Went to pick up my ailing laptop today. It is still ailing. Apparently it is the motherboard that has gone wrong- it would cost about 6500 kronor (500-600) to fix- basically the price of a new computer. I guess I will be looking into that when I go home next week.
On the plus side:
My computer may still be inside a 2 year warranty,...
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On the plus side:
My computer may still be inside a 2 year warranty,...
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The ignomyny- I have filled out the SG dating thing...
Ok, I'm just curious about who I'd get matched up with; it's nothing serious...
...yet
Ok, I'm just curious about who I'd get matched up with; it's nothing serious...
...yet
holy_mountain:
HeHe Yeah I filled out the dating profile thing too just for fun.
sakita:
i havent filled it out. i dunno.
scares me i think
scares me i think
Had a strange weekend.
Rang up the computer workshop in Gothenburg on Friday morning, swallowed my pride and spoke to them in English, for the sake of clarity. They agreed they'd done precisely nothing and dropped the bill. In passing they also mentioned there was another service centre in Malmo that Compaq hadn't told me about. Gothenburg is 3hours from me. Malmo is 10minutes from...
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Rang up the computer workshop in Gothenburg on Friday morning, swallowed my pride and spoke to them in English, for the sake of clarity. They agreed they'd done precisely nothing and dropped the bill. In passing they also mentioned there was another service centre in Malmo that Compaq hadn't told me about. Gothenburg is 3hours from me. Malmo is 10minutes from...
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holy_mountain:
Green Mile is a great movie. I haven't seen it in a while though.
It's ironic that I feel so much less prepared for marriage now and yet that very thought makes me actually more prepared.
It's like when the more you learn about something, the more you realize that you don't know anything about it.
Yeah talking to people when I went to mission trips to Peru and Ecudor awhile back that gave me a different perspective on Western culture as well.
It's ironic that I feel so much less prepared for marriage now and yet that very thought makes me actually more prepared.
It's like when the more you learn about something, the more you realize that you don't know anything about it.
Yeah talking to people when I went to mission trips to Peru and Ecudor awhile back that gave me a different perspective on Western culture as well.
_nancy_boy_:
re hee hee Im back....be my friend again! 
Yesterday:
I saw International Noise Conspiracy. They were awesome. As was teaching Swedes to stage-dive.
Today:
I went back to Gothenburg. It was the exact opposite of last time. The weather couldn't be nicer, the place was full of old people, and I got my laptop back. The workshop want me to pay 650Kronor (50-60) for turning on my laptop and leaving it alone for...
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I saw International Noise Conspiracy. They were awesome. As was teaching Swedes to stage-dive.
Today:
I went back to Gothenburg. It was the exact opposite of last time. The weather couldn't be nicer, the place was full of old people, and I got my laptop back. The workshop want me to pay 650Kronor (50-60) for turning on my laptop and leaving it alone for...
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holy_mountain:
I've heard of International Noise Conspiracy before. What are they like?
I hate when repair places fuck you over like that.
I hate when repair places fuck you over like that.
Ok, so I don't talk about it much on here, 'cos it's not known for making a guy popular, but I'm actually a Christian. Keep it on the lowdown, though.
So yesterday I decided that I'd see how well I could understand a Church service in Swedish. It went pretty well, actually, which is a good sign, 'cos there's a whole load of new words...
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So yesterday I decided that I'd see how well I could understand a Church service in Swedish. It went pretty well, actually, which is a good sign, 'cos there's a whole load of new words...
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holy_mountain:
I was raised up in church my whole life and was a really into christianity back in the day so i know what you mean. What song was it that they sang?
cakemix:
i love religious music.
and sometimes jesus too...
and sometimes jesus too...
Wednesday was an interesting day.
2 hour French lesson, inc. translating from French to Swedish and back, explaining said exercises to an Italian friend (in Italian) and then trying to grasp a complex grammatical point. For some reason I deigned to make this harder by simultaneously applying this grammatical point to my existing knowledge of Italian...
The perk of this, however, was that my 3...
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2 hour French lesson, inc. translating from French to Swedish and back, explaining said exercises to an Italian friend (in Italian) and then trying to grasp a complex grammatical point. For some reason I deigned to make this harder by simultaneously applying this grammatical point to my existing knowledge of Italian...
