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Deleting my profiles on dating apps and applying for a new jobYesterday, I deleted all the dating apps that I had on my phone, and cancelled the subscriptions. It's a money pit anyway, and I didn't really get any... | 440 | 13 | 0 | Apr 29 | 12 hrs ago | 26 mins ago |
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... | 184 | 2 | 0 | Apr 23 | Apr 24 | 5 hrs 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... | 231 | 4 | 1 | Apr 16 | Apr 17 | 6 hrs ago |
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... | 182 | 2 | 0 | Apr 15 | Apr 15 | May 4 |
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... | 270 | 4 | 0 | Apr 5 | Apr 15 | May 2 |
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... | 190 | 1 | 0 | Apr 2 | Apr 2 | 8 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... | 224 | 4 | 1 | Mar 24 | Mar 25 | Apr 29 |
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... | 533 | 15 | 0 | Mar 13 | Mar 18 | May 2 |
Making plans for my 40th birthday (part 2)I redid the math, regarding how much everything will cost me for my 40th birthday celebration-bash-shenanigan-event-thing.. With food from a cateri... | 495 | 9 | 0 | Aug 2023 | Mar 13 | Apr 29 |
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... | 276 | 2 | 1 | Mar 10 | Mar 13 | 21 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... | 302 | 5 | 0 | Mar 7 | Mar 9 | May 2 |
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... | 421 | 7 | 0 | Feb 10 | Feb 13 | May 2 |
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... | 227 | 3 | 0 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | May 2 |
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... | 239 | 1 | 0 | Jan 22 | Jan 22 | May 2 |
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... | 274 | 3 | 0 | Jan 16 | Jan 16 | 24 hrs ago |
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... | 281 | 3 | 0 | Jan 11 | Jan 11 | May 3 |
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.... | 302 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2 | Jan 3 | 7 hrs ago |
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... | 396 | 3 | 0 | Dec 26 | Dec 27 | May 3 |
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... | 337 | 2 | 1 | Dec 21 | Dec 21 | Apr 28 |
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... | 606 | 14 | 1 | Dec 8 | Dec 14 | May 2 |
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... | 423 | 2 | 0 | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | May 1 |
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... | 512 | 2 | 0 | Nov 23 | Nov 23 | May 1 |
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... | 643 | 9 | 0 | Nov 18 | Nov 22 | May 2 |
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... | 501 | 6 | 0 | Nov 21 | Nov 22 | May 2 |
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... | 314 | 3 | 0 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Apr 30 |
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... | 568 | 8 | 0 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | May 4 |
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... | 444 | 7 | 0 | Nov 1 | Nov 2 | Apr 30 |
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... | 614 | 14 | 0 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Apr 28 |
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... | 395 | 6 | 0 | Oct 26 | Oct 27 | May 4 |
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... | 322 | 4 | 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 12 | Apr 28 |
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... | 297 | 3 | 2 | Oct 9 | Oct 10 | Apr 30 |
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'... | 303 | 1 | 0 | Oct 4 | Oct 4 | 11 hrs ago |
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... | 795 | 30 | 1 | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | 15 hrs ago |
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... | 287 | 3 | 5 | Sep 30 | Sep 30 | May 1 |
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... | 256 | 3 | 2 | Sep 23 | Sep 26 | 24 hrs ago |
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... | 268 | 1 | 0 | Sep 13 | Sep 13 | 23 hrs ago |
Making plans for my 40th birthday (part 4)On today's episode: Decorations! My birthday is nine months away, so it's time to start buying all the decorations for the party. We're talking fla... | 238 | 2 | 0 | Sep 8 | Sep 9 | Apr 27 |
Making plans for my 40th birthday (part 3)Today, we had our monthly cousin-get-together, and the conversation fell on my 40th birthday. Her husband and her are pretty much obsessed with the US... | 439 | 4 | 0 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | May 1 |
True crime is not healthy for my mental health..I am currently in the process of listening to every episode of a show called The Casual Criminalist. It's a true crime show, where the crimes can be h... | 300 | 13 | 0 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | May 4 |
Making plans for my 40th birthday (part 1)Ah yes, the inevitable 40th celebration draws close. Only 309 days to go. It's time to plan for that evenings shenanigans! First up, securing a pla... | 412 | 7 | 0 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | May 3 |
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