deviantART: by:Djoseph

deviantART: by:Djoseph http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Djoseph&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Djoseph en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:34:16 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png My macbook is dead http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/28023358/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/28023358/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:29:26 PDT Links .:. Will .:. Fall .:. Here .:. Soon .:. Dagnabbit

Uppdate: Well, the verdict seems to be hardware breakdown of the harddrive of my laptop. Probably nothing fatal, but it's broken enough to make it impossible for me to get to the files inside. Photos, texts, journals, notes, schoolwork and some other stuff. The ironic thing was that I was planning to do a backup of the most important stuff just a day or two before the breakdown... well well.
As it is now the only thing to do is to send it to the professionals, which is EXPENSIVE, but necessary I'm afraid. Will take some time to save up for that though. In the meantime my brother has lent me an old harddrive of his, so right now I'm working on reinstalling all the software...

-------------------------------------

So far attempts at ressurection has failed. Will seek the support of a hard drive necromancer shortly. Untill then, enjoy some of the buttons in my button collection...

http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/27838091/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:01:01 PDT Watch me Note me Journal Instructions

hath bestowed me with the gracious gift of a months dA premium membership!

Thank you very very much, whoever you are. dA wont let me know, and if you're fine with that I'm fine with that, you could note me if you want personal thanks without exposing your secret identity. I promise I wont tell.

I'm looking forward to try out all the fun features available. Stay tuned!

A random feature just because I can!

]]> ~Djoseph Wife arriving in 5 hrs 33 min & 17 sec. beep http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/27300457/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/27300457/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:52:20 PDT Today's journal is all about this journal of my good friend

where he tells that he'll be offering commissions from now on. And dirty cheap too. I'd recommend you to go there and grab a slot before they get filled up. Great art for affordable prices, and he's just about the best person there is to do business with. His art makes great gifts! You can stuff it in your coat to make yourself warm! Eat it! Drink it! Put it on toast! Did I mention he plays the accordion?

This could be yours for how much did you say? A thousand dollars? One hundred dollars? NO! Just fourty dollars! Isn't that just increadible?!! Don't hesitate! Get your artwork now wile stock lasts!

--------------------------------------

Don't miss participating in =bekkias down with the clichÃ©s poetry contest! News article here [link]

--------------------------------------

In personal news: I'm trying to be a good student and study so if you think I'm not reading you poems or looking at your art you may very well be right. I'll try to catch up with you great great guys soon.

~~Friday is meeting my wife at the docks day!~~

Next Friday is meeting my wife at the docks day due to the embassy holding on to her passport without telling her in time. One extra week of waiting due to them. But what difference does that make on three months? Enough to go mad occationally!

But now she's coming for sure.

]]> ~Djoseph Joppandejdaladaladoodaasipsiperisparrisparaplapper http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/27010752/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/27010752/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:52:47 PDT

residency permit, so my days as a virtual widower are over!

Now all that's left is to plan the trip. If all goes as planned she'll be back home before the end of the month.

Expect some new things from me in the future. I can't be more specific than that.

]]> ~Djoseph Oneliner contest winners! + 10000 kiriban winner! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26680131/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26680131/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:55:45 PDT [link] !

My thanks go out to the lovely :lkirkland: who suggested me.
Otherwise I would like to apologise to all the people waiting for an answer, just so much right now with school starting tomorrow (I still need to get my books!) and as if that was not enough my brother went and applied me to the choir he's a part of and the song test is on monday and I'm so nervous I'm afraid I'll just melt instead of sing...

-----------------magical-update-line--------------------

Hello everybody! Today we have a lot to go through so let's start with the most important and most fun part: Features!

As you might know the haiku club

ended it's second competition some time ago (there's a new now) and the winners would get featured here and in other deviants journals. First place even got a one month subscription from the generous =rlkirkland The catch this time was that the haiku must be written in one line, just like it is traditionally in Japanese.

So here we go. *drumroll*

In first place:

with the scenic Picking Time. Not hindered by the restrictions but instead using them to enhance the imagery she is clearly a worthy winner.

Georgia cotton field blossoms with snow

Now this might come as a surprise to you, but haiku is only a newcomer in this woman's repertoire. Just take a look in her gallery [link] and you'll see what I mean. I would personally like to recommend
Steven as well as her writing guides.

In second place:

with the ridiculous Bath-time one-liner. I honestly have a hard time believing that this amateur could have won by any fair means. Just look at it:

sound of rain... my legs too long for the bathtub

Ridiculous I say! But what else could you expect from a man that dresses like this? I rest my case. Lets move on.

In third place:

with the celestial Aldebaran. Read it and if you don't get it, read the comments for a quick lesson in astronomy. It really helps you to appreciate the depth of this haiku all the more.

Aldebaran shining above a torero

So many nice things to find in this deviants gallery that it's hard to know where to start. But I suggest you take a look at his very ambitious July Haikuthon 2009. He wrote no less than one haiku and a tanka a day!

These were the three finalists, but let's not forget the two honorable mentions:

with oneliner

whole moon pushes through broken leaves below

with plaintive hum

plaintive hum, the season's last cicada

Now I hope you really will take your time and take a look in these talented deviants galleries. Add some faves, add some watches, leave some comments, write some critiques.
In short: give them some <... ]]> ~Djoseph Oneliner contest winners! + 10000 kiriban winner! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26680050/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26680050/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:15:46 PDT
As you might know the haiku club

with oneliner

whole moon pushes through broken leaves below

, not just

--------------------------------------magical-section-divider-------------------------------------

I announced in my last journal that I would be giving something to whomever could give me a screenshot of my front screen when the page view counter ticked over to 10000. Since this caused close to no reaction whatsoever I guess it's only fair that the one who ended up winning (without competition) was the long time DA lurker and wife of yours truly: ~Lawofreflection The price has bee... ]]> ~Djoseph I'm moving out! Now with video! +10000 kiriban http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26459098/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26459098/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:40:11 PDT Good luck!

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
Because I found an apartment!

Thanks to all of you that thought of us and prayed and said encouraging things.

For a view of the apartment go here [link] A great chance to hear my whiny Swedish voice and to see the living room pre repainting.

Warning for seasickness inducing camera handling.

Now I have about five days to pack everything, clean out the apartment and get it shipped west to Uppsala were we're going to study. Shouldn't be too hard should it..?
Probably wont be on DA too much during that time and even if I'm here I probably have something more important to do. So if you see me wasting time here, just kick me out oki?

In other news:

The One Liner haiku contest over at

has just ended so go and check out the entries here [link]
And as if that's not enough their new competition starts today. This time one focused on senryu. Read all about that and the rules in this journal: [link]

I've just joined

and I must say this critique-club looks promising. Started by *KneelingGlory to be a place where you can be sure to get a serious critic for your artwork unlike so many other places I've heard of here. Check them out! They still have some places left for critics in some areas and they need all the support we can give them!

Now to do some real work then...

]]> ~Djoseph Sea haiku contest winners! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26140967/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/26140967/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:29:47 PDT contest of the newly started japanese poetry club

has come to an end.
I offered, along with many others, to feature the winners in my journal so this is what I will use the journal space for today. I'll let it be up for at least a week before changing it, but if you're a regular here you know it may very well be longer than so.
The basic idea in the competition was for the contestants to write a haiku alluding to the sea without actually using the word. Quite a few people decided to join. Enough to cause the three judges

some problem when choosing I'm sure.

In the end, three haiku remained.

In 1st place: *saiun with the almost epic Under an Ancient Moon, featuring these lovable critters. True living fossils, with blue blood!

gathering
under an ancient moon
horseshoe crabs

I would advice you to take a closer look in this deviants ample and well organised gallery. I did and found this gem under "walkers":

Ambling
From shadow to shadow Â
A raccoon!

Who knows what you may find?

