Torunn

@Torunn (8607)

Norway • Age 49

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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Vikings Are Funny

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (49432) • Mojave, California 29 Jul 23

Maybe none of you vikings anymore but I found this neat and comments from Scottland were funny. "I am Scottish and I felt this" Maybe you are viking and do not know. They dominated the land, may not have won in terms of land war...

go lakers haha

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Torunn The Vikings admitted their mistakes and changed their ways? Where did you find that? They got into troubles when the rest of Europe got better weapons than them, and they Christianity happened in a not all too pleasant way. Wouldn't say it was admitting to...

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It actually rained in the Bay Area yesterday!

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 19 Sep 22

It wasn't a deluge, but I'd bet we got the better part of an inch. I can't remember the last time it rained here. I heard the unmistakable sound of water in the gutters when I woke yesterday and just lay in bed and enjoyed it....

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Torunn All that rain that the rest of Europe really wants, we're still getting it. The wettest summer in 40 years, then some really nice autumn weeks in august/september. However, the rain decided we couldn't risk that the wet areas dried up (it's been wet since...

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Welcome September

Anna @LadyDuck (471500) • Switzerland 1 Sep 22

Summer is not my favorite season. I like the long days, but I dislike the heat, the humidity and cooking in the heat. This first day of September is nice and cool. I can start planning more interesting meals. To celebrate the...

september

fall

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Torunn September seems to be the first really nice month in half a year, so my plan is to walk a lot in the forest, ride a competition outside, and possibly get some nice pictures of autumn colours. Breakfast looks fantastic. I've gotten hooked on cantuccini and...

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Not What I Had in Mind for International Dog Day

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (121582) • Gainesville, Florida 27 Aug 22

I think I've only written about this once, but we have a dog named Parker. A cute little mutt, but a royal pain in the ass. Anyway, it wasn't really our dog, but my daughter and I agreed to "temporarily" take ownership of him. He...

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Torunn I've had to put down several horses, and we had cats when I still lived at home, and at some point you have to let them go. It's definitly not my favourite part of having an animal, but knowing when it's over is part of the job IMO. But I never had to make...

28 Aug 22

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I just can't be fudged being myself anymore!

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60794) • Perth, Australia 21 Aug 22

I don't even want to tell you all that's being going on. Let's just say, I've been hurt in a major way, again. Please don't ask. And maybe this is a phase but I just feel like making changes. Some positive, some negative and just...

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Torunn How blonde do you want to go? If you just go blonder, no need to worry, I think that'll be fine. But if you want to try the really blonde, nearly white or the other trendy one, the nearly grey, I would try a wig or maybe some photoshopping first. I've got...

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School Grades - Good, Medium, or Bad?

Terri Doss @gtdoss (1013) • United States 20 Aug 22

I didn't do so well in elementary, middle, or high school. My grades were kind of a mixture of good and bad, depending on what the subject was. I did great in English and Art and Physical Education, but I did pretty terribly at...

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Torunn I got good notes in most subject except sports, all the way through my third year in university. Then I had to start doing more, and it took a year before I figure out how much and my grade went up again. And as a former math teacher I do know that it's...

21 Aug 22

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What did you have for breakfast this morning?

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Aug 22

I had a slice of bacon and a fried egg for breakfast this morning. I also had a bit of French bread with butter (unsalted). It was delicious! I had to teach a guitar lesson at 10 AM, so I could not have anything "elaborate." But...

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Torunn I will have raspberries that I picked yesterday and some custard. Weather is fantastic so I think my plans for working now might just have been cancelled. It's supposed to rain cats and dogs tonight, so I can work then. It might also rain rhinos and...

21 Aug 22

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Does Covid-19 still concern you?

Bill McAlpine @ScotMac (1335) • Edinburgh, Scotland 20 Aug 22

After all that has been said and done concerning the coronavirus pandemic and, given the fact that we now have effective vaccines against it, does the threat of catching Covid-19 still concern you? It seems like the virus is...

coronavirus covid 19

health

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Torunn I haven't tried very hard to avoid it til now, yet I haven't caught it, but as all regulations are lifted, I only think about it when travelling. Do I need a vaccination pass or not? Do I have to wear a mask to get in? And will people pass out if I sneeze?...

20 Aug 22

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Do mosquitoes really bite?

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 4 Aug 22

Working in the garden and its vicinity has become a nightmare for me recently. It being the rainy season it's damp everywhere. It is the most suitable condition for mosquitoes to breed and multiply. As soon as I go anywhere near...

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Torunn They don't bite, they sting. There's insect that bites. Horse-flies bites, nasty creatures.

4 Aug 22

Do you snore?

Diana @dya80dya (36657) 3 Aug 22

Today I am exhausted because I can't sleep. People in the hospital snore a lot. I have to stay until Friday. I am not sure if I can handle lack of sleep. I am taking pills and I still can't sleep because of snoring. During the day...

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Torunn What about ear plugs of some sort?

