Several times here on the blog I have presented songs and lyrics that I like and connect to.
Typically... Please dont stop the music,.. Rihanna... a great dance and singing girl.
Some of the blogreaders here kept complaining to me on those posts... that they were to boring. And some.... recommend this blog on music sites... eh.. that was funny.
So I am a music person as well.. by the way,,did you know that I played violin for several years in my younger days? No.. how could you...
I did and I loved it, especially when I played in the orchestra. I was not very found of doing the weekly homeworks alone in my rooms since violin sounds best in team, at least is that what I think . With my full attention i joined the orchestra and played with happiness and koncentration and I truly enjoyed it.
My mother used to ask me to not play to high and she never ever checked upon my trainings .. she did not like the noice at all. My father instead, he asked for concerts, layed in the bed and I played all the things to him gladly. I guess he wanted some payback for the halfyearly fee that he loved to pay even if I know it was quiet much at that time.
Nowadays.. the violin is kind of very dusty and I dont play that much. Some years ago I played a lot to some rocksongs... as I got hooked up and had a crush on the electric violin sound... its very cool I think.
I think I am born with music in my blood, I love to listen to and learn lyrics and of course sing them out loud all the songs coming on the radio.
And sometimes I think some songs are just coming in the right occasions and moments just for you.
Its even more nice when somebody else send you a song with a reminder that this one .. this is for you.
Today, I got a song sent to me. Thank you. I will keep it for myself for a while.. and publish it later.
It is not this song... but this is the one I am dancing heavily to in my car driving back and forth at the moment. Its energy and it is a lovely rythm in it and also.. its co written by one Swedish guy, familiar in the Swedish Idol jury. Damn... they are good these 3 guys. As I looked at the record I could see that all 3 of them were involved in almost all songs on that record. I am impressed. Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge och Andreas Carlsson, you are just great. Keep on writing.
/ A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLZO0thbVgM&feature=related
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Blogs- Inspiration in your software development work.. hopefully some Agile mindset included
The financial news all around the world and shown on telivision are not very positive at the moment. We are all affected in one way or another. So far I have not noticed very much here in the hotel of the ongoing crise but this week I think we just are aware. Not many guests really but ok.. i have been very lucky or what ever, and it is so far still good business.
I wonder how the organizations are dealing with their employees out there at the moment? I miss my manager position among the architects and developers where I could feel and touch upon their energy and innovation minds almost every day. Some are more hot then others but I loved to hear and see the synergize in their work and co-operation together.
I hope that IT companies take the opportunity to make this financial crise to something good and take the advantaged of the power, skill and potential in all.
My experience but also fear says and is that they way companies deal with cutting down issues are managed in such a lousy way that people get drained of future positive mindset and also.. mindset for keep on innovating , maintain and improve the existing golden systems, skills and people with capacity to grow.
I have told you before.. I am not to much impressed by things normally as I want to be impressed by all humans... but ok... I have my three favourite IT guys I like and that I want to recommend to you out there. Of course there are some more.. but ok.. i list these guys.
No matter crizes, depression and cost-cutting these guys are going strong and keep the innovation floating and... never stops. Thank godness for that.
Grady Booch, Jim Webber and Scott Ambler. You keep inspiring me with your writings and work and almost always add a great laugh. I cant live without laughing.
I recommend their blogs for furhter inspiration and good value.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/ambler
http://www.handbookofsoftwarearchitecture.com/index.jsp?page=Blog&part=Current
Great sharing
Anna
I wonder how the organizations are dealing with their employees out there at the moment? I miss my manager position among the architects and developers where I could feel and touch upon their energy and innovation minds almost every day. Some are more hot then others but I loved to hear and see the synergize in their work and co-operation together.
I hope that IT companies take the opportunity to make this financial crise to something good and take the advantaged of the power, skill and potential in all.
