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Living the dream

Sat May 9, 2009, 4:52 PM
WE'RE DONE!

CineMania, the movie quiz game for the iPhone that I've been working on together with QuadrilinearFilter [link] and Zordova [link] is finally up on AppStore.

Go check it out! [link]

Now, on to the next project. Yay!

Over and out.

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  • Reading: Sandman
  • Watching: Supernatural
  • Playing: PuzzleQuest
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  • Current Residence: Umeå, Sweden
  • Interests: Painting, role playing, reading, cooking and baking, gardening. Videogames, mythology and comics.
  • Favourite movie: Terminator 2 - directors cut.
  • Favourite band or musician: Muse
  • Favourite genre of music: alternative rock
  • Favourite artist: Yoshitaka Amano
  • Favourite poet or writer: Marianne Fredriksson, Douglas Adams, Catherine Kerr, Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Favourite style of art: Comic art or watercolours with lots of water
  • Operating System: Mac OS X
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod Nano rev.A
  • Wallpaper of choice: high res photos of nature
  • Favourite game: Alundra or Final Fantasy VII. Or maybe Fallout 2? UT3 for LAN. Immortal classic: Diablo 2.
  • Favourite gaming platform: PSX and PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Wolverine
  • Personal Quote: Loneliness is Man's destiny. The meaning of life is to oppose fate.
  • Tools of the Trade: Winsor & Newton artist's watercolours, huge brushes, loads of water and blood of virgins...

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~AquaticApe:iconAquaticApe: Nov 17, 2008, 9:50:46 AM
Yeah, I just can't stop playing Diablo 2. Although I haven't beaten it on Hell (I always grow weary before that), it's the kind of game that I'll pick up again at least once or twice a year, with some brilliant new skill combination idea, and play it intensely for a week or so.
Sweden right now is snowy and kinda cozy. The downside is the darkness; sun sets around two o'clock in the afternoon, so I really don't get that much daylight considering I work the nightshift.
Where in the US are you from?

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~l0stwithalice:iconl0stwithalice: Nov 19, 2008, 5:12:03 PM
From NJ, where everything costs a fortune. I always wanted to visit Sweden I hear your country in general is the most content with their lives. Wow 2 oclock thats so early! What about during the summer does it stay out extremely late? So i have an interest in religion, what are common practices in Sweden? I am Pagan, but I am definitely not the norm. Although we are on the rise. Any neat Yule/Solstice/Christmas practices? Sorry im so nosey, I am just very curious!

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~AquaticApe:iconAquaticApe: Nov 20, 2008, 9:05:48 AM
I'd say we have a pretty decent country here, yeah. Political power is rather well balanced between the many parties, so most people feel they have a say in things. We have a solid welfare system, too, even though the current government is upsetting things a little. We also have a very strong personal integrity movement.
In the middle of summer, it never gets dark at night here. It differs from where in Sweden you are, though. It's a very large country, and the southernmost parts are a lot more balanced when it comes to daylight.
Religion sure is interesting. Personally, I oppose all organized religions; I don't think people should need rules and boundaries to be good people. I'm a bit of a Pagan myself, and one of my favourite Swedish holidays is the Eve of Valborg's Mass. It's the last truly pagan holiday still left, when we light giant bonfires and sing in welcoming of spring. Resembles Beltane a bit, just a bit more child friendly. ;-) Also, Midsummer's Eve is another one which has a lot of old traditions attached to it, such as jumping over seven fences and picking seven flowers at midnight for your dreams to reveal your true love's face.
Christmas here is pretty much like in the US nowadays, except we aren't as extreme when it comes to spending, and most people still like to go to the countryside for the holidays. We have some odd practices before and after Christmas though, such as the celebration of the saint Lucia.
Sweden doesn't have a religion of state, but the most common one is still protestant Christianity. If you ask the typical Swede about their religion, they'd probably say "I don't believe in God, but I believe in a Higher Power." Very diplomatic. :-)
You say you're a Pagan; tell me more!

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~l0stwithalice:iconl0stwithalice: Nov 20, 2008, 2:28:06 PM
Wow, I see that Sweden is very similar to Alaska, well now that i think of that of course lol. You said a lot of people still like to go to the countryside? Is that because of family? Do most people have family in the country? Yes the US and our spending is horrible, and the stress is a lot for us around this time also because of the amount we are expected to spend. I probably drop about 1000k on xmas. We dont really have a lot of pagan traditions we celebrate here as a country. There are a lot of christian holidays which capture pagan traditions. I have been a practicing witch since i was about 13. It kind of just found me. I believe in an universal energy which flows through us all. Im not sure where i go from there. But by putting faces and masculine and feminine energies it becomes easier to connect with. I believe we created the gods in our image and not the other way around. But i do believe they are real entities...kind of confusing isnt it? I celebrate the 8 sabbats. Which are solstices and equinoxes, but since my family is primarily christian i also celebrate those holidays also. I am a solitary, which means for the most part im on my own, but i know the pagan community of NJ and different groups around here. I tend to hop back and forth and have made friends with everyone. I have two little girls, and I teach them to be careful who they tell about what I practice and our gatherings because society can be cruel and naive. I love being pagan because it isnt really an organized religion and we dont really believe in sins. Have you ever been to the United States? We have some beautiful places to visit. Ive never been outside the US but I hope to travel the world. We dont have a State religion either...but mostly christian, then prob catholic, then jewish....
I am so glad to have met you!

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~AquaticApe:iconAquaticApe: Nov 21, 2008, 3:51:58 PM
Well, right back at you! :-)
Celebrating christmas in the countryside is just one of those idealistic images still loved by most swedes. Most have, as you say, a family member outside of the cities, and many who do go there to celebrate. Also, it's quite common for people here to have summer houses in the countryside or by the sea, and some use them in the winter as well. Though, not everyone leaves the cities, of course. Some even go abroad to warmer places.
Personally, I'll celebrate with my boyfriend and his family at their old rundown farm this year. A few days later, we'll go to my childhood home in the far north; a small village by the sea, where my father and grandparents live.
You seem to have the same thoughts on life and spirituality as I do. I was really fascinated by Paganism and Wicca as a teenager, and still am, though I never found anyone here who shared my beliefs. So in time, it became more of a philosophy than a religion to me.
You must have been quite young when you became a mother. I'd say your girls are lucky to have a mom with different beliefs than what is "normal". It will probably teach them empathy and to keep an open mind.
I've never been to the US; in fact I've hardly even been abroad at all (just a few miles into Norway and Finland each). I would like to travel though. Ireland is high on my list, as well as Iceland, Italy and northernmost America. I'd really like to see a Redwood tree one day; I love trees, to me they're almost sacred.

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=kime-houdinnie:iconkime-houdinnie: Nov 17, 2008, 9:16:21 AM
heh, np ^^

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