The Further Adventures of Miss Kitten

It’s been snowing here in Gothenburg pretty much non-stop since November, more than making up for the snowless winters of previous years. I woke up this morning to discover that my balcony was nearly filled up with snow, and this left me wondering if I should be worried about a possible collapse. All the trains coming [...]

At the moment I’m lying in bed with a box of lotion Kleenex and my laptop toplap. Under normal circumstances I’d be at work, but I’m taking a few days off due to an annoyingly bad headcold. My sinuses are all congested, making both breathing and thinking somewhat difficult and painful. Still I figured I [...]

I’m finally in.
After nearly four years of living in Sweden, I’ve got that Golden Ticket: a permanent (fast lön) full-time job.  I’ve heard countless times that the key to getting a permanent job in Sweden is networking and Swedish. This I can definitely confirm. Don’t even bother applying for full-time work if you can’t speak [...]

I’ve been wanting to adopt a cat ever since I moved Gothenburg over a year ago. Actually I’ve been wanting to adopt a cat ever since Uddevalla, but the conditions then and there were never right. I’d looked into adopting from a local animal shelter or cat rescue, but they always seemed to have some [...]

And at least in this case, “stuff” isn’t a euphemism for “bad stuff.”  It just means mostly normal everyday and occasionally mildly pleasant stuff.  My last day at work was the 30th of May, so recently I’ve been enjoying my first week of summer vacation.  Last Tuesday Tobbe and I went out to Saltholmen, where [...]

I must first thank my hosts Mark Base and his girlfriend Erika for their gracious hospitality during my stay with them. I must also acknowledge that I can’t take credit for title of this update. About a week ago Mark posted a Facebook event announcement under the same title. In fact he’s the one who [...]