Sick of being sick.

If I'm sick one more day I'll sue someone.
Any ideas of who that should be?

A thought that started from a Facebook conversation

On facebook I admitted that I've eaten tiramisu instead of semla today. How unconventional. How unswedish of me. Sorry.

Understandably a non-swedish friend asked what a semla is.

Semla is a swedish bun with some kind of marzipan and whipped cream. To be eaten today only on the day we call fat tuesday. (Or Mardi Gras here in the US...)
It sounded so weird when I started to think about it. Then again, it occurred to me, we're the same people that dance like frogs around a huge fallos symbol on midsummer.

Maybe it actually makes sense though to eat something fat and sweet right before fast...

But still, traditions sounds so insane when you try to explain. At least swedish ones. The traditions I've been exposed to from other countries have all made sense in some way or another. Maybe they have known how to select what to share well. Or maybe I'm just more self critical.

Is there any other country in the world that celebrate name's days?
In Sweden almost every date have one, two or sometimes three names that are celebrated that day only, every year. Too bad for the people with rare names.
Some just get a congrats. Some take the opportunity to celebrate with a cake or maybe a good dinner. Others even get gifts. Just to celebrate what you are called.
But I'm all for that view point that every reason to celebrate is a good reason.
Appreciate the small things in life and especially the great ones. Take the opportunity to be happy or even grateful, take the opportunity to pamper the ones we care about.
Swedes are a lot about that I think. That's why in Sweden we celebrate christmas until easter. But that's not true. Because in between there's the fast. Ha ha ha I'm lying, but that's the lyrics to an old christmas song we sang as kids dancing around the christmas tree. We're obviously a people with ring dance traditions. We do celebrate christmas in 20 days though. Most families maybe cheat on that one...but on the 20th day you're "supposed" to get rid of the last christmas cookies and throw out the christmas tree.

Do we have any other weird traditions? What odd traditions do other countries have? Speaking of that, can anyone explain to me how you actually celebrate Mardi Gras here in the US??

An Oscar to most realistic played illness. Hah. (?)

So I've been knocked out by a sinus infection that must have looked something like this; ( Googled monster and found this picture at http://macmcrae.com/?tag=monster)

At least it seemed as happy and energetic to suck out all the energy from me. It feels like I've been in a coma for weeks. With occasional moments of wakeness. Though not nearly as cute as this monster you get the idea...it was nasty and boring and frustrating instead.
Then I got antibiotics that killed the half ounce of energy that was left in me.
Hopefully it knocked out the sinus infection while it was at it... but my sinuses still hurts and seem to have inflamed my jaw too! Some energy is coming back though yooohooo! ...Maybe. We'll see. If I collapse for days after today's dance class.

Ok now I'm (maybe) done complaining!

So now I don't have much to say. Because that's been my life for weeks. So boring am I.
Except that I'm questioning everything. As usual. Where to start? ;)
Why narrow it done to relevant things? That would be too obvious.

Everybody else is buzzing about the Oscars. Sorry, but I don't care much.
I've spent my half sitting/ half lying days in the couch or bed playing my ps3 I got for my birthday. So much fun! I would have traded it for energy to take a dance class any time but even if the ps3 didn't win the Oscar for most desired activity it was clearly nominated and took a secure second place.
It's ok I dare to say it because my ps3 already knows how loved it is by me, along with my wii, my camera and my iphone. None of them read my blog either. Oh, except my iPhone...
I'm materialistic. Things and money definitely buys me happiness. Anything else would be a lie. Lots and lots of money would make life so much simpler. Even though I'm sure other problems come with it.
Yet I'm willing to sacrifice all the money I've could have earned if I chose a different career. Because after all some things in life makes me happier than any game console. Like friends and family, being creative, and being fortunate enough to be able to move my body: to dance, or to swim in the ocean. Sadly to keep up all that a certain amount of money is still needed. That's life. As we know it.