Sorry for the lack of a blog, but I've just been really busy with school starting up. It's not the best thing ever to get home at eleven pm. on mondays and have to get up at six fefteen on tuesdays! :( Fortunately, I'll be moving this sunday (!) so at least it's only for this week.

I've also been watching Lost like crazy. I finally finished season three yesterday, and let me tell you that it was just plain amazing. The fitst time I watched it, when it first aired,I didn't care that much for it, but that was mainly because I had forgotten everything that had happened. Now, when I saw the episodes close to each other, it was just brilliant, and in my opinion the show's best season. I can't wait for Lost to begin again, and I'll be watching it the first thing after school tomorrow. I would do a big Lost blog, but I don't really have the energy right now. Might do it tomorrow or this friday. I'm just hoping Season 4 will be great, that we'll see a Rosseau flashback, that Libby will be i it, and that Juliet will continue to rock!

Take care

Today my old kindergarten/school had its 30 year anniversary, and they had a special thing where you could visit your old teachers and stuff, so me and my friends decided to go to the place we spent our days when we were four to nine years old. It was so much fun to look at old photos, remember stuff and meet people from our past. I was so surprised that so many of my teachers remembered me, because it has been nine or more years, and I don't exactly look like I did when I was four. But it was all really nice. :)

Now it's just a few days before I start my studies at the University, and it does feel rather scary, because it's in another city and a new school and education form, completely different from highschool. Thankfully I have my best friend with me the first term

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My Top 50 characters Part 3.

40. Libby Lost

Libby was one of my favorite Lost characters, and she'd probably be higher on the list if she had been on the show more. She was always so sweet, caring and adorable. I loved her relationship with Hurley, and she also seemed to have so much stuff in her past to explore, and I hated that they killed her off before we got to enjoy it. I really hope she'll have a few scenes in flashbacks and stuff in season four, because I so want to know what was up with her and the psych ward!

Dying

39. Veronica Mars Veronica Mars

Smart, funny, quick and cute, I always loved Veronica and her interactions with the other characters. She always took matters into her own hands, and she always had something to say. She's just not afraid of anything. She's one of my favorite lead characters of a show, and I hate that her show got canned. Plus, Kristen Bell is one hell of an actress!

One Way Or Another

38. Piper Halliwell Charmed

I always liked Piper, and nowadays I count her as my favorite character of the show. It didn't use to be, and my favorites always change, but Piper is the only Charmed character whom I loved throughout the entire series, and she was both funny and kickass. Holly is a great ctress, the best on the show in my opinion, and when she cries, I cry.

Water melon go boom!

37. Lynette Scavo Desperate Housewives

Lynette used to be my favorite character of the show, but she was sort of mistreated in season two and parts of season three, so another housewives actually beat her on my list. But Lynette still is a great character. I love how she can be so down to earth in such an extreme show. She's fun and loving, and she can be majorly pissed off, which I love. And, once again, Felicity is one of the best actresses out there!

Funny brownies

36. Charlie Pace Lost

I know some people hate Charlie, but I can't for my life figure out why. I loved Charlie from the Pilot onwards, with his caring personality and just a genuinely funny and nice guy. He's just one of those characters that almost everyone on the island get along with. Ok, so he was a junkie, but hey, a character in struggle is always fun. I did, however, find him a teensy bit annoying in a few episodes in season two, but Charlie still remains one of my all time favorite Lost characters and his death pained me ike few other deaths in TV did.

The Night I Met You

I just realized I'm starting school in exactly onw week. How scary is that? In other news my muse has totally reawakened from the dead. I haven't really felt inspired to do anything creative in like forever, but now all of a sudden I'm drawing again, playing the guitar, taking photos and knitting (I'm like the ultimate gay stereotype :P ) It's so much fun. :) I've also watched SFU like crazy the past two days. I only have a season and a half left now. :D

My top 50 characters Part 2

45. Marshall Eriksen How I Met Your Mother

Marshall is just awesome. He's geeky and smart, but so funny and romantic and corny and sweet. I love him with Lily, and I love him with the rest of the gang. Plus, Jason Hegel is a really great actor!

You Just Got Slapped

44. John F. Zoidberg Futurama

Dr. Zoidberg is the weirdest, funniest and pinkest thing ever to hit television. Hes my favorite cartoon character ever, and hes just hilarious and his whooping is the best sound ever.

Fry did it

43. Cole Turner Charmed

Not my favorite character of the series, but certainly one of the most intriguing and complex, I always loved Cole. His journey from demon to man was very gripping, and I loved him both as demon, human and source of all evil. And Julian is a very, very talented actor, and he had great chemistry with the rest of the cast. Too bad he was wasted in season 5.

Introduction

42. Chandler Bing Friends

Chandler is one of the sweetest and funniest guys on TV. I loved his sarcastic humour and his inabilty to handle andy type of social situation. And matthew Perry is one of the best comedic actors in the business.

