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  6. Ç
  7. üTheNorwegiansgoDutch!
  8. Part3
  9. AliensinAmsterdam-TheAftermath!
  10. Ç
  11.  ThefollowingpersonshavecontributeddirectlytothispartoftheQuest
  12. article,inorderofappearance:
  13. * KaiHolst
  14. *LeifEinarClaus
  15. *RichardKarsmakers
  16.  
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  18. Ç
  19. üAmsterdam,January2nd,1993
  20. Ç12:05
  21.  
  22.  WejustgotoffthetrainfromUtrecht.Thebeginningofourreturnisa
  23. fact.Wehaveleftthattownofimmortalfun,greattimesandnicepeople,
  24. andarecurrentlyonthelookoutforahotel,thingsthatareworthyof
  25. beingfilmed,aplacetochangemoney,lockersfortheluggageaswellas
  26. stunningfemales(Seetheabovepartonfilming),"we"meaningmyself,
  27. LeifandRichard.Thetrainjourneywaseventless;Richardwasreading
  28. somethingbyTerryPratchett,andLeifandIwerehavingfunstudyinga
  29. sixteen-yearsoldwhoseemedtosufferfromaseverehangover(it'salways
  30. funtocommentloudlyonpeoplewhenyouareaforeigner!).Wearegoing
  31. tosomebook-,computer-andmusic-shopsheretoday,butfirstwehaveto
  32. actuallyfindahotelwherewecanlive.
  33.  
  34. Kai
  35.  
  36. 14:38
  37.  
  38.  Findingahotelwasn'tthathardinfact.Itjustmeantstandingina
  39. queueattheTouristInformationCentreforaboutanhour,constantly
  40. fendingoffevilpick-pocketsand(Hey,thisisline42onthePortfolio!)
  41. sleazygaysofferingcheaplodging...Yeah,andalsotheoccasional
  42. scumbagtryingtosellmesomecocaine("äThisisAMSTERDAM,Ç"äÇRichard
  43. remindedustimeandagain).Whymebytheway?DoIlooklikesomeone
  44. desperatelywantingatripofsomekind?Well,IguessIprobablydo!
  45.  Anyway,wefinallygotusahotelandhadtobethereearlierthan3pm,
  46. meaningwehadtogotherestraightaway.Somewhatconvenientreally,
  47. sincewecouldstoreourluggagethere.Nowaythatwemanagedtofindus
  48. alocker!
  49.  Rightnowbytheway,wearesittingataMcDonaldsconsumingsomeproper
  50. junk-food(Actuallywearefinishedeating,that'swhyI'mtypingnow!),
  51. observinglifearoundusandlifearoundusobservingusback.Interesting
  52. experience!
  53.  ThehotelwascalledVerdiandlookedlikeanicelittlebackstreethotel
  54. withatinyorientalwomanbehindthecounter.50guildersisprobablya
  55. normalpricetopay,althoughthatleavesatleastmewithverylittle
  56. lefttoshopfor.
  57.  Oh,we'releavingnow!Richardconstantlygoesaroundfindinginteresting
  58. littlebitstoputonhisvideo-tape,soIlookforwardtogettingthat
  59. vid!
  60.  
  61. Leif
  62.  
  63. 17:20
  64.  
  65.  Inthisverymoment,Richard'strainisdisappearingintothehorizon,or
  66. Çrather,outoftheCentralStation(Almoststartedtopictureasunsetand
  67. alonelytune!).Weshookhishandandsaidgoodbye,werefilmedforthe
  68. lasttime,andthenhewasgone.Ialmostfeelsadbecauseofthisbecause
  69. ofallthegoodtimeswe'vehadwiththisguyandhislovelycompanionin
  70. life(notLeif).Ahhh,nostalgicmemoriesrunthroughmyheadaswestand
  71. inthemiddleoftheCentral.Peoplearewatchinguswithdumblooks,so
  72. wehavedecidedtocatchthefirsttrambacktothehotel.Thetram,by
  73. theway,isnumberfive.
  74.  
  75. Kai
  76.  
  77. 20:00
  78.  
  79.  Yeah,it'smeagain.Wearecurrentlysitting/lyinginourbedroomat
  80. Verdi's.Leifiswritingsomepostcardstofriends,whereasIalready
  81. finishedthatafewminutesago.IwrotetoJen,theloveofmylife(Not
  82. Leif)andsomeofmypenfriends(Bothbeinggirls),plusanoldclassmate
  83. whomIhadpromisedacard.LeifandIaregoingtogooutlateronto
  84. havesomethingtodrinkandeat(Inthatorderofpriority),andweare
  85. excitedaboutwhatwemightdumpintoinacitythissize.Hopefully,we
  86. willmanagetostayoutoftrouble.
