which means Happy New Year in Norwegian.  So this place is definately very different from what i'm used to.  First of all, everyone knows english, but nobody speaks it normally.  They all speak Norwegian.  I don't know enough to be able to talk to people yet either.  But it is my goal to learn as much as I can, so then if a Norwegian comes to ( Read more... )

I just remembered something else I wanted to write about.  Congress better pass that stupid bill to make all cars have 35 mpg at least by 2012.  This is so easily possible, because it's been done before.  My dad used to have a Geo Metro in the 90's, I think it was a 1993 model.  It always got 48 miles to the gallon.  48!!  But of course, they ( Read more... )

So, some guy went into a mall (that I used to shop at alot when I was younger) and shot 8 people, 9 including himself.  This was yesterday.  I didn't think something like that could happen in Omaha, I mean, it's not even that big (less than 500,000).  I guess there are shootings, but usually between gangs.  This was coldblooded killings of random ( Read more... )

Hmmmm....  December?  WHAT ( Read more... )

So it is almost December and time for my departure from Portland.  Crazy how the time flies.  It doesn't really feel like I lived here at all, and it probably will feel less so once I leave.  I'll probably forget about even living here.  Except for the fact that this is the first time I've lived with a boy!  And I needed to tell my boss I will be ( Read more... )

so I watched a michael moore movie the other day that really upset me.  It's called Sicko, and it's about the health care system in America.  It wasn't really about the lack of health care for poor people, but about how it screws over those with insurance.  I'm sure everyone doesn't get screwed over all that often, but the cases he presented were ( Read more... )

So, it's my birthday!  How exciting.  Though the older I get the less exciting my birthdays are.  It's just another day, just a day to feel that much older.  I feel old but yet so young.  It's wierd.  But anyway, I thought I would mention it is official I am moving to Norway, I bought my ticket yesterday.  I'll be living in Ohio the month of ( Read more... )

So I haven't been in Portland for very long, but it feels like it's been forever.  It's strange.  Matt is having an old high school friend visit this weekend.  We got drunk bar hopping last night and it was fun to hear them reminice old times.  It would be interesting if I could go back to when Matt was younger, I just can't imagine what he was ( Read more... )

Where the heck did the time go this summer?  I can't believe it, I only have about 20 days left in this beautiful landscape.  I feel I haven't really appreciated as much as I should've been, always looking forward to the future and being with my man!  Being apart just sucks.  Speaking of that, I'm having a hard time trying to find an apartment.  I ( Read more... )

wow, so it is almost august!  where the hell did the time go?  it feels like july just started.  and it's strange to think that i don't have another semester of school to look forward to.  would normally be starting the 13th.  very strange... and a little sad.  i loved college, it was some of the best years of my life.  but all good things must ( Read more... )