2010 - the summer of love.

Favourite park a l'Avril: Regent's park. The flowers are literally exploding in there.
( And as the kids in the family should know by now, since I was doodling flowers all over the place last friday and in the end of the day reading Rosalyn's book to the kids about science, the body and dotdotdot - wait for it - flowers, I love flowers).
Tulips, roses, hyacinths, cherry blossom trees, new born ducklings, beautiful people, ice cream, people sunbathing, reading books. I would probably love every city during spring/summer, but let's face it - London is fricking amazing at the time. I mean, if I'm not freezing with only a top on 10pm - it's summer!

Went out friday night. Went to some venue inside/under London Bridge. It was like a dungeon with live music, art exhibitions, short films, performances, bars etc. Quite pretentious people hanging out there but with a mojito in the hand and some old school mixed with cuban salsa - what can go wrong?

Saturday it was SUMMER in London. Went to Borough market for some breakfast and then some sunbathing in Regents park. What can be better than reading a book and sunbathing in Regents Park with 20 degrees and not a cloud in sight?! 2 hours might have been too much for my nose to handle, it didn't burn off but close by. Although all evening I felt the after-warmth from the sun in my face<3.

Met up with Lin in Leicester Square for some dinner later in the evening and then we were heading off to see Lion King. OMG - Nostalgia! Both of us were watching Lion Kings over and over again as kids. As a kid I didn't really have the variety of movies like they do nowadays with a new animated movie every day. My favourites are still the disney movies from the 50's and 60's like Peter Pan and The aristocats where you can see all the hard work. Now it's just computerized and action action action.

I had really high expectations of the musical since everybody told me it was amazing. But still, I had no idea how they would do it, with the costumes and everything. The intro started off with the song and all the animals came in. The costumes were so amazing and the music...and the choreography..

After 5 minutes I couldn't help the tears in my eyes and goosebumps all over my body. Lin and me just sat there in cheer amazement. Everything was perfect from Mofasa's death to Timon and Pumba. Quite strange seeing it in english since I've only heard all the songs in swedish. But it was great! Felt like a child again. And couldn't help but feel envy of the artists. I too want to sing and dance and act.... At first £40 felt like a lot of money but it was worth every penny. If you come to London to see a musical see the Lion King. Best money I've ever spent!

When I live in Malmo I'll start dancing again. I want to dance jazz, show, contemporary, or merengue, samba, salsa.... Too much to choose!

Heading off for London again. Since it's Shakespears birthday today it's free entry to the globe and lots of workshops going on. So long and hello sunny London.
xoxo

Party

How come what party you're voting for is more personal than your sex life. I guess it was more clear before who you voted for. The workers and the men in the coal mines -labour, the aristocrat - conservative. But know the class life has changed some and the parties have increased.

I don't know if it's true, but every time I've asked someone they look at me strangely and says ''hey, that's personal I don't really want to discuss it''. Same thing with religion. But I think that depends on who you're talking to. Someone who's sure of their religion and can discuss it will be relaxed discussing it. But then I've come along some people who I don't think really believe in their god and just want to ignore that with not speaking about it. Which makes me want to talk about it even more. ''The missionaire for non-religious society''. Not really. But then again what is it that they can't explain or justify ( a lot!)

Anywho. In the neighborhood I live in people are pinning up signs with ''Here we vote for lib. democrats''. That's more like it! Sweden has to get off their asses, stop complaining and actually vote or say what they think... I hate people who complain but aren't willing to do something about it.. So for the election in september: please vote, do anything, blank vote. Just vote. OK?! So the percentage will be correct at least. Instead of all 'moderater' voting and the result will be: wow 100% of sweden voted for moderaterna! Although Fredrik Reinfeldt gives me the impression of security and peace. I mean I would rather vote for Reinfeldt than Lars Ohly(I hate how smug he always look like when he's debating!!!!!!) just because I think they would do a better job in the international debates(although we're always neutral so that doesn't matter). But I guess I'll vote for 'miljopartiet'. But I hate that Wetterstrand won't be the spokeman after the election. I like her!

Wow. I just got a real urge for cheese-cake. Not while thinking of wetterstrand but thinking about the cheesecake I had with Boel.....Ah! I've had the urge since yesterday. Wow. When I was younger I hated it(probably cause it wasn't chocolate or icecream or something). How times can change
xoxo

WOW

OMG Way out west is higher on the list than Roskilde festival right now.

