the Journal of NorthLion

More testification

2011-07-19T08:14:00.001-07:00

Didn’t get any testing done last time, wasn’t my time I guess.. I have been looking into the new LG 3D phone however and Wham! that one is up for testing.

http://smartsontestpilot.se/lg-optimus3d/bli-testpilot/

Some info about the phone is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7993rVZ80

I wasn’t all that interested in a phone with a 3d screen but when I heard about the 3D camera.. it does sound like fun! And if it is as fast as they claim I think I might be impressed.

Well… cross your fingers, I would really like to test this phone out!

Status of my yard.

2011-07-12T09:25:00.001-07:00

Gooseberry bushes - plentiful, ripe. | Black currant bushes - plentiful, ripe. | Red currantbushes, plentiful, ripe. | Cherry trees, VERY plentyful, almost ripe, taste good but are probably better in a few days. | Plum tree - Just one tree but a plentiful one, unripe, several weeks away from being edible. | Apple trees - 5 trees, plentiful, unripe, some weeks from ebing edible. |Rhubarb - having a sabbatical year, lawnmower accident, will be back next summer. | Pears - Just one tree, very scarse. For some reason it is a good year for every fruit and berry in my yard EXCEPT for pears. Oh well.. I don't really feel like complaining with all these other fruits and berries surrounding my house, not to mention I am surrounded by a forest full of blueberries and wildstrawberries along with the odd raspberry bush. I have never been to paradise but I can't imagine it being much different from this.

PS. I friggin LOVE gooseberries!

Ohmigosh, I am back?

2011-06-14T10:31:00.001-07:00

Yupp. I have been doing Vlogs instead of online journals lately.. but hey.. I still have this place so… Why not use it.. Maybe I should display my vids here as well.. you know what, I think I will. Welcome back!

Also, check this.

http://smartsontestpilot.se/lgcinema3d/bli-testpilot/

I have applied to test a new kind of 3D TV, if you’re Swedish you can apply to it as well.. this video explains a bit more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G35aVC-w7c

Aaanyway, this first entry in ages will be short.. I am going to rething what to do with this place. Toodeloo!

Peek-a-boo!

2008-04-21T03:44:00.000-07:00

Hey! Where have I been you ask? Well.. I have started up a project or two wish are.. sort of.. almost.. secret. I am keeping a regular production journal but unfortunetly only for team members.. sorry. I'll coem back to this journal now and again, like now, to show something off! And I have another one planned pretty soon, so don't despair!

This one is for Rebecka, sort of a belated birthday present.
Yes, Rebecka, my parents and Rebecka's friend Alicia came to visit, but I won't need to tell you about it.. I'll just show you!

Of course I'll have a high quality copy ready for y'all soonish and as I said, I have one more planned shortly.
Save the cats!

See ya!

More of me!

2008-02-06T16:44:00.000-08:00

Did you think I was gone? Well.. I wasn't!

I've graduated.. worked in some places.. done a few auditions and been in a short film.. At the moment I'm working at the school while sorting out some acting stuff.

I will not write a long long message today as it is late and I am tired. However, I did join a gym today and spent 3 hours working out, yay me! And the gym is right under where I work so I can pop in there a few hours after work every day. I also now live in a big room in a flat near Camden that is also pretty neat.

And I would like to congratualte Malin on her cub (son)! Now Ola is finally an uncle. I would post a picture, but I don't have one yet.

In other news, Sister Linda has opene dup an online diary herself! lookit! (Swedish only) I took that picture by the way.

Since it was such a short message after such a long time, I'll give you two bonus pictures you've probably already seen of the plays I acted in at school before graduation. I was Van Helsing in Dracula.. and Thomas Putnam in the Crucible!

Actually.. I'll give you yet another bonus you've probably already seen. My film!

Until next time...
Save the cats!

See ya!

Am I ready?

2007-06-17T03:36:00.000-07:00

Throughout my time here I have had this lingering doubt in my head. Am I ready? Will I ever be ready? Can I acctually do this?

I've had ups, I've had downs, good work, bad work but the last few weeks I've decided; Sod it! I AM ready! I CAN do this! And guess what.. my work got better than ever it had been before. It seems that the thought "Am I ready?" is what prevented me from being ready. the last 4 weeks I have had more progress in the school than the previous 3 years, Amazing. We had the exam.. I got great feedback. We had the showcase.. I had even better feedback. We had the summarise of my education with the acting commitee... and the feedback was overwhealmingly positive. Then we had the singing concert where I perfromed some dancing and singing from musicals.. and I heard a comment was made "I can see all of these people can make it big in the industry, especially him" (reffering to me).

Am I ready? Do I want to be ready? Yes. And that makes me ready.

Learn from this. I could have been ready years ago, it was doubt that kept me back. What if I had stoped doubting myself a year ago? Two years ago? Don't ask yourself if you are ready, just be ready! I am!

Also I directed a short film in Film Making class.. It is not done yet, bu it looks great! Have some pictures!

There you go. Now I'm off to Sweden for midsummer holiday! Should be really good!

Save the cats!

See ya!

The Saga Adventures - part 3 - the Return of Saga Again

2007-05-14T15:09:00.000-07:00

Oh, Woe is me. My camera is experiencing problems and is in need of repair. Today's pictures were taken with a crappy conpact camera... ok, pretty good to be a compact cam, but some pictures that could have been lovely ended up.. meh..

Oh well..

All we got pictures of is the visit to the zoo. Here goes.

Yeah.. I really wish I had my own camera...

I mean really.. slow autofocus through glass and fences, with crappy exposure to boot. Such lovely photo opportunities.. Oh well... At least we got to see them. Her husband by the way is eating in prviacy at the moment.

Again... Didn't have a chance to take a 'good' picture of this.. But Saga found this so amazing I just had to include it. That monkey over there... Flew at her after she knocked on the window.. He jumped at her and smashed int to the window.. Then threw a cocnut at her. She laughed like a... crazy person.

I did manage to get some nice pictures of birds. Some more will follow.

hehehe.. hehe.

HAHAHAHA! Silly bird!

I don't know about you but that stare just creeps me out!

It seems we came.. in the middle of.. dinner.

That's all for Sagas trip to London! I'll finish with a cute piccie of her!

From yesterday.. the ice cream.. you know.

We had Pizza at my place before.. Lizzie came to play with her again.

Byeeee Saga, visit again soon!

Save the Cats!

-See ya!

The Saga Adventures - part 2 - the Return of Saga

2007-05-13T16:52:00.000-07:00

Main things.. Science museum, hamleys, teddybears, made her own teddybear (not the huge one) ate at Busaba-Eatai where they gave her a flower to put in her hair, went to see the marvelous statues at Trafalgar Square, and had ice cream.
Here are some pictures.

This last picture is brilliant, if I do say so myself.

Save the Cats!

See ya!

The Saga Adventures

2007-05-12T16:42:00.000-07:00

Don't despair too much, but this entry will not be about me, but about Saga, visiting London!
Piccies piccies piccies! This will not have my nmal layout as it is more of a.. bunch of pifctures. Here goes...

Saga and Lizzie! After an hour of intense and quiet staring at eachother, they got along real well. Saga spoke Swedish, Lizzie spoke English.. yet somehow they understood each other.

Playing!

Off-topic picture. On the way to the fair we went to, we saw a sign of a very interesting shortcut taken with a heavy veichle.

At the fair, Saga did many things. Here she decorated a picture frame.

List of things to do on the first time out of the country without mommy or daddy. Number one: Get a tattoo.

Number 2: Decorate a cookie. This one is important.

Happy as she looks with these fine chocolate Eclairs, she refused to even taste them.

Another Off-topic picture.. I just thought it turned out quite nicely. It's Paddington Station.

Main attraction of the day. Dress-purchase at the Disney store! Here is Saga/Sleeping beauty! Let's have some more of those acctually! (notice the sparkle in the ear-ring. Very Disneyesque)

That's all for today! Tomorrow the Adventure continues.
Save the Cats!

See ya!

Back from the.. busy.

2007-04-29T15:36:00.000-07:00

Not really back from the busy.. but.. at least here visiting.

School. and lots of it. Well I wouldn't have it any other way. In fact I think I should use even more time in school than I do. I'm sorry about the effect it has on this journal, but hey, I only have a couple of months left to go.

I am now the current Student Vice Principal of the school, which gives me a bit of authority, and lets me practise my sense of responsability. To be honest, I quite like being "The Man".

OK, so what has been going on.. whoa.. loads.. ok, we had that lesson with Kevin Spacey.. seems like ages ago, and it was. It was fun, interesting and very informative. It was quite amusing acctually, the lengths he went to to make a "cool" entrance. We had a warm-up session with his assistant before our lesson with Kevin, and that session ended with all of us relaxing and closing our eyes. While our eyes were closed he snuck in, took a relaxed, nonchalant pose, leaning against the wall with a fresh cup of coffee. It has a nice effect, but the knowledge that he must have snuck in with the effect in mind made it seem quite silly.. but in a funny way. Anyway, he knows what he's talking about and is a decent down-to-earth and friendly guy.

Among many many parts I've played between then and now, Winston Churchill is one of them. And I got great feedback for it! That baby is going on my CV! About that, by the way, I've rewamped http://www.petersunnergren.com/ to look more professional! Some pictures of me, and stuff and in the future there will be a showreel, voice sample among other things.

Wow.. I've almost been here three years now. Time really has flown past and soon I'm out there trying to get an agent. Hopefully that will go pretty smoothly. Right now, the main play we're working on is Dracula. Our director, Thomas Garvey, is a really talented guy, and he is writing the script himself, with some of our input, based on the original novel by Bram Stoker. There is even a chance we might take the play on a tour in Sweden! If we do I will be sure to put the info up here as soon as I know the details!
I don't remember wether or not I posted my heroic act on here.. maybe I didn't..

Here goes.
I was on a bus with a friend from school in one of London's tougher areas. Suddenly a girl was thrown onto the bus while it was stoped. She was bleeding from different places in her face and she said something about people taking her phone. Right after she had been thrown into the bus, the door closed and we started rolling. I ran up to the driver and told him to stop the bus. He refused the first time, so I had to shout a little at him to make him come around. When the bus stopped, me and another guy on the bus jumped off and ran after the muggers while my schoolfriend called the police. We cought up to a group of late-teens to early twenties gangsta' girls. I was surprised. I asked, sounding as strict as I could "Alright, who took her phone?" they looked at me in a kind of bitchy hollywood girl-gangsta' kinda way and one told me they didn't know what I was talking about, and one said that she wa snaughty and deserved it. At this point they had started to surround me. I counted about fifteen of them. and to be honest, as I counted, I expected to see the other guy who came off the bus with me, covering my back. Instead I saw his back, from a distance, getting the hell away from there. At that point I realized; "Hey! I'm confronting a gang of fifteen muggers. OK, they are girls, but.. fifteen of them... whops." Maybe the guy was right to run...

I decided that showing fear was probably not the best idea in the world, so I sized up to the one that stood right in front of me, and raised my voice saying "I asked, which one of you fucking cunts beat that poor girl up and took her phone!?" I knew it was a little bit of a dangerous tactic, but it worked. I've used it before when my neighbour's dog attacked me. You show no fear and the enemy starts to think that they should be afraid. They all backed off a bit, and started blaming each other. So now I had another problem. It was impossible for me to find out who had done it, as they were all pointing fingers at each other. I hurried back to the bus to check if the police were on the way. I saw someone had given the victim an extra jacket. Now I could also see that she was missing a tooth, I guessed from the beating. My friend told me the police were on their way. At that point, I saw the gang get on another bus behind ours. I ran out of my bus but I couldn't make it to the other bus in time. The doors closed and the bus left. I ran to our busdriver and ask if he could radio the other bus, or at least forward a message about it to the central. The driver just sat back and said "Nah mate, it's from another garage." I didn't quite believe him, but couldn't do ayhting about his lack of willingness to help. Luckily, at that point I saw a police-car apporach. I ran back onto our bus, grabed the girl's hand and took her with me, I stoped the poilce car, told them "This is the victim. The muggers got on the 19 Bus, it just left! If you go now you can catch them!"

The police quickly pulled the victim into the backseat of their car and sped away, I saw them get on the radio just as they left.I got back to the bus and told the driver it was ok to leave. At the next stop, we saw the bus that the muggers had got on... pulled over, and surrounded by poice-cars. the gang was out there, all being searched by the police.

That gave me and my friend a nice warm feeling. We had done something good.I told my landlord about it when I got home. the next day, I found a bottle of nice wine in my room. Not everyone cares about doing good in this world.. but apaprently some do. even those who don't go out of their way to change the world, can still encourage those who do.

I should be a superhero!

Not so many pictures in this entry.. but at least you got loads of text. You know I kinda feel bad about it.. I'll give you a nice piccie of Moffe the Wonder Dog.

Save the cats!

See ya!

Blast From the Past X

2006-11-12T01:51:00.000-08:00

Heya! Here I am! I am still around! This is my last year of school and so it is very very busy. That means I won't have time to update this journal very often.. I will do it every now and then though, as you see here.
I'll just give you a quick update. I lost some weight, gained some skills, and the stage combat license I got looks like this:

We are also to meet Kevin Spacey again in about two weeks, as hee is going to teach an Audition Class.

It is now time for a very special Blast from the past;
Blast From the Past X (10)
I checked out my old -helgon diary and picked out a few entries to posthere, for people who were not yet reading about my adventures on the British isles at the time. Here goes:

Holy wow
20/11 04
This school is more than I bargined for. I mean.. drama school.. I would expecty some movement and some drama stuff.. but the technique of learning drama here is IMMENSE! Advanced psychology of how to.. hmm.. damn.. I can’t even explain it.. but it’s really cool.
And the yoga and the acrobatics.. I can do some freaky shit now that I couldn’t before.

England is a weird palce though...
Blind people get 50% off the TV license fee. Great!

The school takes up most of my life... but it’s all good. I get to act quite a bit, and it’s a lot of fun! I am about to go practise walking on stilts.. I’m going to play a really tall monk.

Tootles.. or something.

Sneaking? Sneaking!
23/01 05
What-ho? People whose identity is unknownst to me have read my diary!
What is this! Strangers in my house? Shrouded shadows of oblivion haunting my documented past?
It’s not that I am against people reading my diary.. If I did I would be quite a stupidass motherfucker for putting it on the internet. But I would like for people I don’t know or haven’t spoken to for a long time to drop a line in my mailbox or guestbook upon readin up on who I am.
Would be nice.. just sayin’
And if you don’t want to.. that’s ok I guess... but.. well. BURN IN HELL!
nono.. I’m sorry.. I am so very very.. FUCK YOU!
no! bad me! bad me!
Really, I am flattered that people want to know about lil’ old me, but don’t be shy.. say hello!
Bye!

Dear diary
24/01 05
Today I wrote ”dear diary” in my diary, and thus drastically lost 20 masculinity points. Damn.

2 Seconds
25/01 05
Is that a long time.. or a short time?
I suppose that depends on what you are doing. If it takes 2 seconds to paint a house it’s pretty fucking fast. Then again if it takes 2 seconds for a fallen object to hit the floor, it’s very very slow. or high up.
But.. Today I did an unsupported handstand lasting for 2 seconds. Rising from 0, it is quite a bit.

Skol-Akademin
26/01 05
So the school is changing names... The principal died and his daughter took over. There’s going to be a few changes. The name will no longer be ”The School of the Science of Acting”, but ”The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing”
There will be more focus on film, and TV work. Also they will hire more famous people in the profession to come and hold some workshop classes and give advice. We will also get to talk to casting agents and stuff.
There is also talk about doing short film projects, and collabortaing with other schools on them (for producers, editors etc)

We had our last Alexander Technique today. We only did 6 classes (we were only supposed to do one but it proved to be so great they decided to go on for a bit) I have suggested to put it on the schedule as a normal class because I see how great it could be for the profession of an actor to be skilled in the Alexander Technique. That and we had a really cool teacher. Fumiaki Tanaka. Japanese guy with long hair. To learn something physical is always cooler if the teacher is japanese. My own Mr. Myiagi. Only this guy was younger than Mr Myiagi. And had long hair... in a ponytail.. He looked like a fighter from an anime. I bet he’s some sort of superhero.
I hope they listen to our pleading and bring him and his teachings back to the school to stay.
After a class of AT I end up an inch taller... it’s only temporary but it’s pretty fucking cool.

