Nice Poster

How nice! Somebody has already decorated my new room in the office.

Two Terrific Songs

Timbaland featuring One Republic ~ Apologize
Apparently this song is 4 years old. Timbaland only added some new beats and some "eh eh" to it. This is the original One Republic video but with the Timbaland remix in the audio track.



And here is the original version.




Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E. ~ The Way I Are



Check out this site with in-studio performances:
http://www.strippedmusic.com/

Barbie

Some activity after the barbie.

The cat wanted to play too.

More Jason Mraz Videos

Here are some old Jason Mraz songs.

You And I Both



The Remedy



Wordplay



Geek In The Pink

Jason Mraz @ Peace & Love Festival, Borlänge

From Sessions @ AOL.



Copied from www.jasonmraz.com:

Things I knew about Sweden prior to this trip:
The Swedish Chef
Swedish Massage
Swedish Fish
My Aunt Dodo's Swedish Meatballs
Ace of Base

Things I now know about Sweden:
No Grown-ups
No Nighttime
Nothing but Hotties

I asked the hottie at catering yesterday what the meat selection was in the buffet line. It could've been turkey, pork, chicken, beef or something else entirely. It was cut into thick generic slices and was the shared color of all aforementioned fleshes. She touted off something in Swedish across the room only to return my gaze with the accented answer, "It's Meat." Sounds good. I¹ll have that.

...

So I mentioned there's no Grown-Up's in Sweden. It's true. Only teens, 20's and 30's and everyone seems eager to hook-up. I think it has to do with the sun never being too far away. Imagine the last 20 minutes of a gorgeous sunset and then make it last for three hours and that's what's happening up here. It is said that the first and last light of day is the best to ingest. You can actually look right at the sun in these moments and take the rays right into the pupil absorbing the nutrients directly. Can you say fountain of youth? Okay, that might be a bold guess, but it certainly helps the highlights. I don't think we've ever played before a more blond ambitious audience.

Sweden feels like a forgotten land to those of us who travel mainly via the jet and gulf streams. Way up here the rules are applied differently apparently. For starters, if you want to hop over the turnstiles in the subway you can. There are no authorities to control the free travel. This makes the underworld look and feel like a mall. Every hipster in the hook-up culture is down there, on the move and ready for action. But it isn¹t an aggressive world. Because everyone is hot, they don't know the difference. Ego appears reduced and everyone is friendly.

If that don't beat all, my hotel serves up the best soft serve ice cream in the history of soft serve, 24 hours a day. In the US, an ice cream machine in a hotel lobby would shut itself off by 10pm at the latest. But here you can grab a delicious cup before bed at 4am, long after the sun has already returned to the skies. Blackout curtains were also invented here apparently.

I've only been here less than two days. But Today I'll finally get out of concert and hotel mode and finally see some sights, perhaps some of the 2000 islands that make up the archipelago of Sweden and Stockholm, or maybe I'll cruise by city hall and snap a shot of where they give out the Nobel Prize every year. I also need a shot of me in a Viking ship with a funny helmet on.

Mini Golf

After the beach we went to Tylösand for a late lunch.



We went playing mini golf at Punch Restaurang & Bar after that.



Exactly where the ball's not supposed to be. ;)

Haverdal

We wandered to Haverdal...





We met some not so very house-trained and not so very clean sheep on the way. In my opinions they weren't very friendly either.



Wandering the Haverdal nature reserve.



Hm... How am I gonna get over there?



Some prefer the sea.



Some prefer solid ground.



Some prefer kiteboarding.

Boccia

And then we played Boccia around the block. I think we ended up playing around 70 games.







Where is the little white ball?

Kubb

And then we played Kubb.

This is the losing team - Alexander, Anders and Robert. ;)



This is the winning team - Malin, Patric and Mikael.

Golf

We went golfing today.



Robert didn't play, but he couldn't say no to an ice-cream.



Me going for the perfect swing. NOT!



This is where the ball isn't supposed to be.
I wonder whose ball we're looking for.



As you can see, Robert couldn't say no to being a caddy either.



Patrik practicing for the perfect swing.

Down To The Sea To Pray

Alexander, Robert and Anders exploring the rocks and the sea 100 m from Malin's uncle's stuga @ Villshärad, Halmstad.





We sat on the rocks watching the sunset.

Sunset

Sunset at Norra Fäladen, Lund.

Tennis Balls

These are chocolate balls and no tennis balls.

