Isn't it ironic...

Just as I have decided to stop this nonsense - writing a blog in English, when my first language is Swedish and as I am convinced absolutely nobody except my sister and S reads this blog (and they're both fluent Swedish readers), just as I've created three entries in Swedish I get my first "external" comment, in English...

What? Hmhh... Eeek! I have painstakingly gone through the pro's and con's of the language used and decided to let go of the English to let the Swedish weave its somewhat more casual threads in here instead.

Sure, I know I have sent this link to a few English speaking friends, but as far as I know nobody actually reads it. So turning the blog into Swedish would make very little difference. Then again as I was doing the maths on which language to use I thought of the fact that I might need the practice. Even though my "Australian days" are long gone and the chances of me migrating to an English speaking country again are slim, it's still good to keep at least a speck of the language alive.

Uh.
It's too late for this type of decision making. Indeed.

Mandarina Duck bågar!

Pappa skickade mig en länk till en nätbutik för glasögon och döm om min förvåning när jag ser att de saluför bågar designade av Mandarina Duck! Läckert! :-))

Butiken: www.optikbutiken.se
Mandarina Duck: www.mandarinaduck.com och http://shop.mandarinaduck.com

Jag fastnade för Mandarina Duck när syrran och jag var i Milano för tre och ett halvt år sedan (Norah låg i magen!). Vi gick förbi ett skyltfönster med handväskor som såg fullständigt ätbara ut och jag vet att vi hade OTROLIGT svårt att slita oss därifrån utan att köpa något med oss. Väskorna var förstås lite för dyra för ett impulsköp, och det var dessutom HELT omöjligt att välja vilken färg/modell man skulle investera i om man skulle ha köpt en (det fanns verkligen ett par starka kandidater). Lustigt/trist nog har jag aldrig sett just de modellerna och färgerna till salu på nätet. Eller, det är kanske tur det? :-D

De väskorna påminde mycket mer om ankan efter vilken de tagit sitt firmanamn (bilden nedan).


Jag undrar om det inte var beslutsångesten över dessa väskor som fick oss totalt dränkta en kväll under denna resa? Sista biten tillbaka till hotellet den dagen sprang vi genom fullständigt hällregn, hoppandes över pölar, glatt plaskande och hysteriskt skrattande eftersom vi var totalt genomblöta... Syrran med gravidmage och allt (6:e månaden)! :-D Those were the days.

TV-reklam som fungerar?

Hade inte lust att laga middag idag, alla måltider blev hiskeligt förskjutna eftersom vi fick besök strax efter jag vaknade (och det gjorde jag sent!), så jag fikade först och sen käkade jag frukost länge och väl vid 15-16-tiden... 8-) Så jag gjorde en hemmagjord "cotti frutti" till middag istället, med lätt vaniljyoghurt, mini-keso, en halv dl havregryn och två skedar hallonsylt. :-)

Vaddå "cotti frutti"?? Att man kunde sätta keso i yoghurt hade jag väl aldrig vetat om jag inte sett på TV senaste månaden? :-D Läskigt. Att det man ser på TV fastnar så relativt lätt. Men gott.

Sen har vi tillsammans gjort slut på morotsstavar och selleristavar och dip som blev över sedan igår. Mums! Selleri är för övrigt som en snäll kusin till rabarber. Samma krisp, minus syrligheten. Och minus rabarbersmaken också i och för sig.

Mer info om Valios "cotti frutti": http://www.valio.se

Fy för provade parfymer!

Jag provade Naomi Campbells "Cat DeLuxe at night" idag när jag var på centrum. Den luktade trevligt ur flaskan, men HERREGUD så det stinker från min handled nu såhär en par timmar senare. Jag klarar bara inte av sådana här lukter, det luktar rent sötläbbigt tantigt! Usch!

Måste tvätta av mig.

Tur ändå, att man får prova parfymer innan man köper! :-D

Raclette

We got a raclette grill similar to the one above for Christmas.
I'm looking forward to trying it out actually, I do have a feeling it's the new "fondue" - we'll love to do it to start with and eventually we'll just forget what it was all about. But I'll sure enjoy it while it lasts! :-D

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Raclette Preparation
Cheese
Raclette cheese is usually sold cut from the wheel. Depending how ripe the cheese is the rind can be quite soft or hard. Some people prefer to melt the cheese with the rind on. The rind can have quite a different flavour compared the main part of the cheese and is usually very salty and crunchy when grilled under a raclette. Trim off a thin layer of the outer rind using a sharp knife. Then use an adjustable wire cheese cutter to slice cheese into thin slices approximatley 2mm thick. The small bits can be cut into equal sized cubes. To prevent the cheese sticking together you can place a layer of wax/baking paper in between the slices. Place on a serving dish, cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator. Let stand at room temperature for 20mins before serving. The smell and taste of the cheese is a lot different compared to it's aroma and flavour when melted.

Potatoes
We recommend the Pontiac and Desiree potato varieties (the ones with the pinkish/purply skin) as these have a tasty creamy texture. Small Kipfler potatoes are also perfect and ideal for raclette. The Pontiac, Desiree and Kipfler potatoes are great cooked in their skins. The common washed Coliban, Sebago or "Chat" baby potatoes are best suited for baking (potatoes served with raclette can also be baked, in the microwave or oven).

Bread
Sliced French Baguette (cut on diagonal for a larger slice), Turkish pita or other crusty loaf type breads can be placed in a basket and covered with napkin or tea towel to prevent drying out. If you wish you can drizzle olive oil over them or serve with butter. During the meal they can be placed onto the top of the grill to toast slightly.

More about raclette: www.raclette.com.au ("original raclette recipe")

Oh, and raclette is a Swiss cheese made from cow's milk. :-) (Wikipedia link)

Ding 64!

And a half. We've had quite a WoW weekend. Managed to get my warrior from level 63 to 64 (and another half a level towards 65).
We were supposed to invite some friends over to try out the new 'raclette grill' we got for Christmas but S' many late nights this week and our common "almost having a cold" feeling made us postpone it for next weekend instead.

Hate the Alliance

Hi hi :-D This man REALLY doesn't like the Alliance... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXtyYiI5HDk


An interview with a member of the band "Cannibal Corpse" calling himself "Corpsegrinder", a band and a man I wouldn't have heard about hadn't it been for the fact that he plays WoW (hard to miss with a nickname like that). Oh, and naturally I wouldn't have known about the clip if S hadn't laughed at it when watching the clip on his computer next to me. Oh. And naturally I wouldn't have cared about either of this hadn't S tricked me into playing the darn game. Ahm, and of course I wouldn't have been writing this if I hadn't lost an opal somewhere between the office and a customer site in Sydney.

Life's pretty weird. And amazing.