A Natalia nos informou a boa nova. Já saiu a edição número 2 da Billboard Brasil contendo a entrevista com Morten Harket, conforme havíamos divulgado. 

Corra para as bancas e compre o seu exemplar. Vamos prestigiar e elevar o nome do a-ha no Brasil.

(capa da revista Billboard Brasil nº 2).

Agradecemos a Natalia pelo envio da informação.

• Af hvilke årsager spiller børn i 10-12 års alderen onlinespil, frem for offlinespil?
• Skaber onlinespil relationer mellem børn i 10-12 års alderen, som ellers ikke var muligt?
• Hvilke kompetencer kan det give dem fremaderetet
Teori

Som teori vil vi så vidt muligt bruge sociokulturelle og psykologiske analyser og papirer der kan hjælpe os til at forstå, hvorfor gamingkulturen er så udbredt og brugt af så mange millioner mennesker.

O pessoal da LAB344 divulgou em seu Twitter que Morten foi entrevistado para a revista Billboard Brasil. 

A edição brasileira da Billboard foi lançada no Brasil no começo do mês e a 2ª edição chega nas bancas na primeira quinzena de novembro.

Assim que houver novas informações a respeito, estaremos divulgando aqui. 

Så blev det søndag igen.

Weekenden er forbi, jeg laver lektier og afleveringer, og prøver at huske hvad jeg skal huske den næste uge.

Denne uge har været lang. Rigtig lang.

Mandag var en ganske normal mandag med skole og Piaf.

Og så kom tirsdag.

Tirsdag fik vi at vide, at Morten fra 3. y var død om morgenen under en bilulykke.

Jeg selv gik i chok og græd det meste af eftermiddagen indtil jeg tog til boksning, og det var en god beslutning, for jeg havde ikke været til boksning i rigtig lang tid, så det var bare rart at komme væk fra alle de tanker der var omkring Morten og Alexander, Mortens rigtig gode ven, som jeg holder meget af. Han var sønderknust.

Onsdag var en underlig dag pga. gårsdagens hændelser, men ellers var den meget normal. Jeg scorede gode point i idræt, da vi skulle bokse, så jeg fik lige sat min lærer på plads, for hun gjorde det forkert.  Det var for en gangs skyld rart at være i Piaf, da det kun var mig og John der var der.

Torsdag tog jeg ud at svømme efter skole fordi jeg var så øm efter to dages boksning. Da jeg kom hjem spiste vi aftensmad, og så tog mor og jeg ud til ulykkesstedet og lagde blomster og tændte et lys og græd og mindedes.

Fredag var ‘the big day’. Der var MuSGfest om aftenen og alle skulle have noget mad med. Jeg havde kylling med. Det blev en sindssyg men god fest. 1.g’erne klarede ‘trappen’ flot, og alle blev for fulde. Det var fantastisk at vågne op om morgenen til Sørens smukke trommemusik og Simons lækre morgenmad! (som om!)

Om aftenen, efter en hurtig tur hjem med et bad og to timers søvn, tog jeg tilbage til Silkeborg, for jeg skulle hjælpe til på Rampen hvor ‘When the Saints Go Machine’ og ‘Freja Loeb’ spillede. ‘Freja Loeb’ skuffede. Det var ligesom en blanding af dårligt ‘Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ og dårligere ‘The Ravonettes’, men ‘When the Saints..’ gjorde det godt! Omkring kl. 00 tog jeg med Mikkel hjem og sov der.

Søndag morgen (i dag), havde Lucette, Mikkels mor, lavet morgenmad til mig og Mikkel og Gry, og så skulle Mikkel hen i kirken og synge, så jeg tog med. Det var super flot at høre Mikkel, Simon, Marlene og alle de andre synge. Jeg vil også¨meget selv gerne være med i kirkekoret, og lige i dag snakkede jeg med mor og far om at starte der og så flytte hjemmefra i 3.g så det bliver nemmere for mig at være med om søndagen. Jeg skal bare lige have snakket med min studievejleder først, men det kunne være så fedt at flytte til Silkeby!

Nu hænger jeg bare på en masse lektier og afleveringer og en dansk/historieopgave.

Jeg håber næste uge bliver lidt mere rolig.

//Maya

SIRENIA LIVE 2009

A veces pasa. Un cosquilleo te reconcome por dentro, te agita, no te deja pensar en lo que deberías. Te dice “mira”, “deberías…”, “quizás” y al final acabas haciéndole caso y mirando solo “por si acaso” …
Así fue como a un día del concierto de Sirenia (symphonic-goth metal de Noruega) miré si quedaban entradas.
La razón decía que era imposible. Pero, ¿y si había?
Me había perdido “Draconian”, esa pérdida era irreparable, pero ¿y si podía enmendarlo con otro grupo mítico?

