The song of today: Ordinary People by John Legend

Girl im in love with you
This ain't the honeymoon
Past the infatuation phase
Right in the thick of love
At times we get sick of love
It seems like we argue everyday

I know i misbehaved
And you made your mistakes
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts
I still put you first
And we'll make this thing work
But I think we should take it slow

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow

This ain't a movie no
No fairy tale conclusion ya'll
It gets more confusing everyday
Sometimes it's heaven sent
Then we head back to hell again
We kiss and we make up on the way

I hang up you call
We rise and we fall
And we feel like just walking away
As our love advances
We take second chances
Though it's not a fantasy
I Still want you to stay

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow

Take it slow
Maybe we'll live and learn
Maybe we'll crash and burn
Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave,
maybe you'll return
Maybe another fight
Maybe we won't survive
But maybe we'll grow
We never know baby youuuu and I

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Heyyy)
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow

Giving Valentine's Day a (almost) fair chance.

Can it be? A positive spin on my opinions about Valentine's day? Well... yes and no. I read what I said last year. And I kind of said "everything I said my first year still holds true, I even see my past self as smarter and a better person".

I think I've stopped looking up to my old self so much. That's the first thing. I noticed that my english was even worse two years ago to begin with...

I also find it easier to be smart and idealistic when you are kind of emotionally balanced. I think that's what I saw the most when I looked back on myself a year ago. That's why I didn't write last year either I think. I think I was kind of a wreck. And maybe I still am.

So what did I say two years ago? Basically; I claimed that the holiday serves commercial perposes.. I still think that. I also said that alot of people are left out. I still agree with that too.

Also, one of my classmates held a speech in class, talking about entering a boycott against Valentine's Day. And I completely agreed with her points. It was very convincing.

And yet I claim that this is the post where I talk about the good sides of Valentine's Day?
How can I claim that?

Well, that's what I'm getting to now.

The most positive things I can say about Valentine's Day is that it is a beautiful idea in theory and that it COULD be something truely great and magnificent! Celebrating love is not something that is bad in and of itself. I do think that it could be more widely percieved as any kind of love though! Like the love you feel for your family and the love you feel for your friends. Also, love isn't really about gifts, is it? If it is just buy things to your hearts content. But if it isn't, maybe you should spend time with the ones you love during Valentine's Day? To me, that sounds a lot more like a varm and lovely holiday. If you see Valentine's Day like an opportunity like that, to show that you really care about people. It can really be something nice and beautiful. But once again it is a fine line. I don't know if Valentine's Day ever could be that good. But you can always try :).

(I wrote about Valentine's day February 3rd 2009 and I looked back on that February 13th 2010)

Oh and I almost forgot (and yes, I know you guys were kidding when suggesting these :P):

MOST DEDICATED HARRY POTTER-FAN 2010

Alexandra. Because of reasons!

Also: Alexandra. Toenails.

Oh wait.. have you seen that video Alexandra? I bet you haven't... so that reference wouldn't make sense... hmm.. Well here is the serious-face one then: well it is quite obvious, you've reached a level of fan-obsession that I've rarely seen or something. I wish you luck in that and that's why you take home both second and first place!
(Oh and the video? Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m460DrooJSI enjoy, it's at the very end of it)

BIGGEST ITACHI FAN 2010

This one goes to........ ME : D!!!
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Haha no, freaked you out a little bit there, didn't I ;D?

No the real winners are (just like Anna herself suggested when she suggested the category) Anna and Chris :)! Cat-ears, 189, need I say more? You guys win : )!!! Congratulations, you've deserved it :D

The song of today:
January Hymn by The Decemberists

:). Goodbye January, I'll probably see you again next year.

Even though today (sunday) was boring

Greatest weekend in a long time! An old classmate invited me over to a friend of a friend of hers or something like that, there were some people I knew from before there and some new acquaintances, it was fun anyway. Then, the day after (saturday), she (the classmate) and I went out with our dogs for a while. In the evening I went with Amanda to Anna and Chris and we watched two movies and talked and had a really great and fun time : D! And well today was kind of boring, I didn't do much. But I guess it's good to rest up.

