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Angelina Jolie, Essential Spice
Monday, 23 November 2009 6:24 A GMT+01
Angelina Jolie as Salt
I cook with her regularly.
Kallbadhus Reunion
Sunday, 8 November 2009 3:00 P GMT+01
One my favorite former ex-pat pals was passing through town on Saturday and had arranged a mini-reunion with those in her former circle who are still living in Malmö.
Sucks to be us sometimes
Friday, 6 November 2009 1:29 P GMT+01
It's been a rather tough week at The Penthouse Nordic...starting with a scary medical test (bi-annual liver scan for the possible spread of the cancer that claimed my right eye two years ago) and that *should* have been enough to deal with...
The L Word revisited
Tuesday, 3 November 2009 10:27 A GMT+01
I seem to have crossed some kind of magic threshold on "the Google" recently, because in spite of the fact that October of 2009 was one of my laziest blogging months EVAH (12 entries total, only half of which were original material)
Enthusiastic practicality
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 9:58 A GMT+01
One of my favorite colleagues, Eliza, came barreling into my office this afternoon while I was on the phone. Dancing around my desk she whispered loudly, "You've got to get off the phone." The fact that I was talking to our boss did not deter her.
Questioning my Swede-cred...
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 7:21 A GMT+01
Iäve been living in Sweden for over 7 years now and consider myself to be pretty well integrated into society. I've learned the language, cracked the cultural code of the workplace (no to mention the apartment building laundry room).
Godparent gig is exhausting for exhibitionists
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 3:21 P GMT+01
Dr. Darling and I had the honor and privilege to become Godparents on Saturday afternoon, but our "official" responsibilities actually kicked in a bit earlier than that.
Heck, 4 million is peanuts...
Wednesday, 9 September 2009 4:00 P GMT+01
Simple message, beautifully shot, lovely music, powerfully effective.
Lots more plundering and pilaging in my future
Sunday, 6 September 2009 5:23 P GMT+01
So last spring I had the first of what I understand will be an annual cleaning, polishing and fit-check of my prosthetic eye.
And the packing is underway!
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 7:58 P GMT+01
This is why we cleaned the apartment last weekend...so that Dr. Darling can spread our gear out all over the livingroom.
In the meantime, I'm dealing with usual chaos-before-taking-vacation scenario at work, and trying to get our electronics situati
T'was the night before iPhone...
Thursday, 30 July 2009 9:10 P GMT+01
when all through the flat,
there's no chance of Shazz sleeping,
Be counting on that!
T-minus 2 days and counting!
Wednesday, 29 July 2009 8:49 P GMT+01
Okay...I know I'm probably pushing the tolerance limits of my regular readers...but I'm just so damn tickled to *finally* be getting an iPhone that I can't think about much of anything else, so how can I possibly be expected to blog about
Holy App Attack, Batman!
Tuesday, 28 July 2009 7:10 A GMT+01
For those keeping track...the official countdown to my first-ever iPhone is T-minus 3 days and I freely admit that I am embarrassingly excited about it. In preparation for its arrival, I spent some time cruising around the App Store over the we
Shazzer's iPhone 3GS saga update
Sunday, 26 July 2009 9:40 A GMT+01
For once, waiting appears to have paid off...even though doing so nearly drove me around the bend. With each passing day there were more news stories about Apple not being able to keep up with demand for the new iPhone 3GS.
Here's a wedding party I'd LOVE to be in...
Saturday, 25 July 2009 10:24 P GMT+01
I have a well-deserved reputation for being an bad bridesmaid. Mostly because 1) I hate to wear dresses (especially formals & semi-formals) and B) I resent having to buy dresses that I'll hate wearing only once.
The Great iPhone Delivery Dilemma
Sunday, 19 July 2009 7:11 A GMT+01
On Friday I got an e-mail from one of the mobile network companies that will have the iPhone 3GS when it FINALLY goes on sale here in Sweden on July 31.
Barack preaches to the choir
Saturday, 18 July 2009 5:42 A GMT+01
The guy I voted for showed up at the NAACP's annual meeting last week and delivered and impassioned speech on personal responsibility, the final 10 minutes of which can be seen in the clip below.
Corporate Communication for Dummies
Thursday, 16 July 2009 10:17 A GMT+01
One of my numerous responsibilities at the large international company where I work is writing news articles for our corporate intranet site. I'm sure it will surprise no one to hear that it's not the most exciting kind of writing to do.
Just call me Encyclopedia Shazzam-ica!
Tuesday, 7 July 2009 11:09 A GMT+01
Back in the days before everyone had access to the worldwide web at home or on their mobile phone, it was not unusual for friends and family members to call me for random bits of information.
Sweet, cloud-covered relief
Sunday, 5 July 2009 12:49 P GMT+01
I seem to lament annually on the challenges of being an expat on the 4th of July. There's just no way to create even a reasonable facsimile of this most American of holidays here among the Vikings.
Crapping the digital slide
Wednesday, 1 July 2009 9:27 P GMT+01
FYI: the names in the following entry have been changed to prevent potential lawsuits.
Second-class still...
Saturday, 27 June 2009 4:49 P GMT+01
Frank Rich of the New York Times offers a couple of plausible scenarios for why the Obama Administration has been so completely flat-footed regarding “the gays” since the inauguration.
Tales from the Commute: Nightmare Edition
Thursday, 18 June 2009 8:32 A GMT+01
It all started a week ago Tuesday when my monthly commuter card mysteriously disappeared from its specially designated pocket on my backpack. Which of course I didn't realize until I was already sitting in the Quiet Car on the way to Landskrona.
"Fierce advocate" my @$$
Tuesday, 16 June 2009 5:12 A GMT+01
Gay rights advocates in the US were already getting impatient with the Obama Administration's lack of action on their issues, but even the NYT thinks the recent DOJ brief defending DOMA was the equivalent of taking a big dump on gay citizens.
Russians' lead feet warmed by Brad Pitt
Thursday, 11 June 2009 2:15 P GMT+01
According to this news item in the Idaho Statesman, cardboard cutouts of Brad Pitt dressed in a traffic cop?s uniform are being credited with reducing the number of accidents at some of the most dangerous intersections in the Siberian city of Omsk.