In 2nd place: *RedDragonfly with the little haiku with the great content, and the bewildering name (except for all you haiku chain-gangers out there). Two rows bursting with the power of the sea, and the great creatures that live in it. Set 1: Chain 4b: Link6- Sea

sitting in the little cove
orcas pass by

When looking in her gallery for something else to feature I stumbled upon this thought provoking and fun senryu:

nude beach-
I hide behind
my sunglasses

Senryu is not the only thing to be found there though. I'll let her title of Mad Sock Scientist be the hint.

In 3rd place: The aptly named *HaikuKitty with the equally aptly named Contest Entry the-haiku-club where the mighty, but threatened, albatross is suspended between the ocean and the sky.

above and below
unbroken blue
an albatross

In her gallery i found a folder labled "haiga" and I knew there must be something good in it. I was right.

Feast your eyes on the nostalgic and poingnant merging of picture and poem that is Gold Moulded Records. And that's just one of them.

Now I hope you really will take your time and take a look in these talented deviants galleries. Add some faves, add some watches, leave some comments, write some critiques.
In short: give them some

, not just

.

]]> ~Djoseph Traveling again... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25949583/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25949583/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:52:55 PDT This time I'll be travelling alone, since my wife needs to stay here and wait for the Swedish consulate to realise that she's no threat to our society but rather an improvement. They should be glad I didn't stay and inbred in some village like other people from where I come from.

I'll get online and check on you whenever I can during the trip. I'll have to stay one night at the airport in Trondheim, so they better have wifi.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to spend the rest of my remaining time here with the love of my life.

]]> ~Djoseph Back to life... online http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25875042/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25875042/ Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:16:26 PDT
Or something like that... possibly.

I can't promise it will all come at the same time. Have lots of things to sort out right now, like how I'm supposed to get back to Sweden before my visa runs out or where I'm supposed to live once I get there. Wohoo...

]]> ~Djoseph No internet time! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25797788/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25797788/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:59:14 PDT
=Leptospyrra has updated her journal about her charity. I suggest you go check it out and then spread the word further. Hopefully it will reach some better artist than me who can participate more actively. Journal: [link]

In other news the super cool

featured my poem [link] along with two other awesome poems in his latest journal. Go check it out! And check out his gallery while you're at it.

Now I'm going to St. Petersburg again. No internet for like two days. See ya on the other side

]]> ~Djoseph Haikuthon, feature and a call for help! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25670485/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25670485/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:21:40 PDT
My haiku Chain gang submission 1 has, along with Sagat Colored by ~JPJohansson, been featured in a journal by the lovely people at *helping-the-unknown. Very nice indeed!

The July Haikuthon has started and there are many fine new participants this year, myself included

, so I'm sure it's gonna be a blast.
Check out the full participant list here: [link]

So for the third news item. I read in

s journal that

is asking for artists to help her raise money for kids with special needs in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Basically she asks you to donate pieces that she can make prints of and sell in her gallery to raise the money. Since I don't make much printable art whatsoever I promised I'd spread the word at least. Read more about it here: [link] or on her profile page.

Besides that I'm still having a great time in Murmansk with my wife and her relatives. We're trying to make as much out of it as we can since we know I'll be going back to Sweden in two weeks and she has to stay to sort out the paperwork that comes with marrying a foreigner. How long, we don't know. Hopefully not more than a month.

The 101 poems project list has been moved here since it made all of my journal entries unnecessary long.

]]> ~Djoseph Privet Murmansk! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25599179/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25599179/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:32:17 PDT wife.

Sorry for not being online but I've been travelling for the last three days. First by train to Stockholm, then by ferry to Helsinki and after that it was bus to St. Petersburg where we got on the train for Murmansk. The trip went fine though, my first time on such a big boat and the longest train trip of my life so far, squeezed into a bunk about 40cm too short.

Now I'm going to relax a bit before continuing our hunt for suitable apartments in Uppsala. Tomorrow we will know if we'll get the one we really want. Hope hope hope!

And here's a music quiz for your enjoyment:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Yoshke Yoshke - Sabbath Hela Veckan (Yoshke Yoshke!) [link]

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITy
Song for Sally - Flight of the Conchords (a bit schizophrenic and really weird? The resemblance is eery.) [link]

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Black Tarn - Falconer (Tarn apparently comes from the Old Norse word tjÒ©rn, which for a swede could lead into a whole series of R-rated associations...) [link]

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODay
Drick ur ditt glas (empty your glass) - Carl Michael Bellman (Great, a song about a man virtually on his death bead. XP) [link]

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Sneaking - Lupin the III Castle of Cagliostro OST (that and having mighty cool sideburns

)

WHAT IS YOUR Moto?
No One Knows Who I am - Jekyll & Hyde the Musical (too pathetic to even comment on...) [link]

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Dana Glover / Thinking Over - Coldplay [link]

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Alas my love - DC Talk [link]

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Wheel of Fortune - Monkey island 2: Lechuck's Revenge (Anybody still remember the sign language?) [link]

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Super Steve - Machinae Supremacy (Got some freak potential? Sounds familiar.

) [link]

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
At The Zoo (Album Version) - Simon & Garfunkel [link]

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Monochrome - Yoko Kanno (ALSO too pathetic to comment on) [link]

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Miracle Drug - U2 (you may call me Super Serum!) [link]

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Mission to the Asteroid - Michael Land (Not too unthinkable since this is from the soundtrack to The Dig. A game me and my fiancÃ©e ~Lawofreflection played through in one sitting, betting we could beat it before the other one. We really are the most romantic of couples sometimes...

) [link]

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Migration suite - Bo Hansson (music inspired by Watership Down, gues... ]]> ~Djoseph Current status: Just married http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25466054/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/25466054/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:07:09 PDT
It's been happening so many things in my life these last few weeks, last weekend in particular, that I've not been able to spend much time here at all. That the internet company turned of my internet because a visitor had a virus didn't help either. So I'm sorry for leaving some of your comments and ongoing conversations hanging.

The most important thing that's happened I believe you can guess from reading the headline. This Saturday I and ~Lawofreflection got married in Uppsala and it was such a happy event.
She has not been active on DA for the last years, but maybe she'll come back if you ask her nicely? Don't forget to congratulate her too. There are some really nice things in her gallery, and I'm not just saying that because she's my wife.

Still a bit hard to actually understand that it's happened, but I'm sure we'll get used to it eventually. I actually find wife much more natural to say than fiancÃ©e, and she's been calling me hubby for the past six months anyhow so.

and

also joined the celebration. Patrik gave us a really cool portrait that I hope to see here some time later (you'll be allowed to do the improvements before If you wish, but you know we love it already

)

In other news I've just started reading ~SOLARTS essay on writing haiku and it's a really interesting read.

Check it out here [link] .

This is all I have time for now, need to catch a bus in ten!

Edit: I'm also joining the one month haikuthon hosted by =Iscariot-Priest. Just note him if you wish to join, you don't have to know what a haiku is to join even. You'll learn as we go along.

Edit 2: Link to the awesome portrait [link]

]]> ~Djoseph Current status: http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/23227644/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/23227644/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:56:53 PST

yay

------------------------------------

b>101 poems project
My plan is to write one hundred and one poems based on these themes I stole from some guy here on DA (if you recognise this please tell me who you are!). I plan to celebrate when I'm done with the first ten. How that will work out will be a surprise. The two missing themes will be added in later. I figure if I manage to write ninety nine poems, two more wouldn't make such a difference.

Done so far: 6
In progress: 5

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark [link]
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude [link]
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious [link]
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29 [link]
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Current status: http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/21801952/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/21801952/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:35:37 PST Lawofreflection.

And no. I didn't finish that darned book. But I don't care. It was fun while it lasted.

