Sunday, March 20, 2005

turtle


turtle, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Tack alla vänner, syrran, brorsan, morsan & farsan för en fantastisk present! Snart ska jag försöka hitta ut till Arlanda så att jag kan utnyttja den. Börjar få lite resfeber. Ska bli så skönt att ligga i solen och skräpa. Det blir någon form av fest fredagen den 22 april. Skickar ut mer information när jag kommit hem - vi ses om 2 veckor!

Anna here I come!!!!

I'm leavin' for Phuket tonight! Thanx for the ride friends and family! Super nice!!

thule


thule, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Early mornin' in Thule. Missed the last bus home. Had to wait for an hour for the first train. Boring! 5.45... So tired...

stella star


stella star, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I had the pleasure to meet Stella Star at Evil Berns yesterday.

Thursday, March 17, 2005

smoke hacsh now!


hacsh, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

They said it was cool and fun - but no-one ever said that it would make you smart too. Smoke hacsh now!

one happy little dude


malte, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Malte is one happy little dude. Especially when mum is near by.

falling down


felanmäld, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

När man hör till den grå massa som varje morgon marscherar till jobbet från förorten så kan sådana här små röda lappar ha en oanad effekt när de upprepas tillräkligt många gånger. Speciellt i kombination med trasiga tåg, SL/Connex kontrollanter och 600 kronors månadskort. Plötsligt dyker D-Fens från Falling Down upp i huvudet på en. Man känner att man är farligt nära att flippa och gå lös på spärrar eller trasiga dörrar med en slägga eller något annat användbart redskap. Om man dessutom läser skämtet "Vi litar på SL!" så hamnar man någonstans mellan tårar och en hjärnblödning. Fan, tänk om man hade samma spegel som SL tydligen använder för att se på sig själv. Då hade man sett världens sexigaste och mest vältränade man varje morgon när man borstar tänderna!
Gör Stockholm en tjänst - stöd planka.nu!

Monday, March 14, 2005

handling är skönhet


bacteria vs akayism, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Stöd Påskuppropet. Ladda ner namnlista här!

Sunday, March 13, 2005

cell phone sadness


cell phone sadness, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Maria got a bit sad and melancholic thinkin' about her lost cell phone.

barflies


kajsa & nader, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Kajsa & Nader hangin' in the bar.

kea


kea, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Kea takes a picture of herself. Nice work.

maria & kajsa


maria & kajsa, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Maria & Kajsa after closing. Closing time is the best time.

kea & kajsa


kea & kajsa, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Another evening at the restaurant. Very calm. Everyone where at home watching the Song Contest. Kea came by and said hallo.

malte


malte, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A short break in the viewing of the song contest. Time to think a bit about life and stuff. Dad sits in the dark behind him.

melodifestival


melodifestival, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Yes, this is Malte and the crew watching the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest trials. Malte managed to sing with most of the songs. Great voice and plenty of good moves. Go! Malte, Go!

Saturday, March 12, 2005

maid in fiskis


maid in fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

In Sweden there's a debate about tax deductible maids. Well, actually it's more of a right wing propaganda onslaught to promote maids. The Swedish Employers' Association, Svenskt Näringsliv contributed to this debate on March 2 in the conservative Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. The headline was "The Maid is a success in Europe" and they claimed that these so called household services are supposed to solve every problem in society. They are supported by liberal and right wing editorials that also asserts that these services will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Now the lazy hordes of the unemployed will be transformed into obedient domestic workers. Huge amounts of money will be saved for the already rich and wealthy. And as always the poor will stay poor. If you read the same newspaper on page 6 you'll find a very small notice that says:
"Fewer jobs than expected were the result when the Finnish system with tax deductible maids were evaluated. The tax deduction were realized four years ago and has created 2000 full time jobs. (...) The system has cost the Finnish government more than 88 million Euro."
Wow! That's capitalism promoted by the rich! 88 million Euro of the tax payers money to create 2000 cheap maids for the wealthy! What a success story!!

triple trash treat


triple trash treat, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This weeks triple trash treat is all about the unbearable beauty of Fiskis. First the most dangerous place in Fiskis, then my staircase and finally my access balcony. Enjoy.

super long limo


limousine, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Fred and Nader in the super long limo. Me and Maria were somewhere far far away in the back. Unfortunately the limo turned out to be evil. It took Maria's cell phone. Demon limo, I command thee! Thou shalt give the phone back to her!

no train - invisible train


subway, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

First there's no train at all - then the invisible train pass by with some invisible passengers. Spooky.

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

blinded by spring


blind, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Me & Maria stopped for a coffee outside Rosenbad. Beautiful weather. I love this feeling you get when winter turns into spring. You are totally blinded by the strong sunlight but have a big smile on your face because you finally can feel the warmth of the sun. Here Maria demonstrates the perfect "I'm blinded but I love it!" pose.

stkhlm


stkhlm, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Took a short walk through central Stkhlm today. The sun was shining and life was pretty nice.

sorrow


sorrow, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Found this weird place of sorrow in the tunnels below Slussen.

I tried to find her cause I can't resist her
I never knew just how much I missed her
Sorrow
Sorrow

With your long blond hair and your eyes of blue
The only thing I ever got from you
Was Sorrow
Sorrow

The Merseys 1966 & David Bowie 1973

Monday, March 07, 2005

wage slave


slave, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Wage slave... I don't know why, but those two words keeps popping up in my mind... Am I a wage slave? It's so obvious... isn't it Johan? You're an absolute super slave...
I'm looking forward to read Corinne Maier's Bonjour Paresse or Hello Laziness! Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay as it's called in english. She seems to have defined what should have been obvious to us all.

Sunday, March 06, 2005

brazilian food


brazilian food, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

My friend Clara invited me to Brazilian lunch today! Very interesting. The blackbean casserole was a bit like swedish "bruna bönor" or brown beans. Very nice, but less spicy than I thought it would be (don't ask me why - but swedes always think that food from other countries will be hot and spicy compared to swedish food). To that we had gari. Gari was a weird experience for me as a swede. Didn't remind my of anything I've eaten before. Not bad - but very different. Sort of like dry, crispy couscous with fried onions. Interesting! After that we had an excellent dessert made out of passion fruit and cream. Super nice - thank you Clara!

södermalm


sodermalm, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Walked through Södermalm today. Rather nice - not like Fiskis - but okay...

winter in fiskis


winter in fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Sunshine & snow. I like it.

Saturday, March 05, 2005

yeti


yeti, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Snowstorm! I'm posing as the Yeti.

another beautiful winter day


winter, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Another beautiful winter day! Life is good.

defect reported


felanmäld, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

SL continues to suck big time. They raised the ticket fares to absurd levels. As a result 10 000 less use the public transport system in Stockholm each day. That means 30 miljon euro less in revenues each year. Great work SL! Free Stockholms public transport system from market bullshit and incompetent leadership. Until that happens - support planka.nu!