Escape from boredom

Friends of me has said it, I repeat it – Egil Svartdahl is scary! And even worse, he is able to scare others as well by being the preacher man and pretending to always know whats best. I read this article “Jakten på Satans tjenere” http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2006/11/28/521105.html. Afterwards I also found this article http://www.forskning.no/Artikler/2002/september/1032951528.94 written by Didrik Søderlind. Didrik is one the guys behind Kjettersk Kjeller http://www.kjetter.com/ which I would recommend!

My latest book “Nikkel, jern og blod” by Alf R. Jacobsen. Yet again about WW2 in the northern part of Norway, this time focused on the former Petsamo, now Pechengsky district http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechenga_District and the battle for the enormous nickel resources hidden there. Until now I had no idea how important those resources was for the Nazis during WW2. The book has also enlightened me on the role of Finland during WW2, why they formed an alliance with Germany to get protection from Stalin and such.

Read Per Haddals review of the book http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/litteratur/article1546142.ece

Feel the groove and dance away, but first learn the basic steps…
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If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
Speech after the German invasion of the Soviet Union (June 1941)

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Churchill

If you live in Oslo you might find this interesting, old photos of Oslo taken from the air. Found a picture of Haugerud from 1960 http://www.byarkivet.oslo.kommune.no/OBA/ (Choose “Flyfotodatabasen” in the upper right corner)

From my high school years I knew the vocalist Ivan Magnussen in the band Ghost Dog. Read about the in the local newspaper here the other day, and took a note reminding me to check them out when in front of the computer the next time. Did not know what to expect, in fact: for some reason I did not expect to like the music…but, sometimes it helps to have low expectations, because I really enjoyed it I must say.

Make your own opinion at http://www.myspace.com/dogsghost

Up north, borrowing my grandmothers old Ford Sierra 2.0 CLS year model 1989, a red beauty. Or at least, it used to be a red beauty as long as I frequently was home and nursed it. Now when years passes between each time I’m at home its beauty vanishes day by day. On the hood there was heavy oxidation and immediate measures was needed. I bought Turtle Wax Super Cleaner and got to work.

The picture shows the hood when I had just started. On the left I have used the Super Cleaner wax, and on the rest you can clearly see that the painting is almost white.

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After the use of Super Cleaner and then treatment with car polish. The car is as I say: Pretty from far away, but far away from pretty (directly translated from Norwegian). The paint has still some spots that have lost much color, but at least now the protection is much better.

Yesterday I traveled home to Mosjøen. Due to a small error in the process of ordering tickets I had managed to book myself from Torp, Sandefjord. So here is my travel report.

Haugerud subway station at 11.49. Note the snow by the way…

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Then at Oslo S at 12:39

Then a short stop in Drammen at 13:17

Sandefjord train station at 14:41, waiting for a taxi

Enjoying myself at Sandefjord, Torp Lufthavn writing postcards to friends. Time 15:57

Enjoying food at Sandefjord at 16:11

Trondheim, or Værnes, at 20:21, boarding for the last flight, from Trondheim to Namsos then finally at Mosjøen 21:55

Then the morning view in Mosjøen…no snow!!

But NO, in Oslo it is winter. Now in Mosjøen, this is what http://www.yr.no have to say about the weather. For those of you not able to read Norwegian, Mosjøen where I am right now is right on the map where it is the darkest blue, meaning “Very much rain” at Helgeland and Saltfjellet, therefore the “OBS Varsel” in red on top…

Update 2 hours later

My latest book, “Få meg på for faen”. Needed something to read on my way home today. It lasted a couple of hours. Have been praised in the press http://www.samlaget.no/item.cfm?id=13906&read=lang_omtale, in my opinion … somewhat funny, but then again as Elin says: “You read only about the WW2 and Islam”
Anyhow, since Charlotte plays a part at the theater in this play and we might go to see her as Alma, I thought I had to read it anyhow http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/netuser/repertoire/presentation.asp?pid=212