Sirenia nació cuando Morten Veland se marchó de su grupo anterior, Tristania.
Su primer disco fue “At Sixes And Sevens” (2001), en este tuvieron a la cantante francesa Fabienne Gondamin, que dejó el grupo tras el primer tour.
Así para el siguiente disco, “An Elixir For Existence” (2003) trabajaron con la noruega Henriette Bordvik. El disco siguió en la misma línea del anterior y son sin duda mis favoritos.
En 2004 lanzan “Sirenian shores”, un recopilatorio y hubo que esperar hasta 2007 para escuchar “Nine Destinies and a Downfall”. En este caso la vocalista fue la danesa Monika Pedersen, ya que Henriette Bordvik abandonó el grupo por razones personales.
Desde el principio me sorprendió negativamente por ser un álbum mucho más comercial, distinto sin duda al pasado. Por supuesto con esta estrategia ocurre lo de siempre, pierden algunos fans, pero ganan otros , a los que el estilo menos denso de este disco atrapa con facilidad.
Pero la historia de abandonos de vocalistas de Sirenia continúa. En noviembre de 2007, se comunica que la nueva cantante, Monika Pedersen, abandona el grupo por diferencias musicales.
Empezó entonces la búsqueda de la nueva cantante y al final nos llegó la gran sorpresa, lo último que hubiésemos esperado (o casi). La escogida entre más de 500 aspirantes y tras una dura prueba, que duró dos meses fue Ailyn . Y que este nombre no os engañe porque en su DNI pone: “Pilar Jiménez García”.
Se trata de una chica española sin relación con la escena gótica o metal sino con el mundo pop y los concursos de televisión. Por este motivo Sirenia recibió críticas, pero aún así defendieron su decisión.

El pasado musical de Ailyn empieza con el trío Charm, que cantaba en español canciones de series anime y videojuegos japoneses. (Mi novio la conoció en uno de los salones del manga de Barcelona) Después vino su participación en la edición española de Factor X (2007). Y finalmente, en mayo de 2008 es el guitarrista Bjørnar el que abandonaba la banda, de manera que entra Michael S. Krumins .

Finalmente sale a la luz “The 13 th floor” (23 enero 2009)Este sigue la misma línea más fácil y comercial que el anterior aunque regresa a algunos sonidos del pasado como son los violines y los coros.

19 de septiembre en la sala Caracol-MADRID
De Morten sabía lo que esperar y no me decepcionó. La sorpresa fue con Ailyn y con Krumins. Por un lado, lo comercial de los últimos discos me echaba atrás a la hora de verlos y por otra parte, la propia Ailyn me desanimaba. Las referencias pop que tenía a su espalda y su desconocimiento del inglés no ayudaban a que tuviera esperanzas.
Estuve viendo videos de sus conciertos en verano y tanto su voz como su actitud eran penosas. Se notaba que acababa de meter en la escena metal. Se notaba demasiado.
Aún así, debido a ese cosquilleo imparable que sentía compré entradas. A fin de cuentas ya me he quedado sin ver a muchos grupos porque echan el cierre antes de que pueda verlos y no es habitual que grupazos como esto pasen por España y menos cuando yo estoy en Madrid y lo tengo tan fácil. Vamos, que tenía que ir.
La sorpresa fue grata como digo. Ailyn se ha espabilado muchísimo. Suena mejor (sin ser ni de lejos tan buena como las vocalistas de la mayoría de bandas del género) y se mueve bien en el escenario. Su actitud era creíble.
Muchísimo mejor. Quizás sí logre convertirse en una de las importantes en el mundo del metal si sigue el tiempo suficiente. Ya veremos si aguanta otro disco… cosa que hasta ahora no ha pasado con ninguna de las vocalistas de Sirenia.
Por lo demás, el concierto fue algo corto, pero fue una maravilla oír en directo temazos como “Sister Nightfall”, “Meridian” o “Lithium & a lover”. Además, aún siendo flojas, las canciones nuevas en directo mejoraban.
Respecto a Krumins mi sorpresa vino dada por su parecido con mi novio y por como pasó de estar bastante quitecito a desbocarse. Su actuación se llevó enseguida mi atención, por delante de la de Veland incluso.

Lo que recuerdo del setlist es (desordenado) menos la primera y la última que las tengo claras
The path to decay
Sister Nightfall
The seventh summer
Downfall
Lost in live
One by one
Meridian
Led Astray
The lucid door
Sundown
The other side
My mind´s eye
Lithium & a lover

Formación actual:
Morten Veland – voz limpia,voz gutural, guitarra, bajo, teclados y compositor
Ailyn – vocalista
Michael S. Krumins – guitarra
Jonathan Perez – batería

En definitiva, Sirenia sigue viva y está bien hacer caso a las corazonadas a veces 

(Xayide)

Conforme estamos divulgando há algum tempo, o a-ha está cada dia mais forte na Europa ampliando ainda mais o seu público. Neste momento, a banda encontra-se na Inglaterra, participando de inúmeros programas de TV de grande audiência.

