"should the Apocalypse arrive - beep me."

having trouble with the net connection again, even if the HDD installation went reasonably well. scandisk detected errors on the new drive. missing FAT byte, and Norwegian and other special characters in long file names were totally screwed up.

must get yet another ISDN card, it seems. meanwhile I switched back to the old HDD just to get net access again. then that somehow got screwed up, meaning the net access. dial-up and I got annoyed at one another and just wouldn't be friends anymore. =P

then, after I had been out seeking out new ISDN cards (and Callie did the dishes, bless her)Maragor unexpectedly showed up and invited us to Asker. he had bought season one of Buffy on DVD, hooray. so that's what we watched last night.

(Callie has got a fabulous recipe for tomato sauce and Swedish meat balls with spaghetti, btw!)

I'm writing this from Zathyra's famous laptop. cool to be back. but Sis just phoned me from Oslo right now. pity I didn't get the chance to see her today. but seven more episodes of Buffy to go, then! yay! =)

boring update

just watched a profound documentary about the EU summit in Gothenburg last year, the work by the delegates in the mess hall and the conflicts between demonstrants and the police. strong stuff.

new ISDN card in the house. but I haven't switched platforms yet... a little anxious again.

went to the Marquis to have a talk with Øyvind about his upcoming RPG campaign. he seems eager, very eager, to do everything right. although he might be a tad extreme, I think there might be ample opportunity to finally do the epic I've wished to experience for a decade and a half now... we'll se how it turns out.

the Marquis himself eventually arrived with Psychokira in tow. oh wait, that could be misinterpreted. =) anyway, it was good seeing her again after she returned from her vacation. she seemed so perky. hooray! =)

Unni wants me to send her a photocopy of her infamous little entry on the forum pages of the Norwegian MAD Magazine, #1 1989. I discovered it in Callie's collection yesterday and wanted to share it with her. turns out she lives but a ten minutes' walk from here. not bad, after all these years.

Callie is coming soon, she's been with her parents. hope she brings the latest Pondus. =) and a cigarette lighter. I was forced to improvise a fire using my now deceased Satan lighter, a paper towel, a can of water and a candle. but I'm smoking happily away, now. =)

now to watch The Osbournes! =)