Roll on up!

What's for dinner?

Fuck you and fuck you swineflu. And fuck you Mr. Media. Especially you. In fact, you are the reason why I choose to use energy on this. I am so SICK of people scared to death due to your "accurate" presentation of what's going on in the world. This and the fact that people uncritically believe everything you say makes me wanna slap you (and them) in the face with a Fu#¤in cod. It's kind of funny actually. People believe that egg and bacon are the most dangeruos thing, with no focus whatsoever on the seasoning. Bird this, swine that, and no one gives a crap about the seasonal flu. Estimated rate of deaths by swineflu in infected non-risk groups (norwegians) are 0.001% according to the norwegian Minister of Health, and just to compare with the seasonal flu, between 1000 and 1500 dies from it every winter...

Of course, Mr. Media, you haven't been all that bad. You've probably done some good for a different subject you've used some energy on, namely the financial crisis. People buying gauze masks, anti bac and newspapers to read all about it. And my guess is.. In a few years, the aftermath is one hell of a market for people working with hypochondria, anxiety and stress-related disorders in general.

Let's hope I'm right!


Daniel

Black or white

This week Maradona (El Jugador) was in the media after securing Argentina a ticket to the world cup. As you may have heard he didn't go easy on the heathens who didn't have faith in him. A part from he telling people to go suck this and that, and pointing to objects, allegedly being up various asses, he said something I would like to quote here. "Soy blanco o negro, gris no voy a ser en mi vida."

Well put! Anyway.. here are some more pictures from the past, hope you'll have a nice weekend...
And may Arsenal win.
And may it be peace on earth.
Yeah.

Dani

Cuadros de pasado, or like they say in US and A,
pictures from the past.







Dani

Mjølner

I want to adress this post to my friend Thor - The God of Thunder.. At first, I was quite pissed off at you, given the fact that you blessed me with rain, wind, thunder and lightning. Especially when the area is said to have over 300 days of sun - annually. My anger of course faded, because what was ahead of me was hour after hour with the most amazing phenomenon I have ever witnessed. Living in an arctic area, I don't get to experience a whole lot of thunderstorms so for me, this was by far some of what I'll remember most from this vacation. The pictures I managed to capture does however, not in any way, justify the fantastic experience of actually being there and seeing it with my own eyes. They are mere representations of something bigger, much bigger.

Over and out, Dani "the Stormchaser"

Toto are good

but this is the shit!

As I was randomly browsing the web I stumbled over THIS clip... it's just amazing..

Daniel

Junio

Norway

España

Sweden

Norway

Daniel

Seaguls and cars

From front to back street, listen, we on a mission..

Daniel

They always say

that the first one is special - and as a matter of fact, that's how I feel. I really miss my first car. Unfortunately it was adopted by some people who didn't love it as much as I did and now it has wandered (i.e. pushed or towed) to a better place.
I would now like to read an awesome poem to you dear Lana.


Dear Lana

I remember the first time I sat down in your seat,
half chamois leather, half fabric and a button to adjust the heat.
Of course I didn't need that in the summertime,
which brings me to the next line, where I have nothing to make it rhyme.
Rear-wheel drive, turbo, and roof-hatch,
telling myself, dude, you've made a real catch.
Of course the winter season begged to differ,
rear planted in a snowdrift, friends are bitter.
So I sold you to a friend of mine, of various reasons,
fuelconsumption, mileage and winter seasons,
regret it to the day I die,
until we meet again,
Bye Bye.

Lana





Since I wrote a poem for Lana it would be rude of me to leave out my second car.
So here my second awesome poem goes.


Dear Lois

You, as Lana, are names from Smallville and Clark Kent,
whom I identified with, before I started to pay rent.
When that day came, I had to give you up,
so I could pay for soup, to go in my cup.
After Lana I thought you were my dream car,
but with time I realized, you were nothing but far -
from it,
that's why I'm so glad I sold you,
piece of shit!

Lois

I want a new car...

Daniel

Borrowing Time

Aimee Mann is an artist which a friend recommended for me, in addition to the movie Magnolia. Aimee Mann which also has the soundtrack for this movie, have made a song, in which I especially like the bridge...

Daniel

23

So,

23. Michael Jordan's jersey.
23. A number Manchester City haven't used on a jersey since 2003.
23. The number of seconds which the blood takes to flow through the body.
23. Number of letters in the Latin alphabet.
23. Date of birth and death of William Shakespeare.
23. The number of times Julius Caesar was stabbed when he was assassinated.
23. The age of a man who has realized that he is halfway to 46 (yes, I know, my mathematical skills are overwhelming!).

wikipediaknowledgedotcom

Daniel

No siesta, fiesta!

So, in the end of february I heard some noise (or as we say in norwegian.. "Æ hørte nå helvetes spetakkel") outside my window. It turned out to be a run-up for the latin festival in Tromsø, called No Siesta, Fiesta! I have not participated in it yet, but people have praised it and I guess it is a fine cultural happening.

The picture illustrates a more dedicated person (than the one writing this text) who might be able to document the festival in a more thorough fashion.

Daniel

Cuadrado

I love...

...Riksgränsen! (http://riksgransen.se)


10 friends
A snowboard
A lot of feathery snow
Sunshine and a clear sky
A little bit of alcohol
Spa-facilities
Cheap swedish food
Newly renovated appartments (i.e. crap-ass-shitty appartments)

And there you go, the recipe on one amazing weekend across the border.
God bless Sweden!


Daniel

January test project..

