8/18/11
8/4/11
The real househusbands of wherever
I'm getting really tired of the ridicule of women. Newsflash: Equality, ever heard of that? TV-show after TV-show of women shown off as helpless little creatures who won't do anything but argue with their daughter whether or not she can have a boob-job or compete with her "friends" in being the last one to say something nasty behind their skinny backs. And the worst part is that it's probably women doing the ridiculing. I mean watching the crap. Well, times will change. It is time for the tables to turn. More like WAY past time. That's why I applaud the launch of: "The Real Househusbands of Hollywood".
Let the ridicule begin.7/31/11
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6/29/11
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6/10/11
It's like pasta with no sauce
At the gym the other day I went into the Sauna, the Finnish Sauna with my Swedish friend Sofia. But the bucket of water was nowhere to be found. It turns out it is banned, since one of the guests got burned. Well no worries, just fill up the old water bottle and get the sweat show on, I thought. Well... turns out the same person had gotten burned on something else as well, so now they just banned water all together from the Sauna. In case you didn't know Sauna without the water is a joke. It is not even warm. It's like Tom with no Jerry, it's like a summer day with no ice cream, like pasta with no sauce like Entourage without Ari Gold. Pointless.
6/7/11
Chicken wings can make stuff fly...
They look delish... but these bad boys put Visa into...
...this state for 24 h. And yes, that's a barfing-basket beside the bed. And double yes, it was nasty.
6/4/11
Meanwhile in Sweden...
I move across the globe, for some sweet California sun and fun, and get this:
...meanwhile in Sweden:
God damn stuff
When I feel down I get this urge to BUY stuff. Guess it's not an uncommon trait, but it's a very dangerous trait. Not just for the Freakstrom (a little word game I like to do to my last name Fristrom, can I hear you say "yeah yeah yeah"?!) family budget, especially with Gucci just around the corner... but also for the planet. Yes, I'm gonna go green on your asses.
When I lived in Hong Kong, China, I couldn't go surfing without being attacked by something plastic in the water. Nasty. It makes me want to cry.
So what could, should, would I do about it? Well I've decided that whenever I get that urge to buy stuff, I'm gonna give some stuff away instead. Who's with me?
So what could, should, would I do about it? Well I've decided that whenever I get that urge to buy stuff, I'm gonna give some stuff away instead. Who's with me?Nothing for sissy-assed lazy-whiners!
All of you who think Pilates is a piece of cake... try doing this without needing to replace your hip after.
Went to the Pilates class at my local gym today, and dude, it is one hell of a work out! I'd totally forgotten how amazing it feels to twist yourself into whacky positions -with at least a ball and tube to keep control of at the same time as your ass burns so bad you could set the place on fire. Love it! Very close to ballet in many ways. Looks easy, is everything but.
Went to the Pilates class at my local gym today, and dude, it is one hell of a work out! I'd totally forgotten how amazing it feels to twist yourself into whacky positions -with at least a ball and tube to keep control of at the same time as your ass burns so bad you could set the place on fire. Love it! Very close to ballet in many ways. Looks easy, is everything but.
Not a lot of 70-year old chess-playing grandpas could pull this little move-groove off. Below, Joseph Pilates, the founder of Pilates. Ever since it's evolved into many shapes and forms. I still enjoy the original version. He was a boxer, after suffering of back pains he created this exercise method. Just my kind of a kind. Got a problem? In stead of dwelling on it, think of a way to fix it.
6/3/11
Mothers, how do they do it?
Went to Ikea today. Got an anxiety attack over the amount of stuff we have, so I decided to get some more. At Ikea I always buy a frozen yoghurt. It's a tradition. Some people go for the hot dog, I want the froghurt. Well, with the froghurt in hand I got this compliment from a woman: "Wow, well done handling that ice cream AND the cart full of stuff" (my cart WAS frekishly overloaded and perfectly in balance... but one wrong move and... I do't want to think about it). "Thank you", I replied. Then I realized that she had a cart of her own. With three kids. Heading for the froghurt stand. Mothers, how do they do it?