The song of today:
Hoist the colours by Hans Zimmer

I don't know if I would even like PoTC 3 as much as I do if this song didn't open up the film. It is awesome : )!

Bye!

First real post of 2011

Yesterday, I watched some movies with friends, we went on for roughly 9 hours (of movie-watching, we were there roughly 12 hours so there were a lot of around-time I guess : ).. I don't mind ^^). It was lots of fun : ).

The song of today:
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You by Tom Waits

My father wanted me to listen to a song by Tom Waits some days ago. And I like it. Now, I must confess that I've almost only listened to this song and Waltzing Matilda (edit: I've learned it's called Tom Traubert's Blues now). But I like this song. So I'm going to put it here even though I haven't listened all that much to his other songs. Oh and I had heard his name, just never actually took time to listen to him.

♪Well, I hope that I don't fall in love with you,
'Cause falling in love just makes me blue.
Well, the music plays and you display
Your heart for me to see.
I had a beer and now I hear
You calling out for me.
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.

Well, the room is crowded, people everywhere,
And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
Well, if you sit down with this old clown,
Take that frown and break it,
Before the evening's gone away,
I think that we could make it.
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.

Well, the night does funny things inside a man.
These old tomcat feelings you don't understand.
Well, I turn around and look at you,
You light a cigarette,
I wish I had the guts to bum one,
But we've never met.
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.

I can see that you are lonesome just like me,
And it being late you'd like some company.
Well, I turn around and look at you,
And you look back at me.
The guy you're with, he's up and split,
The chair next to you's free.
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me.

Now it's closing time, the music's fading out.
Last call for drinks, I'll have another stout.
Well I turn around to look at you,
you're nowhere to be found,
I search the place for your lost face,
cos' I'll have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you.♪

2nd new years post!

Yes, it’s back this year again, probably a liiiiittle shorter than last year but not that much shorter. So, without further introduction, I present to you my second annual new years post!

First: I celebrated new year with my male friends, including my cousin that came over, we had a great lan party at Kenny’s house and a tournament in games that lasted several days. I don’t feel like bragging and I’m only saying this to be informative: I won the tournament. But only barely, one of my friends took the second place only one point behind me. I had a great time and I hope everybody else had a great time too.

THE 40 QUESTIONS:

Just like I did last year, I’ve answered 40 questions that I found here:
http://www.crucialminutiae.com/40-questions-about-your-year
Well.. I don’t know if the link works anymore, that’s where I found it though.
Let’s get to the questions, shall we?

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?

I graduated from the upper secondary school

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don’t do New Year’s resolutions; maybe it’s time to start? Maybe not?

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes, I do believe so. Right?... Yeah, yes is the answer. (Time flies by so I thought that maybe they all were born last year but no, I’m pretty sure some of them were this year…)

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No

5. What countries did you visit?

Italy, Rome more exactly. That was certainly an experience.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?

No, I don’t need that much more, just more of what I’ve had this year. More of being with my friends and all that.

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

I won’t tell you which date but it was the day of crying in a bathtub.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Following my gut-feeling about school, I didn’t really have a gut-feeling at all about what I wanted to do with my life when it came to education. Now I’m studying something I really enjoy, I hope it will give me a job in the future. At least I know I did what I felt for, even though it maybe wasn’t as smart as other choices.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Keeping truths to myself…

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

No, a cold here, some bruises there. But PHYSICALLY, I was fine, really.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

It’s a tie between Säkert’s new album and the Christmas presents for my friends I think.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

Kenny, he’s always there and was there for me when all seemed most dark this time too. We never fail to have a great time together and we are much like each other.
Also: Alexandra, Amanda, Anna, Chris and Malin. I do have things to say about how kind and caring all you guys are. But really, I mainly want to thank you guys for even spending time with me, it means so much, really, I can’t express in words how much you people have meant to me.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

Two people who really doesn’t really deserve it. They didn’t do anything wrong, not a single thing… but even so one of them made me appalled and one of them made me depressed. I can’t help it. And I’m trying to “fix” my feelings.

14. Where did most of your money go?

Trains, from going back and forth to school.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

The little moments with friends actually.

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?

