So it’s the last day of my Norway holidays, and it has truly been a marvelous two weeks. The first weekend was spent at Oslo Suscon, which was as amazing as always, and I even got to do a bit of blogging for bmenews which was a first, and I think it went alright although I definitely have a lot to learn in the ways of writing. I also feel so happy to have met a lot of lovely new people who are into the modscene for no other reason that a genuine interest in it, it’s always a treat..
I kinda cheated and got away with doing 2 suspensions this time, although my original intention was to do one combined thingie which unfortunately didn’t pan out the way I wanted it to. Anyways, below is a pic of my 2 point chest and then my 2 point suicide for your viewing pleasure. Thanks to Stephan for the pictures..
..people not into this often ask me something like “but doesn’t it hurt?” – I think this picture is a clear enough reply to that question.
..but man is it worth it when you get to the fun stages..
So I won’t go into too much detail about this, mainly because I am kinda tired, and I have written about it in other spots, and I want to mention some other stuff.
The first week of my holiday I spent in Oslo, living at my sister and her hubby’s place, and it was really nice. Got to see some friends, among others my best friend Markus, and I had a blast with the family too. ..and yeah, it was just a pretty frickin nice week. Then I shifted my atomic composite over to my hometown Tonsberg, and here I have lived with my best friend Karsten and his wifey and their child, and it’s been a real nice chilled week, with lots of sun, lots of swimming (and of course practicing various flips off of diving boards), and lots of eating ice lollies. I’ve had some time to myself, which isn’t new to me, but what has been slightly different over here has been having time to think about some more important stuff than I have been doing for a long time.
There’s so many things in life which confuses me, especially in terms of feelings and such. It has been nice to reflect on those, although I haven’t really been able to come to any clearcut conclusions. But I have also had time to think about ..all the stuff I want to do. Things to improve myself, improve my persona if you will. I have started writing a list of things I want to achieve, and I am going to make them into SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Realistic, Time-set; thanks nursing, something stuck..) goals by picking them apart and setting small targets along the way which don’t seem as difficult to achieve as my normal ‘big hairy goals’. I have also decided that perhaps the main thing I seem to lack to achieve the goals I want to achieve is lack of organization. If I can manage things better, as in perhaps schedule my life better, I think things will fall into place a lot more. This is a principle I use in day to day life quite often (e.g. I am a tick-box maniac. The more stuff I can write down and tick off as I go through the day, the more pleased I feel at the end of it, and the more manageable these little tasks seem), so really it’s idiotic that I haven’t yet applied it to the bigger more important issues.
The other thing I lack is self-discipline (a cultural phenomenon to some extent?), but I think I will find it easier to be more disciplined once this new ’system’ starts showing it’s effects. It genuinely feels like I’ve had an epiphany, and that I WILL change my life for the better.
Well, one thing I’ll need to do now is to get some sleep, so I’ll leave you on that note. Bless you, and have a nice summer still.
- Alex
