100 things that make me happy

(in no particular order)
1. tea
2. singing
3. poetry
4. meaningful quotes
5. my nieces and nephew
6. learning something new
7. my guitar
8. getting interesting mail
9. those particular songs
10. dialects and accents
11. libraries
12. bookshelves
13. france
14. sunny days
15. northern lights
16. that tv-show you just have to watch
17. marzipan
18. dark chocolate
19. nynorsk
20. stephen fry
21. knitting
22. etsy
23. audiobooks
24. my favourite icecream
25. the scent of heath, blueberry leaves and nature
26. kissing
27. making lists
28. drawing
29. reading
30. warm woolen socks
31. baking
32. french bakeries and chocolateries
33. pink things
34. soap bubbles
35. smoothies
36. the perfect strawberry daiquiri
37. good looking tattoos
38. taking goood photos
39. lace underwear that's still comfortable
40. a good play at the theatre
41. going to nice restaurants
42. doctor who
43. french
44. guiding (when everything goes well)
45. big mugs and cups, the ones that'll keep your tea warm for longer
46. scones and cappuccinos from Kaffebønna
47. teapots
48. walking in good shoes
49. summer
50. cross-country skiing
51. playing in the snow
52. calenders & organizers
53. cork boards
54. fish
55. pancakes
56. wild strawberries
57. water
58. red wine
59. cheese
60. those cosy parties with the best people
61. dogs
62. reindeer meat
63. polite people
64. people who eat their vegetables
65. tickling (the right kind)
66. sleeping in
67. getting up with the sun
68. licorice
69. ravelry
70. christmas
71. cool and comfortable jeans
72. smiling wrinkles
73. cute shoes
74. london
75. efficiency
76. thunder storms
77. writing and receiving letters
78. that feeling you get after having worked out
79. driving on snow-free, summery roads
80. riding my bike on dry roads
81. knitters
82. documentaries on serial killers, crime solving or animals
83. money
84. french markets with everything you can imagine sold in little booths
85. cuddles
86. good looking hair
87. smiling dimples
88. feel good-films
89. black comedy
90. chois' chinese food
91. the corner of my couch
92. cracking the ice of puddles that have iced over during the night
93. the first snow
94. ice cubes
95. routines
96. acupuncture
97. finding money I didn't know I had
98. my computer
99. friends
100. t-shirts

Been there, done that?

Stole this from At the pace of a snail. Mark with bold the things you have knit, with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest. I've also added a _ before wips.

Knitting concepts:
_Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hats: Top-down
Hats: Cuff-up
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
_Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting (what's that?)
Charity knitting - Can't afford it
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Baby items
Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting
Continental knitting
Combination knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Participate in an exchange
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting - Not sure
Knitting to make money
Buttonholes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting ('doh, I'm Norwegian)
Dyeing with plant colors
Dyeing spinning fiber
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
Knitting with someone else’s hand-spun yarn
Knitting with dpns
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Tassels
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener stitch
Knitted flowers
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO (standard in Norway)
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards - I am intrigued, tell me more!
Machine knitting
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn
Stuffed toys
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Free-form knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair - No, and I never will. Allergic...
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

I got an award! :D

Monica over at her blog, habitats of my spare time, has given me a Creative Blogger Award! Thank you so much, Monica!

I now need to nominate someone else with a creative blog, and I would like to give this award to Sophia. I enjoy reading her blog and follow it regularly, not only because I know her a bit, but also because the content is interesting and full of creativity.

I'm also giving it to Camilla who has a wonderful scrap and card making blog that's very inspirational to follow! Lots of creative ideas and plenty of eye candy!

Blog challenge

So, Maria challenged me with this:

* Link to the one who challenged you, and write these rules in your blog.
* List 7 things about yourself, both everyday and crazy stuff.
* Challenge 7 people at the end of your post by mentioning their names and linking to their blog. Let them know that they've been challenged by leaving a comment on their blog.


1. I eat cereals with blueberry milk every morning for breakfast.
2. I've recently taken an interest in plants, but now that I've named them, I secretly fear it will bring bad luck and make them all die.
3. I love Christmas and still feel like a child on Christmas Eve.
4. I am participating in NaKniSweMoDo in 2009, attempting to finish twelve sweater in twelve months!
5. I am easily moved by movies, songs and books, and I still get teary-eyed every time I see that scene from Lion King (you know which).
6. I tend to set high standards for myself and then struggle to keep up with them. I'm learning to be more relaxed.
7. I love the tv-series E.R!

I challenge:
1. Guri
2. Sophia
3. Hege
4. Sigrid
5. Sigurd
6. Kate
7. Kristine

Music shuffle survey

Music shuffle survey. You know the drill.
Press Shuffle and write the song you get as an answer to each question.
I used my iPod Nano, not my entire mp3-collection, so there's a lot of the same bands.

1. What's my mood like right now?
Moby - Degenerates
Comment: Very true - I have a headache in the makings and a sore throat, so my mood is degenerating...

2. How's tomorrow going to be for me?
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (Tomorrow I'll Be Gone)
Comment: That's.. ominous..

3. What kind of person am I?
Godsmack - I Stand Alone

4. Am I loved?
Eels - My Beloved Monster

5. How can I achieve my highest potential?
Garbage - Run Baby Run

6. What should I do with my life?
Garbage - When I Grow Up
Comment: Yes, silly iPod, When I Grow up.. And then what?
Stephen Sondheim - The Worst Pies in London (...I see..)

7. Is everything really going to be alright in the end?
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Comment: So.. we all go to sleep?

8. What is my best quality?
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

9. How does my sex life look?
Garbage - Push It
Comment: Hahahaha :D

10. What's the meaning of life?
Metallica - The Memory Remains

11. What do people think of me?
The Monkees - Daydream Believer
Comment: hihi :D

12. Would I make a good catch?
Flight of the Conchords - The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)

13. How crazy am I?
Turbonegro - Are You Ready (For Some Darkness)
Comment: ...

14. Will I have a good life in general?
Garbage - The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
Comment: No kidding..

15. What's going to happen to me this week?
Flight of the Conchords - The Prince of Parties

16. Where will I be a year from now?
Garbage - Medication
My comment: Hahah, that bodes well for my future...

17. What is my biggest wish?
Turbonegro - Rendezvous With Anus
Comment: Errr....

18. What is the love of my life doing at this very moment?
Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama

19. How will I die?
Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy
Comment: Sounds like a nice way to go...

20. What will happen after I die?
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Comment: Of course, my underlings will miss me. What will they do without a strong and kind ruler?

21. How do my friends feel about me?
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Comment: I'm that important, apparantly.

22. Where will I go on vacation?
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

23. What am I getting for Christmas?
Marcy Playground - A Cloak of Elvenkind

24. What happened to me yesterday?
Flight of the Conchords - A Kiss Is Not a Contract

25. What would be my part in a movie?
Jokke med Tourettes - Positive Kjærlighetssang

26. Who knows everything about me?
Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid
Comment: Hahahah, no one, I hope, and so does my iPod (or does it fear otherwise?) :D

27. Who is my idol?
Dr.Horrible OST - Everyone's a Hero

28. What will I be when I grow up?
Flight of the Conchords - Leggy Blonde
Comment: I am neither tall nor blonde... But who know what the future will bring :P

Meme:

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence as a comment on this post, or in your own blog along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

"They pointed and made squeaky noises and we laughed, everyone except Grandma, who pulled her shawl over her head"

-From Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt which a customer just wanted to buy, but then had forgotten her wallet, so it was left here with me :)

Blog meme!

Here's a little meme I picked up on a random google search looking for a lip balm I like. It looked like fun:

10 FACTS ABOUT ME
1) I love tea.
2) I knit (doh, if you're here you probably know that already).
3) I would love to draw more.
4) I wish I had more self-discipline.
5) I am a neat freak and I love organizing, yet I can be messy.
6) My organizer is colour coded.
7) I love poetry (reading it, writing it, analyzing it).
8) I am easily moved by books or movies, but I rarely cry in real life situations.
9) I am slightly paranoid.
10) I dislike not knowing where I have people, as in what their intent is.


NINE THINGS I USUALLY HAVE WITH ME
1) Wallet
2) Keys
3) Cellphone
4) Organizer/filofax
5) Lip balm
6) White Extra (Sweet Mint)
7) Kleenex
8) Migraine and allergy medication
9) Nail file

8 THINGS THAT ANNOY ME
1) Bad grammar
2) When customers (and people in general) are impolite.
3) Making mistakes when knitting or sewing and then having to do things all over.
4) Figuring out the perfect response to someone, only several hours too late.
5) Inability to do housework that apparently needs doing
6) People telling me what to do or how to do stuff
7) People who are condescending
8) Being allergic to stuff

7 PLACES I'VE BEEN TODAY
1) At home
2) At the super market
3) In my bed (waaaay too long)
4) At my parents' place
5) In town
6) At the doctor's office
7) At the pharmacy

6 THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1) Write more
2) Get some of my written work published.
3) Learn new languages
4) Travel more
5) Translate a book
6) Buy a house/appartment


5 THINGS I'M AFRAID OF
1) loosing someone I care about
2) never getting anywhere with my life
3) loosing my sight, my hearing, or my arms
4) prejudice
5) global warming and the world coming to an end

4 THINGS I DO EVERY DAY
1) Brush my teeth
2) Eat breakfast
3) Go on Ravelry
4) Check my mail

3 THINGS I'M TRYING NOT TO DO RIGHT NOW
1) Eat all the maple sugar treats I got in my mail today
2) Procrastinate all day
3) Get carried away and buy stuff online


2 PERSONS I MISS RIGHT NOW
1) My host mother
2) Anne-Stine

1 WAY TO WIN MY HEART
1) Appeal to my silly nature! Haha.. :P

Now... to find a bunch of people to push this on.... ;)


Edit: I can't believe I didn't somehow get the fact that I'm a language nerd into all this... o.O