X-mas shopping
This week will probably be rather hard core work-wise. All this week - with the welcome exception of Friday - I’m having more learn-interesting-stuff-about-all-kinds-of-networks classes until three in the afternoon, After that I have to work a couple of hours, which results in me not being home until eight in the evening or something like that. Maybe even nine, which is a tad late for me. But on Thursday I’m leaving at four to meet a friend of mine who is coming to visit. You guess who. I’m not sure how much time I will have for updates in the next couple of days.
To make life a little easier for himself, my dad gave me a thousand Norweigian kroners to spend on Amazon.com so he didn’t have to shop for Christmas presents this year. I find the fact that I’m still, at the age of 25, getting Christmas presents - a free meal on Christmas eve should be more than enough - a little weird, but who am I to reject? For a while I considered giving all the money away to charity, or maybe send the money to one of the many kids who live far, far away and have nothing, except for sunny weather most of the year.
But instead I did end up wasting the money on Amazon. And thanks to the lousy American economy, it was amazing how much I did get for NOK 1000, about $151. Here’s all the stuff I bought:
Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design MySQL, Second Edition Mastering Regular Expressions, Second Edition South Park - The Complete First Season South Park - The Complete Second Season
Thank you, Mr. Bush, for leading your country straight out in the economic gutter. The only bad thing is that it’ll probably infect the European economy in the not-so-distant future and that Norwegian exports struggle to earn any money when the dollar is so weak compared to the NOK.
I bought the books because I’m a nerd using MySQL on a daily basis, enjoying web design, CSS, and (web) standards and have long since realized the power of regular expressions without being able to use them properly. I buy the South Park DVSs because South Park is fucking cool. Which probably also means that I’m a nerd.
Right now I just realized how little I really need the books and the DVDs. If I’m able to keep my job at NRK and get an extension of three months or more, I’ll buy one of those poor kids in Africa. Or maybe you don’t really buy them?
Perhaps you should consider this, too?
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Klas"… I’ll buy one of those poor kids in Africa."
:-P
HallvardI bought some iranian tv-station a little studiotime in sweden last week. An hour in the studio cost 1500, but i didnt have that much to spend. A one hour technician on the other hand only cost 500, so i gave that.
Too bad i’ll prolly read in the papers in the next couple of weeks how a new scheme is on the streets. Show pictures of hanged students and tortured women to people and take their money…
Ohwell, until then I feel good.
But did Starvin’ Marvin get his money last month?
HallvardStarvin’ i still sending his letters to hjalmars i’m afraid :)
toroiPod….6 days..
Tor Olav: Yeah, there you are, up on your high horse, with your (semi-)secure job and everything. God, I hate you capitalists! Damn, you! Damn you all to hell!
Hallvard: Awh, that really sucks for Marvin. But maybe the new tenants are taking care of it.
joeyHow do you know Atomship out of curiousity?
They were playing on my favorite radio station, radio.wazee, as I was writing the entry.
JoeyThis is Joey the lead-singer. Hope you like the music. We are still a newly signed act so I still freak out when I meet fans.
That’s cool, not very often celebrities drop by my site. How did you find it? Will the album be released world wide?
JoeyStumbled by your site on a search of our band name. Our album will be release world-wide in April The album, Atomship-The Crash of 47 on Wind-Up records…you can go to our site Atomship.com and hear some more tracks…also join a mailing list. Thanx again I always love talking to fans..
Not DerekI also stumbled on this site looking for my bands name, altho i dont play in the band i have my well placed roll. Hi joey.
It’s nice to see that my site is turning into a meeting point for bands.
Bring it on!
AmyHey Joey, i’m in OS, when are y’all playing locally?Are you having any kind of release party, and if so, when, thanks…
Anonymous CowardAtomship ROCKS! Hey Chad Give Me a Call!
Phillip
old friendSo, Nathan it looks like you found someone to do the lead act. Not bad, tell him to keep in mind where he comes from! Sing with soul and his voice will do the rest!
CarkyHi Joey this is Carly, badly enough I have not been to any of your shows do the the fact I am not old enough to get into most of the places, but I have heard your music and I am very proud of you. I call up cpr and request yall’s music all the time. I know we have not talked in a while and left on bad terms But I am very proud of you and I hope everything goes great for you. No matter what you have always been like a great older brother to me. Hvae fun and we all love you.
CarlyMispelled muh name But love ya CARLY
BillI can’t wait till April to get the Atomship CD. Those two songs I’ve heard were great.
