My reverse osmosis water filter is installed and ready for use. Bye fluoride.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday, October 3, 2010
2+2=5
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/03/MNT91FNGKL.DTL I'm confused. According to GW Bush you are either "with us, or against us" referring to the "war on terror" and Osama Bin Laden.
But now it seems as if the Al Qaeda terrorists do not like climate change and floodings in Pakistan, which infers that "we" like climate change.
I don't get it - are we in war with Eastasia or Eurasia? With 50000 troops in Afghanistan, Osama who is in "his hiding place, presumed to be in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan", wishes to focus attention on Pakistan, but does not mention the illegal drone attacks carried out in Pakistan from Afghanistan https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan? It doesn't add up...unless 2+2=5?
But now it seems as if the Al Qaeda terrorists do not like climate change and floodings in Pakistan, which infers that "we" like climate change.
I don't get it - are we in war with Eastasia or Eurasia? With 50000 troops in Afghanistan, Osama who is in "his hiding place, presumed to be in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan", wishes to focus attention on Pakistan, but does not mention the illegal drone attacks carried out in Pakistan from Afghanistan https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan? It doesn't add up...unless 2+2=5?
Monday, August 31, 2009
google blogger
Will google blogger app on my WinMo device help the worst blogger ever to get "back" on track?
To sum things up since last post:
I surfed a couple of more times on my friend's board and then went back to Sweden.
Worked in Norway for 6 months and almost no kitesurfing.
2 weeks on Martinique and 3 days of wind. Learned jumping, backloop, railey, frontloop, transitions and tried unhooking first time.
Quit my job to surf and relax. Kitesurfed some in Sweden during the summer. Went 1 week to France with absolutely no wind.
Two weeks in portugal kitesurfing, learned more tricks unhooked, front and backrolls, switch landings, multiple spins, kiteloops and railey to blind. Trashed both my kites.
Moved back to San Diego and no wind, working for sonyericsson through Teleca. Picked up regular surfing again and bought my first two boards. Stayed busy with that 2-3 times a week almost until summer took the waves away. I manage to catch a few waves every session now (omg kitesurfing is soo easy in comparison). From beefed up biceps and abs to beefed up triceps and back... Now I'm in Sweden for a vacation and to ship some things over to SD.
I also went to mexico and caught wind for three days on a long weekend.
That's basically it i think. More later hopefully :) Looking forward to winter storms and swell in SD.
To sum things up since last post:
I surfed a couple of more times on my friend's board and then went back to Sweden.
Worked in Norway for 6 months and almost no kitesurfing.
2 weeks on Martinique and 3 days of wind. Learned jumping, backloop, railey, frontloop, transitions and tried unhooking first time.
Quit my job to surf and relax. Kitesurfed some in Sweden during the summer. Went 1 week to France with absolutely no wind.
Two weeks in portugal kitesurfing, learned more tricks unhooked, front and backrolls, switch landings, multiple spins, kiteloops and railey to blind. Trashed both my kites.
Moved back to San Diego and no wind, working for sonyericsson through Teleca. Picked up regular surfing again and bought my first two boards. Stayed busy with that 2-3 times a week almost until summer took the waves away. I manage to catch a few waves every session now (omg kitesurfing is soo easy in comparison). From beefed up biceps and abs to beefed up triceps and back... Now I'm in Sweden for a vacation and to ship some things over to SD.
I also went to mexico and caught wind for three days on a long weekend.
That's basically it i think. More later hopefully :) Looking forward to winter storms and swell in SD.
Monday, July 16, 2007
The swell is finally building up
A wind swell is starting to come in, and the crappy chop from last week (hey, I'm just repeating what the pros say!) seems to be over. Today I went out for a lunch surf and it was noticeably easier than in the small waves. I know what I need to work on but not how. Seems like it's high time for some expert advice. I think a couple of guys from Qualcomm is going out tomorrow, and so will I. Looks like there won't be any kiteboarding done for a while. I need to get a light wind board which will have to be ordered, and yesterday I broke my screwdriver when trying to correct the stance on my currently largest board. But I won't find the time anyway I guess. If there's wind coming in it's always 2 in the afternoon, and the best place requires a much longer drive than the wave surfing does.
Today my team leader at Qualcomm asked me if I could fly to Germany for a couple of weeks and help a customer out. I had to tell him that it didn't fit my time plan very well because I'm going for vacation in 3 weeks. "And after that I'm not coming back, but you know that right?", said I cautiously... Of course he didn't. I had to tell him that it wasn't my decision and
that I have to do whatever my boss cares to deal me (which is more or less the truth, at least in practice).
