Category Archives: The adult

Rifle

Posted on 14 February 2008 by Åsmund

Eg kjøpte meg gønnar i går, og fekk med dette flotte tilbodet:

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Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again

Posted on 4 January 2008 by Åsmund

Arrived in Longyearbyen. Apparently I’ve taken my diurnal rhythm out behind the barn and shot it, which partially explains why I showed up at the office at 4 AM today. Booze cheap, but I haven’t got my rationing card yet. … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the new year

Posted on 26 December 2007 by Åsmund

I’ve quit my old job (spending my last vacation days now) and gone home to mom and dad. My teensy apartment in Oslo is searching for a new tenant, and in a week I’ll go north, north, north, a bit … Continue reading →

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New job!

Posted on 23 October 2007 by Åsmund

Since I’ve announced it everywhere else, I might as well say it here, too: I’ve got a new job. At New Year’s, I’ll be moving to Longyearbyen to study polar cap patches, an obscure phenomenon in dayside northern lights. If … Continue reading →

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Brännvin! Snabbt!

Posted on 18 January 2007 by Åsmund

I går sa eg nei til øl for å gå og trena. Kva skjer?

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Casa nuevo

Posted on 29 November 2006 by Åsmund

Or “new apartment”, as some would call it. This one has a number of advantages over and disadvantages under the old one: It’s significantly smaller, it doesn’t have a dishwashing machine, the floor is new, there’s no freezer, it’s still … Continue reading →

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I return

Posted on 16 November 2006 by Åsmund

I’m back. It was a hectic week. But fun. Seems I know what BLAST does now. Nice to have my ideas adjusted by the experts.

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Yankee land

Posted on 11 November 2006 by Åsmund

So, I’ve been in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY) since Tuesday, learning about computational and comparative genomics. It`s been very interesting. Lots of information-dense lectures and workshops about things I need or will need to work with when I return to … Continue reading →

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Got old

Posted on 20 August 2006 by Åsmund

Three squared years since I was born. Doubleprime! Whee!

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Movin’ on

Posted on 3 May 2006 by Åsmund

You gotta keep on movin’! Well, not really, but anyway I did. New apartment and suchlike. The old one is very nearly empty, but needs washing. The new one is piled up with disassembled bookshelves and bed. One of these … Continue reading →

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New base.

Posted on 17 March 2006 by Åsmund

Having made the necessary agreements to move base, will now erect a secret secondary base downtown. Immediate plans for the future include redesignating said new urban base as primary base within two months, and then officially terminate operations at current … Continue reading →

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