h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

hi!

gosh i haven't replied to this in 2 days?!*memory lapse*

so how are your gigs going?

btw is there anything thing obvious i should bring with me to Norway that im likely to forget?... why did that sentence make no sense even though i knew what i meant...?!lol

Claire
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Hello!

Yes, I was wondering about that.

Well, I'm done now, and I'm very happy to have it all over with.

Hmmm... Clothes for any weather.

Øyvind

heisann!

sorry sweetie *slaps wrists*

Aaaah good..*glances at surly sky*. now what would be nice is if the sun would shine a bit...

hehe, okies, that's good advice.

Claire
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Hei!

No problem.

Yes, I'm waiting for that. I want to go for a swim, but it's been overcast for a while now.

Pretty basic, if you ask me.

So how's life in Glasgow going then?

Øyvind

hei og hopp!

Yeah it's rather changeable here. Same with you?

aaaah a swim *thinks about swimming in the River Clyde then realises she doesn't have a death wish* hehe

ah quite alright really. Although on reflection some strange things have been happening. Well not strange exactly but there have been a few happenings which i or people close to me have narrowly missed. Firstly there was a fairly bad bus crash carrying pupils from my old high school to a theme park in England and it turns out my little cousin should have been on it(she opted to go on holiday with my aunt instead). Secondly there was a daylight stabbing in Argyle Street underground station last week, several minutes before i arrived in the same place to catch a train. Then 3 days ago we were on the motorway in Wullie's car when a vehicule smashed into another just in front of us.

Someone's out to scare me! hehe lol nah it's all rather minor and i've never exactly had a "near death experience" should think but it would make you wonder y'know?!

hehe bet your sorry you asked how things were going in Glasgow eh?!

had any near misses in the past?

Claire
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Heisann!

Gosh, I just got back from a day of shopping, and a midsummer's eve party. I'm knackered.

Yes, it's been a bit unstable lately. We've had two bee swarms in two days, on a complete sidenote.

Oh, just put it off till you come here in stead.

Sheesh. that's quite a lot. I dunno what to say.

Creepy, eh?

Nah, not at all...

Hmmm... maybe, but I'm too tired to remember any right now. I think I'd better just go to bed and talk to you tomorrow---

Nightie night!

Øyvind

heylo!

Oh that sounds lovely.... except from the shopping perhaps... or was it fun? I hope it wasn't one of Kristian's missions to get you 'into fashion' or whatever?!:0

bee swarms? Oh dear God!:0

ah okay, my plan to provoke you to go off on a tangent well and truly failed eh?! hehe


Claire
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Hiya!

The shopping was alright. Nope, this was entirely on my own, actually.

Oh, they're completely harmless. You can walk up to them and stick your hand into them without being stung. When they're swarming, they haven't got a hive to defend.

Which plan was that?

Øyvind

hello!

ah well that's possibly better i suppose. Do you like shopping on your own? I've been waiting for a chance to hit the shops all week but the weather's been unbelievably bad considering it's June. It's looking up today though.

ah i see... i've never been stung so i stay away from situations where i might.lol<

oh my wittering on about near death experiences.lol

Claire
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Hi!

Well, I enjoy it, provided I've got money. Otherwise it's pure torture... You?

Ah, well, it's quite painful, so I wouldn't want to get stung. The poison is quite strong. Bee swarms aren't in the least dangerous to approach, however, unless they're swarming because somebody's attacked their hive...

Hehe.

Øyvind

hey ho!

On my own? Nah i don't enjoy that too much either. I quite like it if someone else has something specific to get and they want my opinion(hehe). Other than that no. If im skint i don't go near the shops because you're right, it is pure torture.

So you been slinging honey any time recently?

Claire
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Hiya!

Ah, so we shall go shopping together in Oslo.

Not really, no. The slinging season is mid-june for summer-honey and august for the autumn honey. I've been down and worked with them a bit, though.

Øyvind

hi!

is everything okay? Sounds bizarre but i mean it in a light way which is difficult to get across via text. Our communication seems to have diminished somewhat and although i've been busy i have noticed. Im sure you've been busy too(concerts, new job etc) but also if there's any reason that my coming over is inappropriate at this time then you can let me know.

spk soon.

Claire
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Hiya!

Oh, everything's fine. Yes, I've noticed it too, and I'm terribly sorry, but I just don't know what to do about it. I think it might get better once you've been to visit, and I assure you that I would love you to come over, so don't worry about that, Claire.

So what's your corner of the world like these days, then?

Øyvind

hi!

okay well that's fair enough. I've had too many thoughts to shove them all on here so i'll put all apprehension to one side instead.

perhaps i could phone you later? Just a quick call really to finalise anything.

Claire
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Hiya!

Well, that's good, at least. I'm really sorry about this, but I've just been excessively busy (I've been pulling twelve hour shifts at work lately). You're more than welcome to come visit, and I'm sure we'll have loads of fun.

Yeah, that'd be great. Go ahead.

Øyvind

hi!

och no don't be sorry... 12 hour shifts?! Yikes! See you used to actually mention things like that... just teasing.

so what's going on in my corner of the world? Well my mother is ironing, grudgingly, in the corner of the room. hehe. The rain is coming down making us so depressed we'd happily listen to Radiohead to cheer us up(!) and... we're all all ravenous but we can't decide where to go for dinner...

oh yeah i've just been reminded... is it at all suitable for me to bring whisky over? Not for me(!) of course... if it's totally inappropropriate that's okay. We're not having a nannyroony about gifts anymore. That's all going okay.

spk soon.
Claire
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Hiya!

Yes, well, I didn't want people to worry over it. It's extremely well paid, though...

Ah. Well, what are the alternatives? I've always been fond of Italian and Indian food...

Ah, you need a nightcap, eh? Well, Janos would love you for it, that's for certain, don't worry too much about gifts, though...

Very soon, I trust.
Øyvind

hi!

i would have sympathised instead. Are you enjoying it though? Well at least enjoying the money i suppose? I've got all that to 'look forward to' when i come back. Hmmmm as long as my boss isn't a tyrant i don't mind!

yaay! we finally decided to have Indian food.

a nightcap? Yeah that would be lovely! I tried Jack Daniels recently and liked it although i must admit i'm still not a big fan of whisky. That's really great to know. My mother will also be muchly pleased that's another suggestion.

argh! Sorry i didn't phone you tonight. I don't usually say i'll do something and then don't bother but it really wasn't like that. I ended up on the phone to a friend for 2 hours this evening and then on for an hour to another friend. I've hardly had the thing away from my ear! I also found out tonight(from one of the friends who phoned me), that a girl i went to primary and high school with, died at the weekend. Im pretty shocked about it, especially since there has been mention of suicide.

anywayz that sounds like one long excuse. I shall definitely phone you tomorrow evening instead.

Claire
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Hi there!

right i meant to ask before, is there any particular whisky Janos is fond of? The truth is we're spoilt for choice over here when it comes to types of whisky. Is it a blended whisky or a single malt which he prefers? There's Glenfiddoch, Glen Grant, Glenmorange to name but a few. There's also Chivas Regal which is a liqueor(spelling?!). Can you tell we know a lot about this?

also: can you tell us what size of gloves your mum takes?

my mother says: if you answer this we'll not ask you anything else! hehe... no more earache from
us... quite an incentive eh?

Claire
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