Aftermath

The Aftermath party at Johan's birthday party.

Shopping At Maxi

Lucky outside Maxi.

Afterwork

Malmö Is The Shit

Nice Parking

Paris In Jail Video

Sony Ericsson Summer Party In Lund

E-Type at the Sony Ericsson summer party.

Trophy of the night for Mr. TrackID.

The Big Boop

Credits to Mikael P for the lower picture. :-D

Sushi

Mmm... Sushi only for me. Yummy.

Teambuilding

Teambuilding at Toppe. This is Tor and Nina.

I Love....

Sunday, Beautiful Sunday

Sunday == Two hours in the swimming pool.

Sunday == A lot of people in the pool.

Sunday == Three fat people swimming very slowly next to each other.

Sunday == One of these fat people only swims half the length and turns around without observing somebody coming in fast pace behind him.

Sunday == People with neon-green swimming goggles.

Sunday == Is that poop in front of me in the pool?

Sunday == Why the heck are they changing their baby's diaper on MY towel? Oh, sorry. It turned out to be their own towel.

Sunday == Tomorrow will be a very painful day. But I like it! :)

Sunday == Has the travel agency charged us twice?! WHAT?!

So how was your Sunday?

Burlöv Center == Boring

Burlöv Center must be the most overestimated shopping
mall in Skåne. Boring, boring, boring!

Please stop me the next time I tell you I want to go
to that place.

This is a very limited Madonna release. The first 1
million downloads are free and Microsoft will donate $0.25
for each of the first 1 million downloads to the Alliance for
Climate Protection, in support of Live Earth.
So what are you waiting for?

http://liveearth.msn.com/green/Madonnadownload

Hey You
Don’t you give up
It’s not so bad
There’s still a chance for us

...

Hey you
Save yourself
Don’t rely on anyone else

...

Hey you
There on the fence
You’ve got a choice
One day…it will make sense

/Madonna - Hey You

The pain of having too many shoes and no car

Hm... I was at Nova Lund earlier today.
It ended up with a lot of shopping.
You know, when there are signs saying X % off you
just have to buy it.

Anyway, I didn't plan on bying any shoe racks, but
ended up buying 3!

This is how it looked like after 3 hours of shopping.
I made it home without any accidents, but I admit it
must have looked funny. :)


Anyway, those shoe racks and the two I already had at home
are already full. I must find myself a bigger apartment!

Imogen Heap - Just For Now (Live at Studio 11 103.1FM)

Can't wait for her third album which she has begun writing.

It's the kind of town
If you left and returned ten years later
You'd see the same people
Still doing the same things
Talking the same talk
Walking the same park
Spring and summer
Fall and winter
Maybe you'd get some new neighbours
But the old ones have just moved a few blocks away
You would still be able to drop by to say hey

Mikael Ngo - Untitled

Lisa Miskovsky Acoustic Live

If you were there you would know where to look for her in the picture. It was a great concert.

Oh, my little bird what have you done
Fell in love with Mr. setting sun
So beautiful he made the sky your own
And then he disappeard, left you alone

/Lisa Miskovsky - Little Bird

Jävla bandit!

Alanis Morissette making fun of Fergie

What's going on?

Lucky wants to know what auntie is doing by looking out from the balcony.

Waiting

Lucky waiting for me.

På tåget hem

Johan på tåget.

I had no clue

Apparently, according to Musikbyrån, Hässleholm is known
for its electronica. They had an interview with some
of the people in that scene. Did you know? I had no clue.

Had a nice walk with Lucky last Saturday. It was nice weather,
a little bit cold but sunny. We took a walk at Ljungdalaslingan
and then we played a little at Ljungdalaskolan.

Now, go and check out these:

* Timbaland Feat. One Republic - Apologize
* Priscilla Ahn - I Don't Think So
* Bill Richinni - A Cold Wind Will Blow Through Your Door
* Gary Jules - Falling Awake

There's a world outside this house you call yours
Everything is changing as you keep yourself behind locked doors
So this is the life you choose
You're a few years overdue
Everything changes except you

/Mikael Ngo - Everything Except You

You think you're smarter
And maybe you are
Always safe than sorry
How can you ever beat me?

You think you're better
And maybe you are
A total control freak
How can ever you beat me?

/Mikael Ngo - Safe Than Sorry

Nytt jobb

Har nu jobbat på Sony Ericsson i Lund några veckor.
Mycket är nytt så det är mycket att stå i nu första tiden.

