Sunday Funday

Jag har så många listor med alla saker som ska fixas just nu, uppdelade i sånt som rör skolan, Aussie eller annat (jobb/inköp/ärenden etc). Det är ett sätt för mig att deala med allt runt omkring mig. Har alltid varit så. Särskilt när jag har mycket på gång. Det som håller mig flytande är att mycket på listan är roliga saker och att jag kontinuerligt betar av punkt efter punkt. Om jag inte hade gjort det hade jag blivit galen vid det här laget.

Idag bokade jag biljetten till Aussie. Det gjorde mig glad. Fick sånt bra pris att jag var tvungen att slå till! Sen såg jag och Petter "Hur många lingon finns det i världen". Den va riktigt bra. Sån film som gör en glad ända in i ryggmärgen. Det tycker vi om! Se den!!

Sunshine, here I come

I just added my countdown to Australia as a widget (on the right) - now you can follow me on the road to sunshine =)

We no speak Americano

På torsdag har min brorsa sin studentskiva. Sin studentskiva!! Fattar inte att det redan är dags för honom att ta studenten. De ska ha We No Speak Americano som tema. Känns som det var så länge sedan jag o Mathilda sprang på studentskivor varenda kväll från April till Juni. Jätteräkor - hallååå! Men kul ska det bli... Eller vad säger du, M? ;)

Släpp fångarna loss, det är vår!

Igår va jag på mysig vårpromenad med Mathilda den vilda. Vi stannade vid Nytorget för lite glass på AH's innan promenaden fortsatte längs vattnet i Årstaviken. Jag kan inte komma över hur otroligt skönt det är att se solen igen. Det är som om jag glömt bort hur underbar våren är i Sverige. Att det bara kommer bli bättre å bättre tills jag åker gör inte saken sämre! Nej hurreni, vad sägs om att grilla lite? :)

This day - 3 years ago

Outside Ibell's house in Meadowbrook three years ago. Can't believe it's been 3 years already..

Off the Map

Börjat se på Off the Map, från skaparna av Grey's Anatomy. Hade inte särskilt höga förväntningar efter att Jess ratat pilotavsnittet, men jag blev glatt förvånad. Så Jess, du får nog ge det en ny chans ;)

Spring is upon us?

De senaste två dagarna har La Familia filmat vår första kortfilm. Man märker verkligen hur mycket som krävs för att få något som liknar bra material! Att halva La Familia inte mått så bra har inte gjort saken bättre. Men imorgon hoppas vi att vinden vänder och vi mår lite bättre! Eller hur, Mary?

Jag har varit duktig och gjort diverse små ärenden efter återkomsten från Paris. Jag har bland annat avslutat mitt abonnemang, eftersom det är tre månaders uppsägningstid, och det är EXAKT 3 månader tills jag åker idag :) Kampen mot/med CSN går vidare. Vi har lyckats få 7,5hp än så länge, men hoppas att poängen från förra kursen kommer snart också så vi äntligen kan be done with it och fixa visum & flyg. Kul att man måste kriga med sina lärare för att få sina betyg. Besides that så är det mediciner och annat som införskaffas hejvilt, studentkort etc etc. Det är mycket som ska till för att en sån här resa ska lyckas bli till. Man behöver vara frisk för att vara sjuk som jag hört sägas alltför många gånger.

Förutom detta söker jag jobb för fullt. Om det är någon som har några förslag så håll inte tyst! Jag behöver sommarjobb!! och fler extrajobb för den delen..! Behöver alla pengar jag kan få just nu till OZ.

Igår va vi hemma hos min kära morbror föresten. Blev en massa vin, ostar och sushi. Det gillas. Det gillas mindre att mitt huvud va så tungt att jag knappt orkade prata..

Nu ska jag vila vidare så jag orka skriva manus med busungarna imorgonbitti! :) Btw, bilderna från Paris kommer snart! :)

What a start Stockholm

Coming back from Paris was a little rockier than expected. The bad news started onboard and kept coming as I finally reached #31. I'm hoping tonight will turn things around, cause I don't like all the extra drama after being away for only a week. Come on Stockholm - show me what you got!

Ps. Fick ett varmt välkomnande av mina roomies imorse dock, det gillas! :)

Day 15: Qoutes that stuck with you

(it's supposed to be favorite Bible Verse, but you all know I don't read that thing)

I'm going to talk about the quotes I have posted on my fb profile:

Quotations	Utan spaning, ingen aning. (Svenska flygvapnet) Sarcasm is not a lifestyle - it's a way of life! (Steven) "Labels are filing. Labels are for clothing.Labels are not for people" Martina Navratilova "Never regret something that once made you smile"

The first one is pretty self-explanatory when you know me. I can be such a little stalker - not in the creepy way - OK well mostly not. But I believe unless you find things out for yourself you're left clueless. And I, for one, does not like that feeling of being the last to know. It's also the slogan for the Swedish Air force.

