Prostitution will exist in any society, rich or poor. And men will look for sex, paid or free, at every opportunity they get.
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LOVE IS IN THE TRAIN

Stockholm's approach to single life: Create a wagon in the subway exclusively for singles!

That's right. Believe it or not its true. Apparently Stockholm is riding on the NY trend, where the wagon for singles was a fact a few months ago, but the idea fizzled out quickly when passangers graudally became annoyed at the fact that this idea takes away their freedom to chose where to sit.

On the other hand, If I was working for the Swedish Railway Company, this would have been the last of my priorities, because as a few of us know all too well, Sthlm's trains are notoriously problematic..

If i were single, I can just imagine what an awkward feeling it would be to sit in that wagon full of singles. You find your seat, read a little to kill time, and then what? How do we go from there?

How bizarre! How bizarre *singing*

What do you think? Is this a crazy idea?!

The unglamorous Poll Would you like to have a wagon exclusively for singles in your town? Yes No Are you nuts? That is a ridiculous idea! view results

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THE GRASS ISN'T GREENER..

I should be in bed. Actually, come to think of it, I should a million things, but I don't. I was lying down in my bed, but instead of relaxing my mind, I began to process all the feelings and thoughts I have had lately. So this is what I have been thinking about lately . I am only 23 and I want it all, but I'm not quite sure If I can trust those urges. At this age, what do we really know? Do we only live by our impulses at this point of our lives and believE they are the absolut truths which will lead us to have it all?

Alright, I haven't been specific enough. I want it all, I want the security of a relationship. I want the boring, stable, full of routine hang-ups, small argues, grown but fun, rock hard commitment, nothing can separate us, unconditional adventurous trusting relationship.
I'm only 23, but do I really want that? I cant help but wonder what is making me feel and think this way.
However on the outlook of my life as it is now, none of the above will happen in the near future. Things never turn out the way we expect, so maybe it is true, we can't completely control our destinies..

Why does it have to be so hard to have it all at the age of 23? I think culture and society sets our priorities for every phase of our lives. So if I should follow the norm, I should be single, persuading my studies to 100%, meeting an endless amount of people spending my late nights walking barefoot with complete strangers and exchanging my most inner thoughts with these. Breaking hearts - not keeping any. Moving on. Moving forward. Moving so fast our shadows can't keep up..
So I ask myself again, "Why can't I have this and have it all at the same time?" - who said it isnt possible? Should I accept it the way it is? Is that the right thing to do? What the hell..I resign these norms! They are only made up to control our inner voices and possibilities.

I don't want the control and why should you?

I will quote BEFORE SUNRISE once again, because it fits in this topic so perfectly:


Celine: I guess when you're young, you just believe there'll be many people with whom you'll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.
Jesse: And you can screw it up, you know, misconnect.




The grass isnt greener on the other side..

BEFORE SUNRISE

Today is a typical sunday - quiet, lazy and with a lot of time to spend on..absolutely nothing!
So I decided to dowload a movie I had seen 6 or 7 years ago called "Before sunrise" with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

A young man and woman (Celine and Jessie) meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together..

I like these kind of movies, for the simple fact that its a conversation movie. It is simple and genuine. No special effects, no great action scenes, just reality..and that is magical to me - a thousand times more interesting than any smart over the top 20 million action flick.

I am sure many people recognize this movie, as it became very famous. The follow up came 10 years later as "Before sunset" shot in 2004. I strongly recommend it.

Here are a few quotes from the film which I am very keen of:


I believe if there's any kind of God it wouldn't be in any of us, not you or me but just this little space in between. If there's any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something. I know, it's almost impossible to succeed but who cares really? The answer must be in the attempt.


I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away.


Daydream, delusion, limousine, eyelash / Oh baby with your pretty face / Drop a tear in my wineglass / Look at those big eyes / See what you mean to me / Sweet-cakes and milkshakes / I'm delusion angel / I'm fantasy parade / I want you to know what I think / Don't want you to guess anymore / You have no idea where I came from / We have no idea where we're going / Latched in life / Like branches in a river/ Flowing downstream / Caught in the current / I'll carry you / You'll carry me / That's how it could be / Don't you know me? / Don't you know me by now?

You know what's the worst thing about somebody breaking up with you? Is when you remember how little you thought about the people you broke up with and you realize that is how little they're thinking of you. You know, you'd like to think you're both in all this pain but they're just like 'Hey, I'm glad you're gone'. Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more? Well, who says relationships have to last forever?

Now quotes from the follow up, "Before sunset":

Jesse: In the months leading up to my wedding, I was thinking about you all the time. I mean, even on my way there; I'm in the car, a buddy of mine is driving me downtown and I'm staring out the window, and I think I see you, not far from the church, right? Folding up an umbrella and walking into a deli on the corner of 13th and Broadway. And I thought I was going crazy, but now I think it probably was you.