My experience but also fear says and is that they way companies deal with cutting down issues are managed in such a lousy way that people get drained of future positive mindset and also.. mindset for keep on innovating , maintain and improve the existing golden systems, skills and people with capacity to grow.
I have told you before.. I am not to much impressed by things normally as I want to be impressed by all humans... but ok... I have my three favourite IT guys I like and that I want to recommend to you out there. Of course there are some more.. but ok.. i list these guys.
No matter crizes, depression and cost-cutting these guys are going strong and keep the innovation floating and... never stops. Thank godness for that.
Grady Booch, Jim Webber and Scott Ambler. You keep inspiring me with your writings and work and almost always add a great laugh. I cant live without laughing.
I recommend their blogs for furhter inspiration and good value.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/ambler
http://www.handbookofsoftwarearchitecture.com/index.jsp?page=Blog&part=Current
Great sharing
Anna
Monday, February 2, 2009
For real....
Some things are for real and some things are not.
When I stepped out in the hall to watch this huge fantastic rocket I was stunned. Is it really a real one.. ? Has it it been in the air... in the atmosphere and in space and what?
Tonight I was reminded about my last trip to US and Florida and I have great feelings, memories and photos from it.
Japp.. its me, standing in front of Apollo something I dont know if it was 5 or 13... and it actually did not matter that hot day, neither today.
To me it matter the feeling I had when seeing it for the first time. Impressive and fantastic and so much smile in me that day.
As you can see.. its huge and huge and I still think of the take off for this kind of rocket. So much energy and power.
Fantastic. And it is for real.
/ Love A
Friday, January 30, 2009
The donkey and the well
Lovely evening in Copenhagen Nyhavn, the sun in your face, the crowded lovely harbour area and Copenhagen from its best. I had stopped by for some lighter food and a beer with my old old manager since i was in town for a two days meeting.
As I am a very talkative girl and he knows it, he asked me to tell me my story since lately. I did... this was last summer and at that time a lot had happened to me... or lets say, I had gave myself, allowed the life to give me opportunities and challenges to deal with, decisions to make and love to live. As a spoke, I just realized it had been great moments, but also deep sorrows and challenges you would have kind of ... get burned out for.
As I spoke I just could see tears in his eyes and a face that I had never seen before, but since he was not my manger at this time... he did not hold back. At the same time, he smiled and smiled but I think in one way he cried inside.
As I was ready, and it took some time, he asked if he could tell me a story and of course I said yes.
Then he told me the donkey and the well story. Here it is in my version.
Two men passed a well and they heard something barking down there. They looked down and they saw a donkey very far down. The donkey looked at them and his eyes told them .... " take me up from here, I want to live, help me!!! ".
The two men looked at each other, what could they do. Impossible to get the donkey up, no way that they could do that because then they should probably fall down themselves. So... no matter how they should do, the donkey would probably die anyway. Heard but true. The decided to give the donkey at least a quick death so they start to dig from the outside to fill the well with soil and bury the donkey. They digged and digged. And they looked the donkey straight in the eyes as the soil went down... but they saw him all the time... strange. The face came closer and closer. And after even more digging and burying ... the donkey was standing aside them at the top of the well.
The two men looked surprised at each other, what happened?
Smiling, greatful and so full of living energy, standing alive. The eyes of the donkey were happily smiling, " thank you ! and the donkey walked away.
As my Manager had finalized his story, I cried. In silence as I just realized I was the donkey he talked about and I was alive.
I love this story and I have told it to some of my friends that can understand what I am talking about, and the ones who knows that I am full of energy, choose love and happiness and love to live as much as the donkey.
At the moment, now ... I cant shake, damn... I can shake and I just feel the soil coming. I just keep my eyes and my mouth open to breath .. and I am alive.
