2weeks in tha pool! <3 Shame-lion

So today I`ve had an epic day of shame. The boundaries of embaressment are all being blown, but who cares as the days are not long.

Today I`ve been in Liverpool for 2weeks exactly and its starting to feel like a while. Still living with Alex&Ceasar and a couple of other folks at Agnes Jones. Finally got around to fixing a english phone, (quote from the phone shop "What sort of phone do you want? Me: - A small one), bank account & got my lazy ass out and bought pots and pans, glasses and cuttlery so I dont have to use the one Agnes Jones house cup all the time anymore and steal/borrow cuttlery from my flatmates when they`r looking another way. Still need to get a doctor though, loads of people are falling ill. I went over to Bold street produce market yesterday, bought vegetables&fruit for 7pounds and made the most epic dinner of all times with my new kitchen equipment. Hurrah, for organic vegetable pots !

Met loads of new people. Beer everyday this week ( I know its not good).

On monday I went to Studio and watched all these lipa bands play and danced my ass off to six toys, the fantastic funk band that played in the end. Freaky style.

Yesterday I was gonna go home early to try and get something out of this day, but I got back with Ceasar at 5am after hangin around at Påls place and we didnt go to bed until six. Still this day hasnt been totally useless. Henrik has been over and helped me set up my Pro tools ( recording gear) which proved to be so ridicules and easy that Im playing the moment of shame over and over again in my head. And my luck, Ceasar was there to witness it as well. Thank you Ceasar !

Later we went out for a nice dinner at Soul cafe, so just gonna relax at home and take care of business for the rest of the day. Trying to write down a plan for my musical business and shit, but Im really really tired. Maybe head to Hannahs for open mic night later, but I really dont think so cause I need a shower. And god, I need to wash clothes.

Spending far to much money down here, I feel so screwed. Bought the hummingbird guitar yesterday and now I need speakers?! waah.

But I love it here. I`ve been waiting so long to go live in a proper city, and I love the city and I love the people.

Starting classes tomorrow! Cant wait to begin, so looking forward to ensembles!

Hope I get Steve Barry :)

I guess a new Era - bagera ! Superlamb - banana

So I`ve finally arrived in Liverpool and Im sitting in my room at Agnes J`s listening to PJ Harveys "the river" from "Is this desire". The sun is shining, and I`ve got a really good feeling `bout Liverpool and England. Cant wait to se what this years gonna be like.

Currently Im living with two boys, one from Singapore thats gonna do the pop-tech dimploma course @ LIPA, and Alex from England whos gonna be in my music BA class. During the week theres four more coming, all LIPA students and where gonna be a total of seven. Exited to see what they`ll be like.

Also met a lot o people from my music course and a coupe o third years. Nice people o jes, and really a lot o norwegians.

So I`ve got no suitcase, (its in Manchester, jee) and Im gonna try today to find out if maybe they can send it to me or else I`ll have to go get it tomorrow. Wanna get it done before enrolment on friday.

Also nice to have clothes and towels you know.

So thats about the plan for now. Gonna take a shower and get out to town. The sun is actually shining a lot these days and the streets o the Pool is awaiting.

Wham-slam-kickass-JAM!

I have just played one o the fucking best jams in my life.

Lisbeth Dreier Denmark (perc), Maria Trudel Canada, MArie Claire Dunnard Canada, And Suzanne Denmark let me play a jam with them. They played keys, drums and kongas. I played the bass. It was fucking awsome! They`r like profesional established musicians. Ive never played any jams on bass before. 

And they thought I played well! And I must say so, I thought so myself.

Im so new to this compared to them, playing with them was such a privilige and so much fun! I got a little scared when they asked me, but I thought I will never have an opportunity like this again. I feel like I`ve expanded my ideas on have to play the bass, so many new ideas for how to play it. I love the bass, I love my fucking instrument.  Gonna go for the big fat lady in some time!

Theres so much to try out, I had to try. And Im so glad I did. Cant wait to here the recording. I`m glad I came here. The sound was so awsome, so big, so wonderful. Im amazed. Dont know how to express myself about it. It was just wonderful. I wish every day of my life will be like this!

JEA

Back in black.-* or red...

was gonna blog all the time this last year.

One of these things that just did`nt happen.

But now, O yes, regulary blog posts all the time. Foo shoo

O jea

So let me tell you bout when I met Chantal Willie in Tronheim a couple o days ago!Wow! I met a person who I feel already has changed my life. Sitting here in my room now I`m afraid this kickstart energy will go away.That all this positive energy and believe will disappear. Stick Stick Stick! Chantal Willie, a wonderful woman and baseplayer just sat down and talked to me. Really took time to talk to me and get to know about me. Shes so amazing, I have this encredible sense of honour for her. We where talking and she asked me the fatal question if my family is excited for me going to Liverpool. I was trying to talk about my mother and her positivity and keep the whole thing bottled up, but couldnt control this one. 

So I ended up crying about the whole deal with my father. I got so embaressed, I still am. But I`m glad to have talked to her this way, I cant describe it, its just the way she is. Such a wonderful warm person, spreading her love and her energy. So inspiring.  Thats how I want to be. Strong, joyful, warm and full of believe for myself. To be able to give to others what she gave to me know, only with a few minutes of conversation. She told me that she has belief for me, to keep fighting. To play for joy, not for fame. I want to keep this feeling. This belief.

I`m gonna keep it! Bring it into my  everyday, Be full of love, keep on practising and lead the fullest of lives. Be the best at being myself. Because thats what I want people. To live full out. And not just the easy stuff.

Like working with the elders at the elders home now. To be strong and warm and caring. Thats how I want to be. I will be there for my family, friends and the people that I meet. I will learn form them and they will learn from me. Chantal, thank you. For your time. I just want to be her apprentice, follow her around and learn from her. Both bass and life. She got my mail, and hopefully we`ll keep in touch. I cant describe the way she is, but I want to hear more from here. She`s like wonderful female rolemodel that I wanted in my life.

Gotta go know. Gonna play bass with Chantal and some South Africans and learn from them!

Love!