The Wobbles and Woes of Anna-Christine in Bollnäs..

..and other things which aren't so bad, but:

Woes (I'm sorry but I have to have a good complain):

• I have an ulcer in my mouth, probably from eating too many sweets, or brushing a bit too well after eating too many sweets. It also hurts a bit because I wore my retainer for the first time in about a year. I went to the apotheke and got some stuff to put on it which is a bit like bonjela, hopefully this will help.
• Just about 15 minutes ago I got pins and needles in my finger and it's not gone away yet..and I get paranoid about these things. (And I've been playing non-stop today, like literally only just stopped.) That's probably why then.
• I have money problems, well more like problems with being able to find out how much money I have and stuff like that, bloody banks!
• I have a cold.
• I didn't say a whole lot of things to Jonas (my teacher) today, but i will email him.
• I miss James, and Rowan, and Cath (not so much, saw her on saturday), and Helm, and Lucy. And Notso.

Wobbles (not so many actually):

• My chin rest started wobbling/creaking a little bit today, I don't know how this has happened and it doesn't seem that bad, but as I said, I'm paranoid about these things. If only helm was here.
• My bow is still on the verge of losing all its hair in one fell swoop but that's ok because Helm sent me a new one and this one is quite good, thanks.
• Felt a bit wobbly earlier, but I think that was because I drank too much coffee. (I had an only coffee day today, weird.)

Other happenings/Things to happen:

• Me and Elin (a girl from classical) spontaneously performed at the open mic concert the other night which went down really well and was really enjoyable.
• We (my class) have been asked to do a concert for an hour tomorrow morning, for some brain damaged people who have been staying here this week. That's what we have just been practicing for most of today as I only found out yesterday because I was in Göteborg. So we're sorted for that, should be fun. There are only 4 of us doing it though, as the rest are away in Stockholm having lessons.
• We watched 'Frida' last night (about the artist Frida Kahlo) which was good.
• We've just decided to arrange a dance evening next week at some point.
• Been playing in gympasalen (the gym) alot lately, as it sounds so good in there and today lots of jazz people came in and listened and joined in and we had a bit of a jam which was nice...ahh all types of music, coming together as one. But shit me, there are some talented people here, especially in jazz, they took over the open mic the other night and i'm always impressed.
• I still have the pins and needles feeling in my finger. It reminds me of that Roald Dahl story...damn which one..about geese or something? ahh 'the magic finger'! Google just reminded me. I used to like that, we had it on tape...anyway...

I'm sure I have missed something out..but there are always more blogs.

Love Anna

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Mondays seem to be my best days...

Yesterday was good, i think i must have practiced for a good 6 hours. Then I heard beautiful sounds from fromolle...and went upstairs and downstairs and through lots of doors following it, and ended up in the gymnasium where Elin was playing and I had brought my fiddle so we played loads of nice music together and it sounded really good in there and everyone looked in as they walked past, it was really fun! Then went to spelmanslag..more playing, i played so much yesterday! Then Elin and Karin had a little party in their reeeally nice apartment. Today however i forgot to set my alarm so missed gehör, for the first time ever, but even though, i missed it which is annoying. Got more practicing to do with the folkmusikklass today as we have to have 2 arrangements for friday. eek

Love Anna

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So i'm in Göteborg...

...having a nice time. Just chilling out at the moment in me and Cath's swanky hotel room, in the huge huge bed, very comfy, just before we're going out for a posh meal with some of her conference buddies. Today Cath bought me a much needed, quite expensive haircut which i'm very happy with, and fika several times around town.
I also went to Göteborg museum this morning and had a look round, there was quite an interesting exhitbition all about the history of the city and its industry, then i went into the next room which was all about the vikings. That was weird. Then I made my way to the book launch of Cath's new book.....'School'. Yep. There was wine and stuff. Then we went for lunch at a vegetarian cafe Cath likes so much she's been every day. It was ok. They had curry sauce!
So Cath's back now and we're going to meet people and go to dinner.
Up early tomorrow..just found out we have to leave at 20 to 8! eek. Means I get back to Bollnäs for like 3 though. But then who really knows if that's a good thing... I am glad I came here to see Cath it was good to have a break from it all!

Vi ses....nog i morgon!

Love Anna

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The leaves are changing colour...

...and I don't like it one bit. I've had a bad couple of days but hopefully now things will start to work themselves out. (Rowan, I always have about 10 different options isn't that right) Crying on the phone to you was a great help. Also I went swimming which made me feel better. Anyway, i've just arranged to catch a train for like 6 hours to Göteborg tomorrow to see cath for like 2 days. Because I am desperate for a cuddle. Coincidentally i've just found out my teacher Jonas is sick, which is a bad thing because 1. poor him and 2. i will have no lesson tomorrow, but it is also a good thing for it means I can see Cathy earlier. Helm just told me he's sent a bow in the post, because mine is falling apart. How sweet! 2 parcels in 4 days...cmon!

Now I must apologise to my kontrabass friend Marcus for being horrible to him yesterday... then I may go and buy candy from Hemköp.

...Also there are so many birds/geese(?) here at the moment...I think they are moving south for the winter or something...there are big groups of them that fly over sky many times each day.

Love Anna

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Fucking Hell..

Sorry, I just can't believe that worked. I HATE computers.
Also look on my facebook for more pictures, and the other ones like germany pics which never got blogged.

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Hej! So shit me, it's been a while...maybe this time blogger will actually let me write stuff. It's been a right knob lately so i've been keeping a real paper diary, crazy times. Anyway, what have I been up to of late? Well having fun mostly, that always seems to be what everyone ends up doing here, every night. On saturday I finally found the swimming pool in Bollnas, wheey! So me and Lisa went swimming and saunaing, then had ice cream to cool down in a nice cafe. (Special treat) Elsa's mum was visiting so we cooked a massive meal with her and blueberry pie which was nice. Then went to the highlander (scottish pub with turkish owner) later on, we were going to play tunes but it never happened yet. Then sunday was pretty boring. They are always depressing no matter where you are, even though it was really sunny here. Oh well.

Monday was better, I recieved a parcel from home! That was really nice and in it was a key to the basement storage rooms, where rowan and oona had left me lots of things for my room etc, so that was fun:

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Anyway, then we went to the spelmanslag, which is always fun and you meet and play with lots of people and it sounds really good. I've only been twice but I really enjoy it. After that we got back and I spontaneously decided to make scones, face scones, so we did. And then we ended up having a party in my room. Maybe cos i'd made it a bit nicer. Anyway, was all good fun, even if nobody left til very late so i am tired today.

tonight i think some people are going to Bollnas jass club to see some people play. Might go, or might sleep, i'm not sure yet.

I have also been doing alot of knitting and crocheting lately (virkira, it's called in swedish, which is coming on by the way) so this is a picture of stuff i made (legwarmers and a hat mainly). But in like 2 days! Because I sometimes do it in bed for like an hour at a time!

I am especially proud of my new hat which I finished today:

In other news, here is the painting in my room which i stole from the corridor outside, slippers that i nicked from lisa's temporarily), ice skates i got given, a drum i got, the book i'm reading, which olof bought for me, to help me with my swedish, cushions i bought from kupan, my braids which are now dredding, but i don't want to take them out, and family which i miss. (whom i miss?) ahh skit samma!

I probably miss you too.

Anna

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