  87.  Well,onlythreekBsofaronthePortfolio.NowIshallrest.
  88.  
  89. Kai
  90.  
  91. 20:20
  92.  
  93.  ThefactthatIwaswritingpostcardswhileKaiwaswritingonthis,
  94. derivesfromthesimpletruththatweactuallyhaveonlygotonepen!
  95. Multitasking?Nope,nowayman!FeelslikeafuckingAmiga(Swearingis
  96. inevitablewhennamingsuchalamethingy).
  97.  AsKaisaid(Wrote),wewillbegoingoutsooninordertofindsomething
  98. tosatisfyourdigestivesystemwith.Butrightnowwearejustrelaxing
  99. inourtinyhotel-room.AndImeantiny!Itwouldprobablybemorethan
  100. bigenoughforthoseorientalmicro-organisms(Someverycuteonesbythe
  101. way,althoughtheybarelyreachmywaist!)downstairs,butforfullsized
  102. Norwegianvikings(Ahem!)?Ithinknot!
  103.  
  104. Leif
  105.  
  106. 20:42
  107.  
  108.  Partytime!Excellent(Wayne'sWorldquote)!Headingfortown!Hopefully
  109. alsoforfun!Bye!
  110.  
  111. Leif
  112. üRichard'sapartment,Utrecht
  113. Ç 20:48
  114.  
  115.  Sadness.Sadness.Evenmoresadness.
  116.  Orperhapsnot.
  117.  ItisstrangelysilenthereinUtrecht,Looplantsoen50.TheNorthern
  118. chapshavebeendroppedinAmsterdam,afterashoppingspreethatmade
  119. sureallof'emgotallthepresentstheywantedtotakebackhome.We
  120. partedat17:19,whenmytrainleftbacktoUtrecht.
  121.  Somethingwillbaffleyouasyoureadfurtherentriesinthisreal-time
  122. article.Firstofall,youshouldrealizethatallentriesafter10:45are
  123. madeintwocompletelyseparatepersonaluniverses.Oneuniverseconsists
  124. oftwoVikingsandtheirAtariPortfolio,andtheotherconsistsofmeand
  125. myAtariST.Thesehavebeenmixedtogether(forconvenienceI'llusethe
  126. Çpasttensehere,thoughatthismomentintimeit'sfuturetenseforme)
  127. latertoformanintricatedouble-viewoflifeintheNetherlands.
  128.  Orsomethinglikethat.
  129.  Anyway.InAmsterdamwedidsomemorevideotapingandlotsofshopping,
  130. likeIalreadysaidabove.Leifboughtaparticularloadofstuff,varying
  131. fromT-shirtstoperfume(yes,forhismother).KaiboughtsomebooksI
  132. seemtorecall("MostlyHarmless"forJennifer,whoissortofhis
  133. girlfriendbutshelivesintheUnitedStates).IboughtsomeCDsaswell
  134. -theAmsterdamCDshopBoudisque(oneofthebestintheNetherlands,
  135. togetherwithWhiteNoiseinUtrecht)hadsomecheapversionsofRainbow's
  136. "DifficulttoCure"andDeepPurple's"Machinehead"soIcouldn'tletthem
  137. liethere.OntopofthatIboughtFatesWarning'sexcellent"Parallels".
  138.  Idon'treallylikeAmsterdam,bytheway.Theresomuchscumliving
  139. there.Wehadbarelygottenoffthetrainandsomeguywalkeduptous
  140. tryingtoselluscocaine.Ithinkourfreeapproachtothedrugsproblem
  141. ispullingourcountrydownthedrain.Ofcoursesomeofyouwillsay
  142. "Good.Atleastitwillcreatesomeheightdifferences!"butIjusthate
  143. thegood-for-nothingweaklingsthatruleourcountry.They'reallso
  144. bloodyafraidtotakeimpopularmeasures-oratleasttheyseemafraidto
  145. takemeasuresthatmaycausetheloudminoritytostarttoyell.
  146.  Iwillquitethis.Areal-timearticleshouldbelight-hearted,nota
  147. loadofpoliticalbullshit.
  148.  Thiswillbethelastentrybyme.
  149.  