Oh my god this entry is getting long! I must stop soon before I-

The Kev from Space
04/02 05
We’re going to see Kevin Spacey! Yay! As an education thingie for the school.
We’re going to see a play he is in, and then we will talk to him and the director. That rocks.
Did a good rehersal today.. Ben’s play is funny... I hope he does turn it into a short film.
I have Swedish Greve cheese in school... Claire said it was in one of her dreams the other night. so I just said ”What, you’re dreaming of my cheese?” and everyone laughed.
As we say in Sweden... Konstigt.

Laradidida dada dada
10/02 05
I am da Waltz Mazta! Ph33r my |337 Waltz skillz!

And I tried a new crisp flavour today (chips smak for all you Swedish bretheren)

Pickled Onion

It tasted worse than crap.
I had one, then gave the rest to Kyle.
He agreed with me... then he ate them all. Silly Americans.

I am spiderman... no more.
28/02 05
It is done.
My hair is in a plastic bag by my bed.
It is weird, I tell you.
Really strange. I will meditate to make it grow faster.
My head is unprotected!

Word of the day
30/05 05
Swedish word of the day that needs no Swedish characters.: Saltgurka.

Notice: This entry does not in any way imply that the author of this diary has any liking for pickles. Because I don’t.

The secret of loosing weight.
31/05 05
Going to a physically demanding school with an empty wallet has made me lose a lot of my excess weight. People ask me ”What is your secret?”

Come on people!
You want to know the secret? Do you really want to know what the secret is?
Ok, here it is.
The secret to loosing weight is to stop looking for a fucking secret!
There is no secret way of easy weight loss!
Work your ass off, and your ass will come off! Simple!

Im ok
07/07 05 (the day of the London bombings)
Just thought I’d get the word out in case people were worrying. I’m not blown to bits so far.

Another thing.. What makes this blast from the past special.. A memorial.

Fiolvägen 9, my old childhood home is no longer in the family. It was a beatiful house and it was good to me. But it is time to move on. Time for the house to be good to another family and for me to move towards my future.

Good bye old friend. I'll come visit you some day.

Do not think this is all doom and gloom. Leaving the past is the only thing that can bring us to a great future. Always respect and remember your past... But do not live in it.

Save the cats!

See ya!

Dr. Hank McCoy

2006-08-20T03:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, I could have written this entry sooner. The reason I didn't: I was waiting for pictures of two events that I could show here. For a long time, I had only, and have still only recieved the pictures of one of them. And not even all of those. Oh well, I'll just give you these for now.
These are of the costume party I went to as Dr. Hank McCoy, AKA Beast of X-Men. And I recieved the award for best costume. A bottle of Champagne. In some time I will have better pictures of said costume, but for now I'll give you the ones I have.

Here he is. Dr. Hank MacCoy. People said they expected me to growl and roar. I am fond of growling and roaring, but in character, I couldn't. Hank would never act like that at a party! Come on!
How do you like crossovers? X-Men vs Brave -heart? hmm... Not sure it would work... Adrian played William Wallace. Not sure who Pernille is supposd to be, but that is not her regular outfit.
Now here is a crossover that could actually work! Ben Willens as Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, looking at me like I was a scary drug-induced hallucination. Lucky for him the worst Hank would ever do to him in the situation would be to give a "just say no" speech.

Hank and William later took a walk through central London that night. People were amazed, I managed to gather up quite a big group of X-Men fans who worshipped me. Some worshipped Braveheart as well. Lots of people took pictures.. and a car suddenly stoped next to us and a Japanese guy stuck his head out yelling "Beast! Beast!" That was fun.
I will have more pictures of this costume later.. along with the pictures from the play we put up a couple of weeks ago, where you among other things will get to see me wielding a monkey-wrench while entoxicated with pure wrath. Always save the cats!

-See ya!

The story so far.

2006-07-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

Here I am again. Quick recap! Went to Sweden, worked, met friends, celebrated midsummer, missed the flight to England, stayed a day in Gothernburg (thanks, guys) went a day later than planned, came to England, started working on the play, got on a de-tox and have thus far not eaten for seven days.

Yes that was very quick, but I can't be arsed to write a book about it. I'll show you some pictures, mm'kay?

Oh and as promised you can now see the clip of me getting my stagecombat License. It is a rather big mpeg so I suggest you right-click on it and save file as. Here it is!

I have also got my domain now. www.petersunnergren.com. It will have my CV and stuff on it. Not done yet but the design is shaping up. I also created sub-domains that lead here. You can now get to this journal through http://journal.petersunnergren.com or http://dagbok.petersunnergren.com.

If yóu know Swedish, also check out http://kokbok.petersunnergren.com. Best idea ever!

I am on this de-tox now.. and man, I feel great! Haven't eaten for seven days and I feel just amazing! Everything about me just got better. All I try to do is now easier, be it physical, intellectual or mental. I feel like a proper superhero!

Ok the pictures...

Sister and neice.

Neice

Sister

The traditional midsummer -penis.

That's it for now! Save the cats! (That's right.. I'm still watching you!)

See ya!

License to kill

2006-06-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

Well.. License to pretend to kill anyway. I now have a stage/film combat license! Yay me! I passed the exam. I'll show you some pictures of the exam. Sorry about the quality. the pictures are captured from DV footage and I didn't have time to de-interlace. Better quality will follow in a future entry.. and maybe even a film clip!

Me punching Alex. I play the villain by the way.

Avoiding one of Alex's punches. Ain't I swift?

Whops! That could have ended badly!

About to throw another punch.

Do I look villainy?

Crap! He's got swords!

Then again, so do I.

Yikes!

OK too many piccies for one entry. More later.

I just have to add that Silvy sent me the fossil from her dig! Coolness! You rock Silvy! Hope you find more groovy magical thingies! And hope you have loads of fun! *hugs*

More tomorrow, or in a few days.

Save the cats!

See ya!

Some people walk in worn down shoes

2006-05-18T07:34:00.000-07:00

Hey there. Update! I saw Mission Impossible III, We had a voice class in the great outdoors, I went to visit the northern pagans and my shoes are now dead.

M:I:III was a pretty good action flick. Best in the series I would even venture to say. Plus it was great fun to see Eddie shove a bomb up Tom Cruise's nose. Go Eddie!

We had, as mentioned, a voice class in the park. The weather was great and we had a very nice time. I wish we could have more classes in the great outdoors. You get a sense of freedom and wellbeeing. After all we were not meant to spend our lives incased between walls.

I went up[ north to visit the Harrissisess... The Harris family. The number of kittens was steadily increasing. One of them got on my laptop and deleted people of fmy ICQ list. I was.. impressed. They took me to a great big book store where they bought books on sexual magic and drugs. (She said I wouldn't put that info here so I felt I had to stand up to the challange) and I tried a Frappacino coffee in the cafe... Frappacino is a kind of coffee that is acctually a milkshake. Why don't they call it a milkshake? Beats me.
The last day they took me to wales and the big Orm. Piccies!

When going to the busstation we were stuck in traffic.. and were delayed and were about to miss the ride. Luckily.. we saw the bus about to pass us and Gra pulled over and stoped it and I got on. And here I am.

In other news, Silvy has found an untouched 5000 year old grave at an archeological dig! And she is sending me a fossil from it! YAY! *floats a bit*
I can't wait to see what magical secrets I will be able to unlock with an artifact like that in my paws!

And last but not least.. well ok it probably is least.. on my way to the internet cafe, my left shoe died on me. I need to go buy another one.. the back of the sole has droped off.

anyway.. Save the cats!
PS. The challange from the last entry is still unsolved. you still have a chance to win the glory!

See ya!

Fear me!

2006-05-01T10:13:00.000-07:00

I have now seen the Producers (the film). It was very ok. It was weird, but funny... Nathan Lane was excellent as always. And people, I have a challange for you... on the DVD (2 Disc edition) I noticed a hidden homage to the Lion King! So hidden the one who put it there might not even know it! If you can find it... and be the first to report it in my guestbook.. You will gain glory beyond your wildest dreams!

Me and Alex are working on our combat scene that we will use to get the Stage fighting License! Once again I play the Evil Villain! Fear me, if you dare! *hiss!*

I am designing a webpage for a healer and in return she is giving me free sessions. It's quite cool and it helps me towards living a healthier lifestyle. If my body is going to be my secondary tool (my brain will be my primary) of my profession, I better start treating it well.
not much more to report today.. Catch you all later! Save the cats!

There is a PS by the way. I realize today's challange might be a bit difficult.. so here is a somewhat cryptic clue!

See ya!

Blast from the Past part 9

2006-04-23T12:20:00.000-07:00

It is about time I let you people finally get a hold of Blast From the Past part 9! Yes, last Blast From the Past was a while ago but this one is special. Before I go into it here are some current events.

I bought new shoes.

I went to the cinema and saw Silent Hill. It was pretty good. One of the best videogame-based films I have ever seen in fact. It was less mystrious than the games but I suppose it had to be. Somewhat less terrifying as well, but it's possible that if I saw it alone in a dark room with headphones maybe it would have been different.

It was cool, uncomfortable with a good story, nice mystery and horrible scenes of torture and pain. I especially liked the integration of elements from the games in the storytelling, how it made it feel like the game but without making it feel less like a film. They reused a lot of the music from the games as well, which was an excellent choice in my eyes... ears.

OK.. This Blast From the Past features me in many ages! Pictures you never thought you'd get to see!

Here you go!

This is Linda, Karin and me in the kitchen of Fiolvagen 9!

This is said house. So fresh the paint has not even dried yet. I remember that car. I stole it from dad once when I was two. The person on the right is Linda.

Me Linda and Dad. I just thought this piccie was funny.
Linda and me on a hike! Ahh the memories!

Linda and me again in a cute "little kids looking like animals" picture. And we're nude! Shocking, isn't it?

This is me when I was fourteen. The same year I first saw the Lion King. (Sorry, it had just be too long since I last mentioned the Lion King). You may have noticed there was no picture of my mother.. I suppose she was holding the camera most of the time. I'll find some of her for a later entry.

That's it for today! Save the cats, and stay tuned for more!

See ya!

The Big one.

2006-04-04T06:37:00.000-07:00

Heyheyhey everybody! I am back! And due to the late update it will be a BIG update. Last week of school was very busy and so was the two weeks in Sweden. Let's get cracking.

The Director's exam was a lot of fun. 8 pieces were showing and I was in 6 of them. That was the record for this year. Go me! Lots of hard work and I loved every second of it. 6 different charactes, all as different to the others as night and day, and at some points I had 3 minutes to get changed and run to the next set.

The week after we had assesments and more showings. Not much to report there, other than that the Jazz Dance assesment went great and I had some wonderful reportcards and great feedback for my preformance in the exams.

I flew to Sweden and spent a night at the summerplace.. which was covered in snow. I like snow.
Rebecka and Saga made chairs out of snow and sat on the river. Winter can be great if you know what to do with it. More pics of this day at the end of this post.

On the sunday I went to see the oaks, as I do almost every night I spend in Sweden.
To earn some of my keep I took the job at the hospital my dad got me. It would be nice with some time off in the holiday, but I do need the money. Anyway it wasn't very stressful work and I was done with the tasks faster thant they could throw new ones at me. This pic is of the office. The guy is my brother-in-law.

On the weekend I went to the T-Hat and did some partying with the d00ds (and d00dettes).
There was a party at Lars' place and most of the gang was there. And new one.. Anna.. talked, funny that one. Nefus, though.. was.. in Brunei. Meeting some girl he married in World of Warcraft... I saw the wedding video.. Bjorn was the priest. yeah... I also had a quick chat with Janni. she bought me a coke.
Anway, we cought up on some old times and basically goofed off the nice and cozy way only we can goof off. It's nice to know they still love me over there.

At the end of the weekend I spent some with the relatives at the cottage.. and Moffe (the Wonderdog).

Back to work.. By now though I had the game Oblivion in my hands! After four years of aiting.. it acctually did live up to it's expectations! Love it! Just love it! I also have a new nifty phone with an ok camera that can fill this place. Well.. morw work at the hospital.. On the Thursday I went to see the final production of my old drama school! Not only that but on the Friday I went to speak to the students about school in London like I as some really cool important dude.

In the evening me, Karin and the oaks watched seven episodes of Ginga Desnsetsu:Weed with a projector. GREAT anime, GREAT time. I really have to see the rest of this series! But of course it was great, being the sequel to Ginga Nagareboshi Gin (SilverFang).

Saturday, birthday party. Met up with more relatives and had some fun. I also did a headstand for them. they were much impressed. Also spent some more time with Moffe the Wonderdog!

Saturday evening there was a big party at the Oaks'. Marvin's birthday. Me and Karin went over there to party down.. I bit someone's neck.. Karin got completely pissed out of her brains and had to be helped by Jocke. Last but not least, Joanna was jumping up and down while screaming something about being a squirrel. Ahhh.. the M-Town. What can beat it?

Sunday.. Mostly packing and travelling.. I met Mikael from the school at the airport in Sweden and chatted with him on the plane.. The plane landed in London early.. Short line by the border control.. Got the luggage fairly quickly.. A trein was conviniently waiting for ur by the rails.. It was too good I said to Michael.. and I as right.. As I got home.. Leena had locked the extra lock which can only be unlocked from the inside.. and fallen asleep! Nothing would wake her and since my ninjas have moved back to Japan I was locked out!
I went to spend the night at the couch of a schoolmate.
Next day. School. Guess what! I have stage Combat again! I will get the fighting license! I am so happy! Yay me!
When I got home and finally -in- I noticed that Ruriko had left me some gifts.. her leftover food.. the Stereo she can't bring back to Japan.. and.. a tiny Katana in a keyring! So cute! Kawai! Ninas are great!

OK.. Because you had to wait so long for this entry.. here are some more pics from the day I played in the snow with Rebecka and Saga. Click for larger versions.

This one is just funny.
Trace the footprints in the snow behind me.

And this one is just cool.

OK that's all for today. Next Blast From The Past will be really special by the way. Stay tuned.. and Save the Cats!

See ya!

Another quickie

2006-03-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

check it out. I drew more pics! they still suck, but they suck less than the last ones. Also you get to see my messy handwriting! What do you think?

There it lies, in your eye

2006-03-05T09:51:00.000-08:00

Here I am, after a busy busy week of school. Next week will be pretty busy as well.
Anyway, yesterday's showing of Shakespeare's Twelfth Nigh went great! I played Malvolio. One of the most popular characters. He is very funny, and a reat part to play. I met Vanessa, Kyle and Agatha's baby. She watched the play in fact. I was in her first Shakespeare! Not bad for a newborn infant to get througha Shakespeare play without crying.

The night before the showing me, Alex and Valia stayed in school to preset for the showing. We went on until about half past two in the moring. For some reason, when we were close to being done, Valia started meowing. I was surprised, I thought I was the only spontanious meower at school. I joined her anyway, and started to meow too. Alex whined and started throwing things at us. James walke dby and looked oddly at us.
I said "Come on! We've hardly slept all week! Besides, we're only a little insane."

Six days until the pictures and character infos should be in. Just letting you know.
Instead of Russia pics today, I shall give you the last of the pics from my trip to the North of England. here you go.

Whops! There is acctually a few more that I have forgotten to put on my usb stick. Oh well, you'll see those later.
Save the Cats.
See ya!

A test

2006-03-02T06:32:00.000-08:00

I acctually don't have time to make an entry at the moment so here is just a quick thing. I just got impressed that such a simple test could be so accurate!

the Helper
Test finished!

you chose CX - your Enneagram type is TWO.

"I must help others"

Helpers are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people's needs.

How to Get Along with Me

Tell me that you appreciate me. Be specific.
Share fun times with me.
Take an interest in my problems, though I will probably try to focus on yours.
Let me know that I am important and special to you.
Be gentle if you decide to criticize me.

In Intimate Relationships

Reassure me that I am intersting to you.
Reassure me often that you love me.
Tell me I'm attractive and that you're glad to be seen with me.

