News and updates

[misscam]

News from Norway:

US urges Norway to boost oil production
New law allowing gay adoption rights may be approved this fall
Norway still is the best country in the world to live in, fourth year in a row
Norwegian campaign to tell Bush where to stick it (it has an English version if you click on the little British flag)

*cheers and sticks tongue out at Bush* (Not that I think that little campaign will matter, but hey, you never know.)

In other (unimportant) news:

I have at last started writing again and new chapter of Nocturne is off to the beta.
My site has a new Norway page (if you have a myth you've heard about Scandinavia or a question you'd like answered for the last section of that page, feel free to voice it. Even in my LJ, if you prefer.)

At a pub, anno 2001. I'm the one in red, grinning like mad.


And finally, a meme to finish.

The Fellowship of the LiveJournal
LJ Username
The Ringbearer:	elvea_aure
The Wizard:	rellielake
The Royal One:	kazaera
The Hot Elf:	maererigan
The Comic Relief:	millikov
The Dead One:	maureenlycaon
This fun quiz by ciambawildcat - Taken 9063 Times.

*raises an eyebrow*

Comments

[greyladybast.livejournal.com]

You look nothing like what I'd pictured. You look better. *grin*

How's that for an OFUM suck-up?

Bast

[elvea-aure.livejournal.com]

That's a true Miss Cam grin, it is!


In other news I am the Ringbearer? I have to walk all the way into Mordor / Sauron's backyard to get rid of a silly tacky gold ring just because that silly Dark Lord-type lost it and some sadistic meanie Elves wanted to tease him rather than just give it back? I have to fall a ridiculous amount of times, act inconceivably naive, make irresistibly big eyes until they pop out of their sockets, get chased by a shrieking pack of dehydrated hyenas, walk around with a bunch of inbred halfwits only to flee from them halfway the journey, sleep on beds of stone, listen to bad poetry, get myself half-drowned by an evil tree, get stabbed by one of said shrieking dehydrated hyenas, turn fetid and greenish, get bathed a lot of times by Sam Elves for no apparent reason, get close to being roasted by some kind of walking barbecue, get stabbed by a cave troll, swim in filthy marshes because of a lack of good drainage, eat badly prepared waybread lembas until it comes out my nose, pretend to trust some slimy fetid greenish guy only because I've been fetid and greenish myself, get stung by a spider only to be abandoned by my supposedly best friend after which I unavoidably get whipped by orcs, wear very bad Orc fashion AND climb all the way up some stupid volcano knowing it means CERTAIN DEATH all because that silly Dark Lord-type had horrible fashion sense?! Can't I just QUIT?!

More good news...

[bodldops.livejournal.com]

There's a good chance ol' Bush will be gone in a few months. We're rather sick of him as well.

[irian.livejournal.com]

Oooh, a rare opportunity to see a photo of Miss Cam. Funny, I'd imagine you'd be blond-haired. But then, I take it that not all Nordic-types fit that stereotype anyway.

[ekwy.livejournal.com]

Once, someone asked me if we had polar bears roaming the streets of Stockholm. Which... er... is weird. Also, some people seem to think that all Scandinavians are blond. Care to kill off those myths?

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

Interesting web site about Norway, though maybe you prefer to hear people say that after they've woken up and put their glasses on. :D I want to see aurora borealis while I'm old enough to remember, darn it. I saw it once in a very rare time it came as far south as Kansas, but I was too little to remember for myself. :P

Interesting though, I've heard from other sources that there are six Scandinavian countries, one being Finland. Maybe those sources misused the word or should have used another one. *shrug* (That shouldn't sound like I'm critiquing as I don't mean to do so, I hope it doesn't. ^_^;)

I like how that headline subtitle in that thing that rated Norway as the best country to live in pointed out "United States is further down the list," and I'm strangely surprised that this country was as good as #8, but I guess when people are this angry at their country, it can be easy to forget it's got some things going for it. ^_^;

[syncopated_time.livejournal.com]

Ooo! The hot elf! Sweet! Does that mean I get to ponce around with all the other hot elves? *evil grin* Ahh, Eru. My time has finally come.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

First off I just want to say I absolutely love your icon. Every time I see it I just start giggling madly. Second of all, nice picture. Not how I thought you'd look, but still great picture.

