Almost december...

Its so close I can feel it:)

Here's a list of places to buy x-mas presents:

http://www.reddbarna.no/butikk

http://www.givemefive.no/

http://www.sos-barnebyer.no/gi-et-bidrag/julegavekort/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.gaversomforandrerverden.no/home/default.aspx

http://www.purnorsk.no/

http://www.verdensgaver.no/?price=0

http://www.symbolskegaver.no/

http://www.care.no/Stott-CARE/Gaver/

It's time to give back:)

1 True Love refers to God


2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments


3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues


4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists


5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.

6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation


7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments


8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes


9 Ladies dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit


10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments


11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles


12 Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

Here is a crazy thought, argh no, it went away. thats my problem, but I'm working thru it. Meanwhile, I'm still in England, enjoying my self, well as much as I can with this exam hanging over me, it needs to be finnish in 4 days so I can send it to Norway. It's going to write about norwegian dialects (Oslo, Hedmark, Trøndelag and Nordland btw) I have build myself a playlist with study music on so its easier to concentrate, but it's not always working. on the list I have, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice, Dave Matthews, Ray LaMontagne, Sigur Ros, Simon&Garfunkel, Vamp, the Cranberries, Leonrad Cohen, Eva Cassidy, Damien Jurado and some song I don't have a clue who has written them. Like this one:

Stop, wash your face take a look at your self and the God you believe in

Stop, wash your hands you better go to the church and pray

Stop, wash your face pick a gun and try it out, it's easy to handle

Stop, wash you face with the many who ran away

Is this feeling something new I haven't felt before

oh, help there is smoke around me, I can't see you anymore

But all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No they don't care

all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No, they don't care

Zoom in, Zoom out for the situation that we're seeing

Did you loose your faith before you came to sleep

Is there something wrong with the human being

Stop before we fall to deep

Is this feeling something new I haven't felt before

oh, help there is smoke around me, I can't see you anymore

But all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No they don't care

all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No, they don't care

dadum dadum baba iadium

wee adidu di um da ayo o ah

badum dadum dada iadium

wee adiudum da ayo o ah

Dado dado baba iadium

wee adiudum da ayo o ah

all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

Nooooooo

all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No, they don't care

all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No they don't

No no no

all I wanna know is do they do they doo they

all I wanna know is do they care 'bout us

No, they don't care

August 2010

Wow, this month sure went past fast. As of today I've been in England 2 months and 4 days and summer is officially over. Now that school is starting again its soon time for me to travel back to Noway, but just for a week and then I'm heading back. the time spent in England have been different, but very good. My boyfriend have been fantastic and I've met a lot of his friends and family several times, been up London a few times and seen some Ballet shows, experienced the standard English pub and had a fairly relaxing summer all in all.

Uni. is coming up and I'm hoping I can catch a few classes when in Norway, I've been reading a bit about Christianity, but now is the time to start crackin'. Except that I'm gonna go away to wales and not be able to read in the car, hopefully have some time tomorrow.

Been listening to some good music lately, here are some of them:

http://shinkawasaki.bandcamp.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_YAnPrAICs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoTcfsk09Ak

"London Baby!"

"London calling" by the clash should come to every bodies mind when they hear the word London, at least people who aren't from London or Great Britain. London is even better than what I remember, but I do miss the dancing view of it and all of my fellow Lundehaugen students, the theatres, museums, streets, people. Royal Opera House, the place, the Dominion, the Laban Institute, Pineapple Dance studios. what an amazing place, and the fact that I'm living here now is crazy. I've been to central London a few times these weeks, it takes an hour and 20 minutes or so to get to the core of London, so I've began to get known with the underground system, but with out a handsome man on my arm to guide me or a map I'm still completely lost out there.

At the moment I'm having a little break from my reading of Karl Ove Knausgaard - Min Kamp bind 2, and I lost the place where I stopped reading before I went to Thailand, so I had to find where I left of i started at ca page 300 and now I'm at page 400 and I'm finally thinking I'm sure I have not read this before. I love how a book have its own little Universe that you just get lost in, that's why I love reading and also why I'm having trouble finishing Henning Mankell - the Chinese, because it's so good I don't want it to end.

Today the idea is to make Risengroet (rice pudding/porridge) the Norwegian way, because the one they have here isn't very tasteful, but I'm gonna wait until he calls to say when he's of from work. I'm hoping I just don't burn it.