Probably “No time for us (acoustic)” by Broder Daniel or “You never know” by Immortal Technique

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

I. happier or sadder?

Both happier and sadder. When I was happy, I was really happy, when I was sad I felt like I was in a bottomless pit.

II. thinner or fatter?

Fatter, gotta be honest. Now I should be able to start working on that though.

III. richer or poorer?

Money? Poorer. But I’m more rich in experience and friendship and kindness.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

There’s always more room for spending time with friends.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Like last year: hesitating… like I wrote then: that hasn’t changed in a long time though.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I will spend it with my family and then I’ll celebrate it some day later with my friends!

21. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?

I will be at Kenny’s, for our yearly LAN-party and the gaming tournament we created last year, HN.

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?

I’m now sure that I did by the end of last year and beginning of this (I was unsure last time).And I’m still terribly stuck in admiring her. But I haven’t told her.

23. How many one-night stands?

0

24. What was your favorite TV program?

Så mycket bättre. My second favourite program of all time, Popcirkus is the only program that was better.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

I wouldn’t call it hate, far from it. But there’s a person I’ve gained more negative thoughts about, yes.

26. What was the best book you read?

Wow O_O. I don’t read much, do I?.. Nope I’ve got nothing.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

That’s too hard of a question to ask me, really. Björns vänner? Ludwig Bell? [Ingenting]? Junip? I don’t know really.

28. What did you want and got?

I wanted to do things with friends, I didn’t want to lose contact with some friends from school. Both my wishes came true.

29. What did you want and not get?

You could say… no, no that’s the wrong way to look at it. Next question.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

I think it was Scott Pilgrim Vs the World the movie.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 19. I don’t even remember my birthday.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Even more time with friends, less time to think, more courage on my part. Honesty.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?

”What’s it to you if I wear what I want to wear and feel comfortable in?”

34. What kept you sane?

Kenny, definitely Kenny, in times of need, when I couldn’t even turn to some of my other friends.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

I don’t really do that kind of stuff, not all that often at least.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

The nationalistic/racist movement getting a foothold in Swedish politics *shivers*

37. Who did you miss?

Aw! My old internet/sms –friend Dågå/Dogo! She’s in Japan. Lucky her. Although I really miss her. I’ve heard from her for the first time in a long time though! I will be writing some to her through email.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

I didn’t meet any new people in the first half of the year I think. And in the second part it’s most people from my new class I think.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:

No, nothing concrete. I think I basically knew most things by the end of last year too… even though I’m even more aware of some things now. I dunno. I’m not all that much for life lessons in the form of simple phrases, there are no quick ways to happiness, no matter what you believe got you to the happy place you might be in when you say such small, simple phrases.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Nope, you’re getting more than one this year too! (I don’t listen that much to Lisa Nilsson or Ainbusk but the songs fit so they had to be here)

there is no time for us

there is no time for us

oh the world won't understand

it's left no time for us

I love a girl I'll never see her again

she was so young I'll never see her again

she was so young

I'll never see her again

what is worthwhile in the world

if you can't be with the one you love

what is worthwhile

we'll be forgotten when we're gone

if I could change one thing in life

I'd make time for us

if I could change one thing

I'd make time for us

no time for us

no time for us

no time for us...

No time for us by Broder Daniel

Det är kallt nästan höst nu

Jag går runt ditt kvarter

Fjärde gången den här kvällen

Vem räknar på det

Ser det lyser en lampa

Lägenheten bredvid din

Hon som bor där

Såg alltid på dig

På ett särskilt sätt

Jag kände igen den

Jag hade samma blick själv

När jag stal dig från Helene

Varje träd har en rot

Varje hus en byggd grund

Det är bara min som ryckts bort från mig

Gud, när ska jag bli fridlyst

Slå upp i en bok

Hon är en ovanlig art

Så förbjudet att såra

Sätt henne tillbaks där hon stod

Jag har en Elle i min väska

Så att det ska se ut

Som att jag sitter och tar det lugnt bara

Inte går patrull som förut

Elle, när ska det bli inne att vara som jag

Blek och feg och sävlig och lat

Jag har köpt varje nummer Elle sen 96

Men det som fortfarande gäller är

Vacker och lycklig

Och just nu kjol med särskilda veck

Det är mörkt nästan natt nu

Jag går runt ditt kvarter

Knack på axeln

Det är Helene som vanligt

Du lämnar oss aldrig

Vi går runt kvarteret

Vi blir bara fler och fler

Ditt Kvarter by Säkert

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

I seen you 'round for a long long time
I really 'membered you when you drink my wine