  150.  Richard
  151. üAmsterdam,SundayJanuary3rd,1993
  152. Ç00:02
  153.  
  154.  Wearebackalready.MainlyduetoLeif'slimitedbudget,butalso
  155. becauseofusbothdesperatelywantsomesleep(IthinkRichardknowswhat
  156. I'mtalkingabout!).
  157.  Wehadanextremelyniceexperiencewhilewewereoutontown.Ifyou
  158. everhappentogooutinAmsterdam,youshouldtrytolocatethestreetin
  159. whichthe"HardrockCafé"issituated.Inthatsamestreet,aplacesimply
  160. called"Coffeeshop"issituated(Slogan:"Getdowntoit").Whenwewent
  161. intherewehadalreadyinmindtohaveadecentdrinkinsteadofthetoo
  162. usualHeineken("Heinekenislikemakingloveinacanoo:Fuckingcloseto
  163. water!"),andweaskedaboutcontentsandnamesofthedrinks,andüWEGOT
  164. ONECALLED"KAMIKAZE"ëFORFREEü!!!ÇIfirstcouldn'tbelieveit,butthe
  165. placesimplywasgreat;theatmospherewasnice,thebartenderswere
  166. reallynice,andwethoroughlyendorsedtheplace!!!Andohyeah,the
  167. "HardrockCafé"wasquitenice,aswell.PoorlittleGard;hejustdoesn't
  168. knowwhatheismissing...
  169.  
  170. Kai
  171.  
  172. 00:27
  173.  
  174.  Well,it'ssortofbedtimenow.Itmustbetheearliestgoingtobedon
  175. thewholeJourney.Maybenotsuchabadideahavingforonceagood
  176. night'ssleep.
  177.  Wehadanicetimeoutontowntonight,tryingsomereallynicedrinkson
  178. Coffeeshop.Kamikazewasthefirstonewegot,forfree(Whatanicebunch
  179. ofladstheyareindeed!).Itwasrealgoodinfact,notsostrong(not
  180. exactlymakingyoufeellikewantingtodropyourdive-bomber-planeinto
  181. thenearestAmericanwarship!),butwithaniceflavouroflimeandlemon.
  182. ThesecondoneupwasingeniouslycalledOrgasm,andlastwasPanama,the
  183. strongestofthelot,roundingoffanice(Nicewordthat;"nice"!)
  184. eveningoutontowninAmsterdam.
  185.  Seeyoutomorrow,goodnight!
  186. Ç
  187. Leif
  188.  
  189. 10:31
  190.  
  191.  Thatwasbreakfastconsumed.I'vealsohadtimetotakeashowerinthe
  192. probablycommonforHolland,non-Niagrafallswaterpressure.Youalmost
  193. havetoputyourfacewheretheintendedwaterstreamissupposedtobe
  194. andseeifyoudrown,justtomakesurewaterisreallyrunning!
  195.  Nicebreakfastbytheway,withsomekindofoperaplayinginthe
  196. background(ProbablyGuiseppeVerdijudgingbythenameofthehotel).
  197.  NowwewillgooutinAmsterdamagain,butthistimejustforsight-
  198. seeing.
  199.  
  200. Leif
  201.  
  202. 10:44
  203.  
  204.  Yeah,thebreakfastwasfast,easytoconsumeandsomehotcoffeecured
  205. myacheingthroatprettyfast.Notcompletelythough,soIamstill
  206. coughingeverynowandthen.Weareinnottoolonggoingtohaveanother
  207. strollthroughAmsterdam,insearchofinterestingsightsandthe
  208. occasionaltouristtrap.Thishotelwearestayingat,Verdi,isownedand
  209. runbyaveryorientalfamilycalledKotero.Wehavesofarmetthemother
  210. andtwoyoungdaughters(maybe14-15and18-19yearsold,respectively)
  211. here,andtheyallprovideexcellentservice.ThisisalsoaplaceIwould
  212. warmlyrecommend.TheiraddressisWanningstraat9.
  213.  Ourbudgetsarerunninglow,butwe(atleastI)havestillenoughtoget
  214. us/mesometax-freestuffatSchiphol.PoorLeif(notlife)who'salmost
  215. totallyoutofcash.Life(notLeif)sucks!
