tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14592532012-01-11T13:06:22.252+01:00In my headKarinanoreply@blogger.comBlogger9861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1142935191635263952006-03-21T10:57:00.000+01:002006-03-21T10:59:51.656+01:00Poor birds...This flu is most likely here to stay...read more about the agressive bird flu Karinanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1142605090565531552006-03-17T15:13:00.000+01:002006-03-17T15:18:10.590+01:00As requested...Want to know more about the swedish "Pirate party"?visit their web >>Right now swedish evening papers writes about the party - there is a votation going on (members only) if to vote off the leader for the party or not...I still think this is strange....Karinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1142520967477793052006-03-16T15:55:00.000+01:002006-03-16T15:56:07.490+01:00Finally....the snow has started melting. After a cold looooooong winter there is a hint of spring in the air! :)Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1141802854644134902006-03-08T08:12:00.000+01:002006-03-08T08:27:34.656+01:00This day....is dedicated to all the women out there in the world. Today its the International Womens DaySo, to all my sisters out there, celebrate this day, make things happen, change the world, stand up for your rights and for your sisters rights, take care of one another. Be well and be safe.... *HUGS*...and then short note about the weather today... -26 Celsius when i walked to work this morning, the sun Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1139585207041672602006-02-10T16:09:00.000+01:002006-02-10T16:26:47.663+01:00Election year...Its election year this year. So now its time for all kinds of politicians to go out and make promises again. A new political party is making an entrance on the political stage.To me its a joke. People should care about more important stuff. Their main issue, and the only issue, is to abolish copyright laws and make it free to make piratecopys. They call themself the Pirate party.As i said, to me Karinanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1139423226414251562006-02-08T19:07:00.000+01:002006-02-08T19:27:06.430+01:00They talk about...Peter Forsbergs injuries... its close to the Olympics, will he be OK?They also talk about Anja Pärson... will she beat Kostelic?They also talk about Charlotte Pirellis (swedish celebrity, singer...) baby who is sick, poor child, by a virus. Big news... Its not the childs fault, Do we feel moore sorry bout a celebrity child beeing sick, we have hospitals and healthcare in Sweden (especially for Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1138468287905218262006-01-28T18:10:00.000+01:002006-01-28T18:11:27.906+01:00Give it another go...I found out i like it better over here...Karinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1119287925787972892005-06-20T19:17:00.000+02:002005-06-20T19:18:45.786+02:00I have moved to:Out with the old...See you there./KarinaKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1116008436730362632005-05-13T20:15:00.000+02:002005-05-13T20:21:31.840+02:00After years of time here i realised i have said all there is to say in here.I have a new life... So this one has to go.I love you all for visiting, for sharing my life all this time. - Goodbye/KarinaTo those of you who still cares -I would like to invite you to my new beginning... to my future -out with the old & in with the new - Welcome/KarinaKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1105962979777436202005-01-17T13:36:00.000+01:002005-01-17T12:56:19.776+01:00Its a foggy day here. Fog isnt really that usual in the middle of winter. But from beeing -20 C on saturday, snowstorm yresterday, its now -1 C, so maybe its not that strange. The constant change of weather, big changes from one day to another, has an not so positive impact on my bodyaches. My back has been really painful, and my feets hurts aswell. Last week my hands were the big problem, with Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1105426987096986712005-01-11T07:49:00.000+01:002005-01-11T08:03:07.096+01:00Walking to work this morning it suddenly hit me how beautiful a wintermorning can be. I dont like winter, i have said it before, so that is nothing new. But this morning it was just so beautiful. Its warm today, -1C, no wind, lots of "fluffy" snow in the trees. "Fluffy" snow is better then the usual white. The "fluffy" stuff feels and looks more like cotton. Its not even as cold as the usual snowKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1105371671063314742005-01-10T16:16:00.000+01:002005-01-10T16:41:11.063+01:00Life is slowly going back to normal here in Sweden. All the horror and sorrow has been massive and hard to deal with. And as if the last weeks of horror wasnt enough a hurricane passed over the south of Sweden this last weekend and 7 people was killed. Hundreds of households will have no electricity for maybe a week. Fallen trees has taken it all out. Trains were caought on trails, roads were Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1104758688188199182005-01-03T14:10:00.000+01:002005-01-03T14:24:48.186+01:00"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt I have this week off from work. I dont think its possible to explain how good that makes me feel... I have been until dead tired the last weeks, so some rest now will surely do good. We are moving towards the lighter period now, not that it makes many minutes a week, but soon the sun will be here