Not if I kiss you first

41. Daisy Adair Dead Like Me

Daisy is a character with huge hidden depth. At first she just seemed like this shallow bitca (Which I have nothing against) but as the series continued, she showed that she actually had feelings, and her life was actually quite sad. And I never got tired of hearing her talking about the famous people she blew.

Blow

Sorry for the lateness of this blog, but I just haven't had as much energy or inspiration for writing as I would like. Plus, no one seems to read my blogs anymore. Anyway, this time I actually have some stuff to write about. First off, I have some really great life stuff I'd like to share. Not only are things going well with my speciel friend, but I'm also starting my university studies in two weeks. Eventually, I will become a translator, but before I can do that education I have to study for three years and then the translation programme is two more years. I like school, however, so that's ok. So the 23rd of January I'm going to study General Linguistics and French. Yayness. Furthermore, I've also gotten an apartment, so in about three weeks I'll be moving to Gothenburg (a city about 60 km from my town) to live on my own for the first time. Scary, but in a good way.

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The last few weeks I've had a lot of TV-shows to watch. Me and my brother are watching Lost, and I can't believe how good season one is, and I just don't unnerstand how I always forget how much I love the show. Meanwhile, I've been watching The Nanny, The Simpsons and Charmed, and I've also been quite busy watching Six Feet Under, which is quite fabulous. I finished season two today, and even though it wasn't as good as season one, I really loved it. Everything from the screwed up characters, to their dysfunctional relationgships and the interesting deaths and hallucinations, is just wonderful, and not like anything I've ever seen on TV. I'm loving it, and might do an entire blog about the series once I'm done with it.

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Some time back I also promised Dave I'd do a character list, like he did, and now I've finished it. I am warning you, though, that most of my lists never really turn out like I'd like them to, because I love so many characters, and it's really difficult for me to compare them and grade them. But I tried anyway, and here is my top 50 TV characters of all time Part 1.

50. Val Will & Grace

Val only had a small role in Will & Grace, and only was in a couple of episodes, but everytime she was in, I laughed like I've never laughed before. She always said the stranges things, and her fights with Grace never got old.

Butt Lift

49. Elliot Reed Scrubs

Elliot has always been my favorite Scrubs character, with her sweet and caring and totally neurotic personality.

INSANE

48. Charlie Heroes

Charlie might be the cutest thing ever. And even though she only was in a few episodes, I fell in love with her, and she's actually my favroite Heroes character. She had the cutest personality ever, and her realionship with Hiro was just adorable. I hated that they killed her off.

I'm Dying

47. Niles & CC The Nanny

Ok, so The Nanny might not be the most sophisticated TV series around, but it's so much fun. Anytime Niles is on and insults CC, I fall of the sofa laughing. He's just so unbearably, wonderfully British, and she's just so irresistably pathetically wonderful.

Cluck like a Chicken

46. Lily Aldren How I Met Your Mother

Lily is just wonderful. She's outspoken, funny, and so corny at times. I don't really know why I like her as much as I do, but she's just so adorable. Might be Alyson Hannigan's fault, though. :)

You Suck Marshall

Ok, I know I promised a "TV of 2007" blog, but I just don't have the energy or inspiration to write one. I'llw rite it in June instead, as usual. :P Anyway, my new years rocked. Had dinner with friends and drank too much champagne and talked a lot with my special friend on the telephone. The day after wasn't as much fun though, let's just leave it at that.

But now I'm very happy, because I got two CDs I ordered from the UK, because they are stupid enough not to relrease them here. I got Rasputina's Thanks for the ether and Melora Creager's Perplexions. I really love them. I also got an apartment (!) in Gothemburg, so I will be moving in the beginning of February, living alone for the first time of my life.

Also, lately, I haven't blog as much as before, and I haven't really had anything interesting to say, so now I've decided to copy Dave and make a list of my favorite characters. I'm not very good at lists, because they never really tell the truth, as I love many characters, and it's really hard for me to rank them. But I will try.

So until next time, take care and listen to my favorite New Years Song.

2006

Ok, so we clebrated Christmas yesterday, and as it is my favorite day of the entire year, I was very happy. I ate a LOT of food and candy, and got some nice gifts, especially my new mp3 player, which can also play videos in very high quality. Very good.

Moreover, this past saturday I met with the guy I was tlaking about earlier, and we had so much fu. Me and some friends went to a nearby city and met up with him in a bar, where we ended up talking the entire night, and later on holding hands and kissing bit. I really like him, and fortunately he is going to move back to said city (Gothemburg) in february, around the time I (hopefully) will move there myself, so all is wodnerful. Hope your Christmasses kicked ass as well.

Love, Vik.