Celine Dion is on of my favourite singer, This Alive is fantastic in Vegas... It could have been me.. performing and singing... well... I cant sing as good as her but I can dance and my legs look as great as hers in high heels shoes ... :-)
Maybe I go to Vegas, I need a trip... and also buy me another pair of shoes... that might help some .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS2mav63VkI
/Anna
As I am a very talkative girl and he knows it, he asked me to tell me my story since lately. I did... this was last summer and at that time a lot had happened to me... or lets say, I had gave myself, allowed the life to give me opportunities and challenges to deal with, decisions to make and love to live. As a spoke, I just realized it had been great moments, but also deep sorrows and challenges you would have kind of ... get burned out for.
As I spoke I just could see tears in his eyes and a face that I had never seen before, but since he was not my manger at this time... he did not hold back. At the same time, he smiled and smiled but I think in one way he cried inside.
As I was ready, and it took some time, he asked if he could tell me a story and of course I said yes.
Then he told me the donkey and the well story. Here it is in my version.
Two men passed a well and they heard something barking down there. They looked down and they saw a donkey very far down. The donkey looked at them and his eyes told them .... " take me up from here, I want to live, help me!!! ".
The two men looked at each other, what could they do. Impossible to get the donkey up, no way that they could do that because then they should probably fall down themselves. So... no matter how they should do, the donkey would probably die anyway. Heard but true. The decided to give the donkey at least a quick death so they start to dig from the outside to fill the well with soil and bury the donkey. They digged and digged. And they looked the donkey straight in the eyes as the soil went down... but they saw him all the time... strange. The face came closer and closer. And after even more digging and burying ... the donkey was standing aside them at the top of the well.
The two men looked surprised at each other, what happened?
Smiling, greatful and so full of living energy, standing alive. The eyes of the donkey were happily smiling, " thank you ! and the donkey walked away.
The donkey shook the soil of each time it hit him in the well out and off and ..Alive.
As my Manager had finalized his story, I cried. In silence as I just realized I was the donkey he talked about and I was alive.
I love this story and I have told it to some of my friends that can understand what I am talking about, and the ones who knows that I am full of energy, choose love and happiness and love to live as much as the donkey.
At the moment, now ... I cant shake, damn... I can shake and I just feel the soil coming. I just keep my eyes and my mouth open to breath .. and I am alive.
Celine Dion is on of my favourite singer, This Alive is fantastic in Vegas... It could have been me.. performing and singing... well... I cant sing as good as her but I can dance and my legs look as great as hers in high heels shoes ... :-)
Maybe I go to Vegas, I need a trip... and also buy me another pair of shoes... that might help some .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS2mav63VkI
/Anna
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Golden mornings and good days...
Woke up in this lovely apartment, old, cold but warm in a way that is just wonderful. I look into the cityhall clock and just enjoy this old beautiful view and environment.
Went out of bed carefully, trying not to wake up my youngest son, insisting to get some minutes of my own with a coffee and the book I start reading yesterday.
Golden morning, alone with the radio and a cup of coffee in my sofa, just enjoying my own company and it was not to bad.
Finalize the book with tears and laughs in combination.. I am kind of sensitive at the moment.. true.
My son woke up, wondering why I was crying but laughing at the same time... ? Once he will know what I am talking about.. now he just looked at me and hugged me. Lovely...
Went down to the local bakery in the same house as mine, dressed in pyjamis with my coat and a NASA cap, trying not to be recognized... bought some lovely fresh bread... and I did not say a word to the cashier girl to who I normally say some words to... no no,,, this morning, the hotel director did want to be just Anna the girl and mom and not a professional... I dont know if it is poosible in this little town, filled with gossips and talk.... puh.
Breakfast in sofa, a great time with my son who is in seven heaven to be close to me every minute, and of course very close to his cars and trucks as well that was our company in the sofa.
A phonecall... .unexpected, lovely and great.
Out in the lovely cold snowy town, trying to get my 70.s dressed fixed by my old classmate.....
but no... sorry ,,,, you have kind of changed to much to be able to change the dress as much as you like... damn. I like that dress and it had been perfect.
