It’s never enough to say I’m sorry…

But I am really sorry that I haven’t posted for the past two weeks or so. I’ve been both crazy busy and also totally lazy at times.

Since last a lot of things have happened. I went on my cruise and it was AMAZING. The weather was great most of the time, it was really hot in Riga and in Visby it was warm but we had a little rain-shower. We ate ice cream at a famous place that had over 100 different flavors, I took three different kinds of chocolate :) And of course I spent some time shopping, mostly souvenirs thou.

We’ve also had a big family party to celebrate my mom who’s turned 52 and my sisters who’ve turned 18 and 30 this summer and me that’s turning 20 this coming Monday. I spent 2 days in the kitchen before the party making three cakes and three sandwich layer-cakes. They became a hit and everyone loved them. Oh, and I got some gifts :)

Other than that I’ve mostly relaxed and done pretty much nothing. Well, I’ve spent the last couple of days at school with a friend trying to finish two essays for a summer class, but other than that I’ve been up all nights and slept all days.

One more thing, this weekend a carnival is in town so I’ll probably go there to look for a bit.

On with the questions:

Mine: The most expensive object I own is probably my computer that I’ve spent $2000-$2500 on in total.

Chris: My favorite late night activity is a tie between watching TV and sitting by the computer I think.

New question: What is your favorite thing to do at a carnival?

Watch me fail!

Hello all!

So I've been totally slacking as far as updating is concerned. Things have been rather busy between school, working, and attempting a social life, but I will do my best to keep updating! Work has been busy, and now that I'm taking a class it adds to the pile of things to do. So far I quite like my class, or at least I like the professor. She's a little crazy, but she keeps the class interesting, despite the dry subject matter. The class is on technical communication, which is not a particularly exciting topic, but an important one and I'm glad she has a way of keeping it as exciting as one can. Otherwise my weeks are filled with working and dealing with small children as well as the observatory, (weather permitting.)

I also went camping last weekend, which was quite fun. I did however get a rather bad sunburn on my back though. I am now peeling which is always awkward and unattractive, haha. The upside however, is that I will get a nice tan when it's done and over with.

It's now semi-official that I will be moving home sometime within the next month. I have let my landlord know that I intend to move out when my lease is over, and discussed it with my current roommate. She intends to stay, regardless of whether or not one of our mutual friends takes my place. Also, my parents have booked their flights to Asia, they are going to Thailand and its surrounding countries for 3 months starting in late October. I am quite jealous of their trip, but I will also enjoy having the house to myself for that time.

Anyway work is almost over so I will be off.

Questions:

I generally do like to buy nicer things if I have the money, and I can tell that it is genuinely manufactured to a higher standard. Usually however, I don't have the money, so I get the best that I can afford. Although sometimes if it's an article of clothing or something I know is going to be abused then I'll just get the cheapest thing I can find.

I think the most expensive thing I own is my camera, I've spent over $3000 on the camera itself and various equipment.

What is your favorite late night activity? (after midnight)

In the night I hear him talk

Not much has happened this last week. I’ve been trying to read some books for school and kind of failed. Another thing that I’ve failed miserable with for the last couple of weeks is sleep. I haven’t made it to bed before 3-4am in I don’t know how long…

So I’ve spent the nights online and just today I found a couple of great sites with maps and tips that I can use when I’m going on my cruise to Riga and Visby this Friday. I’ve decided that I’m gonna spend most of my time in the old parts of the town and I’ve also found a great shopping center there with 140 stores (including Tommy Hilfiger, Denim, Marc'O Polo, Gant, Gabor, Diesel and G-Star Raw), as well as cafés and restaurants. They also have a whole floor that is a SPA. (What did people do before internet? :P) So I’m looking forward to this trip.

As you know I finally got a new phone from the store last week. This week my headphones to my mp3 stopped working so I had to take them back to the same store. I wonder what I’ve done to deserve this?

Let’s move on to the questions since it’s almost 3:30 am and I should go to bed:

Mine: I’m torn between getting vaccinated or not. I have never had the “normal” flu, but at the same time it seems like this has started to spread pretty viciously. I guess all I can do right now is wait and see what the health department/hospitals recommend.

Chris: I usually don’t think it’s worth spending extra money on nicer clothes. Normally I try to find clothes that I like to reasonable prices. But even I can make exceptions, and I made one of those today/yesterday when I bought a pair of black, high heeled, open toe shoes for $200. Usually I only buy shoes that costs between $25 and $60.

New question: What is the most expensive object that you own?

Weary Traveller Returns

Well needless to say SF was beyond amazing! It was everything I had hoped for and more. I don't have the time to go into detail, but heres a very brief recap:

- The drive down went quite smoothly with the exception of the flat tire we got in Montana and had to replace at 11:00 pm

- The hostel was nice, and is situated on an old military fort. It was also surrounded by trees, almost like a park

- The pride festivities were insane! There were massive parties (with over 100 000 people) every night and the parade made me cry. It was a very long and very happy parade and I got a little emotional when I saw all the gay and lesbian families going by!

- The weather was fantastic, but a little chilly in the evenings, although I'm told that is normal.

- I spent to much shopping, but I got some nice things and I'm glad I did!

Vancouver:

- I got to meet up with some family friends and we went to the beach to check out hot men. We also played volleyball on the beach and had a lot of fun

- The gay bar was awesome there too! Lots of pretty boys and hot gogo dancers.

- My Ex got a little weird on the trip and apparently was/is going through a bunch of emotional stuff for some reason.

- The drive back was long but pretty and it went by quicker then expected.

Getting back to work is difficult, especially getting used to waking up at 6:00 am every morning again! :( So I'm very exhausted and going to bed right after this.

I don't think I'd worry to much about swine flu (officially H1N1), especially since one of my coworkers is on the local university research team and she is not too concerned. It's only really a threat if you have a poor or compromised immune system to begin with.

My question: Do you think it's worth spending more money on nicer clothes (within reason)?

Finally some good news

You might have noticed that I didn’t post last week. There are two reasons for that, firstly I had so much to do that there was no time for it and secondly I wanted to wait for Chris to post. He should be back posting this week.

So since last time a few things have happened, the most important one being me getting a new phone. The store FINALLY contacted me and today I got it. I didn’t get to choose phone myself but it’s ok since I got it for free.

I’ve also been spending a lot of time with my sister and her new baby. He is so adorable and I love spending time with them. The plan for the last two weeks also including reading some books for school but I’ve postponed that due to the lovely weather.

I’m starting to look forward to the cruise I’ll be going on in a week and a half. I’m leaving on the 17th and will be getting home on the 20th in time to post my blog. Another thing I’m looking forward to is my 20th birthday that is coming up on the 10th of August. So I’ve only got about a month left to be a teenager.

Time for the question.

Mine: This summer my favorite TV-show is AI season 8 that they are showing here now. I’m also watching a lot of the drama series.

New question: So a few weeks ago there was a lot of media coverage on the whole swine flu thing. They are now predicting that it’ll come back in the fall again. So now they are planning to vaccinate or at least offer the possibility of getting vaccinated to everyone in Sweden.

That leads to my question for this week. Would you get vaccinated against the swine flu if you were offered it? Or would you skip it and try not to get sick without the vaccination?