It feels as if I'm closing a circle now ( Read more... )

Well, to-day was the last day of Christmas, and I have put away the last of my Christmas stuff ( Read more... )

The question was what my weapon of choice would be for a zombie apocalypse ( Read more... )

I read in the papers yesterday that Twelfth Night is the last day of Christmas in England and other parts of the world ( Read more... )

So, how shall I summarize 2011? The year of the Arabian Spring. The year of Fukushima. The year of economic trouble in the Eurozone ( Read more... )

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Myself, I spent Christmas Eve visiting my sister and then my grandparents.

Christmas Day was spent slacking off and dining at an Indian restaurant.

Today, Boxing Day, I visited my parents.

A very quiet Christmas indeed. Just the kind I like.

My hearing aids have been going from just about adequate to next-to-useless this winter. But I didn't get around to call and book a meeting with the Audiology department until a month ago. Now, however, I have had my hearing tested. No change; I'm still almost deaf without the blessed things ( Read more... )

To-day I finally got to pick up the final part of the ginormous novel known as Dream of Red Manisons at my local bookstore. The last volume is called Age of Stone. Earlier parts are called Age of Gold, Age of Silver, Age of Copper and Age of Iron. At least in the Swedish translation, which I am reading ( Read more... )

It's my birthday to-day ( Read more... )

The first day of the new year always seems like a fresh beginning to me. And a good day to think about new year resolutions.

My resolutions for this year are:

Quit sugar. As in no more candy and sweetened foods.

Get a better job.

That's it...

Good luck with your new year resolutions!