Sooo... New Girl!

Well. After not "blogging" for a while, I'm back (and guessing by the many comments people left for me I see that have been greatly missed... not. hah.). Anyways, the purpose of this blog for me was to air some of my day to day thoughts or whatever, so I guess I finally have something to rant about... Though I would be lying if I said that I haven't thought about stuff, trust me it is usually the opposite with me, I think about stuff way too much... The blog just hasn't been my outlet these last couple of months, and I have like I often do around fall, gotten stuck in a dont-wanna-talk-to-anyone-rut kind of mood... Ok, enough about that, I promise to however post a longer rant about some of the more deeper, darker stuff at some later time. Yay!

Back to the point, (surprise) I have found a new favorite TV-Show (Still to come on the blog: my list of fave-shows, wohoo!) The show is New girl and, well at first I was skeptical. I mean, a new American sitcom with a quirky girl living with three guys, I can't remember seeing an exact show like that but I still felt like I had seen this kind of plot a hundred times before. So you can add that initial thought with my general opinion of new shows which kind of goes like this: "ugh, I have seen enough comedy, teen dramas, scifi, romance etc. TV-shows , I don't need nor want to be obsessed with anything new, been there - done that, time to move on to more mature hobbies". On that last note, I have clearly failed. New girl turned out to be a pleasant surprise, the characters are well played and most importantly believable in their roles. It has yet not disappointed me in the comedy section and it is light. So it was just the kind of show I would want to watch right now, and I spent maybe under a month watching all of season 1 this summer.
My point being that I try not to start watching to many new shows, I am especially OVER new teen dramas, the vampire diaries, pretty little liars and so on, it don't fascinate me, sorry. Sci fi shows, I feel take to much concentration and dedication to actually follow (I mean I am still healing from watching LOST back in the day)! Now comedy shows and especially new comedy shows is something I am trying to catch up on, I still want to watch Modern Family, 30 rock, parks and recreation +++. And I am currently watching New girl, The office and community (when they come back for the season!) And not to mention Glee (which is its own genre I guess). SO, the point is yes, I am a huge tv nerd. I have cut back on watching TV, but when I find a good TV-show there is always a honeymoon period where I go into an online-fan-girl-stalker mode, downloading pictures and watching youtube videoes and so on...(if I just also made fan videos, chatted in fanforums and read spoilers daily you would have moi le year 2005 - 2009). 

Rant over.

Now enjoy these lovely pics of the New girl cast and Hannah Simone, girl is super pretty and HOT (Major new girl crush!)
And also enjoy this awesomely funny videos of Max Greenfield as Scmidt (maybe my favorite character on the show? He's the funniest and most tolerable douche I have ever seen on TV, someone else would annoy me, deeply.

For More Hannah S. (slightly naughty) pics :D: http://meinmyplace.com/tagged/hannah+simone

Tried to balance out the "hot"-girl-slouching-at-home pics with the more "elegant" ones... I guess you can see which ones got my attention atleast... Just don't have fit, cuz girl is fineeee! :P 

                               

Now some Schmidt!

So, does anyone watch New girl? If yes, why, if no, why? What other tv shows, new or old are peoples favorites? (Anyone ? lol)

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All I want for summer is...

PEACE.

Meaning some real quiet time with no obligations and no stress preparing for exams or such. Time and space to read other things than university assigned books, and time to properly relax. And of course I want to travel, preferably to a far away exotic country where there is nothing else to do than sleeping and walking around.

What I have planned and appointed myself to do instead is: WORK.

Last week I went away for a short trip to the UK. This was my first time traveling alone, and it was by plane and train (Oops, unintended rhyming, son!)
It was surprisingly easier that I had imagined  (Might have to do with the very organized railroad system in London, and for the fact that English was the main language spoken everywhere.) So there I was, vividly reminded of the Harry Potter movies (You know, the 9 3/4 platform and awesome train coupes.)
Ok, so maybe it wasn't exactly like that, the train was more like the one in that Mr Bean movie, where he goes on a vacation...
The trip it self was nice. I got to shop a little, eat stuff and experience real windy and rainy English weather. It lasted for about 3 days (wow!) and would have been "perfect" if me and my friend's return route wasn't
 f**** up by Ryanair's stupid rules and regulations about baggage and hand luggage. We basically were both fined because of minor deviations from their normal rules. And don't get me started on how unfair their hand luggage check is!I was one of four people (out of ca. 100 people) in line who had to put my suit case in that stupid luggage measurement thingy! And of course it was A BIT larger than the mold.

