a kindle of kittens
It is cold these days. Sometimes down to Professor Celcius´ blue twenties, minus four for Mr. Farenheit. I stay snugly warm inside. The rescue shelters are all full of cold animals, some with ears frozen off, tails frozen stiff. One horrific story today of a grown Tom frozen to the ground. Being homeless is not a game. […] more…
theft. educational kings of incompetence
The story of how my alma mater, University College Østfold broke the intellectual property laws, stole my work, refused to pay, notify, credit or apologise. more…
anthropomorphism – you are like me
Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed to belong only to humans) to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts (Wikipedia). It is human to see human responses around us, and we have the ability for abstraction. So we apply human patterns to animals and objects. “An evil wind blows..” more…
noble genealogy
I was at my sisters place over christmas, and was reminded of my grandmother by this oilpainting of her (painted by Ragnhild Thrane in 1904). Her mother and father both had unusual family names, and for a laugh I thought I should see what I could find on that grand internet of ours. more…
a shelter life
Life at the SPCA shelter. That people lie are not surprising. What is surprising, is that they are so bad at it. Someone mailed the shelter, asking them to take a kitty back or have it put down, as it was catching mice. more…
the mysterious case of the dead dog
An insane man have placed poison around Oslo, hidden in little piles of sawdust, to murder dogs. I woke up yesterday, to a flood of warnings on facebook, telling me about this deeply disturbed individual, and that several dogs had already died. Even in my grumpy pre-coffee morning haze, something smelled a little off. more…
earth, wind, fire
I went to a little talk today, held by Mano Mark, senior geo developer at Google, for whoever at the Smithsonian who wanted to come. I learned some interesting things… more…
oscar-yankee-alpha-zulu-charlie
oh, what joy! more…
oslo mysteries
If you walk slowly enough, you see little things in Oslo. I came across a couple of mysteries. more…
up in the air!
My brother got his pilot licence; time for a spin above frozen denmark more…
the interview
A job interview in Oslo, that goes rather badly. How it turns out that the pro's are not so pro, and how it is impossible to say 'sorry'. more…
norway, my stupidly beautiful country
Norway is stupidly beautiful. Sometimes there is no words left, and laugh is all you can do. more…
out in the woods
Alone in the woods, without internet, mobile coverage. What the mind does, when prevented from flitting, and chopping wood and dealing with one task at a time is the only option. more…
interfaces, their buttons and the village idiot
I stared at my friend’s washing machine. It has a million buttons, a big wheel, a digital display and a pile of little red and orange lights, with the odd green thrown in. I consider myself not a complete idiot, but have little patience with domestic appliances. They are here to make our lives simpler. […] more…
travels with/out internet
I travelled in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand back in the dark ages before the internet. I remember my brother told me before I left, that in the future, I could use any computer anywhere in the world to talk to him. Back then I thought, but why would I want to? more…
bachelor thesis: a walk in the rift valley, four million years ago
Bachelor Thesis: The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program Database: Relating scientific data through time and space. Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. Lars Bjørkevoll, Audun Hodnefjell, Bente Halvorsen more…
the bachelor years
And so three years ended. Higher education. Just as I got good at playing the game, it is over. It was a mixed kettle; these three years. Most of the courses seemed exciting on paper, and a good handful of them turned out to be dreadful. Pointless. Insulting. Yes, digital media production is a new-ish […] more…
wildlife, geeklife
Work work – no time to sightseeing or go arty photographing. Little snippets, though. more…
days
Warmer days in D.C. more…
relatives and ancestors
australopithecus africanus, approx. 2.5 million years old more…
computers & bones
Back at the smithsonian institution, national museum of natural history in Washington D.C. In the anthro department we are again getting back to work among skeletons, sculls, dust and wonderful people. more…
lost in transition
Attempting to get from Oslo to Washington DC turned out to be troublesome this time: stuck in Oslo for nine hours, hotel in Newark for a few hours sleep. A cranky, knackered team got there in the end though. I hate transportation. more…
images of no-things
Photos are not always meant to show something. Sometimes they are only there to contain shapes and colours. Sometimes, it is not a magic moment, but a play of light and an interesting composition. Could it surprise you? more…
– au revoir, D.C.
D.C. is a strange city; it feels like a bubble. It is a smallish, administrative city in a very very large and powerful country. It is rather anonymous. It seems, in this city of administration, power and museums, people live here for a few years, and it gives the city a neutral feel. I am […] more…
last days
the last days. heading home soon, from our little jaunt that got an unexpected two weeks extension. Good work done, fine people all around. more…
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