------------------------------------

b>101 poems project
My plan is to write one hundred and one poems based on these themes I stole from some guy here on DA (if you recognise this please tell me who you are!). I plan to celebrate when I'm done with the first ten. How that will work out will be a surprise. The two missing themes will be added in later. I figure if I manage to write ninety nine poems, two more wouldn't make such a difference.

Done so far: 5
In progress: 3

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark [link]
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude [link]
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29 [link]
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Current status http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/21268127/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/21268127/ Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:50:43 PDT National Nover Writing Month which means that I'll have to crank out a 50000 word novel before the end of the month. I've no idea if that's going to happen, but I sure as heck am going to try. It'll be fun.

Now this might, or might not have a negative effect on my other writings. We'll just have to see about that. I will at least try and finish the ones I've started. But I probably wont start any new ones.

---------------------
This weeks quiz was stolen from :iconkingbehemoth; and translated by me!

1. Which swearword do you use the most?
ÂSkitÂ, which is the Swedish equivalent of crap, both in meaning and degree of ÂswearednessÂ (at least I think so), though the direct translation actually would be shit.
2. Do you own an iPod?
Yes. A black 3rd generation Nano. Matches my Macbook.

3. What time is your alarm set at?
8.00 or 7.30 if I shower in the morning.
4. How many suitcases do you have?
Only one, but it's BIG.
5. Do you use flip-flops?
No. Flip-flops kill my feet.
6. Where do you buy your food?
At ICA. The closest store.
7. Would you rather take the picture than be on it?
Since I don't take good pictures anyway I'd prefer to be on it. For once.
8. Which was the last movie you watched?
Hot Fuzz, and it was gooooood!
9. You have the day of. Would you rather spend it with a family with children or a female friend?
With a friend. Preferably < href=Â[link] girlfriend.
10.If you won the lottery, what would you buy first of all?
A trip somewhere for me and above mentioned girlfriend.

11. Have somebody ever called you lazy?
I do believe so. Yet I cannot recall any particular moment. Perhaps I was talking to myself...
12. Do you ever take any medication to fall asleep faster?
nopety
13. What CD is in your CD-player right now?
None. Mp3 is teh shit.
14. Who is the worlds best music artist right now?
Hard... but I listened to Billy the Vision and the Dancers yesterday and it made me nostalgic. Plus they're good, albeit a bit weird.

15. Has somebody told you a secret this week, and if so what was it?
Dooooon't think so. If so I've forgotten it.
16. When was the last time someone hit on you?
Man, I never know when somebody do that, but this girl that I've never seen before smiled at me in the library. Does that count?
17. What did you have for dinner last time you had it?
Cabannos and corn on the cob.
18. Do you wear hoodies?
Yes. But I only have one.
19. Can you whistle?
Sure!
20. Who was the last person to give you a call?
Anders. The janitor at the school I went to last year. He wants me to get my things out of the storage room in the dorm cellar.

21. What is your favourite ride at an amusement park?
Bumper cars!
22. Do you think that people are talking about you behind your back?
Only when I'm in a bad mood.
23. What region code do you belong to?
No idea.
24. Did you watch cartoons when you were a kid?
Oh yeah, and still do.

25.How big is your closest shopping centre?
Freaking huge. But it takes like 20 min to bike there.
26. How many siblings do you have?
Two brothers, and three sisters. All older than me.
27. Do you feel shy together with members of the opposite sex?
Not that much. It depends more on how they act in general I'd say.
28. From which movie do you know all the lines?
The LOTR movies I suppose. Or possibly the Disney Robin Hood.
29. Do you own any pop band t-shirts?
Nope.
30. When was the last time you flew?
Umm... it was in February, from St.Petersburg to Stockholm.
31. How many chairs around your kitchen table?
Three.
32. Do you read only because it's fun?
Is there any other reason to?
33. Do you speak any other languages?
Besides Swedish, English mostly. Though I hope to change that eventually.
34. Do you make your own dishes?
Well, there's no one else to do them for me is there?
35. Have you cried in public?
Probably as a kid.
36. Stationary or laptop?
La... ]]> ~Djoseph Dear André: http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/21134798/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/21134798/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:52:43 PDT
Go and drown yourself,
Josef

------------------------------------------------------

Hiya boys and gals! Here is another episode of the ~~daily,~~ ~~weekly,~~ ~~monthly,~~ randomly Djoseph journal!

First of all I hope nobody (~Zegovia most of all) did take the first part seriously. For if you did... well then you know more than I do. Template for this funny thing can be found after the journal entry. Try to see if you can learn some new things about me!

Now for the journal.
Hope you are all feeling fine, cause I am. Just came home from my exam in personality psychology, the second partial course of the psychology course I'm taking, and I believe that I did quite well on this one. This has been an interesting and challenging course so far, really makes you think, but it is still going to be nice to relax a little this weekend.

As for DA related stuff I have to say I am royally ashamed (probably a Swenglish expression but I don' care)that my productivity have gone from little to less to naught. I have some small things that will be finished soon if I just get my hands on them. I'm going to blame homework, what little I have, for that as far as I can.

What more can I say? Autumn is here, and the leaves are not. Well, they're not on the trees anymore at least. Fall should give good inspiration for a poet, but I suppose I haven't been out in it enough yet. I'll see what comes up when I go to get my girlfriends parcel for her, at the post office in the other end of the city, where she lives. I promised to go and get it for her while she's at school, because I'm just too much of a nice guy.

------------------------------------
Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .

___12___,
-Your name-

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kabob - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflÃ©
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-co... ]]> ~Djoseph Update sorta http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/20310093/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/20310093/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:28:35 PDT
Latest news from Djoseph's new* lair in VÃ¤sterÃ¥s:
I've started my psychology course, and it's really interesting. Studying at university level is a bit different from all I've experienced before, but so far I like it. Being wholly responsible for my own studies makes them all the more important to me.
After roughly two weeks here in VÃ¤sterÃ¥s I'm starting to feel really at home here. The apartment is really nice, though a bit messy, and I'm feeling confident in finding my way around now. It's not such a big city at all really. Perfect for taking long walks in, until I find a bike that is. The buses aren't really anything to rely on here. Plus they're freaking expensive...

I found two haiku that I had not posted before and decided to do so now, which is also the reason for this journal. The other reason is that it will keep me away from the Psychology book a while, but I don't like to talk about that fact.

More updates to come I think. I always seem to get inspired when I've got lots of things to do. My muses seem to thrive on my stress...

--------------------------

101 poems project
My plan is to write one hundred and one poems based on these themes I stole from some guy here on DA (if you recognise this please tell me who you are!). The two missing themes will be added in later. I figure if I manage to write ninety nine poems, two more wouldn't make such a difference.

Done so far: 5
In progress: 3

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark [link]
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude [link]
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29 [link]
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Listen to me! Me me mee! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/19774448/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/19774448/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:51:06 PDT
I've been doing a lot of different things lately. Besides working my last day (which was wonderful) and trying to plan what to pack when I'm moving (which is going on slowly in a sort of working way) I've been to the Star Wars Exhibition in ÃrnskjÃ¶ldsvik (which was quite fun, in more ways than one).

In less than two weeks I'll be going south again, to VÃ¤sterÃ¥s. A city just Northwest of Stockholm, the Swedish capital. There I will be taking a course in psychology and another one in the history of ideas. My precious

will also be studying there. So we'll be able to see each other more often than each fifth month or so (which will be great).

Until then however, I have to make sure I have everything I need, and pack it accordingly. Which would be impossible probably without the good nagging help of my parents. At least I would not have started yet.

Writing goes as slow as ever, but at least it goes. Which it did not do before for over a month or maybe more. I found a picture here on DA that sort of kicked loose my stuck up brain. Which means I'm working on the big one again. The one that's so big I fear I'll never be even half done with it.
The smaller things like shorter poems and haiku is also starting to live up. Soon you'll see some new things I believe. Even some updates to my project below.