Anyways, lessons learned:
1. Always pack light. Especially if you are traveling with Rynair.
2. You don't need five different outfits for a three day long stay in a country where an umbrella is the most important item at hand. lol.
3. Weigh your baggage before sending it off (This one applies to my friend who sadly had to throw away a lot of stuff, rather than paying a lot of money to keep them :)
4. If you are not a superwoman/energizer-bunny-esque person, don't sign up to go to work 7.45 am the day after. At least not after having traveled on foot, train and plane for a day and a half. (Sleeping on the cold airport ground was not the best idea we had, though sleeping on a very comfortable couch at some airport cafe was "awesome".
5. Remember to set your phone on local time when your back home. I forgot this in the haze of wanting sleep, and ended up waking up later than planned and coming late to work.

So basically I am tired. And I have been ever since I finished my last exams after a somewhat alternative spring semester and after returning from that short trip to going straight to work. But I am feeling better today, thanks to sleeping in and after looking forward to a lazy weekend with only books to read and tv-shows to watch and most importantly sleep! So for the next seven weeks (with one week off) I will go to work everyday, putting on my best customer friendly face, and chatting awkwardly with my coworkers in between breaks...


... When id rather be doing more of this:

Pictures: google.com

Ps. I am grateful to be able to work and to earn some money, it is just that the timing this year kinda sucks. Thats all, now don't shoot me or label me as an ungrateful-brat...at least not yet. hah. 

Have a great summer! 

"Zombi-biebs" Apocalypse vs. Oslo...

Ok. I don't know why I am posting this but it has to be said. Wtf. is wrong with beliebers (Justin Bieber fans) or more correctly wtf. is wrong with Norwegian beliebers (since I can't compare them to fans from other countries, as I have only had CLOSE encounters with the Oslo-beliebers). I have NEVER witnessed anything like this in my something twenty years here, so in other words: sh** got cray cray! (Sorry had to say it).
Apparantly JB came to Oslo this Wednesday with plans for a "secret" concert, that obviously didn't happen. I don't think JB knew beforehand that downtown Oslo (where he stayed and performed) is very small. So, what happened? Well, tweens from all over the country ran the streets like only 14 year old Bieber-fever-infected-zombies could for two days straight. School? Who cares. Mom and dad? Who? Food/water? Have had enough.
Even JB himself had to tweet the fans for them to stay calm, and to please listen to the police... o_O haha.

Anyways, I met my friend for ice cream yesterday (cover up, so we wouldn't have to admit that we were checking the madness out. lol. No really, atleast she did not want to go, hah.) and there they were, running, climbing, fighting with the police, tearing down barricades and so on. I honestly felt like I was in on of those zombie movies, the only difference being: No one wanted to bite YOU. The girls and the very few guys that were running around had a face only focused on JB himself. There were so much teenage hormones flying around everywhere. And their desperation was quite amusing to observe. Anyways, we did not stay long as it was impossible to get anywhere near the stage (that option was gone early that morning). 
In defense of these tweens Ill say that they will never get to be THAT excited about something so "unimportant" ever again. (Pessimistic, yup). When you are 14 you don't really worry about stuff (exceptions do exist,of course) so for them it was that exciting. And I would probably have done the same thing, if I ever got to meet say Justin Timberlake when I was 14. I know I would, therefore I can't judge them either, though I do think tweens today vs. tweens from my "generation" act very differently. Theres more energy and less inhibitions amongst tweens today (I personally think, so no disrespect towards my own age group!). Maybe it is the hyper-techno music craze or all the milk and "leverpostei" (classic Norwegian food, to help kids grow) that has given them these zombie-like tactics... lol. Anyways, it was interesting to witness. And now Oslo can cool down again and wait for the next tween sensation to sweep the nation... (Please be The killers so I can atleast join in a bit in the festivities!! haha.)

