I wish.

I wish for a lot of things, and have done so in the past too.
Fortunately a lot of my wishes have been "modest" wishes. I usually don`t ask for mutch.
Right now I wish for some of my favorite games to work on +Linux if only on wine.

I`m not a linux-pro in any way. Rather a long term n00b. I consider muself thus untill i use the termunal to get things done (and I don`t mean copy paste).

Most of my time on a PC is spendt gaming. I don`t use text-tools or other officerelated programs if I can help it. My PC is for entertainmentpurposes. Although I like tho have the option of doing so. Somethimes I meddle in the afairs of wizards and try 3D-something-something in +Blender.

As a father to a little lovely girl of soon 1,5, I have little time to spare. I have some though! And I`m left with a couple of options.

1. Straight in action that lasts max 15 min.
2. Turnbased games.

There are actually a fair share of games that match these criteria. My fav at the moment is +World of Tanks.

And I can`t get it to work in wine on Linux.

My desktop computer is atm dualboot W7 and +Xubuntu . And I`m fairly pleased with that. But as long as we are wishing for things...

I wish great games that I like would work on Linux!
Subwish: I wish they would work on wine on Linux.

And when I`m on the subject of linux: I`m a bit tired of +Ubuntu . Mind, they snare me in everytime there is a new release. (Ubuntu 13.04 is out in 2 days.) But, IDK... I like Ubuntu and its variables a lot! Don`t get me wrong. I`t just seems as though I got to move on. And I really don`t know from what. I have tried some distros in my time. Usually they are Ubuntu-based. I almost liked +Linux Mint . And I have gone trough K-L-X-ubuntu, Zorin os, Bodhi Linux, RedHat, some puppylinux variables, Gentoo, Arch and Cinnarch. (I have probably forgotten some, sorry.)

I really liked the `idea`of arch. But I had not the skill or time to put the darn thing together. I need an `out of the box` distro that I can costumize.

And then there is the desktop interfaces. My laptop is nearly 10 years old, and need a lightweight desktop interface. I have stranded on +Xfce . The reason for that is that I liked gnome 2 a lot. And xfce resembles many of the qualitys it had. Amazingly costumizable. Pretty too. And that`s another thing. I like desktop interfaces to be pretty. Windows is not pretty. Not 3.11 trough to 8 has been pretty.
I have been a fan of +GNOME for a while, but like ubuntu`s unity, Gnome 3 is just not what I`m looking for. At the moment I have Xubuntu with Cinnamon/MATE installed, and it`s pretty OK. Lxde is to basic for me.

The thing is, you like to costumize the space around you. Your home is costumized to you. If you don`t like the wallpaper, you change it. That`s what I like about most Linux desktop interfaces. They can be changed. I want my desktop to reflect me or the mood I`m in, or change my mood.

I see that the read tread is flapping about aimlessly, just bare with me a little more.

I tried Cinnarch. Cinnamon/MATE is pretty. As said before I was intriged by the idea of arch, but could not build it. Arch with a desktop interface I liked pre-installed. That I can DIG. But cinnarch are now moving away form cinnamon/MATE because it is lagging behind in development, and follows a different releasecycle that is incomaptible with cinnarch`s roling release strategy.
I was bummed. I see their point, sure, just bummed out. So I started looking for a replacement. Arch seems fun. I am familiar with Ubuntu, but I need change. So I tried +ManjaroLinux ! Wow! Is it really different? It is. It doesn`t say ubuntu anywhere! As far as I can tell, it can replace my ubuntu-dependencies.

Well. If I didn`t want to game on games like World of Tanks, my desktop would be a clean Manjaro PC.

I wish...

I have a hot wife. (she told me to write that, although it`s true.) Didn`t I tell you I used to wish for things?  Maybe more of the things I wish for will come true?

Premature daddyo?

