A Walk Around Town

Tonight we went for a one hour stroll around Roskilde. It felt like the beginning of summer. The cherry blossom trees were blooming and the birds were singing. It's going to be around 20 degrees for at least the next five days.

By the way, Steinunn and I have both made MySpace accounts, although were not really sure what to do with them just yet. After hours of trying to come up with decent names that weren't already taken, Steinunn ended up with "my_toast", and I got "purple_pacific". You can visit Steinunn's page here and mine here.

Here are some pictures from our walk (with very brief comments):


We found a new store. It has very cool design items, so it was hard to pull Steinunn away from the window.


A picture from a small football pitch that has net all the way around and above it.


In bloom.


A nice "No Nazis" stencil.


The sunset reflected in a pond in the park. Ducks were abundant.


More pretty flowers.


An old fire hydrant.

Finito!!!

I am DONE with my essay! Finally Finally FINALLY! I've been so sick of it in the last two days... really, really sick of it. But now it's over and done with. It is SENT and out of my hands.
I am now officially "Property of Project" which I can live with...

Essay and Iceland

I wonder why the sun always begins to shine, and the weather is always fantastic when I have an essay due in a few days? The weather here is wonderful, warm and sunny, but I don't get to enjoy it because I have an essay due next week and I gotta work at the hostel this weekend. When I've handed in the essay I am officially the property of my project until it is finished... or almost ;) I am actually packing my books and papers and going to Iceland for a few days in May :) My parents asked me if I could squeeze in a short visit and at first I thought "no, not possible, no time!". But then I thought, "why not? I am just writing at home anyway". So, I'm going home on the 3rd of May and will stay for 5 days. It will be nice to go home for a bit :)It's always nice to come home... hoooooooome :) It's nice either way it is.. going home to Denmark is also very nice. I have TWO homes! Lucky me :)

Comic

Surfing the internet, I stumbled upon a very funny comic. It's called "Cyanide and Happiness" and it's all stick figures. Here's a sample:


Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

The strips are anything from one panel (as above) up to 9 panels, so th form varies quite a bit.

You can see more strips here

Easter Weekend

This weekend, we went for an extended tour of Northern Zealand. Friday we visited my mother in Hornbæk, and we spent Saturday with my dad and others in the summer house in Evetofte. Here are the words and images to describe it all.


Steinunn satisfies her insatiable need for patting kitty cats. This is my mother's neighbour's cat. The neighbour has two cats, but she doesn't seem to be taking very good care of them. They are both very friendly though.


Shadows and easter decorations.


This is my mother's cat Bella. She is not feeling very well. She's lost a lot of weight lately, and therefore my mother took her to the vet. The vet says that Bella has kidney failure, so, regrettably, she will die soon. My mother has decided to put her down to put her out of her misery. We got Bella from my school teacher Irene almost 11 years ago, and she's been a good cat. We'll miss you Bella...


And now for something completely different:

Steinunn and I arrived early at my dad's summer house on Saturday, so I helped with some of the final touches on the outside of the new shed that he is building (by the way we didn't tear down the old shed this weekend as I had expected, so that story will have to wait). In this picture I'm holding a board in place with my head, while my dad is putting the screws in.


Another board is added to the house.


When the rest of the gang had arrived, it was time for chokoladesnegle (chocolate snails). Although the name doesn't really ring well in English, they taste very good.


After cake and coffee, it was time for one of my family's signature "brisk walks on the beach in cold weather" (We also took one of those with my mother on Friday). After making our way along the beach for half a kilometer we went up the dunes to take an inland path on the way back. As these pictures demonstrate, the climb proved to be more difficult than you would expect.


Here, my father is struggling to climb the shifty sand. Dressed in black on the right is Lærke, and Anette, Anette Reenberg, Lars, Henrik and Mads are waiting in the background. Just for the record, I'll give a quick background on who they all are. My sister Anette has already been presented on the blog. Anette Reenberg is my dad's girlfriend. Lars and Henrik are her sons. Lærke is Lars' girlfriend, and Mads is Henrik's friend.


The group is making the final push to the summit of the treacherous dunes.


Back at the summer house, it was time for drinks. My dad, Henrik, Lars and Anette Reenberg went to Australia for Christmas. On their way home, they had a layover in Singapore and they had a Singapore Sling in the hotel where the drink was invented. So of course we had to taste the drink as well. Buying all of the ingredients and differents kinds of liquor for the drinks had cost over 500 kroner according to my information, so it wasn't cheap. In this picture, Henrik is measuring liquor under the strict supervision of my dad. Precision is key.


The result of the long mixing process was tasty (and pretty to look at).


Anette, Lærke and Henrik chatting.


Steinunn and I spent the night in the summer house, because we didn't feel like taking the long ride home in the night. Instead, we went home Sunday morning. Regrettably, my dad and I misread the timetable for the train, so Steinunn and I ended up having to wait at the small, deserted station in Melby for nearly 40 minutes. Judging from the interior of the station, the teenagers in the area spend a lot of their free time writing slogans on the walls. Not a lot for them to do out there in the country, I guess.


This broken watch sums up the experience of waiting at Melby station... time stands still.

Happy Easter!

Yesterday, a care package arrived from Iceland. It contained two slightly broken, chocolate eggs and two colorful easter decorations (see picture below). Steinunn's parents sent the package to make Steinunn's first easter away from the family a little less difficult.


Tomorrow we're going to visit my mother, and Saturday will bring the long-awaited demolition of the shack at my dad's summer house. We'll bring you a full report of how that went on monday.

Warmth and chocolate

Spring is here! YAY!!! We like it when it’s sprrriiiing :) Everything is nicer and everyone is happier. It’s just better when it’s spring :)

Then it’s almost Easter! I (Steinunn) didn’t actually realize until my mother told me on the phone that she had just sent us our Easter Eggs from home and I went “uuuhh, why?”. You see, when school is as hectic as it is right now, you don’t really notice that sort of thing. You are just doing school work all the time. Doesn’t matter if it’s Sunday or Wednesday you need to do school work. And if you are not doing schoolwork, you feel guilty because you feel like you’re cheating. Anyway, it’s Easter next weekend and this week our wonderful Easter Eggs will arrive from Iceland filled with Icelandic candy and wise words. I can’t wait!

So, happy chocolate eating holiday all!