So anyways, unfortunately I am sitting here writing a blog post about JB and his visit to Oslo and I blame my at the moment much too "empty" calender and less stressing situation than I have had in a while. Basically that equals more time to do nothing  which again = more time to obsess over "petty" celebrity news. I guess I can enjoy it while it lasts, cause soon I will be starting working full time for about seven whole weeks and after that things will probably get more serious... Lets wait and see...and along the way enjoy lazy-crazy-no-obligation-days :)

In the meantime, enjoy this hilarious clip of how things have pretty much gone down in Oslo the last two days:

Peace <3

Favorite things - Part 2 - "Guys"...

So, as I am currently watching the Eurovision song contest final. With all its tacky-glitter-clad –poor-English- pronunciation-singers and its neigbouring-country-friendly voting system, it still never fails to entertain or bring cringe-worthy-wtfs to one’s mind. The consolation is that there are always some “good” acts and catchy songs, so let’s not bash the concept to the ground. This year I am rooting for Sweden and “Euphoria”, hoping for a second place for Norway and Tooji with “stay” ;)  If you don’t care or know what I am talking about, dismiss it and continue reading.Instead prepare yourself for a hormone raging pic spam and wise words about my favorite male celebrities…

I’m not gonna re-rant my intentions for doing this (as I did do that with the first favorite things… post).

Criterias (no need to for the dudes to meet every single one):

- Hotness and attractiveness.

- I like whatever “art” (tv, music, movies etc) the person has created/been a part of.

- Stage and all-round personality (the little the public actually sees). Bonus points if the person is a bit "quirky" and “cool” (after my taste that means said persons mustn't seem too cocky or douchy… This criteria obviously doesn’t apply to those guys who are just eye-candy, which I’m not gonna mention too much of this time, hah. Idea for the next F.T post: “just eye candy”…) 

Here we go: My favorite male celebrities (in no particular order):

Let the Picspamgasm commence!

Recent favorites:

Darren Criss

         

- Guy is cute and hot.

- Before starring in Glee he starred alongside his mates in “a very Harry Potter musical”, a “Studentish-amateur” musical about the boy who lived. Point made and major cool points received.

- Guy seems to be kinda geeky, and well I’m weak for hot and nerdy guys. So again Darren, cool points!

This:

And this:

Oh, I would love to post every single of Darrens glee/other performances, but let’s not get carried away…

Donald Glover:

- Guy is a very talented: Rapper, actor and comedian.

- Guy is also kinda geeky (He actually mentions shows like LOST in one of his songs!) So hot and nerdy guys all the way!

This:

And this:

“Old” favorites (from their respective tv-show/movie eras):

Milo Ventimiglia

From his "jess" days <3

- Guy "invented" the hot-broody-hates-the-world-teenage-boy as Jess in Gilmore Girls.

- Guy is really good looking. Hah.

Adam Brody and Benjamin Mckenzie

Both pics from the show and both of them playing vid-games, deal with it.

- Adam in The O.C  as Seth Cohen, the comic-book nerd with a toy horse called
Captein Oats. 

- Benjamin starred as Ryan Atwood, adoptive brother of Seth and “bad boy” turns
"good guy".

- Both very cute.

Josh Holloway

Hmm, I wonder why most of the pictures that come up of the dude on google are shirtless... :P

- Played Sawyer on the show the guy everyone loved to hate, was the hot-
-southerner-bad-boy-
-turned into sort of a hero. Served “burns” to the other castaways like it was his "day-job".

Jake Gyllenhaal

- “I wish I knew how to quit you!” awww! (Yup, quote from Brokeback mountain).

- Cute.

Zac Efron

"Uhh, im gonna look like im in pain, I know the ladies love it" Hah.

- I forgive him for starting his career in high school musical, (though it was mildly entertaining,
I’ll admit that).

- My brother mocks me endlessly (still) for obsessing so hard over him a couple of
years ago,
but hey what can one do? Those eyes…. yum!
(ugh, that sounded like something Perez Hilton would say...)

