svettisdagarna

what a weekend! i am still recovering from all the amazing impressions, the incredible inspirations, the loud music and the rockin' good time i had working at friskis & svettis annual convention extravaganza! i love my job so much... it hardly ever feels like i'm working when i get to do things like this.

i am trying to upload stills i took from the video i shot... but somehow, blogger hates tiff files. i'm working on it, and will return with answers.

on the train, being scolded

... by my good friend highwaisted to turn off my comment word verification.

there.

it's done.

now my aunt sharon will have no funny words to write to me each time she comments (like "today it was SNIZAZ!") and i am also vulnerable to spammers.

but anything for you, highwaisted. nice new layout, by the way. i think its time for me to update. i hear plaid is the new pink anyway. ha ha ha...

svettisdagarna!

i am off to stockholm in a couple of hours to film the famed and unbelievably populous fitness convention "Svettisdagarna" which translates (i kid you not, North Americans) to "Sweaty Days". there are over 1400 participants from ALL over, so it will be so exciting to jump in and start documenting everything!

it's a cool gathering, no matter what they call it... because everyone involved in Friskis & Svettis fitness corporation gets together to train, share stories and hopefully, speak to the camera for a little while in between their spinning, gympa, dance and body pump sessions! so i will send updates when i get back, and hopefully put up some stills from my adventures.

wish me luck!

hello billy

november rain

outside for 10 minutes. a lesson to us all. just don't go outside.

lunchtime y'all

by now, you must understand how much i love meatballs. of the swedish variety, brand preference mama scans. today, i busted out the full force meatball experience for lunch. complete with mashed potatoes, brown sauce and homemade lingonsylt (lingon berry jam).

far too intense for words.

so i took a picture.

'tis the season

well, not quite yet. but we're on our way. wanna know how i can tell? here are some signs.

1. the second hand store has tables and tables filled with used christmas paraphernalia.
2. the air is crisp (most days) and parents strap their happy, rosy cheeked babies into their baby bjorns and wander the cities, searching for perfect presents and foamy lattes. legs are a-kickin', let me tell ya.
3. wrapping paper sales gallore.
4. even the hippy stores are selling christmas stars that light up inside.
5. there was a baby santa suit for sale in a window today.

please notice that 2 of these 5 things have to do not only with christmas, but also with babies. warning lights? hmmm... perhaps, red, green and white warning lights, even.