WOW got La Roux, Marina and the diamonds, Beach house, The radio dept, M.I.A
Waiting for more. Helooo Gothenburg!

Sleepy eyes

Vaknade med hes rost. Borjar aterigen skriva pa svenska. Kanner att mitt svenska ordforrad borjar sina. Dock kommer jag nog borja skriva pa engelska i nasta inlagg igen, for engelska tangentbord ar inte det ultimata verktyget for att skriva svenska.. med andra ord - irriterande!

Mot dagens slut, eller jobbdagens slut, har aven min energi sinat..Forsoker proppa mig full med c-vitamin men det hjalper kanske bara i forebyggande syfte, om ens det?!

Far angest nar jag inte tranar regelbundet = aven om jag ar sjuk och har ont i halsen. Kanske nagra simtag och lite bastu skulle hjalpa. Battre an att titta pa friends hela kvallen.. Eller?

Acapella

A weekend filled with....BOEL! (My sister)! Picked her up from the airport thursday night(first time driving in England - or ever- in 60 miles per hour and IN THE DARK, I hate M25!

But the weather has probably been the best so far - so lucky us! Friday and saturday were pure summer. Went to the park in a dress, no jacket and the sun was burning on my bare legs! I wasn't even cold we went out friday night!!!!

Short version of our weekend
- Borough Market(eating our way through, with samples of cheese, bread, chocolate, jam - you name it),
- Brick Lane market
- Beddington Park - where some sunburn where well appreciated(by me mainly)
- Cheam Park
- St James Park - where the squirrels attacks
- Hyde Park
- Camden market(where we spent most time looking for soft icecream, ending up buying icecream at tescos and finding an icecream shop next door!)
- The pub
- Going out in S(l)utton - getting to know garridge(the horrible and aggresive music genre english people so love...)
- Falling in love with a street artist singing Kings of Leon
- Making time worth while on national rail with Kings of Leon - Again!
- Falling in love with Brick Lane market(all the foood, all the vintage stuff, all the clooothes)

It's been so much fun! Since I never take any photos Boel brought her flashy camera and had several paparazzi moments:D Ended last day at Brick Lane with some chai and hot chocolate at Sunday up - getting sentimental when they played Talking Heads( I got to buy ''This is talking heads'' and ''Stop making sense''). I love Brick Lanes vintage section, cause although it's ''vintage'' they don't over-prize!!

Not looking forward to a week of work, but planning next weekend to cope and enjoying my ballerina^^

MYS

Have had a long weekend due to bank holiday<3

Went to London friday and had lunch at Nandos with Lin. (I always try to avoid big brand-cafes and restaurants, but Nando's ok and really nice food!) Went to the high street, looked at shoes and drowled over the candy at Selfridge's. Saw the biggest lollipops ever, massive eastereggs for £100, Willy Wonka-chocolate and the jellybeans from Harry Potter(you know the ones with taste of earwax, vomit etc.).

Had my first night out on Old street in the evening. It was a really cool venue with free lollipops in the bathrooms(!!) and the bartender was amazing, I got my own coctail that tasted like a lollipop!!! But they only played techno-dance-music which can be quite tire-ing. The only purpose for techno is if you're tired/really drunk and just want to stand on the dancefloor and rock back and forth....

Had to go up early next day to meet my uncle Jonas with children at Kings Cross. They're spending a week in York and thought of visiting me in London at the same time. Meeting them was one of the best things this weekend. Haven't seem them for ages and since they live ''pa Osterlen'' I don't meet them as often as I want to....Although now they'll be moving to the Canary Islands. I hope they'll stay as long so I can visit:D Anywho, went to Camden market for lunch and just strolled around talking.

Found out Amy's leaving for Italy next week so it was kind of a farewell-night-out:(. And of course since I wanted to take it easy everyone offered me drinks and shots. And am I the person to decline? Of course not... It'll be so bad when I come back to Sweden, cause no one buys you drinks. Swedish people are so cheap(including me;) ). And OMG if I would dress like the girls does here when I come home... everyone will think I'm working on my night out if you know what I mean. Yeah sure, girls can dress how they like but REALLY?! Everytime when I see a girl with tights and a skirt that goes like 20cm over the knees it's like WOOOOOW!

Going to go out and buy some easter-eggs for the children now and feel like the perfect au-pair!
xoxo

morfar

Probably just me who thinks this is fun but my grandfather is in the

Vastebottenkuriren

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