Uma aparição curiosa foi a participação no programa “Soccer AM”, dedicado ao futebol. Morten e Mags declararam-se torcedores do Stoke City, que disputa a primeira divisão da Inglaterra e é o segundo clube mais velho do mundo em atividade. Sempre que perguntados sobre o assunto, principalmente no Brasil, eles se esquivaram do assunto e confesso a minha surpresa com essa revelação.

Acredito que o Stoke City deve ter gostado muito dessa divulgação gratuita, afinal, hoje muitos fãs espalhados pelo mundo vão ter a curiosidade de saber mais sobre esse time.

No vídeo abaixo você pode conferir a entrevista de Morten e Mags vestidos a caráter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8HgVshb0oY&feature=email

http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2009/08/18/aha_stoke_city_feature.shtml

Site oficial do Stoke City:
http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/Home/

No dia 23 de setembro, Morten arranjou uma brecha na agenda do a-ha e se apresentou na Alemanha, no Festival Concert in Kristiansund.

Este foi o set-list do show:

1. A Change Is Gonna Come
2. Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker
3. O, Jesus Du Som Fyller Alt I Alle
4. Spanish Steps
5. A Kind Of Christmas Card
6. Songbird
7. Natten
8. Elisabeth Synger Ved Johannes Døperens Død
9. Engelen
10. Grandma’s Hands
11. O, Bli Hos Meg
12. Movies
13. The One You Are
14. With You – With Me
15. Lay Me Down Tonight

… here I am !

Los geht’s… Da ich ja nicht zum Spaß hier bin, muss auch die Business World mal in Angriff genommen werden!

An meinem ersten Tag (Dienstag, 08.09.) wurde ich von der Sekretärin des CEO begrüßt und wir haben zusammen den benötigten Papierkram erledigt. Apartment, Company Car, Expensions, Way of working …

Dann hat mir Lynne (Kollegin aus dem HR), eine Tour durch das Headquarters Gebäude gegeben und mich im Anschluss dem gesamten Human Resource (HR) Department vorgestellt… Viele Namen und Gesichter, von denen ich gleich wieder einige vergessen hatte… So much information at the beginning!

Das erste Meeting mit meinem Chef, Morten (gebürtiger Däne, dann Engländer nun Amerikaner) war gleich super freundlich, offen und lustig. Er ist für das Bezahlungssystem (Compensation) aller Angestellten von B. Braun Medical Inc. (USA) verantwortlich. In diesem Bereich: Compensation & Benefits, werde ich die nächsten 3 Monate verbringen.

Kurz zum Verständnis, hier ist das System komplett verschieden zu unserem: Der Arbeitgeber stellt für seine Angestellten verschiedene Leistungen (Benefits), diese sind Kranken-, Zahn-, Augenversicherung, etc. Der Angestellte muss die Leistungen noch vom Arbeitgeber beziehen, es gibt aber kaum “freie” Versicherer, so sind fast alle Angestellten über B. Braun Versichert.

Compensation umfasst die Bezahlung: Grundgehalt, Bonus, Profit Sharing, etc. Dahinter verbergen sich verschiedene Systeme, z.B. was erfüllt werden muss um einen Bonus zu bekommen (MBO, Management by Objectives) oder in welche Gehaltsstufe jemand eingruppiert wird.

…..

Mittags war ich dann mit Morten, Amanda und Martin in einer Sports Bar zum Lunch. Da hab ich mir erst mal eine Calzone bestellt Da war sooo viel Käse drin und die war sooo groß, da gab‘s Abends den Rest zum Dinner Ach… bezahlt hat das ganze… B. Braun

Nach dem Mittag ging‘s mit Morten nochmal weiter in der Materie: Compensation, Performance Based Pay, etc.

…..

To sum it up…

Es war ein guter Start, Kollegen sind super freundlich und der Amerikanische “Small talk” gefällt mir sau gut !

…..

To give an outlook…

Ich werde nicht täglich von der Arbeit berichten, dafür bin ich ja oder werde ich viel zu busy sein Aber die wichtigsten facts, werden ab und zu präsentiert!

Would you like to see what route we’ve traveled in the mean time, click here.

Mission:
Find a place where we can stay for a few nights, so we can earn some money back
Mission partially accomplished. We did find a place, but we’ll go there tomorrow. This night we spend at a friends place.