  216.  Iamdesperatelyhomesick.Ilongtogetbacktodecentshowers,hot
  217. rooms,non-flatlandscape,thesnow,myfamily,mycomputer,myCompact
  218. Disccollection,ourHOUSE,myclassandevenmycats.Thisjourneywas
  219. notlikelastyear,whenIlivedawayfrommyfamilywhileattending
  220. school.Ididn'treallymissthemthen,butIdonow.IsupposeLeifdoes
  221. sotoo,buthemostprobablyjustlongstogetbacktoallofhis12-year
  222. oldgirls...(Perhapsit'sabouttimetostopteasinghimlikethat;heis
  223. actually21yearsoldandasgrownupasonemightexpecthimtobe).
  224.  Timetorest.
  225.  
  226. Kai
  227. üRichard'sapartment,Utrecht
  228. Ç 16:06
  229.  
  230.  IguessI'llwritesomethinganyway.Thesheerthoughtthatmytwo
  231. NorwegianfriendsarestillroaminginAmsterdam(whereallshopsare
  232. closed)doesnotgivemepeace.AlthoughIsleptwelllastnight,Ithink
  233. IwillnotäreallyÇsleepwelluntilIknowthey'rebackhome.
  234.  OurplacelooksOKagain.We'veremovedmountainsofhairfromtheedge
  235. ofthetoiletseatandthedeepestbitoftheshower'sfloor,aswellasa
  236. bitten-offnailfromtheguests'bed.
  237.  Iamlisteningto"DifficulttoCure"now(thetitlesong,even),which
  238. incidentallyturnedouttobeaCDofanexactlengthof42minutes!
  239.  Outsideit'sstillcold,andinsideit'ssortofwarm.Iguesswe'llhave
  240. towatchourgas-andelectricitybillnow,fortheheatinghastoiled
  241. almosttwiceasmuchlastweek,andlightshavebeenoninourplace
  242. almostpermanently(especiallyinthetoilet,wheretheNorwegianseemed
  243. tobeunabletofindthe'off'positionoftheswitch).AndI'mnoteven
  244. mentioningmyaudioequipmentthathassweatedalmostperpetually.
  245.  Iwillquitecomplainingnow.Ihaveanentireweekaheadofmythat,
  246. Çapartfromtryingtogetmybiorhythminorderagain,Iintendtouseto
  247. mastermyviruskillerversion5.7.IguessIwillcurseplentilyduring
  248. thattime.
  249.  
  250.  Richard
  251. üSchipholAirport
  252. Ç16:13
  253.  
  254.  Ourplanedoesn'tleaveuntil20:15whichmeanswehavelotsoftimeleft
  255. forexecutingvariousactions,egwritingonthisarticle.
  256.  Earliertodaywespentacoupleofhoursstrollingaroundtown,glancing
  257. atlotsofmuseumswecouldn'taffordtoenter(Thetortureandthesex
  258. museumwereofspecialinterest,butweweresavingourmoneytobuysome
  259. boozeattheairport,sotoughluck!).Wewouldprobablyhavespentlots
  260. moretimedoingthathadn'titbeenforthefactthatitwastesticle-
  261. freezinglycold!Ihaven'texperiencedsuchacaseofseriouschillsince
  262. itwas15belowzeroandblowingastormbackinmycurrenthome-townof
  263. Vadsø.Rightnowwehavejustfinishedoffwritingafewpostcards,twoof
  264. themforRichard.Ihaveafeelinghewillbeslightlysurprised!
  265.  
  266. Leif
  267.  
  268. 16:31
  269.  
  270.  Heprobablywillbesurprised.Justassurprisedastheloveofmylife
  271. willbewhensherecievesthethirdcardfrommyJourney.Hey!Iknowyou
  272. aretiredofreadingabouther,buthavemercywithme;Iwon'tmeether
  273. againuntilthesummerof1994!Sob!
  274.  Inlessthanfourhourswewill(Should)beairborn,thoughstrange
  275. thingsareknowntohappen,especiallyinsituationslikethis.
  276.  WehavehadalotoffunreadingtheJanuaryissueof"STMagazin-
  277. 68000er",whichfeaturedalotofinformationabouttheFalcon,evensome
  278. aboutitsCookieJarcontents.Thiswillundoubtedlybeinterestingfor
  279. Richard,andwillthereforeNOTbeincludedhere.
  280.  Therearepeopleeverywherearoundus,andalotofthemhavestared
  281. dumblyatuswhilewehavebeentypingtheseentries.Leifeventooksome
  282. picturesofmepretendingtobetypingsomething.Thisstartedsomekind
  283. oftrend,andsecondslateranoriental-lookingfamilytooksomesnapshots
  284. ofthemselveswhilstinthemiddleofajunkfoodmeal.