Men musik måste man ju fortsätta lyssna på.

Just nu vill jag rekommendera följande:

* The Shins - A Comet Appears
* The Shins - Australia
* Jet - Shine On
* Lisa Miskovsky - Little Bird
* Jason Schwartzman - The West Coast

Jason har varit trummis i bandet Phantom Planet.
Hans bror är frontman i bandet Rooney.

Checka ut hans MySpace.

Travis har en ny skiva ute snart. Här är första videon Closer.



Skriver också en massa halvfärdiga texter som jag inte orkar tonsätta. Saknar inspiration. :(

With burnt sage and a forest of bygones
I click my heels
Get the devils in line
A list of things I could lay the blame on
Might give me a way out

But with each turn
It's this front and center
Like a dart stuck square in your eye
Every post you can hitch your faith on
Is a pie in the sky
Chock full of lies
A tool we devise
To make sinking stones fly

And still to come
The worst part and you know it
There is a numbness
In your heart and it's growing

/The Shins - A Comet Appears

Just nu lyssnar vi på "Phantom Limb" med The Shins.



Och sen tidigare har vi "New Slang" och "Pink Bullet".

So, when they tap our mundane heads
To zombie-walk in our stead
This town seems hardly worth our time
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme
To fall along in our crime
Stepping over what now towers to the sky
With no connection

/The Shins - Phantom Limb

Nyårsfest

Firade nyår hemma i Hässleholm första gången på många år. Vi var hemma hos Henke. Jättetrevligt hade vi.

Titta gärna in på http://starorbizarre.com och rösta. :)

Just nu lyssnar vi på:

* Amos Lees nya album

And my heart lives in this song
The melody comes
But just as quickly the melody is gone
I'm back alone
Far from home

/Amos Lee - Long Line Of Pain

OTH och Grey's Anatomy

Äntligen har One Tree Hill och Grey's Anatomy börjat igen.
Ännu fler artister och låtar att upptäcka med andra ord.

Just nu lyssnar vi på:

* Lily Allen - Smile
* Justin Timberlake - Sexyback
* Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around (Comes Around)
* Justin Timberlake - Losing My Way
* Nikola Sarcevic - Vila Rada
* Allting med Laura Veirs

Brandi Carlile rekommenderar jag verkligen. OCH JAG VAR FÖRST.
Fast nu är det väl dags för alla andra att tro att de är först när
Per Bjurman på Aftonbladet rekommenderar henne. Suck!

Where gravity is dead
And the airplanes fly around
Above the roaming bees
And the buzzing town
Above the tattered flags
And the rotten show posters
Above the clubs and microphones
Above the jealous mouths

That’s where you’ve found yourself
Riding into the sun
On a raft made for one

/Laura Veirs - Where Gravity Is Dead

One Tree Hill

Såg sista episoden av One Tree Hill säsong 3 förra söndag. Väntar med spänning på säsong 4 som börjar i slutet av denna månad. Under tiden lyssnar jag på låtarna från serien. Det har varit många bra låtar som spelats under seriens gång faktiskt.

Försöker också hinna med att se några av de filmer som står på min "Att se"-lista. Jag är i någon sorts manga-humör just nu. Såg dessa de senaste dagarna:

* Howl's Moving Castle - Såg versionen som är dubbad på kantonesiska. Den suger rejält!
* Grave Of The Fireflies - Gillar verkligen denna.
* Princess Mononoke - Jag gillar denna med.

Laputa - Castle In The Sky kommer nog att bli nästa film för mig. Jag har sett den för länge sedan, men behöver nog se den igen.

Everybody ignored me
But the soil embraced me
And the rain came eventually
And the sun smiled at me
'Cause flowers fall and flowers grow
Like seasons come and seasons go

/Mikael Ngo - Flowers Fall, Flowers Grow

Home Again

Been home for a couple of days now.

Here is the west coast route:

24/7: Leaving LA for Memphis. We flew via Atlanta, so we kind of headed east first and then west.

25/7: Memphis and Graceland. The guy had some collection of awards...

26/7: Atlanta and The World Of Coca Cola.

27/7: Sarasota - The Ringling Mansion.
Everglades - saw some alligators. We were very close to running over one of them when it was sunbathing by the road.
Miami - We stayed at a lousy hotel in Miami Beach...