Now I've taken so long to write this journal that what is written above it has become passÃ©. I'm now listening to small nightly sounds, watching the dark night, eating 70% chocolate, and drinking nothing.

Good night everybody. You've been a wonderful audience. Be sure to check by later.

--------------------------

101 poems project
My plan is to write one hundred and one poems based on these themes I stole from some guy here on DA (if you recognise this please tell me who you are!). The two missing themes will be added in later. I figure if I manage to write ninety nine poems, two more wouldn't make such a difference.

Done so far: 3
In progress: 3

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude [link]
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29 [link]
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Jobba dobba! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/19219794/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/19219794/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:44:26 PDT
If you think I've been a bit absent it posting things here on DA I can understand that. Because I have... been absent that is.

For I've been working.

At the same nursery home as last year, so it's going fine. Not completely with the same cast as last year. Some have passed away, and some new stars have joined. But that's just how it is with this kind of work.

I'll see if I post anything new soon. I might, and I just might not. It's all up to me. Sadly.

Oh, and a big aplause to ~Lawofreflection. My 5000th page viewer. She is awarded with a secret prize that she can claim in person directly from me.

-------------------

Got tagged by

to do this soooo...

leave a comment, and i will

a) tell you why i friended you
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, et cetera
c) tell you something i like about you
d) tell you a memory i have of you
e) ask something i've always wanted to know about you
f) in return, you must please post this in your journal.

WARNING! If I don't remember or know what to write at the time I will make answers up.

-------------------

101 poems project
My plan is to write one hundred and one poems based on these themes I stole from some guy here on DA (if you recognise this please tell me who you are!). The two missing themes will be added in later. I figure if I manage to write ninety nine poems, two more wouldn't make such a difference.

Done so far: 3

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude [link]
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29 [link]
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Devious Journal Entry http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/18733174/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/18733174/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:17:52 PDT

Keeping with my tradition of not writing about things when they are relevant I hereby tell you that I finished bible school. A week ago.
I've been home in good old Vilhelmina since tuesday and I'm slowly getting back in pace with the place.
Leaving new friends, meeting old ones again, leaving a home I've just got to know for a place I know since childhood, and on top of that the long light summer nights that always seem to make me so sentimental. It's been a good year, and I will never forget it.

But enough about that. It would take too long to write it all anyway.

I'm involved in some sort of music project. Only time will tell if it will become anything worth mentioning. But I have my hopes up.

Nothing new up right now. But several things cooking. One is a biggie, and come to think of it it might just inspire me to make another biggie.

That's all for now.

Sleeeeeeeep now. Sleeeeeeep...

I'll update this list with links to the finished poems. As of now only two is done. But there is more to come!

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29 [link]
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Poetry update... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/18435612/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/18435612/ Wed, 21 May 2008 17:43:08 PDT
I've taken the first sauna bath for I don't know how long. Was about time. Can't get too much sauna can you?

Peas out!

And noog dight!

I'll update this list with links to the finished poems. As of now only two is done. But there is more to come!

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again [link]
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph 101 poems! Two still missing! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/18315086/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/18315086/ Wed, 14 May 2008 03:44:50 PDT daily ~~weekly~~ ~~monthly~~ occasionally Djoseph news bulletin!

The end of term is closing in and with that comes the usual combination of Ihaveathousandthingslefttodobeforeitallends-panic and the I'mgoingawayandwillneverseetheesepeopleeveragainandIamsuretheywillallforgetmeandnotanswerwhenIcall-fear.

But there is a whole bunch of nice things tucked in between these paranoid states.

This saturday, the 17th of may (Norway's national day btw), the festival of Betel-stock will start. And end. All the ensambles from school, including my own, is going to play all day long. Solo numbers, Guitar Hero tournament, candy rain, general school promotion etc.

It's gonna be fun, so if any of you would happen to be in the Stockholm area at that time you are welcome to drop by ÃkeshovsvÃ¤gen 29 and we'll have a jolly good time together.

I've started on a new project. I got the list you can see at the bottom from a guy here on DA. It's initially intended to be a list of themes for pictures, but it works just as fine for poems I think. But as I'm sure you have noticed there is only 99 themes. What about the other two you say? Well, that's up to you guys. Hit me with themes and I'll pick two to add to the whole.

Finally I would like to take the time to promote my good friend

's pirate project. You can read more about it here. Join the crew of the Flourish and sale in style!

And while you're at it check out his gallery. It's well worth the time.

That's all for now.
Peas put!

I'll update this list with links to the finished poems. As of now only one is done. But there is more to come!

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. spit
17. Blood
18. under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. war
22. Mother Nature
23. distasteful -
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. urban
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. wrath
34. stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious
37. see
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. 4:29
41. Teamwork
42. Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. desecrate
54. Tower
55. need
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. city
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. biohazard
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drown
92. rape
93. iron
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. Storm
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude

]]> ~Djoseph Trumpet Hero! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17959768/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17959768/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:22:11 PDT
Nothing really new here. End of school is drawing nigh and a feeling of both excitement and sadness grips my heart at the thought of all the cool nice people I wont be seeing again. At least not even close to as often as now.
Well well, still more than a month left till I have any reason to cry.

Might just as well do the best of what time is left.

So many things to do yet together.
Anyone happening to be in Stockholm on may 17th should come join us at Betelstock, the annual carnival/concert held here. This year will be a blast!

Oh, and I've started playing the trumpet again after almost three years break! Feels great actually, even though it's going slow I'm at least going in the right direction.

]]> ~Djoseph Quizzy time! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17806719/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17806719/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:26:03 PDT 1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesnÂt make sense. NO CHEATING!

1.How are you feeling today?
Theme from marathon 2: Durandal - Power of Seven (Oh yeah!)

2.Will you get far in life?
Fire Treasure - You's explosion (hmmm...)

3.How do your friends see you?
Blowin in the wind - Bob Dylan (More like how many times?)

4.Will you get married?
Twist - Korn (Ummmmm..?)

5.What is your best friend's theme song?
My Tuscaloosa Heart - Dr. Kelso

6.What is the story of your life?
Granada - Augustin Lara (Oki, this IS a little freaky. Cause it's me singing there on this recording.)

7.What is high school going to be like? (What was it like?)
Leaving New York - R.E.M (Yup, it was all there Liberty statue and all.

)

8.How can you get ahead in life?
Heart of My Heart - The freddy williams four (True)

9.What is the best thing about your friends?
Freilech von der Chupe - Sabbath hela veckan (Well, this is an instrumental Klezmer song. But it makes me happy, like my friends.

)

10.What is in store for this weekend?
Stoned Love - The supremes

11.To describe your grandparents?
You are my Love - Jamiroquai

12.How is your life going?
Taking over me - Evanescence

13.What song will they play at your funeral?
When I hear the Praises Start - Keith Green

14.How does the world see you?
Helping at the Bakery - Joe Hisaishi

15.Will you have a happy life?
Sonne - Rammstein (Happy happy Rammstein!)

16.What do your friends really think of you?
Parallel to Ecstasy - Pain (Well this explains their weird sounds they make whenever we meet.)

17.Do people secretly lust after you?
Brustna drÃ¶mmars boulevard (Boulevard of broken dreams) - Kjell HÃ¶glund (Well even if they are it's no real use apparently.)

18.How can I make myself happy?
Atlantico - Lars Jansson

19.What should you do with your life?
School of Hardknocks - P.O.D (Aparently I should ROCK HARD!)

20.Will you ever have children?
Short Scat- 2 - Takeo Yamashita

21.If a man in a van offered you candy, what would you do?
Innocence Faded - Dream Theater (This sounds creepy...)

