Went out on a 8.7km run.
Felt great.
Last km, I decided to push it some.
Shouldn’t have done that.
After stretching, my vision went.
Not all black, but all blurry.
As it does when I’m about to get a massive headache.
Then I started feeling a bit nauseous.
It’s been about five hours and I’m starting to feel a bit better.
Have to learn something from this.
It’s been awfully quiet around here.
It’s because we, my little family, has had a pretty crap long weekend.
On Thursday, The Boo got attacked and bit by another dog.
On Friday we found the wound. (He’s got lots of fur; thick fur, the vet. says she’s never seen anything like it.) The it was of to the vet’s for operation. About 10 stitches. Then we tried to get a hold of the other dogs owner. (It was not the owner who was walking him as the time of the attack.) After that we had to fix things with our respective insurance companies, and in the midst of all this taking care of The Boo.
I’ve taken some pictures of his injury but I’ll spare you them. Stomach turners.
We seem to be back on track now.
His wound is healing up nicely and everything is sorted.
Just a thought to all dog-owners out there: keep your dog on a leash. And, even if your dog is the nicest most cuddly thing you’ve ever seen, you have no idea what kind of temper that unknown dog he runs up to has. Might be you running to the vet. and cleaning a wound… if your lucky.
Tenth Revision; Gigantic Rock, Göteborg, 2010-10-17
Hi!
My name is Tomas Halberstad.
I am 32 years old, old, old.
I live in Göteborg, Sweden, on the island of The Hisingen. Sadly, I really want to move.
I live with my girlfriend, Camilla, and our dog, Bosse.
I am a student and a songwriter.
I’m studying towards a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and I write songs.
I started this blog in order to publish my music. The idea was to write, record and post. (That hasn’t really happened but it might.)
I like my little family, food and The Arsenal, also sneakers and beer. (Might even like running!)
I dislike a lot of things. So many, in-fact, that listing them would take up too much space.
Yesterday I ran a Swedish mile (and then some… very little ‘some’).
A Swedish mile is 10km and, I am very proud of this feat.
I’ve once before covered this distance running. It was about three years ago, and I did it not being prepared at all, and going way to fast. Ended up getting sick (not ‘throw up’-sick, ill-sick). Yesterday I was prepared, and it felt great (not only the being prepared part, but the running part as well).
So, I’ve reached my first goal with regards to running; to run 10km. Next goal is to be able to run 2 10km a week (and three shorter runs, all in all running 5 times a week.) Then, 3, 4 and eventually 5 10km a week. After that I’m going to focus on speed, trying to reach my end goal of 5x10km@50:00mins (or faster)/week. It’s totally reachable, I mean, people do it. (Maybe not with a 40kg/80lbs back-pack in the form of excess fat as I do… still.)
Happy running!
It’s my birthday today.
I’m going to eat cake.
Sunday, the crappiest of days, is upon us; soon past us (thank you).
Two cool things about today though.
1. Today the date was 10/1o/10 and at one point (well several taking into account that the world has 24 time-zones) the time was 10:10:10.
2. I got the first mix/production/sketch of the song; the collaboration between 047 and myself. (Not the one mentioned below.) Sounds nice. Clearly not a song written by only me, nor by only them. The sound of collaboration is upon us.
Got an interesting e-mail today. It was from a guy named Tom. Tom plays in a band. Tom asked me if I wanted to sing on a track of theirs. I listened to it, then checked them out, on MySpace and what not. Then, I decided to give it a go. Seems like a fun thing to do. When the collaboration materializes, if it ever does, I’ll give you more details.
Fun though!
The week is trotting along at a fairly comfortable tempo. Not much happening and not much getting done. I set out with grand ambitions but the fruits of those ambitions are three thoughts and a read paper. Tomorrow I’ll read another paper, maybe two. And, on Friday I’ll go for some study guidance (if that’s what it’s called; I’ll go to see a guy about my future studies, the next two years. I’ll tell hi what I’d like to do; where I’d like to end up, he’ll tell me how to do it; to get there… I hope).
Music-wise I’ve been talking the talk.