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

*after waking up and indulging in Swiss chocolate*

Ah, apparently those sources I'd seen should have said "Nordic" instead of "Scandinavian" when saying there were 5/6 countries. *shakes fist at them* ^_^;

If this comment doesn't post this time, I'm going to throw something unpleasant at either LJ or my internet connection or whatever's making it mess up. :P

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Lacks a bit of grovelling, I feel. :P:P

[misscam.livejournal.com]

That's a true "I've had loads to drink so life can't get much better now!" grin, that is.

And no, you can't quit. Now get your irresisteable big eyes over here so I can freak people out with them.

Re: More good news...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers and toes* Please do.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Jard for me to be blond either way, no?

And no, we're not all blond/blonde and blue-eyed over here. Many are, but far, far from all.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*takes ax and chops at them*

There was once a polar bear roaming the streets of Tromsø, though. He'd escaped from private ownership (back in the days when enviromentalism was the sound of a bad cold coming up). Maybe that's what sparked the legend.

You wouldn't believe some of the stuff Americans believe about us. Did you know US Conservatives are proclaiming that allowing gay marriage has led to all Scandinavian women beging bed-hopping hoes and our society is about to collapse?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Heh, I got your comment three times in e-mail.

And yes indeed, that would be the *Nordic* countries, which number six, if one includes the Faeoro Islands. And half the Nordic countries make up the Scandinavian countries.

US being 8th is pretty high, but the way Bush talks sometimes you'd think they were numero unofor the 100th time in a row.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Now, now. Don't get too naughty ;)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

The Trout icon or my Smiley?

*eyes self*I don't look scary, do I? Maybe that's why Miss Cam was born - my great desire to pretend I'm scary.

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

*smacks forehead* The stupid notice said it hadn't posted twice, then as soon as I got the third one up, I saw the first two there and deleted them. Sorry about the extra e-mails. ^_^;

I think the Faeoro Islands were included as number six in some sources, in one collection of music I have, they say Greenland instead. (Something about that sounded funny, though. But so did the example of music they included from Greenland. ^_^;)

*shakes head* I can take pride in being American and all, but I really don't need all the "America is the greatest country in the world" cheering to help me out. Especially not from a President that pretty much praises stupidity (ie: bragging about not reading newspapers for himself). :P

Oh, in that "Norwegian campaign to tell Bush where to stick it" article you posted, this image of Bush nearly knocked me out of my chair laughing. XD (Btw, ever been directed to www.dancingbush.com? You unfortunately can't do anything painful enough to him there, but at least he doesn't look too comfortable when he does the split. ^_^;)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Greenland is technically not an independent country. It's Danish (used to be Norwegian, actually, but that's a long story).

Yeah, that picture does catch Mr. Bush in a rather unfortunate pose - and with his trademark grin (God, how I hate his grin. He grins *all the time*, even when he's on about those naughty evil-doers and what-not. It's not a grinning matter, you git!) Figures they'd pick that. We're not very fond of Mr. Bush here in Norway.

And yes, I have been to dancingbush.com. What I really want is slapbushwithatrout.com, though.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Trout icon. tis beautiful.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

:):) Thank ye - I made it all myself and I wuv it too, especially since the first bit of it is from a German Eurosong entry.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Can I steal it? With credit?

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

I thought it sounded funny being called a country. ^_^;

Oh yes, the grin. *shudders* I also remember reading a law professor's weblog in the months before we went to war, when he was reacting to someone's claim that Bush looked "well-rested" when giving speeches about the whole thing. His thoughts were (paraphrased), "I don't want him looking DEAD tired and popping pills on the platform to stay awake, but why would a man with this much on his shoulders look so well-rested?" (And I also remember how back during the Clinton years, there was a big uproar about how Clinton went to bed the night he ordered some attack... I can't remember exactly what the event was (Bosnia maybe?), but I definitely remember the rants about how he was such a bad President for doing that. ^_^;)

Darn, you've made me wish I had the skills to set a site like this up. It'd be slapbushwithfish.com rather than trout though. That way people could select their own fish to smack with. I'd personally select some sharper and more painful ones than trout. :P And then a sister site: peltbushwithshellfish.com.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Of course! Share the trout love!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I'd love a site like that... *wishful sigh* It would be kickass. And very helpful for Bush related stress.

Yeah, sometimes leaders just look too polished. But really, the minimum requirement should be ability to emote. Hence, if you'retalking about something sad,look sad. If you're talking about something serious, be serious. Only grin if it's good. *smacksBush with a herring*