Archives for: August 2006
Rblog - Connecting people
August 31st, 2006A couple a days ago some guy calling himself Jim Burns made a comment on my website http://hellem.org/blog/index.php/new/2006/08/23/alf_r_jacobsen_scharnhorst#c692 Did a search on the Internet and found out that he was for real, so I had to contact Alf R… more »
Tv2 news sucks!!!
August 31st, 2006Got back from work today, made dinner together with Elin and was really looking forward to be eating in front of the tv watching That 70's show http://www.that70sshow.com/ But what happened, TV2 dropping todays episode and instead they presented me with… more »
Interpol - Antics
August 31st, 2006Bought this cd by chance after listening to one song at http://launch.yahoo.com It was a scoop, a really good one I must say. Never heard of them before, but now I might even buy more! Read more about them here http://www.interpolnyc.com more »
David Bowie - London Boy
August 31st, 2006Just had to have a cd with Bowie in my collection. http://www.davidbowie.com/ more »
Jimmy Somerville - The Singles Collection
August 31st, 2006Picked it up on my vacation back home, have had it stored there for some years now. Maybe not the music most people remember, but if you listen to it you will recognize it - I promise :-) http://www.jimmysomerville.co.uk/ more »
Alf R. Jacobsen - «Banesår - Tirpitz og jakten på X 5»
August 30th, 2006I've finished yet another book by Alf R. Jacobsen. Very good indead this one as well. I have done a revaluation of my understanding of what really happened with Tirpitz. The Englishmen did not chase the boat up to Kåfjord, it sailed up to Kåfjord out of… more »
Nine "blodharry" vacations
August 29th, 2006http://www.dinside.no/php/art.php?id=314329&bid=1 more »
Lost our way
August 28th, 2006Yesteday me and Espen went out with our bikes, trying to do the same route we tried last year. The first time we tried we missed our way in an intersection and ended up out in the moor. Yesterday we choosed the right way where we missed it last time, but… more »
Liptena Cervi
August 27th, 2006Yesterday I felt something crawling in my neck, at first I did not manage to get a grip of it, just thought it was a acne, but five minutes later I still could feel it. Managed to get a grip of it, and realized it was a bug. It crawled on my hand, quite… more »
Massey Ferguson does it all
August 25th, 2006Another day at the office....I did manage to drive it, but there where bouches all over... more »
I hate spam
August 25th, 2006I hate spam, but some are quite fun anyhow
Hello my dear friend
I was looking athrough the web few weeks ago and found
your profile. Now I daecided to email you to get to know
you better. I am coming to your country in few weeks
and thought may be… more »
Alf R. Jacobsen - Scharnhorst
August 23rd, 2006Just finished reading the book about Scharnhorst, named Scharnhorst, written by Alf R. Jacobsen. Very interesting, and the precursor to the book about Tirpitz, which will be the next book I will read.
Read more about the book here http://www2.aschehou… more »
Thunder and lightning
August 23rd, 2006I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche,scaramouche will you do the Fandango-
Thunderbolt and lightning-very very frightening me-
Galileo,Galileo,
Galileo Galileo
On Monday there was one of the worst rainstorms ever, with thunder and lightni… more »
Integrating Using WebSphere ID and Process Server (remote classroom)
August 23rd, 2006This week I am attending the WebSphere ID and Process Server course, held from somewhere in the US. I call in by using Skype, watching the slides by using Sametime Meeting and working with the lab pc using Citrix. Works quite well I must say...
http:/… more »
Fat by not sleeping enough?