Emily has arrived! My gorgeous baby daughter is a little premature. Born 6 weeks early at 1900 grams and 41cm she is a real beauty. However, though things look goldenfluffy pink, reality sets in. At the moment she eats trough a tiny straw in her tiny little nose. She is wery well capable of getting milk from her gorgeous mom's boobs, but 12 meals of sucking is too mutch for that little body just now. So she just enjoys breasfeeding to connect with her mom, and just practise really :-) Linda is soooo great with her. Actually during birth, I found myself married to the Iron Lady. -only with a great sense of humor :-)

How we love Emily :-) <3 <3 <3

Baby on the way.

We have a baby on the way. So we are pretty mutch redoing every room in the apartment. Even the storagerooms. The plan is to make it o'habitable for a freezer and clotes storage. Maybe even for drying clotes. The walls are soon done. Going to start on the ceelng tomorrow. Electrician will be in next week sometime to do the last wiering. Tiling the floor was completed yesterday. Been doing pretty manly things lately :-) including talking to Linda's nice belly. Oh, and it's going to be a girl. (altough I couldn't see it - or don't) We are about 22 weeks into the pregnancy.

New comic strips!!

Little girl on the can. Thinking life trough with a little 'tenses problems.

Ollis in bad shape, but generally happy about not having to do the diaper-change-shift.

Who knows what goes trough a little girls mind at apx age 1,5?

Keeping phone-salesmen waiting for a sale for 6 months is fun!

First comic strip off the board, literally :)

I have managed to make my first comic strip. It's in norwegian for now. I'll make one for the english reading dudes and dudettes out there soon. But for now I'm keepin' it simple :)

Feedback will be soooo welcome :)

Jogging!

Yes, you read right! I'm jogging.

Oh, it's not too far. Takes me just under 15 minutes to jogg to work. That's 2,45km on the GPS on my trusty Nokia n900. That's about half an hour exersice every day! WOW! And I have done this all week. My legs got really sour today though, on my way back from work.

I really hope I manage to do this every day from now on. I actually feels really good! The only time I won't be jogging is when there is ice. I hope that is aceptable, but I'll still walk though.

Here's OLE! (bad "the shining" resemblence :p )

Well, it seems I'm back.
Perhaps it is about time. Actually I have som projects going on. This means of course that there is a great big pile of unfinnished work in my head and on my desk. Perhaps it is a good thing. If I can stop playing PC games and just do them. I really think I get bored quickly. Especially if I'm doing something that I don't master at a reasonable level (wich I clearly define myself) in a given time (wich I clearly give myself). This could be why I struggle at calculus...

Anyway, new project: Cartoon. Like stripy thingy with a humorus point in the end.

This will be posted here, of course, to the merry reading of the few people accedently stopping by my blog. (I probably post it at my facebook page as well to get people to see it.)

Kindergardening is great!

So I got a job at a kindergaden. And it's great! The people working there are great fun. I got 60% at the big kids and 40% at the toddlers :)

I got to admit that the "big" kids are more fun, because I can level more to their imaginary level and play-level. I can do make-believe games that they can relate to and make cardboard toys that make their eyes grow wide! And that makes a lot of difference.

And now I get a reasonable amount of exercise walking to work, or if it's a really good day, I use my skateboard. Now it's snowing and I wonder how to get to work without getting wet and/or taking too long and get sweaty and tired. And it goes without saying that I don't use the car or the bus. I really hate taking the bus, and work is really too close anyway.

I except that a solution will present itself.

Most excellent trip!

Me and Linda came to Selje to visit her parents at their Country-house. Her sister with husband and kid was also there. My borther-in-law, Pål, and I went hiking to Tarvaldsegga, a mountain-top just east of Selje. We went there by Risnakken and Orren. Excellent trip. We used 3 hours and 21 minutes. The trip was 8,45 km as the crow flies. The top is 645 m high. Here is the 360 degree top view:

Kill Ole Wallpaper

So I made a doodle. Kinda. Digital doodle anyway. Based upon one of the best cartoon-series I know: "M" by Mads Eriksen. This picture is in turn based upon the well-known movie Kill Bill. I made My very own version. Took my lovely wife's head and edited in Gimp. Here is the result:

I miss Linda!

I miss her!

My lovely wifi (^,^ ) is off in Oslo for some banking-seminar-thingy.
And the bed is big and cold. I miss her...

Happily, she's home again tomorrow! YAY!