The second one was said in a conversation one of the first weeks of my time in the US. Steven, a friend to the family I was working for, is a really funny guy and well - he's a sarcastic sob. He and Ad made me realize more than before how easy-going you can be even when you're no longer 21.

The third one I love because I don't like the labeling that we all take part of on a regular basis. I work hard not to succumb to labelling myself, and I hope other are too.

4th one - kind of my motto in life. No regrets. You'll learn and evolve from all your experiences. Don't you think? :)

Paris Paris C'est la vie

Hi guys! I'm about to turn off my computer for - YES you heard it - a WHOLE week! I'm flying to Paris early tomorrow morning and I'm not planning to be close to a computer anytime soon. Don't call me, just txt please. If something happens, write me an email about it and then txt me, so I know something MAJOR is going on that needs my IMMEDIATE attention. Everything else can wait. Of course you're always welcome to write me a note about anything, just don't expect me to get back to you until I get back, unless you text me :)

See you soon!

Day 14: Goals

This one is quite easy to write about, but what kind of goals should I write about? The short-term ones or the ones I have in the long haul? I guess I could do both, just for the hell of it.

Short-term (next 3 years)

Do well in school this semester, while juggling work and having a busy social life in Stockholm.

Get everything together and move to Australia for a year.

Make sure my brain stays healthy.

Possibly do an internship abroad for the fall of 2012

Get back to Sweden and do my bachelor papers (C-uppsats) spring 2013

Work and save money for 9 months, so I can go to Brazil in Feb 2014 and live there for 6 months, experiencing Carneval as well as the World Cup in Soccer - which will be hosted in Rio that year! But maybe most importantly, it will give me the chance to finally visit Mary’s home and meet all her friends and family! Hopefully I’ll be able to travel around South America during these 6 months as well.

Long-term

Find a rewarding job, working with event planning. I would like to work with global, or at least, international events all over the world.

I want to see the wonders of the world, not just the famous 7. There’s so much to see, and I don’t want to miss a thing. Another goal concerning travelling is to keep the v Z tradition alive and travel as much as I can with my kids and family. Growing up with two generation of v Z-women always taking me on trips have been a big influence on how I see the world today, besides forming my personality for the better.

Oh god, there's so much I want to do long-term!! These two goals (above) don't cover all bases, but right now I'm too tired to write about all the things I want to do in my life. So be nice.

Busy as ever

Tomorrow will be another busy day - Presentations and school all day, then working an event and THEN my favorite Em is coming to play with me :) Did I forget to mention there's a releaseparty in SoFo tomorrow night too? Haha. I don't remember the last time I had a day when I had less than 4 tasks to handle in a day. I have lists everywhere of things that needs to be taken care of. I think I really need a vacation right now. Oh that's right - I'm heading to Paris on Sat morning ;) I love my life!

"Ja, det kan bara hända i Colombia!"

Medan jag stod och stekte blodpudding till lilla Oskar hörde jag en radiopratare som fördömde att några pojkar i Colombia hade tagit med sin döda väns kista till en fotbollsmatch. Hon tyckte inte att man skulle få behandla ett lik hur som helst, och att detta endast skulle kunna ske i just Colombia. Den andra radioprataren försökte få henne att förstå att vännerna nog gjorde det för att de visste att deras nu döda vän skulle ha velat vara en del av matchen. Även om det kanske såg lite lustigt ut att ta med en likkista till en fotbollsmatch tycker jag tanken ändå var gullig. Jag hoppas mina vänner också vill ha med mig på saker när jag dör – sorgligt vore det väl annars?! Sen behöver de kanske inte ta med sig mitt LIK för den delen, men jag hoppas de har mig i tankarna! J

Three movies I'm dying to see:

Red Riding Hood

April 20th

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

May 18th

The Hangover: Part II

May 25th

Day 13: A picture of you from last year - how have you changed since then?

I know I'm the worst at this, I don't follow the plan at all and I make the rules up as I go, but now I've reached no. 13, and instead of "Goals" that I was supposed to write about, I'll do no. 14 instead and do the whole Goals-thing tomorrow. How do you like those potatoes? ;)

So back to the task at hand. Today I'm supposed to show you a picture of myself from last year and tell you how I've changed since then. Here you go:

This was taken on Patty's Day last year when I was celebrating with the Tourists. I think we partied a lot more last year, to be honest with you. There has been so much going on for the past few months we haven't been able to let loose as much as we used to during our Freshman year. Maybe we've become more mature, but I highly doubt it. Not the way La Familia is running around like crazy chickens. To a certain degree we have changed though, and most definitely seen who are true friends are - for better and for worse.

Love is in the air

Hey boys and girl, just switched some things up with the header a La Familia style ;) Do you like it? :)

By the way, there's an awful lot of people holding hands and being lovey dovey for the past few days. I think everyone wants to come out of their lovenests they've been keeping all winter and spreed the joy with the world. Good for them. Haha. I'm not bitter at all.

Day 12: Favorite TV-shows

Ok prepare yourself to realize how much of a TV-show nerd I truly am. I will present some of my all-time favorites, as well as the shows I have seen EVERY freakin episode of. Trust me, there are more than you thought possible. There’s a reason I call myself a TV-show neeerd. Just saying..

Favorites:

FRIENDS

This show is soooo so dear to my heart. I started watching it when I was only 11 years old, and I couldn’t stop watching it. It’s such a classic. It’s true what they say: “I’ll be there for you”. They’ve always been there for me!

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

So stinkin hilarious!! It started airing while I was living in Philly, and it shows just how stupid people can be, yet lovable. If you haven't already seen it, you better start watching it now!!

Entourage

Well what I can I say about this one, huh. Started watching it after watching one of the newer seasons and realized how freaking awesome it was. Then I saw everything back to back until I was up to speed. I heard they're working on another season. Can't wait!

Californication

Their lines are incredicble! I love it. Also reminds me of a certain someone..

Sons of Anarchy

This show is unfreakinbelievbly heartbeating dramafantastic.

Glee

My newest favorite. I love all the singing, dancing and high school drama :)

Shows I’ve seen EVERYTHING of (excluding the ones from above):

24 30 Rock 90210 (the new edition) Accidentally on Purpose

American Idol Americas Next Top Model An Idiot Abroad

Breakout kings (fairly new show) The City Community

Cougar Town Criminal Minds CSI CSI: Miami

CSI: New York Desperate Housewives Dexter Eastwick

Freaks and geeks Gilmore Girls Gossip Girl Hellcats

The Hills Heroes Hot in Cleveland Hung Jersey Shore

Law and Order: Criminal Intent Law and Order: SVU

Lie to Me Life Unexpected MAD Mad Men

Melrose Place (New Edition) The Mentalist Mr Sunshine

Nikita (new edition) Nip/Tuck Numb3rs

Nurse Jackie One Tree Hill Parenthood Party Down

Popular Pretty Little Liars Prison Break Privileged

Scrubs Sex and the City Shameless Shark

Sherlock Sopranos True Blood The Tudors

Ugly Betty United States of Tara V Vampire Diaries

Veronica Mars Weeds White Collar Who do you think you are?

Let it be known that these are the ones I’ve seen from back to back! I have subtracted all other shows that I have “only” seen a couple of seasons of. Still feels like I’ve forgotten a few, but who cares… Give me some suggestions of shows I might have missed!

Day 11: Something you don't leave the house without

Hmm, well it's pretty average stuff actually. Nothing too interesting! I can't leave my apartment without music blasting in my ears, fingering on my phone and some reading material for the road. I usually always have my camera on me, but lately I haven't, because my phone's camera is pretty god damn good by itself (12,1 megapixels). That's it, I think. :P

Aussie-time :)

Maybe I should give you an update about what's going on with my plans for Australia. I now have my CoE (confirmation of enrollment), so I can apply for my VISA for OZ. We had to correct it a little bit first, because they had written some details about me wrong. CSN refuses to give me money until I pass these first two classes of the semester, and our teachers are being slow with giving us our grades.. So god knows how long that is going to take. I don't wanna buy a flight ticket nor pay for the VISA until I know for sure that CSN will give me the money. I have, however, found a place to live for at least the first few weeks, if not the first 6 months. I'll be sharing an apartment on the 17th floor with a 180 degree view of the ocean and the city. We have a pool, gym, spa etc in the bldg. Gotta love it!

Moreover, Nubie is now classified as a Swede, so she is allowed to get money from our government as well. Even though she will be on another campus, it feels good knowing I'll have her there for my first semester. We're going to bbq the asses of those bogans, aren't we Nubie? ;)

Shots are taken care of. Well, the last one will be taken in the beginning on June. I've sorted things out with cell phones, where all my shit is going when I'm moving out of this place, talked to my doctors etc. I still need to talk to the bank about giving my mom full rights to handeling my business while I'm gone, and get an international drivers license.

What else. Well our official "Goodbye Sweden party" will be on June 4th, for anyone of our friends who are interested in saying goodbye to all of us (La Familia minus Munteriño). I already bought a dress for the occation. Haha.

I'm glad I'm not staying here next semester. Feels like everyone is leaving. Me and Nubie are going to Aussie, Mathilda to Milano, Rödluvan to Switzerland, Sarah to Austria, Kaiser to Rome, Marina to Madrid, J+K to Cadiz, N+S to Prague and so on. And well, Sandy and Jenny are leaving for London in just a few days. So Stockholm will be quite empty with out some of my closest friends.. To those of you that will still be here - Have fun. I'm not jealous of you at all ;) Haha. Sorry. I just had to say it!!

Lonelyboy

It's funny how you find people who think the same way as you do. When I was talking to Lonelyboy today I realized how alike we are in many ways.

I'm glad things are finally turning around for you love. You deserve this. You really do!