Check in at the hotel, good to be back and see that my staff is doing fine and everything is in order as it should be.
Picked up my mum for some coffee and socialising, great as well.
Check in the very kind guests
Close down for the evening and then back to the apartment.
Tomorrow it is breakfast time here and then back to Stockholm.
This was a good Saturday.... but in one and other ways it could have been better, that is the honest evaluation.
/ A
Went out of bed carefully, trying not to wake up my youngest son, insisting to get some minutes of my own with a coffee and the book I start reading yesterday.
Golden morning, alone with the radio and a cup of coffee in my sofa, just enjoying my own company and it was not to bad.
Finalize the book with tears and laughs in combination.. I am kind of sensitive at the moment.. true.
My son woke up, wondering why I was crying but laughing at the same time... ? Once he will know what I am talking about.. now he just looked at me and hugged me. Lovely...
Went down to the local bakery in the same house as mine, dressed in pyjamis with my coat and a NASA cap, trying not to be recognized... bought some lovely fresh bread... and I did not say a word to the cashier girl to who I normally say some words to... no no,,, this morning, the hotel director did want to be just Anna the girl and mom and not a professional... I dont know if it is poosible in this little town, filled with gossips and talk.... puh.
Breakfast in sofa, a great time with my son who is in seven heaven to be close to me every minute, and of course very close to his cars and trucks as well that was our company in the sofa.
A phonecall... .unexpected, lovely and great.
Out in the lovely cold snowy town, trying to get my 70.s dressed fixed by my old classmate.....
but no... sorry ,,,, you have kind of changed to much to be able to change the dress as much as you like... damn. I like that dress and it had been perfect.
Check in at the hotel, good to be back and see that my staff is doing fine and everything is in order as it should be.
Picked up my mum for some coffee and socialising, great as well.
Check in the very kind guests
Close down for the evening and then back to the apartment.
Tomorrow it is breakfast time here and then back to Stockholm.
This was a good Saturday.... but in one and other ways it could have been better, that is the honest evaluation.
/ A
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Happiness and sharing... two lovely words
The other day my lovely girlfriend Gunilla visited me here in the apartment and it was great happiness to welcome her as it was first time and some time since we were together like the real friends we are.
So great to see each other and chit chat about what has happened since last time in September.
Heavy laughs that we have both been very busy in different ways but in one way the same.
She had met the man of her life, got engaged, bought a summerhouse, moved together and made love like a rabbit the whole autumn. I dont know which one we talked most about .. but I can tell that the topic of the evening was kind of fluctuating between teenagers, orgasm and business etc . True...
Two girls sharing is the best therapi ever.. and I can tell we are openspeaken about everything .. and everything. I shared my thoughts, considerations and great happiness of the man I have met ... and she was lucky... she got a glimps of him and a talk during the evening and that was super..
Her comment about the happiness to experience passion at the age of 40 + was crystal clear perfect and fit to both of us. ... and truly, what goes around, comes around...
Her story about partying her a..s off during the weekend in the Swedish Alps was also so super.
I dont doubt a single second about her magnetism on the dancefloor.. making the whole place moving and dancing and just live the enjoy. .. and the good thing is that she is very well aware of it.. and also aware that you dont have to 25 + to be attractive and happy. I love her for her selfconfident and the power of a mature woman which she lives almost every day.
Her stories about the great love to J and there exercises all around the house was of course interesting as well.. and anyone would be jealous... true....and I was reminded about what to accomplish with my man as well...:-) going for the wantings.. how hard can it be..?
Her story about that her love J has something against me is course someting we have to fix...
the problem is that he is so afraidto loose her to me so he kind of protect her from me... well hello..!! he must really overestimate my capability and my intentions for my lovely girlfriend. Is she happy I am of course happy....and I will respect and like him too. no problem at all, and sometimes I think.. if you are so afraid to loose something.. you have probably almost lost it in some ways already.
