Same mistake.

Every year it happens. Often because I bought something new that I'd like to wear, but not necessarily. And it's usually around this time. Well a little bit later in Stockholm since it's a bit colder there. But some time around March/April I decide that I'm fed up with the winter and I dress for spring. Annoyingly enough the weather is not following my dress code and I freeze my ass of for a while or put the winter clothes back on. I thought that I'd at some point learn from my mistake.

Duracell bunny,

I woke up at 7am. And have been very active ever since. I have to much energy and to much frustration in my body today. This is best dealt with in one of two different ways. I hoping for the one that doesn't result in eight different kinds of bread and sweets.

Joseph K.

For two months I have been unemployed and for two months I have tried to get the a-kasse contribution that I should get. Or first of all I have tried to find out what and when I should get anything. For two months I have filled in forms and answered letters. I have done everything right. And for every form I fill in, for every e-mail I send, for every letter I write I get another letter back, another form to fill out. I am tired. And I am starting to doubt there is an end at all. I am Joseph K.

A little bit less than five months.

The 20th of July.
Forum, Copenhagen.
James.
Lars.
Kirk.
Rob.
And me...

I can hardly wait!

The return of Joss Whedon.

Joss Whedon's new series the Dollhouse has just started and I watched the first two episodes tonight, and I like! I wouldn't say that I'm head over heals at this point, but it seems very promising. Whedon's usual motto, nothing is what it seems, also seems to come to be an essential thesis in this series. This is in my point of view Whedon's absolutly strongest side, the intricate notions in which he's applying this idea. I was of course the basis of he's so far biggest hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I consider it a general trademark for Whedon. We also see, so far, two old faces that Whedon has worked with before, Eliza Dushku (Buffy the Vanpire Slayer) and Amy Acker (Angel).

The Dollhouse, so far, seem to be a brothel gone in a true capitalistic spirit. The dolls are people that can get wiped clean, human tabula rasa's, and then imprinted for what ever purpose the costumer requests. Dushku is one of the most requested actives, Echo. There's also the bitchy british co, her sneaky right hand man, the young scientist, the father figure that is Echo's handler, the one that looks after her on all missions, the FBI agent on the hunt for the Dollhouse and last but not least, the active that went awall and started a killing spree. But things are not always as they seem...

A week in paradise.

So. Back in the snowy north after one week on the paradise island Mauritius (or ile Maurice for the french). It has been a week of high temperatures, sun, water activities, nice food and fruit cocktails, and of course family time.

All in all it has been an amazing week. I've felt a million miles away from everything, which of course is actually true, but I'm talking about that feeling of being in a totally different reality. It has been great in so many ways. I've enjoyed the sun and the warmth incredibly. To be ably to just put on a small skirt, a top and a par of flip flops and then go out is amazing after the winters in Scandinavia with layer after layer with clothes. And I always love to be close to the sea, in every way. To swim in it, walk on the sea side or just admire the view. It's been great to get away and relax. But also stressful. I know all the things I need to get done when I get home and this has made me not being able to relax fully. But I've spent some hours lying in the shadow of a palm tree reading. So no complaining here :) And the it was the family time. So nice to have time with the whole family. But I also realised that I'm not used to be around people all the time. I'm just to have time and space on my own and I like that too.

What did we actually do then? Except reading and drinking fruit cocktails, that is :) From the first hotel we went with a boat to a smaller island that was really beautiful and we got the chance to swim in a waterfall, this was really amazing! Later in the week I tried snorkelling for the first time and I loved it. There was a lot of cool things to see. We also started an early morning double tennis game, me and dad against Jake and Gustav. Poor dad injured his leg though so the double was cancelled. We kept playing for fun though, and dad got some pink pills and will be fine in a few days. We also rented a car for two days and went for a short hike one day and to the capital Port Louis the other day. We didn't stay very long in the city because of the heath, but I did manage to find a cool new bikini :) The second hotel we stayed on had a night club that was open one of the nights we were there and me and Jake payed a visit. It was a tiny tiny place with six other people. Bit with a lot of drinks and a lot of crazy dancing it was great fun! After the long trip home I'm back to reality, with a lot of great memories and a lot of great pictures!

Spoiler alert: Comments on Lost!

The series has had it's ups and downs. Basically I've found it hard to really get hooked at times. Whenever I actually watch an episode I really like it but I'm often not that motivated to actually watch it. But after four brand new episodes of the fifth season I am so in to it. I just can't wait for the next episode!

Concerning the latest episode I think that Jennfier Godwin's comments are interesting and accurate. The time flashes really are giving a lot which I did not expect to think. The noose bleeds are of course very interesting considering that they are happening to the ones that has been the longest on the island... And concerning the love relations. Well if they let something happen between Saywer and Juliet it would really be like shooting themselves in the fot. Come in, it's not Paradise Hotel so no lets all fuck all, please! Kate is of course still confused, and she really needs to make up her mind. But I hope and believe that she will live happily ever after with Saywer in the end, on the island! Because that's where they belong!

