Only Blogging Important Stuff

Again I am at the university library, just having finished a seminar that I feel went quite well.
At the moment I am about to cram three chapters in hideously boring text book Before I go and get the munchkin from day care.
If you are at the library right now and are having problem spotting myself, just look for the guy wearing a corduroy jacket with elbow patches and an Aldous Huxley book pretentiously sticking out of the right side pocket.

Cross eyed cat!

... and we're back on!

What's a couple of months between friends? Yes, it has been a while we last blogged together, but now we are together again, and I will do my best to keep my part of this relationship interesting and exciting. At the moment I am at the Uni library, so I haven't got any interesting pictures to show, apart from a turtle eating a strawberry and loving it!

 

Speaking of spaced out turtles, today is international talk like a pirate day!

 

Matt out!

Note-maker, Name-taker!

I like to make myself notes that I leave around the house to make my day easier.

 

This one was a life-saver!

 

Bring on the Greens

Sean and I have been building a place where we can do a bit of gardening.

 

 

MBV is for Winners

While sitting in my study, writing informatics-papers to be able to (within months) collect the degree I started working on acquiring over ten years ago, I keep motivating myself by making a list of things I will allow myself to do once the diploma is on the wall. Today I added buying the new My Bloody Valentine album (mentioned in previous entries) to the mental schedule.
A good thing is that I only have three more papers to write before I have the god damn degree. The bad thing is that the list is unrealistically long.

Motivators

More Sean

Having gingerbread and Festis

Wathing telly in uncle Markus' room

New Sean Pics

Having deep conversations and drinking "coffee" at Farmor and Farfar's

Catching up on the reading

A Tycho Brahe Day

So far today, everything that could go wrong has;

• I bought an eight pack of bread rolls - when I come home there's only seven in the pack, and on my way out of the store I stopped at the bin to throw away paper scraping and receipts i had in my pockets.
• I picked up a shirt I ordered online - it is the wrong colour, so now I have to send it back to Northern Ireland and call them and explain.
• My co-writer and I had to spend all of today redoing everything we did yesterday because we didn't have all the theories straight when we started writing.

Thanks TB, for coming up with these black letter days!

Kitchen Aid

Here are some pictures of the obvious joy of helping out with the cooking.

 



B for Baroque

The other day, in class, I got upset that I only got a B+ on a paper. Later while riding the bus home I said to myself "at least it was a passing grade. that's all that really matters."
Then I had to tell myself to shut up and stop talking nonsense. Of course that's not all that matters. Being the best is what matters!

The Downward Spiral

The other day (Friday) I had two conversations with my class mates that made me think.

The first one was when I, at the large table in the cafeteria, asked who else was exited about the new My Bloody Valentine album. Apparently no one in my class had even heard about My Bloody Valentine and so, when they asked me to hum some of their songs I just let the discussion fizzle out.
Later, as we were talking about the Girl with the dragon tattoo-films I mentioned that the American had a leg up on the Swedish, since Trent Reznor had made the music for it. After some vague looks one guy finally asked "who is that?", but after it was clear that none of them had heard of Reznor - or Nine Inch Nails - I went back to my seat. 

So this made me realise two things:

1. Kids today don't know shit
2. I am awesome!

Snowmen and Patriotism!

Today, after Sean came home from day care we decided to build a snowman.

This is what it looked like.

 

 

And Then Some...

More...

By Popular Demand

Here are some posts with pictures of Sean.

 

Just being happy on the sofa

Swaggering around in his room

Nalle efter being put to bed with Blanket and Big Truck

 

So Far Today...

I have:

• Conjured up two pages on the relation between Carl Jung and The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Baked some scones
• Tried a new pancake recipe

That's pretty much it. It seemed like a lot more as I was doing it. Now I am just preparing for tomorrow's lecture and relaxing to Beat Happening.

I'm Not Saying Genius, But...

How many two year-olds can sing along with his father to Fredman's Epistel nr 81 (Märk hur vår skugga)?

Mine does, so that probably makes one...

"I approve" - Carl Michael Bellman

Wild for Wilde

The wife keeps telling me she finds it crazy that I have three copies of The picture of Dorian Gray.
That is completely baroque - I have only got two copies.