22.What does your mom think of you?
Roosevelt Franklin rÃ¤knar till tio (Roosevelt Franklin counts to ten) - Sesame Street (Why, this is spot on!)

23.What is your deep dark secret?
Rupan Sansei theme song II - Takeo Yamashita

24.What is your mortal enemy's theme song?
Ooh Aah...Just a little bit - Gina G (Hate... this... song!)

25. What describes your personality?
Lord have Mercy - Michael W. Smith

26.Which song will be played at your wedding?
Vem Vet (Who knows) - Lisa Ekdahl (Too good to be true almost. )

27.If you were to become the Dictator of a small Eastern-European nation, would you be a benevolent Dictator?
The heat of the Day - Pat Metheny (Never heard this before, but it's a stressing, hysterical and a little scary instrumental track. I guess that rules out benevolent at least.)

28.What are your aspirations?
1/2 - å·æ¬çç´ (Intro song of second? season of Rurouni Kenshin.)

29.What goes through your head when you wake up?
The Long day is over - Norah Jones (Oki... I'm not really this confused. At least not all the time...)

]]> ~Djoseph Busted http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17623615/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17623615/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:00:46 PDT
I'm not the one you thought I was. The poetic Swede you've all come to know and love does not exist. My real name is Joseph Browning, and I live in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

The poetry I've put up is not mine either but stolen from sites around the web.

I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for it to end like this. I never thought...

I... I just wanted you to like me! And I think you did, but it was all a lie...

I'm sorry...

Good bye

]]> ~Djoseph SECRET PROJECT STARTED http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17516383/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17516383/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:03:31 PDT
And all the people said..?

]]> ~Djoseph Oh... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17358670/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17358670/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:16:46 PDT
]]> ~Djoseph 4k http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17268565/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17268565/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:47:48 PDT
]]> ~Djoseph Opps I forgot... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17078921/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17078921/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:39:53 PST
Some local customs I forgot to mention as well. In general they seem to be quite superstitious in Murmansk, and probably in Russia in general. You are not allowed to whistle indoors. It could have an unfortunate effect on the family's economics. In this context I should mention that I am a notorious whistler... I just had to clam it as long as Taya's mother was home.
One other superstition is this that you should not give anything over a threshold. It is said to cause quarrelling in the house you visit. Taya actually was told by a person we were visiting to get in and give her the package inside and would not take it before she did so.
A friend of Tayas father visited one evening (a really nice guy with black moustaches), and since his name was the same as her fathers (Anatolij) he invited me to stand between them and make a wish. But I wont tell you what I wished or if it came true.

]]> ~Djoseph Quiz and a Silly Meme http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17056755/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17056755/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:13:39 PST

1 . YOUR REAL NAME:

Josef

2 . YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
Josizzle

3 . YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)

Yellow Platypus

4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)

WÃ¤cjo (Stand back or I'll WÃ¤cjoooo!)

5. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink)

Black Chocolate Milkshake

6. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)

OceleflÃ©n (My name is messed up...)

7.YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (both parents middle name)

Petrus Byllan

8. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets)

Black Seal (since I've never had a pet I've used the name of my favorite stuffed animal)

Meme thingie stolen from

1) answer the questions below
2) take each answer and type it into dA search box
3) take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) you can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

1. the age you will be on your next birthday
link

2. a place you'd like to travel
link

3. your favorite place
link

4. your favorite object
link

5. favorite food
link

6. your favorite animal
link

7. your favorite color
link

8. the town/state/etc in which you live
link

9. name of past pet
link

10. a dream come true
link

11. your nickname
link

12. middle name
link

13. favorite Smell
link

14. bad habit of yours
link

15. your first job
link

16. favourite movie
Right now: link

17. what are you doing right now?
link

18. whats the weather like?
link

19. favourite sport
link

20. favourite music/style/band
link

Blorpadingo!

]]> ~Djoseph Episode II http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17028708/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/17028708/ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:32:05 PST here.

I guess that "More later today..." was a bit too ambitious of me.

But here is at lasthis is the second and last part of my review of my trip to the amazing magical land of Oz... I mean Russia... that's not really magical... at least not like Oz... thank goodness...

I spent almost all the time in Russia illegally. No seriously, I was supposed to register myself when I came there and that's also what I did. One hour before closing time on the last day I could do it, two days after my arrival. Lets just say I was a bit distracted and forgot it.

The thing is that two or three days before I left they called and said that we had forgotten to ad the migration paper to the registration. Without that the registration could not be completed. Not sure if I could have left the country without that either. We got them their paper in time though, but that means that I spent most of the time ther without permission. Just don't tell any KGB spy...

So for the issue with men in suits. So far as I can recall I saw... a lot of men in suits in Murmansk. Not to mention on my way there and back. Both times I sat RIGHT NEXT TO a man in a suit. Even Tayas father turned out to be one of them.

Not one of them were really mysterious, sexy or devious though. So you can rest at peace.

Now for the weather which was strangely warm for February, and especially at that longitude. Her father said that all the ice in the arctic sea was melting as well. The temperature never went below -15Â°C (some plus-degrees some days even) but the wind anf humidity made it feel like 25Â°C. Nothing I'm not used to, and Taya who's used to temperatures sometimes 20Â° and more below that thought it was ridiculously warm. I could not complain on the amount of snow there really, only the colour of it. The thousands of cars had given most of it a sickly shade of grey. Yuck...

The architecture was... not that impressive all the time. Where Taya lived there was a huge area with grey houses that all looked the same. And the rest could be said for the rest of the houses there. Nothing really caught my eye, but I'm sure I would have seen better things if I could have had a better view from a higher place. Would have been nice to have visited one of the orthodox Basilicas. Have always loved their onion-shaped towers.

There were many different types of smells there. There was nice smells there. Like the vanilla smell of my honey, or borsch, or the "zasliks" we had at the restaurant. But there were many unpleasant ones as well. Like the smell of constantly smoking people, or the smell of dog-urine, or of the car exhausts (especially Ladas for some reason...).

Interesting local customs then... They had milk in bags (as I've heard they also do in Canada?)... and it's not possible to find good hot chocolate there. We tried to order that in the sushi restaurant and got something that closely resembled melted chocolate pudding, and on later comparison actually turned out to be exactly that.

Murmansk was also full of tiny little old ladies with huge fur coats and hats and a no nonsense attitude. You know, the type you thought only existed in movies. Don't even try to mess with them, they've got super powers and some of them carried sticks...

You got any more questions? Please ask and I will answer if possible.

]]> ~Djoseph My trip to Russia and my Love... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16925670/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16925670/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:02:35 PST
Second try.
My first journal got deleted by mistake by clumsy me, and since I don't want to go through all that again this wont be quite as detailed as that version. This on I will largely base it on the questions raised by ~JPJohansson in my last journal. I'll also break it up into two, or perhaps (but probably not) three parts. Easier for me, and less for you poor guys to read.

The trip itself went absolutely fine despite all my worries. I left Sweden 13:10 and landed three and a half hour later (with two hours added due to time zone shifting). For anyone interested I flew on the same plane as former Swedish minister of foreign affairs Leif Pagrotsky. No idea what he was going to do in St. Petersburg or why he was flying economy class like me though.
Well there I got a bit lost first at the airport. but the lady in the information booth kindly enough (Though she was a bit irritated I think. Couldn't be really sure since most people there seemed irritated. I'll blame the Monday.) guided me right. Turned out I had to take a transit bus to a whole other airport that took care of domestic flights. There I waited another four and a half hour before finally leaving for Murmansk (ÐÑÑÐ¼Ð°Ð½Ñк

. But not before having a quite one-sided conversation with an old lady, not understanding that my shoes needs to be x-rayed as well, receiving patronising (sometimes even pitiful) gazes from non-englishspeaking security personnel and being pushed and showed in every way imaginable.
The trip itself took just below two hours and I have to admit that I was getting more and more excited. Soon I would actually see and hold the one I've missed for so long. The food on the plane was excellent. Even though I was travelling in economy class I got a cold meal that almost was more than I could handle. On the flight with SAS I got nothing at all... Here's to Rossiya airlines!

