toilet wash

I can take a shower in my bathroom again. Well, it cannot really be called a bathroom since it is just a toilet which I happen to take showers in. It is really small and I shower in front of the toilet and washbowl. The drain to the washbowl and when I take showers is the same and now and then I need to clean it from my hair and stuff since it makes the water go away more slowly. On Thursday the water was running out very slowly and there was basically no hair which could hinder it. So I bought some caustic soda to fix it.

However, it made it worse. The water was disappearing more slowly and slowly. Not good at all since I needed to wash my hair for the party. So I ended up washing my hair over the toilet. To keep the toilet from flooding. Felt quite weird. But a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.

Quite frustrating as well since the weekend was coming up and I had to wait to contact a plumber. But to my surprise when I got home from the Christmas party on Friday it was all working as it should. It took more than one day to make the plug in the drain disappear. I am happy that I do not have to worry about that and take showers somewhere else.

time for bed at this hour

It is past five. Just settling down after coming home from the Christmas party. Walked a short part by myself to Norreport to get to the metro. Was quite calming walking there in the dark and even hearing some birds twittering. Very soothing actually. Then I just wanted to get onto the metro to reach my bed and head into it as soon as possible

But of course that did not happen and I happen to end up in front of the computer writing this message to however that is interested in a somewhat drunken message in the middle of the night. But sometimes I just need to let it out even at the oddest times.

Getting home to my apartment I am listening to 'Supermassive black hole' by Muse and I just wish I had my L hear and a dance floor so we could just go crazy. You know what I mean. Maybe you all know if you know us or the beat of the song.

However, it was a really nice evening. At the end we left to head for a club, ended up at Mc Donalds and I guess did not really have the energy to move on. I think it was a good idea, I need to get some sleep. And here I am. Still awake. Come on, time for bed.

But a nice evening, and some good dancing with the guys as a good substitute to all my girls.

weekend in ireland

Back in town after a nice vacation. Although, it would have been nice to have just one more day to relax at home. It is like you need vacation after the vacation. At least when it is a weekend one and you come home late on Sunday evening. But it was all worth it of course. It was a really nice weekend in Dublin. And it is interesting to see how vacations can be different depending on who you are traveling with.

So us girls went to visit the girls working in Dublin. Unfortunately it was a quite cold weekend, not colder than Copenhagen but apparently the coldest in Dublin for years. The weekend started with lunch at Google where K works. Very interesting to see how different offices can be. My company is much more old and traditional and Google is very young and modern. At Google you would assume people wearing suits are visitors and at my work it is the opposite where somebody wearing jeans is in for a visit.

We of course made it to some bars, many many to choose from. We also paid a visit to Jameson distillery and had a tour finishing it off with a glas of their whiskey. I tried it with cranberry juice, which may sound weird but was actually very nice. And of course we made some shopping. I did not find much, but a few things that were quite a catch. A pair of grey ancle boots from Clarks on sale, really nice. Just need to get used to walking in higher heels. Then a gorgeous coat from one of those stores you do not really want to admit you boght something from, but is okay over here since no one else has it. Unfortunately it is more of a spring coat which means I have to wait forever until I can use it. Crappy, cold weather over here.

Now I just need to plan for my next getaway weekend destination.

vacation

Well, only for one day but still. Tomorrow morning I am off to Dublin for a nice little weekend. The last two days was quite busy in to the last minutes. Some things had to be done before this months book close and since I am not there tomorrow it had to be done today. Especially this task today was really annoying, all these unmatched postings had to be moved from one account to another. One by one. Only moving one posting took quite some time. During each reposting I had to go to the printer to pick up a paper. Quite annoying. But, I was efficient and fast since I wanted to take my 4 o'clock day today as well. I made it. Well well.

Then I went shopping. Not at all because I got my salary today. A nice pair of Cheap Monday jeans was bought. But it is not nice that they cost 400 DKK when they cost 400 SEK in Sweden. With 1 DKK being 1.38 SEK it is not nice at all. But it is good for all Swedes transfering their salaries to Sweden, they get quite a raise.