The pictures that are connected to this entreaty are from the days that we've been to London, not the big tourist sites because I've seen them before, we just went walking around taking in sense of the city. One day I went in to London for shopping, but in the chaos i need someone else to cling to so all I found was this skirt, which I love! :D

Peace and Love from London!
AM

La vie en Rose

Min forelskelse i Paris bare fortsetter, i går så jeg på Edith Piaf filmen "La vie en Rose" eller "La Môme" som den heter på fransk. Tror jeg skal lære meg fransk i sommer viss jeg ikke finner noe annet å gjøre. her er i hvert fall noen bilder og videolinker fra filmen og Ediths fantastiske sanger:

Non, je ne regrett rien: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5gpBncR8zI

La vie en rose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Dz3-k1d9I&feature=related

Padam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfmguyDRBwU&feature=related

La foule: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGN9uoFtZ8

her er noen andre fantastiske franske klipp:

Jacques Brel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_6A0XnMyw&feature=PlayList&p=F15948E2374FD3C5&playnext_from=PL&index=66&playnext=1&shuffle=49

Le Chanson D'amour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygCjjb865a8

Louis Garrel e fanstastisk skuespiller både i Le chanson D'amour og i The Dreamers

the dreamers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbiLwi557T4&feature=PlayList&p=A528EA183F720670&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

Nattevåke?

Lesing til examen har vert i gang for fullt lenge, men d e nå angsten og nervene komme. eg kjenne eg begynne å bli skikkelig urolig for denne examen, eg like ikkje skriftlig, og heller ikkje så veldig godt muntlig så dette love jo godt. Holde på å skrive om Jødedommen nå, og den har eg sånn ok kontroll på, men så spørs d då om d e nok. har egentlig bare mest lyst å bli ferdig me hele greia. men d e jo religon, så d ska nok gå. først så kan eg mest om hinduismen, men ikke tekstene, kan om det abstraktet i buddhismen og litt retninger, men mangfoldet er så stort, d er nesten umulig og få overblikk. Jødedommen kan eg bare generellt om og Islam bare noen få detaljer om litt om muhammads liv. Eg tar nok litt hardt i men d gjeld å ikkje tro man kan det og bare slappe av, eneste grunnen til at eg skrive her e at eg har holdt på me den samma siå i neste en time.

Dessuten har eg hatt en del vikar timer i mai i barnehage, den siste eg var i var d så utrolig skjønne unger (de e jo alle skjønne då), men d e noe spesielt me de nr de e 2-3år og akkuratt har klart å lære seg navnet ditt og alltid skal vise deg nye ting som har skjedd. Savne ungene og ungene oppe i bergen. Lurer på om eg får tid å besøke dem i Bergen?

A little piece of the Universe

Overhørte noen i klassen snakkte plutselig om herr Sinclair visa (den færøyske folkevisa som eg så gjerne prøvde å lære meg i forfjor), så da mått jo eg inn på nettet å finne den rocka versjonen og nå eg eg helt hekta. Her er teksten som TYR synger, men ikkje alle versa er med i denne versjonen da:

Sinklars Vísa Lyrics

Herr Sinklar drog over salten hav,
Til Norge hans kurs monne stande;
Blant Gudbrands klipper han fant sin grav,
Der vanked så blodig en pande.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

Ved Romsdals kyster han styred I land,
Erklærete sig for en fjende;
Hannem fulgte efter fjortenhundrede mand
Som alle havde vondt I sinde.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

De skændte og brændte, hvor de kom frem,
All folkeret monne de krænke,
Oldingens avmagt rørte ei dem,
De spotted den grædende enke.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

Soldaten er ude på Kongens Tog,
Vi selv må Landet forsvare;
Forbandet være det niddingsdrog
Som nu sit Blod vil spare.

- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
De bønder af Våge, Lesje og Lom
Med skarpe økser på nakke,
I Bredebøjg tilsammen kom
Med skotten så ville de snakke.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

Tæt under lide der løber en Sti
Som man monne Kringen kalde,
Lågen skynder sig der forbi,
I den skal fienden falde.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

Med døde kropper blev Kringen strødd,
De ravner fikk nok at æde;
Det ungdoms blod, som her udflød,
De skotske piger begræde.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

End kneiser en Støtte på samme Sted,
Som Norges Uvenner monne true.
Ve hver en Nordmand, som ei bliver hed,
Så tidt hans Øjne den skue.
- Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede

Ah, good times. Gode minner fra alle stordans kveldene med både norske og islandske versjoner av ulike viser:) Peace!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I1geB7U5VI&feature=PlayList&p=F15948E2374FD3C5&playnext_from=PL&index=65&playnext=1