Foods I Will Miss
Love this gift a friend gave me as I head off for a few months of overseas travel.
Yes, I’ll miss vegemite.
But I’ll also miss the wonderful variety of … Read the rest “Foods I Will Miss”
Sverige
For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated by Sweden. It started with ABBA, of course. Then I discovered their approach to how society should operate matches with my mine. Then I visited and discovered the beauty of the place, and the awesome people. Music, literature, film.
Melodifestivalen 2013 #4
“What a bunch of bogans”, I thought to myself as I watched how the Swedish public voted in the Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen, the finals which choose the song which … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2013 #4”
Melodifestivalen 2013 #3
“It’s Björn Ranelid all over again”, according to one of the blokes they interviewed on the web-only after-show coverage of Melodifestivalen. I think he was a newspaper journalist, and he … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2013 #3”
Melodifestivalen 2013 #2
The songs in the second heat of Melodifestivalen 2013, the competition which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, were considerably better than those which featured in the … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2013 #2”
Melodifestivalen 2013 #1
“There’s certainly no Loreen in that lot”, I thought to myself as I watched Melodifestivalen #1 this morning. Melodifestivalen is the multi-heat competition which chooses the Swedish entry for the … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2013 #1”
Bang A Boomerang – ABBA Special
“Are you watching the ABBA special”, my friend Yvette texted me tonight. “Watching it? I’m in it, briefly”, I told her. There’s a scene very near the beginning where, if … Read the rest “Bang A Boomerang – ABBA Special”