Talking with Lars-Martin about recording two songs. I’ve written two, and have a vision. It’s going to be drums, synth-bass, spanish guitar, up-right piano and lots of space. (And, vocals.)
I’ve also been talking to 047 about swimming a bit further out into the waters in which we are right now just splashing with our bare feet. (A few weeks back I was in the 047 studio – sort of – and delivered the frame-work for a song. Their going to produce it and then I’ll come back and lay some vocals. If all goes we’ll the song’ll end up on an upcoming EP of theirs.) I have a couple of songs that I don’t know what to do with. I’m thinking their aesthetics could fit them. We’ll see.
Today I want some good news.
Yesterday was disastrous, with the Arsenal loss and all. The good news I want can preferably come through, or by, my music.
Today I’m going to go out for test run.
After 5 days of being sick, and still not feeling 100%, I feel I can’t wait any more. I’ve got, as we say here in Sweden, so much running in my legs.
Today I’ll finish reading up on Rawls.
I’ll hopefully find enough references to what The Veil of Ignorance is meant to do, to build a concept, a Rawlsian concept, of Mind and Knowledge.
Today I’m ending the post with a picture.
Sent to me, by phone, by a friend. It’s a young Tomas, oblivious to the life and worries of old Tomas; present Tomas. My guess is that this picture is from 1997, probably May, probably taken in Visby, Gotland. My friend, and I, along with the band we played in; Trickbag, a skate-punk-power-pop outfit, were there to play a show at Roxy. Fun times.
So here I sit, in the sofa, as I have been all day, watching football. So many games, they’re all a blur now. Still feeling a bit sick, still having an aching back. Haven’t been out running. It’s been four days now. Four days. Really want to get out there. We’ll se what happens tomorrow. If I wake up without my throat feeling like a dried beach of broken glass and stuff, then I just might get out there. Really need to. Something else I need to do tomorrow is clean the apartment and fold laundry… and watch football. Big game tomorrow. Chelsea v. Arsenal. If we beat them we’re only one point behind. Them being Chelsea, we being Arsenal, behind being the leaders of the table (incidentally Chelsea). So, until tomorrow, you all have a good one.
So yeah.
Now I’m on that last.fm thing.
If that’s your thing head on over there… or something.
I don’t know how it works.
So, new month. Lots to do.
First off, I’ll try to get well; to get rid of this cold. Into its third day now. Really wish it would just go away. I need to get my run on, you know.
Secondly, the thesis-writing goes into super serious mode this month. My aim is to have a pretty finished thesis by October 31:st. I have until mid January to polish it, but I really do not want to have too much to do. This, since I’m taking two full-time courses (each full-time in their own right) in November/December. (One on Artificial Intelligence and one on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus.)
Today I’m going to start reading up on my John Rawls, The Veil of Ignorance and what concept of Mind and Knowledge, that ‘knowledge restriction’ is. The I’m going to see if there actually is a concept of Mind and Knowledge at all, or if that is an open question (leading to a less epistemic coherent theory).
In music I got some great news yesterday. Starting next week, I’m going to get regular airplay (for a while at least) on Sweden’s largest college radio station. It’s a start, and one that I am very happy with, not really bathing in airplay. Let’s hope other college radio stations, and national radio, follows.
Hi. I’m Ludwig, and I can philosophize your ass off.
I’m sick, and I really hate being sick. I have a cold and my throat hurts. I feel heavy in my head and my back is acting up… the Indian food I had yesterday (and the left-overs today) is not helping the situation either. Did I mention that I have a headache and also a fever (I think)? Yeah, all’s crap. Can’t run while I feel like this either. Hope I wake up feeling fantastic tomorrow. Have and old upper secondary school pal coming for a visit. Don’t want to be sick for that. Also, I’m dog-sitting tomorrow. Don’t want to be sick for that either.
Did I mention I feel like crap?
The first two AA’s (out of four), Summer Love AA and Autumn Fall AA are now up on Spotify. Follow this link and you’ll arrive at all my releases (including my old album The Anger).
Father in law turns 60 today. Three big cheers and a bottle of expensive Scotch to him! His birthday has, however, almost meant the end of me.