Consequences of lack of money

What if: You don't have any.

Not being able to spend any money, makes you value what you have got a lot more. Throw away anything (or accidentally lose something) is going to hurt a lot. Being “rich” you might overeat. Not spending any money, makes you question if you are hungry, how hungry you are, what your body needs most and how to get it. You’ll easily eat less then normal, because you know that you’ll like something the next day as well. If you don’t have any money to spend, you’ll also open up to other people a lot more. Everybody is open for a nice talk, but hardly anyone is initiating one. People are very willing to give you a place to stay, a breakfast and even a lunch for on the road. Hitchhiking seems to be a lot more difficult. Holding your thumb and a sign is very last century. If you ask people in person (eg at a gas station) it is more likely that you get a ride. Especially people who are making business trips (transport, sales managers, etc) are very likely to take you. Keeping in touch with the world is important: internet for free is usually at a library, municipal/city hall or at universities, in some countries bars and restaurants are offering free internet too.

Our day
After sleeping at the Children’s Culture Centre, Maria, our host invited us for lunch at her place. On the way we got lost. We missed going right womewhere and suddenly we were at a different area in Denmark. The shortest way from there was a very nice walk over the cemetary. We’ve passed a small supermarket on our way. They were throwing away tons of vegatables and fruits. Just because there was a small spot on them, they couldn’t be sold anymore. Reminded me on 2012 Recycled Food Dinner.

At Maria’s we found ourself: Homemade bread, biological meat (salami and liver pate), lovely cheese, vegatebles (carrots and paprika), apples in lemon and lemonwater. All of this on top of Maria’s inspiring story made this lunch absolutely perfect.

Afterwards we went to the library (free internet) to search for a place where we could spend a few nights. CouchSurfing host Silas was kind enough to reponse really fast within a matter of minutes. Telling us that we are very welcome to stay till Thursday. Unfortunately he had to go and be home by 22h00. We couln’t get in touch with him before that time. Old friend Morten moved from Rotterdam to Copenhagen and bought us a great dinner with beer.

As one of the members of the organization of Outgames 2009 Morten gave us also some t-shirts, a lovely candlelight and some paper to be able to smoke pot. I wonder, but not going to try, if that’s for real or one of his famous jokes. On top of that he offered us to stay for the night in his lovely home, so we could relax a bit more. Nicholas, another friend from back home, and also a friend of Morten invited us to join him at the Outgames. At the Outgames we also got some beer from a volunteer who was working there.

What to do next:
We got so much out of this trip so far, but we did spend some money in order to reach our destination. So, we are going to give workshops, to make up for that. People can value it at the end of the workshop. Several options for us to give workshops here in Denmark:

• The Hub Copenhagen
• World outgames
• KaosPilots
• The City of Copenhagen, many many homeless / unemployed people here. Wonder if we can inspire them.

All our workshop enhances modern devices and social media. Laura Elsman of www.e-seevideo.com gave us some nice tips in Dutch, translation underneath.

1. video maken: gebruik een statief! Of: hou je arm dicht tegen je aan om het beeld te stabiliseren.
2. Bedenk goed wat je wilt opnemen voordat je op record drukt. Zo blijft je materiaal ’schoon’ .
   
3. Als je mensen interviewt voor camera, laat ze dan de vragen in de lens beantwoorden. Dat voorkomt lelijke kaders.
   
4. Bij geinterviewden die te weinig zeggen: stel open vragen. Bij te veel: stel gesloten vraag. Of trek de mike weg!
   
5. Film zo weinig mogelijk! Jij denkt dat het interessant is. Online video is kort en krachtig! Less is more!
   
6. het geluid! altijd koptelefoon of oortjes gebruiken! check tijdens het opnemen of het ok is.
7. Scherp stellen: stel in op manual focus (niet auto), zoom in op de ogen, stel scherp! Belangrijk!
8. Varieer in schots: close (beeldvullend), medium (verder weg) en wide (totaalbeeld). Succes!

1. Making a video: Stabalize your camera. If you don’t have a device, keep your arm close to your body.
2. Think, before you record anything. Keep your material clean.
3. If you interview people in front of a camera, make sure they look into the camera.
4. If you interview someone: Closed questions for those who talk a lot. Open questions for those who hardly say anything.
5. Less is more! I=Online video is short and powerful. Only you believe it is interesting.
6. Sound: Use a headphone while recording, so you know while filming if it is ok.
7. Don’t use auto focus, but use manual focus. zoom into the eyes and select this. Very important for “sharp” pictures.
8. Vary the shots: close (covers the screen), medium (pulling of) en wide (complete image). Good luck!

More tips are coming. Feel free to ad anything.

