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Yesterday I got stuck in the middle of Oslo due to an electrical breakdown, so both the subway and the trams stood still for about two hours http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2020354.ece So I took the bus from Nationalteateret down Prinsen… more »

In the last issue of Ny Tid they had an article about the movie Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjane_Satrapi Nothing extraordinary about that article, but in the last issue of Ny Tid there is an article written by Najmeh Moh… more »

Bought this cd about two weeks ago, needed to know their new songs before the concert. Like the cd very well, read this review which I agree with http://oslopuls.no/musikk/article1954790.ece more »

Last Saturday Elin, Anders, Kikki and I went to see Raga Rockers live in concert at Rockefeller. My opinion is "Raga Rocks!!!" You can listen to their new album at http://www.ragarockers.no/ more »

Memorable quotes from Fawlty Towers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072500/quotes Mrs. Richards: [standing next to the window] And another thing: I asked for a room with a view. Basil Fawlty: [aside to Manuel] Deaf, mad, *and* blind. [to Mrs. Richards as… more »

I shed light on different issues in my blog, my last posting touches a very important issue - female discrimination in Iran and other Muslim countries. Todays issue is not as important on a global basis, but for me it certainly was important when back fr… more »

A female testimony is worth half of a mans Females get only half of what a man get paid after an accident (insurance) and when a female dies the insurance payment is only half of a mans A female will only inherit half of what a man does A female… more »

Can't remember the last time I went to a museum when not at holiday and such, must have been a few years ago when at Teknisk Museum with my brother Jonas. Anyhow, due to the book King Leopolds Ghost which I read earlier this year ...2007/07/05/king_leopo… more »

George Bush slip-ups http://www.slipups.com/tree/12.html May 27, 2004---Nashville, Tenn. "I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill, first for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl… more »

Due to the fact that I had no other book available I had to search the book shelf at home. Between all the books I have read before and other books with poems and such stuff I don't read :-) I found this quite thin book http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkym… more »

Some months ago I bought a new cell phone, a Nokia 5500 Sport. I also bought a data cable to the phone, in that way I can update the phone software myself by using my pc. A good thing I thought, my guess was that since the phone uses a Symbian operative… more »

Floyd Landis, last years winner of Tour de France, the guy who was doped like h¤"#¤"#¤ is finally found guilty as charged http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/tourdefrance/article2006231.ece and he looses the title as well - at least one good thing to… more »

In my series of books I have bought to maybe get to understand Islam better I found this book. Some time ago I thought that I should read more about Islam to get a better understanding and then maybe respect the religion more than before. The paradox is… more »

Got two tickets to La Boheme http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_boh%C3%A8me for the show tonight so I invited Elin. It was my first opera ever. I must admit that it is a good thing that they have translated what they sing and showing it above the stage.… more »

On my way to work today, waiting for the subway I first heard a loud noice, first I thought it was the subway coming way to early, but then I realized that it was two guys delivering an ice cream box, or new freezer to the candy store. Not something you… more »

Referring to my post about one year ago http://www.hellem.org/blog/index.php/new/2006/08/13/blackwater the company Blackwater is not thrown out of Iraq due to an episode where Blackwater employees killed eight people yesterday http://www.aftenposten.no/n… more »

Today I was supposed to be found on the starting line of Oslo Sykkelfestival http://www.oslosykkelfestival.no. I got up in the morning just to realize that the weather had changed from yesterday, today it was +5 degrees and rain. I dressed the same as a… more »

Have been listening to K.D Lang "Hymns of the 49th Parallel" today. It is a cd in Elins collection, I guess I would never had bought it, but now I would, but don't need. She sings very beautiful covers of well known songs of among others Neil Young and L… more »

Brings back memories from 20 years ago, or maybe even more, the last dance at Ungdomsklubben and Elevkvelder :-) more »

Passed by Platekompaniet together with Kent today, came across this cd by Tool, and off course I needed it...Elin disagrees... more »

Today I have hang out with Kent, Loy, Alf, Espen and Simen. First I stopped by Loy who is making a potato cannon, so far it blows, but soon it will blow the potatoes far, far away http://glassx.googlepages.com/. Then we went to Espen , ate a lot of pizz… more »

Kent was out on the balcony when he shouted to me "Rune, come here and see..." So I went out to see this big truck with a trailer mounted going in reverse the whole length of Haugerudhagan. I guess due to the construction of new houses at the end of the… more »

John Garcia, former vocalist in Kyuss, with his new band Hermano. Heard one of the songs on this record on Myspace, the cover of the AC/DC-song TNT, wonderful!! Garcia is king of rock, and the cd rocks!!! http://www.hermanorocks.com/ more »

The project started last year at Vestreng, cutting down trees to get back the cultural landscape from Gaya which tries her best to concur it back. So this year we have managed to finish one third of it, there is now an electrical fence around it where tw… more »

My friend Simen now has his own blog as well - keep the good things coming... http://www.klavenes.dk more »

especially since I today found even Guns N' Roses there....whooowowow sweeeet chiiiiild of miiiiiiiineeee.... http://www.myspace.com/gunsnroses I realize that everyone is there... Also stumbled across Ted Nugent http://www.tednugent.com/ Totally crazy… more »

Espen and I went down to Halden last Saturday to participate in the 100 km race "Femsjøen Rundt". Espen said that he wanted nice weather since he was tired of cycling in the rain. He should not have said that, the weather was ok at the starting line, col… more »

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Due to the fact that I'm quite lucky, living here in Norway, with my girlfriend, both working and not much to complain about I do believe that it is my responsibility to do at least some small things. So last week I wrote a letter to the General Prosecut… more »

I was about to go to bed when I read an article in the latest issue of Ny Tid, and it got me to do a search on Youtube for the words Stewart and Crossfire. John Stewart, the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, now showing on NRK2 here in Norway was… more »

Today Elin and I together with Margit and Sveinung and several other people we know went to see Ornand Altenburg at the release concert for his latest album. The concert was held at the boat Innvik http://www.msinnvik.no/. A really good concert, liked th… more »