FYI, Alicante has a population of well over 300,000 people, and Rabat has a population of two million. In other words more than say, Detroit, Philly or Houston. Or three times Austin ;)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 10:36 AM on October 6, 2008

www.cuteoverload.com always gives me a little cheer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 12:52 PM on September 24, 2008

When you say Resi, do you mean Resi4 wii edition or the execrable Umbrella Chronicles? If the second, get the first.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 8:37 AM on September 22, 2008

Practically none legally. May need to go through a couple of interviews with the police if you are basing your residence on your relationship. That would likely be about it. Irish, married to a swede, which is really the same damned difference :D
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 9:22 AM on September 20, 2008

It's Spray Paint Space Art more or less. As others have said, it's something buskers do. Seems to be easy enough techniques to learn the basics of:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=spray+paint+space&search_type=&aq=f
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 2:27 PM on September 18, 2008

Seems it's also called spacepainting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 2:32 PM on September 18, 2008

This guy has built a reward-dropping treadmill for his large cats in the winter months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrC8l12Ncgw
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 11:02 AM on September 16, 2008 marked best answer

Until empress gets back, take one toilet roll tube, fill it with some kibble, punch some holes in it and fold the ends over. It skitters around the floor and they chase it and food falls out. Prepare to hoover.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 11:31 AM on September 16, 2008 marked best answer

hgg beat me to the hat! A little fleece beanie should do the job nicely.
For the feetses, you can google for down-socks or down-booties, ideally the ones with grippy-soles. Thick ski-socks are made with those kids style grippy-soles as well.
Again with the fleece, a small throw for the sofa or wherever you are.
Instead of a traditional hot-water-bottle, you can get microwaveable versions, either gel-based or filled with corn or similar (they are very shapable,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 11:26 AM on September 16, 2008

These are hugely popular in Sweden and are called "tube-beads", you can iron them once you have made them to melt them together as a permenant display. There are lots of different types of "mats" that you can follow if you don't want to free-style, like here:
http://www.pandurohobby.se/pan/IboxServlet?p=IXS760&OPT=*SL&LVL3=MIDIBASE

Hama (a danish company) is the main brand sold in Sweden, and they have an english language site... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:17 PM on September 14, 2008

Didn't realise that it was the actual pieces and not the mats that were L-shaped etc. Ministecks look to be the thing, and they look fun too!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:25 PM on September 14, 2008

I tried to buy Ships for a friend a few years ago, but it was out of print *sniff*
posted to MetaFilter by Iteki at 2:58 AM on August 30, 2008

Seconding Battlestar Galactica, not just for the, more or less overt, relationship involving Baltar, but also more subtely throughout the series. Mainly between the female characters, cos the boys pretty much are all subs. In fairness, an incredible amount of switches *koff*Starbuck*koff*, but the themes are absolutley there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 10:32 PM on August 28, 2008

There's a porn shop in the airport. That is all I know about Frankfurt.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:56 PM on August 28, 2008

I don't know if you should mention it or not, but by all means keep it short rather than long!
If you do decide to mention it then perhaps something along the lines of:

Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today. I appreciated learning more about the position and your company. I am exicted by the opportunity being presented and hope to get the chance to make a better impression the next time we meet.

I don't know if something... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:36 PM on August 27, 2008

The Local is an expat site in Sweden, they have forums that are probably good for this sort of thing. I have had no real trouble just converting recipes, most of scandinavia uses the deciliter measure that is very handy.

Amerikanska.com is for americans in Sweden, they have a cooking forum.

One US cup is 2.3 dl, so just under 2 and a half deciliters. It is a volume measurement so you can't just convert it to grams. Grams of flowing honey is a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 10:50 AM on August 27, 2008

Google Docs has a very simple "New Form" function. Create a question saying "What task did you complete?" and have it as your required question, you can have another question that is a text box for a comment if you need it. It outputs to an excel, but will avoid the problem of typos or so on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 9:21 AM on August 26, 2008

Example of the google solution. Took about two minutes to set up, and each entry is timestamped automatically in the excel.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 9:27 AM on August 26, 2008

Well hell, preview woulda been my friend if I had used it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 9:29 AM on August 26, 2008

She's stipulated that how to get off isn't what she's asking peeps...

That said I have no idea, maybe phase out from the actual action to moving into self massage of the rest of your body? Could be nice and relaxing and take the edge off?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 7:01 AM on August 26, 2008

Go fly a kite.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 3:10 AM on August 25, 2008

Was coming in to suggest the same thing. Hugely popular at New Years in Sweden for some reason.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:01 AM on August 24, 2008

I've been thinking about this a bit more and I think maybe the reason it's popular in Scandyland etc is that slapstick and corny humour is still very popular, at least in Sweden.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 10:58 AM on August 24, 2008

After about a half an hour you realise Juno isn't really quirky and edgey but practically conservative propaganda. Abortion as an option dissapears in a second, and adopting away the baby is instantly considered the right solution (despite the fact that she has a loving and supportive family etc). Garners character is a loon with serious control issues, but these are all swept away when she fulfills every real womans dream of becoming a mother (despite being in the middle of a divorce). Juno... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:20 AM on August 24, 2008

Been doing this for years with "remote desktop" or vpn to eachothers machines. Prolly works fine with a remote support session too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 11:23 PM on August 22, 2008

The pilots and crew of SAS airlines have a travel guide. Probably doesn't cover NO, but might be of interest to others that find this topic later.

http://www.crewguide.net/
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 9:05 AM on August 21, 2008

Check out Buffs. All the functionality (and then some) of a bandana, but without having the exact same look, and available in a huge range of colours, patterns and so on. That's a UK site, but they are available in lots of places and online.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:36 PM on August 19, 2008