Oui, Oui

Have got a couple of Serge Gainsbourg's albums loaded in the playlist and is trying to finish up an informatics paper. Some Saturday morning.

Fire & Filosophy

The wife's away with her mum watching a vampire film, So I have got a crackling fire and the good company of old Albert Camus to keep me warm and happy tonight.

Reverend Green

Listening to Al Green's Christmas album while wrapping presents - Wicked!

Some Pictures of Sean

 

"That is all"

... And We're Back

While staying home today, studying for an upcoming exam in Cognitive Psychology, I thought it fitting to dress like a crack-head.

Did Anyone Say...

 

 

 

Psychology Major?

Student Again

While the wife and son are downstairs playing I am upstairs with a pot of coffee studying Epistemology.

Liberal Arts

Today I had my first day as a Psychology student. It was a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to diving deeper into the abyss of the the human subconscious.

August?

One of the major books I need for class on Monday seems to be impossible to get one's hands on. The publisher's stock has gone empty and the Internet store I ordered it from just sent me an email saying they have sent me the free notebook that came with the order and will ship me the book I actually ordered as soon as they get it. That's grand - two shipment fees and no book. These are the kind of things about being a student you forget when you're out of school, longing back to the world of Academia.

Here are some cool pics.

Sean and his dad while he was sporting some Strindberg-esque facial hair. Most people thought it was awesome, the wives of some didn't.

Sean and I Mucking around in our pants.

Sean on the way home from a tiring day at Öland.

Ay Caramba

Saturday afternoon. There are rumours about Mexican food tonight and the spirits are naturally high.
Here are some recent pictures of the son, wife and I.

Sean telling off mum for snapping candid shots.

At IKEA with his back-pack full of toys.

Going for a lake side walk this morning.

Dead Poets Rock?

Lately I have been in a wicked mood for the old "Dead Poet's Society", which is really peculiar since I really can't stand Robin Williams - at all! He is one of the most overrated comedians in the last two decades.

This mightn't actually be Robin Williams - but it is just as funny.

I think, however, I can trace my odd willingness to overlook williams' poor acting ability to the recent lack of two things: Universities and Autumns, both which are quite frequent in the film. However - since September is around the corner and I am one week away from once again roaming uni campuses in a chevalier and slightly arrogant manner - I might actually make it without the help of old RW. 

At the moment I am Spotyfying some Rage Against The Machine trying to find a book to read in bed. Right now James Joyce is in the lead ahead of Neil Gaiman...

At Last!

I finally managed to post the pictures I was intending to last night.

Like I said earlier they are from one of our many day trips to Kalmar. We find it quite enjoyable to punk around in the castle garden, checking out birds and colourful flowers.

 

 

Late Summer Update

I thought I would share some pictures of myself and the son at one of our latest leisure days in Kalmar, but for some reason the picture-uploading function seem to be down at the moment so I guess I'll just tell you all about what is going on at the moment in stead.
The wife , kid and I are enjoying the last quiet weeks before the university opens it doors for the fall and I start my new career as a Psychology major.
The Mrs is already spending her weekdays studying and learning Swedish, she aced a test the other day and is since placed in the advance class.
The lad is growing every day and is now composing three-word sentences. 
As soon as I can I will post some wicked pictures.

Still Here

Yes, the old Matt is still alive and well. I am back on the Blog horse and hope to keep it up in the future. 

A couple of things have changed since March, the major one is that I no longer live in Charleston, SC, but have switched one metropolis for another and is now a resident of Örsjö, Sweden.

I hope to start posting pictures and frequent updates again, but as I now have to go to the local library to do my blogging it might be a bit scarce to start with.

Until then I leave you with Dr. king´s famous words which I think fits perfectly for myself and the rest of the Eriksons leaving the US for old Europe. "Free at last, free at last! Thank God almighty We are free at last!"

Where's Your Head At?

Taking advantage of the solitude of the office and getting my European Club Groove on. Have been rocking out to Prodigy and Basement Jaxx like there's no tomorrow.

Almost Out

Sitting in the office and rocking out to The Cure while trying to clear up as much stuff as possible before my last day here a week and a half from today.