What I Like About Being a Two

being able to relate easily to people and to make friends
knowing what people need and being able to make their lives better
being generous, caring, and warm
being sensitive to and perceptive about others' feelings
being enthusiastic and fun-loving, and having a good sense of humor

What's Hard About Being a Two

not being able to say no
having low self-esteem
feeling drained from overdoing for others
not doing things I really like to do for myself for fear of being selfish
criticizing myself for not feeling as loving as I think I should
being upset that others don't tune in to me as much as I tume in to them
working so hard to be tactful and considerate that I suppress my real feelings

Twos as Children Often

are very sensitive to disapproval and criticism
try hard to please their parents by being helpful and understanding
are outwardly compliant
are popular or try to be popular with other children
act coy, precocious, or dramatic in order to get attention
are clowns and jokers (the more extroverted Twos), or quiet and shy (the more introverted Twos)

Twos as Parents

are good listeners, love their children unconditionally, and are warm and encouraging (or suffer guilt if they aren't)
are often playful with their children
wonder: "Am I doing it right?" "Am I giving enough?" "Have I caused irreparable damage?"
can become fiercely protective

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele

The Enneagram Made Easy
Discover the 9 Types of People
HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

You liked the test? so please RATE it :-)

You are not completely happy with the result?!
You chose CX

Would you rather have chosen:

AX (SEVEN)

BX (NINE)

CY (SIX)

CZ (ONE)

Picture

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 0% on ABC

You scored higher than 26% on XYZ

Link: The Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test written by felk on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

That's.. pretty amazing. Save the cats!

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Yeah yeah, I'm comin'

2006-02-25T06:08:00.000-08:00

It's not that nothing has happened the last week, it's just that I've been to busy to make an entry. Here I am though. Safe and sound.

To tell you the truth, not much out of the ordinary has happened either. Wchool and stuff. Two things to report I guess. Kayoko has moved back to Japan (bye bye) and I have started my mission of learning how to draw. I have a few pictures which I will reluctantly show you. They are not very good, unless you consider the fact that they are my first. Here goes.
Yea, I have problems with proportions, hands, basic geometric shapes and all that jazz. But hey, I'm gonna practise.
About that, how's about another art contest as Littleoak suggested? You guys make a lion! Could be a cartoon, painting, sketch, manga style or whatever. Naturalistic or humanoid, you choose. One thing you will have to include is info on the picture/character.
Some background, some personal stuff, describe the world and surroundings he/she lives in. Let your creativity flow! Good ideas are as important as good art skills! I will give you two weeks. It doesn't have to be more elaborate than you want to make it.

Anyway, I do have more pictures from Russia.

--Drama students in the Kremlin!
Barbara liked the Kremlin.--

--Big gun!

This is a bird that lives in the Kremlin.--

--The Kremlin seen from the outside.

That's all I have for you today! Drop a comment, Save the cats and then start working on your contribution to the little contest.

See ya!

Typo Village

2006-02-14T02:11:00.000-08:00

The other day we went to an island called Angelsey. We visited a village called.... LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllLlantysiliogogogoch.
Bloody hell. It must have been named by a cat on a keyboard!
Let me tell you something about English Breakfasts. First the word breakfast. Break the fast. Break the time of no eating, reffering to night time. Bacon, Sausage, beans, tomato, mushrooms, black pudding and egg. And tea. They have this breakfast on days when they don't want to stop for lunch. It works. By the time the sun sets I'm still digesting breakfast.

We saw hut circles where people lived 2500 years ago and watched over high cliffs. Pretty cool.

The next day we went to Blackpool. Had some English Lunch and took a walk on the beach. I found a bit of polished glass.
I think during the last couple ofdays I have had more tea than I have in my whole life prior to this holiday.

Here is the picture that Hannah made for me. These characters are the characters we played in the old Vampire Live Roleplaying game. She made a comicbook cover! It is sooo cool! (Just so there are no confusions, I played the one on the right)
I'll tell you all about these characters later.

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See ya!

The Welsh.

2006-02-11T13:50:00.000-08:00

Here I am in the north. I got on a bus a bit over 24 hours ago, went to visit Dee, Gra, Zoe and Aidan and all the animals. 7 cats and 3 dogs. Having a good time. Just to clear things up, they are not Welsh, I'm staying with them in Cheshire. They say that the welsh are odd people. There are a lot of sheep in whales... and they all look very frightened. I wonder what that means.
Anyway they took me to whales today and showed me some lovely scenery and an abbey. They will show me more stuff every day until I go back on Wednesday. I'll try to update this thing every day until then.

Guess what!? Kyle, the reinkarnation of Stalin, has had a baby! This is baby Vanessa. The labour lasted 15 minutes. Woosh!

I will put the russia pictures on hold, since I have these lovely English pictures to show you.

As an extra treat, Melus made me a nice cartoony picture of me!
She calls me "Guran" for speaking... about stuff with her. And here is the piccie.
Thanks!!

Also, Hannah gave me a really cool pic, but Alas, I have as of yet no digital copy of it. I shall show it to you when I do.

More russiapics in about a week.
Save the cats!

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Powerpuff!

2006-02-05T09:12:00.000-08:00

New entry! I'll just lay some news and some russiapics on ye. I discovered a fantastic webcomic! The PowerPuff Girls!!! It is absolutely genious! The characters from the PowerPuff Girls and a lot of other Catrtoon Network series such as Dexter's Lab, Grim, Samurai Jack etc etc. All set some years later in a cute but gritty anime story. Wonderful, just wonderful!
Warning by the way. Today's russia-pictures might not be suitable for the weak-of-heart.

More stuff.. Yesterday morning I woke up to see Kayoko and Ruriko clean the house. I offered some help and they looked at me as if I was a cat offering to make dinner for a family of mice. A man offering to do housework was the freakiest thing they ever saw.

Littleoak has suggested an art contest and/or a quiz. What would you rather do, paint a picture of a lion or another kind of feline, or answer questions about same subject? Tell me! (Guest star on the left if Moffe the Wonderdog!)

In Moscow, my school put on a play, in which I did the lighting.

The play was Popcorn by Ben Elton. It had lots of Sex and Violence.

This is Sacha. He played the psychotic massmurderer Wayne. Would you invite this man over for crumpets? (The head in the plastic bag isn't real)

Agnes played Brooke. She was a supermodel, and as you see here, is shot in the stomach. The pic was taken after the play while Agnes was not in character (If you look carefully you will notice that she is not lying down).

The play had a really groovy epilouge scene with freaky light. It was very well recieved and many russians loved it, even though most couldn't even speak English.

Closeup on... Blood... on the wall... By the phone. I just though this picture looks kinda cool.

That's all for today! The secret stuff I won't tell you on the ground that it is secret, and you need to ask, and have access to highly classified information. Anyway, Save the cats!

See ya!

Another Odd Dream

2006-01-29T08:58:00.000-08:00

I had an odd dream last night. All the places had melted together.. I was in Bjorn's and Hannah's apartments.. they were right next to each other, and there was no wall between them.. but they were still different appartments.. It was still school term, but it was ok, because London was just outside even though we were in Trollhattan. I was resting on Hannah's sofa while both Bjorn and Hannah were playing World of Warcraft. I felt a little left outside and wanted to try and play.. There seemed to be a computer free with WoW installed on it, but I didn't know how to play. Luckily, Boris offered to teach me, since Hannah had tought him everything about WoW. For some reason a cat teaching me to play WoW seemed more amazing than the fact that I could talk to cats.
What does this mean?
Oh well. meow.

More Russia pics!
Buncha' commies makin' some sorta' fuzz 'bout summin'
This is a wall.. in a Moscow Subway station. whoa.

Sorry.. more pics next time, now I have to run to school.

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Week by week

2006-01-28T06:20:00.000-08:00

It has been a week like most weeks. Now I am waiting to show a piece and then to rehearse Shoko's wonderful fairytale in which I play.. well.. me really.. almost... rowr...
By the way, Conny, as response to your... blog... I'd like to say.. Of course that was me in your dream! Who else! Just out of curiousity.. What did I do in your dream.. and what did I look like? Big, powerful, with a mighty mane?

I'm thinking it is almost time for another contest.. This time I'm going to take suggestions. A contest contest! Everyone suggests what they want to do for a context, and I pick one, and remodel it to fit my theme. There will be no points for the contest contest, but the winner will have an advantage over the others since he/she was the one to pick it.

I also would like to send out a hug and a nuzzle to Hannah, who has just been on a funeral. We all love you, Hannah. I'm certain the others will back that up.

I still have some more Russia pictures to hand out. Here you go. Today I will show you some of the people I was travelling with.

Yes I did travel with more people than this, but I can't show you everything in one go now can I?

Just because I am so nice I'll show you one more.
Doesn't Kyle have some scary similarities with Stalin? They must be related somehow.. or.. is he Stalin reborn?

Tell me what kind of contests you like

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Murrowwrrr...

2006-01-22T07:44:00.000-08:00

What is this!? Another entry the very day after my last one? Oh gosh! Just like the good old days. As I have stated before, I will update this place every time I A: Have the time and B: have something to say. Now that we got that cleared up I have got something to say.
In this school that I go to we learn to act. It is a very sophisticated technique that we learn. It is believed that in order to do the best acting we can, we must make our brains work just like the character's brain. In other words, not think about acting, not think about lines, but think about what the character thinks, both consiously and subconsiously. Every character has an impression of his life until now, along with all the sense data and purposes. We teach our brains to be able to live another person's life in our heads and recieve all the senses the character did when going from birth until now. It is quite an amazing thing.
When the preparations are done, the character's life needs to be kept fresh. This can be easilly done by just spending 3 minutes living the life in one's head.

Can you imagine how wonderfully cozy and beautiful it is to do this when playing a lion? When doing the 3 minute thing I found myself after 5 minutes to still be 2 months old all snuggled up with mommy. Having the feelings, the senses and emotions in that moment of that life is so... awwww! NICE! I just wanted to keep doing it.

Ahhh.

Oh well, you want to see more Russia pictures? Okie dokie. You can still click the images for larger versions.

These are a bunch of acting students and one teacher sitting in the hotel.

Here is what the hotel had to offer in ways of recreation. Maybe it's just me, but I thought it was funny. Apart from this the lobby had a prostitute corner.

The rich Russian countryside. This was near Chekhov house.

Here is a little buddy of mine I met at the Moscow Circus. Ain't he just adorable! He really liked me! He tried to squirm away from most people who came up but the keepers could hardly get him away from me (and it wasn't just me holding on either).

More to come!

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Asian gifts.

2006-01-20T09:56:00.000-08:00

Japanese people.. Don't get me wrong, I like them.. but they can be confusing.. Not just because of how they talk but their ways of life are a mystery. A couple of days ago Kayoko came in to my room around midninght. She asked me

"Peetah.. Havea yuo seenu tha furidge?"
(Peter, have you seen the fridge?)

"Uhh.. no..."

"Yuo can look on the Peetah sheluf in tha furidge."
(You can look at Peter's shelf in the fridge)

"Uhhh.. ok.."

"I put appul there. You like? I givea yuo."
(I put an apple there. Do you like it? I will give you.)

"... ok.. Thanks."

I went to look at the Peetah sheluf and yes. There was an apple on a small saucer.. There was a smiley face carved into the apple.. Nice.. fun gesture.. I wonder what kind of japanese symbolism she might be using... Two days later I find a pear, also with a carved smiley face on the Peetah sheluf. This one also had eyebrows by the way..
Oh well.

We had an accent class today.. One excersice included the class being divided into pairs.. and one would mimic the other in a sentance.
Agnes was supposed to say my line
"I have three rehearsals tonight" In my accent.
She did. The teacher asked everyone to give feedback.
Adrian raised his hand and said "Agnes sounded a little too much like a man."

o.O

"HEY!" I said.

As I have promised.. I will now show you pictures of my trip to Mother Russia (Not MY mother.. but still Russia.)
I shall start with some generic pictures. in this entry. You can click on these images for larger versions.

This is me at Red Square, with bags, cameras and hats hanging all over me.
(Notice the square is not as red as one might assume)

This is the cathedral on Red Square. The Tsar hired the two best architects in the world to build it. When they were done he poked out their eyes. Nice guy.

And this is James by the Moscow City Library.

These are a bunch of birds by the Moscow City Library.

More to come in the next exciting episode of The Journal of NorthLion!
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Hear me Roar!

2006-01-15T11:44:00.000-08:00

I am Peter, hear me roar!
I have stated before that I am letting myself be overworked again this term, perhaps even more so than last. But you know what? It's ok. I'm getting experience.
Shoko asked me if I could be in her fairy tale.. This is what happened. (Shoko is a japanese girl)

"Peetah.. Will yuo bee in my faryutale?"
"You know.. I'm sorry, I am completely full up, I don't think I can..."
"You be playing lion."
"... ... Acctually I think I might have a few openings. I'll do it!"

So yupp.. I'll be playing a lion and I get to eat the main character. It was kinda fun when she was giving me the character-line and mindprint. She was sitting there telling me fact about lions. Me! The NorthLion. She had no facts that I did not already know. She told me about the first documented case of white lions born in Timbavati and I told her their names, the names of their parents, and their uncle. It's the part I was born to play, baby!

Sorry no new pictures today. I'll give you the Christmas Card I promised of the littleoak AKA Neko, AKA Joanna. And in the near future I'll shower you with pictures from my russia trip!

Merry belated Christmas. Or early Merry Christmas 2006!

Just to be fair, I'll give her bro some time in the spotlight. Here is big oak AKA C-Rate AKA Jocke.

Don't forget to Save the Cats everybody!

See ya!

New year, new me.

2006-01-05T06:22:00.000-08:00

Well.. Everyone is a "new them" most of the time. The changes might be slight, but changes is what life is all about. The more the change, the more life. Just make sure changes you go through are for the better. Some things you don't want to change and fair enough, why fix what isn't borken? But never stop walking forward. You can take certain things with you, but never stop walking.
Wow, what an intro. Anyway, since my last entry I have been back to Sweden after having had a christmas party with people at the school. It was interesting having a big party on a stage with all actors. Everyone pretended to be eachother at times.

Flying back was a bit of a hassle since the plane couldn't land on the intended airport. We had to go on to another airport and the bastards didn't tell the people waiting for the passangers on the ground. What did I do in Sweden you ask?
Well for one, I worked. Gotta earn some dough, right? I hung out with the oaks, we played some video games, had some fun, me and Joanna played 'hunting' where I was the predator and she was the prey. She kept lying, claiming she wasn't in on the game, but she was playing! She acted just like prey when I was going for her! Ran away and hid and stuff.

I met some oldies, Kaj, Erik, Thomas and Thomas' brother Kim. That was a pleasant reminder of the times that were.

The Christmas holidays were spent enjoying some time with various relatives. Me and my two sisters went to see Narnia, which, despite some problems certain people love to whine about, was very enjoyable. It's Aslan, people! Aslan!
After the X-Mas days I went to the T-Hat and grooved with some of the old gang. Hannah, Patrik, Bjorn, Malin (not originally part of the old gang but certainly assimilated into it), Nefus, Niklas and even Neil made his way to the T-Hat for the holidays! We had a nice time, and promised to have one again soon (Sooner than one whole year anyway).
Hannah has just suffered a great personal tragedy and I made myself ready to be all the support she needed but she amazed me quite a bit with her strength regarding the whole thing She was definetly on top of things during the times we spent together. I just hope she doesn't bottle it all up and save it for when she is alone. Don't worry about exposing us to it, Hannah, we want to be part of it, because we are your friends and we want to be part of all aspects of your life, to enjoy the nice bits with you and help share the bad bits.
But I do understand. I realize I probably do the same thing. I most definetly do, I even remember a time when Hannah was trying to help me through a rough situation and even if it wasn't as rough as this one, I placed my bad emotions far away from everyone I knew and cared about. Now I realize that deception isn't what true friends want. They want you. All of you.
So Hannah, I will do my best to open up in the future. And please continue to be strong, but if you need to speak to someone I will make myself availbale (ok my ear might not be the most convienient one to contact at the moment but I will make myself available if you ask)
Next holiday we shall have fun!

These hawt eyes belong to Hannah. But what is she doing? Guess and you will see in my next entry (this isn't acctually a contest as Hannah can't compete. But the the first to get it right wille arn the respect of many)

New years was spent in Gotene with my sister's family and much snow fighting was involved. I flew back to England, came back to school and here I am. Back on track. Just to think.. next holiday I will be halfway through.
Oh by the way, we are doing some Kung-Fu in school. That is awsome! Also, I am working on version 16 of the horror script. I know I should have had it done sooner, but christmas was a very busy time, and applying the latest feedback took more work than I though. Rest assured that it is coming tough, and it is shaping up to be pretty great.
Until next time, Save the cats!

