Hatch # 9: King Winter arrives!

Or does he..? When I woke up today, just before noon (I overslept AGAIN!), it was snowing heavily and my first thought was - AWESOME! Finally:) But then I realised I was up too late to run my numerous errands before work and that I had to walk all the way downtown without proper winter shoes, and my joyous angle on winter's arrival turned a bit sour...

It lifted just a tiny bit when I was on my way down and spotted these piqturesque motives:)





Volda really is a gorgeous place when it isn't withering away from the rain or the dark winterlight is hiding between howling winds - I am glad I've spent most of my time as a student here. It truly can soothe a restless soul who wants to be somewhere completely different...

Hatch # 8: Come what may?

...or maybe not. Preferrably I just want the bloody weekend to draw to a close, as I'm flying home to Bergen on Sunday. At approximately 7 pm I'll be safe and sound in the wonderful arms of home and I can barely wait! Eating properly cooked meals that aren't half burnt or just plain unhealthy and getting to see friends and beloved family members again - will be awesome!

Anyhoo, that ain't until Sunday, so for now I'm stuck finishing my laundry which has taken the better part of the day... Also, I got some job-training today and will start working a little bit over the weekend - which is kinda scary but mainly AWESOME - I really cannot wait until I'm in and doing it like I've known it forever.

Meh, no more news from the Western front - the weather is still close to hurricane in strength and that makes going out less than a little appealing. Not that I have the time to go anywhere... But I've got bruskij's here in the empty apartment, so no problemo;)


And no, it's not quite that many... Didn't have enough room;) But in honour of Bitter - my darling fish - I'll have at least a couple. She had babies! Like ten of them.. Pretty cool, especially since she didn't eat any! At least not to my knowledge...

Hatch # 3: Temps gone wild...

It's gone from being weird and tipped over to being bizarre - we're nearly halfway through with December and still haven't had any snow since October/November... All that tells us it's winter is the cold nights with wind howling around the corners. Otherwise it's just like autumn - raining constantly with rather frequent storms... It gets a bit depressing.

However, nothing is like staying inside in weather like this and listening to great music. Thomas Dybdahl for instance, is perfect for autumn blues - warm, soothing voice and melancholic mood comforts a soul in need of a change. A couple of weekends ago I was lucky enough to get to see him in concert at 'Rust' and it was a great experience! One of the best concerts I've been to - mainly because of Thomas' laidback attitude and the devoted audience listening intently while wishing it would never end... Check him out, peeps - it's worth it:) Oh, and some of ya'll will benefit from my having been in purchasing-mood on the night of the show...lol

The ruler of autumn - which his first three albums called 'the October Triology' implies...:)
Right around here he picked up a violin-bow and used that to play the guitar with - fascinating!
Thomas is singing his heart out, to our greatest contentment:) He's kinda cute too, and from my home town! But he has a girlfriend...moh...lol
The band, the disco ball and the peeps that sacrificed limbs to stand closer to the stage than I bothered to in the beginning...
Carina - my darling friend - and me as the concert is about to finish. Can you tell how happy we are from enjoying immensely?