6/2/11
Too bad I'm already married...
This message popped up on my Skype chat:
"Greetings dear!
I'm Natalia. I live in Russian Federation.
Do you know that the most attractive ladies in the world live in my country? That's true!
I invite you to a very good international dating site where hundreds of lone I am searching forly hearts are looking for their future lovers.
I dream about meeting a charming one I am searching for longterm relations or even marriage".
:)
And also... I'd have to defy her on that the most attractive ladies live in Russia. It has to be Sweden, right. Even the princess is beautiful. That never happens, right.
I mean... look at her. Honka honka honka! Wawaweewaa...
5/31/11
Snackimals!
Yes, animal shaped snacks. I'm in love with them. I'm addicted to them. I've od:eed on them.
Snickerdoodle. Pure snappiness, really!
My childhood home
My childhood home is for sale again in Stockholm. Feels weird to see pictures from it. Same house, different soul. A lot of memories from that place. Like the time my dad fell into the huge tree we had in the back and couldn't get out of it. And no one could help 'cause we were laughing so hard. Good times. Nostalgia XXL.
Big, Bigger, Biggest...
This blueberry will keep you full for a day... -and probably grow you an extra nipple.
A good name is the best you can inherit...
Perse = Ass in Finnish. I wonder what James really is selling? :)5/28/11
5/27/11
Above & Beyond!
Saw Above & Beyond in Santa Cruz yesterday. Check their podcast out on iTunes here. Befriended a guy without a shirt, but with a pacifier (or soother, or napp for you Swedes and tutti for you Finns). I mean, why bring anything but the essential, right? Well the music was fantastic. Proud to have a Finn amongst that trio!
Amazing name
Just signed with a web host, called fat cow. A name like that calls for a shout out. Well done, techies!
5/26/11
Bear with me, don't hurl!
I just got this sent to me:
Sweet, I thought. The hubby found an e-card saying "my love"... But then I realized: Hey it's me in there! So he took a picture of me sleeping and made it into this card. Sweetness.
Love 2011.
The hunt for a perfect salon
I've been going to the same hairstylist for 8 (eight!) years in Helsinki, Finland. His name is Antti Haakana at Konst Hair & Gallery and is amazing. Not just with hair, also with people. So when I first moved to Stockholm, Sweden I'd fly to Helsinki to get my hair cut. I know, a bit extreme, but totally worth it. I'd always come out of his salon feeling uplifted -and gorgeous added to that. Perfect fit.
In these two pictures Antti did my hair.
But after a few flights over to Helsinki it became too expensive. So the hunt began for a salon in Stockholm. And just like it was meant to be I bumped into Steve Terry, with whom I had the pleasure to work with when he was with Toni&Guy. Turned out he had opened a new salon, You. And so another story of hair-happiness began. Love, love, love You! Look at this blogpost and you'll see Steve, me and his work on my hair.
Flying to Stockholm from San Francisco to get a haircut seemed a bit too extreme even for Mioli. So once again the search for a salon began. And just like that, ta ta! I found the perfect one: W's salon
Ah, now I feel like myself again. Ready to take on the world.
5/25/11
So much love!
This is me with my sister and one of our dearest friends, Laura. She has so much love to give and is more sophisticated than most people. She teaches me a lot about prejudiced thoughts and emotions. Love you both!
Definitely 25+
I was at the gym yesterday, running on a super nice treadmill that was softer and more like running cross country, and watched TV at the same time (good thing I'm a woman and can do more than one thing at once, snap!).
Saw the Sharks game (lost, btw, that sucks) and was mesmerized by how fast the subtitles came up. Since it's live, you know.
Saw the Sharks game (lost, btw, that sucks) and was mesmerized by how fast the subtitles came up. Since it's live, you know.
So I said to Sofia: Wow, can you grasp the speed someone has, doing that? Whereto she answered: "Well Maria, it's probably software doing it". And we realized we are so 25+. I'm so old I took typewriting classes in school and fought over the electronic one. No one under 25 would even have assumed it was done by a human.
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