The first time I got really scared during this trip was when I arrived at the airport, checked out and got out into the exit hall only to find out that she wasn't there. I had some five minutes of agony trying to figure out if there could somehow have been a mistake in when I would arrive, mixed with thoughts of all the horrid things that could have hindered her coming. Then I turned around and there she was.

To say that I was relieved and happy is a grave understatement.
The trip back also went fine, but in reverse order. I also felt a lot more confident then as well.

Now to the question on what I did there. Besides such romantic (I shit you not) things as playing through Myst IV together, we also had time to go out and have some "real" dates together. The restaurant and cinema type mainly. We had sushi, which was quite expensive considering what we actually got. You could get more here for half the money. Still it was nice to come out and see the surroundings. The grill/pub we went to another day was more of a success. Really tasty food, and almost more than one could eat.
One thing that actually was surprisingly cheap was transportation. For less than $8 I could ride the trolleys trafficking the whole city for ten days!
Cinema was also nice. We watched a movie simply called The best movie ever. A comedy by some famous Russian comedians. While I can't say that it was the best movie I've ever seen, it still was funny. Most things I didn't have to know the language to understand, and the rest Taya translated there or explained to me afterwards. I would recommend it to anyone who likes movies like: American Pie and Dumb and Dumber.
First person to greet me when I got home to them was her mother, which according to Taya's testamony is: "A very easygoing person". And I can only agree with her. We got along fine and she didn't mind the fact that we couldn't really talk. Her sister was quite shy and didn't say much either even though she talks both both English and Norvegian. She left the morning after and did not return before I left.
Her father came home from the ship he works on (as a diver) just some days before I left but he immediately warmed up to me, and I have to admit that I liked him from the start. The day I was leaving he got up really early in the morning and followed me to the airport just to see me off. Ta... ]]> ~Djoseph Back home... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16852238/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16852238/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:02:02 PST

I came home yesterday but didn't have time to write anything then. This is just to let u know the trip went fine. I had a wonderful time with my girlfriend in Murmansk. And it was nice meeting her folks as well.

If you want to know more please ask and I'll answer you here. I just might write another journal about it later as well.

But for now I'll leave you with my new haikus to read. Just a few I'm afraid. And written when I was leaving. I guess I just didn't have the time to write anything there.

Good night people.

]]> ~Djoseph From Russia with (my) love. http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16719717/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16719717/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:17:02 PST
Update later!

]]> ~Djoseph To Russia and my love http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16600807/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16600807/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:51:33 PST my love. I'm going there to visit her and hopefully meet her family; at least her mum and sister. Her dad, who's a deep sea diver, is away from home for months at end but will hopefully be home for vacation before I go back. Scaaaaary...

Her folks doesn't speak any English at all. Just Russian, in which my knowledge at the moment is pretty sparse. But I'm hoping to master it before I get back here.

Taya and I haven't seen each other since the end of August last year, sooooooooooo... we have a lot of catching up to do.

They don't have any good internet connection there, so I wont be visible here for pretty much of that time, but I'm positive you wont even notice the difference.

I'll probably have some really nice russian haikus and whatnots for you when I return (if I get any time over... though. Love is inspiring you know.

So please don't slack of while I'm gone oki? I'm gonna need your full attention when I dish out my newest masterpieces.

Still a litte worried about the trip. Never been outside of Scandinavia before, and this is such an important journey that I just can't help to get the heebie-jeebies when thinking about it. Visas, passports, evil russian borderguards that'll sell me to the Mafia after robbing me of every last valuable thing I own, you name it. I've already given up trying to remember if I've forgotten something because I'm bound to have done that anyway.
But still I'm quite sure it'll go fine.

Can't believe I'll be with her in less than a day!

Be good now, and I'll see you in fourteen days.
God bless you guys, and me, and Taya, and my trip, and... the rest.

]]> ~Djoseph Happy new year folks! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16203027/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16203027/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:17:43 PST I hope and pray that 2008 will be as good as, if not even better than, 2007. I'm planning on spending more time writing this year. No promise mind you, except perhaps to myself.

]]> ~Djoseph Merry Christmas to one and all! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16074615/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/16074615/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:21:30 PST

Well I guess this is what I wanted to say. I wish you all a merry and blessed Christmas holiday! I've posted some small things I found lying around on my computer. More to come later!

]]> ~Djoseph Advent http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/15745817/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/15745817/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:54:56 PST glÃ¶gg and just be together. Soaking in the christmas atmosphere that only Twelve songs of christmas with Jim Reeves can achieve.

Time for me to make my annual ginger bread art piece. And maybe write some seasonal poetry perhaps.

Outside of all this peaceful joyfull christmas jolly I'm becoming more and more stressed out. Lots of things happening, singing engagements all over the place and I haven't bought a single christmas present yet.

But that's just standard christmas procedure. So I guess it'll work out this year as well.

I'll be posting some new stuff. Even more haikus I'm sad to say, but please bear with me. I'm finding it hard to write anything longer right now, but it seems as though people keep visiting anyway.

Thanks for your support.

And to all you people waiting for me to comment on your stuff: I'll get to it. Some day soon I hope.

]]> ~Djoseph Home sweet home http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/15232410/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/15232410/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:48:46 PDT

Will be slacking off in general.

Those who can are obliged to disturb my rest in whatever manner they deem proper.

Bringing cheese doodles as a peace offering might grant you my favour.

Good night.

]]> ~Djoseph Djoe's got new toys http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14872639/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14872639/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:20:33 PDT
These words are the first ever journal being written on my new Macbook!

My first ever not second hand computer.

Got myself one of those new ipod nanos too, and I'm allready thinking that 8 Gig is far too little. Much wants more I guess.

As for other updates. I'm having a good time at school and in the "metropolis" of Stockholm. Everything is so conveniently placed in comparison to how it was before. Take IKEA for example. Before I'd have to go 400 kilometers just to get there. Now I all I need is to take the subway there. Not that all things are more convenient. All things rarely are.

On the art and poetry front I've been moving a bit slow due to the lack of my favorite type of typewriter and artistic tool.

I've got some things cooking though (you hear that Patrik?) and I'll try to put up some of it inbetween lessons and homework.

Guess that's all from me for now. But now I wanna hear about you. How, and what, are you guys doing?

]]> ~Djoseph 3k http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14488539/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14488539/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:16:45 PDT
]]> ~Djoseph My visit to Iceland: A review http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14426486/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14426486/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:47:50 PDT

You want more detail? Oki. THe main, and only, reason for me to go there now was to meet with my dear :iconlawofreclection: (that I had not seen for more than eight months ). That she happened to work this summer in a land I've always wanted to visit was just a bonus.

And the family she worked in was kind enough to let me stay at their place the whole week.
So I arrived on monday morning, and we left together on sunday afternoon, and Taya got time of from work most of the days so we could spend lots of time together. And truth be told we spent as much time out of that house as we could.

She reallly needed some time away from those little "bundles of joy" she has been watching.
We didn't do many "touristy" things though, due to our limited budget (being a student can suck in more than one way

)
So we spent several days just walking around Reykjavik (which looks much like the swedish city of Upsala for some reason

) and we got ourselves a traditional Icelandic sweater, knitted from whool, each. Taya's fits perfectly, but mine will need a bit stretching to make the arms longer. Pictures of these things will be posted soon I hope.

