aaaaaand back!

nospam@example.com (Dalif) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:46:04 +0100

Well... the title says it all. I arrived back home Sunday afternoon, and spent most of my evening and night with catching up with everything that's been going on, on the internet while I was away. Spam had to be sorted, mails read, downloads looked through, people talked to and all that sort of business. It was a good two weeks away, but being home does have it's benefits.

So, skiing for 2 weeks. It was very nice to be back on a pair of wooden planks again, after a 4 year hiatus from the slopes. And wouldn't you know it, I was just as good a skier as I remembered myself to be :) Of course there's room for improvement, but I daresay I could negotiate my way down almost any slope in any type of condition you can throw at me. But overall, the weather was pleasant, the slopes were decent and the food was plentiful.

Only a few negatives about the whole deal, namely the nights. We didn't bring a laptop this year, and I can't deny that we suffered accordingly. Watching a movie or some eps of a series at night is really nice, and I missed that. German television sucks, basically. It's utter shit. All the shows and movies you love, with german dubbing... it can really ruin even a good flick like Die Hard. Bruce Willis talking German? Get the fuck out.

So I took up another old passion; reading. 5 books in two weeks, with time to spare for another, had I been able to find an english book amidst the german litterature. Of the 5 books, 2 of them were very good, 2 were a decent enough read, and one was pretty crap. They are as follows (in the order just named):

Man who hates women (Danish) by Stieg Larsson
The girl who played with fire (Danish) by Stieg Larsson
Hundehoved (Danish) by Morten Ramsland
The Afghan (English) by Frederick Forsythe
Cockpit (English) by Jerzy Kosinski

The two books by Stief Larsson are widely popular. I'm hoping they are translated to English, as both books are definitely worth the time of most people. Absorbing, with a good flow and a very interesting plot indeed. I was mildly amazed at how easy and interesting they were. Even with my scattered mind, small attentionspan and lack of abilities to concentrate, these books were litterally pageturners, and I hardly put them down, when first I had started reading. Hundehoved was a fun little read, but I kind of disliked the last few chapters. Sort of felt like he rounded it off in a weird and unconclussional way. The Afghan was a classic terrorist vs. the west novel. Well researched, the story was somewhat compelling, but it wasn't like... it didn't quite cut it as a timeless classic. And finally, cockpit... I dunno, perhaps it's a great novel on some levels. But I didn't like the narrator. I know he's supposed to be slightly unsympathetic. But he just felt like the kind of dick I'd never associate myself with. And to top it off, he didn't catch my interest as the kind of guy who does sick shit, just to make a statement. The book overall was pretty crap, imo.

Ok... enough rambling. I'll recount some of the more interesting events on my skiing trip later on. Just wanted to let you guys know, I was back. Back in the proverbial black... and to this design even. I dunno about this skin for dalif.com... it's a little wack, imo. I'll see about changing it.

Eirey Diary Part 2

nospam@example.com (Dalif) — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:47:40 +0200

So much has happened in the last few days. I wanted to type stuff daily, but it's too hard getting the time to sit down and do it. So, here's a brief update. I'll type out a more verbose version, when I get home and have time.

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Eirey Diary Part 1

nospam@example.com (Dalif) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:50:24 +0200

Yeah I know that the title didn't follow the rules completely, but I hope you got the point anyway. I'll try to keep up on here, with my doings in Ireland, altho I suspect getting to an internet connection daily will be hard. I'll just do it as frequently as I can. Oh, and this also warranted a new category, methought.
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Eirey Diary Part 2

Eirey Diary Part 1