One of the coolest jobs in Sweden has got to be person planning state visits in Stockholm. Right now we have an international delegation here in Stockholm, spearheaded by Condoleezza Rize, to talk about the Iraq issues (as if there’s any new issue there, it’s getting really old!). And how cool is it to sit in a comfy office chair with a layouot of greater Stockholm and plan what parts of the town to shut down, what roads to block, how many hundreds of police to put where! It’s gotta be great cause no matter what, everyone, and I do mean everyone (short of the military) just falls in line and do whatever you can come up with! Even the thousands (and I was there so take my word for it, it was thousands!) of people stuck in the morning rushhour traffic when they blocked off a few blocks in Stockholm city because their motorcades where leaving, and we all just put up with it!! And they even opened up the emergency roads that are suppose to be used for ambulances, police and firedepartment, not a problem! That one day I had decided to take the car to work cause I was going to Ikea straight after and it took me 2 1/2 hours to get to work when it usually takes me 1/2 hour.
That has got to be the coolest job! Just saying “let’s block off Klaraberg at 7-9 am” and noone there to tell you “dude, that’s gotta be shit for thousands of people driving to work!” or “technically that road is only for code 3 response vehicles…”
Everyone who’s know me long enough knows that I can’t keep a relationship going for more than a few months. But this is quite something, I can’t seem to go wrong in this one! No matter what I’ve done so far, even those times when my mouth keeps talking and my brain yells “shut up!” she just smiles and says she loves me. So now I’m trying to get comfortable in this relationship cause it’s gonna be a while I hope! ‘Cause yesterday was weird. For the first time in ages I was home alone and it felt great, I could finally catch up on this and that, great!, then she texts me and asks if she can come over. Initial feeling was “so much for that evening of looking after number 1” but when she actually got there it was like there was no other place I’d rather be, no other thing I’d rather do than to lie there in my couch watching the Eurovision song contest qualifying holding her. And this morning was really sucky when I had to get up to work and here I am and the only thing I can think of is that I have the most amazing woman ever waiting at home for me!… I don’t wanna work…
As most people understood yesterday’s little post was an internal joke, I really don’t mind those teacups even if I have no idea how to play teaparty, I must’ve missed that bit of my childhood. But it feels pretty good that we have now reached the point where it’s no longer “me and you”, it’s “us”! I like that.
My girlfriend really needs to grow up of that little bubble she lives in ’cause if she pulls out that tea set with those cute flowery teacups again I’m going bananas, enough is enough! I really do feel too old to play teaparty, jesus H christ woman, get some friends to do that for you cause I can’t take it!!
As you may know when I was in Barcelona I borrowed my jacket to a woman who’d forgotten hers at the hotel and as a result I lost my credit and ID card. So that’s what I got for being the gentleman! I immediately called my bank and had that card blocked and after an hour I realised that being the stupid people swedes are just because I block it doesn’t mean I automatically get a new one so I called again to make sure to put in an order for a new credit card. And thus I waited patiently for a new card but this morning I had to get some cash so I tried using my gold card but NOPE! the ATM machine snipped it and said “contact your bank”. So I did and as it seems I had both my cards blocked instead of just the one card. But that’s a small problem, the new card should arrive today or on monday right?.. “what new card? you haven’t ordered any new card?”… So I had to order them AGAIN! and wait 5 more days to get new cardS! That’s what I get for waiting patiently! Ofcourse I do have more credit cards to use until then but it’s just big annoyance when stuff like this happens and you are reminded that nice guys really do finish last! I could have been an asshole and yelled at the poor girl and ruined her friday, but I didn’t. And I’m not even gonna take bets for if I’m actually getting new cards this time…
And now I’m back to my kick ass life here in sweden after a few days with rain in Barcelona. After some shopping we got on the plane, bored for 3 hours, then had the worst landing ever, and for the first time in my life I had a girlfriend that was waiting for me at the arrivals-zone in Arlanda!… or I would have had she managed to sort the parking out, but it’s the thought that counts! Then a small BBQ dinner with her parents and then just hanging out, talking and just holding eachother and how wonderful it felt. I love my life right now! And today I woke up next to the most beautiful woman in the world .. and I left her there cause I had to go home and see the recording of the F1 race from sunday! It sounds terrible, I know, but come on, there is no way in hell I’d been able to go all day today without hearing the result somehow!? And now I’m here at work updating my image gallery and saying “good times” 🙂
Everything was great down here. Yesterday evening it got a bit cold and one of my female collegues forgot her jacket so I, being the perfect gentleman, borrowed her my leatherjacket. Then after the dinner she went off on her nightly escapades (and me on mine) and this morning I got my jacket back … minus the credit card and ID card I had in my pocket. We’re assuming someone stole it when she handed it in at one of the nightclubs. Anyway, card is blocked and I had to file a report with the police down here because of the ID card and now we’re back on track, going to lunch now then go around town and a posh dinner tonight and wild night after and tomorrow back to Stockholm. Everything is great, except for that little dent and the fact that I miss my girlfriend. (I love saying that :))
Not even the non-stop rain is getting me down 🙂
Just a small update to say hi from Barcelona 🙂
So here I am, having one kick ass weekend after another. I don’t know how we’re doing it but every weekend seems to be the best weekend ever all the time right now. At first it was just the “young and in love” hormones but now 2 months after it’s still best ever. Saturday BBQ with my trekking friends, really nice! Sunday, just relaxing, doing some garden work and… just enjoying being with each other. And this week is gonna be the most stressful ever, going off to Barcelona on thursday and home on sunday afternoon. I really shouldn’t since there’s so much going on but who can say no to a free trip to Spain!? 🙂
“The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades” indeed.