(I was gonna have a pic of the oaks here but they are back on my laptop. You'll see them in the next entry, I swear)

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Svea Rike

2005-12-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

That is where I'll be in three days from now. I will try out my new laptop. WOHOO!
Anyway, What have I been up to? Well, on the tuesday I went to the ballet to see Edward Scissorhands. It was really really nice I must say, I never thought I would enjoy the ballet. It is running to sometime mid-February, so if youhave a chance, see it. Matthew Bourne, who directed it got a great deal of publicity for his production of Swan Lake - with an all men cast. So anoyone who wants to combat my masculinity for seing a ballet, think about this. At least I didn't go to see that ballet. The next day we had a Street Dance class with the UK champion, who eill be competing against the US champion tomorrow, sunday. That's pretty cool. He was impressed by how quickly we picked the moves up. His name is Marlon and he dances in a group called Flawless.
I also have a small part in Claire's graduation production, which I will go do right now in fact. Tomorrow I am going to a christmas party with people from school, and then I'll go to Sweden. See you guys!
This here is the event in which MY teacher will be competing tomorrow.

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And we're back...

2005-12-11T05:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry about yesterday, I had to finish the entry quickly due to being kicked out of the internet cafe. How can they have the nerve to close at 11pm when I still have work to do! Grr.
Oh well, I told you about the wedding, but what happaned after? Well, I went back to England where I suddenly transformed into an adult or something. I turned 25. Nah... I seriously doubt that adult thing. Anyway, My parents and my grandparents on my father's side came over to London to see me. That was very nice, we went out to eat, we saw the tower of London, where Marianne, my grandmother had a very interesting conversation with a raven, and they joined me at my house and celebrated my transition into.. twentyfiveness.

Left to right, my grandfather Karl-Erik and my grandmother, trying out a new hat in the tower of London.

This one suits her quite well I think.

My father at Tower Bridge

My mother in... some place we ended up when we got lost

Me in the same place

After they went home, did I get to rest? Not really. School got totally busy close to the exam. All the directors needed to show their pieces before the last week so rehearsals went on way past midnight. After that week, did it get easier? No way, the preparations for the exam kept us all in school past 01:00 every night. On the thursday I got home past 04:00! Buy you know what? I liked it. Even now I don't have a lot of time to relax as I am in Claire's final Production, and two more pieces due last week of term. But you know what... It's all great! It's ok to be worked like an animal if you do it for something you enjoy. And I sort of like the animal analogy. Anyway, there was a picture contest due ages ago. Sorry about that but it appears that I was not the only one being busy. There was only one entry, which will then automatically be crowned winner. Congratulations Marcus Hammar. 10 points.

I will not show the new high score here as this contest got a little.. well it wasn't really a contest with only one contestant. Here is the picture though.

This is a picture of.. snowmen... inspired by me and the creator, Marcus. The one on the left is me, as I am holding my trusty machete and the one on the right is, well...

That's more or less it for the big update, double entry. I will have another contest like this one so that more people have time to join.
Here is what I want most for christmas.
A snow leopard! The other species will do too, but mostly I want a snowkitty. I've been a really good boy this tear and I have worked hard!

Anyway there is a PS. In the tower of London I saw someone who reminded me of mr Neil Martin. Check it out!

Save the cats!

See ya!

I live again!

2005-12-10T13:44:00.000-08:00

That's right. I am back.
I have been absent from this journal(not blog) for quite a while, but believe me, I had my reasons. The important thing is; here I am and I have a big update for you.
I went to the wedding of my big sister Linda and her, now husband, Lars Gunnarsson. I must say this wedding was somethign special and I'm not just saying this because she is my sister, it really was great. I sang in it you see XD
No really, the whole thing was fantastic. Big family get together, a ceremony in a very old little church, older acctually, than Sweden itself. The party afterwards really cool, many friends and relatives showed up and the mood was just great. I also held a little speach, which I was quite proud of.
Check it out!
The beautiful copuple, dancing on the wedding night.
This here is my sister. But of course you knew that.
These are both my sisters. Karin held a speach too, by the way. I don't think I have ever seen anyone that nervous before in my life!

The bride and her bridesmaids. Left to right, cousin, friend, bride, friend, sister.

Rebecka, Linda's daughter, also did some entertaining.

Saga also helped. (message to the world: People, turn DATES on your camera OFF!)

This is me, looking like a dork. The man in the corner is my dad.A kiss

That was the wedding sorry no time left internet cafe closing, I will have to continue this update tomorrow, by the way save the cats, see ya!

Yeah yeah...

2005-11-14T11:40:00.000-08:00

I know I didn't keep my own deadline about the contest.. Thing is there is a lot going on at school and I've got Linda's wedding to think about. I am moving the deadline of the art contest until I am safe and sound back in England after the wedding. This will give ya'all some more time as well. At november 22nd it should be ok. New deadline November 22nd!
That will probably be my next entry since I am so friggin megabusy!
Still love what we do here.. I just miss the possey!
See ya later, possey!

Oh! One more thing! I am going to play Winnie the Pooh on stage! Ain't that.. funny!?
I never realized it before.. but that is a brilliantly funny character! And not to forget, Ior brings a wonderful light (or darkness) to the world!

Do I bear any resemblance? Hmm.. Guess I will have to rely on my acting skills. (Bear pun unintentional. Honest!)

Well.. at least they didn't ask me to play Belle or Jasmine.
Well.. Save the cats while I'm gone!

See ya!

Wonderful film!

2005-11-07T10:48:00.000-08:00

I know I don't post as often as I used to but I'm making up for it by filling this entry with lots and lots of nice pictures! And guys, the more feedback I get the more isnpiration I get to write more, remember that. anyway... The other day I went to see Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. I will not go into a full review here, but I will tell you I loved the film! I couldn't find one single thing I didn't like, it was just a pure pleasure to watch! The way the stop-motion animation and the voice talents blend in with the music by Danny Elfman is just breathtaking! See this beautiful film, or you're missing something fantastic.

The other day we at the school had a voice class at the Old Vic Theatre, where Kevin Spacey is currently playing Richard II and Sir Ian McKellen will soon be in a production of Aladdin. The stage is beautiful and standing in what Lawrence Olivier called "the sweet spot", filling the auditiorium with your voice is a special feeling indeed.

Afterwards some of us took Emma in the first year class to an Italian resturant, since it was her 25th birthday.
I sang Happy Birthday to her twice!
Left to right; Louise, Erika, Emma.

I have finally finished a new version of the short film script, and sent it out to those it concerns. It took a while, but it sort had to. Hope you all enjoy it.

Also, Happy Birthday to my baby sister who is now 21 years old! go Karin!

And people.. Are you wortking on pictures for me? Pleeease?

Save the cats!

See ya!

I kick ass! (or hit chin)

2005-10-31T10:41:00.000-08:00

Yepp. I was in Sally's final production, Gaslight as Mr. Frank Bradley. I got to knock the villain out and save the day! the final preformance was a huge success and everyobdy loved our fightscene! And just look at that manly mustach!
The first year student Mikael Brolin was doing the lights and he helped us with the stage combat, as he is a professional stuntman. His Webpage with showreel and stuff. Afterwards we went to an indian resturant and a french woman (she was the mother of the man who played the villain) payed for my expensive meal for some reason! Yay again!

I have a new japanese housemate, Kayoko, who, like Ruriko is also an aroma therapist. As a matter of fact, I am going there now to recieve an oily massage for free! For some reason they are very persistant in letting them rub my muscles (uh huhu)
Anyway, I am setting a deadline for the art contest! Have the pictures emailed to me by November 12! (please?)

And save the cats or else!

See ya!

The Film of my Life

2005-10-23T12:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun test! which director would direct the film about my life?

James L. Brooks
Your film will be 56% romantic, 42% comedy, 50% complex plot, and a $ 41 million budget.

Filmography: Terms of Endearment, Spanglish, As Good As It Gets, Broadcast News, etc. He also is responsible for bringing The Simpsons to TV (from when he produced The Tracy Ullman Show). It's likely that the audience will cry if Jimmy makes your film. In fact, the Simpsons writing team gave the name "Jimmies" to those sweet, tender, loving moments that end some Simpsons episodes. Also, that's he who says, "How about some sponge cake? With a brandy glaze! Muwahaha!"

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 68% on action-romance
You scored higher than 75% on humor
You scored higher than 89% on complexity
You scored higher than 84% on budget

Link: The Director Who Films Your Life Test written by bingomosquito on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Take the test and tell me how it went!

and save the cats

See ya!

Blackout

2005-10-22T06:19:00.000-07:00

The other day a big piece of North London was without electricity. At first it was annoying since we did a lot of things late in school. But it turned out to be quite cozy and peaceful with candle light. No one was stressing, and no noises were heard. At one point I walked on Seven Sister's Road.. normally a very busy street with many lights, now it was dead. Black.. empty. It gave me a nifty Apocalyptic feeling. Also I got a hug from Erica, she is a good hugger. Look at this pic, in the dark one could do many funny things!
OK, so my camera wouldn't take very clear pictures, but here they are.
North London.. hmm.. NorthLion in North London. That sounds really cool! yeah!

By the way I took another friggin personality test. These things have it in for me.

Nala a beautiful young lioness who is both kind,
loving and in search of her true love

which main character from the lion king are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Just like the test on the DVD!
Don't worry though, yesterday I worked on a stage set with hammers and powertools so my masculinity is intact! Today I did children's classes and tonight I am rehersing my part in Sally's graduation play! I get to beat up the bad guy! Go me! Go testosterone! Wooo!

Byt the way, about that contest, I would like to add, you do not have to flatter me!
And.. save the cats!

See ya!

I don't really remind anyone of Nala do I?

Grind to the bone.

2005-10-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

Tired. So tired. I have many pieces to work on for school apart from all the classes. But, as usual, I'm still loving it. Apparently I will be getting a new housemate. Another japanese girl, whose name is Kayoko. She'll be moving in around November. I'm getting to know the new first year students, some of them are really nice! Also, I found out that we will be meeting Kevin Spacey again. Things are good and getting better. Sadly, I don't have much to write about, since no actual big events have occured. But I CAN give you guys another contest!
How about this? An ART contest!
I want you to MAKE a picture, or a comic strip that has to do with either me, or the artist making it. It can be a portrait, a caricature, a character of mine, a character you create based on me or a what-if* picture of me or a situation I, or me AND the artist have been in etc etc etc, or it can be one of the artist, updating me on what's going on over there.
Use you imagination. It doesn't have to be Mona-Lisa quality, I know that not all of you would consider yourselves aritists but at least put some effort into it to show you care.
I will judge it mainly on how big my emotional reaction is, and how much I can relate to it. Of course, being an art contest, the technique will matter a bit, but as I said the main thing is that the picture makes a clear connection between me and the artist.
Keep the connections, dear friends!
And as usual, it is all in good fun!

*A what-if picture is a spectulative picture embodying an idea of, such as; "what if Peter was a starfighterpilot, what would he do, and what would it look like?"
This is a picture I threw together of Neil's character, Jeb Feer. if it wasn't for the fact that he designed the character, this could have been considered as a what-if picture.

Anyway, gotta go!
Save the cats, or I will be angry!

See ya!

WinAmp!

2005-10-10T09:41:00.000-07:00

Gah! Well.. I'll start with the fun stuff. Saturday at my school there are children's classes and the 2nd year studens (such as myself) can, if they wish, assist. I have it a shot and you know what? Children can be really really good actors when they want to! Taking care of kids was acctually be very nice.
As for the Gah.. well. Here are some answers to the new questions that we asked the wise mediaplayer about.

Conny's questions:

Should Peter go for a career behind or in front of the camera?
Back to the Future 3 Soundtrack - The future isn't written
A Wise answer I suppose.. and honest.

Was Peter moving to England a good idea?

Robocop SoundTrack - Drive to Jones' office

Going to do what must be done. Yepp.

What is the next film Peter will work with?
Requiem For a Dream Soundtrack - Meltdown
Pardon me, but hasn't that film already been made? the same thing goes for all the soundtracks I have.

What does Peter think of Conny?

Cat Power - Baby doll

'Baby. Black is all you see. Dont you want to be free?' hehe.. suit yourself, asking such a question.

Hannah's questions!
What does Peter really dream about at night?
The Little Mermaid - Under the sea
I am NOT the little mermaid! And I've already GOT legs!

What will the love of Peters life be like?

X-Men Soundtrack - Logan & Rouge

Yeah.. that works I guess. As long as I'm Logan.

What is Peter's biggest problem?
Mulan Soundtrack - I'll make a man out of you
o_O"!

Honestly: is Peter really a girl?

Batman Returns Soundtrack - Cat Suite

The film is a bout Batman! What track it is doesn't matter! >:P

That's it, from now on I'm using Winamp!

See ya!

And YES I still want you to save the cats!

Bondbrudar. >.<

2005-10-06T10:45:00.000-07:00

Yeah... We're working on a routine in Jazz dance. A routine to the theme song of Goldfinger. A routine which, apparently is a pole dancing routine. What's the point of having a hairy chest and strong muscles if one ends up doing a pole dancing routine, getting demasculated by one's mediaplayer and post femmepics of oneself on the internet.
By the way, ask more questions to my Mediaplayer! Do you not want to know anything about me? Hannah? Bjorn? Somebody!

Oh well. The new litter is quite fun. Three of them went with us Veterans to a theatre trip, we saw The Philantropist at the Donmar. Good play, good play. And we got to speak to the cast and the director in a Q&A afterwards. The three 1st year students who came along will be presented thusly:
Erica Danell. (right) This is her "evil look" or so she sais. She likes Coca Cola.

Doorasi... (above) I think.. I have no idea how his named should be spelled. Anyway, he can do a handstand already!
Mikael. (right) Don't know his last name. He is a stuntman! So I imagine he can do a handstand too.

People, please give more fun questions to my mediaplayer, and I promise to have a fun contest for you soon. Also, save the cats, or else!

PS: Never thought I'd be able to put poledancing on my resume. damn.

See ya!

Weekend!

2005-09-30T11:35:00.000-07:00

It has been a tough week. Don't have any new pictures for you, because of tiredness. It is is fun to watch the first-year students learn. Just imagine... One year ago I was like them. It is so cute.
I'd like to expand the mediaplayer test a little. I want you who read this to give me new questions I can ask my mediaplayer, and the answers will come in next entry!
So.. What do you all want to know about me? Let us ask my mediaplayer!
Until I get some new pictures, you will keep getting ones from my Sweden trip. This is mr BigOak.
Save the cats everyone!

See ya!

Back in school

2005-09-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

Good old acrobatics.. I am knackered.. Anyway, I will begin by giving you some slightly old news. My japanese housemate Ruriko was robbed the other day. Some assholes grabbed her from behind took her bag and ran. She had over £300 in there along with all her things like cards, phone and keys. We spent yesterday evening cheering her up. Does she look cheered up? (pay no attention to the unmade bed in the background, it is only an illusion)
Anyway, one of the guys from the new class comes from the M-Town!
Apparently, he knew a lot of people I know! and went in the same class as BigOak! Small friggin world!
I will now give you my reslut in a fun test I stole from Silvestris, who stole it from an array of people. The trick is to let Media Player tell you who you are. You load all your songs into a playlist and let it select songs randomly as answers to these questions. Here are my results:

What do you think of me, Windows Media Player?
Final Fantasy VII soundtrack – Tifa’s Theme
Me? Tifa? Not you too, MediaPlayer!

Will I have a happy life?
Queen of the Damned Soundtrack – Cold
Uh oh…
Ok hang on just a minute here. Cold.. Fine! Damned.. ok, I'll be a vampire but what is this queen business! Did Hannah put you up to this, Mediaplayer!?

What do my friends really think of me?
Leonard Cohen – Love itself
Wow.. really?

Do people secretly lust after me?
Nightwish – Ever dream

Sigh… Thanks a lot.

What does [insert significant other] think of me?
The Lion King Soundtrack – Can you feel the love tonight
YES! SCORE! All I need now is a significant other to apply it to.

How can I make myself happy?
Cat Power – Moonshiner
… I should find happiness in drinking vast amounts of alcohol. You suck as a role model, man.

What should I do with my life?
Final Fantasy – Continue
Life goes on? Now we’re talking!

Why must life be so full of pain?
Ennio Morricone – Lonesome Billy
Yeah… sigh…

How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Soundtrack – the Spiders
Uhh.. I… ummmm… Oh! I see! A bit of danger and excitement! That’s what you mean, right? Right?

