Quite often people get really into what they are studying or working with. I am like that myself, just check my poem futher down on my blog that me and my friend Thale wrote in firsth year, studying intensly for math exam. For those of you who dont understand norwegian, all you need to know is that its really geeky...
Anyway, I have never really seen that it can by just as bad with people studying a lot less geeky things than engineering. But from living with Lisa, who are dooing post graduate marketing and managment, I have learned that geeks comes in many forms and variations! Earlier today I was trying to decide where to fly on the South Island after the semester, and I asked Lisa for advice. The answer I got was: "I have no idea, but I DO have a GREAT book on decition making in my room if you want to borrow?" Which is not really surpricing since Lisa litterary have stacks of books in her room, more of them and up to a meter tall. (not kidding!)
But books don't necsesarely make you geeky I found out a bit later in the evening when we where both sitting in the coach, me studying statistics and Lisa reading a book called "How to get what you want, and how to want what you have" for her Personal development paper. And since statistics is by definition boring, Lisa entertained me by reading from her book: "With the dawning of the inner light of self-love, your journey trough darkness is over..." The same book also talked about the 10 love vitamins, and about how to meditate by repeating to your self "Oh, god! Pleace come and sit in my heart!" (sit??:) Well, at least it still seems more interesting than reading about confidence intervals!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
My birthday
I have now turned 23 and are getting older and wiser day by day! (at least older :) The day was celebrated with a nice little party with som good friends, which was really fun. And i even got a couple of presents! A lot of thanks for all of those! :D
And that my favorite little sister bought me nuts just made me really happy!! No i can climb on natural pros! Ingrid and Kristin even got me a nut tool so i can get them out. And i actually got to climb my first proper lead climb on natural pros saturday! I am really proud of myself!! (sorry to those botherd with bragging overhappy txts :) Me, my always faitfull belayer Owen (and Axel went to the short side of the quarry, where i got to climb a really nice 15 crack. Just perfect! On sunday it was once again back to the quarry, this time the long side, where i got to lead some more, even though it started to rain after about an hour... classic NZ :)
My favorite birthday present though was from Owen, it make light ant it say moooh! :D
And I have tried to upload some of the videos from South Island to test the video funktion of the blog, might come more later to :) This one is Owen on a dyno:
And that my favorite little sister bought me nuts just made me really happy!! No i can climb on natural pros! Ingrid and Kristin even got me a nut tool so i can get them out. And i actually got to climb my first proper lead climb on natural pros saturday! I am really proud of myself!! (sorry to those botherd with bragging overhappy txts :) Me, my always faitfull belayer Owen (and Axel went to the short side of the quarry, where i got to climb a really nice 15 crack. Just perfect! On sunday it was once again back to the quarry, this time the long side, where i got to lead some more, even though it started to rain after about an hour... classic NZ :)
My favorite birthday present though was from Owen, it make light ant it say moooh! :D
And I have tried to upload some of the videos from South Island to test the video funktion of the blog, might come more later to :) This one is Owen on a dyno:
Monday, September 17, 2007
Black is ticker than blood
In these times of the Rugby world cup, I feel I have to dedicate a blog post to the new zealand rugby team, the All Blacks!
The one song that the kiwis loves the most, and always sing when they are either whaching rugby, drunk or preferable both: Why does love do this to me - the Exponents http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwaD4GFjSjY&mode=related&search=
And the coolest thing about the All Blacks is the Haka, the maori war dance, that the All blacks performs before every game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulZOE8bDa8&mode=related&search=
GO ALL BLACKS!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
South Island trip
A little report from our great South Island trip: (more on Jakes blogg, and pictures in my gallery)
Day 0:
Leaving Auckland at 4 pm, driving to Wellington, taking the ferry to Picton
Day 1:
Arriving in Christchuch at around noon. Picking up Ingrid, who took the plane down. Did food shopping for 8 people for 5 days. Driving to Arthurs Pass meeting Stefan, Steffie and Tom.
Word of the day:
Raspe Ost – Grate cheese
Day 2:
Tramping up to Avalance Peak in mist and wind. Returned to Arthurs pass, and had coffe at the café instead.
Words of the day:
Windshiel wipers - Vindusviskere
Boler – Someone using drugs to get big muscels.
