Emotions are pure trouble

but they lead us to make good music, lyrics, art! :)

Side effect of work in a kindergarden

PROCEED WITH CAUTION! HIGHLY ADDICTIVE CONTENT

When I first heard it I found it awesome! I loved it! However, this fucking yet super cute song plays on repeat on my mind in the afternoon, evening and night hours. Without taking into account that I sing it far more often than the kids themselves in the kindergarden!!! :D  

I remember it happened once again with the little Drummer boy! The whole Christmas period I was singing para pa pa pam. 

And not to forget the other highly addictive Christmas song! 

 

GOD JUL! Merry Christmas! Καλά Χριστούγεννα!! 

The benefit of understanding the language!

Learning Norwegian, or any other language, when you absolutely need to is no fun! I actually believe the necessity of the situation hinders even the progress. Or maybe this is a bad excuse I tell to my lazy self...

In any case this is a celebration post! A post to celebrate the feel good moments of actually using and enjoying the language and all the opportunities it opens for my well being here!

Soon or later in your language learning you'll get a suggestion to read one of Erlend Loe's books.
This is a fact! 

Normally this involves the 'Naive Supert' novel but the 'Tatt av kvinnen' is a far better suggestion as it's so much less confusing and it exists in film form as well. If you're a little fan of literature then you'll soon find yourself reading a second book of his. I have read now several of his works and I absolutely love his simple style and his humor! I have found that his writing has this ideal balance of heart-aching and criticism of the things Norwegian society comes short.

This is my perspective of how to mention the issues of a specific society. Yes, you can point it out, even exaggerate and make it hilarious, produce a lot of laughter but at the same time you HAVE TO care DEEPLY for this society. Maybe this is one of the reasons, I have a problem with foreigners who point fingers, through fun blogs/ comic books ect, to how ''strange'' (clearly to them) the Norwegian ways are. It can always be, of course, that I'm too stiff  to get it but let's get back to Loe. Calling him my favourite norwegian writer would be a bit of exaggeration as I have read books of only two norwegian writers but he definitely holds this place in my heart right now, anyway!

So attending the discussion, he participated at litteraturehuset i Trondheim, was something that made me very proud of my language skills and super excited! I hardly ever get excited by meeting famous people but this time my enthusiasm was skyrocketed! & Certainly he didn't let me down!

I especially admired Loe's attitude towards the novice writer, Mímir Kristjánsson, who rather dominated the discussion leaving often the audience either laughing or impressed by all the heavy literature references he managed to include to each of his responses. :) Simon Stranger, who was the third writer in the event, spoke with modesty and clarity and I think he will be the writer I'll check next. After finishing, of course, the trilogy of Doppler!

Such a well spend Saturday afternoon!!! :D

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Yesterday I was feeling a bit lonely and sad so I decided to go out for a walk. November is not my best time. I'm feeding on sun and the shorter days have always taken a toll on me, even when I lived in Greece! Anyway fresh air helps a lot, as well as fish oil but yesterday I had already consumed my fishy pills so I was putting on my sneakers

 when the landlord's cat decided to explore my apartment.

 

After her curiosity was satisfied, it was time for some petting and playing.  :D

Having a pet is great! Having a borrowed pet is even greater!! Thanks for the visit! 

You're very welcome during all the winter months and further!!!

There isn't bad weather, only bad cloths & brand quotes!

Announcement! I decided to publish all the unfinished blog entries that have accumulated since the beginning of my blogging career! So get prepared mostly for advice, descriptions of summer days in the middle of autumn and the story about my fårikål disaster around May.

Of course, as usual, expect extensive editing after the posts are published. My eyes tend to be very selective of what they choose to see as a mistake and when. (& yes, I do revise the entries a couple of times before I hit the Publish!).

I promise, though, I mostly correct my language mistakes.

Speaking of which, once I made a t-shirt for a friend with her branded quote. I picked my silly mistake three months later! & once again, recently, after browsing old photos, too!

Epiphany comes in waves!

Anyway, the initial post was about how to dress properly.

So here it comes!!!

''I found a fantastic link on how to dress babies in winter time!

I believe adults would benefit, too!

In wool we trust!!

Thank me later!

How to dress when you live in Norway ''

PS1 You can very well use the entries as a ''spot the differences'' exercise! Lucky you!! (Me? Begging for views, me? Nooooo :P ))

PS2 Guess which is my brand quote!

Winter is coming! Dress warm!!

& I got the red!!!!

What amazing northern lights had we yesterday, and the day before, and the day before the day before!
Enjoy the simple (?) pleasures of Trondheim!

How much I love this country!!!

Yes, I do!! With all my heart!

I went to the movies the other day to watch Bølgen (The wave) which I highly recommend!! With the exception of just one scene, which was stupidly cheesy and therefore ridiculously funny, the film is great! Fantastic views of Geiranger, tight and very moving script, good performances, handsome superhero, clever lines! ;) .
I'm very impressed! I hope it gets the Oscar! (Come again, which is the greek nomination???) :D
I next to hate disaster films but this one is beyond a disaster film, it's a great film, pause!

Anyway, what initiated this burst of love for the country is that it had subtitles in Norwegian. Very convenient for me, of course, but that's not the reason. When I asked a friend of mine why, he claimed that they usually do this for the deaf people! What is there not to love about this?