Saturday, October 25, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Swedish Dance Lessons
watch this and learn for the swedes can teach the world a thing or two about dancing.
if that isnt enough dance lessons for you check this oldie out. if i found a magic lamp and the genie gave me three wishes, well one of those wishes would be to dance like this.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Good, the Babylon AD, and the Ugly
Elisabet and I have seen a number of films in the last 2 months, in addition to the movies I watch while she is at school. I thought it might be helpful for me to give a quick review of the films I remember so you know which to watch and which to avoid like the Clap.
Babylon AD- Crap. Disjointed, tedious, haphazard and unentertaining. It felt like there was once a good movie that got destroyed in post-production.
Tropic Thunder- This movie was exactly like I expected. I no longer ride the ben stiller train, and have no plans to reboard anytime soon, but Jack Black and Downey Jr made up for stillers role with gusto. Bonus- Really gory.
Wall-E- Fantastic movie. Added to my list of Pixar greats, right next to the Incredibles. The first Pixar love story and they do so without straying to far into "cheese" territory.
The Signal- If you like "zombie," suspense, and independent films you should check this gem out. 3 parts by 3 directors, one of said parts is from the POV of one of the "infected" and I have never seen anything like it. Kudos for doing something new to the genre.
Incredible Hulk- Crap. I said from the first trailer this movie looked like shit and when I heard from so many people that it rocked I was confused. I love Ed Norton, but after finally watching it I have to say I was right. This movie sucked. Then again, I am one of the 3 or so people on earth who like Ang Lee's version so....
Hancock- Better then I thought. Still wasnt amazing, but worth seeing once I suppose. I called the "twist" in the first 20 minutes, but Mr. Smith shits gold so who am I to miss one of his films, even crappy ones? I am Legend what?
Iron Man- Awesomeness burrito wrapped in a awesome tortilla drenched in awesome sauce.
The Happening- Can I please have the 2 hours of my life back? God what a waste of time. There arent many movie I advise people to avoid, but this is one of them. DO NOT WATCH.
Death Race- Worth a watch. Strictly entertaining, with no real substance to speak of. But definitely entertaining.
Righteous Kill- :( I wanted it to be good, I mean DeNiro + Pacino = Unicorns and Rainbows, but this was...not good. Again, I called the "twist" early on and both of them just seemed on autopilot. Just go watch heat
The Bank Job- Meh, just meh.
Wanted- Entertaining to a T. Worth it just to hear Morgan Freeman curse like a sailor.
X-files-Dear god this movie was terrible. Add to that I paid nearly 20 dollars to see it and you begin to feel the resentment I feel towards this....movie. No climax at all and no real villian to speak of.
So there you have it. A taste of my taste.
Babylon AD- Crap. Disjointed, tedious, haphazard and unentertaining. It felt like there was once a good movie that got destroyed in post-production.
Tropic Thunder- This movie was exactly like I expected. I no longer ride the ben stiller train, and have no plans to reboard anytime soon, but Jack Black and Downey Jr made up for stillers role with gusto. Bonus- Really gory.
Wall-E- Fantastic movie. Added to my list of Pixar greats, right next to the Incredibles. The first Pixar love story and they do so without straying to far into "cheese" territory.
The Signal- If you like "zombie," suspense, and independent films you should check this gem out. 3 parts by 3 directors, one of said parts is from the POV of one of the "infected" and I have never seen anything like it. Kudos for doing something new to the genre.
Incredible Hulk- Crap. I said from the first trailer this movie looked like shit and when I heard from so many people that it rocked I was confused. I love Ed Norton, but after finally watching it I have to say I was right. This movie sucked. Then again, I am one of the 3 or so people on earth who like Ang Lee's version so....
Hancock- Better then I thought. Still wasnt amazing, but worth seeing once I suppose. I called the "twist" in the first 20 minutes, but Mr. Smith shits gold so who am I to miss one of his films, even crappy ones? I am Legend what?
Iron Man- Awesomeness burrito wrapped in a awesome tortilla drenched in awesome sauce.
The Happening- Can I please have the 2 hours of my life back? God what a waste of time. There arent many movie I advise people to avoid, but this is one of them. DO NOT WATCH.
Death Race- Worth a watch. Strictly entertaining, with no real substance to speak of. But definitely entertaining.
Righteous Kill- :( I wanted it to be good, I mean DeNiro + Pacino = Unicorns and Rainbows, but this was...not good. Again, I called the "twist" early on and both of them just seemed on autopilot. Just go watch heat
The Bank Job- Meh, just meh.
Wanted- Entertaining to a T. Worth it just to hear Morgan Freeman curse like a sailor.
X-files-Dear god this movie was terrible. Add to that I paid nearly 20 dollars to see it and you begin to feel the resentment I feel towards this....movie. No climax at all and no real villian to speak of.
So there you have it. A taste of my taste.
Interviews and ID Cards
Last week I sat down and fired off about 15 resumes for chef job openings and on tuesday I heard back from one of them, KultureKrogen in Lund. I talked with the owner who invited me to come by for an interview in the morning on wednesday. Well I got there and after a short interview and coffee with him and the head chef I worked until mid-afternoon just observing the mechanics of a Swedish kitchen. After only 30 minutes the head chef gave me a giant bucket of chickpeas to make any salad of my choosing. I only had a little over an hour so i busted out a ceaser dressing, diced up some red pepper and threw in some fresh arugula. I mixed all of that together with the peas and then threw some baby tomatoes on top. It turned out pretty tasty and got served with the other salads. I was also informed by the other chefs that a "celebrity" would be coming in for lunch. For the life of me I cannot remember her name, but she could be the next prime minister of Sweden.
Anyways, I heard she ate my salad.
Before I left I was asked to make a quick green pepper sauce so I did that quickly then left after talking quickly with the head chef about his duties and responsibilities. I am not holding my breath about getting a head chef position so soon in my chefing career, but given the oppurtunity I think I could do a great job.
On friday I went to Malmo for an interview at La Casita which seemed to go alright. I was told I would get a call this week about coming in to work for a day, so we'll see if that happens.
All in all it was just a huge relief to see that it wasnt quite as impossible as everyone made it out to be to find work. Though if I dont get a job soon I think I am going to have to whore myself out to women in Landskrona and the surrounding municipalities.
After waiting for 4 weeks and after going to EVERY BANK in town I finally got my official Swedish ID Card. Just one step closer to being a real swede. I also like that when people ask for ID from me they do so with a certain amount of disbelief as I am NOT SWEDISH. Then I whip out my ID Card and BLAM they realize that I am not just another tourist or foreigner.
I am an OFFICIAL foreigner.
Anyways, I heard she ate my salad.
Before I left I was asked to make a quick green pepper sauce so I did that quickly then left after talking quickly with the head chef about his duties and responsibilities. I am not holding my breath about getting a head chef position so soon in my chefing career, but given the oppurtunity I think I could do a great job.
On friday I went to Malmo for an interview at La Casita which seemed to go alright. I was told I would get a call this week about coming in to work for a day, so we'll see if that happens.
All in all it was just a huge relief to see that it wasnt quite as impossible as everyone made it out to be to find work. Though if I dont get a job soon I think I am going to have to whore myself out to women in Landskrona and the surrounding municipalities.
After waiting for 4 weeks and after going to EVERY BANK in town I finally got my official Swedish ID Card. Just one step closer to being a real swede. I also like that when people ask for ID from me they do so with a certain amount of disbelief as I am NOT SWEDISH. Then I whip out my ID Card and BLAM they realize that I am not just another tourist or foreigner.
I am an OFFICIAL foreigner.
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