On the saturday we took the bus and went out to Blue lagoon (I'll post some personal pictures from there later, if any of them is good enough.) and that was really a nice experience. By far the most exotic one as well. The water was not deep enough to allow myself to stand, and the cold winds forced you to squat down in the, at some places, close to boiling warm water. This is a place I know I wanna visit again. Preferably in the same company.

Sunday afternoon we left Iceland behind us to travel back to our homes. After waiting two days almost at Oslo airport (in Norway if you didn't allready know), Taya because she had to to catch her flight, and me because I decided to keep her company, which was a good thing because it was little enough to do there even when you were two. Plus that we got some extra time together.

Now she is back in Murmansk, and I've installed myself in my room at the Betel school in Stockholm. My room-mate is a really nice guy, and my class is great. Fourteen people all in all, but only three guys (counting me). So we have to fight to make ourselves heard amidst all the chatter.

Well, I guess that was all. Now I think I'll go and get myself some "fika" before going to bed. Unless I find someone to talk to or something, but it feels like half the shcool has gone home over the weekend so that's not too likely.

Good night friends, and congratulations on finishing this long and tedious journal.

]]> ~Djoseph Good evening Stockholm! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14380320/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14380320/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:46:09 PDT Tomorrow we're going on a trip out somewhere and will be staying there over night. Will post a longer journal about my trip to Iceland after I get back. This is just to let you know I'm still alive.

I'm alive.

Catch ya later.

]]> ~Djoseph Good morning Álftanes! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14257920/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14257920/ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:42:27 PDT

Just writing this to tell you that IÂ´m oki and that everythingÂ´s going fine. The trip went fine, the plane was just one hour late. My love is lovely (as always) and the kids have not killed me yet.

IÂ´ll try and post photos and stuff when I get cool and nice ones. And preferably before I leave here because I wont have access to a computer for a while until I get my new one.

See you next time. Tooodeloooo!

]]> ~Djoseph Good night Vilhelmina... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14228111/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/14228111/ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:47:40 PDT
Short update. Don't feel like writing one of my ordinary rants today. Tomorrow I'm leaving this dump for the real big one (dump that is). Stockholm. Although this will just be a short stop on my trip to Iceland, and above all: Taya.

Look in my gallery. New stuff!

Next update will be on the vulcanic piece of rock who's swedish name means Island in english.

]]> ~Djoseph It's official! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13892696/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13892696/ Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:46:46 PDT

I'M GOING TO ICELAND!!!!!!

Just booked the tickets yesterday, and I'm leaving on the 20th of August, and I'm staying for a week, and I'm going to meet Taya there and I'm so excited I could burst!!

And after that it's right back to Stockholm to start my studies. I'm going to share a room with a guy that I've forgotten the name of now. The school called me and asked if I could possibly think of sharing one of the few double rooms, and I said: sure, why not (or actually I said: Tja, varfÃ¶r inte. But most of you would not understand that, would you.

). So that will be interesting as well. Have never shared a room with anyone for a longer period than some weeks. Good thing is that it's more like a small apartment, with one room housing the bathroom, and one the small kitchen with a door between the both. We'll just have to decide which one of us wants to be disturbed when and in what way.

Well, that's all I had for you this time. More poems just might be on their way, and perhaps other things as well.

Good night for now.

I'm going to ICELAND!!!!!

]]> ~Djoseph Hrrum hoom borahrooomh... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13694166/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13694166/ Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:31:02 PDT
Not that that has kept me from working at the nursury home , I have tomorrow and friday left. Then I'll have the weekend of. In the meantime I'm doing my best to keep the bug at bay with vitamins and other stuff (see "Drinking:" below), and it seems to be working. I feel much better today than yesterday when the treatment started.

But I'm still not well enough to not be pitied, feel free to do so.

Last week I visited the pentecostal "tent-meeting-conference" of Lapplandsveckan (the Laponian week or something like that), biggest christian conferense in north of Sweden. Was helping out with the kids there. Great fun.

Even though I had no internet connection there.

This is two of the reasons to why I've not been showing up so often for a while. Or, I have actually been logging in, but I have not done anything but perhaps check my watch list and stuff. Not been writing or doing other stuff that much either, not to mention commenting and answering on comments. The main reason, however, is just plain laziness and lack of motivation. I'll try to pull myself together.

But enough about me, what about you?

]]> ~Djoseph I've got it! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13340468/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13340468/ Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:18:07 PDT ), when I got an email today saying I got MVG (highest possible, like A+ or A++ or whatever you have over there).

Since I had not finished all the assignments she had some trouble deciding, but aparently I had done enough to fulfil the goals for the highest grade. I'm in a happy mood now, so if you have anything you want to ask of me to do you better do it quick while it lasts.

Free comissions to one and all!

]]> ~Djoseph Sing of the students happy day... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13263227/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13263227/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:30:29 PDT
High school graduation time once again. Hard to imagine that it was just a year ago I myself wore the white hat. Feels more like ten years. My brain seem to be aging faster than the rest of the body.

I bought roses for some kids in our churchs youthgroup that I wanted to congratulate, only thing was that one girl do not graduate until next year. But she seemed to apreciate the thought, even though I thought totally wrong.

Besides that I'm finally going to finish that English C course. After pushing the deadline forward two times, I got an email from my teacher where she gave me an ultimatum. When I got it I was like "Oh I'm so gonna die!" But what she actually said was that if I finished the litterary analysis and handed it in before tuesday I had the chance of gettin either an VG or an MVG. And that's the two highest grades you can get (IG and G being the lowest).

And as late as last week I thought I would not get any grade at all. She is far too kind...

So this weekend will be dedicated to studying, plus that I'm working (for a real salary this time! Whoohoo!) at the nursery home. Maybe I'll manage to squeeze some rest in between if I'm lucky. But right now it feels just great to be busy. It's not more than I can handle.

Oh, and because

featured me in her journal I'm going to have to do the same. Sad thing I'm not a subscriber so I wont be able to use thumbnails.

Rules- The first nine people who reply to this journal will get their work featured.
Here's how it works- I will go to the person's gallery and pick three works to feature here in this journal.

If you get posted, you have to repost this in your journal
starting with your three picks from my gallery.
And then add to your feature the first nine people who reply to your journal.

Featured artists:
1. (me by *Vermin-Star )
[link] [link] [link]

2. (~Zegovia)
[link] [link] [link]

3. (~Lawofreflection)
[link] [link] [link]

]]> ~Djoseph Hawt! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13202324/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/13202324/ Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:43:34 PDT Me and ~Zegovia brought a friend and went to the lake to cool down. The water temperature was 15Â°C/59Â°F. It was... refreshing.
It also means midnight sun, and I love it.

Right now it's half past nine and the sun isn't even close to the horizon. It's so nice outside. I wish you could see it.

Right now I'm a trainee at a nursinghome, and I'll be working there as a substitute this summer. So far it's been a really interesting and rewarding experience, and the old people are so sweet.

Though it's quite sad to see people who have lived so long, and experienced so much deteriorate like that. There's nine on the ward where I work, three ladies and six men. Five of them in wheelchair and five of them walking by themselves. And all of them with brains of children, though in this case the development can only go backwards.

Two more things in the gallery. I suggest that you go and read and comment on those two. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and watch anime with mum. ^^

]]> ~Djoseph Now I've got good... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12966259/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12966259/ Tue, 15 May 2007 14:14:17 PDT

The bad news are that I did not get into the program I wanted at the school I applied for. Biblestudies with musicprofile. Got a letter today saying stuff like "We are sorry to say that you did not make it in etc"

. It never said why I did not, but I think it's because I only sing and don't play an instrument. The good news are that I applied for the creative profile (clay, drawing, sculpting etc. Basically any creative work.) and I got in there.

So If I want, I can go there and study the good book and do all these artsy stuff at the same time.

But I have not decided yet, I'm waiting for an answer from another bibelschool (musicprofile here as well) and maybe I'll go there instead if it seems better. But right now the creative stuff is quite tempting.