3 Aug 22

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What would you do if you were hospitalized?

Diana @dya80dya (36657) 2 Aug 22

I am hospitalized. I have to stay in the hospital for a few days. I am so bored. Today it is my first day. I am so anxious. But I need to stay here. I will try to be active here. Maybe this will help me. I hope I can sleep here....

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Torunn I would try to read all the stuff I never have time to read, so I would have someone go to my flat to pick up stuff. Hope you don't have to stay in there for too long :-)

2 Aug 22

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What's for breakfast on this sunny and temperate Sunday morning?

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 31 Jul 22

I made it to Safeway yesterday and bought some eggs and bacon. That's what I'm having for breakfast today. along with my usual cup of coffee. Some friends are having me over for dinner tonight (I made sure they've decided on a...

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Torunn Since it's a rather cold and very wet Sunday evening, I've eaten some chocolate. I'm considering some tea, possible rooibos. Judging by the rain, the world is about to drown. Cheap electricity pouring down. Just a pity all the hydropower plants here are too...

31 Jul 22

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Just plain creepy.

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 27 Jul 22

I did a post last night about teaching piano. Now there's a big ad for upright pianos on my MyLot page. Is Big Brother watching everything I do on the internet? Maybe I'll go to a naked lady site on my break between jobs today...

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Torunn I pressed a lot of buttons to make them stop watching me. I haven't succeded totally, but enough to make me wonder if I should be offended or just confused ;-) Here I get ads for furniture and electronic stuff that I don't need. On facebook I get ads for...

27 Jul 22

Do I rein her in? Or let her be creative?

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Jul 22

This evening, I had a piano student whose parents are of Middle Eastern ancestry. She is a bit of a rebel, and I like that. She is five- or six-years-old. After three or four lessons, she can play Mary Had a Little Lamb with me,...

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Torunn I guess you'll get the best results with a mixture. I'm not very good at playing the piano, but I know from horn playing that those good at impro are also pretty good at playing "the right" way. I'm sure there must be articles about inquiry based teaching...

27 Jul 22

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Have you set your totally arbitrary MyLot goal for July 2022?

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Jul 22

It's been an odd month for me on MyLot. I've been a bit of a plugger. But mostly I miss some of my old MyLot friends, like Valerie and the Ice Princess's Grandma. For the record, I've been in touch with my arch rival (she's a...

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Torunn I have some cereal somewhere, maybe if I eat it for breakfast I could answer one of your cereal posts with a cereal answer. Will this be cereal times two or cereal times cereal?

26 Jul 22

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Good Morning!

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (121582) • Gainesville, Florida 9 Jul 22

It's Saturday morning in my part of the world, and another hot one is forecast for today. Up until about a week ago, the weather conditions hadn't been so bad this summer, although we've had record high temperatures. But the...

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Torunn Only high humidity or also rain so you avoid fires everywhere? And do you have a house built for heat? So you can stay inside and be comfortable. Most of Europe is too warm and too dry I think. We do not have this problem. I think we're getting the rain from...

10 Jul 22

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Can you think of anything "unique" about yourself?

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Jul 22

I was just responding to comments on my own and others' posts, and started thinking about how each of us is unique in our interests and abilities. Can you think of some things that are unique about you? Here are a couple that are...

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Torunn I love waves. And pictures of waves. Simulations of waves. Formulas that describe waves. So I must read more about the pilot wave version of quantum mechanics, 'cause the Copenhagen version (or whatever it's called) doesn't have enough waves.

8 Jul 22

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A mild frustration at the preschool.

The Horse @TheHorse (218828) • Walnut Creek, California 6 Jul 22

One of the things that frustrates me slightly at my friend's preschool, where I teach (and play child psychologist to kids with special needs) pretty regularly is that the other teachers, especially in the toddler room, speak...

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Torunn No, I've done the opposite, spoken German with my German colleagues while ignoring that the rest didn't really understand what was going on. But at least half them had German in school, so they should have been able to follow.

6 Jul 22

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I might have to seek a part time job online.

marguicha @marguicha (223001) • Chile 4 Jul 22

I have been seeking several ways of going for my holidays with people I like (love). My friends cannot go with me. I asked Coral and Dixie and they cannot this year. Dixie and Humberto have been waiting for 2 years to go to...

money problems

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holidays

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Torunn What usually happens is that more job appears out of nowhere. I don't have any extra work lined up for next year, but I didn't really have so this year either. (Year = August to July, since I work at the university). Now I'm fine til February/March, if no...

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How to overcome exam stress?

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (5107) • Calcutta, India 3 Jul 22

I start freaking out the day before the exam. Even though I know that I have prepared well, I feel like I haven't read anything. I think it's the pressure of expectation that builds up-not being able to reach my parents' and my...

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Torunn Assuming you have prepared well and don't need the day before the exam, my advice would be to do something different. I usually tell my students to at least take half the day before the exam off. Putting in some very serious exercise to make yourself tired...

4 Jul 22

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