Posted 23:09 CET Monday August 2nd, 2010 (32 days ago).
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Ah, summer vacation. I’ve had my first week, where Anniken and I have spent two days with my family and friends back home and the weekend in Bodø for a wedding. We didn’t see any polar bears and it was too far south for the midnight sun this time of year, but the wedding and the boat trip with Nordlændingen in the wind and the rain was excellent. Plus how can old colleagues from Rubberduck and an open bar possibly fail? It can’t.
Yesterday we moved a car load of Anniken’s stuff to my our apartment. There are more cushions in the living room now than I thought possible. The number of pink objects in the apartment has also increased considerably over the last few months. Thankfully, I’ve been able to negotiate a deal where I will still be master of my own tiny domain; the two tables with my computer gear. Don’t get me wrong, though, I really enjoy both the subtle and not so subtle changes. Now official being two people living in the apartment feels great.
Posted 16:27 CET Sunday July 25th, 2010 (40 days ago).
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In addition to playing a lot of computer games*, I also read a book now and then. Recently I finished the sixth book in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. Despite it only being a mere 400 pages, I used at least half a year to get through it. Sometimes, I’m just a very slow reader. I’m wondering how long the last book in the series will be on my night stand; it weights in at almost 850 pages. By the way, if you like Stephen King or just fantasy fiction in general, then the books about The Dark Tower are certainly something you should read.
After I finished “Song of Susannah”, I moved from fictions to facts for a while. Diversity is good for you. I read through the second edition of “Effective Java” and right now I’m half way through “The Pragmatic Programmer”, a book that should be mandatory reading for everyone involved in software development. The Pragmatic Programmer was written 10 years ago, but most of what the book covers still apply today.
To spice things up a little, Hallvard recommended that I read “The Road”. You’ve probably heard of or even seen the big screen adaption featuring Viggo Mortensen. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where we follow two unnamed characters, the Man and the Boy. An unexplained catastrophe has destroyed civilization and killed off almost all life on Earth. The days are gray as the sky is covered with ashes while the nights are pitch black. The two move south on The Road, with a vague hope of finding warmth and other people. Continue reading "“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy." →
Posted 15:32 CET Saturday July 24th, 2010 (41 days ago).
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Me and Hans Olav envisioned and put together this drink earlier this year. It might look a bit like a Mojito, but it’s not and the taste is also a bit different. While a Mojito is a rather sweet drink, the Summer Surprise is fresher, maybe even a tad bitter because of the Gin. Here’s what you need to try it yourself:
4 cl White Rum
2 cl Gin
Lime
Ice
Schweppes Lemon
Preparation:
1. Fill half the glass with ice, either cubes or crushed ice. Personally, I think ice cubes work better, but it might be because I’ve never tried with proper crushed ice, just slush ice.
2. Cut the lime in four and squeeze the juice from all four pieces. Put two of the pieces in the glass.
3. Mix the Gin and the White Rum in the with the rest.
4. Top with Schweppes Lemon.
5. Add a straw.
6. Profit.
Posted 20:36 CET Thursday July 22nd, 2010 (43 days ago).
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Last weekend me and Anniken joined two of her friends and their boyfriends and met at a cabin in Grimstad. I lived there (not in the cabin, but in the city) for three years while studying to get my Bachelor’s degree in computer science. A small, nice town littered with students and local heroes looking for students to beat up.
Going back was nice. Even though there are now 9 years since I left, it mostly looked the same. The pub/night club where we used to hang out every now and then had been demolished because the owners wanted to build a hotel. Unfortunately, they’d forgotten all about getting the right permits for building a hotel and when they finally applied they didn’t get them. They used to have a night club, now they have parking space. Continue reading "South and Back Again." →
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