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?

Don't know where the future's heading

This will be a quick blog cause I’m going over to a friends for a “party” with a lot of people I’ve never meet before.

This week I bought a new phone for 25 dollars that I’m gonna use until the store gives me a new phone or my money back. Right now I’m not sure what’s going on with the phone and I haven’t heard from the store for the past week and a half. But all I can do is wait so that’s what I’m gonna do.

I also bought an Xbox 360 and a Guitar Hero so I’ve been spent a lot of time playing with that. But to be honest I think I’ve spent most of my time with my nephew William.

Oh, and I celebrated midsummer together with my family and I got some gifts that my dad bought to me when he was in Cyprus last week.

Let’s get on with the questions cause I have to go to my friends house soon.
Mine: I remember my 12th birthday the most because I had it at night and we watched a lot of horror movies (which I by the way hate now) and ate a lot of pizza.

Chris: I’m happy with my life and within a few hours I’ll probably be a lot happier due to the drinks consumed at the “party” :P … But to be a bit more serious I’m actually quite happy with my life and right now it feels right with school too even though I’m not a 100% sure it’s what I’m gonna do in the future it’s still interesting at the moment.

New question: What’s your favorite tv-show during the summer?

Full Speed Ahead Cap-i-tan!

As expected, this summer is flying by at ridiculous speeds. It is almost the end of June, which means my summer is almost half over already! On the one hand I feel very unaccomplished, but on the other hand I've been so busy I've hardly had time to sleep. Sadly my crazy work schedule has consumed the majority of my time thus far and it has left little time to do anything else. I've tried to get out and about a few times with friends, but it's tricky and inconsistent.

On the upside things will be slowing down significantly at the concert hall, since there will simply not be as many shows going on. However it also appears that I will be taking a summer communications course as well, so that will consume the rest of my time. This year, I'm hoping to apply for a double minor in Applied Mathematics and Astrophysics, so I need to go talk to the academic advisor to make sure I take all the courses I need.

Questions:

I'm not sure I really have any memorable birthdays... Largely because my birthday is always right after the holidays when school is starting again or I'm away on vacation or something. I enjoyed my last birthday, which we went and painted our own ceramic objects ( I painted a gnome).

Are you happy with your life now and where it is currently going? A simple but at the same time, loaded question. :)