Will I ever have children?
Twins – Going to Santa Fe
Twins? Really? Wow…

Will I die happy?
Leonard Cohen – Light as a breeze
Ok. oh well... a bit boring perhaps but I can think of worse ways to go.

Can you give me some advice?
Ennio Morricone - Childhood and manhood.
Shut up.

Do you know where your children are?
Requiem for a dream Soundtrack – Coney Island Dreaming
Now you ARE scaring me!

What do you think happiness is?
The Last Crusade Soundtrack – Keeper of the Holy Grail
I must find the grail? Is that a metaphor?

What's your favorite fetish?
the Ghost and the Darkness Soundtrack – Preparations
Hmm… Man eating lions... Silly humans thinking they stand a chans.. *licks my fangs*
Does that suit me? I'm not sure...

That's it for today. Save the cats! Specially the man eating lions!

See ya!

World Citezen

2005-09-24T10:05:00.000-07:00

I'm getting used to travelling. I recently landed in London and there is no special feeling about it. It has become an everyday occurance (not literally) The world may be pretty big, but still it is only one place. There is really only one place. It is only my thinking about my surroundings that make it seem like different places. And the company. Home is not where the heart is, let's face it, the heart could be anywhere. Home is where your friends are. I miss you guys! I'm doing my best to visit ya'all! Come see me too! It'll be fun! We'll go see all the nifty lion statues!
By the way, today is Hannah's birthday!
Happy Birthday Hannah! Have a good one! Apart from the symbol of the contradiction in Russian patriotism, I will give you one more gift. I will send it by snailmail. I am not rich, so do not expect a diamond, but I think it can be considered fun. I just thought of it.

Well, I am back in Brittland. Haven't even got home yet, so this will be a quick one. Tomorrow I'll go say hi to people around the school before monday.. seing the new 1st year studens will be fun. See you all around christmas all you Swedes! hugs!
As long as you save the cats!
As today's finale, I will give you one more picture from my Swedish holiday. I realized I have not shown a lot of pictures of my youngest neice, Clara. Here she is.

See ya!

Opposites.

2005-09-18T14:10:00.000-07:00

Labour day is an American tradition. It is the day that no one does any labour. This is my holiday, where I get no rest. I am not complaining, I met old friends during the weekend so I had a good time. I have got to steal one evening of sleep though, before I go back to Brittland.
Well. On the Friday I got to the T-hat and met up with Janni and Hannah. We had a nice reuinion and the gals had some... verbal fights. No catfight occured though, if it did I would have shown pictures. We went on the the Pianobar, where I found out that it is about to be closed down. Rest in piece, pianobar, you will be missed.
At this bar I met up with Patrik and his bro Niklas. They have, like most T-hatters nowadauys, become total WoW junkies. I spent the night at Hannah and Patrik's place. Apparently I must have been quite dirty, because one of their cats, Boris, saw it fit to give me a grooming. We watched the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Great musical! Tim Curry is cool. The next day I went to my cusin Daniel's birthday party. He has now hit the big Three-O (30)
That night I went back to the T-hat and reunited with Nefus. We spoke, laughed, drank and played computer games. Good old classmate of mine. Then I went to get some sleep at Hannah and Patrik's place once again. Boris had other plans, however. He required petting as payment for the earlier grooming and after that, his housemate Frans also wanted petting and I couldn't be unfair so petting was applied.
The following day we had a meeting about the short film Dödsbo. I have now met Li, who is to be something like Production Design on the film. Good old Andreas Sollien and Conny were also at the meeting. After the meeting we met Björn. Then we had lunch. After lunch, Björn went home and the rest of us helped on the shoot of a music video.
This last picture is a picture of Li, holding a reflector. Welcome to our world, miss Li. Please wear a helmet. And always bring your toothbrush. Don't ask why.
Save the cats, people!
(edit: Li asked me to censor the this picture of her. Let this be a lesson! Be careful with what you wish for BWUAHAHAHAHA!!!)

See ya!

yaawn..

2005-09-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

I am tired... Got up early today and went to work.. Today it invloved much heavy lifting and carrying. I got the bluetooth headset for my phone to work. Now I can look like a vantrue yuppie, yay! In a few hours I will be in T-hat, vistin' the old homies. I don't have much time to seek people out, so I ask everyone who wants to meet me to be at the Pianobar tonight. I am very tired, yes but I will be somewhat alert for the reunion.. then I will snuggle up on Hannah's floor and sleep. Maybe sofa... Depends...
Say what? Oh! the contest! Well.. here we go.
Here are the winning captions.

"If I turn the webcam this way that zombie in the middle of my room might go away.. no? Damn..."

By Björn Swendsén, 5 points, welcome to the game!

Translation "Mmmm... Finally, a swedish ear"

By Conny Andersson, 3 points. Should have been in English though, dude.

"It's true! Fedus-head-nurse from south park IS based on a real person!"

By Hannah Lemoine, 2 points. This would probably have been funnier if I knew who this "Fedus-headed-nurse" was... Sorry.

The Positions!

Hannah now has 45 Points

Conny now has 25 points

Silvestris and Marcus still have 10 points

Frida and Björn have 5 points.

See you soon guys! And as always, save the cats or prepare to be horribly mutilated! Hugs!

See ya!

tired.

2005-09-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

A bit weary. Work... I've been running around like crazy at the hospital, inspecting the possibilities of IP TeleKom upgrades. And guess what! I have been volunteered for weekend work as well. And twelve hours per day! Don't remember volunteering for it, but I guess that's the way things go. sigh. Anyway, I've been hanging out a little bit with the oaks, and I just ordered my new computer! There is light in the universe sometimes. I'd like to have written more, but I am just too tired. I'll give you a picture.. Oh and by the way, I have the rest of my Russia pictures now, so you'll see some in a few days!
Before I go to bed, I'll give you a fun little contest. This will be a captions contest. First place will get 5 points.. second place will get 3 points and third place will get 2 points. Create speech bubbles, or a short story behind the next picture. It can be funny, a deep poem, a cool saying, anything.. as long as I like it. Here we go.

And never forget to save the cats!

See ya!

OMGWTF!?!?!?!?

2005-09-11T04:13:00.000-07:00

I left for airport three hours before I had to. Got to Tottenham Hale and waited for the Stanstead Express Train. A train arrived and I got on expecting a 35 minute journey to the airport. 45 minutes later I realized something is wrong. I asked a girl sitting near me.
"We are going to Stanstead, right?"
She looked at me. "no..."
I said, in a southern USA accent "God damnit."
She looked at me more. "Where are you going?"
"I'm flying to Sweden..."
"Wow... Have you ever been to Cambridge?"
"... no."
"Well. in 17 minutes, you will be."
"Whops."
That's right. I got on the wrong train and ended up in Cambridge. Lucklily, the girl I met (who was a clever solicitor by the way) managed to call some people and hook me up on a delayed train going from Cambridge to Stanstead. If that train had not been 40 minutes delayed, I would not have been able to board it and catch my flight. I screwed up, but the combigned efforts of my blind luck, and this marvelous girl (Damn, I didn't even ask for her name!) I still made it to Sweden! I thanked her very much, and we had a nice chat. In Sweden I celebrated my grandfather's 80th birthday. Had a nice time with the family, and Moffe was as usual very happy to see me. That night me and Karin took a long walk under the night sky, talking about everything. Me and her can have really nice talks sometimes.
Today, I am going to save the cats, then I will go visit the oaks!

See ya!

Mama, I'm comin' home

2005-09-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh. One year down, two to go! This time tomorrow I will be in Sweden for two weeks. Unfortunetly I will be working for most of the time, so the people in the Hat of the Troll will only see me next weekend. There is a small chance that some days I will work in Lidkoiping and then I will be able to be there for those days, if some kind soul would like to house a strange creature like myself. I can't say I never bite, but I am definetly housebroken.

You may have noticed a lack of a daily entry yesterday. The day was full of educational schoolness. Don't worry, you know I'll always come back!

Yesterday we showed A Portrait of a Madonna. It went great. We got fantastic feedback and we all had to endure many many compliments afterwards. It was said by the turtors that our acting had "very high standard". This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and for someone like me, who is already quite fuzzy, that means a lot. This was the last piece where I worked with Barbara Hatwell. She was only doing the one year course.
It was great workin with ya, Barb. Now go knock 'em dead! Me and Alex will move on to the next stage of the Jedi Academy. We shall be strong, we shall be great, we shall say a lot of naughty words in the green-room and laugh.

Tonight, I must pack my bags and get ready for the flight. Therefore I shall leave you now. I will not leave you empty handed though. As usual you will get to see a nice picture just because you are nice people and do what you can to save the cats every day.
Here they are. Moffe and Lil' oak. Oh dear... Moffe.. I'll see you tomorrow buddy! And Oakie, I'll see you the day after! Keep yer flesh nice and tender for my teeth. Oh my god... did I just write that?

See ya!

The time is near...

2005-09-07T10:51:00.000-07:00

How is everyone? Tomorrow we will show "A Portrait of a Madonna" by Tennessee Williams! Yep, I'm feelin good. In a few days I will be in Sweden as well. I have to be back in school in a little bit. This entry will be very short. In fact, this here, is it! Don't forget to save the cats, and enjoy this here picture of my Niece, Rebecka.

See ya!

And the Peter goes to...

2005-09-06T10:18:00.000-07:00

This is the day that the wonderful contest will be judged! Let's waste no time. And the Peter goes too:
Hannah Lemoine. Because she sent me a picture that did indeed wake memories. Memories of friendships, nice times, fun games and sheer horror, all packed into a neat packet of humiliation and nostalgia. It conserned a certain lost bet. The word is.. intense.
Here is her story:
The picture I have sent is a memory of that one time I actually won over Peter (no, not in fighting, he still blocks the hell out of me). And even though the punishment was awful and humiliating, Peter stood up like a man and took it. I laughed and laughed and laughed, and took pictures of it. Here is how it went.
Peter and me sat in sädesbingen one night, playing Trivial Pursuit. We had both filled our pieces and it was all about who would get the last question. Peter's question was. "Is there a chimp that has a black belt in Karate?" ( or something like that) He answered no, animals don't get graded in martial arts. But apparently, they do! (creepy little monkey!)
The deal was that if I lost, I would have to be made up as a clown at the next party I would go to. But since I won, Peter had to let me give him a make-over to look like a girl and take pictures! It was a great evening, wasn't it?

Great evening indeed! *mutters* No, I am being mean, it was fun, and yes, I took it like a man! (a man with lipstick and fake eye-lashes)
I will also be strong and share this picture with all of you, as I promised. (I mean it could have been worse, this is just a headshot after all) There it is. Laugh it up folks, laugh it up. Spite everything though, it was a fun evening, Hannah! I'll be back soon for more fun evenings (slightly different ones though)

Guess what? There is a runner-up.

Say hello to Conny Andersson.
He pieced together a collage of pictures from when I was a photographer and we had great times filming together. It did bring back nice memories of the projects and the fun we had together. However, using many pictures instead of one seems a little greedy of him and it didn't specify one moment in time, so the feelings that arise are more genralized than focused meaning it doesn't get as intense as the memory of one moment in time can be. It was very nice to see however, and the picture is shown here:

Magnifcient contest, wasn't it? I like, I like. On a sidenote, Hannah will actually recieve 2 Bonus points for taking the initiative to write comments in English. NorthLion's Journal is in English because I have some readers who are not so good at reading Swedish and so writing in English to the best of your ability is essential for the proper ettiquette. Bjorn did write his first comment in English, but quickly swung back to Swedish, so the 2 Bonus Points will go to Hannah. Now for the rest of the points. Hannah won the picture contest, giving her 10 Points. Conny was runner-up and will recieve 5 points.
The positions are as follows.

Hannah has 43 Points

Conny has 22 points

Silvestris and Marcus still have 10 points

Frida still has 5 points.

In tradition of this journal, do not forget you care about me (NorthLion) by doing your best to save the cats. A new wonderful contest will show up in a short while.

What? You want a fun picture to finish off with? Take a glance earlier in the entry, man! You ain't gonna get a heavier laugh today!

See ya!

Where are you?

2005-09-05T09:46:00.000-07:00

About 24 hours left. Where are the pictures, people? There's got to be something you can find or scrape together! Come on! It is almost time to show the play. The set is looking messy (it's supposed to be messy so it's all good) and the costumes are all fixed. Not much more to say, really. I'll show you the people around my household.
This is Leena, the landlady. She is Italian, but speaks like 4-5 different languages. Impressive.

Ruriko the Ninja! She is japanese, and tought me to make Sushi! In this picture, she is eating watermelon.

This is Peter the Greek. He often visits Leena and us to talk about perverted japanese people.

This is Yuka. She is a friend of Ruriko and I think she is a kind of magical anime character. that smile.. she always always has it. The guy in the background is Ben, Leena's son. He is a doctor.

There are two individuals who have managed to avoid having their pictures taken. Never fear though, I'll get them soon enough. Lookie here, the results of my Sushi Lesson!

Do not forget to Save the Cats!

See ya!

Attention all Britts!

2005-09-04T10:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know you pride yourselves in being helpful and I think it is a very commendable trait, I really do. However, I must make one little request... If someone asks you for directions, and you do not know how to help, it is far more helpful to be honest and say "I don't know" than to make an answer up. This morning on the way to Hampstead Heath I found out that the bus didn't stop at it's normal place this weekend and I should get on it by Morris Place. I asked a bloke in the station about directions to this Morris place, and he sends me off walking in the opposite direction for 40 minutes! Morris place was acctually just around the opposite corner! Please, if you do not know the way, don't make one up! It is very unlikely to, due to extreme luck, turn out to be the right way!

After getting that off my chest, I'll tell you about my walk. I got off the bus by a forest and walked straight in. A stranger in a wild forest, I love that feeling. I didn't think it was possible to get it so close to London!
Nice trees, nice lakes, and a castle I couldn't find, must've been one of those invisble castles. You know the ones hidden away by magic and sorcery! Maybe not...
I did find a huge mansion though. I couldn't get into the yard, but it was surrounded by a garden and walls that you could walk on top of.
The walls were groovy, some trees and other plants were growing around them, starting to cover them. Closer to Hampstead the forest turned into a touristy, picnick type-park. Not really my cup of tea, but I can see it was a nice place for people who take picnicks. I bought an ice-cream.

Two more days before the picture contest will be judged. Come on people, hurry up! Hannah isn't even getting any resitance here. Are you going to let a girl win!? (*wink* to Hannah, who is probably giggling hysterically right now) So go save the cats, find/make a picture that binds us and wakes memories! Waste no more time! GO!

See ya!

I am such a good boy

2005-09-03T09:03:00.000-07:00

Not much to report today so this will be a quickie. I'm relaxed. I have cleaned my room, had some nachos and decided to go for a walk tomorrow in Hampstead Heath. Foresty! I'll take a few pictures with the crappy camera in my phone. Now it is time for me to do some more relaxing. In one week from now I will be in Sweden. Who wants to say hi and give me a hug? Time for me to sign off for the day.
Go save the cats, and enjoy this picture until tomorrow. Looks kinda magical, don't it?

See ya!

Death pain and destruction!

2005-09-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

This is the second entry I write today. The former one you will not be able to read. It was titled "Ahh nice". Yes it is slightly different to this one, I did have some nice things in it. It took me 20 minutes to write and when it was time to update my journal, Netscape decided to take a nap. Gharh! People.. try to avoid me for a while, I feel the uncontrollable urge to bite people. There will be a more pleasant entry tomorrow. (I hope)
But I still want you to Save the cats!

See ya!

PC Power

2005-09-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

Some people like Mac, some people like PC. Fair enough, they call out to different kinds of people. I am over my hatered of Mac, because I have realized that it is just an option for people who like that sort of thing. Yes there are things about the Mac that annoys the living crap out of me, but I solve that problem by not using Mac. Mac users on the other hand can be quite in-your-face (I know spotty hackers from the PC side are the same, but they have an excuse, they are abused nerds. No one listens to them anyway) Apple tries to sell their products by telling the world that their computers never crash and PCs always crash. Speaking from experience, no, PCs do not always crash and I have indeed seen my share of crashed apple computers.. Sure if you, when you build it, buy crap components or treat it badly, it may not work as well as it could but if you know what you are doing, a PC should not cause any trouble for you.
Most people in the school I go to use a mac. They find it simple. They tell me I should get a mac. They never have problems! How can I stand having a PC that crashes all the time? I think me and James are the only PC users in the school. The other 6 computer people are Maccers. Allthrough the year they have told me that Mac work better than PC.
Now.. at the end of the year, let us check the facts. My PC has had no problems whatsoever. James' PC has had no problems. Alex's Mac has crashed right before a production, which used the computer for sound, it took 3-4 days to fix. Kyle's Mac took 2 hours (at best) to start up for some mysetrious reason that is still not discovered. He ended up buying a new one. Adrian's Mac is getting it's files mixed up, and is working ridiculously slow for a reason that is, as of yet, still unknown. Sasha's Mac has had some unexplained problem resulting in an inability to use certain programmes. Ben's Mac.. No problems reported.