It huuuuurts!

Yes it does! My jaw is hurting a lot!

I was on a waiting list at the dentist-specialist (because my regular dentist is a friend of mine, and wanted to stay that way), and they called me up by surprise and said they have an available spot for me. NOW! Oh Lord how that made me shiver me timbers!

So I grabbed a couple of slices of bread, (because I know I can't eat for AGES after) and ran for it. They called me because I live in the vicinity for the clinic, and could be able to get there quick.

Oh yeah, forgot to tell you; I wag going to remove one of my wisdom-teeth in my lower jaw.

The tooth is out alright! It had 3 roots. There was some inflammation behind it too. ...they scraped it out... And it feels like the dentist have sewn my cheek to my gum!!! I really wonder how this is going to look when I can gape again!

Oh well. The other one goes in November. My oh my... Can't wait!

What an eventfull summer!

This summer has really been eventful! Lista Scout Jamboree was a complete success. I was promoted to ambassador to my area because the original ambassador was unable to make it due to death in the family(i think).

Well, I don't know why they chose to ask me. Maybe I was the final resort, but I think I did well. I got positive feedback anyway. Yay!

My small scoutgroup got a lot of attention. The four of us made it into 3 newspapers: the jamboree-paper, the local newspaper at Lista and Vårt Land, a nation wide newspaper.

The cause of this: out windmill. So it pays to plan and execute properly. And we bathe in fame! We love to know that everyone there knew who we were.

Then I got married! I know, ME, who knew??? It was great! A little bit anxious in the church though. Kept fiddling with my cufflinks.

The photo-shoot was like all photo-sessions, kinda dull, painful and exciting. BIG thanx to Eli-Karin who took great shots of us! Can't wait to get them!

As well as anything, the party was great too! As we were really excited and kinda "distant" as we plowed trough it. The time went really fast and the party was over far too soon! But it was excellent!!! Really! So great to see everyone that came to have fun with us. We really had too little time to talk with everyone, and some might have been harder to sit down with and strike up a conversation since we had not seen them in so long. (This being my fault btw.)

Newly wed and happy we went on our first honeymoon! Längsjö Camping seems to be our spot for camping. Nice location and great service! They even got us a cake! Cool. It had a marzipan mouse on it - AND it was blue! Tasted great too.

Home again we worked for a week before embarking on our second honeymoon to Fuengirola, Spain. Our friends Ove and Eli-Karin was to be married there, and without further ado they were. Linda was best woman to Eli-Karin and made everyone laugh and cry with her touching speech. The local resturant food was crap, but we had a great time there anyway. Some great partying (thanx to Putte and Lisbeth, shhhh....!)

I tried out belly surfing. I got some beating from the waves and I bet there is some water missing in the Mediterranean sea. It was great fun though!

I bought myself a new scateboard too, an Element board. The old-school kind, with soft wheels and don't have a usable nose. (Like the one used in "Gleaming the Cube" aka "Skate or Die".) I actually use it as transportation to work some days. It's really a smooth ride. And not so noisy as "modern" boards with hard wheels. It is great exercise too! Real fun!

As we came home, we found my sister, Ingvild, over-pregnant. 10 days later she gave birth to Leon Moss. I'm an UNCLE! Wow! Well, I was bafore too, but trough Linda by the wedding. I am soooo proud and happy!

As for my future prospects, I am taking (at least) a year pause from school. I plan to work as much as I can, or get a fulltime job. The right job might make me take a longer pause than a year, but I AM GOING TO FINNISH SCHOOL - if anyone wonders. I'm just a bit sick of math at the moment.

I also have a long-term plan to persuade Linda into purchasing more tec-items like graphic processors. Wonder how to?...

Survived bachelorparty, now 10 000 scouts wil have a go!

I had the greatest bachelorparty hosted by my best man, Viet.

More info, with pcs and video will come from this. Promise! There have been really no time at all to blogg for a while. Wedding's in 2 weeks 21 hours and 53 minutes, I'm leaving in 2 hours for the Norwegian YMCA-YWCA Jamboree. There will be pic's and movies from there as well. Promise, really!

