're down to earth and sensitive. It's a risk to say it here, after just a ten question test, but I'll bet you're smarter than most. Both Calvin and Hobbes are crafty, clever characters, and any one made from equal parts of each is a force to be reckoned with.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 68% on calvin You scored higher than 12% on hobbes

Link: The Calvin Or Hobbes Test written by gwendolynbooks on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

No words what so ever can describe my feelings after Sweden won the Olympic Gold. Nothing.
Sweden - Suomi - 3-2.
My number one hero: Henrik "Lunken" Lundqvist. Gah. *swoon*

Well. Life goes on. Still home. Still unemployed.
Guess I shouldnt complain. I have everything I need. Except a job and money. But I feed off my parents so really, whats there to complain about?
Oh, I dont know, maybe the evergrowing list of debt to my parents? The fact that my parents cant seem to quite nag me enough about getting things going?

I cant stand this monotony (is that a word?) anymore. I wake up, sit by the computer until late night then go to sleep.
Wake up, sit by the computer until late night then go to sleep. No offence though, I Love talking to Dana every night.
But goddamnit, this isnt fun. I have no money, no chance to buy anything. If I buy clothes, its even more money to pay off once I get a job.
Apparently Im not alone feeling like this. There's 70,000 others like me in Sweden in my age. Around 20.
You just cant get a job. It would be easier if I had a license. But then again, that costs I dont know how much. Too much anyhow.

People complain over having to go to work. I complain over not going to work. Sure, I love doing nothing. To a certain extent.
There are so many downsides. The major one being completely broke, having to feed of someone else, making you have to follow their rules about
what you can buy. Last time I bought a dvd from my own money? At least a year ago if not two.
Last time I bought a cd from my own money? Oh, dont even know when that was. 3 years ago perhaps?

Okay, so not to forget a crucial point. Im extremely bad with money. I spend it often all at once then I regret myself afterwards.
Its so fucking annoying, I dont even know where to begin.

I want to be able to treat myself to something soon. A nice shoppingspree..some dvds.. some cd's and maybe shoes and clothes.
But with the speed of my evergrowing debt, thats gonna take a couple of years still. Priority, sucks.

Well, Ive done enough moping and sulking for one night.

Goodnight, Friends.


Ps. Thank god for Internet, making music available even if your dirtpoor. Nerina Pallot!

PPS. Thank you Dana beanboxed for always putting a smile on my face during rainy days. Youre gold worth and I cant wait until summer. *wub*




I collect Sean-bodyparts.
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Yeah, had nothing to do so I went into Photoshop and whipped something up.
A mix of Loverman, covered by Metallica. Hearing James incredibly sexy, sinful voice, made me think about
Marton and especially Edgar.. so.. enjoy.



^^ Should be a 1024*768, dont know why it looks so small here but it might as well be something wrong with my cookies or something. Just paste the link for the picture into your browser and the "real" size should appear.
Or, since it doesnt seem to work, heres the link: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/ElowenOfLorien/Marton/edgarcopy2.jpg

http://www.hellomagazine.com/vote/grand_finale2005/hombreatractivo.html?presentar=resultado&reciente=true&error=-2&reciente=true&reciente=true&error=-2

for Sean, please *paws and begs like gollum*

So, whats happened since last time I updated? Well, lots of things.. only good ones as well *happy camper*

1. Saw HOV (as in History of Violence) oh good lord, I love Viggo more than ever.. one word: Stairfuck.. *drools heavily*
2. Celebrated christmas with family and only family. First time ever, cosy as hell though. However cosy Hell actually is, I dont know..

Christmasgifts:

Closer (Clive Owen *drools* Natalie Portman,Julia Roberts and Jude Law. my number 2 favourite movie ever, possibly.)
Sin City (YUM)
Giftcard at H&M / bought myself a really nice jacket, thanks mum and dad :D
Giftcard at a local bookstore. Considered buying the new Nemibook (the third one) but since Ive almost read all the strips Im waiting with that one for later. Bought a film-encyclopedia instead
A copy of the latest Sweden Rock
A calendar from http://www.thiswebsitewillchangeyourlife.com
A wallcalendar with yummy boys. Too bad half of them were swedish twats.. yuck.
Coldplay X&Y. Love.. love love love!!

Now Im just gonna try.. somehow.. to get money for the Island, which is being released the 11th here.

3. Got a new mobile, Im loving my new Sony Ericsson Z520i where I now have put Sean as my wallpaper. Battery runs out very quickly if you keep the light on on the screen *needless facts #1*

4. Been having some REAL snow. Almost been snowing non-stop today and snowed heavily yesterday as well. We have around 20-30 cm right now (remember nilmelwen, thats a lot for being southern sweden,lol ;) )

5. Gone down to 68 kg. *extremely happy about that one*

Well, I guess thats about it.. doing some stuff with mum during the weeks now since she's free from work (she's a teacher) until the 9th of january. Having a good time and soon its New Years Eve. First New Years without being drunk for 3 years I think. Yes, Im staying home, how could you guess? lol..

Well, thats it for tonight.. cheers mates!