So.. Mac never crashes = Myth
PC always crashes = Myth
A computer will crash if it's owner doesn't know what he/she is doing. = Fact
Any computer can crash if a mistake is made.

So leave me and my PC alone!

By the way, this journal is a non-smoking site. If you are smoking, please put your cigarette, or whatever it is that is burning, out and go Save the cats.

Bjorn, if you need suggestions on how to get pictures.. think.. do you know people who might have them? could there be usable frames from background-films? Who knows? you have several days to find them! Go on a treasurehunt! (if you still can't find one, you COULD draw one... you could even use artistic freedom and space a situation up, I suppose.. it has to wake memories though, than involve both of us.)

See ya!

Blast From the Past part 8

2005-08-31T11:13:00.000-07:00

Hey kids! It's time for another Blast From the Past! Today's edition is for reasons few people (probably only one) will understand, the pink edition. Before the acctual blast, the one week-competition has started and there will be a commentary. Marcus started the race by sitting down to watch the others. Conny was the second to react and his approach was to ponder and think about it. Hannah boosted off and got a good headstart over everyone else. They will have to work hard to catch up with her... And now, Bjorn has joined the race! Allthough he has not yet started running. Welcome to the game, Bjorn, but you will have to work for the points! You have until tuesday evening to send me a picture so you do have some time!

Now for the Blast.

These are old friends of mine! Wow, this takes me back. From left to right, top to bottom; Kaj Rosengren, Thomas Christiansen, Mikael Palo Johan Molin and at the bottom, peaking up from behind the table, me. Look at me! I'm a kid! hehehehe. I didn't know I had aged! This picture was taken at the summerplace. We spent some days there withcomputers to play ganes, be unhealthy, fish, be adventurous and get lost in the forest while looking for shortcuts. Not included in the picture above is this guy;

This little redheaded punk is Erik Ekstrand. You know... I seem to recall Peter Simonsson being there as well, allthough he is not in any of the pictures. Are you out there somewhere ol' fella'? Hehe.. this does bring me back. Where are all you guys now?

Anyway, this is what we packed to "eat".

Get the bit about being unhealthy? What do you expect from the Nintendo generation? Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed this Blast From the Past, and good luck with the competition. Byt the way, do not forget to save the cats!

See ya!

DINGDINGDING

2005-08-30T10:09:00.000-07:00

I do not believe it. I simply do not believe it. Finally someone guessed the right answer. The picture was from my hometown, the M-Town (Mariestad) Well done, Hannah. To be honest I was getting worried. Here are the guesses that came before my beautiful hometown; Trollhattan, Skaven, London and Moscow! Holy bong! I was shocked enough to use a stupid looking picture of myself. HEY! I've got an idea for a contest! Hang on, First I must give the devil his due (It is just a common figure of speech, Hannah, I am not saying you are the devil) Hannah will recieve her two points.
Hannah now has 31 points. And Moffe is very pleased with you.
What will next contest be, you ask? Well, it is more of a mission than a question. I want YOU to find a picture either of me, me and you, or only you that I took. Basically the rquirement is that the photograph wakes memories, and has something to do with you and me. They may make me go "ahhhh", "awww" or "hahaha" perhaps some may even make me go "meow", "purr" or "rowr". I seriously doubt though, that any of them will make me go "woof." The one that makes me have the biggest reaction will get 10 points. I reserve 5 points to hand out to the second runner up if it is a close tie. I understand that this mission may take some time. You have one week. Next tuesday this competition closes. What I want you to do is email it to me, and drop a little something about it in the comments of this here entry. I will show the winner, or winners in the conclusion entry. Remind me that we are us! and save the cats!
Before I end this transmission Marcus would like to give you his Funniest Word of the Day! the word is; iffy

See ya!

I am on a mission

2005-08-29T11:13:00.000-07:00

I have been asked to spread a message across a certain circle of people, located in the city of Trollhattan, Sweden. I have already given you nuggets of information, but as I promised him, here comes some more.
We all know a lazy git by the name of Neil Martin. Do we? Well, let me tell you something.
Neil Martin is the only man I've known that can sleep for 40 hours straight, is always late and loves placing himself where he doesn't want to be. But not anymore. He has changed! He is now working hard, earning good money and lives a life that almost comes close to being halfway to clean(ish). Not bad eh? I'll take care of him over here and do what I can to keep him on the right track. He will be back in the promised land soon enough. The plan is for me and him to return pretty much at the same time. While I am at it, take a look at this. It is a picture I made for Neil a few years back. It is based on him holding an umbrella. Nifty modifications eh? It is supposed to be him in the Panzy-Ass fantasy world of Forgotten Realms. Cool sword though. It's magic!

Guess what! No one has answered yesterday's question correctly! The question remains, but is now only worth two points. Come on people, Save the cats and then go guess again!

Get it right, or Moffe will be very disapointed in you.

See ya!

New Production Diary

2005-08-28T09:58:00.000-07:00

See how smart I am? Apart from this here Journal(not blog) I have also started a Production Diary, for film projects that I have a creative say in. We do communicate in the CELL forum, but in this diary I will keep a digest of the things we come up with in the forum. Check it out! It looks all nifty and stuff! I asked people to write funny/touching piece of text about who I am.. What I meant was like.. fictional, and humorous. I feel a little guilty now for bribing people with points for flattery.. It's not really what I intended. But I promised some points, and Conny and Hannah did write some really nice things about me, ensuring that I am missed and have something to go back to (hugs) so they are entitled to some points.
Hannah will recieve 5 points, as two people share the full 10. Allthough Conny, as bad as I feel about doing it, I must subtract at least 1 point from your 5, on the grounds that you reffered to this journal as a blog. this is a journal! If this had been a normal contest it would have been a minus 10, but due to the sentimental, and nice theme of this one, 1 point will have to do. I will even give you a chance to regain it.

Hannah now has 29 Points
Conny now has 17 points
Silvestris and Marcus still have 10 points
Frida still has 5 points.

And everyone, go save the cats! Now!
This is yet another contest. The picture on the left is a sunset. Who can tell me where this picture was taken? This question is worth 5 points. Conny will, if he answers correctly, regain the extra point he lost by reffering to this journal as a blog.

See ya!

if yuh wunner wha...

2005-08-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

Translation: If you wonder why I am speaking in a suthern USA accent in my spare time, it is because of the fact that I am working on my character in a Tennessee William's play. All classes except for one are doing Tennessee, so practically everyone in the school are walkin' 'round soundin' laak cawboys. Sounds like we are a drama school in texas. My class is so far ahead of schedule it's amazing! We need about 4 more days and we have 10. Groovay! The horror script is now v8.1. I've just listened to some of the concept music by Magnus Knutas, and old classmate of mine, who will be writing some tunes, and hopefully act in the film. This here is him. He went to drama school with me back in the old M-Town. If all goes well he will, apart from making the end credits music together with his band Kaross, play Erik in the film. Andreas Sollien here will produce it, don't worry he doesn't always look like that. The team is growing! Anyone want to join? Don't be afraid to ask. Film sets are lovely, just look!
I will keep yesterday's "quest" open a few more days, juzz cuz' I wunna.
And lissen. If yuh dun do yer part ta save dem kitties, ahm gonna kick yer ass from here ta kingdum com, yuh hear?

See ya!

Things are good

2005-08-26T11:15:00.000-07:00

The play is going great, the school is rewarding my progress, I've got a job during the holiday, it seems like I'll be using a great new computer in a couple of months, I just posted my 8th draft of my horror script and my first year of my London education is almost complete. Yes. It's going alright. Again, sorry about talking more of my past than my present in most of my entries, but it's going to have to be like that until I have a proper digital camera to use (a few more weeks, keep your trausers on) Oh! Good lesson for being in England. The word "pants" as we know it in Sweden to mean "byxor" isn't true here. That would be American use of the word. Here when you say pants you are reffering to your kalsonger/trosor. Remember that or you may face humiliating situations! Yesterday we had the Macbeth showing. It went great! That stage blood I was smeared in looked awsome! Plus, I got to wear tights without risk of being called a panzy.
Thanks for the comments, people. But Conny... I will have to disagree. There may be many nerds who go out LARPing, but considering the majorities most classic nerds are far too timid to do something proper like Futuredrome. LARP is for roleplayers who have the courage to be more than nerds and apply their bodies as well as their minds in a risky enviroment. Also it is a great acting experience.
And Hannah. Once again you impress me. That is a nice deed, making the Save the Cats site your startup page. You derserve two more points for that.
Hannah now has 24 Points
(Be adviced, this technique has been used up and even if it is still encouraged, to score points you need to be the -first-)
Superhero? Secret agent? Creature of myth? A total freak? What am I? Tell me what I am with a good motivation that either entertains or touches me. If I am impressed there may be some points to be had. You don't have to base it on any specific picture, do what you want. This picture is me with a gun. This next picture is my housemate Ruriko with a gun. (Codename Red Ninja)

See ya!

Blast From the Past part Se7en

2005-08-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

Blast From the Past part se7en
Yes. See that picture? That is me from the past. I looked like that once upon a time. anyway, this time I will be speaking of Futuredrome. A groovy live post-apocalyptic roleplaying game taking place in Kinekulle Quarry, Sweden. It occured in 2001 and there were over 1400 players in a city that was built out of over 20 tons of scrap metal. Everyone had a character, a class in society and most even had a job. There were guards, messengers, medics, entertainers, tavern staff etc. The city felt so alive! For three days straight I was Jiro, the bountyhunter. My aromour looked so groovy! Still have it too. It was amazing to be part of this world, this story, this spectacle! I wish to do something similar again! Now for some pictures.

This is Jiro standing next to Nemesis, the leader of my pack of bountyhunters. He was a feared men, and the only man that my character respected. His mind was twisted by drugs though, and without his fellow hunters' knowledge, through him the counsil used us all in their evil plots. (that is, until we found out)
This is Darf. She was one groovy character. She was one of us, a skillful huntress. She definetly had the right look and the right attitude. Her weapon of choice; a baseball bat.
These here were rather avarege citizens of Drome City. During the game the bountyhunters were called in to keep order in the town. We ruled them all.
This was the Animal Cage. the animals were acctually people who had been driven insane by the counsil's cruel experiments. and in the spirit of the city, the mad people were displayed, as if in a zoo.
The front City walls. If you climbed this wall, wether you were a citizen getting out, or an outsider getting in, it was our job to track you down and kill you. For the safety of the city, no one but us gets in or out.
The palace. Where the queen lived. All hail the queen! As soon as we found out that the counsil, who we thought were in the queen's service, had used us in their plots against the queen, we started turning their evil plans against them (after rescuing our leader from their mind control, of course).
Evening in Drome City square right before the parties would kick off.
The pictures are getting too many for one entry. I will give you more Futuredrome goodness later. As a last picture, here is Darf again. Ain't she cool!?

See ya! PS; Save the cats!

What hands are these?

2005-08-24T13:29:00.000-07:00

"Still it cried Sleep no more to all the house! Glammis hath murdered sleep and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more! Macbeth shall sleep no more!"
Hooya! Playing Macbeth is cool. And STATUS! We're only doing one scene, but it's still status. And the character interpretation is for the entire play. It is a prett challenging scene, but it's coming along. The thoughts of the previous events are so intense it's amazing! It is no wonder this play is still popular after 400 years. For all those people missing me, my visits during the upcoming holiday must be brief as I will be working to earn my keep in the weekdays. I shall only be able to spend weekend in Trollhattan (perhaps some evenings if I can live with someone therte, as the job sometimes will be in Lidkoping). Make sure you guys organize something cool.. and come see me in London as well! don't worry about the terrorists, they're all morons, they have no idea what they are doing! Soon I will have another Blast From the Past but tonight I am tired. I will go home, cook, do homework and write version 7.3 of the horror script. This here is a little taste of what I will give you tomorrow if you are good and help the big cats!

See ya!

Labyrinth in my mind

2005-08-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

Yes. Today, apart from some great rehearsing, I managed to get a lot of interesting... therapy work done. I use the word therapy loosely as it is not exactly what we do. If I was to use school terminology here no one would understand what the heck I was talking about. The mind is a great maze of riddles and treasures and to be a great actor one must know ones own mind like his or her own home. Sounds simple? It is not simple. There are so many things in the human mind it is almost unspeakable. Once you know your way around your own mind you can make your subconsious work for you, and free yourself of the mental problems that most people just choose to get used to as a part of life. In other words. Freedom to be the you that you want to be. But because of the complexity of it all, what I find out about myself in the school, stays in the school (and in me of course). I do reccomend taking a course here, not only to improve your acting or directing, but also to become the master of your own mind.
Anyway ... Hannah.. I am impressed! Not only did you remember the name of the play and the character I played, but the opening narration as well! Yes, as a final production at the school we did Willy Russel's Bloodbrothers, and I played Mr. Richard Lyons. I even had my own song! Congratualtions, Hannah! I will now, again, show a picture of you. Here are the positions;
Hannah 22 Points
Conny 13 Points
Silvestris and Marcus 10 Points
Frida 5 Points
This is Hannah, being an add-babe for Carlsberg beer. You wanna be as groovy as this? Drink Carlsberg! (And Carlsberg... Give me money, I just made people buy your products!)
I had another idea for a short film. I'll write it when I have more time. Until then, have a look at this.
It's a gate. Groovy groovness!

And never forget to Save the Cats!

See ya!

One more thing (still monday)

2005-08-22T13:23:00.000-07:00

For those who do not know what the Lotus pose in yoga is, this here is it. This is what I can do. Also, to avoid confusion, as I have already stated that I look more and more different every day, I feel I should clarify that, no, that is not me in the picture. Even though I am an agnostic, I am fairly certain of that.

-Namaste

Guess who...

2005-08-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

Guess who can do a Full Lotus position in Yoga? The one where you tie your legs up like a pretzel. That's Right! Kevin Klein can do it! In the film A Fish Called Wanda he does it effortlessly! Go him! Guess who else can do the Full Lotus? That's also right! Me! Peter "Purre, NorthLion, Peppe" Sunnergren! Yepp! It is not effortless yet, but now I can do it! I am so groovy! Go me too! The play is also going great. My Southern USA accent is sounding better than ever, and I'm getting great feedback for my acting. And if that isn't enough, my picture is bigger than Kevin's! Look!
As you might remember, Madde (He-Man) and her sister Ruba visited me a while back. It may be the case that I forgot to mention it. If that indeed is the case, here it is. They visited me a while back.
This picture here is them. We went to see the Lion King Musical, yes the one I spoke of a while back (This one I KNOW I spoke of, so don't try) Acctually, Madde came to visit Ruba who is also living in London. Of course they both joined forces to visit me. We had two nice days, catching up and belonging.

In other news Hannah answered a question to an old contest. It is a bit tardy, but the answer was right and the three points were unclaimed. However, I can not award it with all three points, since it would be unfair to Conny, who answered in time. Hannah knew that the other programme I used in the making of that picture was Photoshop. She will recieve 2 points.

The new positions:
Conny 13 Points
Hannah 12 Points
Silvestris and Marcus 10 Points
Frida 5 Points

Is it time for a new question? I think so. Before I graduated my first drama school in the M-Town I played a part in a musical. During my time on the school we did more than one musical, but I am reffering to the graduating production. What was the title of this musical, and what is the name of the character I played? Five points to each question. Happy hunting!
And as usual, you must help save the cats! Link in the link section! It's absolutely free and you'll be helping these great creatures live on!

See ya!

Best film in a long time.

