20.2.06

The Monday List: Enough with the freakin' snow, already!

No, seriously. Stop it. It's not funny anymore. It's snow - we've seen it before. We're in Norway, remember?!

Anyway, here's my top 5 list for why Winter (in Norway) sucks:

1) It's cold: -20 feckin degrees outside where I live this morning. Geez!

2) It's wet: The snow clings to my feet and then melts in huge puddles of water in my hallway.

3) It's dark. Really, it's VERY dark. Like, Vin Diesel-y "Pitch Black" dark.

4) It's snowy. Yes, we've got plenty. It's like being trapped in a frickin Christmas Card. Puh-lease.

5) It's slippery. I've only fallen flat on my ass once so far this year, but still...

Winter's highly overrated.

13.2.06

Bit Back From London - It's all good!

So, back from a combined seminar/weekend in London, all exhausted and filled to the brim with fresh knowledge in the murky science of PA systems and sales techniques. Woot! Also pretty much filled to the brim with cheap lager, but that's a whole other story.

Now, you may like or dislike Peavey and their gear, but one simply cannot ignore the superior knowledge of their leading seminar holder here in Europe, Eric Lund; the big man is extremely knowledgable and yet he disperses this knowledge in a way that anyone can understand it. Kudos to you, Mr. Lund, you're a right good bloke.

I got to watch the "We will rock you" musical again, and I swear it was even better this time. And I'm not even THAT much of a Queen fan.

Also, I'm pretty sure I bumped into Pete Postlethwaite at one of the pubs near Soho, but I'm not gonna bet on it. It did look a lot like him though AND he gave me that "Oh my, seems someone has recognized me, better not come to this place again, then" look as he passed me by on the way out. Pete, sorry if I scared you away from your favourite pub - I probably won't be back in a while, so it's safe for you to go back now.

Finally, on the touchy subject of Norwegians (and Danes, for that matter) and the freedom of press, I'd just like to say that I'm firmly pro and con war, peace, politics, freedom, human rights, animal rights, amoeba rights, snow, slush, rain, expensive alcohol, cold coffee, stupid people, smart people, cartoons and Microsoft Internet Explorer. And I'll stand by that until someone tells me to do otherwise.



*sniff* Do I smell something burning...?