So, things didnt really work out the way I wanted to so Im back home in Sweden.
Doesnt really feel like writing it all up again :P But Im home again.
Although, I will try again but closer to London this time.
Now I look forward to meeting my sibling and having a calm and lazy holiday!

Been an.. eventful day:

*Sat by the computer for a very small amount of time this morning
*Tried a meat,potato,onion pastry. Its was good. Except for the filling which was meat,potato and onion..
*Pushesd Tobey repetedly (by request) into my bed about at least 30 times. Brought an element of change into it and actually picked him up and dropped him into bed a coupla times.
*Let Tobey ride on my shoulders a bit
*Watched Simpsons with the kids. They love it but they usually dont get the point.
*Took a shower
*Watched Totally Spies with Tobey (very weird cartoon.. 3 teenage girls.. that are spies.. and.. well.. weird..)
*Was disgusted by the fact that Tobey ate an omelette with baked beans. (IN the omelette) It looked pretty grosse. But then again
those 2 lovely kids love baked beans so who am I to judge? I dont need to eat it, so Im fine.
*Had a first listen to Ed's favourite group, Fun Lovin Criminals. Not my thing but it wasnt that bad.

*Am now preparing myself for another day of kids home tomorrow. And wednesday.. and thursday.. and friday. What moron
came up with midterm? All jokes aside, they kids are wonderful, dont mind having them home.

Well.. g'night.

Dear Tarja,

It`s time to choose whether the story of Nightwish ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We`ve been working with this creation for 9 years and we are not ready to give up yet. Nightwish is a way of life, something to live for, and we`re certain we can`t let it go.

Equally certain is the fact that we cannot go on with you and Marcelo any longer. During the last year something sad happened, which I`ve been going over in my head every single day, morning and night. Your attitude and behavior don`t go with Nightwish anymore. There are characteristics I would never have believed to see in my old dear friend.
People who don`t talk with each other for a year do not belong in the same band.

We are involved in an industry where the business-side of things is a necessary evil and something to worry about all the time. We are also a band which has always done music from the heart, because of friendship and the music itself. The mental satisfaction should always be more important than money! Nightwish is a band, it`s an emotion.
To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much m

ore important. You feel that you have sacrificed yourself and your musical career for Nightwish, rather than thinking what it has given to you.
This attitude was clearly shown to me in the two things you said to me in an airplane in Toronto: ”I don`t need Nightwish anymore.” and ”Remember, Tuomas, that I could leave this band at any time, giving you only one day`s warning in advance”.
I can`t simply write any more songs for you to sing.

You have said yourself that you are merely a ”guest musician” in Nightwish. Now that visit ends and we will continue Nightwish with a new female vocalist.
We`re sure this is an equally big relief to you as it is for us. We have all been feeling bad long enough.

You told us that no matter what, the next Nightwish album will be your last one. However, the rest of us want to continue as long as the fire burns. So there`s no sense in doing that next album with you, either.
The four of us have been going over this situation countless times and we have realized that this is the thing we want to do in life. It´s all we can do. In December 2004, in Germany, you said that you will never tour again for more than two weeks at a time. You also said that we can forget about U.S. and Australia because the fees and the sizes of venues are too small.

In interviews I`ve mentioned that if Tarja leaves, that would be the end of the band. I understand that people will think this way. Nightwish is, however, a scenery of my soul and I`m not ready to let go because of one person. A person who wants to focus her creativity to somewhere else, a person whose values don`t match mine.

We were never bothered by the fact that you didn`t participate in writing/arranging songs, you never in 9 years came to rehearse the songs with us before going to the studio. Not the fact that while on tour you always wanted to fly, separately from us with your husband. Not the fact that you are an undisputable front image of the band.
We accepted and felt ok about everything except greed, underestimating the fans, and breaking promises. It was agreed by the five of us that Nightwish would be the priority in everything that we do during 2004-2005. Still so many things were more important to you. The ultimate example being the already sold-out show in Oslo, which you wanted to cancel because you needed to rehearse for your solo concerts, meet frieds and go to the movies. Those were the words Marcelo used in an e-mail explaining the cancellation. This being just one example of so many. I couldn`t think of a worse way of being selfish and dismissing our fans.

Nightwish is a way of life and a job with many obligations. To each other and to the fans. With you we can`t take care of those duties anymore.

Deep within we don`t know which one of you drove us to this point. Somehow Marcelo has changed you from the lovely girl you were into a diva, who doesn`t think or act the way she used to. You are too sure of your irreplaceableness and status.

It`s obvious that you blame your stress and misery on us four. And you think we don`t respect or listen to you. Belive us; We have always had the uppermost respect towards you as a wonderful vocalist and as a friend. And very often during the past couple of years the plans were made according to your decisions only. You were always the only one who wanted more money from the shows.
This ”compensation and more money from everything” –attitude is the fact that we are most disappointed of!

We wish that from now on you will listen to your heart instead of Marcelo. Cultural differences combined with greed, opportunism and love is a dangerous combination. Do not wither yourself.

This decision is not something we are especially proud of but you gave us no choice. The gap between us is too wide. And the decision is made by us four unanimously. We are beyond the point where things could be settled by talking.

