Terrorism in WoW, Doomsday vault, life with NSB, in other news w/more

[misscam]

First off, thanks for all birthday wishes :) You're awesome! Also special thanks to falena84 for her gift of green fluffy cow socks and lotus79 for the kangaroo pouch and (I suspect) Scot-books.

I am still waiting for my DVDs. Grr Norwegian customs (probably).

So, to sum up business last few days:
- Birthday and party, hurrah!
- Norwegian railroad stranding me in Oslo due to another round of suckitude. AAARGH AAAARGH SO FED UP.
- Winter holidays making us who didn't take holiday extra work busy.
- Been leading several raids for my guild in WoW. Eeek. Pic!spams will follow on my WoW filter later.
- Need beta for a Doctor Who piece and probably another one right after. Any willing?

In today's '... I can't decide if I should laugh or facepalm':
US government to 'spy' on games such as World of Warcraft, looking for terrorist behaviour.

... Yeah. I think my favourite comment was I can't believe I'm going to pay taxes for the government to level up their Paladins. Hee.

Today the 'Doomsday' vault opens at Svalbard. Hmm. Svalbard is a fascinating place (and recently had an earthquake of 6.4, largest ever measured in Norway) - check out some pictures here. (Don't miss the 'beware polar bears' sign!) There's something in an arctic landscape that always make me feel home and oddly at peace, but living at Svalbard requires fortitude, hoo yeah.

Norway's Eurosong entry this year: Meh. Sadly, the King of Trolls didn't make it. I am already excited for Eurosong entertainment this year - any countries managed to pick something truly horrific and hillarious yet?

In other news:
- Awww, future Queen Ingrid Alexandra.
- Sigh American politics.
- Urk Berlusconi.
- Monkey wedding in India.
- Liechtenstein not so amused.

So what's up with you, flist of awesome?

Comments

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Eeep!

Sorry I'm late about this, but happy birthday!

Also, the mother of the Princess looks just like the cliche stereotype of a Scandinavian.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Heh, thanks.

She looks so much it that an Italian party with some Nazi ideas used her in a pamphlete hailing Aryan-ness and Tradiotional Family Values. What they failed to realise is that she and then Crown Price are known for being fairly liberal, and she has a child before her marriage to him. Traditional, not so much.

Also the Royal Palace smacked them down gloriously. Hurrah!

[perhatikan.livejournal.com]

(Belated)Congratulations for your birthday!

I've seen that Ireland is sending a singing turkey to Eurosong, which was rather disturbingly funny. It does make me want to watch how far it will get in the finale.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

That's either extremely brilliant or extremely bad.

I see a YouTube peeking is in order, yes.

[perhatikan.livejournal.com]

Here is a link for YouTube if you need one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n--JnAwirk

I still don't know what to think of it myself really.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

Well, considering 'Hard Rock Hallelujah', it would hardly be unprecedented...

[lyricalviolet.livejournal.com]

I feel like laughing in the face of my sad, pathetic government spying on a video game is the only way to stay sane. Besides, if I'm going to slap anyone in the face, it'll be W, not myself :)

As always, I am available for beta duties, should you need them :)

[mademoisellenon.livejournal.com]

I happy birthday'd you on FB. Hopefully you got that. I don't know how often you check it :(

Scot books?

Fell in love w/ this one but #6 is adorable. The shot where she is w/ her mom made me die. The blondness. I want Crown Princess's blondness. Damn Father and his inability to give me true Nordic genes. *shakes back black hair :P*

[sarie-gamgee.livejournal.com]

I'm late, too (I was ill), but happy (belated) birthday!

Hee, I wrote about Eurovision yesterday. Spain hasn't chosen its candidate yet, but they set a Myspace competition and this could be our entry. Apparently he has to go through another competion yet (I'm rooting for this other guy, anyway).

[falena]

*gives Poste Italiane a good cheer for managing to deliver roughly on time*

The butterfly hairpins didn't get crushed on their way there, right?*frets*

Why did I click on the Berlu link? WHY? I was doing so well with my avoidance of domestic news so far. I can't wait for this bloody campaign to be over and nothing those wankers say could make me change my mind. I'm sadly resigned to keep the "voting the least disgusting coalition" thingie going, but I'd appreciate it if they could make it snappy and thus marginally less painful. *sigh*
As for the court decison re: Berlu's trial. If a candidate has allegedly committed corruption crimes you do not freeze proceedings until election comes, YOU BLOODY STOP HIM FROM RUNNING UNTIL HE'S BEEN CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES!!!!

*screams in frustration*

Ahem, sorry about that.

When is Eurosong again? Sadly I suspect we're still not competing. Just more evidence that we're a county of bloody fools. *sigh*

[crackpig.livejournal.com]

Happy late birthday.

Seen the Irish entry? That terror of winning again after the long streak is still holding firm I see.

[moon-very-thin.livejournal.com]

Ya ever see that episode of Father Ted where Ted and Dougal get through because RTÉ can't afford to host the Eurovision anymore, so they want to guarantee they don't win?

I think there's actually quite a lot of truth in that joke.

[crackpig.livejournal.com]

I did see that'n and that whole theory is what I was getting at! Was it seven in a row or something? Hell of a streak to have to pay for the hosting.

[everysecondtues.livejournal.com]

I fail; I hadn't even realized it was your birthday. Happy belated birthday!

I thought the doomsday vault looks awesome when I saw the news on it.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

*is exhausted*

Oh, I'd forgotten the pouch. Did it cheer your Mum up? Hope so.

Books arrived yet?

Gah, now it's Luke's birthday on Saturday and I gotta think up a pressie for him...