Unicorn Lie and Truth

Just because this picture exists.

Möh

Just because I feel like it.

A dream

I have had something on my mind the whole day that I just feel I need to write about, so I'll do it here. This morning as I was sleeping soundly in my wonderful bed (seriously, I love my bed!) I was having a weird dream (as usual for me, most of my dreams are completely screwed up, but I'm sure that's normal. Right? Please, say that it is.). First I was dreaming about a lovely person who sadly isn't really a part of my life anymore. Maybe he could be again, I don't know. But he is indeed a lovely person and I was having a wonderful time dreaming about him.

Then the dream changed. I was having a completely ridiculous argument with an old couple about a cat (I told you, weird dreams), and as I was walking away to ride the elevator down and go outside, my cell phone rang. It was another person who also is not a part of my life anymore. But in the dream I didn't realize he was calling me, so I didn't answer (metaphor for what happened irl perhaps? :P). When I got down to the ground floor and the elevator doors opened, I saw him standing outside the glass door. I pretended not to see him and made a huge fuss about getting my bags out of the elevator, putting on my jacket and such. When there was nothing else I could possibly do to postpone going outside I stood there, in my dream, back towards the door and thought "How can I get out of this uncomfortable situation? I don't want to go outside and talk to him.". And do you know what happened? I woke up. My dreams can be awesome that way sometimes; when they're too uncomfortable, I can just wake up. Unfortunately, the feeling of discomfort hasn't left me yet, and it annoys me.
The whole last part of the dream annoys me because you're supposed to dream about the things you've been thinking about that day, and I certainly had not been thinking about this fellow. (I hadn't been thinking about that first fellow either, but I really like him, so it didn't bother me at all to dream about him ;)) The thing that bugs me is why I dreamt about fellow #2. I don't know why!!! I haven't exactly been feeling bad about us not being part of each other's lives anymore, so what gives, Universe? Why are you doing this to me?!
Please give me more dreams about fellow #1 instead.

Sex skäl till varför lärare INTE ska ha högre lön

I read this a while ago at Östersunds-Posten's website and think it is really good. More people should read it. It is in Swedish though, since Ö-P is a Swedish newspaper, but that isn't my problem, since I speak and read Swedish like a native (wonder why... :P).

Anyway, it is "Six reasons why teachers should NOT have a higher salary"

1. Läraryrket är kvinnodominerat. I Sverige har vi en lång tradition av att ge kvinnor lägre lön. Det är viktigt att hålla fast vid seder och bruk. Varför ska just lärare bryta mot detta?

2. Liksom prästerskapet drivs lärare av ädlare syften än en världslig lön i kronor och ören. Deras gärningar är ett kall, en mission som ger en inre tillfredsställelse och är den grund varpå samhället vilar. Vad skulle hända om lärarna plötsligt blev karriärister och började räkna pengar om nätterna i stället för att skriva åtgärdsprogram?

3. Även lärarna måste ta sitt samhällsansvar. Om de ska ha högre lön vill alla andra också ha. Ett logiskt resonemang eftersom ingen vill ligga lägre än en lärarlön. Akta så att inte krisen kommer och tar dig.

4. Drömmen om att lämna korp-hockeyn och lira puck mot riktiga ishockeyspelare är något som brinner i varje östersundares hjärta. Hur ska den drömmen kunna slå in om alla kommunens pengar ska gå till lärarnas löner? Arenor är inte billiga att bygga.

5. Lärarnas huvudsyssla är inte längre undervisning eller uppfostran. De ägnar mer tid åt administration än åt eleverna. Sådant bör inte premieras. Byråkrater och pärmkramare har vi tillräckligt av i vårt land.

6. I lärarnas yrke ingår ett visst mått av kunskapsförmedling. Kunskap är tråkigt, jobbigt och något man bara plockar fram vid prov. I ett land där en smartphone är var mans egendom är kunskap av mindre betydelse. Det du inte kan googla är inte värt att veta. Lägg hellre extra lön på telefontillverkare.

Visst är det bekymmersamt att ingen längre vill bli lärare och att lärare hoppar av, men i ett land som är i ekonomisk balans gör det inget att medborgarna är analfabeter.

Skrivbordspedagogen

Anna goes nerd

Speaking of Game of Thrones, I just have to share my dear friend Anna's reactions to the finale of season 1, because it is absolutely brilliant. And spot on. It's half in Swedish, half in English, because that's how we roll. Love it!

• "fan vad weird!
• och awesome!!!!
• han dör ju
• och så är det massa ockult
• och
• eld
• och drakar
• fucking weird!
• och arya och han som har typ arvsrätt på tronen är på väg till jon som är på väg nån annanstans. soooooooooo fucking weird!
• but awesome!!!
• did i mention awesome?
• ...
• and weird"

Mhm!

Don't think of yourself as an ugly person.

Think of yourself as a beautiful monkey.

Mug shots

Just because my mug is cooler than any you have, and you know it, and you also know you want it.

Booyah.

Star Wars body

If I ever have a baby, I want this.

....who am I kidding, I want it for myself.

Batman

Just because I have them and you know you want them

Joke

The past, present and future walk into a bar. It was tense.

Funnyfunnyfunny

I need some funny time right now.

Oooh, look, Patrick Stewart!

Awesome.

QC

Oh, and btw...

Words

Just wanted to share some words that I enjoy.

Hirsute

Boolean

Egregious

Slovenly

Eschaton

Priapism

Lascivious

Spelunking

"Also, I mean, I like strangling hookers. Who doesn't?"

- Jeph Jacques

Awkwardness

"The hardest part about hugging someone to whom you are attracted but not already makin' out with is knowing how long is safe. End the hug too soon and it's weird; the other person thinks "man why did he/she only hug me a little bit?" Hugging someone for too long, on the other hand, is a clear signal that HELLO YOU GIVE ME BONERS/SQUISHY LADYPARTS HAGBLGABGLH. We walk a tight-rope, my friends, a tight-rope over the chasm of AWKWARDNESS."

- Jeph Jacques

Well said.

Thursday

Three words:

Summer, skinny dipping

Love it

Little things

These are the little things that matter at the moment

Ping Pong. Våfflor. Expecto Patronum.

Oh yeah