Marble Madness

...flying high you know how I feel
Sun in the sky you know how I feel
Reeds driftin' on by you know how I feel

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

("Feeling Good", Newley and Bricusse)

I don't know what to write about at all, so I'll just start off here and then see where it takes me...


The two weeks of working at the fish factory are over, and Oslo is again the place to be. It sure is HOT here now, but luckily school's got a really good AC, so it's actually quite pleasant sticking around there.

Sørlandet was absolutely fantastic in every way - It was a very nice change of pace, I earned a few bucks, got to do work that required a lot more of you physically than just sitting still reading for exams, - and most of all, I got to spend a lot of time socializing with Sissel. We talked, had a few beers, talked, watched tv, talked, sun bathed, drove up to Bergen - good good times! - and generally everything was a-ok and then some! Then we talked some more I don't think there are many people I could spend so many hours of every single day for two weeks with, but I do believe she and I made it through the best way possible:)

The day after I came home, meaning yesterday, was the first day of summer school. Not much happened - we showed up, there were a few messages, then we hit the park. Diggin' it. Like I said, Oslo's so hot these days.... It felt like on holiday - the weather, the company, the talking about nothing, the couple of drinks. Excellent. Gotta love summer in the city, too!

Today was a far more serious day at school, but even that was cool. It's gonna be a tough summer math-wise, but it'll be ok. Everything will be ok in the end

I wish this summer could last forever... It's been and it's gonna be one to remember, I know.

I'm telling you - life truly is. It doesn't matter all the different kinds of hardships we go through - life's beautiful. You can't count on having moments of pure happiness coming a'floating like beads on a string, but they're there every so often - just keep your eyes and your soul open.

It's been a very nice weekend. Bergen was wonderful, in spite of the occasional showers of rain. Didn't get to see too much of the city, but I got to take the long longed for walk up to Fløien. Didn't take as long as I thought. I half ran, half slouched up the hills - and on the top, there were myriads of tourists. Found my way back down pretty fast... Still it was the best part of what the weekend brought.

Saturday night I went to the movies - for the very first time in my life I went all on my own. I saw Angels and Demons, the movie adapted from the book by Dan Brown. It was entertaining enough. And it was long enough to let my friend and her man have a little quality time all by themselves, without me as the fifth wheel

When we drove up there on Friday, it was raining cats and dogs, even hail came down big as dice at a point. Wasn't possible to put the top of the convertible down much of that ride. Today on the other hand, we've been driving with the top down for almost the whole 8 hours the ride lasted (except for when driving through tunnels of about 8 km). The sun's been shining from a clear blue sky, and we've been playing music so loud, people actually drove off the road to let us pass so they wouldn't have the bass from our music annoy them.... I've been driving the whole way, and it's a god damn dream of a car to drive! You might know from before that I love driving, and that I lovedriving cars like this one... A BMW m-series convertible... mmm....

Anyway. This part of the country is so stunningly beautiful! Around every bend, there's more breath-taking scenery. Then, when the sun is starting to set, the lighting of it all just adds the perfect touch to it all. Too bad I didn't bring my camera. Not that we would've stopped for every couple of kilometers to catch it on film... but I could've given you a taste of it.

So. Tomorrow starts a new, and the last of my two weeks at the fish-factory. There will be a lot more to do now, but that's good. The forecast says summers coming now, so we'll take a couple of hours off in the middle of the day to catch a little of those promised sun-rays, then work a little later in the evening instead. All together, we're looking at 12-hour days. Will be good.

Friday we're most probably taking the car up to Oslo after work. Will be good to get back home, but I'm not feeling quite ready just yet - which is good, since there's still a few more days to go

And there you have it. And that's all for today. Tune in on the beauty. It's there. Makes the days so much better.

Over and out.

It's been quite a while since I had a job. Over a year, actually. So, as you can imagine, it's quite the change. But I'm not complaining! I love it - folding, taping and marking card board boxes, packing and stacking a variety of fish-products. Feels really good to be productive, not to mention to get to actually use my body, after sitting still for the whole damn exam-period.

I get really tired, though. Takes a little getting used to, standing and walking for a full day at work. But it's a good kind of tired. One with a very clear conscience.

This kind of routine manual labor gives you quite a lot of time to think. It's not really thinking either, it's just that thoughts that has nothing to do with what you're doing at the moment, they don't interfere with work, so they can just swim around there, while I still get things done. I sort of like it, but I also know that those exact thoughts ought to be replaced by something else... or someone else, maybe... At least as long as I don't conclude with the only thing I can conclude with to get my life completely back on track.

Anyway... Since I'm not at all tired from the standing, walking, lifting, stacking, taping, packing, I think I'll try to go for a jog. There's really no good places to jog just around here, but I'll just put my shoes on, and see where they'll take me...

So... will any of you be in Bergen this coming weekend? I know I will, so let me know if you are too, and we can hook up!

Yeah, last night's dream is still affecting me. How can it be I still dream about you that way? I'm over you - I'm supposed to be over you. I'm over you. Just occasionally thinking about you - but not dreaming about you the way I am dreaming about you these days, affecting me like this... No, you're out of my life in that manner - you shouldn't affect me like that anymore. You're a vague memory, barely a memory. You're not a part of me, like you used to be - why are you still taking a part in my dreams like that?

Leave me be - you've got nothing to offer. Leave my world of dreams to things that might actually happen. Leave my world of dreams to something that might actually be worth dreaming of.

Unless...