June 27th, 2009
The Hove Festival 2009 is over - I am exhausted! It has been four incredible days with lots of good music, beer and sun. We could not have asked for better weather and my geeky white skin is long gone!
Among the best concerts this year was The Killers (no surprise really), Ratatat, Little Boots, Hockey, The Gaslight Anthem (only caught the last half though), Franz Ferdinand and the Prodigy.
I have just woken up after sleeping constantly for almost 12 hours - probably a sign my body is happy to have a few days of restitution before going back to work on Monday. Just one more week and it’s of to Europe!
Here’s my pictures from Hove 2009 on Flickr.
Tags: festival, hove, photos
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June 21st, 2009
Tomorrow is the first day of the Hove Festival, at Hove just outside of Arendal. The previous years I have only had day passes for one or two days, but this year I will be there all four days! I’ve managed to steal the house from my parents, who are living in Arendal and will enjoy the comfort there - I am not really much of a camping person, hence we’re not bringing a tent with us for our Europe trip either!
So, tomorrow I am heading to Arendal and Hove for the first concert at 16:30. This year’s big must-see (and hear!) on my part is The Killers on Tuesday. There are lots of great bands this year, though, so I won’t have any problem filling the days with great music. On my top list are:
- Montée
- White Lies
- Franz Ferdinand
- Hockey
- Ratatat
- Casiokids
- Little Boots
- Faith No More
- M83
- Prodigy
Looking forward to my first week of vacation this year - spending it in the sun drinking beer and listening to music 
Then it’s back to one week of work before Aleksander and I head off to France, Spain and Italy for four weeks.
Tags: beer, festival, hove, music
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June 8th, 2009
I’ve fallen in love with the Lord of the Rings soundtrack when it comes to curing the Monday Blues. So this morning I figured I would share my remedy with you in the form of a Spotify playlist The list will expand and evolve, and will feature other music than just from Lord of the Rings.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by work and wishing it was Sunday still, press play, lean back and close your eyes for a few seconds. Imagine flying over beautiful landscapes, breathing in the fresh air, without the tiniest of worries. I am sure it’ll make you feel much better
Tags: lord of the rings, monday blues, spotify
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June 6th, 2009
Opera 10 Beta 1 was released earlier this week, after several iterations of snapshot and alpha releases. I was quick to download the beta (even before they got “Ubuntu” up as an option for 64-bit Linux versions), backed up my Opera data folder and installed.
The reason I have titled this post with “(really?)” is that I have yet to find any serious bugs! For me Opera 10 Beta 1 has been running just as stable as the previous 9.6x version I had installed. The only thing I have seen so far is that the mail composer does not update the signature if I switch the account I want to use when sending. Other than that it is working like a charm, and believe it or not, it feels even faster than before. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beta, opera, opera turbo, presto
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June 5th, 2009
It’s Friday, weekend, and everyone should be entitled to get their hands on good music. I’ve got another two Spotify invites to hand out, so be quick and comment if you want one.
To those of you already running Spotify, and the two lucky ones, here’s my favourite track of the week: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dull Life.
What’s your favourite track this week?
Tags: friday, spotify, yeah yeah yeahs
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June 5th, 2009
Aleksander and I have finally gotten a blog up for our trip through Europe this summer. We’ll do our best to keep the blog updated with planning info before we leave, and frequent updates during the trip - hopefully also with pictures and perhaps a small video or two
Head on over to http://europebaby.jaranweb.com/ and make sure you subscribe!
Tags: europe, holidays
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June 2nd, 2009
First date
Tags: comic
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June 2nd, 2009
This weekend was awesome. Monday was off as well due to Pentecost, and we had apparently been giving the good offerings to the weather Gods - the weather was insane! Not a cloud in the skies and 20-25 degrees. It was like a mini summer vacation at the end of May.
On Friday, Aleksander and I got to plan a little more of our trip through Europe this summer. We went through a few tourist guides and selected some sights to see in some of the cities we are visting. We are planning to get a blog up and running, but it takes a while… 
Our first two nights in Paris are booked, at Vintage Hostel! Seems to be decent standard and not too expensive - let’s hope the pictures and the reviews on Hostelbookers.com does not lie!
I spent the Saturday at Groos with a friend of mine, relaxing in the sun for a few hours, before BBQ, beer and jacuzzi!
On Sunday I was off to my family’s cabin and spent most of the afternoon chilling in the sun. I did not go swimming - the water was apparently only 13 degrees :-/ The place is great though, and perfect for relaxing without the tiniest of worries
Because Monday was off as well, we decided to meet up at Groos on Monday to work on our fabulous tan, BBQ and play Kubb in the sun. First time I’ve played Kubb, but it was a great game for the beach Will definitively be more of that this summer. Oh, and I had my first swim!
So being back at work today was not so bad after such a great weekend. I don’t think I have relaxed this well during a weekend for many years. Except for the fact that I only slept two hours last night due to my pink skin lighting up the entire bed room and keeping me awake, I had a very good start of the week - and now it’s only 3 days left of it! 
How was your weekend?
(Oh, and I need a new camera phone…!)
Tags: bbq, beach, europe baby!, groos, kubb, pentecoste
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May 29th, 2009
Following up on Aleksander’s encouragement earlier today, here is my music taste over the last 3 months Good mix of almost everything in there!
I’m into indie, rock, electronic, pop and female vocalists, including:
Röyksopp, Schiller, Carolina Liar, The Killers, Ratatat, U2, Kent, Empire of the Sun, Lily Allen, Sharon den Adel, Ladyhawke, La Roux, Paul van Dyk, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a-ha, Air Traffic, The Duke Spirit, Cut Copy, Paramore, Nightwish, Hard-Fi, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, Mr. Mister, KT Tunstall, Nelly Furtado, Iglu & Hartly, Donkeyboy, Adele, Amy Macdonald, James Morrison, Kate Ryan, Kleerup, Sophia Somajo, Rihanna, A Flock of Seagulls, Flight of the Conchords, Razorlight, The Pigeon Detectives, Kings of Leon, The Presets, Keane, Ellie Goulding, Evanescence, Knut Avenstroup Haugen, Garbage, The Sounds, Paul Oakenfold, Peter Buffett, Passion Pit.
Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/lastkarbo
What’s your taste? To Paste Your Taste, go to your Last.fm profile, go the list of “Top Artists” on your profile. Choose “Last 3 months”, then click the link titled “Paste Your Taste”. Copy and paste the text to your blog.
Tags: last.fm, music
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