How to make your business greener – like Morten Remo Sorensen does

Small steps can help you to make your business go green. Few actions that companies can take to go green are:

1. Energy Audit: The first step in going green is to have an energy audit. An Audit helps you find the areas where you can reduce usage and save money.

2. Survey regarding “going green” or “sustainable organization”: Annual surveys with employees should be conducted to find how well the organization is doing by implementing green business practices. This will provide information and suggestions for future actions.

3. Go paperless: Encouraging e-mailing can reduce the usage of paper. Photocopying and printing on both sides can save paper.

4. Recycle: Elementary step towards going green is to start recycling waste. Sustainable supply chain makes the output of waste move into input creating a cycle where wastes turn into raw materials and are no longer wasted. Recycling paper, glass, metal and plastic can help in going green.

5. Green buying: Suppliers should know that you are interested in sustainable products. When purchasing, environment should also be a factor not just price.

Get more qualified information about Solar Energy and the leading developer Morten Remo Sorensen:

http://www.blogigo.com/jantekiller/Remo-Rules/52/

http://www.contentfylder.dk/morten-remo

Happy surfing guys!

Solar Energy Kits are very popular right now….as they should be. Electric bills are high, and people are also concerned about the environmental impact of the choices that they make.
Here are just a few reasons you can benefit from building your own solar hot water heater (besides saving up to a thousand dollars every year!):
1) It will work in both cold and warm climates
2) You will see tremendous improvement in your home’s energy efficiency
3) It works anywhere in the world
4) It’s 100 % safe and guaranteed!
5) You will be able to boost your energy performance while reducing your electricity usage

Well – this is actually not at story from Mr. Morten Remo Sorensen, but he is known for his expertice in the commercial us eof Solar Energy.

6) You will enjoy incredible savings on your electric bill every month
7) You can build your own water heater for the lowest price. Similar water heaters start at $1000.
The plans solar hot water systems are easy enough for anyone to follow (my 14 year old son helped me out and he followed along easily). Typically the entire system will cost you less than $70 to set up and you will save up to 30% off your electric bill every single month.

The worldwide credit crunch is something that you might find very frustrating. It is hurting nearly everyone, and making it impossible for people to live the type of lives that they would like to live. However, with the right materials, you will be able to provide for yourself, and allow yourself to have the type of life that you would like to.

Something that you want to think about is how much you are paying monthly for the costs in your home. Energy bills, no matter where you live, are going to be sky high – whether you are looking at electricity or gas bills. You should be aware that most of the time, you are paying for electricity and gas from multiple sources, and it is often going to be difficult for you to figure out where it is coming from. In many ways, something that you can think about is figuring out how to make your own energy.

More about Morten Remo Sørensen here

Kære venner!

Blot en reminder om, at Venice stadig lever – På fredag d. 12. Juni 2009 går jeg i luften på Radio Kiks! Frekvensen er 88,9 cable på Frederiksberg og hele Danmark på 92,9 FM – Vi sender fra kl. 20.00 til 22.00.

Den to timer lange udsendelse byder på interview og masser af radio-uropførsler af numrene fra det nye album – og så er der chance for at vinde et VENICE SOBER album og tilhørende VENICE SOBER T-shirt. …hvem ved, måske venter der også en DIREKTE-I-RADIOEN-LIVE-VERSION af et af de 11 numre fra Sober-albummet..?

Håber I er med mig derude!
Morten, Venice

Morten fra Kernesund Familie Sådan holder sitt første foredrag i Oslo i kveld,9. juni. Sett av tid og bli inspirert til forandringer:  forlaget Cappelen Damm i Oslo, Akersgata 47-49. Fri entré. Foredraget starter 18.00. Les mere her

Ok.

So i got no response on my latest post.
Wich means I’m going to write in norwegian.
(maybe not all the time, but moste of it)

Starting from…. nowz.

Hei!
Eg sitter på skolen. På salongen.
Orker ikkje gjøre noe i dag, så eg får
Anki og Lene til å farge etterveksten min.

Eg er tisse lei av at skolen skal være så jævlig rævva.
Leverte inn pcen min på mandag i sist uke
og har ikkje fått den tilbake endå.
Eg trenger den virkelig til helga.

Ikkje får eg kjøpt ny privat pc heller.
Har EGENTLIG ikkje brukt for det,
men haaar såå lyst på! >_>

Fikk vite i dag at me ikkje kom opp i engelsk eksamen.
Hadde egentlig vert helt greit om me kom opp
siden engelsk er et enkelt og greit fag og
om me hadde kommet opp,
så hadde me fått reise heim no.

Tanta mi har invitert to venninner
av ho på middag i dag, så eg må
være heime til klokken 6 i kveld.
Her egentlig mest lyst til å reise
bort på Fysak. Er koselig der.
Mange av vennene mine som pleier
å være der.

