Go Hillary!

Don't ask me why but I really, really don't want Obama to become the Democratic nominee for the Presidential election in the US. I like Hillary! It's not cause she's a woman (I'm nowhere near being a feminist) cause that would be lame but I really do think she would do a great job. She's got the same qualities that Madeleine Allbright had. Granted, Allbright got points in my book for agreeing to do a dream sequence in Gilmore Girls. Soooo funny! Comparing Obama to the Kennedys is just sad cause that's history and it ain't coming back. Obama just doesn't make me care about things. Go Hillary!

On a smiliar note I can now say that it's 99,9% sure that I am going to Washington DC in May for a week's conference. There are still a few quirks to work out ( like booking a flight, registering, finding a hotel etc.) but then I am off. I've never been on that side of the pond but I've been a sucker for it f-o-r-e-v-e-r so woho for me!! It doesn't make it anymore boring that I'm going during election year. Woho! I know I kind of live the illusion that Josiah Bartlet reigns the White House but that's fine with me. I've been watching reruns of The West Wing and it's actually making me feel better about work. As if working in the West Wing of the White House is even remotely comparable to working in the administrative office of a University... ; )

A change would do you good...

If you ever come to Sweden be ready to talk about the weather. If you ask a Swedish person how he or she is, there is a real chance that you will get a reference to the weather back. Something along the lines of 'I'm ok, how could I not be when the weather is great!' or 'Well, you know, the weather is really getting to me'. So we're constantly 'under the weather', come rain or shine. I try to get over the weather but it's difficult when you live in one of the rainiest places in Sweden. People from the south of Sweden complain about it being dark up north but I'd take the darkness anyday compared to this all-year-long-greyish-fog-dampness that signifies life in this part of the country. Frankly my dear, it sucks!

I took a ginormous trip down memory lane last weekend as two of my favourite tv-shows growing up came into my possession, Remington Steele and My so-called life. I wanted to marry Remington Steele when I was little and despite the angsty tone of My so-called life I wanted to be Angela (hey, who wouldn't want to make out with Jordan Catalano?). The shows turned out to be just as good now as they used to be back in the day funnily enough. Usually it's the complete opposite of that. Unfortunately the plug-in thingy to my headphones broke inside the computer sometime mid-Sunday so now I can't listen to the shows unless it's through the crappy laptop speakers. I'm glad the computer or the sound aren't broken but still, I want my headphones to work. Now there's a small headphone plug-in thingy that I don't have the tools to get out, yet. I think a trip to the great Swedish store 'Claes Ohlsson' after work is in order. : ) Or else I'll find a computersurgeon who can operate on it and get it out.