Västerbotten Muffins

Fallen King

The king of the jungle, now fighting the greatest fight of all. Against time. But time is a cruel enemy. It has no mercy, it does not care. It just passes over you, taking little by little the strength of a king.

The Joy of Baking

There are a few things that I like to make, but number one has to be muffins. Any type of muffin. I just like making them. Yesterday's choice was marängmuffins with lemon curd. MUMS!

Summer's return

The traveler

" I had been on the road for 2 months, going over huge mountains and difficult terrains, heading towards home. I knew my children we're waiting for me. I kept pushing forward through wind and rain, which only make things more slippery. But I knew I was on the right path.

But then the cyclop came! with its huge hand grabbed me and moved me. I was all of a sudden back were I had been 2 weeks ago!!! Darn, now I have do to all that climbing all over again".

I have the bad habit of saving snails from walked paths. I can hear the crack of their shell in my skull when I see them on sidewalks. So I just grab them and move them to grass patches or bushes.

Smoke the Sky Away

this is the last semester of my masters. which means that this is the semester in which I am to write my thesis. as usual I have picked a subject that others might depict as weird or unbusiness like, but to me it is very much business. it deals with a field that is growing as we speak, to such proportions that it more than qualifies to be investigated. I am going to research creative consumption in online games, more specifically World of Warcraft.

If you did not know, I have been playing WOW for 5 years. And it is more than a game, it's a social system within itself. When you begin to play, it takes on such a power over you than you actually need it every day. You can be whatever you wish, a knight in shinning armour, a grumpy dwarf, a jolly gnome or a graceful elf. The choice is yours and helps you wash away the dissapointments of the real world. In the world of the game you have more power than in the world in which you were born. But ultimately, you do need to remind yourself that it is just a game, otherwise you won't be the one with the power, but you will be the one controlled by your needs to be all that you are not.

might sound a bit gloomy, but it's true. in the beginning I was addicted to WOW, I needed my daily fix. Now I see WOW as more of a recreational activity. I don't think WOW is a bad thing, I still love the possibilities it offers in terms of storytelling and roleplaying, but all that seems to have died away a bit since the start of it all. Now it's more about who has the better items, or who deals more damage.  So needless to say that I will try and capture that lost side of WOW through my thesis. :D

Scream

I am so happy Linda recommended Serieteket to me. Up to this point, I have been literally drooling in the comic book store in Gamla Stan or in the Sci Fi store, but comic books are so expensive to buy. 100kr is quite a lot for someone who doesn't have a salary or help from the government. But never fear! Linda came to the rescue! and so I discovered the comic book library of Stockholm!

it's a pity that so many are in swedish. I hoped to find comics like DMZ, Walking Dead, but no such luck. It was fun to find out that I am allowed to take out 50 items!!! 50!!! I went into a frenzy! I stuffed 11 heavy comic books in my backpack until it almost popped its seams. Hellboy and 30 days of night will keep me company the following days.