Speaking of friends..
Eg savner virkelig å være med alle eg pleide
å være med før eg flytta til tanta mi.
Me hadde det så gøy!
Savner spesiellt Chris.
Min beste venn.
Men så var det ein hyttetur me skulle på
som blei avlyst frå min side,
så me mista kontakten.
Skal være med han på mandag, då.
Så eg håper virkelig me får ordna opp i dette surret.

Og no fikk eg nettopp melding av Helene.
Ho spurte om me skulle ta kino-turen vår i dag
som me har snakket om ei stund.
Meeen siden tanta mi har invitert noen venner
av ho på middag i kveld, så må eg være heime til klokken 6.
Og siden me ikkje slutter på skolen før halv 4 i dag,
så rekker me ikkje kino og ut og spise litt.

Men men..

Eg savner Morten så intenst masse!
Selv om det er under 1 uke til eg ser han igjen
virker det som om det kommer til å ta ein evighet.
Men det går nok fint.
Går sikkert litt fortere no, siden 17. mai er i helga og sånn.
Gleder meg uendelig til å sjå han igjen.

Eg er kjempe-super-mega-ultra glad i han!
Han betyr virkelig alt for meg.
På mandag hadde me vert sammen i 1 mnd.
Det har gått utrolig fort og i løpet av den måndeden
har me rukket å møtt hverandre to ganger.
Me kommer til å holde sammen lenge
for me har det så utrolig bra sammen.
Me har heilt lik humor og tenker veldig likt.
He is my perfect match! <3
I love you, Morten!
Du er mitt alt <3

Well, hello again.

Stright on..
I think I’ve lost my blogging mood.
I think I need a change or something.

So… because of that, I think I’ll start blogging in norwegian!
I think I’ll feel that I can express myself much better
by writing in my own laguage even though it’s so much
fun writing in english.

I don’t know.

Maybe I can keep on writing in english as usual,
but spit in a norwegian post in between if I feel I need to.

I’m a bit curious. Is it any english-speaking people who reads my blog?
If so, I’ll keep on writing in english.
If not. I might just write in norwegian.
It’s easyer, but it’s so much fun writing in english.

Ok, now I’m just repeating myself.

You get my point.
/Later

PS. I love you so much, Morten <3
You are my everything <3

Det er mig en stor glæde at kunne fortælle vores læsere og lyttere, at Venice skal en tur i æteren! Det vil sige, faktisk er det undertegnede, som skal en tur i æteren. Men selvfølgelig for at tale om Venice’s debut-album ”Sober” og vejen dertil.

Rytme Hans, vært på den københavnske lokalradio Radio Kiks 92,9 fm og 88,9 hybrid i Storkøbenhavn, står bag invitationen og fredag d. 12. Juni kl. 20.00 – 22.00 går vi i luften!

Udsendelsen kommer til at byde på interview og uropførsler (hvis P3 ikke overhaler indenom) på flere af numrene fra albummet!

Venice sætter et par eksemplarer af ”Sober” CD’en og ”Venice Sober” T-shirts på højkant, som lytterne kan vinde!

Og endelig venter der lytterne en ’LIVE’ overraskelse…

Tune in!

En varm tak til Hans & Rasser på Radio Kiks 

Morten, Venice

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Morten is my boyfriend!
And I’m so proud to tell my friends that he is!

I think Morten is the first person I’v ever really loved
and felt the love come in return.
I didn’t think I could feel anything this strong
for another human being!
I’m so in love!

Isn’t he cute? <3

Morten makes me laught
He always makes me smile
He brings out the best of me
If I’m sad, the thought of him makes me happy
He makes me feel so relaxed when I’m with him
The feeling I get when he kisses me, is incredible
I feel so safe when I’m lying in his arms
And the thought of him being only mine is so wonderful!

I love you so much, Morten!
You mean the world to me!
You’re my everything <3

O hai, there.

It’s been a while since last time now.
I’ve been so busy lately..
I lost my phone on the bus at Thursday
and my computer is all fucked up.
Plus everything else just won’t go my way.

On the other side…
Morten came for a visit last weekend.
He came all the way from Larvik to Jondal by car.
It was so good seeing him again!
I’ve missed him so much!

I went home early that day since we had mock exam.
Therefore I hade some time to clear up my room and stuff.
Ofc. that didn’t happen. I got home, watched TV for a while
and took a shower before I went out againt to wait for Morten in Jondal.

When he arrived at 16:15 and stepped out of his car,
he gave me the greatest hug and kiss.
After talking a bit about food (yes, we are wierd),
went home to unpack and rest a little after the drive.
We didn’t do that much that day, but in the evening,
we saw a horror film called The Ruins.
I started watching it the day after I bought it,
but it was too nasty to finish it alone.

