The Further Adventures of Miss Kitten

It’s been snowing here in Gothenburg pretty much non-stop since November, more than making up for the snowless winters of previous years. I woke up this morning to discover that my balcony was nearly filled up with snow, and this left me wondering if I should be worried about a...

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The Teacher’s Lament You have some time today, I see. Your teacher’s canceled Chemistry. My class won’t start till three-thirty. And would it okay with me, Since there’s some place you’d rather be, You ask, I hope, facetiously, Whether I would mind terribly, If you skipped my class and left early. I try not to take it personally, But it’s...

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I keep hearing from my American friends and family how much it sucks to live in America right now and how horrible President Obama is, but I just wanted to make it clear that it’s so much worse over here. Tomorrow I’ll have to go and see my neurologist and it...

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At the moment I’m lying in bed with a box of lotion Kleenex and my laptop toplap. Under normal circumstances I’d be at work, but I’m taking a few days off due to an annoyingly bad headcold. My sinuses are all congested, making both breathing and thinking somewhat difficult and...

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As explained by Professor Stretchy Cat:...

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Monty Python was satirical in a timeless way, which is why their Crackpot Religions sketch is (unfortunately) just as true now, if not more so, as it was back then. Now of course we have Scientology, and I cannot help but wonder what Crackpot team would have to say about...

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My curiosity having been piqued by President Obama becoming the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, I turned to my beloved Wikipedia to find out how many other U.S. presidents have won this prestigious award. Jimmy Carter won it in 2002 for his diplomatic work, but only two other...

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This may seem extremely undignified behavior for cat, but what we have here is an example of a cat using its cuteness powers to achieve the goal of obtaining food. Careful examination of the background indicates that this scene takes place in Japan, as evidenced by tatami mats and the...

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It’s also incomprehensible. The following article discusses how many Swedish young men (aka: morons) consider becoming infected with chlamydia to be a badge of honor and an affirmation of their manhood: Chlamydia helps young men feel more ‘manly’: Swedish study Young men who contract sexually transmitted diseases often view their afflictions as...

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I’m finally in. After nearly four years of living in Sweden, I’ve got that Golden Ticket: a permanent (fast lön) full-time job.  I’ve heard countless times that the key to getting a permanent job in Sweden is networking and Swedish. This I can definitely confirm. Don’t even bother applying for full-time...

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