Oslo Queer Festival

I know I should be updating you and telling you all about Brisbane and Aussie, but a late update from Oslo Queer has to come first. Lack of internet makes the situation terribly slow. Aussie is good by the way. I LOVE IT. Anyway, September 1st me and a friend named Annelén had a forum theater workshop at Oslo Queer Festival 2012. It was a great experience and we had a lot of good discussions within our group. We took a closer look at prejudice in queer environments, and people from all over Europe participated. Unfortunately we weren’t enough people to make a real forum-play in the end, but next time we will make it! Heidi (red head in the picture below) finally arrived from Hong Kong to Oslo on Sunday 2, just in time to say goodbye before I got on the same plane going down under. She and a friend had been backpacking Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for five weeks. Yay!

My fair lady Heidi and her friend Eva outside Blitzhuset.

My precious friend Annelén was happy to be at the festival!

This is somewhere I might wanna go. I dunno yet where I’m heading after Vietnam. Still haven’t got anyone to travel with – I’ll cross my fingers I’ll find someone who wanna go to the South East of Asia!

Suddenly the toilet at Blitz started to mumble and talk to me. That got me thinking. Actually the first thing I checked when I came to Brisbane was if the water in the toilet flushed the opposite way of toilets in Norway. It did. Or at least I think it did. Happy times. I’ll never quit being a kiddo.

Even Smurfs say NO TO NAZI!

Sharing of experience. Heidi passed on her travel books to me, and some Vietnamese and Cambodian money. Lucky me! They got good coffee at Blitz, almost for free!

Martine and Eva. Happy people.

PEOPLE NEED HOUSES. HOUSES NEED PEOPLE. BLITZ STAYS. THE FIGHT GOES ON!

Where we had our workshop!  The Pussy Riot Cathedral – in honor of the amazing russian girls.

Good volunteers recycling all the empty bottles! Miss them so much, these lovely folks.

In the end, life is all about balance. Eva was getting the hang of it.

Martine striking a pose for peace!

Hippies never die – they say.

Annelén always got something dirty on her mind, and I like it.

Cuties outside the Blitz House. That building’s got so much history. I’d like to tell you all about it but time is running away from me. Check the link!

Last goodbye! I’ll update more tomorrow if I get the chance to go to the library again. That’s it for no. Gotta go. Love and light K.

Love

I’m in love with Fiona Apple, Patti Smith and Janis Joplin.

Just saying. K

VITO

From the left Paal, me, Mario, and a little bit Aleks. Split-gig VITO and Fatty Sunroad.

May 16th. Photo from our second gig ever at Det Grøne Tredet in Volda – Norway. The night we had the warm up for my beloved friends Fatty Sunroad. The crowd was amazing. I had my two best friends there, Nikko and Marielle. Insane. Couldn’t turn my head left nor right for a week after head banging and jumping around so much. VITO – I can’t wait till we get together, play around, and make music together again. Counting the days. The summer’s been to long. Get your cute, small lazy asses up here, and bring your guitars, drumsticks, and happy crazyfuck spirit. Punky sure miss you guys. Love K

Good morning sunshine

Been working night shifts the past couple of days. Honestly I’m exhausted, but luckily I finally got some sleep tonight. I sure need the energy! Gonna jump into the shower and pack the rest of my stuff, and then we’re off to Nordfjordeid and Malakoff Rockfestival. I’m so excited! A friend of mine, Lars, is coming to pick up us up any minute. I really don’t have the time to blog, but what the heck. This weekend is going to be awesome! I love festivals. Nothing beats good music, love and laughter among good music loving friends. Last night Nico, me and frenchy-boy Mikael were having dinner, experiencing slugs for the first time. Or, Michael is french so he’s familiar with the concept of eating slimy aliens, but for me and Nico it sure was something new. I’ll post a review of the slugs later, but for now I can say that it was all good, together with red wine, garlic butter and bread… Mmmm, munchies. Now the sun is shining, the temperature is rising, and I finally get the feeling of Norwegian summer. Chill and delightful. Enjoy your day, love K.

After dinner we went outside to check out Mikael’s new back yard. I was so full I just had to sit down. Lazy bum.

TUNEZ TODAY: Turbonegro – The Apocalypse Dudes album. Tomorrow I’m gonna see them live for the first time in three years. Even got a TurboJugend jacket to put on for the concert. It’s gonna get crazy, happy motherfuckers gonna dance all night!

Hjarte

Etter at tidligvakta (den som begynner om litt over fire timer) er ferdig, og jeg har vært pliktoppfyllende, søt og snill miljøarbeider hele formiddagen, kan jeg endelig spurte ned, overfrådes av melkesyre, såvidt rekke å ta ut penger i minibank, og til slutt stupe inn på Timekspressen – destinasjon Vestnes. Kjenner jeg meg selv rett går det sånn akkurat.

MEN, uansett hvor vanskelig jeg pleier å ha det med å komme meg ut døra er motivasjonen klar og positivt innstilt. Det MÅ gå. I aller verste fall kommer det en ny sjanse en time senere. I løpet av ettermiddagen i morgen befinner jeg meg endelig i samme rom som Marielle, Nina, Michelle og verdens fineste Matheo. Savn. Det verker langt inn i hjerterota. I morra, snart, endelig. Sjelefred.

And by the way, Happy Birthday 4th of July, US America. I guess mom will have a Budweiser to celebrate. If I had any money I would’ve done the same. Cheers!

LYD I DAG:
Frank Zappa – Freak Out! (Hele albumet, lyssna nu då!)

Klisjé

Og det er greit. Jeg er en enste svær kilsjébæsj. Livet lager fortsatt ville vingedyr i magen min. Gjør meg kjemperar. Er så glad for at jeg får være til.

Peace and Love! Bildet er tatt på hippiefest i Volda sommeren 2011.

LYD I DAG:
The Dandy Warhols – The Last High. Hele Welcome to The Monkey House-skiva er passende.

Nightmare

“love, you’re news to me
you’re a little bit more than i thought you’d be
a mole in my well-fed lawn
you’re a nightmare beating the dawn”

Innsiden skriker. Det er kaos og fullt opprør. Steinkasting, fakkeltog og gassmasker. Revolusjon. Det gamle regimet skal knuses. Hatet skal gruses. Negativiteten skal feile. Angst og fortvilelse skal sin egen sjø seile. Selvforakten skal forlate meg. Angeren skal hvile seg. Sakte men sikkert. Det skal ut av systemet.

Litt etter litt. Dag for dag. Smelter isen. Endelig. Rare du, som har med deg varmen. Jeg liker deg.

“lord, i’ve had my deal
but i never quite knew how it feels
when love makes you wake up sore
with fists that are ready for more”

LYD I DAG:
The Cardigans – Long Gone Before Midnight