I know that the past few weeks have seen me substitute useless quizzes and other stuff for information on my life, so for that I am sorry. But it has been a really busy time for me and I have had a lot of stuff to do and on my mind.

First things first…my wireless router just basically stopped working, so I had to go with the standard network switch. SO now I can have my laptop and desktop connected at the same time again.

Yesterday I got to work at 07.30 and finished by 19.00, so only a 12 hour working day for a change. This week we would usually have had to have added an extra 2 hours to that. I have been coming home, having dinner, and then going to bed because I have been so tired.

On Thursday Max, Markus and I went out because it was going to be the last night that Markus was around for a few weeks. For those that don’t know, Markus and Max are my best friends in Stockholm. We usually go out as a group and while I can call on my other friends to go out, I really don’t invest the proper amount of time for my other friends, so I need to begin to do that. And Max has been partying really hard the last 4 or 5 days, so I doubt that he’ll be up for going out tonight.

And I have been reading LJ entries for a good chunk of time now. Even though I am busy, I feel like I need to find 45 minutes or so a couple of times a week to just keep in touch and connect.

I also talked to Steve on Thursday night, and that was really nice and cool. I will make a trip to the states soon I hope and he and I can meet up and catch up on what the year has brought to each of us.

At any rate, I hope that everyone is doing well. Take care everyone and hugs!

Love, Rodney

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I don’t feel like this represents me completely….I think it is impossible to come up with this assessment and believe based on the way that the questions were asked. I tend to think that most people trend towards the middle far more than in one camp or the other.

Well we are at the consluion of week two of an audit. For those who have never been audited, it is not a fun experience. Of course every company has different audit rules and philosophies on risk management, so I won’t bother to explain any of the mostly. First of all because I probably can’t. Second of all because it would be like comparing apples and sports cars. But suffice it say, I am the focal point for the organisation being audited and it is a drastically different role than being audited.

In terms of my personal future here in Sweden, it is still very unknown. I continue to build an excellent base of support for me to stay here, but it really just depends on the financials as to whether I will stay or I will have to go home. I have a number of interested parties both inside and outside my company…so I really feel as if the world is mine for the taking if I am just smart enough to wade through it. But I would really like to stay here in Stockholm. I have friends and I have established myself…I disbanded the doctrine of “Temporary Permanence” the company suggests you establish to make leaving painless. But humans just aren’t built that way.

In my lazy-guy news, I have become addicted to Desperate Housewives. The show just started here in Sweden and I am already hooked. I found myself at www.televisionwithoutpity.com to read all of the recaps for the episodes I have yet to see here in Sweden (private joke to Steve: Would CAMPER be great as a re-capper for Deseperate Housewives? Nuff Nuff…I miss her).

In other areas of my personal life, Robin’s ex came to Stockholm for a visit, so we had dinner together, hung out, and then I went to bed and they hung out some more. All goodness to me….working 80 hours a week takes the desire out of doing anything other than eating and sleeping.

I was planning a trip home this year, but since my assignment might end and i would be back in the USA anyway, I think that I will instead go to Berlin since everyone has been talking about Berlin for such a long time and it would be great to go to Germany on unofficial business.

At any rate, so ends the public update. I hope that everyone is doing well and I hope to hear from all of you soon!

Love and Hugs, Rodney