Saturday we woke up early because we were going to Bergen.
Morten borrowed his mom’s car,
so we could go wherever we wanted.
When we arrived, we stopped at my aunt’s place
to pick up my sunglasses since I live with her.
Afterwards, we parked outside my old house
and took the bus to Bergen centre to visit the aquarium.
That was pretty fun, because we got the just
in time to watch them feed the penguins and seals.

After a couple of hours at the aquarium,
we went to eat pizza at Dolly Dimpels.
With a huge pizza stomack, it was time to
go home again. We took the bus to where we parked
the car, and drove home. This day has been one of the
most eventful days with Morten so far. And we’ll have
plenty of them in the future.

The next day, we didn’t that much.
We basically sat in the attic in our garage
watching tv and cuddleing before he had
to leave and I had to go back to Bergen.

At 18:00 Morten drove me in to the ferry
to say goodbye before he had to leave too.
It was very hard to say goodbye, as usual.
But it wasn’t as hard as last time.
I was standing outside on the ferry to wave
goodbye before he went to his car to drive home.
We shed a couple of tears, but it was good.

Morten means so much to me!
He is the greatest thing in my life.
He always makes me smile and
he is so loving and caring.

Morten. I love you <3

Jeg fatter virkelig ikke at folk synes Black Holes And Revelations er det beste albumet av Muse. Jeg hørte nylig gjennom diskografien, og jeg må nesten si at i tillegg til at Matthew Bellamy ikke synger halvparten så tøft nå som han gjorde i årtusenskiftet, er den siste plata etter min mening så uorginal at jeg blir litt smått kvalm. Den har jo sine gode låter selvfølgelig, men det som gjør at BH&R når sine høyder er jo mangfoldet av lydeffekter og massiv lyd. Hvem som helst kan jo legge på en trompet, en sax, en synth, litt trommesampling og staselige vokaleffekter på son hjemmesnekra låt. Det er sjeldent slik snekring egentlig gjør en dårlig låt bedre. Hvis man sammenligner foreks Showbiz med BH&R vil man høre at Showbiz er et album med et enkelt og rått lydbilde, ikke så mye effekter, lite trompeter og null sampling. Noen vil sikkert påstå at det gjør plata litt kjedelig. MEN, hør på de to låtene jeg legger ut video til, og sammenlign. Jeg kan ikke fatte at noen mener Supermassive Black Hole er bedre enn Cave, det gir ikke mening.

Lytt til energien.

Uansett! Jeg og Morten spilte poker i hele dag, og jeg er flinkere enn Morten. Moahahah!

Og jeg legger til en sang fordi den er så jævlig kul. Den kommer fra Origin Of Symmetry.

Soundtrack: Muse – Darkshines

I was about to deliver my computer
in the IT department for them to fix it today
and as I stood in the elevator, I turned the
computer on just to see if it still was broken.
And it was suddenly working!

Even better is that Morten was allowed to
borrow his mother’s car for the weekend,
so he is coming to visit me! I can’t wait!

I feel kind of sorry for him. He has to travel
for about 6-7 hours each way just to visit me
for a weekend. I hope it’ll be worth it. <3

Now he has ordered a GPS for his car,
so he is able to actually find his way to Jondal.
And on Friday, I’m most likely finished early
at school since we’re having mock exam in norwegian
and if that is, I can take a earlier bus back to Jondal.
That will be awesome.

I miss Morten so much!
And I’m so looking forward to this weekend!
If the weather is nice at Saturday, we’re maybe
taking a car trip to Bergen to do something fun.

Morten is the greatest! I love him! <3
He is the most wonderful person I’ve ever met!
I really, really care for him and it seems like
our luck is turning again!<3
Morten. I love you! <3

Howdy!
It’s been a while since last time now.
Mostly because the weekend haven’t been that thrilling.
And I’m really worn-out after all the stress around Morten’s
friend when he was in the accident, and that his car broke down
so he might not get the possibility to come visit me next weekend
and so on..
It have been really tough for both of us.

After all this trouble, I’m starting to feel unlucky myself.
Last night, my computer wouldn’t work.
I switched it on, but the screen was all black.
And we’re having mock exam on Friday wich means
I have to get my computer back by then.

As a plus, the IT manager at school is acting like bull shit.
I asked if I could take out the hard disk for my computer
so I wouldn’t lose everything that’s on it since the only thing
they do when a computer isn’t working is to reinstall the whole shit.

“No, you can’t do that. We have to reinstall it.”

God damit! There is no use for them what so ever!
And I’m not letting them delete the content of my computer!
Not without me saving all that I need
on a external hard disk first. All my pictures and
work is on that computer, and I’m not letting
them delete everything! I’m so sick of that crappy school.

