Archives for: November 2009
Online service for booking events
November 30th, 2009Ever struggled trying to find the best suitable date for an event, either at work or at home with your friends? When Works For You might help you out, see more at http://www.whenworksforyou.com/ more »
New job - from 1/12 I will be working for Telenor
November 30th, 2009Today is my last day as Senior Consultant for Workplace Consulting AS. Tomorrow I will be heading of to Fornebu, working for Telenor as System Specialist Middelware.Been three very good years at WPC, but heading off to Telenor to get even more hands-… more »
Jeremy driving the Peel 50, a must see
November 30th, 2009[youtube]rwKNL_YAZmk[/youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwKNL_YAZmk more »
Out running...for a while
November 29th, 2009This morning me and Dag Anders agreed that we should go out running. We talked about using our bikes, but since it was a bit frosty we decided to run. Very nice weather when we started, and it seemed like we should get two very good hours...could not be… more »
How to correctly build ginger bread houses
November 29th, 2009SINTEF Building and Infrastructure have just published a document on how to construct ginger bread houses according to their recommendation. Good to see that they have some fun at work as well, but not to be mistaken, it is serious work... Read the recom… more »
Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga in concert
November 28th, 2009I granted Elin two tickets to the Christmas concert with Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga as the morning gift from me (together with a pair of earrings). She wanted me to join her, and today was the day for the concert. Both artists are very good, and t… more »
Blind testing caviar
November 28th, 2009I had bought caviar from Coop here the other day, but Elin insisted that Mills caviar was waaaay better. I challenged her, and arranged a blind test. Prepared two spoons, and made her decide who was best - meaning according to her, which one was Mills. T… more »
New glass fuse does the trick
November 26th, 2009Some days ago the lamp we got as a wedding present this summer suddenly did not bring light to our living room anymore. I tried to change the light bulb, but no, it did not do the trick. Luckily I frequently read the blog to my colleague from Bertel O. S… more »
Reach level 3 boost to unlock 'Mr C'
November 20th, 2009Ever tried out Cyclomaniacs and wondered hot to achieve the "Reach level 3 boost to unlock 'Mr C'" achievement? Well, the way to do it is to get boost, and while you have a boost you must fill up your stuntmeter to get another boost...and if you do t… more »
Pica pica outside my window
November 19th, 2009Working home today when suddenly a Pica Pica, or European Magpie landed just outside my window. Since I had the video camera right next to me I got the bird on tape, because remember if you get it on tape, you can get it in cash.
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The Twins - Tessa de Loo
November 19th, 2009Two women, both born in 1916, meet each other at the thermal institute of the famous health resort Spa. One, Anna, is German. The other, Lotte, is Dutch, but not by origin: her impeccable German gives her away. She turns out to be the twin sister of Anna… more »
Ghost:Dog - First Book of Samuel
November 17th, 2009Finally I got my ass to Platekompaniet and bought this album which I've mentioned several times already in my blog. Not much on their website, more to be found if you follow the links to either Facebook or Myspace. more »
Margaret Berger - Pretty Scary Silver Fairy
November 17th, 2009Platekompaniet 20,- NOK, but I must admit that even though I not a hardcore pop-kinda-guy, and have rejected everything from Idol in public...Margaret Berger, even if she attended Idol, this ain't bad. more »
Draumir - The Island
November 17th, 2009Bought for 20,- NOK at Platekompaniet. http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draumir more »
Applying the same filter to many senders using Gmail
November 17th, 2009It is not that straightforward, meaning - you really need the user guide to figure it out, but when I finally found it, piece of cake. http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8870Samsvarer med: from:((xx@yy.com OR dd@cc.com))G… more »
My pulse when driving a 250cc
November 16th, 2009My cousin Martin have just bought a 250cc bike which I was so lucky to test last weekend. Since we just had been out running I turned on my Polar-watch and recorded my pulse. Even if I was very, very careful and not driving like crazy (did not even wear… more »
Russia and atomic waste
November 16th, 2009Jezzes!!!
