Archive for August, 2008

A day in the life

I picked up the camera and documented a typical Saturday for us. We always start at the flea market at Vaksalatorg, to see if there are any new fun things we can get. We absolutely love the second-hand markets, recent find include one of these puppets, one of these keyboards, an endless array of xbox accessories.. you get the idea.

After checking the goods its time to move on to grab a coffee at the coffeewagon, that is run by a group of african women, which is notable since its a booming business and its actually run by them, there is no fat-bellied husband to be seen skulking in the background. Their donuts rule all. Then, some light shopping, always with mandatory stops at the playground so Aron can stretch his legs. This particular Saturday i was shopping for a pair of reading glasses, after my surgery last week I see really well on long distances, but the synthetic lenses my eyes have now cannot adjust focus. Squinting does nothing, its flat-out impossible to read without some kind of glasses. The optician tricked me tho, and the ones i bought from Clas Ohlsson make me nauseus.. oh well. Luckily my old glasses kinda work for now.

In the evening we had invited my mother and Hasse to dinner, as a thanks for the lots and lots of help we have received, during the summer months.

Road trip 2008

Every year me and some friends set out to explore parts of rural sweden. The rules are simple. No highways are allowed, at every flea market there is a mandatory stop. Also for maximum freedom only Camping is allowed, in the wild. This year we covered our side of the coast to the south, and discovered some great places.  Söderköping, Valdemarsvik and Tranås.. we also had the good fortune to pick the last week of real summer. Real tropical heat,  a fantastic week.

Wallace and Gromits Grand Adventures

Fellow friends of Modern Culture rejoice!  The masters of adventure gaming Telltale games have announced that their next line of games will be none other than Wallace & Gromit. After their brilliant treatment of Sam&Max - Freelance Police, It is a sure bet that these games will be very good. If you are unfamiliar with these characters the following links are mandatory viewing: Click the image to go to the trailer, it looks very promising indeed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPc0sE6V9Z0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFPt6Si8Jrg&feature=related