  285.  Leifjustwentofftoseeifwecancheckindownstairs.Iamstill,as
  286. webothdidaminuteago,sittinginasmallrestaurantcalledTouchDown
  287. onthesecondfloor.Itisactuallyquitenice,withpick-yourself-what-
  288. you-want-service(Ienone),andaclearlookaroundyou.Wewillcheckin
  289. assoonaspossible,andmailsomepostcardsinthepostofficefound
  290. somewherebehindthecustomsarea.
  291.  Hestillhasn'treturned,butIwillstopnowanyway.
  292.  
  293. Kai
  294.  
  295. 16:51
  296.  
  297.  Ijustreturnedfrommysearchforsomeonewillingtotakeourluggage,
  298. sothatwedon'thavetodragitaroundwithusallthetime,butnoone
  299. seemedliketheyparticularlywantedtorelieveusofourburden.That's
  300. noproblemreally,sincewestillhavegotmorethanthreehoursuntilthe
  301. planeleaves.Butitwouldsortofhavebeennice(anddefinitelyalot
  302. lesstiring!).
  303.  
  304. Leif
  305.  
  306. Ç17:04
  307.  
  308.  WeseemlikewemighthaveaslightspaceproblemonLeif'sPortfolio.It
  309. hasnoadditionalmemoryinstalled,whichmeansthatwehavenoroomfor
  310. morethansixkBmoreofthisstuff,andasweplantowriteabitonboard
  311. theplaneaswell,wewillsoonhavetostop.
  312.  IamcurrentlylisteningtoWhistlerCourboisWhistleronmyportableCD-
  313. player.Theyarejustbrilliant,andIsuredislikethefactthatthey're
  314. releasinganewalbumnomorethan3(Three!)daysafterweleaveHolland.
  315.  Butenoughofthiscrap.
  316.  TimetoletthePortfoliorest.
  317.  
  318. Kai
  319.  
  320. 19:13
  321.  
  322.  Wehavenowcheckedin,beentothepostofficewiththethreepostcards
  323. wewrote,bought1litreofJägermeistereach,boughtsomelightchocolate
  324. tofeedourhungrystomachesandwearenowsittingatgateC11,awaiting
  325. boardingonflightSK546toOslo,whichwillcommenceat19:45.Inan
  326. hourwe'llbeintheair.
  327.  CrazyscreamspenetratethehallasIrealizethatI'llsoonbebackin
  328. goodoldNorwayagain.GuardslookstrangelyatmebecauseofmyCD-
  329. player,whichisstrappedbeneathmyjacket...
  330.  Inotherwords,theendingofthisreal-timearticleisnear.Whenwe
  331. landinOslo,IwillprobablygobynightbustoØvreÅrdal,whileLeif
  332. willspendthenightatamutualfriendcalledSvein'shouse.Hewillthen
  333. "port"thePortfoliostufftodisk,andIwilledititandmailitto
  334. Richard.Lateron,thisentirearticlewillbefoundinbothüSTNewsÇand
  335. Scriba.
  336.  Ourplanejuststoppednexttotheterminal(At19:24),soIguessina
  337. minutetheplacewillbecrowded...
  338.  Timetoshutoff.
  339.  
  340. Kai
  341.  
  342. 19:31
  343.  
  344.  Now,theplaceiscrowded!
  345.  
  346. Leif
  347.  
  348. 19:32
  349.  
  350.  Now,itisn't!Allkindsofpeoplewerejustleavingtheplanewe
  351. probablywillbeboardinginafewminutes.Ihopetheyhavehandledit
  352. withcare!
  353.  Thetaxfreeshopdidn'tcontainasinglebottleofPlantiac!Canyou
  354. believethat?That's...that'seh...BLASPHEMY!!!That'stheword!Haven't
  355. theDutchpeoplegotatinylittlebitofpride?Can'ttheyseethe
  356. despairtearingtwopoorNorwegianstotallyapart(Waitasecond,gotto
  357. fetchalimb!)havingtoleavewithoutanydivinefluid?Dotheynotsee
  358. thequalityofthisthingtheyarekeepingawayfromtheworld?Well,the
  359. latterisprobablyjustthepoint;theywannakeepitforthemselves,
  360. selfishbastards!
