Song of the red war-boat

Shove off from the wharf-edge! Steady!
Watch for a smooth! Give way!
If she feels the lop already
She'll stand on her head in the bay.
Its ebb - it's dusk - it's blowing-
The shoals are a mile of white,
But (snatch her along!) we're going
To find our master to-night.

For we hold that in all disaster
Of shipwreck, storm, or sword,
A Man must stand by his Master
When once he has pledged his word.

Raging seas have we rowed in
But we seldom saw them thus,
Our master is angry with Odin-
Odin is angry with us!
Heavy odds have we taken,
But never before such odds.
The Gods know they are forsaken.
We must risk the wrath of the Gods!

Over the crest she flies from,
Into its hollow she drops,
Cringes and clears her eyes from
The wind-torn breaker-tops,
Ere out on the shrieking shoulder
Of a hill-high surge she drives.
Meet her! Meet her and hold her!
Pull for your scoundrel lives!

The thunders bellow and clamour
The harm that they mean to do!
There goes Thor's own hammer!
Cracking the dark in two!
Close! But the blow has missed her,
Here comes the wind of the blow!
Row or the squall'll twist her
Broadside on to it! - Row!

Heark'ee Thor of the Thunder!
We are not here for a jest-
For wager, warfare, or plunder,
Or to put your power to test.
This work is none of our wishing-
We would house at home if we might-
But our master is wrecked out fishing.
We go to find him to-night.

For we hold that in all disaster-
As the Gods Themselves have said-
A Man must stand by his Master
Till one of the two is dead.

That is our way of thinking,
Now you can do as you will,
While we try to save her from sinking
And hold her head to it still.
Bale her and keep her moving,
Or she'll break her back in the trough...
Who said the weather's improving,
Or the swells are taking off?

Sodden, and chafed and aching,
Gone in the loins and knees-
No matter - the day is breaking,
And there's far less weight to the seas!
Up mast, and finish baling-
In oars, and out with the mead-
The rest will be two-reef sailing...
That was a night indeed!

But we hold that in all disaster
(And faith, we have found it true!)
If only you stand by your Master,
The Gods will stand by you!

Hovedsaklig til ære for bergtrold
- som er den eneste jeg kjenner som er mer interessert i Garborg enn meg. 
( Gode garborgvener )
( Minne )

( Heim )

( Utsikt )
( Ådne )

Det er helt tydelig at arbeidsplassen min mener at alle bør ta seg en tur på festival til sommeren. Årets julegave består av fleeceteppe, oppblåsbar hodepute, sovemaske, leatherman, øreplugger (!!!) og en kombinert lommelykt/alarm/røykvarsler. I fjor fikk vi ryggsekk, drikkeflaske og hodelykt. Neste år tipper jeg på telt.

Computer: Internet Explorer is not responding
Stine: Restarts computer
Computer: Windows is trying to find a solution to this problem
Stine: Logs on, resumes surfing
Computer, in pop-up window: Windows has found a solution! Click here!
Stine: Clicks link
Computer: Internet Explorer does not respond properly. There is no solution to this at this time
Stine: Mutters angry words at computer
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Because he says it better than I can.



Your Days Are None the Better For What You Have Done

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Via chiller, because it is the right thing to do. And if you disagree with me on this one, you're just plain wrong:

Copy this sentence into your livejournal if you're in a heterosexual marriage/relationship (or if you think you might be someday), and you don't want it "protected" by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow.

You make a mockery of marriage if you cheat, lie, betray, hurt. Not if you both happen to have the same genitalia.

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Accepting a hug from a very tired seven-year old, even though you know it will leave blueberry stains on your very cool new t-shirt.

*sigh*

Discovery are filming something or other concerning The North. Narrator, in dramatic voice:

"It is 30 degrees below freezing. Stand still - and you'll be dead within minutes."

Oh dear. Better remember to move about, once winter hits.

Behold, the seven deadly glasses.

Lyst til å bli populær blant gravide damer? Jeg har et tips. Slutt å lage overskrifter som "Slik ser du bra ut med mage" og link til bilder av Angelina Jolie og Jessica Alba.

Takkskarrufaenmegha.

Er dette noe jeg bør få med meg?

Gratulerer så mye med dagen, tuilui!

Vi nar nettopp børsta Anton. I løpet av et kvarters intensiv børsting kunne vi til sammen kaste ca fire kilo pels. Han har like mye pels nå som da vi begynte.

Dette gjør jo at man lurer. Hvis vi hadde fortsatt å børste, ville han da til slutt blitt skallet? Eller har katter en ubegrenset mengde pels som bare spruter ut etter hvert som eieren tror hun kvitter seg med det?

Altså, jeg skjønner jo hva de vil frem til her, men "Som skoleelever mener jeg at det er uheldig at man går på en skole der man ikke lærer at homofili ikke er noe som praktiseres i det norske samfunnet"?