again. I Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1104673779430245912005-01-02T14:27:00.000+01:002005-01-02T19:32:00.216+01:00About 3500 Swedes are missing in Thailand. So far about 60 are found dead. Yesterday, the first of January 2005 was the day of national sorrow here in Sweden. I have no words to explain how i feel about all those dead, missing and living, that had to go through it all. I think about those who lives down there, how it will affect them. How it will affect all of us when we start realise that peopleKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1104496054541600482004-12-31T13:24:00.000+01:002004-12-31T13:27:34.543+01:00time flies... new years eve has arrived. My thoughts are with all of those who were in southeast of asia and got cought in the deadly tsunamis... May the new year still be a happy one. Take good care of eachother... Hugs to the world!Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1103789360423929042004-12-23T09:05:00.000+01:002004-12-23T09:09:20.423+01:00Merry Christmas to you all! or as we say here in Sweden... God Jul till er alla! *hugs*Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1103036379719509292004-12-14T15:44:00.000+01:002004-12-14T15:59:39.720+01:00Time really flies... iv'e been meaning to post here for days, i just havent gotten around to do it. Im back at work, not feeling great, but its managable. I live... Theres tons of things to do here, 100's of lists to report before new year. I havent finished X-mas shopping and time is running out on me. As it does every year *lol* I guess it will be just fine in the end :) Saturday we had the Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1101914648354196962004-12-01T16:18:00.000+01:002004-12-01T16:24:08.353+01:00 You Are From Venus You love all forms of beauty. You love dressing up and anything luxurious. A social butterfly, you're incredibly popular and a great host. You're known for your fairness and affection. And as a frind to all. Careful though! You're desire to please may make you too willing to conform. Be yourself. Focus on what matters to you. You'll be all the more popular for it. What Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1101899021166306302004-12-01T11:39:00.000+01:002004-12-01T12:03:41.166+01:00Life is still painfull... Outside my window it looks like this: Winter right now is beautiful. Blue skies and sunny mornings, and just a tiny little white "fluff" on the trees... Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1101826432411477572004-11-30T15:48:00.000+01:002004-11-30T15:53:52.416+01:00The pain is massive... my back hurts so much i almost fainted in the bathroom at 3.30 this morning. Hubby had to help me change sleeping position by lifting me around from side to back. He woke up when i screamed trying to make it on my own. Im writing this standin by the comp... feeling a bit dizzy. In need to go back to bed to try and ease of the pressure on my spine. Christmas is near, and weKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1101150778506998902004-11-22T20:05:00.000+01:002004-11-22T20:12:58.506+01:00I spent this last weekend learning the basics of a very old craft, felting. I spent the weekend learning how sheeps wool can become amazing things just by adding soapwater and a bit of rubbing... I love that feeling of the warm wet wool! Its not that i managed to make things like hats and socks and other more complicated stuff just in a weekend, but i learned alot! Enough to feel secure and to Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1100966916712993822004-11-20T17:06:00.000+01:002004-11-20T17:08:36.713+01:00Finally... some kind of personal design here! feeling somewhat creative today. Nothing revolutional in design, but its my own colors and dots at the top *lol*Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1100692686082379322004-11-17T13:51:00.000+01:002004-11-17T12:58:06.083+01:00Its been a while... Life has been busy... good but busy. Winter has finally arrived. We had snow sunday night and today its cold... -13c *brrr* im not used to this. More news to come...Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1096352093061728302004-09-28T08:14:00.000+02:002004-09-28T08:14:53.060+02:00The sidewalks are partly covered in huge amounts of yellow leafes. It's like walking on a huge soft yellow and slippery rug. The birds, the ones that leaves for the southern part of the world, has left or are gathering to leave any day now. In a couple of weeks we will most likely see the first snow. Today it's 10 years since Estonia went down to the bottom of the sea. 854 people drowned. Today Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1096214284336846482004-09-26T17:25:00.000+02:002004-09-26T17:58:04.336+02:00The last weeks have been rainy. It havent been raining like this in years. Seems like the wheather in the world has gone crazy. I know people wonder how we can live this far up in the north, in the cold dark winter it can be horrible. But looking at the stability we shouldnt complain. No hurricanes or tornados. No vulcanos and no earthquakes. The thing that seems to be the problem is water. But Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1093513854097734262004-08-18T22:18:00.001+02:002004-08-26T11:50:54.096+02:00Its been a busy week... Lots and lots to do at work, since its now time to start up after summer. In late august people always seem to need new stuff to do. They seem to need a change of something. And so do i... The plans here at home is a move of most of our furniture. I