Graphic Design

A lot of things can change in three months. Now I have a new job (hurray!) and I’m starting school this fall. Graphic design, two years. It’s a mixed feeling. In one way I’m really looking forward to it, in another way I’m not. Because no matter how old you are it’s always going to be shit-scary starting a new school and job. “Will I like it? Will they like me? What if nobody wants to be my friend???” The terror. Usually here in cold and beautiful Norway, most people won’t have to pay for their education. University and so on are free. You only pay a yearly fee. But some schools, like the one I’m starting, are not. This is a private school and I shit you not, it’s expensive… But that’s the thing with studies like graphic design, photography and so on: you’ll have to pay. And that’s fine. Thing is, this school recommends a Mac. And I get why, Mac is a better “design computer”. Well woho! I already have a Mac! So money saved. Right? *duuuurt*. Wrong. Four weeks after I get accepted into this school my Mac decides that life isn’t worth living, and that I should eat shit. And it dies. Just like that. Harddisk error. And so on and so on. So, new Mac! Because you know I’m so God damn rich that I love the idea of spending all my money on a piece of aluminium and wiring. D’oh.

That was all. Just needed to say that sometimes shit happens at a shitty time

Oh btw, I forgot to mention… Two days ago Bendik’s computer died as well. Acer. Because what’s better than using your vacation money on a new computer? Using it on two computers! Fuck-di-doo

 

 

Some pictures

It’s been a long time

Wow, almost feels weird writing here again. So, where the hell have I been? Right here, to be honest. Just sick, confused and lazy. Around the end of February/beginning of March Bendik had the flu. Real bad. And of course, if one person in a relationship gets sick the other one is soon to follow. At the time we didn’t really think things through, and ended up not working out at all while we were sick. We’re only talking about approx. 2-3 weeks, but damn it’s made a huge difference. Stupid as we were we thought things were going to go right back to normal. NOPE. But now we’re finally back where we left (even a little better now). We’ve already worked out three times this week, and just to be sure we would be royally f*cked and sore, we decided to all of the workouts in a row. Ouch.

Not much else has changed. I’ll start updating this blog again. It was kind of the same thing as with the workout: “It’s been so long… where do I start??”

Little Kitty

Motivation

About Listening

One really annoying thing Bendik does is this… I can tell Bendik: “Hey, you need to do your reps quicker! You’re using too much time. You can’t have a breather between every other rep.” Bendik looks at me “Yeah, okay”. Doesn’t listen…

Three weeks later:

Bendik: “Hey, I started doing my reps faster and I really feel the burn! I think I’ve been doing it too slow!”

Me: “Wow! Who told you that?”

Bendik: “Jim Cordova said it in one of his YouTube videos! That man knows everything”

 

Seriously?

 

Another example…

Me: “Bendik, try not to straighten your arms that much. Stop right before. You’ll feel the burn. Hold it there, repeat.”

Bendik: “Ah… okay”

Doesn’t listen… continues doing it wrong

Three weeks later

Bendik: “Wow, I really feel the burn if I just hold my arms like this instead of straightening them!”

Me: “Great! You finally listened”

Bendik: “Huh? Listened? I only learned it yesterday”

Me: “Let me guess where..”

Bendik: “Jim Cordova!”

 

Oh for fuck’s sake

Yummy

Well, Bendik and I had a little wake up call yesterday. We took some new progress pics and realized; there was no progress. Well yuppdido shitti-oo. Why!? We’ve been working out regularly. And hard. We only walk, no driving. But whops… what have we been eating? To put it short: shit. Yes, we have gained muscles. But we’ve also lost about nada fat. None. Ittno (as we say here in Norway). Fuck. So… we’ve been eating too much sugar again. And too much food. Maybe we needed those pics to realize that working out isn’t everything. You’ll have to eat the right stuff as well.

So a new meal plan is started! Hopefully we’ll see some more progress in no time… in the mean time, here’s some of our dinners. One thing is for sure, we could use some more vegetables.

 

Kässler, garlic salad, onion and peppers and homemade mashed potatoes

Whole grain spaghetti, homemade tomato sauce (tomato, onion, mushroom and spices) and garlic salad

Prime rib, pommes noisettes, garlic salad and pepper sauce

 

Other than that, I’ve realized that for the first time in many years I’m looking forward to summer. For once I’m not sitting alone in a dark room crying and thinking about the bikini season. Well, I’ve never actually done that either.

Yes. Yes I have

Summer

I want summer. I love snow, I love winter. But I want this dress. And I want to wear it. So I’ll need some summer. Warm sand, water with lemon and ice. Walking bare foot on hot roads. Laying in the grass listening to music and eating strawberries. And all those f*cking insects. I’m not saying I want them, but they’re okay I guess.

Anyway, my point was… I want this dress

Zalando