Last but not least:

Brandon Flowers:

- Love the band. Love the lead singer.

Steve Carell:

- LOVE everything about him and his funny a.., uhm self ;)

- The office + any movie he has been involved with!

THE freaking END. 

All photo credit goes to google.

Lastly, wtf, Tooji came last on Eurovision? I did not expect him to win, but last place?
Come on! Yea, well my favorite still won, congrats Loreen! :) 

Peace <3 

Introduction to the Social Sciences meets LOST...

Countdown to my next exam: 3 days...

Don't you just love it when your curriculum actually bears some similarities to a TV-show you have been a huge fan of? Makes the remembering part so much easier... Sadly there is only a small part in my curriculum that bears this resemblance. But you take what you get, right? (Damn the 20 other theorists that doesn't get mentioned on Lost!)

So, here is something I made in like 15 minutes out of sheer studying "pleasure". Now I'm going back to the rest of the subjects, so yea...wish me good luck...

A+ worthy paint skills or what?

Being a "temporary housewife"...

Long story short: I am in my early twenties, I live with my mother and so far when it comes to housework all I am in charge of is cleaning my bedroom and the occasional pitching in when cleaning the rest of the house (seldom). Yesterday, my mom went on a 10 day vacation/family visit (abroad) for ten days, leaving me in charge. Now my older brother also lives with us, but in true "50's fashion", I am expected to keep the house "together". Just so you don't think I am a complete spoiled-twenty-something-brat, In my defence, I am NOT used to cleaning the whole house or doing the majority of the chores. Obviously this explains my personal "bratty-ness" at the age that I am... So the coming days will be awesome! Not.

To explain/complain further: Already today I have washed some dishes, actually a lot of dishes thanks to my two friends peeping in yesterday demanding food and cake (not that it wasn't ok, it was nice ya'll (; ). And after that I have scrubbed the kitchen floor, folded laundry and whats yet to come: buying groceries and making dinner. Did I mention how excited I was about  this?

Even if I am found of complaining, I can say that I have already after one day started to get more respect for my mother. She has done this way too long, especially for her two (grown up) lazy kids. And she does it with so much grace. All I can say is that these ten days will just be a "taste" of how real "adult" life is. Although, I do not plan on marrying someone who wont participate in all the household chores, so doing everything will not be an option! So in this day and age, we might claim to consist of 50/50 households, but is it really that "fair" in real life? I am not sure. I can't speak out of experience, but I personally think that women still do more household related work. And by looking at the "baking-trend" that has taken over large parts of Europe and America, the ideal of the traditional 1950's housewife can be claimed to have returned. So what does that say about us with all our feminism and gender equality knowledge?
I for once can't or wont try to answer all of these questions, and we are all aware of the huge development that has occurred in most countries. The overall social situation is significantly much better for both sexes, especially for women than what they were 50-60 years ago, but it also seems like some traditions and gender roles haven't changed much, even in these "feminism" days. I could go into a huge discussion about whether or not women are naturally more attracted to caring for others, housework and so on vs. Culture and its impact on training women to be more like this or that. But I wont. I have an exam in a couple of days, and (sadly) my own dinner to make.

So until my mom comes back, I will probably be more turned off at the prospect of marriage and so on, but I will definitely help out more around the house once shes back. And then I can maybe live up to the name of actually being an adult (an adult that lives with her mom, that is), cause clearly a "formal" age of legal majority isn't enough.

And just because google seems to be my best friend these days, I'm posting some fitting pictures and a link to Beyonce's song "Why don't you love me". If only the "1950's housewife" look came without the actual work... Then I bet we all would look like her...haha. 


"How to be a 1950's houswife": http://missretroblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-be-1950s-housewife.html

<3

Favorite things - Part 1 - "Girls"...

Without any further ado I present to you (anyone?) the first ever Rantyhoney post on her favorite stuff! This being the first post has no intentions of ranking my interests at all; it is just a pointer of what I randomly felt like writing about at this present time.

