We celebrated my birthday two weeks early since I'm not in Norway on the 13th of May. I'm turning 20, halfway to 40, but let's not dwell on that now... Thanks for all the great gifts and money (to support the buy-a-new-DSLR-before-end-of-June-pot) :D
The plain leaves tomorrow at 11:50 from Rygge, before a 5 hour bus ride from Gatwick airport. It's gonna be good getting back to the daily life and all the people and Swansea. 4 weeks of easter holiday was way too much for me, I'm back home in Norway in 6-7 weeks already, so... Started packing today and I swear my suitcase is smaller now then when I got home to Norway... maybe?
(Yes I know the picture quality is shit, but my DSLR wasn't nearby xD) I'm bringing my inline skates, which I finally located. It's no point having them home in Norway since Åros (my village) is ALL hills and many roads don't have tarmac. Wherever you wanna go somewhere it's in 99% of the cases a hill and in 50% of the cases it's not tarmac, so a bit unpractical. Haven't used it so much in the last two years, so gonna be great. I love inline skating and got my first pair when I was 9 ish and this is my 3rd (?) pair I think, maybe 4th? Forgot that I needed a new brake pad so had to order it, but hopefully I'll have it by Monday, Tuesday latest. And I need knee-, wrist- and elbow protectors cause I have no idea where my old set have gone. I'd rather use wrist protectors than to brake wrist. In Swansea there's a nice 12 km/7,4 miles cycling/walking path down by the beach which is perfect for skating and cycling.
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Got my grandmothers old SLR today :D I've been thinking about buying a cheap used SLR 35mm film camera for ages to experiment, but two weeks ago I suddenly realized; HELLO, I can ask my nan! She bought a digital camera ages ago and uses her camera on her phone to take pictures and films, so she doesn't need her film based camera. She said; it's no point for her, cause it's hardly anywhere it can be processed anymore and digital is much easier. So the first thing I'm doing on Sunday is run down to town to buy a load of film and experiment. We've got a processing room and negative scanners in uni I can use. It's something special about film, both for still pictures and moving pictures (which I also wanna try). The picture seems more "alive" and the excitement when you see the finished product. As my teachers have said up through the years, plan your shots! That's what they had to do back in the days when film was the only thing. Film cost money, so you have to think before you shoot. We've all seen the Japanese tourist that takes 22 pictures of the same statue while turning his/hers camera, thinking that at least one picture is gonna turn out good...
Have a GREAT day peeps and I hope each and every one of you have had a great easter holiday!
Q: What have you done in the easter holiday?
Summer is coming people, so get those shorts on and run down to the beach! :D
Today's song: James Blunt - Stay the night
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