I really ought to be outside. It's that most elusive of Norwegian seasons, summer; the weather's warm, the sun is shining, and I'm in desperate need of a tan. Have I ever mentioned that I freckle? I do. Not massively - and not wholly unattractively - but when the rays impact with my pale hide, I start getting all leopard-y with the brown dots. It all evens out in time, but it's rare that I'm actually tanned. I have this whole natural Goth thing going, though I try to avoid wearing all black, hanging around cemeteries, and talking about death.

Enormously tired today. I calculated that, up until Friday, I'd slept an average of four and a half hours a night the past five days. So last night, I fell asleep on the couch watching a Bruce Springsteen docu, managed to drag my sorry self into bed at around two in the morning, and stayed put until after noon. Still drowsy and achy after the sleep-a-thon, though I had some amazing dreams (which modesty prevents me from recapping). Maybe that's why I'm still sleepy.

Been meaning to mention this for a while: The discussions people got going over at the official The Longest Journey forums - specifically in the history/mythology/story section - are really quite interesting, and worth a read. I check in on a regular basis to see if there's anything I can pilfer- I mean, to get a new perspective on elements that I may be overlooking. The next game in the saga will pick up on a lot of the loose threads, and expand both worlds - in terms of history, mythology, religion, culture, science, characters, and so on - and it's very interesting to see what the fans have picked up on, what intrigues them the most, what questions they may have, and what they'd like to see more of. Besides, a lot of the discussions are just fun to read. We've got a lot of smart and crafty fans out there. Lucky us.

The cat's been cooped up in my apartment now for two weeks, so I think I'll drive out to the countryside later today to let her roam free and wild (well, within the perimeter of my family's property) for a few hours. Besides, after breathing nothing but Oslo/New York air the past weeks, I could use some pollution-free oxygen myself. I'll drop by again tomorrow - until then, enjoy your weekends!  ¶ 15:09