Everybody's got bad days I suppose, but it sucks to get one on the day of a ridiculously difficult exam in general relativity and cosmology. I spent five hours feeling stupid, stressed and frustrated, given another five hours I might actually have done ok. Now all I can do is aim to do better in atmosphere physics on Wednesday and then maybe consider writing up my cosmology grade in August.
I went and listened to Das Bandt play straight after the exam (it was one of the hated afternoon exams, 14-19) and that managed to lift my spirits a little. Markus snapped a string right before the solo in In Jail, but somehow played through the rest of the song before changing guitar. I don't play guitar myself, but it seems like it'd be bothersome ^^. The sound was good today. I think part of it was the room and part of it that Ian's learning to play the drums a little quieter (a year of jazz can do that I suppose) and so letting the sound fit better in a small locale.

Listening to: System of a Down - Chop Suey!

Sometimes you read something that you think should be read by as many people as possible just because it might conceivably make the world a little better
This is one of those times.

I just came back from a party with a bunch of asian exchange students a little while ago. Been eating many delicious Korean dishes that I can't remember the names of (and probably not spell them if I did remember). My own humble contribution to the feast was an apple cake. Since there were so many people I made it twice as big as usual (using a 3 l pan instead of a 1.5 l one)... should have realized that noone would be able to eat much after all the other food ^^
Tomorrow I'm going down to Stockholm with my family to see The Barber of Seville at the Royal Opera. That'll be fun, but I'd almost rather spend the time studying for my finals, I'm getting nervous.

Listening to: The Black Horn - Requiem

Nothing really worthy of mention has happened since the last post. The weather's gotten a little les stable, but we still get some sun almost every day and spring is progressing nicely.
I added a couple of new links on the left:
Polykarbon BBS is an art forum I kind of like. You won't find the best artists there, but it's got a relaxed atmosphere and there are some very good people hanging around. Lately quite a few I-wanna-draw-manga kids have popped up though.
Carl Bildt is a former Swedish prime minister and a successful international diplomat. His views on current events are well worth reading, maybe especially for those who usually get all their input from American media.

I finally got a reply from one of the supervising professors for that Jupiter project I'm hoping to do for my graduation thesis thingy (some day I shall find out what it's called in English) this fall and it seems likely that I'll get it. I still have to go meet the guy and discuss it some more, but it's looking promising. Suddenly I feel like I have something of a goal again. I should be able to attack my studies more aggressively now. I'd better, with just two weeks left before finals I need to get to work.
Had planned to get some studying done yesterday, but with everything else going on I didn't. I got up at 6:45 so that I could warm up properly before playing tennis at eight. Played tennis for two hours, showered, went home and promptly fell asleep on the couch for almost two hours. Woke up, had lunch and then helped dad move stuff from the old kitchen out to the barn. Then there was my aunt's birthday party that took far more time than I'd planned, but I suppose such things always do. And then the day was over.
I think I'll escape to Ångström today, that way there'll be nothing to distract me ^^

Listening to: Hellsing soundtrack - Fuseijitsu na Michi no Ue de No Survival

Time for an update, even if there's nothing much to say. No sketches worthy of showing, but at least I have a couple of quick Blender models: a recurve bow and a hypodermic arrow. The idea for the arrow was stolen from a short story by R. Garcia y Robertson.
Went to a concert last weekend, some Borodin, some Mozart and a whole bunch of Tchaikovsky (did I spell that right?). It was very good, especially considering that it was performed by 'Kungliga akademiska kapellet' who are really just amateurs (as in they don't get paid, some are certainly good enough to be proffessionals). The conductor and flute solist were pros though.
My vain attempts to get back in shape after a winter of mostly sitting on my ass (not to mention a year in Japan during which I got very little exercise) continue. Today I went inlining about 20 km after class. I took the same route that I used to take a couple of summers ago. My legs are in surprisingly good condition, but I still had to stop and rest a couple of times. We'll see if I can fix that until the end of the month.
Now here's something Zen put in his LJ, and I'll use it to fill some space here too (changed AUS to Sweden where appropriate):

