30.9.05

The Friday List: Essential TV (for the boys)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know: not the most exiting of lists. I'm tired and can't think of anything clever to make lists about. Hopefully I'll figure out something more exiting next week. Woosh.

1. "Lost" - 'nuff said. It's clever, exiting, has great actors and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The season 1 DVD is heading my way as we speak, can't wait to rewatch it with comments!
2. "Firefly" - It's like Buffy in Space, only without the vampires. And Sarah Michelle Gellar. So I guess it's not much like Buffy in Space at all, actually. Meh. It still rocks, though.
3. "John Doe" - Don't ask me how I came to watch this one, 'cause I won't tell. Why this show was cancelled after one season is a mystery to me, but hey, it's a great watch. DVD, please?
4. "Prison Break" - Still in it's humble beginnings, this is almost more intense than "24". A cool premise, a clever break-out plan and Dominic Purcell (the star of "John Doe") is in it. Woot!

That's it for this week.

28.9.05

Sea Monster Comes Alive!

Woah, this is equally cool and unnerving; last year a Japanese crew of scientists encountered a real, live giant squid at 900 metres depth off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands and today the images where published.

Ok, it doesn't look too intimidating in the pictures, but that thing is 8 metres long. Yikes.

Article (in English) here and pictures (Norwegian captions, sorry) here.

Freaky.

23.9.05

The Friday List: Fall music

Aight! The weekend is here, and to force myself into blogging more often, I am hereby opening the Friday List - which is where I, well, present lists of... stuff. M'kay?

So, this Friday I present you the official Bitstreem approved Fall music list; music to listen to while drinking a hot cup of chocolate/a glass of wine/beverage of choice and watching the rain pound on your livingroom window. Aaah. Here goes:

1. "Majesty" by Madrugada. This song simply reeks of Autumn. Trust me.
2. "Max Payne 2" main theme by Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto (download here). Awesome!
3. "Window Pane" by Opeth. Who says black metal guys can't be sensitive?
4. "Nothing at all" by Rob Dougan. I hear his second album might be coming out soon... Woot!
5. "Gravedigger" by Dave Matthews. Espescially the acoustic version.

That's my top 5 Fall songs, feel free to give me any recommendations.

18.9.05

My First Wedding

Well, actually not MY first wedding, but the first one I've been to. Yeah, I know, one would think that at the tender age of 29 I'd been to a wedding before, but I haven't. See, most of the weddings I've been invited to before have taken place in some other part of the country and I simply couldn't be there due to work stuff and things like that. But I digress.

Anyway, my good friend Marius married his beloved Camilla yesterday and it was a very nice wedding indeed. Not that I have much to compare it to, but the people were nice, the place where the reception/dinner was held was nice and the food was great. I enjoyed myself, even if it got a little late (yawn). Marius' speech was simply mindblowingly good, if I translated it and sold it to some Hollywood hot-shot scriptwriter I'd be a rich man. Or something.

So, this blog entry is dedicated to Camilla and Marius: live long and prosper, and remember that love will save the day.

(wipes tear from corner of eye)

16.9.05

Sorry!

Dear Blog,

Whatever you may have heard or assumed during my absence, I have not forsaken thee. September has been a ridiculous month so far, with very little spare time on my hands, and when I've had the time, I've been too drained to think of anything even remotely exiting or funny to post. However, I hope to be back on schedule within the next week and start posting MORE sporadically as opposed to less. Or was it the other way around?

Sorry for the lack of posts, and enjoy your weekend.

Regards,

Your Creator