Celine: I lived on 11th and Broadway.
Jesse: You see? Memory's a wonderful thing if you don't have to deal with the past.

Celine: Baby, you are gonna miss that plane.
Jesse: I know.

I'm designed to feel slightly dissatisfied!

Maybe what I'm saying is, is the world might be evolving the way a person evolves. Right? Like, I mean, me for example. Am I getting worse? Am I improving? I don't know. When I was younger, I was healthier, but I was, uh, whacked with insecurity, you know? Now I'm older and my problems are deeper, but I'm more equipped to handle them. At least now we don't have to pretend that each new sexual experience is a life-altering event.

Celine: I guess when you're young, you just believe there'll be many people with whom you'll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.
Jesse: And you can screw it up, you know, misconnect.

The concept is absurd. The idea that we can only be complete with another person is evil! Right?


And my personal favorite...

You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details. - isn't that true...

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A walk in the Kungstradgarden park

A WALK IN THE PARK

A few days ago I came back to Sthlm from Uppsala to visit my sister.
Summer is ending and all students have about a week or two of vacations left.
With that in mind, Becca took me to Sthlm to finally meet her uni friends. We decided to meet up at 18pm for a picknick and wine in the park near the KINGS GARDEN in Stockholm.
They were indeed very nice girls, a bit shy in the beginning but after 2 glasses of wine I noticed the atmosphere began to losen.
The funniest one of the girls was out of doubt Daniela, the girl from Ecuador. She was hilarious and a complete whacko. I havent met anyone quite like her since...well, Maria, an old IB mate who is very special ;)
I think my sister and I are lucky when it comes to meeting eachothers friends for the simple fact that we end up liking them very much.
Anyway, back to the picknick.
3 hrs later we headed over to Medborgarplatsen to a bar. However by then Daniela was a bit too drunk for her own good hehehe.
I met up with a few more of my sisters friends later on and we headed to a persian bar together with Josef, another great friend of mine whom I havent seen since the beginning of summer.

It was cosy to go out in Sthlm and socialize a bit. Meet new people, think of lighter things, reflect... because everybody needs a break from the heavy shit sometimes, so thank you sizzle, its nice to find comfort here..Uppsala is so empty now and I needed a distance from it all..

Im looking foward to the fall..

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Puzzled

PUZZLED

Ok, I have been staring at this picture wondering how on earth there could possibly be 9 people on this pic? I have so far found 4. I am stuck, someone please enlighten me!

Thanks a bunch!


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Summer in Sweden

SUMMER IN SWEDEN

This is a little collage I made filled with pictures of the small animals and views we have taken throughout the summer in Sweden.
Thank you to Daniel, Elin, Becca and Alfred (our photogenic grasshopper in the middle)!

Enjoy..


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Purple fingertips and summer bliss

PURPLE FINGERTIPS AND SUMMER BLISS

Hello dear bloggers and readers!
I was supposed to post this a while ago, but because of private reasons, I haven't, but here it is!!

Last week I went to Ludvika in Dalarna with Daniel to visit his family and enjoy the last weeks of vacation.
On one of the days we decided to go blueberry hunting, since we surprisingly stumbled upon quite a lot of them by the water where we were walking and adventuring. I can't describe what a beautiful view that was.
Anyhow, we managed to pick a big bucket of blueberries and a few raspberries.
It took about an hour to clean and separate the blueberries from leaves and bugs (yes, we found a cute little green bug which looked exactly like a leaf - very well camouflaged).
During the evening, Daniel made a quick blueberry crumble pie of it and added some vanila icecream on the side, pitty we didn't take a picture of that, but it was doubtlessly, delicious..It tasted indeed like swedish summer.

On the picture above, you see our purple hands holding the berries in the bucket. Blueberries are known to stain, so it took a while till I got my normal color back around the fingertips :)

A special person

Today my post goes to my wonderful boyfriend Daniel.
It is his 26th birthday and becoming a lot before my eyes. I see him grow and develop. Sometimes it scares me how fast time has passed and how much has changed. We have been together for about a year and a half now. This time of our lives is a big question mark. Nothing is certain and life feels exciting but yet a bit scary. We don't have full control of anything. On our way to the future ahead, we make friends, we lose friends, we find love, we lose love..Indeed emotionally charged. I am not sure though, if I like the fact that we don't have control of anything. A wise man once said that nothing is to be kept or owned. I wonder, deep inside, how he managed to keep his sanity in times when everything became an uneasy question mark. I would like to ask him that...


Anyhow, this is Daniel. My partner, my best friend, my lover and my life.. He issmart, funny, a child inside and a tough idealistic man on the outside never seizing to try to shed light in my darkness..
He has left a strong impact in me. It is one of those people who we always remember throughout life. Although he is going through a lot of doubts and decisions to make, I support him in any decision he makes. I hope he knows that. Looking back, I would have like to have changed so many things that happened, but this is how life is. I just hope that whatever happens, happens for the best..


I love you, Daniel as long as forever goes.