Quote of the day:
“I can’t sleep on the narrow bench, because I always sleep in the embryo position” Ingrid trying to decide where to sleep in the shelter.
Day 3:
Woke up to rain and wind. Went to a youth hostel for coffe, and whaching Sylvester Stalone move… Got some climbing at Castle hill in the afternoon.
Word of the day:
Feig – Wimpy
Day 4:
First try on mt Rollerston. Practicing mountaineering skills.
Word of the day:
Svigermorsstopp – Mother in law break (when you stop and wait for someone, and just start walking again when they arrive, so they don’t get any break)
Day 5:
Drived to Christchuch to do food shopping since it was raining anyway. Got to do some climbing in the afternoon, at Porthills, which was way harder than expected, and way harder than it looked like… But everyone was happy dooing som natural pro climbing. Then a second foodshopping. Amazing how much 8 people eat!
Word of the day:
Hail and sleet – Hagl og sludd
Day 6:
Woke up to rain… Depressing, so shought comfort in coffe and nice breakfast/lunch in Little River outside Christchuch. Went then to Christchuch to do some indoor climbing, and got first shower of the hollyday! Then, clean and happy we drove back “home” to the shelter in Arthurs Pass
Quote of the day:
Jake: “No, he don’t need to shower, he showered a couple of days ago” (completely serious about why Tom didn’t shower at the climbing gym)
Words of the day:
Shed – Røyte
Frost røyk – Frost smoke (the damp out of your mount when its really cold)
Day 7:
The day was spent climbing at castle hill, mostly bouldering, but some routes where also tried out. Around the boulders where a cute little layer of snow, and the temperature was just so low that one might wonder why the hell someone climbs on such a day.
Word of the day:
Mullet – Hockey sveis – Fokohile (german -> forne kurtz, hinten lang)
Day 8:
A second try made on Mt Rollerston, this time just by me, Owen and Jake, while the rest of the group went skiing. Also this time we had to turn, due to bad snow and little time.
Word of the day:
Spelonky – Grotteutforsker
Day 9:
Kristin, Ingrid, Steffie, Stefan and Tom went to the montains and managed to get on 4 peaks, while the last three of us where to tired to join after a hard Mt Rollerston try. Owen realxed by reading and finally getting trough 1984 (something he has tried to do as long as I have known him). While me and Jake considered bouldering the perfect rest day from mountaineering (and vice versa).
Word of the day:
Narly – Cool, great, sweet or whatever else positive in some old californian surferslang. (The best part of this word of the day was that when we later, after learning the word, met up with crazy climbing dude Jay, he actually still used the word!)
Day 10:
A last day of bouldering at Castle hill, Quantum field (a name that made physic student Ingrids heart beat fast, and even faster when she found out it had a problem called Quantum mecanics! The only negative thing about this place was that the running, jumping (!) start problem next to Quantum mecanics in Quantum field wasn’t called Quantum leap)
Quote of the day:
“What is the day of the word today?” said by me, and after saying it wrong in that way almost every day… Speaking is hard...
Day 11:
Driving from Arturs Pass at 6 am, arriving in Auckland at 2 am… And then we where back! And everybody agreed it had been a wonderful trip, looked forward to finaly shower again, and wondered if it might have been a good idea to at least have studied a little bit for the test on Monday or Tuesday, but realising the trip was totally worth a bad testscore!
Day 0:
Leaving Auckland at 4 pm, driving to Wellington, taking the ferry to Picton
Day 1:
Arriving in Christchuch at around noon. Picking up Ingrid, who took the plane down. Did food shopping for 8 people for 5 days. Driving to Arthurs Pass meeting Stefan, Steffie and Tom.
Word of the day:
Raspe Ost – Grate cheese
Day 2:
Tramping up to Avalance Peak in mist and wind. Returned to Arthurs pass, and had coffe at the café instead.
Words of the day:
Windshiel wipers - Vindusviskere
Boler – Someone using drugs to get big muscels.
Quote of the day:
“I can’t sleep on the narrow bench, because I always sleep in the embryo position” Ingrid trying to decide where to sleep in the shelter.
Day 3:
Woke up to rain and wind. Went to a youth hostel for coffe, and whaching Sylvester Stalone move… Got some climbing at Castle hill in the afternoon.
