Friday, 17 August 2007
No pictures
Sorry but I'm not at home, so I can't import whatever pictures I want on other peoples computers. So for now, endure my writing without visual accompagnement,
Smoking is good for you
I've recently become more and more annoyed with anti-smoking. The day before yesterday a law went into effect in Danmark, making it illegal to smoke in any public place. Not on the sidewalk or when you're walking through Rådhusplladsen, but in any restarurant, any club etc. you can't smoke unless you go into the smoking room.
As I have mentioned earlier, I no longer smoke cigarettes on a regular basis. So you'd think it wasn't a big deal. But I am a very passionate cigar-smoker, believe it or not (most people don't untill they see it). I love cigars. As far as I know the law does permit smoking when you're in outside seating, and I fucking can't imagine the government telling me I can't smoke in the air that thousands of thousands of cars pollute every second. So at least that is something, but still it seems ridiculous that the government should decide this. Right across from the danish royal theatre there is an establishment called Hviids Vinstue, which I frequented whenever I had been in the theatre. Sure draft beer (I like wheat, sue me) was very expensive, but it had an awesome athmosphere, pictures of ages past (it's nearly 300 years old) and everybody had a very classic, do your job well, kind of athpmosphere about them. And they sold cigars if you were out. I can't imagine ever going there without being able to smoke. Fuck it sucks so much.
Why the hell can't clubs and restaurants decide for themselves wether or not they want smoking? That would be the common sense-way to solve this little issue, but of course, since we have a right-wing government (two parties just beside the middle, backed by the most right-wing party we have, according to Austria they are nazis, they have gotten huge over the last few elections - go figure) they have to decide wether or not anybody can do anything.
I don't like this one bit. I enjoy my smoking. I love smoking cigars, and to be frank I don't give a flying fuck if some asshole thinks it's interupting their dinner. Seriously, there has to be room for everyone right? And if somebody is fat, they smell. They eat alot. Some people can't properly close their mouths when they eat. All of that annoys me when I go out to eat. Get fucking over it.
The law was passed ages ago, and went into effect yesterday though. Protests are useless at this point. All you can do is smoke and prey - you might get fined or kicked out of the club/whatever other place that isn't the sidewalk.
This is probably the most bitter post I've made on this page. I hate this. I can't imagine there are many readers on this, but if any of you smoke, please show your support! If any of you don't please tell me you're not willing to sell out on simple personal rights, just to get rid of cigarette and cigar smoke, when you live in a fucking massive daily steam of gasoline smoke? At least I hope non-smokers like that are out there!
As I have mentioned earlier, I no longer smoke cigarettes on a regular basis. So you'd think it wasn't a big deal. But I am a very passionate cigar-smoker, believe it or not (most people don't untill they see it). I love cigars. As far as I know the law does permit smoking when you're in outside seating, and I fucking can't imagine the government telling me I can't smoke in the air that thousands of thousands of cars pollute every second. So at least that is something, but still it seems ridiculous that the government should decide this. Right across from the danish royal theatre there is an establishment called Hviids Vinstue, which I frequented whenever I had been in the theatre. Sure draft beer (I like wheat, sue me) was very expensive, but it had an awesome athmosphere, pictures of ages past (it's nearly 300 years old) and everybody had a very classic, do your job well, kind of athpmosphere about them. And they sold cigars if you were out. I can't imagine ever going there without being able to smoke. Fuck it sucks so much.
Why the hell can't clubs and restaurants decide for themselves wether or not they want smoking? That would be the common sense-way to solve this little issue, but of course, since we have a right-wing government (two parties just beside the middle, backed by the most right-wing party we have, according to Austria they are nazis, they have gotten huge over the last few elections - go figure) they have to decide wether or not anybody can do anything.
I don't like this one bit. I enjoy my smoking. I love smoking cigars, and to be frank I don't give a flying fuck if some asshole thinks it's interupting their dinner. Seriously, there has to be room for everyone right? And if somebody is fat, they smell. They eat alot. Some people can't properly close their mouths when they eat. All of that annoys me when I go out to eat. Get fucking over it.
The law was passed ages ago, and went into effect yesterday though. Protests are useless at this point. All you can do is smoke and prey - you might get fined or kicked out of the club/whatever other place that isn't the sidewalk.
This is probably the most bitter post I've made on this page. I hate this. I can't imagine there are many readers on this, but if any of you smoke, please show your support! If any of you don't please tell me you're not willing to sell out on simple personal rights, just to get rid of cigarette and cigar smoke, when you live in a fucking massive daily steam of gasoline smoke? At least I hope non-smokers like that are out there!
Thursday, 9 August 2007
Top ten alarm bells that you may be a child.
Since I named this place Adults Only and clearly stated that children aren't allowed, I better get down to the nitty-gritty at some point, and explain what the fuck that means. Since lists are all the craze right now I decided to make one of my own. Just remember, it's never too late to grow, mature, better yourselves! So here we go:
10. You don't think it makes a difference if you write 'u' instead of 'you'. Afterall, people aren't stupid. They get the point, right?
9. You've had an emotional response to any movie that Kevin Smith has made. They're comedies.
8. Same as no. 9, except insert Pixar for Kevin Smith.
7. You're a patriot. Putting any sort of value to something as arbitrary and random as where you were born is insane to say the least.
6. Your idea of realism is when Bruce Wayne gets stitches.
5. You hate children. It surprises noone that people who hate children, mostly are children themselves and that their hate is spawned mainly out of a sense of jealousy. Kids hate other kids. Adults hate parents.