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

I seen you walkin' down in Chinatown
I called you but you could not look around

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

I bring my money to the welfare line
I see you standing in it every time

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

The color of your skin don't matter to me
As long as we can live in harmony

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

I'd kinda like to be the President
so I can show you how your money's spent

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

Sometimes I don't speak too bright
but yet I know what I'm talking about

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

I know you're working for the CIA
they wouldn't have you in the Mafia

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can’t we be friends by War

Help, I have done it again
I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

Ouch I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found,
Yeah I think that I might break
I've lost myself again and I feel unsafe

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
Breathe me by Sia

Weep for yourself, my man,
You'll never be what is in your heart
Weep Little Lion Man,
You're not as brave as you were at the start
Rate yourself and rake yourself,
Take all the courage you have left
Wasted on fixing all the problems
That you made in your own head

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my...

Tremble for yourself, my man,
You know that you have seen this all before
Tremble Little Lion Man,
You'll never settle any of your scores
Your grace is wasted in your face,
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Now learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?

Aaaaahhh...

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?

Didn’t I my dear?

Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons

Tell her not to go

I ain’t holding on no more

Tell her something in my mind freezes up from time to time

Tell her not to cry

I just got scared that’s all

Tell her I’ll be by her side, all she has to do is call
All she has to do is call

Tell her the chips are down

I drank too much and shouted it aloud

Tell her something in my heart

Needs her even more then even clowns need the laughter of the crowd

Tell her what was wrong

I something think too much

But say nothing at all

And tell her from this high terrain, I am ready now to fall

Tell her not to go

I ain’t holding on no more

Tell her nothing if not this; all I want to do is kiss her

Tell her something in my mind

Freezes up from time to time.

Tell Her This by Del Amitri

My my my it’s a beautiful world
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one)
I like swimming in the sea.

My my my it’s a beautiful world
I like drinking Irish tea
With a little bit of lapsang souchong
I like making my own tea.

My my my it’s a beautiful world
I like driving in my car
Roll the top down sometimes I travel quite far
Drive to the ocean stare up at the stars
I like driving in my car

All around is anger automatic guns
It’s death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones
I tried talking to Jesus but He just put me on hold
Said He’d been swamped by calls this week
And He couldn’t shake His cold

And still this emptiness persists
Perhaps this is as good as it gets
When you’ve given up the drink and those nasty cigarettes
Now I leave the party early at least with no regrets
I watch the sun as it comes up I watch it as it sets
Yeah this is as good as it gets.

My my my it’s a beautiful world
I like sleeping with Marie
She is one sexy girl full of mystery
She says she doesn’t love me but she likes my company
For now that’s good enough for me

Beautiful World by Colin Hay

Folk vände sig om, när du gick förbi

Jag stod lite längre bort och vinka' in en bil

Du såg åt mitt håll, men jag låtsas som ingenting

Å mitt hjärta slog, jag hörde varje slag

Jag ville komma nära dig och jag ska göra det en dag, för..

[chorus]

Varje gång jag ser dig är det som om allting stannar till,

och jag vet inte varför

men varje gång jag ser dig känner jag att det enda jag vill,

är att komma dig nära

Det är samma sak, varje gång vi ses

Jag såg dig igår kväll och vi växla' några ord

Några artiga fraser om vädret, sen gick du till ett bord

Du satt och prata' med nån annan, medan du vicka' på din stol

Å jag borde gått, jag borde gett mig av,

men nånting hos dig, höll mig kvar

[chorus]

