rose's random rambly writings

I pass this place twice every day, going to and from work.
A couple of weeks ago, things changed. Building scaffolds were erected and something that looked like party tents or concert scenes were built.
Like there was a rock star around just waiting to climb up there. Or a person in a rainbow wig, red nose, make up and too big shoes performing slap stick around the corner.
But no. This is the Oslo court house getting ready to the biggest trial in its modern history (with the possible exception of the settlement of the traitors after WWII) - the trial against the Oslo terrorist who took so many lives away in July last year by blowing up a government building and massacring youths on a political camp.
A terrorist with ideas so unbelievable, I get goose bumps every time I think of it.

I do have a lot of thoughts regarding this trial, but will refrain from drowning you in them, too. It could be a very long post if I didn't.

Instead, I'll just show you a picture of the symbol of the reaction that has proven to be typical norwegian during this ordeal - the roses.
Almost immediately after July 22, there was a vast ocean of flowers (mainly roses) outside the Olso cathedral. Rose marches were arranged, and the flower quickly became a symbol for wanting to show respect for the deceased and those who are left without their loved ones. They give me goose bumps too, but in sort of a good way.


So yes - the circus is in town. But so are the roses. In vast numbers.

And so we have left Christmas and New Years behind us (as we've now entered February, is it too late for me to hope you all had a good time? ). A time when many of us like to relax and not think about work. Not too much anyway.
It seems that was the case at the Norwegian national broadcasting company, NRK, too.

On the evening news on December 28th, there was an item addressing eye treatment for the elderly. Somebody at NRK had thought that having an eye chart behind the news presenters would illustrate the piece perfectly.
And I agree. It would. Had it been a standard eye chart, perhaps. Instead, the editorial team had picked another, somewhat inconvenient, chart...


If you can't see it, it says - from top to bottom:
O
MG
WTF
STFU
PWN3D
URAN00B
LMAOROTF
KTHXBYE:P
It's tempting to carefully imply that perhaps somebody at NRK would need an eye treatment of their own .

So, I took some time off from everything. Nice battery charger, I must say. Not very exciting, but nice and restful.
And when the nice, sunny days outnumber the rainy ones - well, that's me happy!
So much so, I could even appreciate the beauty in a typical late-autumn foggish day in the woods after I came back to Norway...

And - other happenings through selected smilies.

Got a new, very much longed for and well overdue, laptop. Now, on to the other things on my list of things in the household that has pretty much their best-before-date and really should be replaced (take notes, Santa!): fridge/freezer, dishwasher, kitchen table + chairs, living room table and last, but definitely not least, bed.

Speaking of bed, I can't seem to manage to sleep past nine o'clock in the weekends anymore. It's really getting ridiculous how I always wake up at almost exactly that time. Sometimes five minutes before, or ten minutes after, but almost always at nine sharp. And I don't feel well rested when I wake up either.
The girls at work tell me that it's age related and that they've had it like that for ages (which, I suppose, makes it wrong to call them girls). So, I guess it's official - I'm old. Next weekend I might try melatonin before going to bed to see if it helps (and I miraculously get younger).

Christmas is settled. This year, it's back to Sweden to celebrate with dad. Last year was the first time ever I spent Christmas in Norway and although it was nice and all, I noticed that I really like Swedish Christmas food better.
Although I suspect it will get a bit boring on Christmas Eve, I am actually looking forward to going this year. I don't feel stressed about it, but I'm sure that will come as time comes closer.

Speaking of Christmas, I haven't got a single present sorted yet. Last year, most of them were taken care of on the autumn vacation in Morocco but since this year's autumn trip wasn't as exciting, I didn't get anything to anybody. Oh well, I do have some ideas - at least that's something.

Excited about getting a new colleague. Not that I'm not sad about seeing another one go, but to be completely honest - I couldn't work with her. Really like her personally, but when it comes to working... hell no! I think it'll be a whole different workday - in a good way.

I love how it's December in a couple of days, and I'm still wearing my autumn jacket! No snow, no frost, no ice. Not yet, anyway. People are starting to mope about how they long for snow, but I'm happy with the weather as is. Yes, it is gloomy but I think I can handle that better than heaps of snow and ice.

I have a good feeling about actually being able to pick up blogging again. Although it might not exactly happen this side of New Years, I'm getting there.

But - before I do - as always there is plenty of stuff to check out on my watch list first...
See you around!

I didn't think I would miss it, but I do.
It's not statuses in general I miss. If it was that, I could just simply log into Facebook more often and drown in them...

No, it's the lack of being able to read your MyO statuses, as well as being able to communicate my own to you I miss. I think.
Therefore, I have made a short list of what might have been statuses from me from the last weeks months.
As a bonus they almost sort of sum up some of what has been going on, or rather has not been going on, on my end lately too.

They are in no particular order (except for the last one ).

* I'd give my left arm to play with Def Leppard.
* Weather: good. Wine: good. So is life.
* Why does my news icon keep telling me there are two more news items than there really is? And why can't I edit it?
* Celebrating Norway's national day at Oslo's geographical zero point. Turned out to be in the middle of the woods. Not many flags, bunads and marching bands here
* Current bugging: Excessive use of exclamation points and question marks. No matter how much you want to know, it looks stupid!!! Ok??? (Exception: full stops can be used no limit...)
* :martini:
* Me? Participating in the world's largest relay race? Ummm...
* Stupid zombifying medicine!
* I want a house.
* Some days will be hell and others will be heaven // still, in a week there always will be seven.
* Gah! Pollen is coming! ACHOOO!
* Long weekend is here. I am not. #travel

Ahhhh! It really felt good getting all those trapped statuses out!
Try it yourselves!