Professional

Getting up and around in the world I find out there are two professions that will have to be the ones seeing the worst in man.
First one would be doormen for bars. They have to deal with the drunk and the frustrated.

-How long do we have to stand in line
-Can I please get in, I got boobs
-Oh, I can't get in - now I have to kick your ass

Taxi-drivers. Hade the opportunity to get to ride with one in the morning rush a normal weekday in Oslo. And by lord, I'd be killing myself if I had to spend my days in traffic-stockings and exposed to less experienced driver's madness. And as if that wasn't enough, they have the infamous 4 o'lock drunken drives.


On the other hand I have been offered two jobs in the last 72 hours, none of them very formal and no guarantees given. But it is always fun to view and be shown options

First one is an old classic, met up with J. and he has gotten his PT-thing going quite good now and might be expanding towards northwest (i.e. Oslo) and would love some recruiting.
Second one is more of a wide shot. A. the Architect sent me a text saying I should gather some skills in strength calculations andc we could start up an Architect Office in Kga.

So to follow any of these two leads, education is the key. Either certify myself as a NPT and after that perhaps even as IPT (National/International Personal Trainer) at the moderate sum of 31 500 SEK for National or the bargain price 59 900 SEK for both.
OR I find a good book or ten on engineering and strength analysis for buildings and do my homework there.

OR I continue what I'am doing for another forty years and get crazy :P

Slightly more useful than usually

When I write these ramblings I wonder from time to time what interest these can be to anyone.
Today I'll chock and gather up some useful information I have gathered on my last week's Euro-trip that might come well in hand for random reasons.

1. If you intend to visit Luxembourg, first get there with Ryan Air (Frankfurt Hahn) and prebook your shuttle bus at libco.com to save some 5.00 €
2. If you are curious on what haggis taste like, it is not to bad. Quite well spiced and coarse sausage-ish feel. Basically a sheep's heart, liver and lungs boiled in its own stomach for a few hours
3. If you ever stumble upon french cheese with white mold upon it and a smell that is ... "rich" ... that is supposed to be a good thing. Confirmed by the son of a cheese-maker from Pontagne (spelling?)
4. Contrary to popular belier French Fries are Belgian and not French. They have at least proof that it go back to 1680. My personal proof is that both Hugo and Simon claimed it independent of each other and we saw a looooot of "Friterias" in Belgium.

Music Maestro

Olivier told me of this band he had been hearing a few songs from while in Wales. (The band is from Leeds). Downloaded their album this Monday and listened to it a few times before attending the concert yesterday.

And I was amazed to hear and recognize songs I've only listen to a time or two. To get the feel that this is a band I've been listening to for months or years and feel connected to them and aroused by the gig. This is why I love music, it keeps amazing me - keep opening new doors - showing me new worlds.


Thank you Olivier, thank you The Pigeon Detectives

Lousy picture, great band - John Dee Nov. 12th 2008

From me to me.

I am still an optimist and a firm believer that the Karma system is really working out. I have been saving up some points in one account now for a few months after my last withdrawal in July I think it was. Yes I remember the morning light on the Island. Now there was once more a withdrawal due. And to speak in even more riddlesome ways, this was this morning's facebook status to represent the happening:

There's really no use sleeping when no dream can beat being awake

Facebook status Tuesday morning

Well this post won't really say anything to anyone but me. But then again - who's blog is it? Huh? Huh?