Roughly one and a half years later...

I was sitting here looking out at the terrible weather when suddenly remembered that I used to have a blog. It seems I got so preoccupied with a certain someone that I completely forgot to write.

(I'm sad to report that it didn't work out and that I'm single since about a year.) So here I am again. I'm back in school since about a year and doing ok. I've rediscovered programming in this last year or so. Functional programming in particular. There is something in the elegance of a well built function that just makes it so much more fun than the hodge-podge of code that is Java or .Net. Of course it requires quite a different way of thinking. I find it stimulating though. Anyway I'm off to school again to finish up a lab exercise. Hopefully I'll write again soon.

Fest i Nord

So it is over... This week really has been a rush. I was meaning to do a day by day report but I was far to tired for that. All I can say about it is that unexpected things happen fast. Three days ago I had no Idea that I was going to fall for someone in a matter of hours. Something that I just don't do. Well I did, and it leaves me slightly confused, but also really happy. The fact that she lives too far away to make visiting easy means it gets a bit complicated. But people have managed worse. I think it will be fine.

More Pictures from the week.

Where in Gothenburg? Challenge 1

It's been a while since I wrote here last. In that time I got a new computer, went sailing and spent midsummer with my brother and his wife plus some friends out in the countryside.

All of these things I will write about some other time. Now its time to unveil a new section of my blog! The "Where in Gothenburg?" photo challenge! The rules are simple: I will post a photo and its up to you to figure out where in Gothenburg I took it. It will be tricky though. No obvious shots. Answer by sending an email to dundee.michael@gmail.com. Include your name and a location. Whoever gets the closest wins.

A valid answer is a streetname, name of a facility nearby or the name of a part of the city. Again, whoever gets the closest wins. Points will be awarded to winners based on the exactness of their guess (streetname gets 3 points, facility gets 2 and area of the city gets 1, If you can describe exactly where on the street it is you get 4 or more depending on how good a description.) All photos are taken within the city limits (i.e. Not Mölndal or Partille etc.) Mark your emails with [Photo Challenge #] in the subject line. # representing the number of the challenge.

To start things of, here is the first challenge:

A nice evening

It was my first day back at work at DSV today. It's strange how even though I've been working other places for almost half a year it feels like I never left. Once I got my computer all set up and everything (and believe me it took a while. Had to reactivate my account for different services that are handled by different departments) it was business as usual. I will have to move eventually since I'm currently occupying the desk that the regional manager uses when visiting. I'll probably be deskhopping all summer. Ah well. Thats what life is when you are the vacation substitute.

After work I went in to town to be at the FHE. Not that many showed up and we ended up all going to Haga to have some Lejonet & Björnen Ice cream. All in all a really nice time just hanging out with friends and enjoying some first class ice cream (If you have never had Lejonet & Björnen I recommend it. Though you might have to come to Sweden to be able to find any.)

Clutter quiz

I just added a 20 question quiz over on my other blog. Go there and see if Clutter is a problem for you.

New Look!

No there is nothing wrong with your eyes. I just decided it was time for a new theme for my blog. Eventually I will create my own theme but for now I'll be using the standard themes. This one contains my favorite color (guess what it is!)

I also added a twitter reader. I've just started using twitter and could do with some followers:) we'll see if it is any good and if I'll be keeping it.

Decisions

Some of you know I'm looking to buy a laptop soon. Well I thought I knew what I wanted but the vendors aren't making the choice easy for me. I finaly got dissuaded from buying the HP TX2020 that I was looking at. Apparently the touchscreen isn't very good.

So I was almost set on buying the new EeePC 901 once it hits the markets next week. But then Asus more or less confirms the existence of a EeePC 1000, and a soon to be unveiled tablet model. As if that wasn't enough choice Via anounces the OpenBook and Dell gives the world a peak of their Sub-notebook (which is by far the best looking in the bunch) on top of it all I might even consider a MacBook (yes, you read that right, you may now pick up your jaw from the floor) choices are never easy. For me the main question is: Will it run linux well? Then again I might just get myself a mac and just run linux on my mediacenter (the future fate of my current computer)

Ah choices. Such a blessing, such a curse...