Anyways, have an excellent summer. I bid you good day.

Major sparetimequelch, game making, oh brother!

This is me not doing any school for the time being :)
Happy times you might say. It is, REALLY!!

Suddenly I have a lot of spare time on my hands. AND it's raining. Add it up, and it makes for Computer-time.

So I have undertaken a couple of impossible tasks:

1. I am trying to make a remake of the classic DOS-game "Jones in the Fast lane". A simple career game. Probably the predecessor of Sims. The master plan is to make a 3D landscape in Blender, and use the Blender game engine to remake the game. I am well on my way of making the two first tiles of the map. (it has 10) I call the game "Tux in the Fast lane".

2. I had a crazy idea to remake Ducktales. It kept my mind racing and made me stay up late (in bed) to plan how to all in my head. The plan is the same, although I plan to make the animation in 3D, the gameplay will be in 2D sidescrolling, or up or down or whatever. I'm probably going to have the most trouble with the "Launchpad McQuack-flying" part of the game. Or maybe that will be the easiest. I don't know - Because I have to LEARN everything!!!
Game-name: TuxTales.

3. Another game-making idea. (This will have to wait till I'm well on my way with 1. or 2. And I really have forgotten what it was! LORDY!!!! Oh well, it'll come back to me soon. O! OOO! Oh!!! I got it. It's a rather complex task of remaking a simpler and heavily modified version of "Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space".

All made in Blender game engine, all plesant futile tasks. Wish me luck!

The event horizon day is 12. May...

Exams, finals, whatever...

This is the deciding day of what I might do in the autumn (maybe even this summer?) It's like this:

1. I pass the test ( I will not diminish and go into the west and remain Galadriel :D )

2. I get a 2nd. test to pass in august/ early september. I pass it and get to take my final year. I will need to take another test that will make me math free for life! I will still need to pass all exams for final year as well.

1.1 I fail the first test. I can't take the 2nd. stest. I get to start looking for a job.

2.1 I fail the 2nd. test. I get to start looking for a Job.

Soooo: No pressure at all!!!!! Just do the best I can and follow the flow.

Linda, the love of my life, is a great help! Thank you! I love you!

Alligator Gar! Cooool! :D

I take a moment pause from studying to bring you this treat:

An Alligator Gar!



Take a moment to reflect the similarities with it's name brother. This is a freshwater fish that grow to over 200lb's and 10 feet!

It's a FISH!

It made it into my consciousness via the Discovery Channel last night.

How I love gigantism!

Ahhh... New sound-system for my Ubuntu Desktop.

And this is an excellent sound-system too. And fairly cheap as well. 399,- NOK at Elkjøp. Initially I was going to buy the Creative T3130. That decision was changed AT THE STORE, due to a possibility to save 100,- and come home with a newer and better model - the Creative T3200.



So now I can get the really good experience from games and music like I need.

It's a 2.1 sound-system. It enhances mp3's really well. It's spacefirendly, but have some wire-issues due to a MECHANICAL (WOW!) volume-button :D It also comes with a standard 3.5mm standard mini-jack. This I can connect to my n900 and play off sound directly. Cool? YES!

I realize I get extra happy when I spend money well. This is vital for my money-spending. After a couple of "bad ideas" I get into non-consuming-mode. Having spent my hard-earned cash on stupidity is a real pain in the bum :)

Now we are closing in on the RSVP from our wedding-invitations. Most have accepted, a few are unable to make it, and some are unresponsive - for now. We gladly accept your answer, how ever it may be. Though we hope you all can make it! :)

Tux aquired. I'm good looki'n!!! :D

The wedding tuxedo is ready. That is; it's ordered. Slightly shorter pants and smaller jacket. It made me even more ready to work out and get a slightly smaller tummy :) (my six-pack promise)

I really can't wait for the wedding-day. The party will be a magnificent occation for everyone.

And then Linda will be mine... FOREVER! MMMOOAAAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D <3 <3 <3

MMS from all of me to all of you

I got MMS up and working on my Nokia n900!!! Great!

Special thanks to fMMS and fAPN to make it work. Good job you guys!