After the Flood

December the 25th came and went and we were never given the snow we'd been promised by the meterological gods of the local television station. Perhaps what was needed was a blood sacrifice but that just isn't my style so we'll keep the clouds and the heat(meaning that its not freezing). I've been reading, because I want to and because I've been sick, and would have to recommend H. G. Well's classic The Invisible Man. If you like dark and dreary, fitting for the weather, then read it.

In other news a family friend named Ilya is visiting Stockholm as he is on break from the tyranny of Bible School(Joking!) There is a hockey match tommorrow at Globen so we're all set to check out that. Djurgården vs. Luleå. I don't like either team but its hockey.

New Years plans? Hmm. Find a busy bar with a nice female to male ratio and look for the tequila. Sounds nice.

sometime somewhere

This beast is awake and roaming the landscape. Thank you for driving carbon emiting vehicles and keeping the animals of the north from hibernating. Your planet would like to thank the major car corporations, governments, and other individuals who are exploiting our planetary resources.

Anyway Stockholm is cold but you didn't come here for the weather. I will be in Riga, Latvia this coming January for the wedding of a friend/pastor. It is always amazing to go back there and see friends and how much is changing so fast. It seems that I have a job after New Year that will involve me beeing far from Stockholm and up north. Details to follow at a further date. Otherwise I'll probably be making Italian food in some kitchen in downtown Stockholm which isn't a bad option either. By the way it is Christmas time in case anyone was unaware. I won't hear if I get into Lund until April so that is still quite a ways off. The truth is it isn't in my hands anymore.

Other news? Brother comes tommorrow to visit for a week or two. Beer and wildness to follow....

Agent Orange still around

Another round of applause for the imperialist powers that be in DC.

Watch this and be proud if you're from there

All this by the way for no good reason at all.

Red Hot Monday

Monday, Monday, Monday

Tonight was the first night of the back-to-back Chili Pepper's concerts at Globen. If it wasn't sold out then it was only a few seats from being there. I, of course, waited until all the good seats had been taken and was therefore forced to deal with pubescent teens who had to get up and move out of the aisle every other song, trying to get my original seat from these same teens, and also a drunk who was dancing uncontrollably with a beer in his hand all over our section. Due to his aforementioned dancing the beer was quickly appearing on the clothes of those in his way. He also tried to pour said beer on a man dressed in black with a metallica t-shirt and stereotypical long rocker hair, sad to say the man in black wasn't having it.

The RHCP themselves? Absolutely animatedly awesomely amazing. Something like that, if you get to see them live then pay whatever it costs and enjoy an amazing show. If anything watching Flea play bass is an experience in itself. Kiedis jumping around was amazing enough besides having what is the best voice in rock music today, and for the past twenty years I might add. Bottom line....See them Live! No I didn't take any pictures, I go to concerts to enjoy music not to show my friends what the artists look like on stage.

December

Stockholm is officially dark now. Everyday it feels like precious minutes are vanishing into the impending winter darkness that is enveloping the land. I like it. This means that summer days will be twice as long.

I just bought my ticket for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Globen on the 11th of December. They are playing back to back shows at Globen and I think by showtime both of these dates will be sold out. Stoked is the right word if I was trying to describe my feeling about the coming show.

A while back(a week or so actually) I was on the road(or the rails) in Scandinavia in search of adventure and some of that adventure was staying in a hostel that was actually an old train car. This is what it looks like when your roomate uses the mirrors for fun.