As we weird foreigners in Sweden celebrate Christmas on the 24th of December, I will have access to my computer on Christmas day, and will be able to write a Merry Christmas Blog then - with the full list of my Christmas presents, of course. Therefore I willd edicate this blog to part one of my summary of 2007, starting with the music part.

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My ten favorite albums of 2007:

10. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

Not their best work, I admit, but after a few listens, Year Zero really grew on me, and the songs started to make sense. I love the more electronic songs, as I often do with NIN. Overall, the CD has many good songs, thought there are some filler, and I find it a bit too long.

Favorite Song - Capital G

9. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer?

Probably my favorite album of the group's, Hissing Fauna is so much fun. It' indie pop mixed with some bizarre psychadelic disco, with dark lyrics. I just love it.

Favorite Song - Heimdahlsgate like a Promethean Curse

8. Marilyn Manson - Eat Me, Drink Me

Admittedly, one of Manson's worst albums to date, Eat Me, Drink Me isn't as fun and charismatic as his previous work, but the melodies are quite a bit more mature. It takes a few listens to realize the beauty of it, but once you get there it's a really great CD, with many great moments, both sonically and vocally.

Favorite Song - Are You The Rabbit?

7. Maia Hirasawa - Though I'm Just Me

A record that I discovered very resently, Maia Hirasawa's debut just took me by storm. She used to sing alongside one of my favorite people in the music business - Hello Saferide, and their styIes really resemble each other. She has a sweet voice, and a lot of soul and depth, all accompanied to great tunes.

Favorite Song - Crackers

6. Miss Li - God Put a Rainbow in the Sky

Miss Li is quite extraordinary. She has managed to spit out three records in less than a year, and that is no easy accomplishment. That all three of them are great is even more remarkable. God Put... is my favorite of the three, with it's straighforward lyrics about boyfriend theft and other important things, and catchy, jazzy tunes.

Favorite Song - I'm Sorry He's Mine

5. Rasputina - Oh Perilous World

The first few times I listened to it, I found Rasputina's fifth record somewhat boring. The songs were nice, but they also resembeled each other quite a bit, and I had a hard time remembering which was which. But after a few more listens, I saw the beaty of it, and it might be their best record. I love the sound, the lyrics and the vocals are better than ever.

Favorite Song - 1816, the year without a summer

4. CocoRosie - The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn

Yet another record that required a few listens. I really found it far too straightforward for my taste. It was the ethereal weirdness of the two first albums that caprtured me. But the more I listened, the more layers I found, and it turns out CocoRosie's third record is the most varied yet, and possibly my favorite of the three.

Favorite Song - Promise

3. Säkert!

Säkert! is Hello Saferide's Swedish project, and even though I prefer her English work, Säkert! is the best record in Swedish ever made. The lyrics are dead on, and the melodies are catchy, but simple. A pure masterpiece.

Favorite Song - Ditt Kvarter

2. Björk - Volta

As a huge fan of Björk, this was the most anticipated album in amny years. When it finally was released, I wasn't dissapointed. The albums was met with mixed reviews, some prasing it for being more happy and poppy aspect of her earlier records without losing the originality and experinemntal value of her more recent work, though some critics thought that she had lost her vision, and the songs were boring and far too different from each other. I disagree with the latter. It's an amzing record, with some of her best song writing, and two magic duetts with the lovely Antony Hegarty.

Favorite Song - Earth Intruders

1. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position

Patrick was someone I discovered in the very beginning of 2007, and very few times have I fallen in love with someone as I did with Patrick. The Magic Position is not only his best record, but the best record opf the year, and quite possibly my favorite record ever. I love the more upbeat songs, and it's nice to heard Patrick in the major key for once. I love the more mellow songs and I love the interludes. Patrick's voice is amazing, and can be used in so many different ways. I love his string compositions and the way they mix so wonderfully with the elctronic sounds. The Magic Position is a true masterpiece, and a record very close to my heart.

Favorite Song - The Magic Position/Bluebells

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To be expected later - TV and films

I just watched the Futurama Movie, and let me tell you that it was awesome. It had all the funny randomness of the series. It had all the funny one liners, crazy characters, great social comentary, time-travel and explanaitions for a lot of stuff in our history. :) I can't wait to see the next one, whenever it comes out. The movie is worth seeing just for the first five minutes when they constantly hateFox and the fact that they canned their show.

Furthermore, I'm rather happy right now. Not only because of the fact that Christmas is upon us and the fact that I've done all of my Christmas shopping and have bked gingerbread cookies. I've actually found someone I'm interested in, who might be interested in me. Since I came out of the closet, I haven't been dating, and I've had a hard time even meeting someone with the poteniality of dating, so I sometimes doubted I would ever meet someone, but alas, now I have. I'm happy. :)

That's pretty much all I have to say for today. ;) Take Care, yo.