But I’m really glad I have my boyfriend.
I love him! <3
Thank you for being that wonerful person you are.
You mean the world to me <3
I’m so looking forward to meet you again!
I love you, Morten <3

What a unfortunate day for Morten.
First his friend is in a car accident and then,
when he came to visit another friend, they found out that
his car was having some troubles.
Something was leaking, so he couldn’t drive any longer.
So his friend had to drive him home

I’m so worried about him. I think he is so tired of today
and now he is even more stressed because of the car
who has to be fixed asap because of traveling to school
and maybe visiting me next weekend.
He and his friend, hatlen, was fixing the audio thing in his car too,
and everything went so well.
I feel so sorry for him.

And I miss him so much!

Morten texted me at school today
and one of his friends crashed with a truck today.
He was feeling so sad and worried about his friend
(wich of course is understanding), but that made me
worried too. I know how the feeling is, and I don’t want
Morten to go trough that before he has to.
The injury wasn’t life-threatening, so Morten is
on his way to the hospital now for a visit.
I was just talking with him and he was
about to buy him a gift. That is so sweet of him.

I just hope he is getting better soon, so Morten
can relax a little more than earlier today.

Well, hello there!

Here’s a small fairytale for you.

It all started with a random boy commenting one of my pictures on Nettby
I thought he was really cute so I wrote a
thanks-for-commenting-my-picture-thanks in his guestbook
wich started a small talk conversation between us.
We’ve been talking very much lately, but we didn’t meet before easter.
We have just been talking over the internet before that.
After a while, we found out that we had the excact same humor
and enjoyed to talk with each other.

Two-three months later…

This easter have been the greatest of all easters!
Morten came for a visit for a whole week in the holiday
and it was so cosy and we had a really great time.
He traveled from Larvik to Bergen by train all by himself
and we were so excited and nervous both of us.

His train came to Bergen at 2:52 pm, so I had to take the 11:30 am-ferry
to reach a bus that got there in time.
The bus I traveled with, arrived at 14:10 pm, so I had a bit of time
to waste before Morten came.
I met som friends of mine, so I was sitting with them untill
I had to move my ass over to the train station.
When I was sitting there, I thought my tummy
could turn inside out at any time. I was so nervous!

So.. two of my friends followed me over to the train station to keep me
and my lousy tummy with company untill Morten’s train came.
When the train came, I sent them back to the others
so I could meet Morten by myself.

I saw him step out of the train and my face just
turned happyface and I couldn’t feel my tummy
go all crazy any more!
The next thing happening, was me and Morten standing
embraseing each other. It was the best first-hug
I could ever imagine.

While we were waiting for our bus to come,
we spent a little time with my friends. It was really nice.
I’m kind of shy among new people, but I wasn’t like that with Morten.
I was totally chilled and I felt I could talk about anything.

Well.. after a two-hours-cosy-and-handholding-bus-trip,
we got to the ferry that was going to bring us home to Jondal.
We were standing outside in the sun, talking random shit
and suddenly we were all quiet for a little while
and then Morten kissed me!
It came kind of sudden, so I think I jumped a little,
but it was so perfet timed and so sweet! It couldn’t be better!

The whole stay in Jondal was a bit boring.
We got together with some of my friends some times,
sat in the attic in our garage and watched TV and sat down by
the sea at the evening watching the lightnig behind the mountains.
Even though, the week went by much too fast!

On the saturday morning, we were laying
in my bed and talking as any other mornings.
I didn’t really catch what happend, it all happend so fast.
But Morten and I became a couple. He is my lovely boyfriend!

On Sunday, Morten had to leave. We got up pretty early
to take the bus together to Bergen were his train left from.
In bergen, we had about a hour and a half to spend
before his train left. Since he hadn’t been in Bergen before,
I showed him just a little bit of the centre.
After that, we went on dolly dimpels and ate some pizza.
It wasn’t so fun, really, since both of us were sad because
he was soon have to leave.

I followed him to the train station and we
were just standing there, feeling that the time for him to leave
just came closer and closer. It was really hard to not cry.

When the train was about to leave,
we couldn’t hold back the tears any more.
It was so hard to let him go on the train without me.

But still. This was the most amazing easter I’ve ever had!
Thanks to Morten! I’m so glad I got to know him!

So.. I want to (as you might have noticed)
dedicate this post to my boyfriend, Morten.

I’m so overjoyed and lucky who got you, sweetheart!
I haven’t been this happy in a long, long time.
The thought of you always make me smile
and if I’m having a bad day, you alwyas gets me on better thoughts.
I really, really care about you and you know very well
how much and in what way
I love you <3