snowman and friend

last winter, while living at home i Elsinore, the snow was perfect and I spent an afternoon building this snowman. his expression is a little mean. I love being in the snow. it makes me feel like I'm 9 again and while rolling big balls of snow it's hard to think of anything else than how and where to roll next. afterwards I was pretty beat, but it was all worth it. every time I went outside to smoke, the snowman had changed in some way.

here he's put on a little snow hat.

one day Thomas had built him a friend and I think it made my snowman a little less mean towards it all; he looked happier and a bit more shy.

one night Thomas had put candles inside my snowman's friend's head, so his face was lighting up the garden. I thought he would surely melt, but he survived the night.

one night it looked as if I'd seen the last of both of them, but...

they both lived on, fatter and, I guess, happier.

Thomas also built a snow wall for a snow house, but I didn't get a good picture while it was still intact, and the roof was never built.

and then it melted.

hopefully it will snow a lot again this winter.

when you shine on

you should listen to Air Waves!
it's so good. I tried writing something about this, but I'm having a hard time describing it, so I'll let it talk for itself.

we're trying out the game Limbo right now. it's really something! it's so beautiful and so frightening at the same time. a little boy wakes up in Limbo, a scary and dark forest and searches for his sister, meeting troubles and puzzles along the way.

it took a little time to learn how to wake him up and control him, since there are no instructions, but it makes it that more exciting to play. it's from the new Danish game developer, Playdead. we're only playing the demo, so, unfortunately, we're done soon, but after only five minutes of playing I had already decided to buy the game. I recommend it to anyone who likes video games!
happy Tuesdaaay.

hungry cat

= THE CUTEST THING I EVER SAW. OH - MY - GOD. no seriously, I mean it! I'm about to cry, that's how overwhelmingly cute this is. I almost can't bear it.

wind as musician

we went to Amager Strand to see and hear Harmonic Fields. musical instruments are rigged so that they're triggered when the wind blows. it sounds like a lovely ambient record and I found myself staring at the sea listening to all of it. unfortunately it was really windy, so some of the instruments had been taken down; I was particularly sad that I didn't get to hear the cellos. hey, at least I got to experience this amazing event, yay. it was only in Denmark for a short week - I wish it was always there, because then I'd go there whenever I felt blue.

I went with Tobias, Tine and Jonas, and we drank bad apple cider that tasted like wine and said "wow" to each other. afterwards we went to Tine's place for beers, talk and pizzeria pasta with Simon and Bitten. I hadn't seen any of them for what felt like months, so I was excited to see them all. we finished off at Jaguaren, a local Amager bar, with Louise and her friend. totally awesome day.

ps. Tobias' mother gave me one of her bikes, it's all black and cool. so great! I feel like I can go anywhere again.

lagkage

two months and one day ago I turned 23, and this is the cake my mother, grandmother and aunt made for me. I love birthday cakes.

rainbow time

three days ago, outside our window. it was totally beautiful and it was as if the air was gold. it triggered me to pick up the camera, even if I was in my lazy Monday mood. half an hour later the sky had returned to a normal grayish dark blue colour without glow.

in bergmandsdalparken

these are from September 2010, when I was living in Elsinore, in a park across the street from my room. the sky always looks red there and it's an especially eerie place to be at dark. at daytime it's crowded with dogs, joggers and teenagers. I prefer it red and silent.

what i ate once

this is pretty much what I'm getting to eat today; without the fresh green peppers and basil, though - these two bowls are from sometime in the spring, when budget was tight (I'm only guessing) as well. today it's with canned tomatoes, green lentils, 10 cloves of Chinese one clove garlic and about 4 shallots. I love cooking soups and stews. you can leave them whenever you want to or forget about them for hours and that just makes them better.

kylie m

her choruses are so awesome!
whenever I feel sort of blue and listen to just one song, I feel like I'm drowning in unspoiled happiness and lightheartedness. that's what I like about pop. Annie and Gwen Stefani are also pretty spot on this mood, but Kylie is like the purest of the pure.
+ she's so cute and tiny and cheerful, what's not to like.

everyone's doing it

right now I'm totally hooked on this sweet site my sweet boyfriend found.
it's called GetGlue, and is somewhat similar to TasteKid, in that it recommends stuff similar to things that you already and like/dislike. still, GetGlue is a little different: it allows you to "check-in" to the things you are doing at the moment e.g. reading a book or thinking about Obama, and the more you check-in, the more stickers you earn. huh? I thought it was this symbolic thing, but it turns out you get actual stickers. as if I wasn't hooked enough already. I just signed up today and have already made it my mission to get all the True Blood stickers I possibly can. when I've earned 20 they send them to me, free of charge. man... I love stickers...
the only downside for me is that I don't own a smart phone since it's a really handy site. I'm thinking of buying a Google Nexus, they seem alright.
anyway. follow me if you like and I'll follow you!

two trailers

my friend Johan pointed out these two movie trailers to me, and they both make me really, really want to watch the full movies:

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I don't even know what to say about Rubber, because the trailer just says it all. I have high hopes for it and expect it to fall in line somewhere in between Blood Car and Black Sheep, which both are completely great and funny and stupid.

I feel a little differently about the Perfect Host, since I haven't seen David Hyde Pierce be as good in anything else than in Frasier (<3), but here it just seems as if Niles Crane (perhaps my favorite character(apart from Frasier(I think))) has moved away from Seattle and has become all hermit-y and quite crazy = I'm sold.

back to school

school trip to Berlin: hanging out in the warm spring sun

one of the many faces of the first aid training doll

today was my first day back in school since late June, and it was pretty good. we didn't do much school related work, instead we drank coffee and ate nachos after an early exit. pictured above are the people I ate nachos with - some of the nicest people in the world - celebrating my birthday in May. I'm so glad to be back.

in austria vi

I snapped more photos on the way down the mountain than on the way up since it wasn't as hard on me and my legs, though my knees weren't excactly enjoying it. on the picture above you can see a little piece of the road we were walking on, which was very steep most of the time.

this is the candy we bought

these are the last photographs from the trip to Austria.

dear internet: change of tongue

I've decided that this blog needs to be in English from now on, for two reasons:

I'm so much better at phrasing things I'd like to say in English than I am in Danish plus I've gotten it into my head that more people might find it more interesting visiting my site if they understand what's going on here.

I'm pretty convinced that it's a good idea (right now, after three drinks) but I don't think I'm going to change all the text I've already written because, yes, I am lazy. sooo, if you're really, really anxious to know what I've been talking about lately... I don't know, ask someone, or, you know, Google.

and so, I hope you'll keep reading, my dear 3 followers, even if it's now in English. :)

i østrig v

ejeren havde hampplanter mellem sine blomster

på det første billede kan man næsten se taget på det alm, Rotmoos Alm, vi er på vej op til. det er på den

mindre top til højre. jeg var ret ødelagt af at gå så stejlt i den tynde luft på det tidspunkt, må jeg indrømme, men bjergvand og banan gav mig energi til at fortsætte. det var også det hele værd: god mad og sindssygt flot udsigt. de andre dage var ret overskyede, så vi var heldige at kunne se så langt. stedet er kun tre uger gammelt. det forrige alm lå længere nede på bjerget og blev taget af en lavine i vinter.