The perk of this, however, was that my 3...
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holy_mountain:
Speaking a foreign language is admirable to me. I took spanish for 5 years and i still suck at it haha.
Intense experiences and constantly changing P.O.V's is all apart of growing older.
Intense experiences and constantly changing P.O.V's is all apart of growing older.
OK, so yesterday I went to Gothenburg (or Gteborg, as it is supposed to now be universally known) to get my laptop fixed. Not knowing how long this would take, and giving myself the best chance of getting it done in a day, I caught the train at 7.20 and slept about 2 of the 3 hours up there.
Having finally ascertained where I needed...
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Having finally ascertained where I needed...
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ciel:
good boy 
holy_mountain:
Wow poor lady. At least she's alright now.
You had to travel 2-3 hours to get your laptop fixed? You must really like your computer hehe.
You had to travel 2-3 hours to get your laptop fixed? You must really like your computer hehe.
The soundtrack to your life.
Some I lifted from a friend's livejournal. I'm not too sure about some of the entries- some of these songs probably don't sum up the scenes in my life very well, but they remind me of them, so they can't be far off.
OPENING CREDITS: "Where Boys Fear to Tread"- Smashing Pumpkins
WAKING UP SCENE: "I'm Only Sleeping"- Beatles/The Vines...
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Some I lifted from a friend's livejournal. I'm not too sure about some of the entries- some of these songs probably don't sum up the scenes in my life very well, but they remind me of them, so they can't be far off.
OPENING CREDITS: "Where Boys Fear to Tread"- Smashing Pumpkins
WAKING UP SCENE: "I'm Only Sleeping"- Beatles/The Vines...
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teenagesuperstar:
OPENING CREDITS: "Heaven knows i'm miserable now" the smiths
WAKING UP SCENE: "easy" lionel richie
CAR DRIVING SCENES: "the fly" u2
HIGH SCHOOL FLASHBACK SCENE: "just" radiohead
NOSTALGIC SCENES: "yesterday" the beatles
BITTER/ANGER SCENES: "an ode to no one" smashing pumpkins
MAD AT FRIENDS SCENES: "high and dry" radiohead
BREAKUP SCENES: "into the arms of sleep" smashing pumpkins
REGRET SCENE: "my way" frank sinatra
NIGHTCLUB/BAR SCENES: "3am eternal" klf
FIGHT/ACTION SCENES: "walk" pantera
SAD/BREAKDOWN SCENES: "the world has turned and left me here" weezer
SCARY SCENES: "midnight express" grasshopper
DEATH SCENES: "whiter shade of pale" procol harum
FUNERAL SCENES: ""bullet proof ( i wish i was" radiohead
CHEER UP SCENES: "under the bridge" rhcp
MELLOW SCENES: "porcelina" smashing pumpkins
DREAM ABOUT SOMEONE SCENES: "digital love" daft punk
FALLING IN LOVE SCENE: "enjoy the silence" depeche mode
SEX SCENES: "killing moon" echo and the bunnymen
PONDER/CONTEMPLATION SCENES: "evry step you take" the police
CHASE/HURRY SCENES: a song by symposium, whose name escapes me right now
HAPPY LOVE SCENES: "jamie" weezer
HAPPY FRIENDS SCENES: "sure shot" the beastie boys
CLOSING CREDITS: 7 chinese bros rem (not really fitting, but it's too good to leave out of the soundtrack to my life!)