The other good news arrived today in a parcel from the states and can be beheld for free in my gallery.

]]> ~Djoseph Good... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12966025/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12966025/ Tue, 15 May 2007 13:53:32 PDT
]]> ~Djoseph Weeee ramble!! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12850719/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12850719/ Sat, 05 May 2007 10:20:48 PDT

I'm having a great time, visiting my uncle and aunt in Stockholm (Vienna of Sweden

). This monday I'm going to visit the school I'm aplying to to be interviewed and to do songtests and tests in musical theory. Scaaaawwy!

Now my brother want his computer back. Gotta go! Take care and god bless y'all faithful readers. Keep anticipating new poetry and it might just happen you will get what you want.

Threats might also work...

]]> ~Djoseph Happy belated easter! http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12519299/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12519299/ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:16:45 PDT
This day is actually a sunday in our calendar, but I thought it better to get started as soon as possible. I've even got my own key to the school. Just think of the possibilities!

Some new artwork probably coming up, as well as new haikus and possibly even some "real" poetry as well. Keep a look out for it. I really have a lot to do now, but for some reason that only seem to spur me into wasting more time on my hobbies.

]]> ~Djoseph Now you see... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12371372/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12371372/ Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:22:58 PDT

that got it from

. Basically the idea is that anyone who reads this journal have to watch me, while I in my turn watch them. In that way we can make new friends or someting. I guess I'm joining in on this watch-orgy as an experiment to see how many people there is besides my watchers that reads my journal.

If you want to join in you can do that easily. Just check the link above to read lollys rules and when you've done a journal like this you can go and post a link to it here and Lolly will add it to his list. That way you can get to meet even more people! Isn't that great? As homestar would say.

Now to my own life outside of DA. Currently sitting at a spanish lesson as a substitute for my spanish teacher. Not much to do though since there is only two students and they are working on a odcasting project, hence why I am able to write this journal.

I like it here at school though. I get responsibilities and I feel like I'm actually doing something useful. The thoughts of becoming a teacher are rapidly growing more and more serious, even though I know that it is a hard and sometimes frustrating job...

Oh, and I bought new shoes today, and it was a blast (which it mostly is not) because I found a pair that fit.

I own three pairs of shoes: Summer shoes (the ones I bought today), winter shoes, and a pair of shoes for more formal situations (funerals, weddings etc). Just so you don't get the wrong idea about me and shoes.

Yesterday I also bought two pairs of jeans really cheap at sale. And if I don't like shopping for shoes, I totally loathe shopping for clothes. I'd be a nudist if it wasn't so darn cold up here.

But this time it actually went smooth, and since I got them so cheap I can only say that it was oki.

So what more is there to say? I'm working on some new poetry (and old poetry that's not finished yet), mostly haikus but maybe something else as well. A tanka perhaps.

Also some artsy stuff coming up as well. I'll actually post one thing right now after I finish this journal. Isn't that great?

Guess that's it for today. Now don't forget to join the orgy.

Blessings until next time!

Member of:

]]> ~Djoseph Sometimes... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12294175/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12294175/ Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:50:13 PDT
Watched this trailer yesterday and I dare say I've never seen so many anachronisms and clichés in so short a time. Humongous brutish vikings (complete with horned helmets, morning stars and celtic face paint

) raid poor innocent indan village, leaving a kid behind that turns into a possessed superwarrior that kills the vikings when they return for another barbaric raid. Yippee... Watch it at your own risk.

Newsflash: I'm leaving my trainee-place at the telemarketing company. Guess I'm just not cut out to be a telephone salesman. Found out that it was virtually impossible to sell anything without lying to the costumer. Instead I'll be following my old spanish and swedish teachers in their classes for some weeks, taking a look at teaching from the other side of the desk so to speak. No real chance of getting a job here (except as an substitute some time maybe), but it will be an interesting experience since I've been thinking of studying to become a teacher. I'm also filling out the aplication-forms for the bible/music-school I want to attend to. Hopefully I'll get in (the musical part requiers a test of skill).

Have not been able to sleep in order for almost two weeks. I'm not used to go to bed early to rise early ( I usually forget about that part about"going to bed early"). So I think I will go and take a nap now.

Good night everyone!

]]> ~Djoseph A quiz and... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12244636/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12244636/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:55:52 PDT

Got tagged by

.

If you reply, i'll fill it out for you, but then you have to put it in your own journal

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.

And then

tagged me to do the ensuing quiz.

Now for the journal itself. This is the first day of the second week as a trainee at that company I mentioned in my last journal and I'm finally getting the hang of things. Today I almost sold my first subscription.

They told me to call back in two weeks. I just hope the the company itself will survive that long, there are ominous rumours running, saying it might not even live that long. We'll just have to wait and see. Now onto the quizzing!

Level 1
( ) Smoked A Cigarette
( ) Smoked A Cigar
( ) Smoked Weed
( ) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex (on the cheek doesn't count)
( ) Drank Alcohol
(x) Are / Been In Love

( ) Been Dumped
( ) Been Fired
(x) Been In A Fist Fight
(x) Snuck Out Of A Parent's House

=3

Level 2
(x) Had Feelings For Someone Who Didn't Have Them Back
( ) Been Arrested
( ) Made Out With A Stranger
( ) Gone Out On A Blind Date
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person (still do

)
(x) Skipped School
( ) Dated/Slept With A Co-worker
(x) Seen Someone / Something Die
( ) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your MYSPACE Friends
( ) Been To Paris

=7

Level 3
( ) Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane
( ) Thrown Up From Drinking
(x) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been Snowboarding
( ) Met Someone BECAUSE Of Myspace
( ) Been Mosh Pitting
( ) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x)Taken Pain Killers
(x) Loved Someone Who You Can't Have (not anymore though)

=11

Level 4
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(x) Made A Snow Angel
( ) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
(x) Gone Puddle Jumping
(x) Played Dress Up
(x) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(x) Gone Sledding
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game

=20

Level 5
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School
( ) Used A Fake / Someone Else's ID
(x) Watched The Sun Set
( ) Felt An Earthquake
( ) Killed A Snake
(x) Been Tickled
( ) Been Robbed / Vandalized (should it not be physical abuse?)
( ) Robbed Someone

=23

Level 6
( ) Pet A Deer
(x) Won A Contest
( ) Been Suspended (in school suspension)
( ) Had Detention
(x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident ( I got hit by a car, does that count?)
( ) Had / Have Braces
( ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Had deja vu
( ) Danced in the moonlight
(x) Hated the Way You Look (every morning

)

=27

Level 7
(x) Witnessed A Crime
( ) Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart
( ) Been obsessed with post-it-notes
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
( ) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(x) Swam In The Ocean (only once in Norway and it was cold!)
(x) Felt Like You Were Dying
( ) Been in a bar fight (tah hee hee)

=33

Level 8
(x) Played Cops And Robbers
(x) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers (thr... ]]> ~Djoseph Time is running so... http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12163900/ http://Djoseph.deviantart.com/journal/12163900/ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:32:20 PDT
I'm in a festive mood (tired out of my skull, but still festive) for it is my birthday. And not just any birthday, but my twentieth!

Yup that's right, Djoseph is no longer a teenager. Not that anyone have guessed on anything under twenty the last two years. Taya thought I was 23 when she first met me a year ago.

I must be a boring fellow, to seem so much older than I am.

But now I can't write anymore, have to hurry. I'm working as a trainee at a local telemarketing company. Had my first day yesterday, and I'm not sure whether I like the place or not. The people are nice enough I guess, but there is a lot of preasure on the salesmen which I will join if everything goes well. But I'm just doing it for the money. So I guess I should not be too picky.

Have a good day and be blessed! Might even take some time to post some new poetry tonight, but I wont promise anything.

]]> ~Djoseph