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Thanks for Your Support for the SOPA Blackout Protest

19, Jan 2012

Just a thanks to you readers who supported our blackout to protest SOPA and PIPA. More than 4.6 million people signed the Google petition alone. And Twitter.com CEO Dick Costolo, said Wikipedia’s blackout is: “… just silly. Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.” Who’s foolish now poop head? Should [...]

A Call to All Awesome Bloggers in Sweden

12, Jan 2012

Hey bloggers! And bloggarna? I am updating my Blogroll and want to include all of you awesome folks.   Your only requirement is that your blog is about Sweden in some way. Topics to love…and hate: Fashion Design Food Beer Dating Life Babies Feminism Bantering Travel Your blog need not be in English or Swedish [...]

Swedish Butter Crisis Keeps Churning

6, Oct 2011

Update: Sweden is out of the butter crisis, but Norway is lacking delicious spread. The comic Scandinavia and the World put the butter shortage best: There is a problem buying real butter, smör, at the grocery stores. Not Bregott, or Lätta, or some fake margarine that Swedes loves so much, real butter is nowhere to [...]

9/11 Ten Years Later

11, Sep 2011

Tuesday morning was just like any other morning in my second year of college. I had an annoyingly early class at 8AM, albeit very fun – Hindi, followed by a full day of classes to end around 3.30PM. I normally would wake up around 7AM, do my hair and makeup, wear something stylish (something which [...]

Mouse on a Plane

27, Aug 2011

Everyone has already made the snakes mice on a plane joke when last week, a little mouse was spotted on a SAS plane. The plane did not take off and the flight passengers were rerouted. No one was happy and people complained of waiting hours to be rebooked. That mouse. He probably has an Interpol [...]

Welcome Home Bubbles!

20, Aug 2011

Our new family member.

Today I Say Goodbye

5, Aug 2011

I love you Mom. May bunny take care of you on your next path in life.

Domestic Terrorist Attack Kills 92 in Oslo, Norway

22, Jul 2011

Update, July 24, 10AM: The shooter, Anders Behring Breiviks, also produced a book on how plan a successful terrorist. This information was first released by 4chan.org. It is available on Piratebay and several other sites. Aftonbladet and DN have short Swedish translations here and here. Please beware the book is disturbing and promotes terrorism, violence, [...]

English Books & Movies for Sale

8, Jul 2011

I have a bunch of English books for sale. I have collected them over the years here in Sweden and brought them with me from the States. I just want to clean up our overflowing bookshelf and make way for new crap. I can mail the books to you but you will have to pay [...]

Take Quizzes About Sweden

26, May 2011

I’m bored and have nothing to write about. Instead, take the quizzes below and I’ll compile them into a post. [poll id="5"]   [poll id="6"]   [poll id="7"]   [poll id="4"]   [poll id="11"]   [poll id="12"]   [poll id="13"]   [poll id="8"]   [poll id="9"]   [poll id="10"]


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