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Day 2 of my 1 week off work - and I'm already bored.As always with me being off work for more than 2 days in a row, with no immediate plans, I get extremely bored. Yesterday, I spent most of the day pla... | 66 | 1 | 0 | 23 hrs ago | 4 mins ago | 4 mins ago |
400 years of history up in flames.The big talking point at work today was the fire in Copenhagen this morning, where the old stock exchange, simply known as Børsen, or The Stock, burne... | 190 | 4 | 1 | Apr 16 | Apr 17 | Apr 23 |
Attending a birthday and catching some sun.Yesterday, I went to my youngest nieces 1 year birthday celebration, so we went to a pretty nice place in Roskilde, right next to the viking ship muse... | 160 | 2 | 0 | Apr 15 | Apr 15 | 4 hrs ago |
Heading back to the USA for Halloween 2025.I am heading back to see my friend in Virginia. I'm very excited, because now I know sort of what to expect, and most importantly: How much money to b... | 254 | 4 | 0 | Apr 5 | Apr 15 | 17 hrs ago |
Easter-freakout and a few days offEaster has come and gone. With that, my first long time off from work came and went as well. Naturally, some people freak out over the smallest things... | 171 | 1 | 0 | Apr 2 | Apr 2 | 20 hrs ago |
New horror movie to my collection and a desire to go on a blind date at some pointBeing almost 40, with no partner for my entire adult life, I feel it's time to once again throw caution to the wind and go on a blind date, to see who... | 219 | 4 | 1 | Mar 24 | Mar 25 | 7 hrs ago |
Getting some surprising health answers.It's no secret that I aren't the healthiest person in the world. I eat a lot of fatty foods, particularly burgers. I like to make big monsters, such a... | 519 | 15 | 0 | Mar 13 | Mar 18 | 14 hrs ago |
So it begins!I have begun the expensive task of buying what I need for my birthday in three months time. I have so much to buy, but I am taking it in stages. T... | 259 | 2 | 1 | Mar 10 | Mar 13 | 7 hrs ago |
The online dating scene is rough.Picture this - you match with someone on a dating app and get talking. It goes quite well, and you joke around while still maintaining a somewhat seri... | 288 | 5 | 0 | Mar 7 | Mar 9 | 24 hrs ago |
New chair, new challenges, a new obsession and new people in the houseBack in late September 2022, I bought a gaming chair. It was one of those clever chairs that could go completely horizontal, and it was textile, which... | 172 | 0 | 0 | Mar 7 | 3 hrs ago | |
Universal Healthcare - what is it and is it socialism?Let's answer the last bit of the question: Is universal healthcare socialism? No. For decades, developed capitalist countries around the world, hav... | 412 | 7 | 0 | Feb 10 | Feb 13 | Apr 22 |
Joining something long overdue.I have been working at my current job since August 2022. Well, since August 8, 2022, if you want to be precise. That means in six months, I will c... | 181 | 0 | 0 | Feb 10 | Apr 17 | |
Improving at work and learning a new language!For the past few weeks, I have taken on more and more supervisor like tasks, which is a definite improvement from my usual workload. Before I was just... | 221 | 3 | 0 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | Apr 20 |
Changing my holiday destinationsWell.. One of them. I am still going to Italy this year and the US next year. It's the year after that, I am changing. You may recall, a few blogs... | 234 | 1 | 0 | Jan 22 | Jan 22 | Apr 17 |
Solving a dispute like adults.With me living with 8 other people, each living their own lives with vastly different ways of doing things or different traits, eventually there'll be... | 266 | 3 | 0 | Jan 16 | Jan 16 | Apr 23 |
Long live the King!The time is almost upon us - the time where we will get a new monarch. It will all happen from the Parliament building in Copenhagen on Sunday. I have... | 277 | 3 | 0 | Jan 11 | Jan 11 | Apr 22 |
Happy New Year!I hope you had a safe and fun New Years party. Here, nothing major happened. I stayed home, playing video games until 2 am, where I got ready for bed.... | 296 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2 | Jan 3 | Apr 22 |
It's been a great Christmas and trying new ideas for cooking.Merry Christmas! I hope yours has been great. Mine was excellent. Good food, good company and some great gifts. My sister and her fiancée gave me... | 390 | 3 | 0 | Dec 26 | Dec 27 | 1 hrs ago |
Making plans for my next three holidays.I have long been wanting to travel and to see the world. Most of my life, I haven't had the financial opportunity to pay for my own holidays, but now... | 334 | 2 | 1 | Dec 21 | Dec 21 | Apr 22 |
Drinking the worst tasting champagne ever - and getting paid to do it!On Wednesday, I was informed that my employer would provide champagne for us on Friday, because the company is doing well. Friday came, and the champa... | 604 | 14 | 1 | Dec 8 | Dec 14 | Apr 22 |