  361.  Enoughofthat.Exceptformegoingtocrymyselftosleepthecoming
  362. nightsbecauseofthethoughtofnottastingmorePlantiacinalongtime,
  363. everythingisOKIguess.Wewillbeboardingsoon,andwewillwritemore
  364. onboardtheplane,althoughitprobablywon'tbewiththesamepassionas
  365. whenwefirstcamehere...
  366. Ç 
  367. Leif
  368.  
  369. 20:12
  370.  
  371.  Ihavebeenbodysearched!Ihaveactuallybeentrulybodysearched!It
  372. wasdisappointinglynotbyagood-lookingair-waitress,notevenafemale
  373. atall,butinfactablackmale!Veryexciting!Thatkindofthingalways
  374. happenstome;sweetlittleinnocentme(IthinkIhavealreadysaidthat
  375. somewhere)!Ialwaysseemtohavesomekeysorcoinsorbelt-buckleor
  376. somethingmakingthesecurity-systemgobananas.Untilnowthathasonly
  377. meantremovingitemsonebyoneandthengoingthroughoncemore,butthis
  378. timeIactuallywasbody-searched!IfIgetnightmaresafterthis,I'll
  379. suethem!
  380.  
  381. Leif
  382. üFornebuAirport,Oslo
  383. Ç22:12
  384.  
  385.  We'resafelyonfirmgroundagain!It'salwaysarelievingfeelingwhen
  386. youfeelthewheelstouchingsoilagain.Now,we'rewaitingforour
  387. luggage,whichiscomingrightnow.Gottarun!
  388.  
  389. Leif
  390.  
  391. 22:20
  392.  
  393.  Pastcustoms!Oh,herecomestransport.Willwritemorelater!
  394.  
  395. Leif
  396. üOslo,MondayJanuary4th,1993
  397. Ç01:13
  398.  
  399.  IwasgoingtowritelotsmorebothontheplaneandonFornebu,butthe
  400. latterwashinderedbysimplylackoftime(Ihaveneverexperiencedso
  401. littlewaitingafterlanding!)andtheformerbyahyper-activeair-
  402. witresstryingtomakeusbelievesomeshitaboutthePortfoliomessingup
  403. theplane'snavigationalsystem.MytinylittleinnocentPortfolio!It
  404. probablydoesn'tradiateanaythingmorethanwouldbeabsorbedbytheseat
  405. infrontofus,andthatshouldactuallysufficetoguideustoHeathrow
  406. insteadofOsloorsomething.Idon'tthinkso,butshewouldn'tlisten...
  407.  Kaididn'treachhisbuslastnightbytheway.HewasêthreeÇminutestoo
  408. late!Well,thatonlymeansanightonthecouchforhim,causeit'shis
  409. turn!(Andhewillhavetowaitanotherdaybeforereunionwithhis
  410. charmingsisters!).Hewillbegoingearlytomorrowmorning(I'mnot
  411. leavinguntil15:10,soI'msleeeepingtomorrow(Ortoday,actually)),so
  412. sadlyhewon'tbewritinganythingmoreonthisarticle.Thatleavesyou
  413. withyourstrulywhowillprobablyguideyouallthewaytoVadsøwhich,
  414. ifIhaven'tmentioneditbefore,islocatedapproximately2500kilomtres
  415. northofOslowayabovethepolar-circle.
  416.  Wereadsomenewspapersontheplane(Heaven-sentNorwegiannewspaperswe
  417. hadn'treadforoveraweek!)tellingusaboutsometornadohavingwrecked
  418. almosthalfmyhometown.MaybeasightworsethanUtrechtafterNewYear's
  419. Evewillgreetmethere.Thepapersalmostmademeexpectakindof
  420. warzoneorsomething!Icertainlyhopemycarisstillinworking
  421. condition,otherwiseIthinkIwillbecomeslightlymad!
  422.  It'sgettinglate,soalthoughI'mabletosleepforalongtimetomorrow
  423. (Whichstillisactuallytoday.I'mnotgoingtosleepthatlong!)Ithink
  424. Iwillsimplysaygood-nightnow.Good-night!
  425.  
  426. ÇLeif
  427. üHøybuktmoenAirport,Kirkenes
  428. Ç19:38
  429.  
  430.  Delays,delaysandfurtherdelays.Oh,howIhatethem!Theplaneout
  431. fromOslowasalreadyhalfanhourlate,andthenweweredelayedanhour
  432. furtherinTromsø,andnowlastIhavetowaitanotherhourherein
  433. Kirkenesfora10minutesflightacrossthefjordtoVadsø.Flyingsucks
  434. sometimes!Ididn'thavetimetowriteanythingearliertoday,basically
  435. becauseIwasasleepfortoolong.Kaiwokemeuparound8.30tosay
  436. goodbye,andIthinkImanagedtogivehimahalfunconsciouswaveofmy
  437. handbeforeIpromptlyreentereddreamland.