August 18th, 2006Read the following article (in Norwegian) http://www.melk.no/Article.aspx?artid=12711&mnu1id=&mnu2id=&mnu3id=&mnu4id= or this one found later in English http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/bytes/october_05.htm more »
Funny videos
August 17th, 2006If you are in to funny animals, this is your place http://funnyanimalblog.com/ more »
Songfacts
August 17th, 2006If you want to know what a song really means, you might find it here http://www.songfacts.com/ more »
The Mette Marit mask
August 17th, 2006Download it here http://real.nrk.no/img/96489.jpeg more »
Das Boot
August 15th, 2006Stayed up late last night watching Das Boot, very, very good film I must say... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot more »
Tor Jacobsen - Smeltedigelen
August 15th, 2006I have just finished reading Smeltedigelen by Tor Jacobsen http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_Jacobsen , the story of Mo I Rana and the Iron Mill. Interesting to read the story of my home town, about the labor unions, people out of work, people with work b… more »
Public Transportation in Oslo
August 14th, 2006Today, working a bit late at Tine, trying to get home by using the subway just to realize that I had to wait almost 25 minutes, because they start the half hour frequency already at half past seven. That sucks!!! Why should public transportation need to… more »
Sunburned
August 14th, 2006Picture taken last Sunday, after spending the day outside at Vestreng without sunlotion.... more »
Blackwater
August 13th, 2006Are you aware of that much of the force in Iraq are private contractors, from companys like Blackwater http://www.blackwaterusa.com
Stated from Blackwaters own webpage, their advantage is
We continually prove to be faster, better, cheaper, and more… more »
Guantánamo Bay detainment camp
August 13th, 2006Saw a program on SVT2 this evening where they tried to find out more about Guantánamo Bay detainment camp. Who has decided what and why, and have methods tested at Guantánamo Bay been transfered to prisons in Iraq? After I've seen that program I did some… more »
The Movie: Neil Young: Heart of Gold
August 12th, 2006Today we went to see the movie "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473692/ It was really worth the time, a totally different way of spending an evening in the cinema. This is a recording of his concert at Ryman Auditorium http://www.… more »
Neil Young - Harvest
August 12th, 2006By himself ranked as the best one, containing among all the good stuff "Heart of gold", remember it from when I was just a boy. A must have in each collection... more »
Prince - The Very Best Of
August 7th, 2006Prince, The Symbol, The Artist former known as and so on, but he has made plenlty of good music more »
Dumdum Boys - Transit
August 7th, 2006Yet another one from my old collection from back home. Not their greatest, but a good one. more »
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
August 7th, 2006Here is a man who once had it, then lost it, that's my opinion since this cd is only ballads (but even though, I liked it then), and now has found it again. Bruce is amazing, not totally my cup of tea, but I must admit he has his good moments...also from… more »
Tomboy - People get moving
August 7th, 2006This one is so 80's. Liked it back then, do not dare to play it now. From my old collection from back home. more »
Tre Små Kinesere - 365 Fri
August 7th, 2006Yet another one from my old collection collected at home. more »
Michael Jackson - Bad
August 7th, 2006Collected at home, remember I bought it back in -87 or so. Today I'm not to proud having only this one, and not his older stuff... more »
Led Zeppelin - IV
August 7th, 2006Proving that I had good taste of music even when at high school, from my old collection collected at home. more »
Roxy Music - The Collection
August 7th, 2006Roxy Music with Bryan Ferry. more »
Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (2 cd)
August 7th, 2006This one is from my old collection, which I picked up while at home. Bought it way back then, and it's still as good as then. more »
Heather Nova - South
August 7th, 2006My second cd with Heather Nova more »
The Doors - The Doors
August 4th, 2006...break on through...As for Morrison Hotel, a must have in my collection. But my god, they must have been quite high when making this album... more »
Leonard Cohen - I'm your man
August 4th, 2006Not all that new, but I have to mentioned here. Collected my old cd collection from back home when on vacation. Have not used this one, and all the others soon to be published here since 1992, I think that qualifies for them to be published here. Leonard… more »
Hemnes i Krig 1940 -45
August 4th, 2006Just finished reading the book about the war in Hemnes municipal, that's where I'm born. I found it very interesting, more than just a book about the acts of war, it covered the everyday life during the war. I would recommend it, even if you have no rela… more »
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
August 4th, 2006Remembering when working at Ringnes, driving the truck. On the E6 up Drivdalen they played on the radio "Roadhouse blues". "....keep your eyes on the road....your hands upon the wheel....". And even more important, had no cd's with The Doors so it was a… more »
Near death experience
August 2nd, 2006Yesterday evening, just before going to bed. Sitting on the toilet reading Aftenposten Aften and having the time of my life when I suddenly feel a slight tickling on my balls. I leap up shouting words not to be mentioned here. Elin, already in bed believ… more »
I have donated money
August 1st, 2006I've donated money to the team behind B2Evolution, my blog. I think they deserve it! Not much, just 40€, but it's my share to acknowledge their work! more »
45000 kilometres
August 1st, 2006After almost 4500 km just this summer, my car has now passed 45.000 km. The picture was taken at Setermoen, just outside Rema if you are a local. Had to expand my insurance as well because of this... more »