Video demonstration on the different ways to wear Buffs, takes about 30 seconds to get to the "show" part of the show and tell. You can also get them in material that bocks UV rays etc for protection against the sun.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:43 PM on August 19, 2008

Peat bogs show up like that (similar colouration in Ireland).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 12:22 PM on August 18, 2008

They enjoy it sober too :)

Sweden really considers itself the big brother of the family. An example of this is the new tourist tag-line for Stockholm where they call it "The Capital of Scandinavia". Hubris much?
It is important to note though that both geographically and in terms of population, Sweden is the largest of the neighbours. It's important to note that there's been quite a bit of war between the countries, with both Norway and Finland... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 5:02 PM on August 16, 2008

Danish legislation however has however come under quite a bit of criticism recently for being excessivly populistic in it's harshening attitudes to immigrants. I notice a huge amount of "generally negative" attitudes to immigrants in Sweden. The breakdown of attitude reveals that it isn't so much somones immigrant status that is the problem as their ethnicity. North-western europeans are fine, as are peeps from other english speaking countries. It's a weird mix.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:56 PM on August 17, 2008

Can you not connect a tv-tuner to this computer? You can buy little USB ones for not much.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 8:18 AM on August 17, 2008

I also recently bought a 7'inch portable tv for 25 dollars (cheap because they stopped with analog broadcast here). I've also metamailed you with a link to another website that might help you out, doesn't feel fully ok to post it here, but if others want to give it a shot, let me know via metamail.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 8:24 AM on August 17, 2008

Excuse the triplepost. It just occurred to me that a Swedish language link is as little use to you as a bar with the sound off. You could watch from the bar while listening on an FM radio to a broadcast, or you could try looking at the webpages for channels in other english-speaking countries like Australia. They may have live websends.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 8:26 AM on August 17, 2008

I have no idea why I am so invested in this question, appologies once again.
Collection of advice at the link below.

http://www.webtvhub.com/how-to-watch-beijing-2008-olympics-online-legal-pirate-methods-for-free-live-action/
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 8:29 AM on August 17, 2008

In Ireland we call it European Handball as well, but played some sort of bastardised version. Handball is the gaelic-game that's like squash with no raquettes. Fwiw it is a huge sport in scandyland (european, not gaa).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 11:13 AM on August 15, 2008

Scroll down here for plushy Spike n Angel.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 2:30 AM on August 15, 2008

I think something vaguely divine, an archaic, poetic phrase, then my mind immediately jumps, just like orrnyeregs, to Battlestar Galactica.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 11:35 AM on August 12, 2008

Not feelgood, but Brokeback Mountain is a real weepy romance.
Not really romance, but My Girl used to always have me in tears (not seen it in yonks).
Of course... shameful as it may be to admit it, Titanic is always good for this.

I also can't nth strongly enough Truly, Madly, Deeply. It is the most fantastic cry-your-eyes out movie, and Juliette Stevenson is herself an Olympic level crier in it.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 12:37 PM on August 10, 2008

Thanks guys, I think hortense is onthe right track here! The other stuff will likely get checked out too, I have a lot of rolls!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 12:21 AM on August 6, 2008

These are kinda retro even here ;) football match is the time and place to get.
I googled about a little in Swedish, but it's a bitch of a language to google in. There is this though, seems like a wholesale place, but you could maybe buy or get a sample?
http://www.vicevi.info/clapping.html
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 6:33 AM on August 5, 2008

What you are looking for is a handball court. They have at both the Basque Center and the GAA (gaelic games) grounds. Googlesearch. I tried googling for outdoor-handball-court, but got only obscene results for some reason! A raquettball court might work for you too, but it was handball that first sprang to mind.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 12:25 AM on July 25, 2008

In Sweden it is traditional for the groom to give a piece of jewlery, usually a necklace, to the bride on the morning after the wedding, it is called the morgongåva (morning gift). Origionally the bride wasn't entitled to inherit her husband, and this was what she got instead.

The couple usually enter the church (or otherwise) together these days as "giving away" has fallen out of fashion.

There may well be regional specialities I can... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:56 PM on July 24, 2008

Actually, I was running it off the battery the last time or two I tried to boot, since I was in various rooms. There is a certain attraction to it being a MB fail, then I at least have the HD and can "live with" having to buy a new machine. Keep 'em coming please!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 3:21 AM on July 24, 2008

Fan is running all the time. I am going to try it on the mains again, and then try each ramstick, but before any of that I will take out the HD and back that baby up. I appreciate the hand-holding, the idea of the whole MB going tits up had actually not occured to me. Will give the arctic-silver a shot as a last attempt, you never know what can happen. Can't pick a best cos they were all great, thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 10:15 AM on July 24, 2008

In Sweden they say "blommor och bin", the flowers and the bees, which actually makes a bit more sense than the interspecial furrysex described in the english phrase.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:58 AM on July 24, 2008

Data point +1. Also feeling the upthread comment regarding twitching to the left specifically.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 3:46 PM on July 23, 2008

I wouldn't say "If i finish with Janne even if I am love with you", that would be more like "även" rather than "if".

Because, if I break up with Janne if I am in fact in love with you, tough luck, I am moving to Stockholm.

Her Swedish ain't great either though which is complicating matters to be honest... Could do with some commas, and I amn't sure she is using t.o.m. the way it is generally used.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 1:57 PM on July 22, 2008 marked best answer

3rding check your gallbladder.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 7:09 AM on July 21, 2008

Skip the cider and just go with lightly bubbled water instead. Have some honey for your chevre goatscheese or a sweet reduction of balsamic vinegar is also good.
Grab some apfenzeller, it's a hard cheese that is very nommy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Iteki at 6:41 AM on July 20, 2008