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27 questions about nothing

November 4th, 2005

I'm not actually sort on ideas but some of these questions seemed interesting when I read it on Ash's blog (link on the left, help yourself).

1. Do you try to look hot when you go to the grocery store just in case someone recognizes you from your blog?
No. First of all I never meet anyone there, secondly I'm way too lazy to make an effort to go such a short distance. Finally, I think we need to substitute "hot" for "presentable".

2. Are the photos you post Photoshopped or otherwise altered?
No, I'm too lazy to fix them up (see a theme forming here?). I don't even know how to, only tried a few times with stuff like color correction, but it didn't make much difference.

3. Do you like it when creeps or dorks e-mail you?
Not much of a worry, it used to happen when I ran a website, I would introduce their email address to my spam filter.

4. Do you lie in your blog?
No, but I don't tell the whole truth either. :P

5. Are you passive-aggressive in your blog?
No, I'm just aggressive.

6. Do you ever threaten to quit writing so people will tell you not to stop?
Who the hell would do that??

7. Are you in therapy? If not, should you be? If so, is it helping?
I'm not and I probably should be. Too costly to try it, once thought about talking to a priest instead.

8. Do you delete mean comments? Do you fake nice ones?
I deleted some spam before I realized it's automated and just keeps coming. Fake nice comments, what are we in primary school?

9. Have you ever rubbed one out while reading a blog
Da fook?

10. If your readers knew you in person, would they like you more or like you less?
Since I have just about one reader, two or three on good days, I don't think it's much of an issue.

11. Do you have a job?
Yes, believe it or not.

12. If someone offered you a decent salary to blog full-time without restrictions, would you do it?
Blog full time? Now that's a waste of time and money.

13. Which bloggers do you want to meet in real life?
I read like 2 blogs, so I could meet Ash if it was on the cards, Erik knows me. Probably would meet anyone from Juventuz who comes by here occasionally.

14. Which bloggers have you made out with? (a)In real life? (b)In fantasy?
None.

15. Do you usually act like you have more money or less money than you really have?
I don't remember talking about money a lot here. Except for some things being too expensive but we all do that.

16. Does your family read your blog?
Neh.

17. How old is your blog?
It started in June 2003, been doing it on a regular basis for maybe a year.

18. Do you get more than 1000 page views per day? Do you care?
I would be concerned if I did.

19. Do you have another secret blog in which you write about being depressed, slutty, or a liar?
How is one not enough?

20. Have you ever given another blogger money for his/her writing?
If I were a politician, I would consider paying someone for NOT writing something.

21. Do you report the money you earn from your blog on your taxes?
What money?

22. Is blogging narcissistic?
Yes.

23. Do you feel guilty when you don't post for a long time?
Yes, because posting a blog feels like a small accomplishment believe it or not.

24. Do you like John Mayer?
Who dat iz?

25. Do you have enemies?
Not that I know of.

26. Are you lonely?
Comes and goes.

27. Why bother?
Writing can be fun. Even when it's not fun to read. I also thought I would end up reading old entries but I never have.

my king

October 26th, 2005

King Harald (Harold, I suppose) of Norway, remarked at some fancy dinner party with the presence of Camilla Parker Bowles (whoa there's one name you didn't expect to feature in this blog): "Let's not forget English football. Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians, myself included actually *loud chuckle in the room*, have followed the English teams since Norway started broadcasting Match of the day in 1969" (there's the source of our cancer btw).

FFS man, at least pretend to be cultured. Tell them you read Oscar Wilde voraciously in your teens, that your father taught you to recite Shakespeare when you were 10. I suppose at this point all that is left to say is props for not breaking into "You'll never walk alone".:wallbang:

interesting satirical piece

October 21st, 2005

http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,4284,1597508,00.html

Very nicely crafted, I haven't read anything this good in quite a while.

PR to the people

October 12th, 2005

Norwegian national team coach Åge Hareide threw a tantrum and declared that reporters don't know what they're talking about discussing tactics and that the general public isn't clever enough to understand this complex phenomenon. While that may very well be accurate, it's 2005 and unless you're Trapattoni, you can't say things like that, you have to work the PR engine. The game is all about marketing and popularity now, it's no good making enemies.

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But this debate will surely spin off into a confrontation on prime time, with Åge apologizing as he always does when he's wrong. Meanwhile, we can enjoy that he gets so many things right, with Norway now in playoff and a fair outside shot at making the tournament in Germania. What opposition does Åge prefer? Denmark or Turkey would be nice. Indeed why not, it would be.

sweet dreams

October 10th, 2005

Dreams are never straightforward, are they? If you're a dream analysist (have to say I don't know what the profession is called, I should call their union), have a crack at this one..

I'm in the cafeteria (wtf) buying food. When I get to checkout, it turns out I don't have enough cash to pay for it (although I use cash about twice a year when I'm out of the country). I tell that to the cashier, she says "you're good for it" :wth: For some reason, I'm grossly dissatisfied with that and I frantically start to check all my pockets. Turns out I have the exact amont, not a penny to spare. The end.