Daniel

Good Things

That is exactly what it is. The shoutout of this week is Looptroop Rockers.. Which is, in my opinion, maybe the best hiphop group in Scandinavia.. The Building, Naive and Trance Fat are just some of the many good songs from these swedish guys. All of these three songs are from the album "Good Things", but other albums worth mentioning are Fort Europa and The Struggle Continues.

Kör på!

Daniel

¡Mentira no!

Hello...

I like spanish, both the language (even though I can't speak it) and the culture, and that's why I'm running late (again) with my somewhat ___ (insert appropriate word) recommendations. Mañana, mañana is a word I guess the most of us can relate to, at least to a certain degree. As I use the spanish culture for a sorry excuse for my delay, my recommendation today is linked to spanish. Orishas is a cuban hiphop group with a lot of sweet-ass songs. Especially, I think El Kilo is a nice tune. Check it out!

Despedida,


Daniel

Pam Grier

Hello!

Time for a new recommendation. Jackie Brown. Watch it!


Daniel

Daniel gjør ting han ikke kan - Part I

Yes, hello!

So, headline in norwegian this time. The reason for that my dear reader(s) is that my english isn't flawless, and I think it's more describable in my native tongue. Nonetheless, my agenda is to inform you about things I normally tend to perform at an outstanding-not-so-good-level or things I try for the first time. To protect my ego, let's say this was the first time I tried it.

The subject of today was cooking but as a student, I really don't cook much.. Or let's just say - I don't cook much. Period.

But today I thought I'd try something new. So I did. I made a mushroom soup. Generally I don't consider soup dinner, but that's what I wanted to do today. It was - believe it or not - quite good! I got the idea from a TV-show called "Halv åtta hos mig"or something.. I only watched that episode, so I'm not sure what it's all about. Anyway this woman made a soup which she called "Fulgod soppa"which can be translated to something like ugly-ass-looking-but-tasteful-soup.


The recipe is as follows:

4 scallions
A number of champignons (you can use other mushrooms as well.. this was what I had)
4 cloves garlic
Some Chevre cheese (?(goatcheese?))
Some milk
Some cream
A buillon cube
Some pepper

Fry the scallions, the cloves and the champignons in margarine and cooking oil, while simultaneously boiling water and doing that magic stuff with the buillon cube. The you add milk and cream and cheese. Throw the fried stuff (except the garlic.. That's just for flavour, no need to throw then in the mix) into the milk-and-cheese-and-cream-and-buillon-casserole, let it cook for a few minutes and there you go!

End of part I from Dani-hells-kitchen (ha ha, watch me play with words, watch me, watch me)!


Daniel

Daniel's recommendation corner

Hola!



As spare time is something I do have, and do not have - it makes perfect sense that I've made a deal with myself. The deal is that every week(-end), I'll contribute with something I feel worth sharing. This may be songs I favour, movies I dig, good recipes, far destinations or anythink I simply like.


The recommendations for the first two weeks are music. The first one, is a swedish singer-songwriter, named Melissa Horn, which was recommended to me by a swedish friend (thank you for that). Melissa Horn has, in my eyes.. or more correct, ears.. an amazing voice, apt lyrics, and in general a pretty solid debut album.

The second tip is one of the greatest songs (belonging to some of the best albums or the best album before the album) in 2008. The song is called Spotlight and is performed by Inverse. If you have any self-respect you should check this song out. In fact you should check the whole album out. Now.

Those of you who think this is old news.. Yes. It is.. Nevertheless... it's already a classic, and such a classic deserves to be mentioned again. And again. And again.


Daniel

Early Memory Lane

So, while I still got 2008 fresh in mind, I'm going to note down briefly what I did..

1. The first interesting thing I did was visit some friends in Trondheim. February I think.


2. Second.. I went to Spain in march to snowboard in Granada, Sierra Nevada, and to play some golf on Costa Calida.. fantastic Easter!


3. Junho. Surftrip to Ericeira, Portugal with some friends! Wonderful country, beautiful beaches, cheap alcohol, cheap food, fantastic vacation. Hopefully I'll go this year too. Excellent surfcamp! La Point: Obrigado!

Out to try the waves at São Julião beach.

Don't you just want to grab one and get out there?

4. Julio. After working for about a month I was set for a new vacation. 10 beautiful days in the south of Spain with a lot of sunbathing and bathing per se.

5. August. Drinking some beer, meet a lot of new people, and finally hitting the books. Statistics, cognitive psychology and language psychology.

6. August/october.. not really sure.. Anyway.. Stockholm, Jason Mraz, olives with feta cheese, guided boattrip around Stockholm, Gamla Stan, fantastic lamb meal at a Lebanese restaurant. Red Wine.

Gamla Stan

In between all this I've mentioned about 2008, there's a large amount of beer, wine, studying, working, training and some other not so interesting activities.

That about sums it up..

Daniel

My first...

To start off, let's say what needs to be said. Happy New Year! We have just entered a new year and that means, new opportunities. Let's work out more, eat healthier, drink less, be kinder to people, save the environment, give money to homeless people. I'm not making any New Year resolutions here, I'm just suggesting.

So this is the first time I post on my rather senseless blog. I do not know what purpose it's supposed to serve, but I'm thinking that it may function as a little place where I can upload thoughts and pictures, maybe recipes (my personal cookbook hah(that sounds stupid in my norwegian ears))! , discuss whatever topic I want to discuss, or what others want to discuss, brag about my future trips to foreign countries, improve my english or anything that I feel like doing.

In addition to this general information, I can inform you that I slept for less hours than I can count on three fingers tonight, and that I have to go to work pretty soon. That means that my first post is pretty much over.

Have a good one!