The king of pop

So.... as everyone knows.. The Great, has now become the late. Michael Jackson is dead.
Rest in peace..

now, we have all said it, so please let the dude rest in peace!
I've seen and heard of plans for concerts, songs, events, cd's, dress up as MJ parties, probably movies. who knows. and I think it is great that people want to show tribute to what we can probably all agree is a man whom was in a way a musical genius. but why are people trying to make money off a person that just died?

Is it only me that find it a bit strange to make the guy all trendy and popular just because he died?
Will everybody still be as interested in playing his music again in 3weeks when all the drama has died out abit?

MJ, your music was great, all people trying to jump on the trendy train by making a buck on a dead dude... eat a muffin

the sea f the Dead

So, back in Israel..
wow...
from nice old little Norway, to crazy Tel Aviv, then a day later, off to the desert (I prefer sandy forest.. can't be a desert if there is shrubbery? even if the shrubs are full of thorns and crap...). anyway, some beige colderd landscape on a mountain!
Sitting becoming spiritual and strange.. using new ways to discover old insight and passion.. was really nice..
the thing I like the best was to sit with Billy the Dung Beatle, both of us enjoying some salted sunflowerseeds, me talking, and old Billy giving me nods of wisdom.. doesn't say much, but a clever fellow..
anyway, it was great to look down one direction and see the sunrise into the vally, and look down in the other direction and see that it was already night there.. fantastic!

We left from the mountain, and the Kibutz we stayed at today, I traveld first in the back of a scary old truck, things flying everywhere, and me sitting in the back singing formyself and doing situps.. kind of nice.. didn't get that much of the view though...
then took a looong bus, and voila, the deadsea.
and voila.. I went to get a pint.. 40+degrees, thats hot for a Jessheim boy!

told short, it was a boring place, very fun to try float around in the water.. DAM how much salt.. felt like somebody was raping my eye when I got just a little drop of the salty water on it..

but, for a spa vacation, doubt you can find a much better place.. QUE chill just to ly and float around there...

can't get this quote out of my head..."here is a tip; Don't pat a burning dog"
know where its from? =)

Sitting in my grandparents basement in Norway.. have to leave for the airport in 2hours..

Been home for a week to take som exams, so I can get student loans. didn't really go too good..
but, thats not really what this post is about..

it is so strange to be in Norway again, Think I experienced a reversed culture shock...
Imagine that for almost half a year, you haven't been in a propper home, you can't understand the languages that are around you, you constantly feel like a stranger to everything you do and everywhere you go..
then vosj, you are where you grew up, surrounded by friends and family, people that you know and love, and people that know and love you.. and maybe even understand you some times.

apart from the insane prices, you understand how the society works, you never find yourself being afraid of some terrorist bombing, you get to eat you grandmothers home made strawberry jam (best in the world).

Reality check is a good word.. yes, there is alot of things happening in the world.. even lots of very important, horrible, great, and strange things happening in other countries than Israel...
but.. I only have one home, and no matter how much I move, travel, experience etc around the world in the future.. that is really important to never forget, who are you really? how does what you do and learn on a day to day basis translate to being of use when you go home again?

in short, I would love to stay here longer, but, I am looking forward to get my hands on some good humus tommorow evning! =)