post celebration

This is me between Saturday night and Sunday morning. A wee bit earlier than I usually come home nights like that. It started with a delightful dinner with Micaela and ended at Ace. And it included a bit too much of that delicious red wine for the day after. Am I turning old at 21?

Sunday morning was nice as well. Six hours of breakfast meeting and meet-up (breakfast is the best meal! and fika of course...) with Maria. Wow, I've never had that much coffee before. Or maybe I have, but not after red wine. Not good for my brain. But coffee is my favourite addiction (seen those?).

Oh, and as you can see (I'm wearing the rests of it on my arm, didn't realise it had shrunk, just thought I was fatter, or... broader around my shoulders... hmm...) I managed to shrink and felt my favourite black merino cardigan. It has been through various adventures with me and on its own before, but I doubt that it will survive this. What a shame, I should know how to handle things like that (even if I work mostly in acrylics). And what a shame on one of my favourite basic clothes. Luckily I'm attending a Do ReDo workshop this weekend. Then I'll try to turn my beloved cardigan into something else just as nice (I'll just need to felt it some more).

(January self-portrait challenge is celebration)

Barcelona

Last week was hectic. I managed to cram in:

• family law exam
• employment and labour law exam
• collab with a graffiti artist from Gothenburg
• another street art exhibition (though we missed the opening)
• forming a street art crew of our own
• very few hours of sleep

And the reward: four days in Barcelona. It was one of my best trips ever. Partly because I've never needed a vacation that badly before (more than two weeks of all work no play and no week-ends, well except for the street art but even that seemed to just stress me out in the end), partly because that city is wonderful - why didn't I give it a chance before? And mostly because I had the best company, guide and friend with me: Maria. Four delightful days and four wild and crazy nights.

Tack tack, såhär vill vi minnas oss, det är den officiella versionen :)

We did lots of walking...

I was surprised by the beautiful light that far south, it reminded me of Stockholm in summer.

Gaudi left me speechless...

We found the cutest yarn store.

And the most gorgeous tins ever.

Quite a few robots...

... among which this fellow was our absolute favourite (he's my birthday present to Maria, probably the best present I've ever given)

We spent most of our time in the streets - you don't need to visit museums to see breathtaking art, you know. Just keep your eyes open! Most of it has been buffed, though. So sad! :( I regret not going there earlier, cause according to Maria it used to be amazing - even now it was! And I swear to go to Berlin before it happens there as well. Anyway, most of my photos are from the streets (of our and other people's art). Getting nerdier and nerdier...

This was our favourite. Small drawings on those lace cake thingies (what do you call them?). They were all over the city, so lovely!

It was such grand trip. I'm still slightly hungover, sick and depressed for being back in cold and gray everyday life in Stockholm. Back to studying, going to bed in the evening, eating "pasta i platsburk" (cheap student food), washy coffee, expensive alcohol... But I'm hoping to be back in the rythm next week. And life here isn't that bad. It's getting lighter and this term will be interesting (constitutional law). Now I've collected lots of new impressions, inspiration and energy. I just need to find those small everyday blisses and keep on going without looking back until spring comes. And there will always be street art...

A summary of the trip in images:

And one in words:
gatuliv, promenera, blåsor, skavsår, synd, bra & dåligt inflytande, tapas, sojayoghurt, "vi är i barcelona vi bryr oss inte!", absinth, franska barn, lenny, ångest, garderobsbiljetter, mojitos, kycklingkebab, cafe con leche, leta & undvika folk, cortado, tags, psykadeliskt, outfits, borttappande & återseende, gatuöl, espadrillos, jobbiga organiska killen, sista natten, sticka & virka, tjejiga tjejer, deojakt, cava, tagga...

dagens divigaste

"Ska vi köpa tidningen och se om vi är med?"

Det var vi...

ur Allmänna lokala ordningsföreskrifter för Stockholms kommun

Uppsättande av banderoller, skyltar, dekorationer och reklamanordningar

10 § Tillstånd krävs av polismyndigheten för att sätta upp banderoller, skyltar, dekorationer och reklamanordningar över offentlig plats.

Affischering

11 § Affischer, annonser eller liknande anslag får inte utan tillstånd av polismyndigheten sättas upp på sådana husväggar, stuprör, staket, stolpar eller liknande som vetter mot offentlig plats. Affischering får inte heller ske på träd och kopplingsskåp. Tillstånd av polismyndigheten behövs inte för att sätta upp anslag på tavlor, pelare eller andra liknande anordningar som är avsedda för detta ändamål. Inte heller krävs tillstånd av polismyndigheten för näringsidkare att sätta upp annonser och andra tillkännagivanden på byggnad där rörelsen bedrivs och som rör verksamheten.

12 § De i 9–11 §§ angivna anordningarna får inte sättas upp så att de skymmer befintliga vägmärken, vägvisning och dylikt, eller på annat sätt är trafikfarliga, d v s placeras på räcken, stolpar o dyl så att det innebär en siktförsämring vid övergångsställen m m.

Avgift för att använda offentlig plats

26 §För användning av offentlig plats och område som kommunen jämställt med sådan plats har kommunen rätt att ta ut en avgift enligt de grunder som har beslutats av kommunfullmäktige.

Överträdelse av lokal ordningsföreskrift

27 § Den som uppsåtligen eller av oaktsamhet bryter mot någon av 5-10 §§, 11 § första stycket, 12 och 13 §§, 14 § första stycket, 15-18 §§ och 20-25 §§ döms till penningböter enligt 3 kap. 22 § andra stycket ordningslagen.

Russian champagne

And if you say there is no such thing as Russian champagne I say it says so on the bottle (though I could never tell, but Molly can). It was golden and delicious...