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Lyckeby, Karlskrona, Sweden
August 26, 2010 16:43

I moved away from home when I was 19. My very first apartment was in Lyckeby, right outside Karlskrona. For some reason, counting out when I was travelling and right after when I got home, I have remained in this little suburb. I like it here, it's close to everything, but not too close, and surrounded by nature.

Actually I have lived here in Karlskrona basically all my life. Sure I was born in Uppsala, Sweden, but I only spent my first two years there. Karlskrona is not a big city, I think we have a population of around 60 000. And of course, like in any minor town, everyone knows everyone in one way or another.

I used to think I had to get out of here, move somewhere else - anywhere else. But I have realized that it's quite nice to have a home, a real home. Not just a house or apartment where I eat and sleep, but a place that I feel as close to as my own family. I might not always like it, but I stick around because it's simply where I'm suppose to be.

Top left: Shops, about five minutes walk from my apartment.
Top right: I'm taking the pic from the same spot as in the the top left pic, I live behind the flags.
Below left: Lyckebys "main street".
Below right: I live in one of those brown buildings.

How can you not laugh?
August 24, 2010 20:48

Was just about to sit down and take my first sip of lovely, fresh, coffee this morning, when this happened...

Yiax, and I only made one cup :-(

Oh well, there is only one thing to do - get the camera and document! LOL. Had another cup of coffee in my hands about fifteen minutes later, and I held on to that one real tight this time!

/A.L

An unhappy smile is tears from a sad soul
August 21, 2010 16:24

I am one of those persons who actually care if people like me or not, maybe I shouldn't, but I do anyway. This does not mean that I put energy into try and make people like me, but if they don't - it bothers me. But I have learned that it's impossible to try and change into a person that everyone likes. Instead I focus on enjoying and appreciating those who do like me.

I have also come to realize that if you twist and turn to be someone you think people expect you to be, then the only person you will become is someone who is not really you. No one wins in a situation like that. The bubble always bursts, and all you end up with is broken pieces of a miserable person.

The only person I can control is me, so I try to be the best person I can possibly be. However, this does not mean I don't care what people say, what they think, or listen to their advice and thoughts. It just means that I don't let their opinions change me into something I am not.

/A.L

Ok, it wasn’t that bad - just in my head!
August 17, 2010 20:17

Actually it was kind of nice to be back at work again. And the project I am working on is fine as well, so it’s aaaall good! I don’t know what my anxiety was about…just head games I guess. I mean people have phobias of all kinds of things and would rather die than hold a harmless spider in their hands. That just shows how powerful our mind is!

Anyway, on my lunch break I was out and about in town. Shot a few pics while I was waiting for my mum to meet me for lunch. I'm standing right in the middle of our main street, Ronnebygatan. This is the "big one", but it's not, haha. It takes about 5 minutes to walk from one end to the other.

As you can see on the big clock below, my mum is fifteen minutes late...Where the purple signs are, in the right pic below, is where we ate. Thai Royal, very good food!

I will never forget that day when I was waiting for the bus, down the hill in the left pic. A lady was walking across the crosswalk in the right pic, and in her hands she held two bags of liquor. I don't know what happened, but all of a sudden she started to stumble a few steps forward, she was trying to stop the fall by waving her arms in the air, but no. She fell, flat on her face. All the bottles in her bags hit the ground with a big smash. Booze and broken glass everywhere. I felt so bad for her! And glad it wasn't me...

/A.L

Anxiety
August 16, 2010 22:11

Tomorrow is my first day back to work after my vacation, and I am not looking forward to it. Don’t get me wrong, I love the people I work with, but the actual job…sort of sick of it. It’s just boring and undiversified. It’s fine for when you want to go to work, work and get paid, but I feel like I want more now.

All summer I’ve been working countless hours with this blog, but it‘s fun! Time just flies by and I can't wait to get up in the morning and get right back to it. I love it! But I still have a lot to do before it’s even close to how I want it. I mean the layout is fine but I still have much more to add, plus work on promoting it, which takes a lot of time.

Anyway, I probably won’t get much sleep tonight. But it is what it is, hopefully not for much longer though…

Ten hours until I'm back in that chair surveycalling...yihaa!

/A.L

Sometimes you need to take one step back in order to move forward!
August 7, 2010 20:18

I have a tendency to get so wrapped up in my projects that my mind start to spin way too fast with ideas and thoughts. Thankfully I know myself enough to recognize when I have gotten to this point. And I find that in order to get back on track again, the best thing for me, is to just drop everything and do something completely different. So today I have refurnished my apartment :-)

/A.L

Drunk driver and candy dream
July 31, 2010 23:16

It's Saturday, people drink and party, but not me. Not this Saturday, this evening I am the designated driver. Which is fine by me, I have had my share of "not being the designated driver", hehe.

Moving on to another topic, my weird dream I had last night. Or maybe not weird but kind of annoying. All through my dream, even if I did different things at different locations, I kept eating candy, and buying candy and eating some more candy. All night! I figured I must have a craving for candy, so I bought some today, haha. Have not eaten that much actually, but some.

Left pic: Here I am with Lisen, acting responsible tonight. And as you can see I still have not gotten that darn dog grid issue resolved. The owner of the pet shop have not called yet, I've waited over a week since she said she would call the makers and get back to me...Not very professional! By the way, the pet shop I bought it from is called Hundbiten...Anyway, on the other pic is of course my yummy candy :-)

/A.L

Frozen
July 26, 2010 18:24

Today I feel like a deer in headlights, I should move - but for some reason I don’t…

Anyway, I have been going through some old pictures to try and find some more to put in my photo album here. I found a few, but I feel like I should have tons more, wonder were they are…. Hm…

Anyway (again), here are a few pix that represent some parts of who I am quite well.

From left:
1. On a visit in Iran.
2. In the forest with Diva and Lisen.
3. Playing some Texas Hold'em.

/A.L

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