Coffee

Learned about making coffee last night.

All drink knowledge tend to be very nerdy with silly details and insider only knowledge.

Maybe that's why it intrigues me. =)

Now I want to learn about bartending. Or actually just making drinks, to actually "tend a bar" is not the point for me. But I'm not going to be that nerdy that I call it mixology. ;)

Food knowledge seems to make more sense to me. As soon as it's liquid I have a little bit harder to grasp it, (yes, it's a bit of an ironic metaphor) but I'm guessing it's basically the same when it comes down to it.

Very interesting to learn!

Want to know moooore now!

Wind

A windy morning in Queens

Popcorn

Swedish cookies

Cooooookies from Ikea, nam nam nam, (havreflarn, pepparkakor). Slooowly decorating the tree...a few things every time I pass... Most of the other Christmas stuff already up...so pretty. Done lots of laundry today. Took a walk taking photos this morning. After a night of dancing. Will post in a near future. (Tonight? Tomorrow? Next week?) A little bit busy. Going to have a housewarming party this weekend so trying to do the finishing touches to the apartment...and the Christmas decorations.

Joined Google Wave today. Don't know how to use it yet or what to use it for...but I'm going to figure it out.

Want to see a picture of how I look right now? Here it is:

Everyone is a little entitled to some late night anxiety right? Referring to the friend post... In Sweden we call it the wolf hour. Ouwouwoooouuuu!
Now everything feels much better again! And as you can see yesterday was a fun day. Everybody was extremly nice, suprisingly helpful...from busdrivers in Brooklyn to another security guard to Ikea customers...(except the employees just because they didn't know more than us.)

Really...?

Security gard: Ooh I've never met sweedes before! 
Me: Really...? 
Sec guard: Never. 
Me: ...But you work at Ikea!?

Friends...

I hate coming out from a period of being sick. The world around you has forgotten about you.

I haven't had energy to get in touch with my friends, or even call them back. Never any good news or interesting things to tell makes it harder. You could argue that it's not real friends if they aren't staying through that....but at the same time I haven't been a good friend at all. Being sick is depressive. No energy for anything fun. Just comes with guilt, stress and anxiety. Thank God I'm not severely sick at least. Just "blame god" that I caught so many colds after each other this last year...Exhausting. And it's nothing you can be proud of so when I'm sick, I'm hiding.

Well I've been feeling well for a while now...trying to catch up with friends. Seeing who's still out there. It's rough. Some are sweet and understanding. Other's hurt but trying to be forgiving. Some have had so much going on themselves they're oblivious. Others have left.

Family's bound to stick around though. And here's a big Thank God, not only are they bound to, mine actually do =) Without my family I'd be nothing. They're the best friends I could ever wish for.

And having good friends...is the best things in life.

Living across the ocean far away from some of them doesn't make things easier at all. They probably think I've forgot about them. When in reality I miss them most of all.

Sunday

It's getting dark so early...I feel like I'm losing my days...even if it's not less time, the mentality changes.  I feel like a night owl at 6pm already. 

First of Advent today. A tradition in Sweden to cuddle up and eat Ginger snaps, sweet saffron buns and drink glögg (Christmas spiced hot wine drink) or julmust (carbonated soda...think Christmas spiced pepsi or coke...not really but can't describe it better), every Sunday until Christmas. Light one candle for every Sunday and when the fourth is lit you know it's Christmas =)

However I'm not gonna be able to do that today, haven't been to Ikea yet =P Me and a Swedish friend is going on Dec 1st!  
Instead I'm gonna go to a friends house today for a little (unrelated) get together =) Everybody is bringing a little something, to eat or drink. Since our house is still somehat unorganized food wise since the move I had to improvise. I made a quinoa salad with tomatoes, avocado and garlic. Spiced with sea salt, basil, black pepper, a little bit of olive oil and squeezed a few drops of lime over. Turned out pretty tasty (if I may say so myself) but I should've done more I realized too late. But if everybody brings a little it should be fine!

Sitting on the train now on my way. I hope I can post this before we're going under ground, if not I guess I have to post this tonight, maybe a day off =P  

Productive day

Very productive day, got a lot of things done today. Some in Manhattan. Came home less than an hour ago. Sat down and wrote a text on my Swedish blog, Flyktsoda. And now time to cook some food. Still got things to unpack. If there's some energy left after eating I'll deal with it.