Obdormio.com

In July, I wrote:

I somehow suspect that I’ll be more tempted to blog once school starts again and I have other things to do.

And, man, I wasn’t tempted at all! It seems that it is only when the holidays draw near an end, and the prospect of going back to classes and ridiculously large lists of curriculum rears its ugly, ugly head, that the bug bites me. But meh, I’ve made no promises, so I make no apologies.

Since I can’t seem to muster the will to write full length blog posts very often, I think I’ll try compensating with lots of tiny ones. Enter Twitter. Putting these tweets in the main post area would be a sure way to offend my own sensibilities, so I’ve gotten myself one of these fancy-pants plugins, and you should now be seeing a neat little list in the sidebar to the right.

With a bit of luck, this is so easy that I’ll get addicted to spewing text again, and eventually end up with stuff that won’t fit in a tweet, resulting in more proper posts. Tricking myself like this is a delicate process,though, so don’t mess it up by telling me what I’m up to!

I just wish it to be known that I in no way have part in the horrific lie that is the word “progress” in the sentence beneath this page’s header, and I do indeed take grave umbrage from the use of the word.

Thank you for your attention.

_{Oh, and since I’m posting here anyway, if someone doesn’t get their rear end in gear soon, you can all look forward to (or possibly dread) a randomly fake post describing Obdormio’s recent stay at Camp Christianity in view of his return home a few days past. Toodles!}

Obdormio is currently unavailable for posting here, as he is watching a lot of “Babylon 5″.

And by “a lot”, I do mean “all”.

(He’s also occasionally showering and digesting foodstuffs, but I’m suspecting he would be able to post here despite doing those things, and thus I won’t mention them.

Outside these parentheses, anyway.)

It isn’t easy, especially when you have friends clearly set out to sabotage your academic development in any way possible - by, say, lending you five seasons of quality television-series mere days before you need to really start writing your assignment. Or lending you even better books, mere days before that. Or nagging you into joining a board game taking up one of your precious set-off-for-writing-afternoons. Get the picture? ‘Cause Obdormio sure has.

That’s right folks, your one and only beloved GUEST-BLOGGER is back, and I’m here to tell you, our gracious host simply doesn’t have the time to stop by and complain about how he doesn’t have time to stop by and complain.

Thus, I’ll do it for him, despite having tons of stuff to do myself, because that’s just how nice a guy I am.

WAAAAH, I DON’T HAVE TIIIIIME!

There, now that that’s over and done with, what has Obdormiboy been up to lately? Well, aside from his compulsive just-one-more-episode-habit of watching ”Babylon 5″, he’s been writing his assignment in ”Academic Writing”,
a compulsory introductory-course in Norwegian universities. Booh-yeah, right? No problem for good ol’ Dormie?

WROOOONG!

He’s struggling, people! Struggling! He needs all the help he can get, and that’s not all - he needs MORE help than he can get, which might be the problem.

You see, he can’t get his summary summarized enough. Mind-shattering, I know, but the man turns out not to be perfect after all. While the rest of us are now no doubt sighing as one in unison relief, we have to be understanding if Obdormio doesn’t join in. He is, after all, way too busy with shortening down his summary. Something which presents quite the challange, considering his working-schedule opens for maximum four minutes work per episode of B5, and that DOES include mentally preparing oneself for working, a ritual which has been known to take at least five minutes.

In other words, our boy is in a dire mess. We should help him out. I should help him out. I don’t have time, though, because the only spare time I had today has been used up writing this post. But at least I got his weblog active again. I’m sure he’ll be ever so pleased. :D

Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.

What? So I’m taking Roman History this term. Sheeesh.

I’m leaving today, for a week without computer or internet access. Since I seem to be unable to put any of my ideas into writing lately, you probably won’t notice much of a difference here, but I thought I’d let you know all the same. Wouldn’t want anybody to think I was ignoring them.

Made a few changes to the comics link page. Inverloch was added to the Recommended Comics list, and Terror Island was added to Other Comics. The reason why it isn’t recommended is that there’s only five or six strips in it yet, so I’ll wait a while before moving it up. Brilliant concept, though.

There’s also a brand new list, for the comics only us Scandinavians can read, Norwegian Comics. If you can understand Norwegian, there are some real gems on that list. If you don’t understand Norwegian, there are some gems on that list that make it worth learning.

I was going to post a long and serious post announcing what people who keep their eyes open and read the comments already know, that Loki is now an irregular contributor to this blog. But then, Robin Hobb stole my sleep, and my spare time too, so I’m making it simple.

Loki now has posting privileges, and will hopefully use them every now and then to say something profound and/or entertaining.

More likely though, is that there’ll be more of the nonsense posted below.

Did you sleep well, sir? Did you sleep at all? You really should sleep, you know. Did you have a good read? Would you like a cup of freshly boiled morning cyber-tea?

We do hope you’re satisfied with your tea, and please, do not hesitate to inquire if you would like a light cyber-breakfast. We are here only to serve, sir, and we are proud to do so.

With the outmost respect,
your collective staff.