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I’m terrible at updating… time for a reboot

Molnies — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:01:29 +0000

Okay, so I’ve really let this site sit in a dark corner for quite some time now. Which is rather sad since I love writing and was also hoping I could use this as a tool for remembering some of the stuff I’ve learned. Well that hasn’t happened so far, but I’m not giving up just yet. It’s time for a reboot, and this time I have at least prepared a bit and have a few articles to release in the next couple of days, along with a long list of ideas for further articles.

A few quick updates before I end this rather mundane post. I’m currently trying to learn Japanese, which is both fun and something I think will be useful in the future. I can already read both hiragana and katakana after just two weeks — it’s always more enjoyable when you really see the progress in front of you. One of the coming articles will be about the tools I use for learning Japanese. I just finished a course on WWII that resulted in a 48 page essay and I had such a great time writing it, although the seven course books was a bit of a struggle at times during the short ten week course which was only suppose to be part-time.

It seems like MacHeist season is about to begin again, which means that I will at the very least get a few new Mac applications to play with. I’ll definitely write some articles both on the apps from MacHeist and the experience, including the often superb but sometimes controversial marketing.

Finally I just wanted to make a quick comment on the fact that I love british comedy. Everything from QI to Peep Show and Coupling. These past months haven’t been easy to say the least, but being able to laugh for a few seconds or minutes is pretty much priceless.

New Year, New Project

Molnies — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:50:38 +0000

I decided to start the new year with a new project — this site. I’ve had the idea for quite some time now, but wasn’t sure if I would be able to dedicate the needed time for it before. I really enjoy my studies and I think writing about what I learn and figure out will be very beneficial for myself. I’m not quite sure yet which direction the content will go in, hopefully it will be a bit of a mix but with the same foundation, which is information system science, (web) design and development.

Right now I’m studying for my exams in the courses “Design of IT” and “Database Systems I”. Besides the studies I’ve also recently started working with jQuery, which I think will be a great tool once I wrap my head around the “new” possibilities when I’m designing new sites. It feels like I’m still kind of stuck in the old way and so far haven’t had many practical uses for jQuery on any of my sites, but I think that will change soon, and if it does I’ll write down what I’ve done. I’ve also just started to dig into really learning Adobe’s Illustrator, I’ve often overlooked Illustrator and used Photoshop or InDesign instead. Now I’ve started to see the major benefits and will try to bring out my creative side again which has been a bit inactive lately.

A married man

Molnies — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:05:02 +0000

One month ago, the 14th of July 2007, I stood there on the beach outside of Falkenberg. But I didn’t stand alone, you were right there beside me, as you’ve always been for these past six years. It’s been an incredible journey so far, many rough parts and deep valleys, but I sense that some beautiful landscapes lies ahead of us.

Our wedding was the best one I could have ever imagined for us, just a private ceremony at the beach followed by a picnic in the sand dunes. This might sound like a cliché, but I guess there’s a reason behind that, but it was one of the best days of my life. I felt a bit silly during the ceremony, because all I could do was smile, I was so happy that my brain stopped functioning from time to time.

With the wedding we didn’t just exchange rings (yeah I have two rings now, one engagement ring and one wedding ring) we also changed our last names. Instead of Sanna taking my name or the other way around we simply decided to start a new family name together – Silverglimth.

A married man, that’s what I am now. It feels wonderful to finally be able to call Sanna my wife. I knew there was something about her the first time I laid my eyes on her. It seems like it was decades ago, that first day when we both sat on my couch in my room at my parents house. Two teenagers that turned into a married couple in a villa, and I love it – I wouldn’t change one thing that we’ve been through.

Sanna Lindgren + Fredrik Nyman = Mr. & Mrs. Silverglimth