Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Apartment wanted / Leilighet søkes

150 m2 apartment wanted, central (Cph K preferred), newly buildt/renovated with big modern kitchen + bathroom with shower and bathtub. Washing mashine, dryer and dishwasher included. Pets allowed. Good views over the city. Elevator. Three bedrooms, sitting room, dining room, and possibly librabry (not a requirement though). Price: max 1500 a month (all included), selling price: max 250.000. Please contact us here on this blog soonest.

150 m2 leilighet søkes, sentralt (Kbh K foretrekkes), nybygg eller nylig renoveret med stort moderne kjøkken + bad med dusj og badekar. Vaskemaskin, tørketrumler og oppvaskmaskin inkludert. Husdyr tilladt. God utsikt over byen. Heis. Tre soverom, stue, spisestue, og muligvis bibliotek (ikke et krav). Pris: maks 1500 pr måned (alt inkludert), salgs pris: maks 250.000. Kontakt oss venligs her på denne bloggen snarest.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Mr. Slack / Herr Slack

One of our SA friends (that is South Africa for those of you who don't know), is in town. He used to live here but decided a year ago to go back to the motherland. Now he is back to visit, and things almost got ugly last night.
We had the sense to leave at midnight, but others got caught up in the party mood, and continued until 4 in the morning. Poor buggers this morning, having to go to work with a hangover the size of a small planet.
I am a huge fan of Kate Bush. When I listen to her music I always want to become a dancer. It must be because of that one video she did (I can't remeber to which song), where she dances in a red dress. Really good video, and a good song too. I think it might be 'Rubberband Girl'. My favourite Kate Bush song though is 'Wuthering Heights'.

En av våre SA-venner (det er Sør-Afrika for dere som ikke vet det) er i byen. Han bodde her før, men bestemte seg for et år siden å flytte tilbake til hjemlandet. Nå er han tilbake, på besøk, og det gikk nesten hardt for seg i går kveld.
Vi var fornuftige nok til å dra hjem ved 12-tiden, men andre ble fanget i festlighetene, og fortsatte til 4 om morgenen. Stakkars sjeler i morges, når de måtte opp og på jobb med en fyllesjuke på størrelse med en liten planet.
Jeg er en stor fan av Kate Bush. Når jeg lytter til musikken hennes, har jeg alltid lyst til å være en danser. Det må være på grunn av den ene videoen hun hadde (jeg husker ikke til hvilken sang) hvor hun danser i en rød kjole. Kjempe-god video, og en god sang også. Jeg tror kansje det er 'Rubberband Girl'. Men min favoritt Kate Bush-sang er 'Wuthering Heights'.

Wuthering heightsOut on the wiley, windy moors We'd roll and fall in green. You had a temper like my jealousy: Too hot, too greedy. How could you leave me, When I needed to possess you? I hated you. I loved you, too. Bad dreams in the night. They told me I was going to lose the fight, Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. Ooh, it gets dark! It gets lonely, On the other side from you. I pine a lot. I find the lot Falls through without you. I'm coming back, love. Cruel Heathcliff, my one dream, My only master. Too long I roam in the night. I'm coming back to his side, to put it right. I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering, Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. Ooh! Let me have it. Let me grab your soul away. Ooh! Let me have it. Let me grab your soul away. You know it's me--Cathy! Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy. Come home. I'm so cold!

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

August / August

Today is the first of August, and that means summer is slowly coming to an end. I almost want to cry just thinking of it. Summers are way to short! Winters are always so much longer, because you have the autuum that adds to it and and spring is sort of cold still, even though it is getting lighter. So then you are stuck with three maybe four months of the year, where you can wear nice shoes, and sit in Nyhavn and drink beer. And do other nice stuff of course, like going to the beach, eat ice cream, get a tan and sweat without moving.
Saturday is Superman-day. We have tickets already, and I am really looking forward to it. I must admit, I was never a big Superman-fan (Batman is more my kind of guy), but it is a super-monster budget movie, so hopefully they got it right.

Idag er den første dagen i august, og det betyr at sommeren langsomt nærmer seg slutten. Jeg har nesten lyst til å gråte bare ved tanken. Sommerne er alt for korte! Vintrene er alltid så mye lengre, fordi høsten legger til noen måneder, og våren er stadig ganske kald, selv om dagene blir lysere. Så da sitter du igjen med tre kanskje fire måneder av året hvor du kan ha på fine sko, og sitte i Nyhavn og drikke øl. Og gjøre andre morsomme ting selvfølgelig, som å ligge på stranden, spise is, bli brun og svette uten at du rører deg.
Lørdag er Supermann-dag. Vi har kjøpt biletter allerede, og jeg gleder meg. Jeg må innrømme at jeg var aldri en stor Supermann-fan (Batman var mer min type), men det er en super-monster budgett film, så forhåpentligvis har de klart å gjøre det riktig.