Word of the day:
Feig – Wimpy
Day 4:
First try on mt Rollerston. Practicing mountaineering skills.
Word of the day:
Svigermorsstopp – Mother in law break (when you stop and wait for someone, and just start walking again when they arrive, so they don’t get any break)
Day 5:
Drived to Christchuch to do food shopping since it was raining anyway. Got to do some climbing in the afternoon, at Porthills, which was way harder than expected, and way harder than it looked like… But everyone was happy dooing som natural pro climbing. Then a second foodshopping. Amazing how much 8 people eat!
Word of the day:
Hail and sleet – Hagl og sludd
Day 6:
Woke up to rain… Depressing, so shought comfort in coffe and nice breakfast/lunch in Little River outside Christchuch. Went then to Christchuch to do some indoor climbing, and got first shower of the hollyday! Then, clean and happy we drove back “home” to the shelter in Arthurs Pass
Quote of the day:
Jake: “No, he don’t need to shower, he showered a couple of days ago” (completely serious about why Tom didn’t shower at the climbing gym)
Words of the day:
Shed – Røyte
Frost røyk – Frost smoke (the damp out of your mount when its really cold)
Day 7:
The day was spent climbing at castle hill, mostly bouldering, but some routes where also tried out. Around the boulders where a cute little layer of snow, and the temperature was just so low that one might wonder why the hell someone climbs on such a day.
Word of the day:
Mullet – Hockey sveis – Fokohile (german -> forne kurtz, hinten lang)
Day 8:
A second try made on Mt Rollerston, this time just by me, Owen and Jake, while the rest of the group went skiing. Also this time we had to turn, due to bad snow and little time.
Word of the day:
Spelonky – Grotteutforsker
Day 9:
Kristin, Ingrid, Steffie, Stefan and Tom went to the montains and managed to get on 4 peaks, while the last three of us where to tired to join after a hard Mt Rollerston try. Owen realxed by reading and finally getting trough 1984 (something he has tried to do as long as I have known him). While me and Jake considered bouldering the perfect rest day from mountaineering (and vice versa).
Word of the day:
Narly – Cool, great, sweet or whatever else positive in some old californian surferslang. (The best part of this word of the day was that when we later, after learning the word, met up with crazy climbing dude Jay, he actually still used the word!)
Day 10:
A last day of bouldering at Castle hill, Quantum field (a name that made physic student Ingrids heart beat fast, and even faster when she found out it had a problem called Quantum mecanics! The only negative thing about this place was that the running, jumping (!) start problem next to Quantum mecanics in Quantum field wasn’t called Quantum leap)
Quote of the day:
“What is the day of the word today?” said by me, and after saying it wrong in that way almost every day… Speaking is hard...
Day 11:
Driving from Arturs Pass at 6 am, arriving in Auckland at 2 am… And then we where back! And everybody agreed it had been a wonderful trip, looked forward to finaly shower again, and wondered if it might have been a good idea to at least have studied a little bit for the test on Monday or Tuesday, but realising the trip was totally worth a bad testscore!
Monday, September 10, 2007
To Sigrid
On recuest from my favorite geeky little sister:
Fader Rottmann, du som er i R^n (n mot uendelig)
La ditt fundamentalteorem holdes hellig
La ditt vektorfelt være konservativt
La din funksjon være kontinuerlig deriverbar i R^3 som i R^2
Gi oss i dag vår daglige differensialligning
Forlat oss våre fortegnsfeil, som vi og forlater våre professorer
Led oss ikke inn i ueksakte svar, men frels oss fra Dragvoll
For løsningen er din, og makten og æren i (-uendelig, uendelig)
QED
(c) Thale og Inga
Fader Rottmann, du som er i R^n (n mot uendelig)
La ditt fundamentalteorem holdes hellig
La ditt vektorfelt være konservativt
La din funksjon være kontinuerlig deriverbar i R^3 som i R^2
Gi oss i dag vår daglige differensialligning
Forlat oss våre fortegnsfeil, som vi og forlater våre professorer
Led oss ikke inn i ueksakte svar, men frels oss fra Dragvoll
For løsningen er din, og makten og æren i (-uendelig, uendelig)
QED
(c) Thale og Inga
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