also bought a "new" kitchen table. I love fleamarkets... :) This table is just gorgeous... a large round teak top and Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1092861302808157512004-08-18T22:18:00.000+02:002004-08-18T22:35:02.813+02:00I ususally dont use templates, i like to have my own stuff... but i dont have time right now. To do some serious web job. I have some plans though... And it might turn out just nice if i make it real. I kind of liked this template... partly because of the name, snapshot tequila.... lol Some time ago it would have bothered me heaps, loosing so much computerstuff as i did, by changing from Telia Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1092559221670262982004-08-15T10:35:00.000+02:002004-08-15T10:40:21.670+02:00right.... so my old internet account is gone... so is my old web... shit happens. i have a new place, just havent gotten around to move all my stuff in time... but i'll be back.Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1091447491859656852004-08-02T13:44:00.000+02:002004-08-02T13:53:28.790+02:00Time for a short pause, this the first day at work... Found this quiz through Bobbi. Its been a while since i took one of those... I like the result i got: What Kind of Soul Do You Retain? - Free You have an open heart and open mind and you chose not to let anyone get to you and the way you want to live. Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1091401725738530322004-08-02T00:56:00.000+02:002004-08-02T01:08:45.736+02:00Wow! I just realised i havent written a word here since before i left for summervacation. And now that is suddenly over... I start working tomorrow! :( Or later today actually, since its way past midnight. I got home late, drove home alone from our friends summer house out on the island. First i got a lift by boat, and then i took the car... At sunset this time of year, it is getting slightly Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1088084268456927912004-06-24T15:35:00.000+02:002004-06-24T15:37:48.456+02:00Midsummer is here! :) Happy summer to everybody... /Be wellKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1087415998211255252004-06-16T21:59:00.000+02:002004-06-16T21:59:58.213+02:00"Some pursue happiness - others create it" AnonymousKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1087230537355343532004-06-14T18:12:00.000+02:002004-06-14T18:28:57.356+02:00How easy it is to forget about relatives and family. How stupid we are, beeing "busy with life" while life itself is what runs pass us. I went to my aunts funural today. Its so sad it has to come to a funural before we take the time to see eachother. Its really not that we live all that far away from eachother. At least not all of us. Sitting there in church i found myself thinking about all Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1087070932826138002004-06-12T21:57:00.000+02:002004-06-12T22:08:52.826+02:00I understand so much have happend to all my "blogfriends" the time i have been more or less away from here... so im sorry if i have missed lots of important stuff. I have been trying to do some catch up here tonight. I have been visiting around... I found out some of you arent around any more, or have moved to more private places. That is totally understandable since theres a lot of strange Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1086861705724837312004-06-10T11:50:00.001+02:002004-06-10T12:01:45.726+02:00"I'm not a teacher, but an awakener" Robert Frost. American poet, 1874-1963 Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1086858100387106542004-06-10T11:01:00.000+02:002004-06-10T11:35:15.443+02:00I have been trying, in every way i can, to publish here... but it just wont work as it used to. I dont know if its something i do wrong, but i havent made changes since blogger made changes, or should i change something? This is confusing me. I have run all the updates possible on my comp, since its been very unstable lately, ive been chcking it for viruses and ive been fixing the registry so Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1085402723563831462004-05-24T14:45:00.000+02:002004-05-24T14:45:23.563+02:00"Courage is knowing what not to fear" Plato. Ancient Greek philosopher, 428/427-348/347 B.C. Seems like i worry you people out there. That is not my intention at all. And im sorry if i cause you any kind of worry or trouble. Thankyou all of you for leaving sweet notes to me. It means a lot! *hugs* I am alright, busy as usual and really tired of spending time by the computer. I used to love my Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1082033451672527682004-04-15T14:50:00.000+02:002004-04-19T13:52:33.466+02:00Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them Albert Einstein. German-American physicist, Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, 1879-1955 Now this was a good one... My limit right now is that i have one hell of a flu... It has hit me rock hard. I have been down on my knees for days. But tomorrow, im going beyond this flu because we are leaving for Sundsvall and the annual IKEA trip ;) Sundsvall is Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1081774140308933992004-04-12T14:49:00.000+02:002004-04-15T13:41:21.856+02:00I hope you all had a really nice eastern... I hope you all enjoyed the company of friends and family and good food :) The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart St. Jerome. Father of the Latin church, 340?