Mmm, varje gång jag ser dig fastnar orden i min mun,

jag försöker säga nånting klokt, men allting låter dumt,

och det händer varje gång jag ser dig

Varje gång jag ser dig är det som om allting stannar till

och jag vet inte varför

men varje gång jag ser dig känner jag att det enda jag vill

är att komma dig nära

Varje gång jag ser dig är det som om allting stannar till

och jag vet inte varför

men varje gång jag ser dig känner jag att det enda jag vill

är att komma dig nära

Varje Gång Jag Ser Dig by Lisa Nilsson

Se mig för här är jag

låt mig få komma nära

till era hjärtan så som den jag är

den jag försöker vara

ge mig min morgondag

min enda önskan nu och här

älska mig för den jag är

Se fjärlisvinges slag

i alla himmlar fara

se alla ögon

blinka stjärneljus

låt livet komma nära

se mig för här är jag

min enda längtan nu och här

älska mig för den jag är

Låt livet komma nära

se mig för här är jag

min enda längtan nu och här

älska mig för den jag är

Se fjärlisvinges slag

i alla himmlar fara

se alla ögon

blinka stjärneljus

låt livet komma nära

se mig för här är jag

min ENDA längtan nu och här

älska mig för den jag är

Min ända längtan nu och här

älska mig för den jag är

Älska mig by Ainbusk

END-10 THE ONES LAST YEAR AWARDS!

Yes, it’s returning! It's the End-10 The Ones Last Year Awards!
In short, I'll be telling you my favorite in several different categories and a runner up.. in other words 2 titles/people/whatever wins in each category!

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE 2010

Lars Winnerbäck at Strömsholm. This year Winnerbäck did the best live show I’ve seen him do actually. Nothing more needs to be said.

Also: Laleh performed at Strömsholm before Winnerbäck, as one of his opening acts (there were like 4 of them or something.. on two scenes so it’s more like a mini-festival). She was great, I didn’t see so many concerts and I just couldn’t put The Baseballs before any of the bands playing at Winnerbäck’s concert. (The Baseballs did better than I thought they’d do beforehand though).

BEST ALBUM 2010

”Facit” by Säkert. There’s a reason I bought this album in from a store after I had listened to it like 20 times in a week. It’s great, I think that 10 of the 12 songs are absolutely fantastic and great, the other two are alright too.

(This is what kept both “Framtiden var här” by Parken and ”Sky at night” by I Am Kloot off the top2 places for these awards too. Parken’s album was great as a whole but not a lot of songs that I was like awestruck by individually. I Am Kloot had like 50% GREAT songs but the other half was not all that much to my liking.)

Also: "Jag har försökt förklara" by Ludwig Bell. By far the first album in a long time that I’ve been sooo impressed with that I was. There’s a reason I put this album as like the only thing I want besides a new backpack on my wish list for Christmas (We have tried a new model for Christmas within my family too so only one present)

BEST SONG 2010

"Rejected Love" by Lars Eriksson. Ah! Just a great song. I look forward to his album next year! Such a special voice and so great lyrics.

Also: “She’s always a woman” by Fyfe Dangerfield. Like other great songs, this song has all parts that are needed: Lyrics, voice and instruments in great arrangements.

BEST MUSICIAN 2010

Petter and Linnea Henriksson.

Petter showed up in the tv-show “Så Mycket Bättre” and impressed my parents and the rest of Sweden like he had impressed me in smaller shows about music from previous years. Showing a great personality, and an astounding ability to not only make great original songs (Längesen was a contender for best song) but also to make great covers (every single song he did in “Så Mycket Bättre”).

Linnea Henriksson was also in a show about music: Swedish Idol. She quickly became my favourite and she managed to carve her way through the competition to the 4^th place, while keeping her own style and sparkling scene-presence all the way through. Salem Al Fakir did something similar in Melodifestivalen, he went in there with dignity and came out on the other side with the same dignity, just like Linnea. The reason I picked Linnea over Salem is that she was relatively unknown before, it’s easier to not be made into something you’re not when you’ve already got a large fanbase so that’s why Linnea was slightly above Salem here.

BEST GAME 2010

Mega Man 10. By far the game I’ve played the most this year. I’ve downloaded all the DLC too. Endless Attack kept me playing this game even more when I finally bought it. I can’t justify not putting it on this list.

