Is it really my fault that I like to know as much as possible about alcohol so that I can make more informed choices? On the other hand, my score in the proof area tells me I have more to learn 😉

Bourbon Congratulations! You’re 130 proof, with specific scores in beer (80) , wine (83), and liquor (113).

Screw all that namby-pamby chick stuff, you’re going straight for the bottle and a shot glass! It’ll take more than a few shots of Wild Turkey or 99 Bananas before you start seeing pink elephants. You know how to handle your alcohol, and yourself at parties.

So I know that it has been a very long time since I have done any updating of LiveJournal — basically posting nothing too serious since explaining the flight back from Sydney.

Well basically, I got back from Sydney and it has been nothing but a lot of work with not so much time to be with friends. I have a new job at work, but I haven’t gotten rid of my old 2 jobs, so basically it means that I have a lot of work to do. We have had a lot of reviews come up without much notice and they have been time-consuming. But I guess I should not complain too much…after all, 500 individuals in IBM Sweden were given notice and yet everyone I speak too tells me of the valuable role that I am playing and that they want to see me around.

A highlight after coming back from holiday was that I got to chat with Steve by phone and that was quite nice. And the phone call made me realise that I can keep friends over long distances, so that was a good thing as well. Was both in Oslo and Denmark in the same week, had a cancelled trip to Germany, and now a newly-scheduled trip to Oslo in a few weeks. I also have invitations to work with some colleagues in Copenhagen, but finding the time to do Scandic travel is a challenge these days.

In my personaly life, it has been somewhat impacted due to work. That and I have adopted a more sane approach to partying. Basically, I no longer feel that I have to party to the extreme with all of my friends every single weekend. I know know that it’s okay to actually stay at home sometimes, and that when I do go out, the party does not have to last all night long. It’s been a very liberating feeling. A very happy feeling because I have started to relax. I now have my weekend back (no longer being hung over), and I have been more productive in doing the things that I want to do, instead of limited to how far could I get on a hangover.

Today I took the train to Göteborg to hang out with friends not seen in awhile and to get away from Stockholm, if only for a few days. I was supposed to stay in Göteborg from Thursday to Sunday, but instead might come back a day early into Stockholm. It just depends.

So anyway, that’s as much of a public update as I can provide 😉 I hope that everyone is doing well and remember that you can always reach me via e-mail at [email protected]. Actually, since that e-mail address gets so much spam I don’t use it actively. But I do receive initial e-mails there and for people I know, I then give my preferred address.

Love, Peace, and Hair Grease!

Rodney

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubblegum.
– Nada, from the movie “They Live”

It’s been a strange day. Today I woke up at 07.00 and decided that it was time for me to do some more laundry. So I did and then I had to go to a conference today. On my way to the conference center, I got into a taxi where the woman played nothing but spiritual/inspirational music. She was singing spirtual hyms, I thought it was strange but okay that she felt so comfortable about her religion that she would share it passively and not actively (like some of the extremist do).

Cut to now, where I have just come back from the dentist with noticable whiter teeth. I feel like the re-born Gandalf after he comes back from the abyss.

Or something like that.

Anyhoo, it’s 16.30. Time to decide whether or not to go to Göteborg.