  438.  Aftergettingupataround11.30SveinandIwenttodowntownOslotodo
  439. someshopping.SveinhadmanagedtosellmyPhilipsmonitor(Ihavesold
  440. allmycomputerequipmenttomakereadyfortheFalcon!)andIwasrich
  441. again(?).Sveinisbythewayanoutstandingperson,andbothmeandKai
  442. areverygratefulforhimdrivingushereandthereandlendingusbeds
  443. andfeedingusetcetera.Thankyou!
  444.  NowI'mtiredofwaitingandthemostpreciousiteminmyliferightnow
  445. ismybed!Orratherthememoryofit!I'mactuallyabithomesick,
  446. althoughIonlyhavemyone-roomapartment(Idoatleasthaveadecent
  447. shower!)tolookforwardto(Andallmy12yearoldgirlfriends,of
  448. course!).HopefullyIwillbetheresoon.
  449.  
  450. Leif
  451. üAthomeinVadsø
  452. Ç20:36
  453.  
  454.  Homeatlast!
  455.  Statushereafterthetornadoisn'tthatbadafterall.Ihadafriend
  456. pickmeupattheairport,andhetoldmethatthetornadohadbeenbad
  457. withhousesshakingandsomeroofsleavingtheirbuildingsbehind,but
  458. nothingasbadastheytriedtoputitinthepapers.Wearesortofused
  459. tothiskindofweatheruphere!
  460.  MycarwasevenstillstandingexactlywhereIputitwhenIleft.The
  461. onlyproblembeingthatitwon'tstart.Flatbattery!Nicewelcome!This
  462. meansthatIwillhavetogetupearlytomorrowandtrytocatchabusfor
  463. work.JustwhatIneeded!
  464.  Thiswillprobablybemylastentryintothisarticle,andprobablyalso
  465. thelastentryoverall.Ihopeyouhaveallenjoyedreadingaboutour
  466. Journey,andIwouldliketosaytoyouallthatyoushouldneverhesitate
  467. whenconsideringtotravelsomewhere.Itmaybeexpensive,butjustdoit
  468. (SponsoredbyNIKE)!Travellingisalwayssuchanexperiencethatitis
  469. almostworthanything,andtheymakegreatmemories!Iwillneverforget
  470. ourJourneyforaslongasIcaretobeactiveonthisplanet.Thinkabout
  471. thatthenexttimeyoubuyallthosefancyclothes,newCDs,games,books
  472. andsoon.Insteadofallthosesoonforgettableitemsyoucouldconsider
  473. somethingthatwillforeverliveoninyourmemory.Thinkaboutit!
  474.  That'senoughmoralefornow,andthisisgood-bye!
  475.  
  476. Leif
  477. üØvreÅrdal,WednesdayJanuary27th,1993
  478. Ç14:56
  479.  
  480.  Finally.That'sallIcansay.ItreallytookLeifaheckofalongtime
  481. togetthisprosetome,withtheresultthateverythingfollowingitwill
  482. alsobedelayed;üSTNewsÇIssue8.1,üSCRÇIssue2.1,ourreceivingtheNobel
  483. literatureprizeetc...
  484.  YoumightwonderwhyIhaveletthreeweeksgobybeforewritinganything
  485. else...ThreereasonsIshallgiveyou:ü1)ÇThisisbynowthelongest
  486. Çlastingreal-timearticletoeverbecreated,spanninganentiremonth!
  487. (Thusturningitintoarecordarticle,inspiteofmanynegative
  488. predictions!)ü2)ÇIdidn'twanttowriteanythinguntilIhadreceivedthe
  489. thingsLeifwroteafterIlefthimhalfunconsciousinOslo.ü3)ÇIwas
  490. exhaustedand,asyouwillreadfurtherdown,notfeelingquitewell...
  491.  Butletmebegintheaftermathwithashortresyméofwhatmybusjourney
  492. homewaslikeonthemorningofMonday,January4th...
