Lost

My back-up hard drive stopped working today. It won’t turn on, and I don’t know yet if the data on it was lost. Naturally, it’s a back-up hard drive, so anything important on it is also somewhere else. But that’s … Continue reading →

Nytt nummer av Oslostudenten!

I går fordelte jeg nye utgaver av studentavisen Oslostudenten rundt omkring i Pilestredet. Les PDF-utgaven her! I årets tredje nummer kan du blant annet lese om studentdrap i Colombia og Islamforedrag på HiO (sitat: "Hvis ikke-muslimer er redde for at … Continue reading →

How to own a smart phone and still behave like a decent human

I finally made myself watch the “Look up!” video that’s been circling social media lately, using the very thing it’s criticizing to spread its message. And it really bothered me. Here it is: This idea that you cannot personally connect … Continue reading →

6 weird side effects of dancing West Coast Swing

I started dancing West Coast Swing about three years ago. I’ve written about why I started, and what I like about it (in Norwegian). Here are some of the side effects of this hobby (probably relevant for lots of partner … Continue reading →

Back to the weblog

I used to copy and paste interesting quotes or whole articles into documents I stored locally. I would reread these documents often, and quotes would eventually make their way into my own writing. An article I had stored in June … Continue reading →

Two weeks of Twitter

I would like to blog more often, which in practice means quicker and shorter, but Twitter has taken over from the short, efficient look-what-I-found-on-the-internet blog post. So to maintain not only blogging efficiency and frequency, but also the idea that … Continue reading →

I can’t take my eyes off of you… ’til I find somebody new

Closer opens with Natalie Portman and Jude Law in slow motion, to the sound of Damien Rice. You would think the scene were designed specifically to appeal to my senses – well, mine and most girls my age in 2004. … Continue reading →

Library fantasies

With one exception (the glasses) the photo below could basically be me in my living room. The more books in a room, the happier I am. But lately I’ve been spending my free time packing my books into boxes. I’m … Continue reading →

South Africa through taxi windows

“So if you’re ever feeling down, grab your purse and take a taxi to the darker side of town.” – The Wombats This is a Cape Town minibus taxi. During our first week here, my six Norwegian journalist friends and … Continue reading →

You’re a kitty!

Driving from Addo Elephant Park to Schotia Nature Reserve, my friend Tonje and I discussed the way people behave around small children. We could not understand how babies transform the people we know. Especially girls who are a few years … Continue reading →