The celebrations started yesterday after Camilla and I took a train ride about 30 mins out of town to a fantastic hotel. There we hooked up with the in-laws and Camilla’s sister with boyfriend. Then began the massacre. Afternoon tea. Sounds harmless enough, right? Wrong. Three kinds of cheese, five kinds of baked goods, scones, fresh cheese and jam… and tea of course, or coffee in my case (since tea is for wimps).
Having just barely recovered from this meal we hit the dinner table. 4-course dinner, with beer and drinks.
Breakfast was not better. Buffet. And not the kind of crappy buffet you can get in hotels in England and Germany, no, a proper one. Mountains of food.
Four hours later we were at it again, and this was the one to top all: American brunch buffet at the casino here in Gothenburg. Oh. My. God. Now, I’m glad I’m a vegetarian, that way I didn’t need to stuff my face with ribs, ham, hamburgers and what not. However, there was plenty of french fries, macaroni and cheese, pancakes, doughnuts, cole-slaw, bagels, Corn Chowder and so on, and so on.
I’m so full, almost 8h after that meal, I may never have to eat agin.
Good birthday party!
Finally got the video, The Pendulum Swings Again from Autumn Fall AA, up on youtube.com.
The Vimeo player is nicer [the video on Vimeo] but WP-doesn’t like Vimeo-players (and I run WP).
Here it is!
The Video!
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No, seriously. Here’s the video for The Pendulum Swings Again, taken from Autumn Fall AA (which you can read all about in the post below).
I haven’t embedded it because the video is only available through vimeo, and WordPress don’t do vimeo-embedding. I am, however, to upload it to youtube as soon as we get some stuff sorted. When I do, I’ll embed!
Here’s the info on the vid:
Video for the song The Pendulum Swings Again, taken from the double A-side single Autumn Fall AA by Tomas Halberstad.
Director: Stewart Smith/stewdio.org
Camera: Thomas Brandt
Script Supervisor: Roberth Olausson
Label: Euphoria Sound
Distro: Phonofile
Promo: Skiva.se
Release Date: 2010-09-21
Region: World Wide
Now go see it!
Link above!
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Yes that’s right folks, my latest double A-sided single praising the seasons (no. 2 of 4) is here!
Autumn Fall AA, with the songs:
01. The Pendulum Swings Again
02. Add to All Noise
It’s available for digital download at all the usual vendors. Here’s some links, where you can get it:
Play.com, Amazon, Meteli, iTunes, cdon.com
And while you’re at it, be sure to download the first AA in the series
Summer Love AA, with the songs:
01. Watch the Tears Run From My Face
02. Must be in Love
Since Punk of Country (the band I used to play in) called it quits, I haven’t really collaborated with anyone in making music. Sure, I’ve been produced and stuff but by then; when the production-part of song-making comes to be, the song is more or less finished.
This is all about to change, albeit for just one song.
I’ve just now been sitting by my computer laying down the first basic tracks, or demo-tracks, to a song I am writing with chip-music extraordinaire’s 047 (or as they’re called in Swedish 047).
Don’t know what will come of this. But, when anything comes through, I’ll let you know how to get hold of it. In the mean time, here’s 047 super hit song Ankan (The Duck).
What an utterly crap day.
Started out good enough. Camilla, my mom, The Boo and I took a morning walk to the poling station to cast out votes in the Swedish elections (which are, obviously, being held today, and no, The Boo didn’t get to vote, which left him really pissed because he’d been looking forward to the ‘winter all year round and meat for everyone, always’-party to win and give him a break).
All I’m going to say now, about my voting is: Democracy through representation is a joke, and a paradox. (I’ll get back to this later in the week.)
After we got home we had breakfast, then I’ve done absolutely nothing. Not one thing! man, I really hate Sundays. I must start planning my weekends better. So I always have something to do; a work out, a trip into town, whatever, so days don’t end up like this one.
Now I’m going to go down to the pizza-place and get our dinner.
Ah, Sunday effin, Sunday. Thy can’t go away soon enough!
