What might happen

First of all I just made the most delicious soup--ever. It contained, among other things, a rutabaga. I didn't know it was a rutabaga until afterward when I google translated "kålrot." So that was cool, since I never really was sure what a rutabaga was before! The unattractive "root fruits" as they are called in Sweden are soo cheap and sooo healthy and should be eaten more!

underrated

Yeah I know, this blog would be boring as hell without photos.

Today was a good day. Christoffer got 2 calls for interviews and I applied to some fun jobs. I usually don't shout from the rooftops about the jobs I apply to since I so diligently apply to thousands every day and 99.9% of them end up in a "we have decided to go further with another applicant" but today was a bit interesting. I applied to be a "steel woman" for a steel company that needs a more gender-balanced workplace (office job, not miner), a "karaoke hostess" at a restaurant that happens to be 2 blocks away, and a dealer (no experience needed!) at the casinoo! Status? Took a tricky "service test" for the casino job, already got called for an interview with the karaoke job (the boss is also interested in some marketing services), and the steel job? Well they requested that application be sent by snail mail, so it's on its way... The casino sounds like the coolest but the karaoke/mktg job sounds quite promising and also potentially fun haha... Maybe I can succeed in making it THE place to go in Majorna!

Fine, I will jinx it and tell you about the flight attendant job I applied to. It has been a dream since childhood. Hope I get to fulfill it! I passed the English and personality tests so now I get a preliminary phone interview!

So, plans, plans, plans...

I really wanted to get a kitten for a while, always have, still do, especially after a friend that works for Lufthansa Cargo told me that a cat can be just another carry-on item, no problem, but I think I will have to refrain. I doubt it's allowed in this apartment and I decided to wait until I am stateside again to become a cat lady. Thought about that money I was so willing to spend on cat maintenance and decided I can either save it instead, or buy super healthy and delicious food (like rutabaga...).

I also bought something to make the winter fun and maybe even replace a gym membership (that I have also been considering). My new ice skates are HOCKEY skates so they 1)look cool and 2)will allow me to become a hockey star. Maybe Christoffer will practice with me. He worked as an ice skating teacher for kids in London, so he can teach me to skate backwards! The only problem is that they haven't come yet. I bought them on an auction on Sweden's eBay (was SO excited when I won the auction!!). Got them for around $30, barely used and hopefully my size. I sure hope the seller wasn't just a scammer. We'll see.

Speaking of buying things, I have realized that I have some materialistic tendencies. Walking down the street I find myself marveling at expensive kitchenware, bath towels, gourmet food, espresso machines, the Lush soap store, overpriced but still not pretentious cafés... and thinking yes, that's why I wanna be rich! haha what a lavish lifestyle I can imagine myself in. Not seriously but sort of seriously.

What more plans do I have that are relevant to you, my fanclub? I would so so love to visit home for Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years/maybe my birthday, but I can't leave my potential awesome full-time job for that long. And without the awesome job it's sort of steep, might as well wait until 2012 when I potentially awesomely would move back to the US. I miss all my friends there and especially all the Wagles!!! Grandma just turned 85 yesterday!

Gonna go make some butter-flavored popcorn and continue watching "Burn After Reading" (weird). I'll write again when something interesting happens!