-420 Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1081230961313278382004-04-06T07:56:00.000+02:002004-04-06T07:59:41.000+02:00A couple of months ago i joined a Qigong class. This type of Qigong is medical and called the Biyun method. It is founded by Fan Xiulan. She spends a few months in Sweden every year so this method has been quite big over here. I find it very relaxing, very soothing and energizing. I long for summer so i can practise it outside in the early morning sun. My back is still very painful, but i intendKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1081147582053518952004-04-05T08:46:00.000+02:002004-04-05T08:49:59.780+02:00Wednesday last week i went to the movies with a workmate. The film showing was "Whale rider", a film from New Zealand. A mix between the modern lifes and the old historic tales about the native Maori people. A both ugly and beatiful film. Besides the impressions from the film, i got some other impressions from the chair. My back is, once again, totally damaged. I could hadly walk out of there... Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1080627598836859892004-03-30T08:19:00.000+02:002004-03-30T08:23:28.920+02:00Wow.... time really flies! Easter is on its way and up here we are in the best part of winter... meaning the part when its just about to leave us. The sun is starting to feel really warm and people who have the opportunity to spend time outdoor is starting to look tanned. The streets are wet and sloppy and the real thing to wear right now is rubber boots. Do we wear them? Nah... we rather wear Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1080328030277563742004-03-26T20:07:00.000+01:002004-03-26T20:10:35.966+01:00It's always too early to quit Norman Vincent Peale. U.S. religious leader, 1898-1993Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1079676522229950692004-03-19T07:08:00.000+01:002004-03-19T07:11:57.966+01:00Sometimes things dont go your way... When decisions important to you and your close ones lies in the hands of others it just doesnt always work out right. Nothing can be done that hasnt already been done. My hands and most of all my words were tied. So we just have to wait for times to come and be back in business in a year. Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue Confucius. China's Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1079280037474413042004-03-14T17:00:00.000+01:002004-03-14T17:03:47.293+01:00Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that Martin Luther King, Jr. Baptist minister who led the civil-rights movement in the US, 1929-1968 Happy B-day sweet...Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1077688805539915732004-02-25T07:00:00.000+01:002004-02-25T07:02:51.000+01:00Its a very windy snowstorm outside. Just like the ones we ususally have this time of year. Yesterday a german tourist drowned further down our closest river (in the neighbour city). It seems as if this man in his 30's and his friend drove through the ice with an snowmobile. This particular part of the river has now taken another life. Why would anyone drive out there? its partly open water... Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1077294338569823432004-02-20T17:25:00.000+01:002004-02-20T17:28:20.936+01:00"The only way around is through" Robert Frost. American poet, 1874-1963 Strange winter this one... today its +10 C outside! Way to early for these warm spring winds.... The snow i smelting very fast, but i suspect it will be cold again any day. The boss gave me the afternoon off today, she said i have worked so hard i deserved to go home early. I dont need to tell you how nice that felt, do Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1077219059495519982004-02-19T20:30:00.000+01:002004-02-19T20:33:37.356+01:00I just don seem to get around to post here.... I dont really know why i dont take the time? Anyway, my spare time is important to me and i have one night a week booked for Qi Gong. I think its really good for me, i can feel my body taking in the extra energy... The very slow movements is something i can cope with and it doesnt cause me any pain. At least not so far... I went to see a Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1075640245176914062004-02-01T13:57:00.000+01:002004-02-01T13:59:39.233+01:00Im not dead.... or gone.... or lost.... im simply not online from home much. The reason is that i am, honestly, fed up with computers at the moment. I work by the comp all days, in a boring program called "Gustav". Maybe boring isnt the right word for it. My job is not boring at all, but it keeps me a little more then busy and maybe it could work more smoothly if Gustav worked more smoothely. ButKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1073038037698234172004-01-02T11:07:00.000+01:002004-01-02T11:08:51.890+01:00"Desire and hope will push us on toward the future" Michel de Montaigne. French writer and philosopher 1533-1592 Happy New 2004 to all of you! Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1072629430123036322003-12-28T17:37:00.000+01:002003-12-28T17:38:37.826+01:00I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We had a good one... The days before Christmas were very hectic at work, and the truth is, it still is. Tuesday i have to go into work again for a few hours. Oh well... i can live with that. Tomorrow, monday, we are planning to go to our neighbour country Finland. Just for the day. Its an 1.5 hour drive so its not that far away. We dont have a reason, Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1071556430939239802003-12-16T07:33:00.000+01:002003-12-16T07:35:02.186+01:00Merry Xmas (War Is Over) So this is Xmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Xmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very Merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Xmas For weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones The world is so wrong And so happy Xmas For Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1070785196556496552003-12-07T09:19:00.000+01:002003-12-07T09:20:56.310+01:00"The path to greatness is along with others" Baltasar Gracian. Spanish philosopher and writer, leading Spanish exponent of conceptism, 1601-1658 In a time when the swedish model is falling apart, when our democracy comes second, when greed rules. When the men and women in high positions filles their bankaccounts with the peoples money, when storys of bribe scandals filles the newspapers, whenKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1070549356777590462003-12-04T15:49:00.000+01:002003-12-04T16:53:54.466+01:00It feels like I havent posted in ages.... Time flies away so fast and i get a little lost in this timewarp. Christmas is close now... i should write and post the christmas cards, make, buy and wrap the gifts... I should find some time to stay at home and get some rest, but right now there are lots of things to take care of, both work and private. I feel good, i sleep well and life aint to achyKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1069311086791139202003-11-20T07:51:00.000+01:002003-11-20T07:52:02.576+01:00A helicopter has crashed down south in Sweden. 6 people died this time, only one survived. A young man, 19 years old. I cannot imagine how he might feel. 3 years ago a Superpuma crashed up in our fells under a rescue mission. 3 people died. Last winter, if i remeber right, another helicopter crashed through the ice of a lake. One man died, he lived here in town. He was a very talanted pilot. ThatKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1069094582643584992003-11-17T19:43:00.000+01:002003-11-17T19:46:05.186+01:00Joy is not in things; it is in us Richard Wagner. German dramatic composer and theorist, 1813-1883 Even though its snowing outside, and we all know how i feel about that, im sitting here smiling away while listening to Nickleback´s Someday, singing along (rather then good...) to the excellent words in Evanescense´s songs... Why? Well, im simply feeling pretty good about myself and about the Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1068792623603265412003-11-14T07:50:00.000+01:002003-11-14T07:50:51.590+01:00I know i keep nagging about how terrible i think the winter is, i understand it must sound crazy to even stay up here in the north of scandinavia where winter stays for so long every year. But this is my home, this is where i am, and i have some kind of love hate situation about winter. I just have to nag about it... There was a time i wanter out of here. A time when it was more then tempting toKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1068666219028707332003-11-12T20:43:00.000+01:002003-11-12T20:44:05.360+01:00"The earth has music for those who listen"William Shakespeare. Dramatist and poet considered to be the greatest English playwright, 1564-1616 Do we listen? Im not sure, but i do belive we must start listen to mother earth very soon, or it might be too late. Going through my comp i found some collected summer pics... This summer i fell totally in love with the peacock flower...Last summer i took Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1068385997275960212003-11-09T14:53:00.000+01:002003-11-09T14:53:39.076+01:00Its been a "healthy" weekend... The sun has been breathtaking, the frost has glittered like diamonds. Still no snow, but that is not a problem to me... Yesterday i went to the store to buy some milk and stuff needed, went home with the things, packed my backpacker with towel, swimsuite and soap and went out walking. I love this high cool air, it gives me energy. After a quick walk i was at the Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1068142812951573522003-11-06T19:20:00.000+01:002003-11-06T19:20:31.623+01:00"One that would have the fruit must climb the tree" Thomas Fuller. British scholar and preacher, one of the most prolific authors of the 17th century, 1608-1661 Winter is gone again... it only stuck around for a few days. It has been raining alot the last week and right now its 4C outside. Way too warm for the season. Theres a lot of talking about the climate change that seem to have happenedKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1067535649185535712003-10-30T18:40:00.000+01:002003-10-30T18:40:47.106+01:00My new job is keeping me busy.... I cannot explain with words how much i want this to become a regular job. I really really enjoy it. Its fun and challenging and it gives opportunitys to get to know wonderful people. We had a meeting on tuesday, directly after work, we got home late. We have two cars, my Camaro and our old Volvo... We have two parking lots which we pay monthly for. No one else isKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1067189894172663362003-10-26T18:38:00.000+01:002003-10-26T18:38:18.186+01:00Im here... Im well but tired, dont really feel like writing. Its been a very loooong week and a long weekend aswell. Winter has arrived, its snowy white outside and about -5C. Take care all you sweeties out there :) See you soon... "A man's homeland is wherever he prospers" Aristophanes. The greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy, 450-388 BCKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1066579748369690342003-10-19T18:09:00.000+02:002003-10-19T18:09:08.463+02:00   Craving chocolate today... Maybe its because i really have been behaving since i started working. I thought i would make some kind of fresh new start with all this and start a healthier living. So i have been eating a good brekkie and sallad for lunch every day, good home cooked dinners every night, and ive been trying to stay low on sugar and fat. But my body needs chocolate! (or is it my Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1066406712650211202003-10-17T18:05:00.000+02:002003-10-17T18:05:12.800+02:00One of our many power plants up the Luleå river has spilled 100's of liters of oil right out into the water. Since its still warm here, the river hasnt frozen, the birds on the move, swans and ducks and many other birds are still gathering, and some of them has been hurt by the oil. Its so unfair... Poor birds. The fire brigade is trying to stop the oil from infecting a large area, but i think a Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1066298604059610522003-10-16T12:03:00.000+02:002003-10-16T12:03:24.233+02:00As Mom Grace says, it is time to change the little imood face and mood into something happier, and i would do just that, but the thing is... i cannot log into imood. I cant find any problems on my side of the account either. Perhaps its something wrong with imood itself.Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1066244577262900942003-10-15T21:02:00.000+02:002003-10-15T21:02:57.366+02:00Boy.... am i tired... good tired, yes, but still... exhausted! I start at 8 in the morning, finish at 5 in the afternoon... today i walked straight home (it takes me 10 min, so that is just perfect), took the laundry down in the basement to the laundry room, walket to the store to get some grocerys (the fridge was nearly empty...), went home, more laundry, made some dinner, and now im ready to Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1066150062900451242003-10-14T18:47:00.000+02:002003-10-14T18:47:42.463+02:00"Thought is free" William Shakespeare. Dramatist and poet considered to be the greatest English playwright, 1564-1616 Its important i think, to really protect peoples right to have their own thoughts, and to protect the right to speak, to share the thoughts... My new job, hopefully it will soon be a regular job, administrator at the local office for the organisation ABF, is really fun. The Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1066048491010476882003-10-13T14:34:00.000+02:002003-10-13T14:34:50.826+02:00Short break at work... things are great.... My birthday went smooth :) The sun shines :) And i feel really hopeful about the future...Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1065719950487435192003-10-09T19:19:00.000+02:002003-10-09T19:19:10.326+02:00"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward" Leonardo Da Vinci. Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect and engineer, 1452-1519 I enjoy my new job, im busy and tired of all the "thinking".... not used to use my brain this much i suppose ;) *lol*Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1065515334380756182003-10-07T10:28:00.000+02:002003-10-07T10:28:54.180+02:00Today i have some paperwork to sort out and tomorrow i start my new job as an administrator in an office :) The company, or perhaps i should call it an organisation, works with education for all kinds of people, in the study circel way. Wish me luck... i have lots of new things to learn.Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1065362950118629942003-10-05T16:09:00.000+02:002003-10-05T16:09:10.160+02:00The Swedish team of female fotballers are doing real well over in the USA! They play the semifinal against Canada at 1.00... In the middle of the night... I think they will win the game and go to final so i would love to watch, but i have an important meeting tomorrow morning about a job (i MUST have this one...). So no game for me tonight. Its raining, its like someone just opened the sky... Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1065090176481726872003-10-02T12:22:00.000+02:002003-10-02T12:22:56.380+02:00Hubbys sister had a babygirl less then an hour ago. That makes me an aunt again :)Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1065008401233241422003-10-01T13:40:00.000+02:002003-10-01T13:40:00.830+02:00Going through some of the pictures i took this summer i found this, forgotten about the thunderstorm that suddenly came upon us as we were out on a boat trip... Thinking back i remember how much it rained when we got back to the marina and how totally soaking wet we were before we had run to the car for shelter *lol* I think its absolutely fabulous! What do you think? Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1065002234264624882003-10-01T11:57:00.000+02:002003-10-01T11:57:13.683+02:00"Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body" Joseph Addison. English essayist, poet, and dramatist, 1672-1719 So.... today we are gonna be cheerful :)Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1064751316821304752003-09-28T14:15:00.000+02:002003-09-28T14:15:16.780+02:00"Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared" Henri Nouwen. Dutch author, 1932-1996 I like the new "upload file" thingy in blogger. Makes it so easy to post pics and files... :) Monday is coming up fast... every sunday i am surprised of how fast the hours run by. Tomorrow im getting a haircut. I need a change.... desperatly. Isnt it Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1064683194926281952003-09-27T19:19:00.000+02:002003-09-27T19:19:54.790+02:00I said my birthday is coming up fast... well, not so fast that y9ou have missed it *lol* I was born a cold autumn night in 1967, 10 october. About 10 min to midnight. I was born the same day as my mother so we shared birthdays until i was 14. Then she died. Beeing born October 10 makes me a Libra. I dont like snow, so the fact that it has often snowed, here where i live, for the first time of Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1064522751406658582003-09-25T22:45:00.000+02:002003-09-25T22:45:50.923+02:00Amina Lawal is free! Humanity won and the barbarian death sentence is annulled. The woman is now free to take care of her doughter. More news... The first man who was arrested for the killing of our foreign minister has been set free. No longer a suspect. Another man is now arrested. This time the police have DNA traces... As i said before.... they better solve this one.Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1064306332507912522003-09-23T10:38:00.000+02:002003-09-23T10:38:52.153+02:00It's raining cats and dogs outside... And i need to go out :( It is one of these days when i would rather cuddle up in the sofa and watch tv, drink hot chocolate and light up some candles. Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1064225659682999002003-09-22T12:14:00.000+02:002003-09-22T12:14:19.683+02:00Its getting colder here... we have had a few nights of frost and the weathercharts also includes snow in the fells. Hopefully it will take weeks before it snows here but i remember when i was a kid it always snowed on my birthday (which is coming up soon). I've been throwing out some old junk, i need to make the place less cluttered or i will go slightly mad soon. My back has been totally out ofKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1064157909776150712003-09-21T17:25:00.000+02:002003-09-21T17:25:09.710+02:00What comes from the heart, goes to the heart Samuel Taylor Coleridge. English lyrical poet, critic and philosopher, 1772-1834 Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1063889313163296862003-09-18T14:48:00.000+02:002003-09-18T14:48:32.683+02:00After the peoples No-vote for Euro the Swedish krona has grown stronger. We shall see if that is something that will last for longer terms... The Swedish gov seems to have lots of plans for the companys and businessmen who scram loud that everything is ruined and their companys cannot survive after this major fault from the "stupid" people, i wonder how many companys who will move their business Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1063798575921771102003-09-17T13:36:00.000+02:002003-09-17T13:36:15.590+02:00News on job #2... I didnt get that one.Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1063730570277430752003-09-16T18:42:00.000+02:002003-09-16T18:42:50.140+02:00When I have lost all my illusions I search for them Giovanni Boine. Italian writer, 1887-1917 I better start searching then...Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1063621502622104022003-09-15T12:25:00.000+02:002003-09-15T12:25:02.596+02:00No! The Swedish peole said No with majority... big majority (comparing to the results of the other referendums). The people have spoked... up here in the northern part of the country more then 70 % said no, the country overall, No= 56,1 % Yes=41,8%. Its pretty clear. Im more then happy... now we need to move on and make the best out of this. Because it doesnt meen everything will stay "the old Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1063381006090322632003-09-12T17:36:00.000+02:002003-09-12T17:36:46.010+02:00In the shadows of the murder of our foreign minister a little 5 year old girl, totally innocent and only in the wrong spot, meat her murderer... a 25 year old man, supposed to be under medical care for his insanity stabbed her while she was plying on the yard of the daycare center where she was... this happened a few hours after he was informed about the murder of Anna Lindh... A 16 year old Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1062682755579143932003-09-04T15:39:00.000+02:002003-09-04T15:39:15.563+02:00By the end of next week i will know if the job is mine or not. I just have to wait and see... I still think it would suite me, and i think i can do it, if they think so too, then its mine. Its a sunny warm beautiful autumn day today, hopefully the great weather will stay with us for a few weeks now, august has been cold. Im all drained of words, i have been thinking soo hard on who i am, and myKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1062606430001354192003-09-03T18:27:00.000+02:002003-09-03T18:27:09.993+02:00Step 2 is on... Tomorrow at lunch im gonna meet the people from the company for another intervue... suddenly things are moving real fast. Thank you all for the good luck wishes :) It means a lot...Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1062528861755973732003-09-02T20:54:00.000+02:002003-09-02T20:54:21.600+02:00The intervue went well i think... i will get to know tomorrow if im one of those who will be on to "step2", so by next week i will know if i have a new job or not. If it doesnt work out, im seeing another company on tuestday next week.... Strange... no one have wanted to hire me in a year, and now there are 2 companys in a week....Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1062166278403266692003-08-29T16:11:00.000+02:002003-08-29T16:11:18.406+02:00I have a jobintervue on tuesday morning.... Wish me luck! I really would like this job. I know some of the people there and its a 15 min walk away, it would suite me perfect! I want i want i want....Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1062099496803532682003-08-28T21:38:00.000+02:002003-08-28T21:38:16.813+02:00Sweden is quite a small country... I think there are almost 9 million of us living here. Comparing that to other, much bigger nations, we are simply a "piss in the sea"... So... right now the World Championships in Athletics 2003 is taking place in Paris... and i cannot help beeing proud. The worlds absolutely best athlets is there, doing their best, and more! And right now, with a few days left Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1062078273680893192003-08-28T15:44:00.000+02:002003-08-28T15:44:33.680+02:00So we all have ups and downs in our lifes... Last night me and my girlfriends sat in my kitchen and played cards til after midnight... (hubby is away on a course, so you know how it is... when the cat is away the rats dances on the table...). We shared a bottle of vine, a nice rosé made in Portugal called Casal Mendes *yum*, and we talked, just as much as we played cards. I guess the playing Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1061801686635896242003-08-25T10:54:00.000+02:002003-08-25T10:54:46.616+02:00Too busy to post... Just thought i would show you this, if you havent already seen it... Isnt she great!? :) If there is a rolemodel to women in sports its got be Carro... She makes us smile, she makes us cry, she makes us all happy straight from the heart... Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1061473254820237942003-08-21T15:40:00.000+02:002003-08-21T15:40:54.723+02:00The rain is pouring down... It started late last night and havent stopped. Its needed.... we have had a dry year so far, generally, and the groundwater level is low in all the country. The rivers are low, even the regulated ones... Up our fells the glacieres are melting because of the warmth this year, and last winters lack of snow have made them shrink quickly. The lack of rain also causes the Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1061359902688753342003-08-20T08:11:00.000+02:002003-08-20T08:11:42.693+02:00I havent been here in days... It feels good, so i guess i needed some time off :) So what have i done instead of spending time by the comp? Well, lets see.... Ive been working my dads garden, actually its more my garden, because he dont care that much about it and i enjoy spending time there... I spent 3 hours one day in the waiting room to see my Dr and my physiotherapist :/ (I now have a Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1060773573688469732003-08-13T13:19:00.000+02:002003-08-13T13:24:23.403+02:00"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success" John D. Rockefeller. U.S. industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, 1839-1937 Still got problem publishing so im gonna go do something different then getting annoyed at this blogger thing. Oh, right... almost forgot, you should go visit my latest Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1060695711128768102003-08-12T15:41:00.000+02:002003-08-12T15:48:33.760+02:00I have applyed to a job at a hotel as a conference hostess, it sounded funny and its a real nice hotel close to Kallax airport. Not that far from my home town, but still... its not the ideal job. I do need something though... Todays words of wisdom comes from Plato.... "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle" Plato. Ancient Greek philosopher 428?-348? B.C. Perhaps Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1060256342108583502003-08-07T13:39:00.000+02:002003-08-07T13:39:02.010+02:00Weekend is coming up and since hubby has 3 days off now we are leaving town... spending it out on an island by the sea. Perhaps visit a street festival in a town near by... maybe even catch a glimps of Lisas fav musicians, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives... I've been reading a couple of books these last few days, the books, written by Jonas Gardell, swedish writer, standup comedian, famous gay and Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1060203260889657302003-08-06T22:54:00.000+02:002003-08-06T22:54:20.476+02:00"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it" Confucius. China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BCKarinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1060177417919238322003-08-06T15:43:00.000+02:002003-08-06T15:43:37.873+02:00I was thinking back on the last weeks as i wrote to Hal earlier today... "Yep, Sweden has been very hot this summer.... so hot parasites are cheering happily in the lakes and kids gets sick from bathing, so hot the water level is way to low, and that will probably cause bigger costs when we are about to pay our electricity bills later this winter, we are not allowed to have open fires outdoors Karinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459253.post-1059986969433096892003-08-04T10:49:00.000+02:002003-08-04T10:49:29.276+02:00When shall we ask for forgiveness? When we are laying there on the bed about to die? If we wait for so long, can we live our lifes as it pleases us, live, have fun, do as we like without thinking further upon what we really do... Or shall we ask for forgiveness as we walk down the road of life, so that we have the chance to change what we do wrong, to do better, to do some good... If we do so, isKarinanoreply@blogger.com0