all work no play

Lillasyster took this photo at the beginning of the year. But I feel exactly the same today. Luckily this is not a constant state of mind. Just one more week of tentaångest (exam angst) and all work and no play... Then I might be dead, or a law studies dropout - or maybe, hopefully, I'll be relieved. It doesn't really matter, at least I'll be in Copenhagen... Might be nice.

psykosomatiska dimensioner

Två timmar i samma rum som tjugo hysteriska neurotiska juridikstudenter. Och tentaångesten når nya oanade höjder.

Fysisk kanalisering är bra, det stör inte koncentrationsförmågan lika mycket.

Arkeologisk utgrävning i tandköttet (hon letade efter tandsten men hittade blod och smärta) för 800 pix är inte bra.

sabotaging studies

What to do on a Sunday afternoon instead of studying? Surf around randomly, find this over at lovely and super inspiring A Little Hut, get inspired and start working.

At the beginning I had a bowl in mind, but as I progressed I realised that I liked the flat shape of it. And that I need a karottunderlägg (you know these thingies on which you put hot saucepans - what do you call them?).

This was a nice project, a bit messy with me and a hot glue gun (there was a bit of cursing here and there because of burnt fingertips). I think I will try making a bowl next weekend. Well, I hope I will be studying next weekend... but you have to be realistic (even if I don't go out and get hungover I will probably never be able to study on a Sunday if there isn't an exam on Monday morning).

I took some nice in progress photos, but they were accidently deleted (it wasn't my camera) before I got the chance to take care of them. I handed in my own camera yesterday. They wouldn't tell me when I'll get it back, it can take up to five weeks. This sucks, I already miss it! (already did the days after it stopped working) At least I have Lilla Lila, blurry unsharp photos will have to do for now.

SPC: dinner + jam

No time for fancy food photos this week (or last week for that matter). And my camera is broken :(

I ate at home(?) with my parents and lillasyster. Which means there was meat (I never cook or order meat when it's for myself, it's expensive and not so good). Sugar snap shaped pasta with ham and parmesan (and vegetetables).

Another nice late evening meal at my parents'.

Waffle with vanilla ice cream + all sorts of jam: raspberry, cloudberry, raspberry + rhubarb, blueberry and gooseberry (clockwise, starting at the top pink)

I only have lingonberry jam at my place. It's for breakfast. Maybe I'll photograph that next week if I don't have to hand my camera in to get it fixed.

Lappricka Pappricka vart bär det hän?

Lappricka Pappricka vart bär det här?
på ben utan knän genom skog utan trän?
- Till en stad utan hus
med en sol utan ljus
för att köpa min farfar en dosa snus!

Life is crazy, and I can't even tell why. Big things are happening, I can't grasp any of it.

It might be a bad sign that I don't even have time for tentaångest (exam angst). No time to worry about studies, or the fact that I don't study as much as I should. And definitely no time to actually study (two weeks left to exams today, tic tac tic tac...). At least I'm done and over with the trial role-play. Soon done and over with exhibition. Then I might start studying...

When I came out of the library yesterday the light stung my eyes. Should I worry about my eyes, about the fact that I spend many hours with my statute book in a dark library, about the fact that I was so unused to the sun or about the fact that I didn't take advantage of an exceptionally sunny day? Or just enjoy the sun on my cheeks? (with eyes closed)

Sunday morning

A slow start on a slow day. Crocheting with beads for upcoming show...

Breakfast done, shower yet to come, After lunch I might be ready to take up the administrative law once again. My life consists of studying and crocheting at the moment. Exam in three weeks, street art exhibition in one week. When will there be time for living?

Russian roses

I got myself a beautiful Russian wool shawl yesterday. The reward for six hours of studies (which is good for me, this is going in the right direction, except that I'm going toward exams in three weeks).

Speaking of Russian beauties, I still miss Molly!

Today I've been studying at Lyran (this adorable café is only ten minutes by foot from my place). At the moment it seems like I'm studying bureaucracy in its purest form (administrative law), and it's boring me to a slow and painful death. Four hours so far today, one or two more coming on the metro. Go Lina, go Lina...

I like the way my statute book (I had to get the heavy bourgeouis blue) blends in with the interior.

Bad news: the screen on my camera seems to be broken, it's all black. Hence the not so well-composed photos. Right now I just hold up the camera and guess, kind of fun, but not in the long run. I hope there's some kind of warranty, otherwise there will be no more photography for quite a while. I agree with Micaela: "tur att det snart är jul" (luckily it's soon Christmas).

paparazzi at the university?

This photo can also be found here (the site of the law faculty at Stockholm University, where I study). It's me and Tilde from my studying group.

One day people just started telling me I was on a photo at the Juridicum site. I still don't know when, how and why they took and published this photo? (it seems to be taken from the library - where only law students go). How did they even know that we were law students, and new ones? (the photo's posted next to an announcement about news and changes in the law studies due to the Bologna process).

SPC: lunch

My lunch today: wholewheat spaghetti with tomato and carrot sauce and some white cabbage.

I got the spoon today at IKEA. It was the second cheapest and it's called förnuft (=reason).

See more food themed self-portraits over at SPC.