This is a documentary by NRK, who have followed Crown Princess Mette-Marit for the past year. They’ve created a nifty opening with graphics, which I absolutely would love to see again. They will probably repeat it again next Sunday when the next part airs. The quotations in the text below… I have tried to cite… Continue reading Media: Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit, pt 1.
Month: November 2011
Video: John Williams is the man
Granted, he is just miming along to a song by Moosebutter (best name ever?), but it is quite good – and John Williams has indeed some of the best soundtracks ever.
Incredibly tasty Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Chocolate chip cookies come from Cook’s Illustrated, who call them perfect. I have to concur. These are delicious, slightly chewy, and flat-out yummy. I didn’t have chocolate chips on hand, so I went with M&Ms. The result was a bit multicolored but that only added to the fun. I had to take two aside… Continue reading Incredibly tasty Chocolate Chip Cookies
Book review: Vanished Kingdoms
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe by Norman Davies is a collection of historic accounts of several of the former kingdoms of Europe. It is based on the theory that it is the winner of a conflict who get to write the history, so Davies has decided to write the history of the losing part.… Continue reading Book review: Vanished Kingdoms
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II
I am a huge Harry Potter fan. And yet, I haven’t seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II. I was going to, I had a ticket, was in London… and then came a stomach bug. No Harry Potter. And since then, I was going to catch it after I returned to Norway, but the… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II
National Novel Writing Month
Have you heard of National Novel Writing Month, or nanowrimo for short? It is an approach to writing a novel in 30 days. From November 1 to November 30, the goal is to have written a 50,000 words novel. (You can, of course just write a single word and copy it up 50,000 times in… Continue reading National Novel Writing Month
Video: IOS epidemic
This video was shown at a conference I was at a couple of weeks ago, and I thought it was a pretty amusing watch. Anyone else bring their phone with them all the time?
British succession – what if…
An interesting question came up by Jane on The British Royal Message Board (I love “what ifs” scenarios, or counterfactual history, when it comes to historic events, and let my geek come out often) Jane writes: “All this talk of changing succession rules in the UK leads me to ask: just who exactly would be… Continue reading British succession – what if…
Chicken Paprikash
This is a delicious, filling – autumn recipe. Going into darker times (or, if you’re where I am, the darker times have been inching in since September) you need some comfort food. My reason for making it is a fairly simple one. It all started with a book. I can’t recall the book right now,… Continue reading Chicken Paprikash