Now I have to make sure the postcards I bought doesn't arrive to Sweden before I do.
Today my team leader at Qualcomm asked me if I could fly to Germany for a couple of weeks and help a customer out. I had to tell him that it didn't fit my time plan very well because I'm going for vacation in 3 weeks. "And after that I'm not coming back, but you know that right?", said I cautiously... Of course he didn't. I had to tell him that it wasn't my decision and
that I have to do whatever my boss cares to deal me (which is more or less the truth, at least in practice).
Now I have to make sure the postcards I bought doesn't arrive to Sweden before I do.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
My name is John Karlsson
Nice title huh? If you can't come up with anything better you should probably not post at all, but anyway... i thought someone might want to know.
For those of you who don't know yet (feel free to be ashamed), I've been in the US the last 4-5 months working. To be more precise, in San Diego, California. Wonderful city. Nice people, small and big at the same time, multicultural, great waves for surfing, almost no rain and always sunny, never too cold, never too hot. Anyone who's been here will agree with me.
Most of you out there may know me as a lazy person, but I've tried posture up and seize the day as much I've could (and trying to keep the TV set turned of as much as possible). A list of some of the things I've done:
For those of you who don't know yet (feel free to be ashamed), I've been in the US the last 4-5 months working. To be more precise, in San Diego, California. Wonderful city. Nice people, small and big at the same time, multicultural, great waves for surfing, almost no rain and always sunny, never too cold, never too hot. Anyone who's been here will agree with me.
Most of you out there may know me as a lazy person, but I've tried posture up and seize the day as much I've could (and trying to keep the TV set turned of as much as possible). A list of some of the things I've done:
- Snowboarding day trips to Big bear / snow summit ski resort.
- Broken my foot and spent 4 weeks on crutches.
- Spent 10 days on Maui, Hawaii. Snorkeling with giant Turtles. Swimming/jumping in waterfall basins. 5 days of inpatient wind chasing. 3 days of Kiteboarding in howling wind (30-40 knots). Hiking the rain forest. Scenic driving in the mountains. Pitch black driving on a narrow winding cliff road for hours. Meeting the worlds top kiteboarders. Chasing sleep disturbing roosters. Stargazing in the wilderness. Drinking fresh spring water in Iao Walley. Watching the sunrise at Haleakala. Meeting Willie Nelson and watching him perform from backstage. Staying with the wonderful guests and maintainers of the North Shore Hostel. Strolling under the incredible Banyan tree and watching the sun set from a beach bar with a cold beer in Lahaina. Getting an even suntan on a nudist beach relaxing with home mixed Kava.
- Visited the world famous San Diego Zoo.
- Visited Sea World.
- 4 days in Las Vegas.
- Hiked the Grand Canyon for three days.
- Watched John Legend perform.
- Eaten lots of Mexican food (and other new food).
- Spent a weekend in Rosarito, Mexico. Partying all night long at Papas & Beers. Eating authentic Mexican food. Drinking Tequila. Watching beach volleyball tournament and just relaxing. Trying to hold the breath while passing through Tijuana. Getting screwed over by taxi drivers while knowing it. Making it to the border "FIRST" on the way back to the US.
- Learning how to surf. I've decided to go surfing during lunch as often as I can my remaining time here.
- Boogie boarding.
- Celebrated fourth of July (Independence day).
- Just hanging out at the beach or community pool.
- Making friends with lots of wonderful San Diegans (and occasional visitors).
- Having BBQ party with steak and light beer.
- Celebrated Finish midsummer. It's like the Swedish but without the food and games. But me and another Swede cheated by bringing traditional Swedish midsummer food. No knives were pulled in response to this so we carried on with some Kubb later also.
- Buying "stuff". This is a very important part of the American life. So far I've managed to buy a new kite: Waroo II, 7 kvm. A kiteboard: F-One Demon SE 129. A (cheap) freestyle snowboard, Silence Glider 150. Before I go home I'm planning on buying a new camera, a cell phone and maybe another kiteboard.
- I've also moved 4 times which sucked up some time :) One time I moved walking on crutches. I had pain in my palms for weeks and weeks after that.
A buzzing sound in your ear...
From a fly. A lazy fly. They don't give you much entertainment. Nor will I and hence the name of the blog. This blog will not cover anything at all, but will hopefully illuminate sparse spots of my life interesting for anyone or nobody. I hope to do a little bit better here than on my completely empty page at resedagboken.com. The language used will be English and Swedish intermittently. Expect this to be my last blogging attempt.
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