WAKING UP SCENE: "easy" lionel richie
CAR DRIVING SCENES: "the fly" u2
HIGH SCHOOL FLASHBACK SCENE: "just" radiohead
NOSTALGIC SCENES: "yesterday" the beatles
BITTER/ANGER SCENES: "an ode to no one" smashing pumpkins
MAD AT FRIENDS SCENES: "high and dry" radiohead
BREAKUP SCENES: "into the arms of sleep" smashing pumpkins
REGRET SCENE: "my way" frank sinatra
NIGHTCLUB/BAR SCENES: "3am eternal" klf
FIGHT/ACTION SCENES: "walk" pantera
SAD/BREAKDOWN SCENES: "the world has turned and left me here" weezer
SCARY SCENES: "midnight express" grasshopper
DEATH SCENES: "whiter shade of pale" procol harum
FUNERAL SCENES: ""bullet proof ( i wish i was" radiohead
CHEER UP SCENES: "under the bridge" rhcp
MELLOW SCENES: "porcelina" smashing pumpkins
DREAM ABOUT SOMEONE SCENES: "digital love" daft punk
FALLING IN LOVE SCENE: "enjoy the silence" depeche mode
SEX SCENES: "killing moon" echo and the bunnymen
PONDER/CONTEMPLATION SCENES: "evry step you take" the police
CHASE/HURRY SCENES: a song by symposium, whose name escapes me right now
HAPPY LOVE SCENES: "jamie" weezer
HAPPY FRIENDS SCENES: "sure shot" the beastie boys
CLOSING CREDITS: 7 chinese bros rem (not really fitting, but it's too good to leave out of the soundtrack to my life!)
fallfromgrace:
For everything, probably white noise. :p
What's new?
What's new?
My laptop is sick.
Steph is doing a great job of putting me off wanting her back.
I'm bored and lonely, but I have a book of 3500 Swedish idioms to keep me company.
Steph is doing a great job of putting me off wanting her back.
I'm bored and lonely, but I have a book of 3500 Swedish idioms to keep me company.
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holy_mountain:
Can never go wrong with Swedish idioms.
fallfromgrace:
Hang in there.
I don't know if I could trust a girl in your situation. Trust in the lord.
I don't know if I could trust a girl in your situation. Trust in the lord.
I'm a little unnerved- most of the girls in my favourites answer to the basic physical description of my mum... more tats and piercings, though.
Hopefully it's just a coincidence, and nothing Freudian.
Hopefully it's just a coincidence, and nothing Freudian.
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pedigree_chump:
it sounds completely Freudian. but Freud's mum was hot, so you're in good company.
In the normal run of things, the odds are strongly in my favour that I know someone who knows the person I'm talking to, but being on foreign shores, the chances are somewhat diminished.
Northern Ireland has a very small population, relatively speaking, so this happens quite often to me. What's more surprising is how I'll bump into someone I know from home on foreign shores. It's happened a few times, and it's really quite bizarre. I'm fairly certain if I tried to set up a new life in some obscure Finnish village, I'd still bump into some bastard I didn't like much from school 
keeps life interesting, though, so can't complain.
fallfromgrace:
That's crazy.
None of my favs look like my mom.
Then again, my mom is a corpse.
None of my favs look like my mom.
Then again, my mom is a corpse.
I think I'm starting to get back to normal.
Having been to a couple of parties in the last few days and had a drink (by no means "drowned my sorrows", though) I actually feel a lot better. I guess part of it was just having a mental landmark between me and Wednesday night.
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Having been to a couple of parties in the last few days and had a drink (by no means "drowned my sorrows", though) I actually feel a lot better. I guess part of it was just having a mental landmark between me and Wednesday night.
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tiny:
haha va pinsamt jag trodde man kunde lnka till bilden
men du hur fr man upp en bild hr d??
jag r s oteknisk
men du hur fr man upp en bild hr d??
jag r s oteknisk
tiny:
hm.............
Thank you so much for your kind words today. They were a bright spot in an otherwise awful day.
Let's not discuss yesterday's events any further, but I don't think it'd be an overstatement to say I was haunted by thoughts of it today. I'm trying to continue positive attitude, but it's so hard when frankly I really feel like half of me just died....
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Let's not discuss yesterday's events any further, but I don't think it'd be an overstatement to say I was haunted by thoughts of it today. I'm trying to continue positive attitude, but it's so hard when frankly I really feel like half of me just died....
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holy_mountain:
No vices to fall back on? Ouch
You'll get through this eventually, take care of yourself.
You'll get through this eventually, take care of yourself.
ciel:
YOUR SWEDISH
WELL DONE YOU HAHHAAHAHAHA I AM PISSED
WELL DONE YOU HAHHAAHAHAHA I AM PISSED
Whats the legacy edition like ? anything to make it worth my while trading in my normal edition ?