Strange..... but it is about choices and I hope that we will never spoil this lovely friendship due to some stupid, childish thoughts At least I will do my best to make sure that love conquer it all.. always.
After too many glasses of wine we both kind of fell asleep in the middle of our talk.... satisfied about a great evening and great friendship.
Sharing... has got a new content and meaning this autumn to me and I guess also to a person i truly love. To me sharing is a great positive word always. No matter what you are sharing .. the sharing itself is something that you do together and brings you even closer.
Happiness and sharing is two lovely words and i live them as much as I can and I will never stop.
Love and energy to BP, my lovely children, friends and family around. You deserve it, absolutely whole life.
A
So great to see each other and chit chat about what has happened since last time in September.
Heavy laughs that we have both been very busy in different ways but in one way the same.
She had met the man of her life, got engaged, bought a summerhouse, moved together and made love like a rabbit the whole autumn. I dont know which one we talked most about .. but I can tell that the topic of the evening was kind of fluctuating between teenagers, orgasm and business etc . True...
Two girls sharing is the best therapi ever.. and I can tell we are openspeaken about everything .. and everything. I shared my thoughts, considerations and great happiness of the man I have met ... and she was lucky... she got a glimps of him and a talk during the evening and that was super..
Her comment about the happiness to experience passion at the age of 40 + was crystal clear perfect and fit to both of us. ... and truly, what goes around, comes around...
Her story about partying her a..s off during the weekend in the Swedish Alps was also so super.
I dont doubt a single second about her magnetism on the dancefloor.. making the whole place moving and dancing and just live the enjoy. .. and the good thing is that she is very well aware of it.. and also aware that you dont have to 25 + to be attractive and happy. I love her for her selfconfident and the power of a mature woman which she lives almost every day.
Her stories about the great love to J and there exercises all around the house was of course interesting as well.. and anyone would be jealous... true....and I was reminded about what to accomplish with my man as well...:-) going for the wantings.. how hard can it be..?
Her story about that her love J has something against me is course someting we have to fix...
the problem is that he is so afraidto loose her to me so he kind of protect her from me... well hello..!! he must really overestimate my capability and my intentions for my lovely girlfriend. Is she happy I am of course happy....and I will respect and like him too. no problem at all, and sometimes I think.. if you are so afraid to loose something.. you have probably almost lost it in some ways already.
Strange..... but it is about choices and I hope that we will never spoil this lovely friendship due to some stupid, childish thoughts At least I will do my best to make sure that love conquer it all.. always.
After too many glasses of wine we both kind of fell asleep in the middle of our talk.... satisfied about a great evening and great friendship.
Sharing... has got a new content and meaning this autumn to me and I guess also to a person i truly love. To me sharing is a great positive word always. No matter what you are sharing .. the sharing itself is something that you do together and brings you even closer.
Happiness and sharing is two lovely words and i live them as much as I can and I will never stop.
Love and energy to BP, my lovely children, friends and family around. You deserve it, absolutely whole life.
A
Monday, January 19, 2009
Top models for a day....
What a lovely Monday and start of the week. Today we had requested the best fotographer of Ekero to come and document us for Teamclinic website and it was kind of a nervous but lovely feeling this morning.
To be honest, the expectations were both high in one way and low in another... due to the fact that we are no real models.... ? It can be quiet hard to get some good photos just like that without any practising, feeling comfortable and relaxed.
But hello.. how hard can it be? During some hours we managed to pose and re-dress a couple of times and get some nice shots in different positions, and situations.
You will se more of the great result on teamclinic.se later on.. now we do have a challenge to choose among all houndreds of photos taken.... so mostly.. now when looking at the result... Great.
I am impressed by the result, and it was a great feeling to be a model for one day including heavy laughing and great committment.
One of the success factors was the fotographer of course..., who was a hansom, and I would gladly take him out for a date.
Enjoy our first photo of the day, more to come.
Love and happiness from
A
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