2005-08-21T03:02:00.000-07:00

Hey there. I'm writing this mid-day because in less than an hour I will be in school, rehearsing the next play, and after that I will be rehearsing Macbeth so I may not be able to write tonight. Today has been pretty productive, I have done homework, had a healthy breakfast and spoken to Neil about building his new computer. Seriously people, he is starting to come around. A couple of months back when he came to see me preform he was not only not late but over an hour and a half early! Now he is working long hours and earning good money. Don't worry people, we will get our pet britt back soon.
Yesterday I told you I was going to see a film with some evening students. We went to see Crash. Trust me it was good.
Directed and written by by Paul Haggis (writer of Academy Award winning Million Dollar Baby). this film has some good preformances even from actors I don't normally think of as very great. I have to admit I did not know much about this film when I went to see it. It blew me away. The plot is either very simple of very compliacted. It is genreally about people. Who they are and who they really are. It is hard to explain why this film is so great. I think one of the main things that made me like it was the characters and the way they were portraied. The fact that they, like real humans, have more to them than what we can easilly see. Heroes can be villains, victims can be monsters, and monsters can be nice people. To fairly judge a person takes more than anyone is willing to do. The cast (Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Brendan Frasier etc) did a great job, better than I've seen them do before. Trust me, this is a touching and eye-opening film about humanity.. Why it is bad and why it is great. The best of humanity, and the worst. See it. Please.

In other movie news, Kelsey Grammer (known from TV-series Frasier) will be playing Beast in upcoming X-men 3. He certainly has the voice.. Even though the news shocked me a bit, I think it could work.

As for strange things. When I walked out of the house yestdrday and today there was a black van parked right outside my door. It was not only black.. Check it out.

Beware of the Pink Express. They are watching you! If you don't save the cats, they will get you, and do a prissy make-over on yo' ass! (link in the right collumn will take you there. It costs nothing, so seriously, do it!)

See ya!

So what?

2005-08-20T10:06:00.000-07:00

Yea, so I missed a day. Look, there are obviously going to be days that I simply can not write in this journal(not blog) but rest assured, I will write in it often! I have written a new version of the short horror film script I've been working on and it is now up to version 6.1. It is shaping up to be quite groovy, I must say. We have now been cast in the new play, and I will be playing Frank in Tennessee Williams' A Portrait of a Madonna. He is not a nice guy, but what kind of an actor would I be if I could only play nice guys? In other news, some people in school are going to see the film Crash at the Odeon today and Anabell is lending me money to go with them. The film has got some good reviews and I am quite curious to see what all the fuzz is all about.
About last contest, Conny gave the answer Maya, and scored three points. Conny is now in the lead.
I might be going onto the evening course in the school for next year. There are some sacrifices, like only yoga once per week, but what the heck, I won't have to be broke all the time!

This is the title of the screenplay I'm working on. It's in Swedish as you might realize. By the way, I have now added a link to the Save the Big Cats site. The sponsors give money to the organization for every clock on the banners, so you have no excuse! Go save the kitties! The link is on the right collumn of this journal.

And in tradition of this journal, here comes a fun, nice or just simply cool picture. This is may father standing on a boat in Vanern lake wondering why that damn tow-boat is late! (perhaps that is not what he is doing, but he could be)

See ya!

What the hell?

2005-08-18T09:52:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong, even though I created this Journal(not blog) for friends and family, I do gladly welcome anyone, who may for whatever strange reason be interested in my life, to read it. I Also enjoy comments. Feedback is important for everything, isn't it? If I didn't know anyone was reading this I would not feel very motivated to keep writing. I must, however ask people to not include any spam in your comments. When a stranger says "Hi, great blog, by the way, become a member of yaddayaddayadda and give your creditcard number-yaddayadda" it somehow doesn't seem quite as sincere as I would have hoped most comments would be. And please, people! Do not use the word Blog when reffering to this journal! Thank you!

Conny was quick at researching the annswers to yesterday's questions. I realized they were not as tricky as I first thoiught. I mean a simple google of "Hans Zimmer Inspiration Lion King" would probably come up with the answer in no-time. I shall try and consider this in the future. Anyway, of course the answer to question number one is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Conny just wrote Mozart, but I will assume he didn't mean Bob Mozart, his unknown neighbour) and the score that inspired Zimmer was Requiem. A requiem is sort of a funeral piece and seing as it was the last piece he wrote before he died (he acctually died while writing it) it was kind of fitting.
Now it is getting crowded in the lead.
Sharing the Gold position are Conny, Hannah, Silvestris and Marcus. with 10 points
With the Silver, Frida is all alone with her 5 points.

Just to see if we can't spread the positions out a little bit, I shall have a tiny question, going for
three points. This picture was created by me as sort of a test. As most of you know, I do a bit of 3D for fun in my spare time. I ask now, which computer programmes were involved in the making of this picture? (operating systems not included) Allthough more than one program were used, you may only give one answer and if you are correct you will score three points.
As usual it is required that you help the kitties!
Felis.Silvestris.Net

As a sort of.. filler, I suppose, here is a wacky picture of two... morons. Well.. Funny dudes.. Individuals from Trollhattan. Enjoy!

See ya!

More Lion King

2005-08-17T10:15:00.000-07:00

Hey there! I enjoyed yesterday's contest so this day shall have a sequel! Bit first, the results. Conny was quick in his research and discovered that the mother of Nala was called Sarafina. However, he did not get the date right, even after trying three times. There is a limit to how many guesses you get, otherwise you could have got it right after 365 guesses. anyway, Hannah came in and had also done the research, unfortunetly too late. The first five points went to Conny. Conny is now no longer in the minus but has a balanced 0.On question number two Hannah got it exactly right. First time I saw the Lion King was 1994, November 28th, which is also my birthday. Hannah gets five points.
The positions:

Shared 1st place Marcus, Hannah and Silvestris 10 points

2nd place Frida 5 points

3rd -vacant--Nil points

Congratualtions!

So if you do the maths you will know that I saw the Lion King on stage 2004 November 28th. Since then I have seen it one more time and hopefully will again. To tell you the truth I was worried that it might be a bit silly but I am being completely honest when I say it was absolutely breath-taking! The scenography was so powerful and along with the familiar songs from the film, plus a whole bunch of new ones that all have the same quality (How could they not, based on Hans Zimmer's original score) The story of the Lion King got a whole new dimension to it when put on stage. The overall story had been matured and less considerant to fragile little minds of the kiddies out there, which in my opinion is a good thing. I was moved, I was touched and I flew around a little in dreamland. I shall see this again. Now onto today's questions. They will be slightly more difficult today.
Question number 1: The original Score of the Lion King was written by Hans Zimmer, who recieved an Academy Award for it. In my opinion it is his best work ever, and I am currently working on getting a hold of the original recordings (they were editied and shortened for the Soundtrack CD) the question is, as follows; When writing the score for the Lion King, Hans Zimmer was inspired by the works of another composer. What is the name of this composer?

Question number 2: Not only was Hans Zimmer inspired by this composer, but there is one musical piece especially that inspired him for the the tunes that enriched the PrideLands... What is the title of this musical piece?

This next bit goes out to Hannah. New hair colour eh? Well.. if I had to choose between red and black for you, I'd go for red. But to be honest, my favourite Hannah hair by far is this one. Sexay! (that is my sword by the way. Groovy, innit?)

And do NOT forget today's good deeds!
Felis.Silvestris.Net
Go there and do some cat-suporting clickin'!

See ya!

Jedi Powers

2005-08-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

I spoke to the Neil today. He has not seen my journal, and so the "advice" I have left for him here has gone unnoticed. But being such a Jedi, wether or not he reads my advice makes little differance as they tend to get to him through some other, more mysterious means. That is much more interesting than getting them off the internet. He is working 12 hour shifts seven days per week. I might have been sending too strong brainwaves or something. But hey, it's all good.
Glad to see you on your feet, old Brittboy! Remember, you have got to become a superhero in time for me to get overpowerful and become a villain bent on destroying humanity. Just imagine if I reach that status and you're not a superhero yet! It would just be embarrassing!
As I spoke to Neil today, I promised to teach him how to build his own computer. That will be done on an upcoming weekend. It's gonna be nice to play with wires and electricity again, it has been quite a while since I last did that.

In other news, Silvy is almost ready to move. To help her funding she made a painting which is on sale on ebay! You like Unicorns? Then go bid! Support her, and get an excelent piece of art along with the warm fuzzy feeling of helping someone.
Speaking of helping, Silvy is running a page where she encourages people to help save endangered felines. I spoke about wolves not long ago, but there are felaines in dire need of help as well. One way of supporting them is through a one-click-per day sponsorship thing. Just klick on the support link once per day and some money goes into save the wonderful species in question! Go there now and be a hero! Felis.Silvestris.Net

Don't have time for a Blast From the Past at the moment but I will give you a small taste of one and a contest. This picture was taken at a filmset. I call this picture the Gift.

And now... the contest.

It is no secret that I love this film. Do you?

Here are the questions:

1: What is the name of the mother of the female lead character of the film

2: On the exact same date 10 years after I first saw the film, I saw the stage musical. What date was that?

Special clues; For question number one, her name is not mentioned in the film itself, but does appear in the cast-list. Question number 2, I did pick the date for the musical to match the first one, but there was another input to why it happened to be the same date, an input that has a lot to do with me.

You can get the information to me in any way you see fit. The first one to get a question right will recieve points for it. I will now introduce a new rule. In order to play this game you must go to Felis.Silvestris.Net, find the 1-click per day cat-support thingie, and click all three of them. I have no way of checking if you have or not, but if you lie about this, if you recieve points without having done it you will be abusing my trust. Is that really what you want to do? Well. Happy guessing!

See ya!

Me me me

2005-08-15T09:58:00.000-07:00

Recently I have not given you many recent news. That is because there is not much to report. The next play is still in Analyzing stage and I have nothing interesting to say about that. Today I shall be a bit Narsicistic and overwhelm you with pictures of ME! Hannah did ask me to! It's not only my fault! Recent pictures of me will help you recognize me on my glorious return to the motherland in the future. I also want an excuse to show off my fake gun (it is a lighter really). Bought it in russia for 500 rubels. It was tricky to get across the border, but luckily we had permission for one bag of prop guns for the play, so I stuck it in there! Heee! Devious me!
When doing The Proposal I discovered something. Only in the world of theatre can you go into the mensroom and see every mirror being taken up by guys, putting make up on. Only in the theatre.. And maybe Soho.
You know.. four ego-pictures are enough. Well maybe just one more!

Oh calm down! It's just the back of my head!

sick of me yet?
Well.. I'll give you a non-me picture. I took this following picture out the window of the School greenroom the other day.

I did take it with my phonecamera so it's kinda crummy.. Same goes for all of today's pictures.. But they are still cool because of their motifes ;)

See ya!

Blast From the Past part six

2005-08-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Today, nothing is from the present, it is all about the past in...
Blast From the Past part six, Blue Edition
Today, in Blast From the Past I will just give you pictures of random people I know from Trollhattan. Again, the selection of people to display is mostly based on picture availability.

This is the Jurgmeister! Mostly works at the cafe in M15.

This is Andreas Sollien. He lived in the apartment under me during my last year of Trollhattan, before I went on to London. He studies to be a film Producer! He looks like one too!

Anna. She is Anderas Sollien's girlfriend. She likes Chinese Mahjong with porn in it. On Playstation.

This is Madde (Sometimes I call her He-Man) Even though she does not live in Trollhattan now, it is still where I met her. She came to visit me a while back. and we watched The Lion King Musical! In other news, she has started to duplicate!

Neil Martin. English buddy of mine, met him in Trollhattan and as my readers know, he now lives in Swindon, UK.

Hannah Lemoine. She's been featured here before. Seen sitting in M15 with a Mona-Lisa smile, obviously hiding something devious. Did you drink that Coca Cola behind you? Was it YOURS?

Bjorn Milles. Also featured here before. On yet another note about him, likes the Ghostbusters.

I had a couple of more pictures planned, but am starting to realize that this entry is getting very picture-heavy. I shall save the rest of the pictures for a future Blast From the Past!

Before I leave you, here is a picture of the Trollhattan falls.

And Conny; Yes I do like dogs, and yes, especially Moffe. statues I place in my room though are based on how I see myself, not things that I like. I know you know me well enough to have guessed the right answer, so focus, and you may some day become a Jedi like your father.

See ya!

Good people

2005-08-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

Not all people are bad. After writing yesterday's entry I was angry. I stormed out of the internet cafe and stomped my way home thinking of the horrible torture I would love to put the people named in last entry through. Once I got home I realized I had left my 2 GB USB memory stick in the internet cafe! In my state of mind I assumed the worst, that if I had been so lucky that a costumer in the cafe had not stolen it, the cafe staff could claim that someone had, and keep it. It was too late to get back there, they would be closing in 10 minutes and it was a 30 minute walk. I called the internet cafe and told them I had forgotten my USB stick and they said "Hang on, let me check. Ah, yes we have it here. Would you like to pick it up tomorrow?"

"..."

I was stunned. OK, so maybe not every human being deserves to die... only most. I thanked him, and here I am, picked the USB memory stick up and, while I am still angry about those bastards I wrote about yesterday, I do have one microscopic glimmer of hope for mankind. I will use that to get by another day. Another happy note is that most of Silvy's troubles with finding a home on the island of her upcoming education are over. She has found an apartment that will work as a home for her and her feline companions. She has promised me a spot on her floor when I come to visit as well. So I feel better now.

Today I will present you with some Moffe piccies! You've missed him haven't you? Here he is; Moffe the Wonder Dog! (now featuring an adorable puppy-pic)
This is moffe as a puppy! Look at him! Just look at him!
This is Moffe going for a treat. A split second ago the treat was resting on his nose, and in the time of the picture, hovering right in front of him.

This is a dramatic pose. Moffe looking into the distance, searching for things that cannot be seen, listening for sounds that may never be. Woof, Moffe... woof.

See ya!

People who suck ass!

2005-08-12T12:35:00.000-07:00

I will now hand out the Suck Award of the year. I am a very calm person. I hardly ever get angry or judge people. There are, however some people who work very hard for my scolding, and I think it is my duty to award them.
The Scandinavian Wolf. A creature thought four decades ago to be without hope of survival. It was just a matter of years before they would be completely extinct. Only a few individuals were still alive. The lack of predators invited hunters to help kill off deer, who were beginning to overpopulate. Fair enough. Miraculously though, the wolves hung in there and a few years ago there were like 130 wolves around. It was amazing. A Triumph for nature and a sign that perhaps mankind really can live alongside nature in peace. However... Now the hunters are used to killing all that deer and are not willing to share with the wolves. They think the wolves should be wiped out. Also the farmers in the area who keep animals like sheep also think Scandinavia should be made wolf free.

First off. These hunter assholes are easy to dismiss. You don't need the deer, the wolves do! They are still very endangered and need us to BACK OFF if they are going to survive! What about the farmers? They want to protect their animals. Well, modern scientists have come up with an answer. FENCES! You fence your animals in and predators can not get to them! They protest about Swedish laws not allowing them to kill wolves unless they pose an immidiate threat to the animals in question, in other words catch them in the act. Here is my opinion. If you do not get a fence, suit your own fucking self! The wolves are predators, not murderers. They kill to survive, and their right for doing so should stay. What right do we have to kill them because we are too fucking lazy to put up proper fences? I might add that predator fences are tax deductable for people who keep animals. Today there are about 90 wolves in Scandinavia. The numbers have been reduced back down by human hands.
Recently a man killed a female wolf. Three shots. It had just killed one of his sheep. Fair enough, he was protecting his own. But it has now sparked a debate about forcing the gouvernment to lift the ban on wolf killing, or the inbred fucking assholes will take the matter into their own filthy hands! I am sorry to rant like this with so many uncivilized words, but with matters like this, I just can't see straight. The guy lived in wolf country, and had no fence to protect his sheep. He leaves them at nature's mercy, then whines about nature taking one of them.

The guy. See how sad he looks. He cares for his sheep (if the word sheep is slang for the money he could have spent on a fence! The sheep got killed because of his own neglect and a hungry mother wolf payed with her life)
The murderous beast who for some strange reason thought she had the right to do what is in her nature to do in order not to starve to death.
Seriously! Am I the only one to see a problem with all this?

Sorry... no fun picture for you today. I am way too upset about all this to be amusing.

Take a good loook at this picture. These creatures may soon be gone.

Goodbye my friend

I really wish my species was not such a vicious pack of assholes.

Blast From the Past part 5

2005-08-11T12:10:00.000-07:00

Before I start this entry... just so you know, there is a guy outside this internet cafe playing bongos. He has been playing for about an hour.

Blast From the Past part 5! Now, even greener!

This is a behind-the-scenes pictures I grabbed once at a set. I was a bit sneaky and popped into their sight. It's a big nono to anyone but me. Truly! look at their grinning faces!