  493.  ThebuslefttheNorWaybusterminalat09:20,fiveminutesdelayed.I
  494. hadthreehundredandthirtyboringminutesaheadofmethen,alongthose
  495. roadsIhadgonealongsomanytimesalready.Eventhoughthenatureall
  496. aroundtheroadismagnificentmostoftheway,6½hoursisanuisanceif
  497. you'resittinginthesameseatallthetime.SoIusedmyportableCD-
  498. playertogetintoagoodmood.Becauseoftheratherniceweatherwith
  499. occasionalsun,thebuswasterriblyover-heated,andbecamemoreandmore
  500. uncomfortable.Asteadilygrowingheadacheandanalreadystrongcold
  501. didn'tmakethingsbetter.Queensrÿche'säOperation:MindcrimeÇwasabout
  502. theonlythingthatmademegetthroughthefirsthalfofthetrip.At
  503. 12:45therewasathirtyminutesstopinFagernes,andIusedthe
  504. opportunitytobuyfreshbatteriestolasthome.
  505.  ThelasthalfoftherideIlistenedthricetoWCW'säWCW.ÇThoughit
  506. becamerathermonotonousafterthesecondrun,Ireallylovedit!The
  507. memoriesofChristmas'91cametomebecauseofthesongcalledäFata
  508. MorganaÇ,alongwiththememoriesoftwohappyeveningsIspentinthe
  509. companyoftheonewhowastoconquermyheart,butwhoisnowseparated
  510. frommybyapproximatelyseventhousandkilometres.Lifesucks.
  511.  ButImadeithome.At15:30thebuswasfacingthescaringdescentdown
  512. themountainsideofÅrdal;Acliffwithanaturalangleofverynearly80
  513. degreesintowhicharoadhasbeencarvedandshapedduringthelast
  514. century.Naturenevermeantroadstobebuiltthere.IchangedtheCD
  515. playingfromWCWtoMauriceRavel'säBoléroÇ.Itlastsforapproximately
  516. fifteenminutes,aboutthesameamountoftimeasthedescent,andits
  517. volumeandtensionbuildsupjustlikeminewheneverIgoupordownthat
  518. cliff.
  519.  Andat15:45I"landed"inØvreÅrdal,over-heated,uncomfortable,bored
  520. andslightlyhappy.Ajourneywhichhadgivenanever-lastingimpression
  521. onmehadcometoanend,andIwasathome.Orrather,attheplaceIam
  522. unfortunatelyforcedtocallhome.Sigh.
  523.  Havingmissedthelatebusthedaybefore,Imissedadayatschool,and
  524. believeitornot,Iwasactuallyeagertogetbackthere!Iknewmyclass
  525. wouldbeeagertohearaboutmyimpressionsandexperiences!
  526.  Justhowwrongcanonebe?DuringthefivehoursIspentatschoolthe
  527. followingday,onlyonepersonevenrememberedI'dbeenabroadwithoutme
  528. mentioningitfirst,andthatpersonwasnotoneofmyclassmates.That
  529. justwenttogivemeanotherbadimpressionofthesocietyofthisdamned
  530. place(Note:Damned,ünotÇdamn!)!Withanyluck,Iwon'tbeherethenext
  531. schoolyear.
  532.  ButwherewasI?Ispentfivehoursonlyatschool,yes.Ileftat12:40
  533. becauseIfeltbad.ThecoldIhadcaughtduetomebeingunpreparedfor
  534. theintensecoldofTheNetherlandshadblossomed,mythroathwassore,
  535. andmyvoicewasnearlygone.Iwenthome,madeacupoftea,fetchedthe
  536. mail(Nothingforme,asusual),andwenttobed.Theecoldwasasouvenir
  537. I'dratherhavebeenwithout!Itlastedforwelloveraweek,stealing
  538. anothertodaysofschoolfromme!ü$(#%$%!!!
  539. Ç Thereisnotmuchmoretotell.IDIDmanagetofindapresentforthe
  540. oneofmyheart,inspiteoftimeandmoneypressure,andIhaveaddeda
  541. littleextrasomethingtoit...
  542.  IhavebeguntowriteanäEncyclopaediaHollandicaÇ,whichshouldalsobe
  543. tofindinanarticleclosetothisone,presumingIeverfinishit.
  544.  Leifhasmadeasummaryof42thingswedidinHolland.
  545.  I'vedonesomecorrespondenceIwassupposedtodobeforeChristmas.
  546. Ç Richardhasn'tsentmeacopyoftheHomeVid'yet.
  547.  AsfarasI'mconcerned,thisistheendofthearticle.Timetoquit.
  548.  
  549. Kai
  550.  
  551. üTHEEND!Ç
  552.