With that said and out of the way. This post will list SOME of my celebrity girl crushes. Criteria’s for making the list (Wohoo, cause this is super exclusive. Watch out Hollywood!):

- I like how the person looks and/or acts. Based on whatever I have seen of both scripted roles and public appearances (Let’s call it being subjectively shallow).

- I like whatever “art” (tv, music, movies etc) the person has created/been a part of.

- I have at some point, or of something related to the person felt some kind of social/any kind of resemblance to myself (This obviously doesn’t count for ALL of my faves… haha!)

- They have inspired me with something, at some point.

- They are HOT, Like Beyonce would (probably more like what Rihanna would say but anyways) say “if I was a boy”…. Or if that someone has made you say: “I would totally change teams for you honey…” hah.

(Ps. All criteria’s must not necessarily be met by one/each person.)

Ok I think that covers everything. And yes, I know they are celebrities and why should one care so much about them, when they don't know you exist and blah blah blah… The point is. Celebrities exist and for some people they have probably made their life a little easier to cope with. They haven't made life easier (Definitely not in a practical way, like my mom says when I have my fan girl moments: “Will they feed you?, Will they pay your bills? Off course not, duh!), but they might have brought some laughter, tears or whatever into a slow, hectic, whatever kind of life. And for that reason I am “proud” (at least proud enough to make a blog where I write stuff like this, since I don't go around ranting like this to anyone, and for the few people who unfortunately have to listen to my: “Omg I love this and this person... “Suck it up! And for the rest of you, who don’t exist: “I don’t care.”) Back to the point, I am proud to say that - yes, I am a fan girl and yes, I am lame enough to even spend some (a lot of) time to rant, analyze and post pictures, videos of things/people I like or find “fascinating”! (When I actually (like always) should be studying. Ah the story of my life).

Finally. Top 6 female celebrity crushes (In no particular order!) + honorable mentions of new/old crushes. And sorry, this is supposed to be a light and fluffy post so no mentions of any political or any “serious” peeps.

Warning: Major pic-spam-esque stuff down below!

Rihanna 

- Girl is hot.

- Girl sings catchy songs.

- Girl has kind of a "F*** off" kind of an attitude, which at the right time and place is "admirable". 

Lea Michele 

- Girl has loads of TALENT.

- Girl doesn't look or "act" like the typical singer/actress.

- Did I say that girl can sing!?

- Girl is short, I'm short. 

Autumn Reeser

- Girl played Taylor Townsend on The O.C, a quirky, at times slutty (season 3 Taylor!) nerd-turned-bad boy-saving-OC princess.

- Girl looks good.

Alexis Bledel 

- Girl starred in one of my all time favorite tv-shows Gilmore Girls as Rory Gilmore, a nerdy, witty, smart small-town girl trying to achieve her big dreams. Oh, and Rory's best friend was her mother. 

- Girl is pretty.

Jessica Simpson

- Girl is ditzy, yes. Girl has starred in a MTV reality show, and several other, yes. But girl seems to be pretty "real". 

- Girl helped a 13 year old insecure me with her music (her album "in this skin", every teenage girl should listen to it).

- Girl is cute. 

Honorable mentions and recent obsessions/re-obsessions:

Alicia Keys

- Her music!! 

Michelle Branch

- Her music!!

- Seriously, her old/new stuff is pop gold!

Mindy Kaling

- She plays Kelly Kapoor on The office, need I say more?

- Girl has a new book out, which I am dying to read! (Will write more about it later!)

Lady gaga 

"Imma eat this sandwich in yo face bitch,  Nom!" 


- Girl is a pop-princess that sometimes dresses like a piece of meat (literally).
- Girl has catchy, but "deep" songs. No, really - "pokerface"? 


The end...

I wanna thank google for giving me the oppurtunity to waste time gazing at my computer screen. And my mom, for giving me the biggest gift of all, the gift of life. Thank you, now you can say your daughter made a difference.

With an over the top celebrity blog-post.

Ok, last thing:

I'm impressed. Now if I could only apply this much of an "effort" into other things...  

Like I explained to my friend. I just needed to get this out of my system. In blog-writing. So until the next excessive fluff post...

Peace <3 

THE END.