It's been an expensive day today, plus I broke my chairIt's almost Christmas, so I have been out buying presents today. I forgot how expensive that is. I'm happy it's Christmas once a year. All in al... | 411 | 2 | 0 | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | 7 hrs ago |
Time to buy Christmas presents and the most expensive hand creme ever..I have been gathering Christmas wishes from the family, so now it's time to buy the presents. I will spend my Saturday buying the gifts, so my week... | 499 | 2 | 0 | Nov 23 | Nov 23 | 18 hrs ago |
Applying for a new job in a different country is exhausting.Anyone who knows me, will say that I am someone who has a desire to make it in a different country. I was born in Copenhagen, 39 years ago, but Denmar... | 487 | 6 | 0 | Nov 21 | Nov 22 | 3 hrs ago |
I might have a stomach bugThese past few days, my diet has been terrible. Really terrible. Always some oven based meal, with absolutely no nutritional value to speak of. On wed... | 628 | 9 | 0 | Nov 18 | Nov 22 | 9 hrs ago |
The next costume party is close and a wedding invite!On the 29th of December, my cousin and her family is hosting our annual New Years Eve pre-party, since all of the family is spread all over the countr... | 194 | 0 | 0 | Nov 11 | Apr 19 | |
Darkness lost yesterday - next year will be better!Last nights Halloween party was fun! I went all in with the makeup, the mask and the costume, but it was apparent that it was a cheap afterthought, an... | 261 | 0 | 0 | Nov 5 | Apr 18 | |
Weekend! Let's make it a fun - and creepy - one!We're finally at the weekend! A long week of work has finished. It is now time to kick back, relax and make some fun memories. In my case, I am goi... | 311 | 3 | 0 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Apr 12 |
Making plans for my second trip to the US (part 1)I know I am very early with this, but in October 2025, I will head back across the pond to the USA for my second trip there. This time, I am visiting... | 550 | 8 | 0 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | 12 hrs ago |
It's almost New Years Eve, and I have mixed feelings about fireworksEarlier today, something dawned on me! It's almost 2024! Well, when I say almost, I mean in exactly two months. Soon, it's Christmas, and one we... | 441 | 7 | 0 | Nov 1 | Nov 2 | Apr 17 |
Nobody told us this would happen today...!Usually, Friday is the quietest day at work. Not much happens, and we're pretty much done by 3.15 pm. Not today.. Why not? Because a trade exhibit... | 240 | 0 | 0 | Oct 27 | 10 hrs ago | |
October 26, 2023.Yesterdays blog was a bot of a downer one, I admit. The comments on it ranged from "get a massage", "call a lady of the night", "join a club" and "lea... | 393 | 6 | 0 | Oct 26 | Oct 27 | Apr 14 |
Being lonely kind of sucks..That feeling you have, when nobody wants to spend time with you. When nobody reaches out to you just to ask "How are you?" That feeling of being lost... | 612 | 14 | 0 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Apr 12 |
The urge is back..Next year, it'll be ten years since my Scottish adventure began. Ten years since I uprooted my entire life and moved across the North Sea, to seek som... | 321 | 4 | 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 12 | Apr 21 |
I am not ready for more responsibility.After the disaster that was last week, I did some thinking over the weekend, and I came to the conclusion, that I am simply not ready to be the one wh... | 296 | 3 | 2 | Oct 9 | Oct 10 | Apr 16 |
One of those days..You know, one of those days where you've wanted to quit on the spot. Today was one of those days. We have something at work called innight. It'... | 301 | 1 | 0 | Oct 4 | Oct 4 | Apr 16 |
Starting to make that change - tomorrow!I am typing this on the final day of the month, September 30th. Tomorrow, on October 1st, I am starting fresh with more healthy eating. To do that, I... | 284 | 3 | 5 | Sep 30 | Sep 30 | Apr 12 |
Time to make a change!For the past 25 years, I have been eating very unhealthy food. Lots of fatty dishes, with no vegetables at all. My burgers are huge, with lots of baco... | 779 | 30 | 1 | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | 12 hrs ago |
I have an ambition! (part 2)About a month ago, I published a blog, where I essentially said that I wanted to be more important at work, because I felt that I deserved it. A fe... | 251 | 3 | 2 | Sep 23 | Sep 26 | Apr 16 |
How close am I to getting my own apartment?My current living situation is this: In a house with 8 other people.. Well, 6, now that 2 have moved out, but usually, we're 9 people in this house. F... | 266 | 1 | 0 | Sep 13 | Sep 13 | Apr 16 |
Sisu - a review!Sisu. Noun; White knuckled grit and determination! I saw a trailer many months ago for a Finnish movie, where one man absolutely eviscerates a Nazi... | 188 | 0 | 0 | Sep 9 | Apr 22 |
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