Russia is getting buried in nuclear waste - about 550 million tons
www.earthtimes.org/...atomic-waste.html
That is...a lot!! Compare it to this article about a tunnel being built here in Norway. They describe a million tons of rocks as… more »
Peace yet again restored with Sweden
November 16th, 2009Refering to the dog poop incident here the other day, where my conclusion was that I felt good, but it did not solve the problem. I was wrong, snow on Saturday (and a major hang over) so I was not able to verify it then, but yesterday I did...and...it wa… more »
Someone loves Linda
November 15th, 2009On my way from the train station to the office I spotted this writing made out of rocks: "I love u Linda" more »
Fu¤#¤!@ Swedish dog owner
November 13th, 2009Just when Elin went out this morning to drive to work I realised that I had forgotten something in the car. On my way out I saw a guy letting his dog poop on our lawn. When returning from the car I saw the guy jogging away, and 1 minute later when passin… more »
She thinks my tractor is sexy
November 11th, 2009LOL!!...She thinks my tractor's sexyIt really turns her onShe's always staring at meWhile I'm chuggin alongShe likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the landShe's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tanShe's the only one who… more »
Generation Kill kicks ass!
November 11th, 2009Spent some time reading more about Generation Kill this evening, and I must say I dig it even more (is that possible??). I was not aware of the fact that the story is based on real life experiences, and also real life characters. The mini serie is based… more »
My blog software once again upgraded
November 11th, 2009Now I'm running B2Evolution 3.3.2 "Venice". A simple process upgrading from 3.3.1 to 3.3.2, just uploaded with my FTP-software "newer files only". Some bugs have been fixed, apart from that no major changes more »
Stupid quiz from Dagbladet
November 11th, 2009There has been a major issue in the newspapers that the government car which drove our industry minister, Trond Giske, broke the speed limit. As a follow-up of this, Dagbladet presents a quiz where people can say whether they think This is bad T… more »
Saturday and Sunday at home
November 10th, 2009Saturday morning started with very nice weather in Mosjøen so I took a short run up the nearest mountain. Later that day me and Ingrid drove to both Korgen and Båsmoen where Jonas and I tok the dog called Rag out to play. Sunday was quite cold, and what… more »
Travelling up north
November 8th, 2009On my way home on Friday. more »
Hit me baby one more time
November 5th, 2009On our way to the kindergarten today Anders and I spotted two guys in a van. They parked along the road, opened the trunk and started lifting various things out of it. Anders got kinda curios off course so we stopped. Then one of them got behind the whee… more »
Does Darth Vader pay tax?
November 5th, 2009Check it out yourself http://skattelister.no/skatt/sok/?q=Darth%20Vader Also this one http://skattelister.no/skatt/sok/?q=Darth%20Vader and not to forget the one I have posted earlier http://skattelister.no/skatt/sok/?q=Darth%20Vader more »
Shoe tossing
November 4th, 2009Plenty of shoes seen hanging on wires around in Oslo. Heard about the crack theory first time when watching a tv show about Nina Persson living in New York. Just now read an article about this phenomenon here in Norway http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/… more »
Conquering the climbing wall
November 4th, 2009Pregnant woman conquering the climbing wall at Lundebygrenda kindergarten more »
Me as David Toska
November 4th, 2009Last weekend, Halloween-party at Simen og Kia. I came as David Toska, pretty me! more »
For some AC/DC is worth killing for
November 3rd, 2009"A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a violent assault sparked by his fondness for the Aussie rockers.I'm really impressed by the victim who according to the local police force "...wasn't overly interested in assisting the p… more »
You can't find everything on Spotify!
November 2nd, 2009You can't replace your whole music collection with Spotify. If you for instance want to play something with "The Plastic People Of The Universe", Spotify can't help you. And I can't play Spotify in my car, the argument "You just buy an Ipod, then just tr… more »
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