The people in the picture are, from left to right;

Bjorn Milles. You know him from a previous Blast From the Past. Namely Blast From the Past 2. On an extra note, Bjorn likes funny noises.

Conny Andersson. This is the guy with the -5 points. Even so, he is determined to make up for it and be the best Pokemon trainer ever! He is also a director.

This is David Eliasson. He is an Australian hoodlum who has travelled to Sweden to Rap Da House! He is fond of Porn, snakes and Toasters (I don't think they have toasters in Australia)

And to keep you even happier than you no doubt are now, I shall feature another picture of my little sister!

This is Karin in the Pianobar in Trollhattan! She is drinking applejuice. YES SHE IS! Don't argue with me!

And that guy is still playing bongos!

See ya!

Last entry, revised

2005-08-10T10:16:00.000-07:00

I realized I have been horribly unfair. I was thinking about things people could do to surprise me for extra points, and I remembered the ultime! It happened online here, after I had opened this journal, and is indeed deserving of 10 points. (every event contains 10 points, so if a contest has 5 questions, every question is worth 2 points each, you figure it out)

So the poistions ARE;

Shared 1st place Marcus and Silvestris 10 points

Shared 2nd place Hannah and Frida 5 points

3rd place Conny -5 points

Congratualtions!

Remember Sily? She gave me this wonderful gift!
This beautiful picture, featured in the entry of July 25th, titled Oh. My. God!
Right is right and fair is fair. Now I have peace of mind.

See ya!

Rules clarification

2005-08-10T09:29:00.000-07:00

Today we started on our second play. It will be A Portrait of a Madonna by Tennessee Williams. It will give me a chance to work on my southern USA accent. Now, for some clarification.

OK, here's the deal. With the little contests I throw here every now and then. You score points by being the first to answer a question correctly. So only the first one gets the points. If there are two questions and the first contestant only gets one right, the others can still get the second right. The only other way to get points is by giving me a very pleasant surprise that shows that you know and care about me. This is how you do not score points: By asking for points. there we go.
Yesterday's contest went like this; Hannah was quick to answer question number one. The person in the picture was indeed my little sister, Karin! She did not however get the second question right. Only one person got close to the right answer, namely Frida. I was a little hesitant about distributing the points though, as she tried to pin the location down to the very point where Karin was standing. I only required the name of the town, so technically Frida was right. The problem is, she pinpointed the wrong spot in the named town, Trollhattan. But after careful consideration, I had to be fair and since her faulty pinpointing was only faulty by less than a stonesthrow, she will get points. The picture was taken just across the road to the Saga Theatre just by the pier.
This contest had two questions, worth 5 points each. These go to Hannah and Frida.
This here is Frida. I felt should show you this picture, since this is the first time she has been mentioned in this journal.

So the positions are as following;

1st place Marcus 10 points

Shared 2nd place Hannah and Frida 5 points

3rd place Conny -5 points

Congratualtions!

See ya!

More f:ed up dreams

2005-08-09T07:42:00.000-07:00

I was at a place in the country... with a sandwitch. I went to a store to get some milk, and apparently it was a do-it-yourself kind of thing. Costumers had to milk the cow themselves in order to buy milk. When the cow demanded that I showed it an ID card and a milking license, I decided I didn't really like milk anyway.

This morning I made a strange little video sequence based on some clips I filmed with a tiny digital camera a while back. Neil will be interested in seing that. Wait a minute.. Oh! you don't know who Neil is?
Well.
This here is Neil Martin. Though he is a POM/Brittboy, I met him in Sweden, now he is based in Swindon, UK. He is currently rolling around in his own mental slush but is hopefully about to pick himself up. You hear that? You have to pick yourself up, no pick will happen without anyone doing the picking! So come visit me again soon, and I'll teach you more in the ways of the force.

OK, some more pictures.
This is a blurrily cool picture of.. who is it? And where is it? Be the first to get these questions right! Now for another piccie.

This, ladies and gentlemen is... a... ummm..

...See ya! *quickly runs off*

Superhero!

2005-08-08T08:39:00.000-07:00

Last night I had a dream. I was visiting Hannah, who was moving into a large apartment. There were others there, I remember Bjorn and David (the aussie version) especially, but David was passed out on a sofa. I think Neil was there drinking, and for some reason, Basta was there as well.there were webcams in every room, and they could give soundeffects for different events. Me and Bjorn set them up for sitcom sound effects when people entered a room. I found out from Hannah that she had won the lottery. It is possible she shared the ticket with either Frida or Lisa (or both). She told me that after sharing, and taxes, she would get 5 000.000 SEK out of it, only she had to share it with her cat (a new one, it was brownish red and it really liked me)

In the same dream, I was also going to travel to Japan to get a superhero costume made. It would be in the same material as Batman's costume. I remember the store had many interesting weapons, including lightsabers (if you bought a lightsaber you could get the Star Wars trilogy on DVD for no extra cost, but only one of the trilogies, the old one or the new one). I was more interested in the broadswords though. My parents were there as well, they wanted to have their say in what I bought I think.

Well.. What have we learned from this dream? Two things.
1: Hannah, you must go and buy a lottery ticket, pronto!
2: I really am a Superhero!
OK, so I'm speculating! It was a cool dream anyway.

I've got two days off school (the time will be made up on a weekend) because the director of next play can't make it until wednesday. I shall use the time well. This morning I wrote a short horror film script. Not an intesly compelling story, it is mainly designed to inspire the director (and cinematographer, production design, sound etc.) to make very spooky sequences.

What about today's picture? well let me see what's in my bag today... Ahh, how about some more pictures of my family?
This here, as my most faithful readers would already know, is my little sister, Karin.
My oldest neice, Rebecka.

Tune in tomorrow for some more juicy juiciness!

It's not my fault!

2005-08-07T08:43:00.000-07:00

It ain't! I was in here yesterday, writing a long entry with lots of pictures, and the stupid blogspot server went down just as I was about to update! I got annoyed at having to do it all again, but it wouldn't get back up and eventually it was time for me to go to school! Anyway, I never promised to write every day. I will, however, to the best of my ability try and update here as often as I can. Now, here is what I promised you yesterday.

Anton Chekhov's

The Proposal

starring

Barabara Hatwell

Peter Sunnergren

Alexander Zwart

guest apperances by

Ben Willens

Sally Casta... Caston..

(dunno her last name, sorry)

Natalya Stepanovna Tchubukov

Daughter of Stepan Stepanovich, and pretty much head of the Tchubukov household. 25 years old and still unmarried (big deal in late 1800 russia). She fears she may never get married.

Ivan Vasilyevich Lomov

Neighbouring landowner to the Tchubukovs. He is a bit of a weakling and a hypocondriac. Yet, the death of his aunt makes him realize it is time to move on. He is 35 years old and still unmarried. He intends to propose to Natalya Stepanova, but has delayed it as much as he could, due to his weak nerves.

Stepan Stepanovich Tchubukov

A tired old landowner who wants nothing more than to be left in peace. It is very stressful for him to have such an old, unmarried daughter. It seems that Lomov is his last chance for peace.

Seems to be a perfect match doesn't it? 3 people with the same goals, how can it go wrong? Well... Read Anton Chekhov's The Proposal and you will find out. Here are some pictures from the production;

Poor Lomov is having a hard time trying to find the words to explain his visit to a confused Tchubukov.

His nervousness makes him even more clumbsy than normal.

And hightened clumbsiness makes way for... strange situations...

And a couple of poorly chosen words might spark off... other problems.

Yes indeed.

And indeed...

Physical Comedy... Don't you just love it?

Just a staged group picture. The cards were on a stand by the stage showing the odd character thought. It was a a cool kind of comedy spice.

In other news, someone at another online place I hang out, asked if anyone was willing to think of a few tattoo designs for him. More specifically, a wolf tattoo. I gave it a shot.

It didn't turn out as splendidly fantastic as I had hoped, but still pretty nifty. Well.. that's all for today (well, all for yesterday anyway)

See you all later! Bye!

Another quicky

2005-08-05T14:16:00.000-07:00

The hour is late. Just came out of school. We showed the Proposal today. It went well, people laughed at the jokes and we got good feedback. We ran it twice before we showed. Let me tell you; Physical theatre in a lot of spotlights makes you sweat. Afterwards we watched the 2nd year day's play Death and the Maiden.

Tomorrow I will bring you some pictures of the Proposal, but for now, due to lack of time you will get something else..

Lots of small stones.

Not enough? Well take THIS!

A big ROCK!

Want more? Well;

Splosh! It's water! You're wet!

Good night!

Headache and Blast from the Past 4

2005-08-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

I have a headache. I am tired. Tonight I will rest. All that rehearsing will come to the test tomorrow. We will be showing The Proposal by Anton Chekhov on Friday and on Saturday. Don't wish me luck!

And now folks, it be time for; Blast from the Past part 4!

The oak-siblings

These two happy people are (from left to right) Joanna and Joakim Ek (Ek is Swedish for oak) They are old friends of mine, and my main contacts in the M-Town (where I was born and raised). Now that I live in London I don't get to see them much, but I do meet them on every holiday. See you soon, guys! (It's a shame that you will not read this due to lack of an internet connection.)

Joanna Ek

M-Town

Likes Anime, drawing, playing handboll and meowing. And she has very pleasantly chewy flesh.

Joakim Ek.

M-Town

Likes martial arts, playstation, wargames and drinking (but only on weekdays and weekends) He also has bones in his leg that look like a jigsaw puzzle.

Good night, all ye faithful readers!

Some of my life

2005-08-03T11:58:00.000-07:00

Fine! Like, whatever! I am aware that I am not posting that many pictures of my life in London, but for everyone's information that could be partly caused by the fact that I do not have a lot of pictures of my life in London. In the future, I may have more pictures of me living my life in London, but at the moment I do not have a proper digital camera, or the money to take a lot of 35mm pictures and have them quickly developed. If anyone is willing to give me a good digital camera I would gladly accept, but until then, what you see is what you get. I do have a few pictures that have to do with my life since I moved to London.. they were, however taken in Moscow 4-5 months ago.

This is me in front of the Cathedral in Red Square, wearing a silly hat.

This here is my classmate Barbara Hatwell. She used to be on a brittish soap called Brookside. Behind her you see the same red square as in the previous picture. Do not let the name decieve you. As you see in the pictures, the square is not, in fact, very red at all.

This is me in heaven, (err, Moscow Circus) feeding an adorable wittle baby! Ain't he cute? I call him Boris. This was a really great time. I saw other people feed him, but he was pulling away from them, struggeling, and complaining but when I fed him. Well, just look! He squeezed my hand with his wittle paw! He was so cuddly! (might have been a she, I felt that making sure might seem rude)

There you go. Some of my somewhat recent life. See you later! (I will give you more on my trip to Russia when all the 35mm pictures I took are in my hands)

Interiour Decorators, GO!

2005-08-02T13:11:00.000-07:00

After excessive rehearsals we fixed up the room we will be showing in. It will not be the theatre, because the 2nd years are showing there. But do not fear, with mine and Alex's engineering skills, and Barbara's interiour decorating powers, we made the Tap room look increadible! Better than the theatre! The play is really funny, and so physically demanding! We are getting a hell of a workout every day!

Today was another shortie, yes I know, so I will give you three beautiful pictures.

The sun peaking through the branches of the pear tree by the Summerplace.

This is the summerplace. Isn't that beautiful? Right by the lake and wonderful forests.

A day at the summerplace. Take the boat and head for the huge Lake Vanern. You will pass this spot. ahhh..

That's all for today folks! Good Night!

Whooop

2005-08-01T13:40:00.000-07:00

Tired. Hungry. Broke. Today was a busy busy day. The usual rehearsal, it is getting more and more physical. Two showings in the evening, building the set, had a line-run until.. now. No rest for the wicked (or me). Have not had a day off for ages! I wonder what I shall eat. hmm.. Water will do fine for tonight. I know this all sounds like complaining, but it's pretty common day to me nowadays. I still love what I'm doing here. And to those who worry about me in times of terrorism and poverty, Don't!
You know me! I'm not the dying type! I don't only get through things, I get through them while singing!

And now, a picture. Let's see what shall I give you tonight...

This place is Kinekulle Quarry. Lovely looking spot! Kinekulle is a mountain close to where I grew up. This lovely location was the setting for a three day Live Roleplaying Game I played a couple of years ago. It was a fantastic post apocalyptic experience! The event itself was called Futuredrome. I will give you more on that when I am rested and have more time on my hands. Got plenty of pictures for you as well...

As a little teaser, this is a picture of me, as my character in named Rolaplaying experience. My name was Jiro. I was a bounty hunter.

In other news, Marcus Hammar (named in Blast From the Past part 2) guessed the right answer to yesterday's question. The right answer was of course; a Lion statue. Here you go, Marcus, you pothead (see picture in Blast From the Past part 2 ). 10 points for you. Plus a little extra gift for being so quick to give the answer..

It's a flame. Cool, ain't it?

And Conny.. a dog? A dog? Come on man it's me we're talking about here! -5 points for you! (would have been -15 points if you had not added SilverFang)

Good night!

I care! and Blast From the Past 3

2005-07-31T10:36:00.000-07:00

Today rehearsals were fun as usual. I acctually rolled around the floor laughing at one point. I also rehearsed a scene from the musical Chichago. I love musicals!

I care about my readers and I will, to the best of my ability, respond well to requests! So, here you go, Hannah! I like feedback and comments and to encourage that, here are the recent pictures of me:

This is me in my room a couple of days ago. 10 points to the first to point out what the grey thing in the lower bottom corner is!

This is me the next day, right before leaving the house for school! That smile does look a bit camera-forced I admit. Sorry..

This picture was taken about six weeks ago on my short holiday to Sweden. I am wearing my new blue (!) shirt.

This is me on the same holiday, a couple of days earlier. This is what I look like from above!

And now here is part three of Blast From the Past! Thanks to Hannah! She sent me this picture to be shown here:

This is me and Hannah in Trollhattan. As you can see it was winter. I am not entirely sure as to what year it is, but I do remember the moment! And because of my will to encourage the attention I get from my readers, I shall give you more on Hannah.

Hannah Lemoine Persson

Trollhattan

Has two cats they might be gay

This pretty lady is fond of making films, going to Roskilde Festival, partying among friends, playing World of Warcraft and Me.

Keep 'em coming!

No time!!!

2005-07-30T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hurry! Damn internet cafe! make everything take long when they are about to close.. make me switch computers when I have only a few minutes to write an entry! Oh well.. Today we made props for our play, had an open day, where an independent festure film director showed up. That was quite nice. I did the sound on the 2nd year students' play again. Damn I could have made this one quite long but dont have time..

Ok, one thing. here: compare me to the old me:

This is me, September 2004. The passport picture I took right before moving to London.

This here is me a couple of months back. Do I look different? I feel a lot better, I think a lot more clearly, I can do a lot more things, I am stronger, faster, more agile!

If I keep going at this rate, I'll be a superhero (or villain) in no-time!

That's all for today! Bye folks!

Busy times

2005-07-29T14:22:00.000-07:00

Rehearsals, doing sound on plays... open day tomorrow. Even doing lots of schoolwork on the weekends!
Good thing I like it.
Today's entry will not be very long. I have done a lot, but not much to report, as it's been more of the same. I am rather pleased with the great feeback I got for my acting today! *small dance*
Some fun bloopers, some wonderful new comic ideas for the play... Too bad we probably won't get to keep a copy of the tape.
Anyway. I haven't selected a picture theme, so you will get one of my nice Family pictures. This one is of my neice Rebecka, and again, Moffe, the Wonder Dog!

Stay tuned, more interesting entries coming soon, honest!

Gag Reel!

2005-07-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

Sometimes in rehearsals things go wrong. Sometimes they go so wrong that you can not stop laughing for ages. Imagine this; You are arguing with someone. He is supposed to say "And you only go hunting to make up to the count!" but it comes out as "You only go out to make out with the cunt!"

YOU try hold a straight face after that!
And now, a couple of pictures of Moffe the wonder dog! Just because you can't get enough of him!

At the summerplace.

Also at the summerplace

This is Moffe looking like a beast in a forest. A little blurry but that just adds to the effect.

This here is Moffe looking at a treat with some guck fromt he forest stuck to his nose.

One more thing.

2005-07-27T14:08:00.000-07:00

Romance!

Suspence!

See this film... or else...!