Tjänare :) [Hi!, Servus!]

Once again, sorry for the lack of stories... It's really strange, because I always do something, but it's never exciting enough for a new entry.
The last 2 weeks were not boring at all but I have the feeling as if I didn't do much. I went out, went to the gym (which is why I had a terrible muscle ache on muscles I didn't even know I had), studied, went to University, read a lot, met friends,... I was (and still am) really motivated to improve my Swedish - I started buying and reading Swedish magazines (a gossip magazines, one movie magazine and a Swedish comic book). Although I don't know that much Swedish yet, I understand quite a lot. Even if it's just about Posh Spice being jealous of the other Spice Girls, or Hollywood's male bitches (see picture) ;)
I chose the gossip mag because I thought it's not that hard to understand, especially because of the catchy headlines which are - although they are really silly - full of useful words that are easy to remember. I also started watching more Swedish TV - with that I mean Swedish Productions (since all foreign productions are in the original language with subtitles...so e.g House M.D is in English, with Swedish subtitles). I started watching "Melodifestivalen", which is a huge competition to elect the Swedish participant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. In contrast to Austria, where the competition isn't regarded as being serious, Swedes really take it seriously and have a quite complicated system to elect the participant: First, there are several shows (I think around 4) - in each show, 2 Singers or Bands will come to the final, 2 other participants will get another chance in a show called "Andra Chansen", which will be one week before the final. The winners of this show will come to the final...and eventually there will be just 1 winner, who will represent Sweden in Serbia. Learning Swedish is the perfect excuse to watch this show ;)

Well, on Sunday I went to see Tim Burton's new movie "Sweeney Todd" and I must say, that I enjoyed it. As always, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are amazing and Tim Burton did a really good job. The music is not that special, in my opinion. Especially compared to other musicals, but well, the acting and the pictures compensate for that. So, if you have the chance to see it - do it! Watch the Trailer.

Oh and here's a picture...another sunset, because it's been a while since I posted the last "oh so romantic" sunset picture. I took it yesterday, because the sky looked so amazing. I was in my room, that's why the detail isn't the best.
Talking of sunsets brings me to the next topic - traveling (you can figure out the complex and philosophical background of that [very weird] association yourself ;) )
The next big trip I will (certainly) do is in April - I'll see Rufus Wainwright in Stockholm (wohoo...again!), so I'll be in Stockholm for 3 days. I hope that the weather will be nice, because I really want to see Stockholm with sunlight - and I want to make a boat tour to the archipelago (gosh, that's a hard word to spell).
Other than that - Jonathan and I were thinking about going to Manchester in March, but it doesn't look like it will happen (it's a loooong story. Never trust an "English bloke" who wants to sell you football tickets.). But we'll go to Gothenburg and hopefully Malmö in the near future.
So, that's it for now...
cu
manuel

PS: I forgot...I'm heading to the big 30...in 1,5 weeks is my 22nd birthday, then I'm in my early late 20s (quote from Hedwig) and I will celebrate my birthday with a concert - I'll see KENT live - a Swedish group that's really successful here. Since they give a concert here in Karlstad, I thought I should take the chance and see them.
here's a video to one of their newer songs "Ingenting"...