28/7: Sightseeing in Miami - saw some celebrity houses.

29/7: Waverunning in Islamorada. Night promenade in Key West. Cockroaches in the hotel room.

30/7: Fort Lauderdale - went to the beach.
Cocoa Beach - thunderstorm.

31/7: Kennedy Space Center and NASA, and Disney Epcot Center.

1/8: Saint Augustine - Castillo de San Marcos; The Fountain Of Youth - Don't drink the water.
Savannah - late dinner.

2/8: Charleston - Charleston battery.
Southport and Cape Fear.
Washington, North Carolina.

3/8: The Outer Banks - The Wright Brothers Memorial, Kitty Hawk, Chincoteague, Chesapeak Bay Bridge.

4/8: Washington DC - Arlington Cemetery, Washington Monument, Abraham Lincoln Memorial, and more. Gettysburg.

5/8: New York - Saw Spamalot (musical).

6/8: Flying home.

7/8: Home at last.

Roadtrip - The West Coast

So, let's see:

 

16/7: Hungtington Beach, Del Mar, San Diego

 

17/7: Balboa Park (San Diego), Tijuana, Palm Springs

 

18/7: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert Preserve, Las Vegas (Zumanity show)

 

19/7: Hoover Dam, Outlet shopping in Primm, Las Vegas

 

20/7: Back to Los Angeles. Jay Leno show - guests were Colin Farrell, Rainn Wilson and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

A stalker went on stage during the show, so they had to redo some things...

 

21/7: Shopping electronics in Burbank, Universal studios and Citywalk again.

 

That's pretty much what happened during those days.

 

We will go to Melrose, UCLA, Venice and Malibu later today.

Universal Studios

Been to Universal Studios yesterday. It was supposed to be the warmest day of the year yesterday, so we wore sunblock.

 

We did Shrek 4D, Terminator 2D, Waterworld, The Studio Tour, and then we were pretty much tired of standing in lines in the heat. We bought a season's pass, so we'll probably return another day. We have some rides/attractions left.

 

At early afternoon we left the park and went shopping instead. We went to Westfield Fasion Square and spent a lot of time in an American Eagles store.

 

We went back to Universal Studios City walk later to see Superman returns on I-Max. Some selected scenes were in 3D, so everybody had to wear those stupid 3D glasses. It was a good movie though. 4 out of 5. Go see it.

 

So, we will be driving down the coast line to San Diego today. I won't be able to blog on the road... See you soon, bye bye then.

Touchdown in LA

Landed safely in LA yesterday and I even managed to get in the country. I suspect the photo shot they took at the immigration yesterday was not the best shot of me, but I guess I can live with that. :)

Going to Universal City at Hollywood soon to try my luck. Who knows, I might end up in one episode of some series.... :-D Just kidding, we're going to the amusement park, but the film studios are placed in there also...

We'll be heading down to San Diego and Tijuana tomorrow. We'll do some beach hopping too on our way down to SD.

Leaving On A Jet Plan

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
...
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane

/John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane

Nja.... Alla väskor är inte packade än, men det känns som det är dags att börja packa dem på riktigt för på fredag bär det av. Vid sex-tiden åker vi från Hässleholm till Kastrup. Planet lyfter vid 10-tiden och vid 16-tiden landar jag och Johan på LAX.

Sedan är det 10 dagar i Kalifornien och sen ca 2 veckor från Memphis ner till Key West och sen upp till Washington och NYC...

Byte av cykelkedja

Usch, jag har dåligt samvete. Jobbade till sent idag och var tvungen att käka på McDonald's. Rolles gatukök vägrade sälja till mig nämligen. De hade precis stängt påstod de.

Och jag lovar - nästa gång jag byter cykelkedja ska det bara ta 3 h.

There, there baby it's just text book stuff
It's in the ABC of growing up

/Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars

Perfekt syn?

Min syn är tydligen helt perfekt!

Nåja, kanske inte helt perfekt, men så pass bra att optikern vägrade sälja mig ett par glasögon i alla fall.

Och mina gamla glasögon var tydligen helt FEL. Inte undra på att jag får ont i huvudet varje gång jag har dem på mig - även på den tiden de var helt nya, dvs för 12 år sedan.

Åker till USA nästa fredag. Har börjat småpacka och välja ut vilken resväska jag ska ha med mig.

Here's the day you hoped would never come
Don't feed me violins
Just run with me through rows of speeding cars
/Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars