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liljan means "(the) lily" in Swedish. According to many sources my rather ordinary real name is derived from the hebrew word for lily. In 1997/1998 I spent my semester abroad in Stockholm, where I started to get into this whole "internet thing". I have used that nickname ever since...Calendar
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Trying to deal with Jamie Fraser withdrawal
“I feel… empty” I couldn’t help myself to start this post with this Grey’s Anatomy quote from early season 2 I’m a nerd that way, that I perfectly remember some dialogues, which probably has something to do with watching the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment
Tagged Books, Diana Gabaldon, Jamie Fraser, Outlander series, Reading, Reviews
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Book Review: "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (2008)
I’m not a dog person. And I’m not a fan of race car driving. Despite all that I spent several hours today reading about a race car driver and his dog and his family. And I LOVED it. So much, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment
Tagged Books, Entertainment, Enzo, Garth Stein, Patrick Dempsey, Reading, Reviews, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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My Night With Edward & Benjamin…
I’m so exhausted. And I dread the next week, because it will be just as busy as this one. Which was partially my own fault. I could have used yesterday to chill and relax. But instead Hai_di and I went … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, Movies, Reviews, Twilight
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The Incredible Ingrid in Concert…
Maybe I should ask Santa for a time-turner *wonders* Until he will give one to me for christmas I should go on and use the few idle minutes I have left of this afternoon to write about the Ingrid Michaelson … Continue reading
Just Finished the Twilight Series
Wow! I can’t remember reading a complete novel series within just one week. And not a vacation week with nothing else on my agenda. There was work (busy, busy, busy work) and friends and politics and TV shows and all … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment
Tagged Books, Breaking Dawn, Edward Cullen, Reading, Reviews, Twilight
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Too tired to come up with a meaningful title…
I’m not falling in any kind. Not Apart and not in love, although I wouldn’t mind that, but that’s a different story. To be honest I don’t even have any idea what I’m trying to say with the first two … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged Ingrid Michaelson, Matthew Perryman Jones, Music, Overboard, Reviews, When It Falls Apart
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A "Victim's" report: The Killers concert in Cologne
I could mope about a couple of things that went wrong yesterday and beat myself up about the lack of motiviation to write my term paper, but I was going for more substantial stuff here, so I’ll confine myself to … Continue reading
Batman – The Dark Knight
I think I might have watched the first Batman movie in the early 90s. Maybe not at the movies, but on video or TV later. I’m not sure though. But looking at the cast and the plotline I think I … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Batman, Heath Ledger, Movies, Reviews, The Dark Knight
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Teach With Your Heart (Erin Gruwell, 2007)
I don’t know when this change happened. Maybe the touch-and-go with my mom at the end of last year triggered it. Maybe I was already getting so emotional even before that. I didn’t tear up that easily in my early … Continue reading