01. I miss somebody right now
02. I don't watch much TV these days
03. I love olives
04. I love sleeping
05. I own lots of books (about ten shelf meters, not counting the boxes in the attic, maybe not a lot, but still quite a few)
06. I wear glasses or contact lenses
07. I love to play video games
08. I've tried marijuana
09. I've watched porn movies
10. I have been in a threesome
11. I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship
12. I believe honesty is usually the best policy (I'd say that even if I didn't)
13. I have acne free skin
14. I like and respect Al Sharpton
15. I curse frequently
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year
17. I have a hobby
18. I've been told I: (women) have an applebottom, (men) am packing.
19. I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me
20. I'm really, really smart and yet so very dense
21. I've never broken someone's bones (not even my own)
22. I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal
23. I hate the rain.
24. I'm paranoid at times
25. I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free (only to remove some disfiguring birthmark or something like that)
26. I need money right now!
27. I love Sushi
28. I talk really, really fast.
29. I have fresh breath in the morning
30. I have semi-long hair (not any more I don't)
31. I have lost money in Las Vegas.
32. I have at least one brother and/or one sister
33. I was born in a country outside of Sweden.
34. I shave my legs (females) or face (males) on a regular basis (the frequency varies between one to five times a week, but there is some sort of regularity to it)
35. I have a twin
36. I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past
37. I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
38. I like the way that I look sometimes (I suffer from occasional self delusion, yes)
39. I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months
40. I know how to cornrow
41. I am usually pessimistic
42. I have a lot of mood swings
43. I think prostitution should be legalized
44. I think Britney Spears is hot
45. I have smoked a ciggarette.
46. I have a hidden talent (can't tell you or it wouldn't be a hidden talent)
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have
48. I think that I'm popular
49. I am currently single (no real plans to rectify that situation any time soon)
50. I have kissed someone of the same sex
51. I enjoy talking on the phone
52. I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants
53. I love to shop
54. I would rather shop than eat!
55. I would classify myself as ghetto
56. I'm bourgie and have worn a sweater tied around my shoulders
57. I'm obsessed with my Livejournal
58. I don't hate anyone. I dislike them (and usually for no apparent reason)
59. I'm a pretty good dancer
60. I don't think Mike Tyson raped Desiree Washington. (Desiree who?)
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother (I like going grocery shopping with my mother)
62. I have a cell phone (it stays hom most of the time, but I do have one)
63. I believe in God but not in the traditional sense... (would the traditional sense be a white man with long white beard and hair?)
64. I watch MTV on a daily basis
65. I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months
66. I love drama
67. I have never been in a real relationship before
68. I've rejected someone before
69. I currently have a crush on someone
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life (or maybe too many ideas)
71. I want to have children in the future (yes, maybe, probably)
72. I have changed a diaper before
73. I've called the cops on a friend before
74. I bite my nails
75. I am a member of the Tom Green fan club
76. I'm not allergic to anything (not that I know of)
77. I have a lot to learn (and I'll keep saying that until I die)
78. I have dated someone at least 10 years older or younger.
79. I plan on seeing Ice Cube's newest Friday movie
80. I am very shy around the opposite sex sometimes (I wouldn't say very)
81. I'm online 24/7, even as an away message
82. I have at least 5 away messages saved
83. I have tried alcohol or drugs before
84. I have made a move on a friend's significant other in the past .
85. I own the South Park movie
86. I have avoided assignments at work to be on Livejournal
87. When I was a kid I played "the birds and the bees" with a neighbor or chum
88. I enjoy some country music (in a 'it makes me laugh' kind of way)
89. I would die for my best friends.
90. I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
91. I watch soap operas whenever I can
92. I'm obsessive, anal retentive, and often a perfectionist. (you'll never get me to admit to that)
93. I have used my sexuality to advance my career (my what?)
94. I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all
95. I know all the words to Slick Rick's "Children's Story"
96. Halloween is awesome because you get free candy (stupid American holiday)
97. I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it
98. I have dated a close friend's ex
99. I have cut myself before (not on purpose at least, I've cut myself on everything from carving knives to papers to cheese slicers)
100. I am happy at this moment (neither am I sad)
101. I have been heartbroken in the last 6 months. (counts months... :) time flies, doesn't it?)
102. I have traveled to a country outside of Sweden
103. I have had sex with a member of the same sex

there, that wasn't so painful was it?

Listening to: The Pink Fairies - Uncle Harry's Last Freakout

Valborg has come and gone, I've been wearing my chicken yellow jump suit and made fun of drunk students. Kana had her parents over from Japan, their first time outside the country, and I spent much of the day with them. It must have been quite a shock, to come from quiet, polite Japan and get dumped in the middle of tens of thousands of more than slightly intoxicated Swedish students. They took it quite well and seemed to have fun.
This week'll be short since Thursday is... don't know the name in English, one of those christian holidays that noone sees as more than just another day off.
Polykarbon.com, my preferred art forum, has started biweekly art drills. The ninja a couple of posts ago was for that (on the topic 'ninjas', how original) and here's my entry for prehistoric tank. I like these, since the fairly narrow topics push me to draw stuff I never would have drawn otherwise. Good practice and good fun.
Less than a month left 'til finals now.

Listening to: Simon & Garfunkel - April Come She Will