Also: Super Meat Boy. Although I haven’t played all of it, I’m completely in love with this game. And I loved it before I had played it. Just the concept of it makes me drool. So yeah, a clear winner in my opinion.

Notice how like… none of the really big games were here even though it was a great gaming year? Well... I probably didn’t play them, I most certainly didn’t buy them. (I did buy NarutoSUNS2 and enjoyed it a lot.. but it’s not in my top 2, probably in my top 5)
(Didn’t play: Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Super Street Fighter IV, Bayonetta, Epic Mickey, God of War III, MAG, No More Heroes 2, Bioshock 2, Dante’s Inferno, Pokémon Heart Gold and/or Soul Silver, Just Cause 2, Red Steel 2, Lost Planet 2, 3D dot Game Heroes, Skate 3, Alan Wake, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Deadliest Warrior: The Game, Limbo, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Halo: Reach, Civilisation V, Final Fantasy XIV, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Scribblenauts 2, Medal of Honor, Fallout: New Vegas, Vanquish, DJ Hero 2, Costume Quest, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, Goldeneye 007 (Wii), Sonic Colors, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Spider Man: Shattered Dimensions

Didn’t play enough to give a fair judgement: Red Dead Redemption, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Dead Rising 2, StarCraft 2 and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)

Oh and I did play Final Fantasy XIII.. not all the way through though. Unlike every other gamer in the world, I got tired when they threw the open world at me >_>’.

BEST VIDEO GAME CONSOLE 2010

Wii: My sister has one now even though I haven’t even touched it (I haven’t bought any games for it or borrowed any).. still, I know I would love Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Country Returns and Super Mario Galaxy 2 if I played them, Metroid Other M and Goldeneye 007 too probably.

Xbox 360: Brought gamers about everything great the Ps3 brought me (I don’t really enjoy the God of War games so much and so on.. and no Little Big Planet or Uncharted this year) plus some great smaller titles like Limbo and Super Meat Boy!

BEST ANIME 2010

One Piece has kept me wanting to come back every week the entire year, I’ve wanted a new episode as soon as the last one ended. Big things are happening and the story is handled with the care that only an anime based on Eiichiro Oda’s masterpiece can bring forth.

Dragon Ball Kai! Didn’t think that Dragon Ball Kai would win… it is just a reworked version of an anime.. and I read the manga years ago, it was the first manga I read actually… but I’ve got to be honest, they’ve done a really good job with the series and they’re moving along rather quickly and true to the manga. I do like it a lot.

I watched Black Lagoon but the great episodes are old stuff so I can’t have it here…
Star Driver seems promising! But I’ve only watched like.. 4 episodes or something..
Bleach… is just more and more obviously suckish… Byakuya, Kyōraku and Kenpachi were the only redeeming characters. And characters is the only thing Bleach has. Bleach should’ve just stopped after the first story arc in Soul Society…

Naruto… meh… meh… meh… Naruto was so meh this year. Fillers and a boring big fight that took waaaay too long. They did bring humor though! In episode 167 Pain is hilarious!! AHAHAHAHA… wait…what was that?... It was supposed to be serious?... BWAHAHAHAHAHA XDXD.

A certain blue-haired character being everywhere and everyone kind of ruined Fairy Tale a bit for me… even so, it’s still great. – What happened to you being cool Mystogan T_T?

BEST YOUTUBE CHANNEL 2010

crazypicturesab. I love crazy pictures, they are really talented filmmakers, but before they almost only had two (great, great, great) shorts: nakenlekar and Everything is poetry baby. I love those two videos for different reasons. This year though, all that changed! They released their big project called “Poesi för Fiskar”, translated it’s something like Poetry for fishes. And within that project were several shorts, one even more awesome than the other. They’re all awesome and that’s why crazypicturesab wins this year!

Kurthugoschneider. Great videos, awesome music, great collabs (especially the ones with Husky). And that’s why KurtHugoSchneider wins this year!

BEST WEBSITE 2010

Poeter.se, a great site with Swedish poetry where you can upload your own work and read others.

Thatguywiththeglasses.com, besides youtube (which I can’t give this price too because there are more and more asvertisement and the platform is just getting worse and worse by the minute, I remember a beautiful site where you could watch anything without it being taken down), this is probably the site that has had me stuck watching videos for hours at a time this year!