What I also really reacted on, as did miss Godwin, is the fact that even though they travel in time, they cannot change things. At first I felt it was to simplify things, and maybe in one way it is. But it is also different. Most shows, and movies that deal with time travelling emphisasise the importance to stay invisible, to not touch or interfer with anything becuase it might change the future. Lost is taking a different twist on this and after reading Godwins post I really feel it is brilliant.

So one more week until next episode...!

Spoiler alert: Lost!

Brilliant about the latest episode of Lost.

See the original post here.

Lost Redux: Can Jack Be Trusted?

Wed., Feb. 4, 2009 8:54 PM PST by Jennifer Godwin

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"Thank you Lord! ... I take that back!" —Sawyer

We don't take anything back: Thank you Lord! Tonight's episode of Lost was a veritable museum of Lost awesomeness, made slightly imperfect by the absence of Desmond-Penny action, but otherwise magnificent.

If you haven't watched yet, flash back to your TV and find out what happened. If you've seen it, strap yourself to a piece of wreckage and get in here!

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Ben's Lawyer Is a Liar Too! Holy mackerel, Jack almost gave away the store to Carole Littleton when he mentioned Aaron, because despite a nicely laid-out red herring (placed in Kate's path by either the writers or Ben, depending on how you look at it), it was not Claire's mom who wanted Aaron, it was Ben all along. Of course, Ben didn't really want Aaron so much as he wanted to trick Kate into a fight-or-flight panic, flushing her out into the open where she was that much more vulnerable to his wiles. Even though individual elements have failed—the Kate legal attack, the visit to Hurley—it would seem that Ben is largely achieving his goals, and the Oceanic Six are coming together…Can it be much longer before the gang returns the Island?

Take Me To Your Leader: Is anyone else a little disoriented by the struggle for control of the Oceanic Six? In the old days Jack was the undisputed leader and everyone trusted his rule without question, but now even Kate has qualms, and there are several other qualified contenders for the boss job: Sayid, who is capable of everything; Sun, a paragon of indomitable strength; and Ben, who didn't get where he is today by being a wallflower. Who would be the boss of you? Post in the comments.

Vive la France! Danielle and her baby daddy saved Jin OMG! The late, great Danielle and Alex Rousseau have saved the Losties once again. (Alex was a hero before she was even born!) These "flashpresents" are turning out to be a wonderful boon for showing, rather than telling, the history of the Island. We saw the crash of Yemi's plane, we learned the U.S. Army once made a beachhead on the Island, and now we're seeing Danielle's shipwrecked scientific-research expedition, meeting her much-discussed lovah Robert and getting a glimpse of Alex when she was just a wee bump, before she was wrested from Danielle's arms by bizarrofish Ben. (This is a fish-themed Redux. See above re mackerel and herring.) Bonus prize: The unsinkable Jin Kwon is alive (holler!), and it's only a matter of time before he is flashed right back into the arms of the Losties and then the woman he loves. Season five, I think I shall like you…

What's Done Is Done: Lost Island has been called Redemption Island, but isn't it interesting that on a show with time travel, our heroes are declining to go back and change the past? If they are to redeem themselves, it must be done looking to the future, and not by dwelling upon or meddling in the past. Locke is barreling forward, and Sawyer didn't have anything to say to Kate circa Day 41 (when Boone died and Aaron was born), he's waiting to talk to her in the future if she's still alive. That's just…sensible. Can you believe it?

Nosebleed Seats: Just for those of you keeping score at home, Faraday thinks nosebleeds are related to time-on-Island. Charlotte is an Island native, so that explains her health problems, and Juliet's been stranded for years as an unhappy Other, so that explains hers, but what about Miles? His nosebleed would seem to give credence to the theory that he's Marvin Candle's son...

Ajira Airways: If you're the type of fan who pays attention to online games and puzzles you may have already heard of Ajira Airways, which was introduced earlier this year in subliminal video messages and has even has a website. Tonight we got our first hint about what the airline means to the show—someone with an Ajira water bottle came to the island in what appears to be a Polynesian-influenced dugout canoe. But who are they? And when are they?

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This Is a Relationship Business: Since love is all around in this episode—Jate and Skate both had their moments—it's only right to check in with the Lost lonelyhearts and see who's still crushing on whom…

• Among other things, it seems like Kate's still a bit wary of Jack after the end of their engagement and his slightly freaky drug-addled stalker phase, but as always, she gives the man a chance. (Is she compassionate or codependent? Post in the comments.)
  
• Sawyer was positively lovestruck at the sight of Day 41!Kate, but he's also teetering along the edge of something that looks a lot like romantic hopelessness. The only that keeps him going would seem to be Juliet, with whom he's been happily partnered with since the Island moved. If you ask me, Juliet and Sawyer are too busy becoming birds-of-a-feather BFF to really get down and dirty, but tell me if I'm seeing it wrong.
  
• Last but not least: Sun and Jin. Is there anything Sun wouldn't do to get back to her man? Am I the only one who's concerned by her sidelong glances at Aaron? She wouldn't take advantage of her temporary custody and do something wicked like, oh, hold the kid hostage…right?

What did you think of "The Little Prince"? Love it? Loathe it? Post in the comments and then check back tomorrow for more Lost news. Until then: So long and thanks for all the fish!