Heads up

I am here, alive and fairly well. This is my last post on this blog for a while.

A few days ago I was urgently operated twice due to massive pain. Yesterday I finally found out why. I was diagnosed with cancer.

It will take me time and energy to get through this, and I am determined to get through this, healthy and strong. What I need is time and support.

Thank you all for following this blog the last three years, and keep stopping by - I will be back. Life is filled with many surprises, some are good, others not.

Finally, I would like to thank one person that has been helping me and standing by my side ever since I first had to visit the hospital in Linz. Nicole - you are my guardian angel. You saved my life.

Sunday night/Monday morning

Feel my anger, understand my frustration, sense my fury. The zoo is back in town and they brought all the other monkeys from their tree to our apartment. So far so good. But when strangers start running in and out of the apartment it is not OK. They are using our fridge, no harm done. But it pisses me off when they move my stuff (and not the stuff belonging to the monkeys that I share this place with) in order to fit their cheap beers in there. And it is absolutely not OK to spill beer on my tomatoes. Shoot me. Please.

There's this girl running in and out, and she is pretty vane I guess. She has a reputation of being lighthearted, if you know what I mean. Every guy I have talked to has revealed his desire to engage in various types of intercourses with that girl. Why the fuck is she running around here? I've already threatened her and her friends to throw them out (during an afterparty on a Tuesday night, see earlier posts from October). I don't want to be unfriendly and especially not to a lady.

Anyhow, it's a little more than a week of this left. Then I'm going home. This is the longest time I've been away from home, and it feels surreal that three months have passed already. Returning here won't be dramatic, I already feel determined about the last six months of this adventure. The best part is that the zoo will go on tour elsewhere. Amen for that.

Friday night without action

First of all, thank You for two wonderful months. You are my number one.

Secondly, I am thinking of attending this with Sara tomorrow :P!


The Stammtisch the other day was a success. I had a blast and people appreciated it. Thanks to everyone to who made it a great night!

It's Friday night and I am closing down the shop. Tomorrow and Sunday are fully scheduled with work.

Thank you for reading.

December is here

December is here and the sun is shining. I got back from my midterm exam (after a short stop at my girlfriend's). I don't know how it went but hopefully well.

Anyhow, December is as I mentioned earlier here and it feels surreal. One year has passed since Dalia's wedding (congratulations again!) and Francisco turned 21 yesterday (congratulations again). Grande!

I have less and less scheduled lectures and seminars, but I still have a lot of work to do. Papers in particular. I find it inspiring despite the heavy workload.

Tonight we are arranging the Nordic Stammtisch, meaning that the Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and the Dutch exchange students are preparing food at the student pub. The Dutch exchange student joined us because of.... I can't remember why, but nevertheless, it will be nice to have her with us.

I am planning to wear my Sweden jersey, I mean who could guess that I represent Sweden? Sara will borrow my other Sweden jersey. It's extremely amusing that we both represent Sweden while none of us are native Swedes. I guess we are great representatives of the new Sweden. People here refer to me as either "Roger" or "Zlatan"...


Nevertheless, I am extremely proud to be a representative of Sverige. I am looking forward to enjoy a cold one tonight, celebrating my A paper from last week.

Thank you for reading.