I couldn’t nominate Facebook either, it’s true that I’ve joined Facebook this year but I’m still kind of anti.

BEST FICTIONAL CHARACTER 2010

Hinata from the anime Naruto Shippuden, she has always been one of my favourite characters from Naruto, I guess she is really believable because I see much of myself in her. So why this year? Well.. she confessed her love, she actually did something.. and it kind of seemed as futile as I felt it would be. Now.. I’ve heard that the whole thing kind of gets ignored later, like it didn’t happen or something, I haven’t read the manga, I’m not planning on starting to read the manga either, if I did that there’s a chance I wouldn’t enjoy the anime so much.

Whitebeard from the anime One Piece. Long teased as the greatest pirate still alive, he showed that with his great body and great strength also comes the greatest heart I think I’ve seen in the One Piece anime.. and that’s saying something!

BEST FILM 2010

Four Lions, a great comedy that I have a feeling I’ll watch many times!

Scott Pilgrim vs the world. Like the nerd I am, I completely fell for this movie with all its little dorky details and references!

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 1 and Kick Ass were great too, they’d probably be the 3^rd and 4^th place here.

BEST LYRICS 2010

1.000.000 Nollor by Kapten röd. Why? Listen to it!

Kärleken? by Labyrint. Why? Listen to it!

Both songs talks about problems. And that’s good.

BEST EXPERIENCE 2010

Celebrating Christmas with my friends and celebrating new years with my other friends. I love them all.

BEST TEACHER 2010

For the second year in a row: my Latin B teacher, I can’t have her here anymore next year so I guess this is my goodbye to one of the greatest teachers in history. We went to Rome with our small group of students and she really said goodbye to us in a nice way when we graduated, I will never forget how every lesson seemed like the sole reason to go to school sometimes, we learned some and had a lot of fun! This was not only because of the teacher but the whole group, in the group our teacher is included though. Thanks and goodbye Latin-classes!

And a newcomer: at Uppsala university, I got a really great start, mostly due to our teacher, he was teaching us during the foundation course and he’s great, erasing all my doubts I had about the whole program I’m studying.

BEST FOOD 2010

Any form of pasta and pizza.

Awards taken out from last year:

BEST TRAILER: simply because I don’t watch all that many trailers.

BEST KIND OF CHIPS: It is the same and will be the same for a long time I think.

BEST CANDY: Same reason as chips. Also, I don’t eat all THAT much chips or candy.

BEST BLOG: I kind of only read two blogs that are really active anymore, Annas and Amandas, they’d both win but I feel like I can’t have this award left either, with too few candidates, I don’t feel like I have the authority to say anything about blogs.

BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Simply because I love every single present I got!

If you happen to have any award that you feel I should’ve given out, it’s not too late yet! If anybody suggest something in the comments I could give out more awards in a later post this month or something. But you have to give me categories for me to give prizes in.

Alright, that’s it. And now a classic in this blog: the song of today:

The song of today:
The blower’s daughter by Damien Rice

LOVELY SONG. That’s enough to describe it. Damien Rice is awesome.

Pew, that’s the end of the new years post!
Hope everybody will have a great 2011!
Love!

And today...

...was a good day.

I celebrated Christmas with my friends.

Thank you.

The song of today:
A Drop In The Ocean by Ron Pope

I listened a lot to this song all week. Not really in line with the happy spirit in the rest of this post. That doesn't mean that this side of the feelings-spectrum isn't true either. It's just now I don't want to think about it. I've really liked this song since the first time I heard it last week.

♪Heaven doesn't seem far away anymore~♪

state of the blog

Once again I've reached that point with this blog where I don't have anything to write about, hence no content here... I'm sorry but I get to vent most of the stuff on other places, FB and my other blog and my poems and textmessages to friends and so on. Well.. nowhere else I get to talk about music I like though.. so here's a new tip!

The song of today:
Åkrar och Himmel by Björns Vänner

A real great song by this band that one of my new classmates told me about. I love the song so much! It's like a long long storytelling session by a mildly whimsy person : ).