4.You prefer Star Wars over Star Trek.
3. You're religious. I hate putting this on here, because it's such an easy target, but that happens to be the precise reason it needs to be here. Even if you can't take it seriously, you have to realize the horror that some people do, even if they are just children.
2. You think that look matters as much as content. In any part of life.
1. You're an optimist.
10. You don't think it makes a difference if you write 'u' instead of 'you'. Afterall, people aren't stupid. They get the point, right?
9. You've had an emotional response to any movie that Kevin Smith has made. They're comedies.
8. Same as no. 9, except insert Pixar for Kevin Smith.
7. You're a patriot. Putting any sort of value to something as arbitrary and random as where you were born is insane to say the least.
6. Your idea of realism is when Bruce Wayne gets stitches.
5. You hate children. It surprises noone that people who hate children, mostly are children themselves and that their hate is spawned mainly out of a sense of jealousy. Kids hate other kids. Adults hate parents.
4.You prefer Star Wars over Star Trek.
3. You're religious. I hate putting this on here, because it's such an easy target, but that happens to be the precise reason it needs to be here. Even if you can't take it seriously, you have to realize the horror that some people do, even if they are just children.
2. You think that look matters as much as content. In any part of life.
1. You're an optimist.
Monday, 6 August 2007
Accepted!
Sorry for being so sloppy with updates on here. After my last entry I went away for a week to Sweden and had no contact with any computers while there. Still not having fixed my computer at home prohibited my from writing about this news that was waiting for me when I got back from Sweden, and got my pretty fucking excited.
Out of approx. 500 applicants this summer, I was among the 91 to be accepted into the Film- and mediascience program at Copenhagen University. Boo-Ya! This is something I had been hoping for since I graduated business school last summer, and after having a year of not much going on, I can't wait to get started on something interesting. I am hoping for 5 good years of worthwhile education and learning. With the acceptance comes another bonus - money. I'll now have a good steady income for as long as I am enrolled which is going to help me grow less grey hairs worrying about bills, which I have to say has been a real annoyance this past year. It's nothing I didn't expect when I moved out, but that doesn't really change the fact that they have to be paid, on time.
In other news, I have been thinking long and hard about wether or not to obtain a pet, more specifically a cat. I have always loved cats, and while we didn't have cats throughout my entire childhood, they were present for a substantial number of years. I love cats, and I love meeting new cats whenever I go to a place that has them. However, I do not love having to buy food, and having to change the place it shits in. I hate working, especially when I'm not at work. Living in an apartment on the 2nd floor pretty much prohibits me from ever letting the cat out as well, if I want to live with it long-term that is. (If anybody has any experiences with cats in apartments like this, your advice would be much appreciated. )For these reasons I have as of yet not obtained a living cat, and been content with my stuffed cat that my mom got me.
I also finished the 7th Harry Potter book which was good. It felt like another Harry Potter book and the only real difference I can tell is that something happens near the end that means that there aren't going to be any more books. Hard to explain, but I honestly feel like this could just as well have been no. 7 out of 10, since it seemed very similar to the other books. I'm glad it's not though, if I hadn't known there would only be made 7 books, I probably would have stopped buying them at around book 5. Watched the 5th movie incidentally and didn't like it very much. My least favorite of the books turned into a pretty bad movie I thought. It seems that the longer the books get, the worse the movies get, which is understandable, but a shame none-the-less.
Anyway, I guess it's no surprise that you should read the book before seeing the movie. If you have anything to offer on my kitten-issue, feedback is welcomed - just make it intelligible please.
Out of approx. 500 applicants this summer, I was among the 91 to be accepted into the Film- and mediascience program at Copenhagen University. Boo-Ya! This is something I had been hoping for since I graduated business school last summer, and after having a year of not much going on, I can't wait to get started on something interesting. I am hoping for 5 good years of worthwhile education and learning. With the acceptance comes another bonus - money. I'll now have a good steady income for as long as I am enrolled which is going to help me grow less grey hairs worrying about bills, which I have to say has been a real annoyance this past year. It's nothing I didn't expect when I moved out, but that doesn't really change the fact that they have to be paid, on time.
In other news, I have been thinking long and hard about wether or not to obtain a pet, more specifically a cat. I have always loved cats, and while we didn't have cats throughout my entire childhood, they were present for a substantial number of years. I love cats, and I love meeting new cats whenever I go to a place that has them. However, I do not love having to buy food, and having to change the place it shits in. I hate working, especially when I'm not at work. Living in an apartment on the 2nd floor pretty much prohibits me from ever letting the cat out as well, if I want to live with it long-term that is. (If anybody has any experiences with cats in apartments like this, your advice would be much appreciated. )For these reasons I have as of yet not obtained a living cat, and been content with my stuffed cat that my mom got me.
I also finished the 7th Harry Potter book which was good. It felt like another Harry Potter book and the only real difference I can tell is that something happens near the end that means that there aren't going to be any more books. Hard to explain, but I honestly feel like this could just as well have been no. 7 out of 10, since it seemed very similar to the other books. I'm glad it's not though, if I hadn't known there would only be made 7 books, I probably would have stopped buying them at around book 5. Watched the 5th movie incidentally and didn't like it very much. My least favorite of the books turned into a pretty bad movie I thought. It seems that the longer the books get, the worse the movies get, which is understandable, but a shame none-the-less.
Anyway, I guess it's no surprise that you should read the book before seeing the movie. If you have anything to offer on my kitten-issue, feedback is welcomed - just make it intelligible please.
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