Geek! (said with a cough)

Finally a few days off (2) and a long weekend in Arendal. New (plastic) boat, new opportunities (the old one was unfortunately too rotten to repair ...). First thing we did was order a new wireless router, and the 3 of us now find ourselves in front of our PCs, tapping away. The weather has been bad, so there has been a lot of inndoor activities (surfing the Internet, laundry, surfing the Internet, watching DVD, did I mention surfing the Internet?), but it's been good getting a little fresh air, as we were able to take a 1 hour boat trip, which wasn't as pleasant as it could have been due to the exhaust leak in the engine. But we'll fix it in August and go then.

See also the cool keyboard I bought from dealextreme.com, a shop filled to the brim with very cheap stuff you did not know you needed. The keyboard works fine, but I suppose it will take a little time getting used to pressing the keys hard enough. Very geeky, but I couldn't resist it ... I saw one of these (it was black, though) in Die Hard 4 and just had to get one.

Now summer is here, and work is a lot more quiet, and I've been able to take some time off and do nothing, which has been just great. The final exam for my part-time study is over, and to my great surprise I actually got an A!!! This calls for a celebration. Did I hear champagne??? By the way I celebrated my birthday (and deadline and exam, same day) with my lovely colleagues and had a really great time (not so good the next day though). Last weekend I spent 3 whole days on the island Hovedøya in the Oslo fjord, drinking beer, getting a tan and swimming. I definitely recommend it!!!

K.