Now I am off to bed to at least get a few hours of sleep before I need to wake up again. So see you later alligator. When I am back I can put another country on my list.

dublin baby!

On Friday we have takeoff. To Dublin. So will have a shorter week since I am taking the day off on Friday. Will be really nice to get away. Especially to some place new. I am already dreaming of the next place to visit. But first things first, I am going to Dublin. Most comments I get is concerning Guinness and whiskey. I do not like either of them. Although I believe I might have to try a Guinness anyway. Feels like I cannot go to Dublin without drinking one.

Taking a flight on Friday morning and meeting up with J, flying from Stockholm, at the airport in Dublin. Then we will meet up with the girls working in Dublin at the moment. Will be nice to see all of the girls again. I need my dosage of girlfriends since I do not get any of that here in Copenhagen.

Really looking forward to Dublin.

no work ethics today

Not a good day for me at work. It feels like I am just dragging out the hours until I can go home. Maybe it feels like that because I am doing just that. At least for the last couple of hours. I have theories about this, firstly I had a very strange night since I woke up many times and did not sleep very well. Secondly, I am stuck with the reconcilliation I am working on right now. I think I am just too tired to try figuring it out. There is a new day tomorrow with, hopefully, more energy.

57 minutes until workday is over. (Although I am planning on leaving a few minutes earlier...)

good job Sweden

I really appreciate having some of the Swedish TV channels here in Denmark. Sure, it is only the three free ones: SVT1, SVT2, and TV4 the channels I barely watched in Sweden. But there is not much I like of the stuff aired on Danish channels. Mostly I think I just watch movies and series on my computer instead. However, once in a while I watch something on the Swedish channels and it feels nice to keep track with some shows. I watch Idol for example.

This weekend I turned on the TV and realized they was airing the first competitions from the World Cup in cross country. I have sometimes watched it at home as well when waking up in the morning eating breakfast. It was nice to be able to do it here in Denmark as well. I am especially glad I happen to do it this weekend since it turned out to be a great start of the ski season for Sweden. Many medals and many outstanding and somewhat surprising performances. I am glad I got to see it and be part of it and not just read about it in the newspaper the next day. Which is usually the case when living abroad.

It is good that Denmark is only miles away from Sweden.

not according to plan

Saturday did not really turn out as planned. I think Jose Gonzales was scheduled to play at around 10 pm and before that there was some other performances and it all started at 7 pm. We headed out there right before 8 pm and was a little bit concerned walking there when we meet a lot of people walking the opposite direction. When finally arriving we see a couple of hundred people standing waiting outside on the steps. The line is not moving at all, nobody is being let inside. So we both feel like it will not happen that we will get in, and standing there waiting for forever in the cold weather. My toes had already started to become ice cubes.

Then we heard from a guy that it is basically 'one out, one in'. Which means that it would take forever and might not be let in at all. With all those people in front of us. And all of those already inside, who will leave before the main event of Jose Gonzales to let so many people in? It is not happening. An easy decision and we left for a pub instead. Into the warmth having some red wine. The evening still turned out ok.

My friend said that how many people can there be in Copenhagen that want to spend their Saturday night listening to a singer-songwriter. Many apparently.

getting into the mood

Tomorrow I am heading to the free concert where Jose Gonzalez will be playing. He is not the only one but the one I am going for. One advantage or disadvantage is that it is free and there will probably be a lot of people. Not too many I hope.



I know this is the one with the commercial, but I really like it. I love all the bouncing balls.

not dreaming of a white christmas

The first snow is here...
Please have melted away when I wake up tomorrow and look out the window. Unfortunately it is one degree below zero at the moment so it might survive the night. But I am keeping my hopes up for the sun if it appears.

I did get some Christmas feeling today though. Not from the snow but from the glögg and pepparkakor we and A had at a café tonight. We went to a Japanese restaurant and I finally got to have some sushi. But the restaurant was really cold and we left to go for somewhere warmer and just across the road there was a café. When we got closer we spoted the sign of glögg and felt that it was just perfect! Being cold and freezing we needed something hot to drink preferebly with alchohol. Perfect.