All the best for your life and career,



Tuomas



Emppu Jukka Marco

Ps. This is an open letter for everybody.

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Fucking hell..

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So, I have now been in England for 3 weeks! Im really starting to get a hang of it all and if I were to leave now, I'd be very sad.
Im having a great time and Im immensely greatful for having the chance to come to such a great family. Okay, so the kids give me a hard time from
time to time but what kids doesnt?! I love the kids, theyre great!

The kids that I take care of his Joe and Tobey. The mum is Lucy and the dad is Ed.
Here is a pic I took last weekend when Ed finally got to ride his bike..


Its Tobes on the back and Joe is standing on the side.

The things I do is mostly pick up the boys from school everyday except monday and then making their tea,play with them a bit and stuff like that.
I also do a bit of cleaning and just started helping with doing laundry.

As I said before, I probably couldnt found a better family, we share the same interests and hobbies and its great really.
Went to the Pig and a pub last friday, had a really great time and Im really looking forward to going there again.
Today, Im going to pick up the kid as usual, think Im gonna do a bit of laundry first and then make their tea in the afternoon and help Lu tidy up their rooms properly.

Well, I guess thats it. See ye later!

Well yeah, Ive basically decided to stay here all the time I decided from the beginning then changed and now I think Ive changed back which means im probably only going home for a visit for Christmas.

anyhoo:

If there is at least one person in your life whom you consider a close friend, and whom you would not have met without the internet, post this sentence in your journal.


Dana ;)

Yeah. first day of many, me and Ed left the boys off at school and now Im having the day off until 15.30.
Just gonna kick back, try to wake up and just take it easy..

Happy Birthday Clive Owen! 41 today :D

Yeah, Im in England, safe and sound,having a good first day but Im SO bloody tired you wouldnt even believe.
I was even down at the pub but we left early cause I just needed to get home and take it easy, being on my own a bit.

Well, gonna head to bed soon, bye!

(In case you didnt get the title, its a Monty Python thing..)


Well, Im finally going away! I´ve managed to find a family that seems downright wonderful!
I´ll be living in a town/village called Trowbridge, 1½ hrs (approximately) west of London.
I will be leaving the 1st of October for approximately a year. (Theres that word again, I rarely use it and now,
2 times in almost one senctence.. *shakes head*)

 I fought the law.. and law won.. *dances*

Anyhow, what I was suppose to say before I got sidetracked by the Clash..
Im a bit nervous although its tuning down a bit, Im mostly extremely excited at the moment.
It feels like Ive been packing and doing preps for a month but.. I just started packing this weekend and I have to repack again because theres too much weight. Im only allowed to have 15 kgs for the checked in baggage and now I have 23.. go figure!.

[Homer Simpson] D'OH![/Homer Simpson]

Anyhow, only a few days left and actually its mostly excitement left. (a bit of nervousness since Im flying on my own for the first time ever..)
So, Im doing more work this week than I have in the last couple of months, it seems.. and on thursday my sister and brother in law will stop by to say goodbye and on friday, Anne and Hembo are coming here to have a small goodbye-dinner with me, my mum and dad and on Saturday approx (theres that fricken word again!) 11am, I´ll be landing at Heathrow.. and then theres a 3 hr carride to Trowbridge ahead of me, then I´ll be in my new home for the next year! :D

Well.. I guess thats it for the moment, this´ll be my "travel-journey" so to speak when Im in England so if you want too, just keep checking in!

I guess thats what happens when you dont have a job and dont go to school but just sit home all days by the computer. (Yes, I am that sad..)

Still looking for au-pairwork, had once chance and lost it but I keep searching.
Also looking for new music. Have a mental list of at least 30 artists that Im suppose to look into.
And well, thats almost easy when you dont have a cent to spare. Im thinking the library is growing tired of me by now. Too bad they cant provide me with Sharpe, as I´ve heard many librarys in the States and/or England can.

Oh well, Im gonna keep listening to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds that I just ripped (thank you dear library) and Im absolutely loving it. Such good music!

Im gonna try and play around with Photoshop although I highly doubt anything good will come out of it. I suck, yes.

Oh, gotta mention. Saw the seasonfinale of Lost today on the computer (had seen all 23 other episodes before they even started showing in Sweden.). Holy crap.. of all that is holy..!!

Im so stoked to see the new season. Its gonna be damn amazing! Oh well, Im not gonna bore you any further :) Im just gonna leave you with a few pictures and a wonderful quote from the man, the myth.. teh sawyer: "I take comfort knowing someday this is all gonna be a real nice shopping complex."- Sawyer, out in the wild




Jaaaason Locke. Thank god for this man.

And because I COMPLETELY crumbled when I saw Sawyer looking like he was the devil himself
tonight on LOST (Im serious, Ive never seen that look on a man. So scary and.. He´s never looked hotter. KER-THUNK)


Josh-holloway.com Will you accept my firstborne for the screencaps when and if it comes?!
THANK YOU!

Now theres a look I´ve never seen before and that I would, kill for.

Goodnight, people!