27 Wednesday Jul 2011
Look at this recycle-majig i found yesterday while waiting for my friend Espi!
I get happy when I see that there are people working with finding solutions like this – I usually put empty cans somewhere visible because I know that they will be picked up by someone who needs the extra 1SEK – although i think that these recycle cylinders are maintained – it’s also a place for can collectors to frequent – either way it’s great!
/Sling
24 Sunday Apr 2011
Posted in Live Music, Music, Thought
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Dream Theater, jazz fusion, john petrucci, jordan rudess, liquid tension experiment, mike portnoy, progressive, tony levin
Speaking of inspiration, when combining great songwriting with technical playing it can elevate the song to a whole new dimension!
The key to making this work is to put the song in focus, and not the playing itself. If can be quite tricky if you have learned something hard that you want to show off – which is OK – but if can be a bit boring at times (at least for the crowd)
I got reminded of this just now when listening to Liquid Tension Experiment…here is a clip of what I mean!
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01 Friday Apr 2011
Posted in Thought, Uncategorized
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Have you ever thought on why people travel?
Sure..there are many reasons…many people do it because they want to relax or party, some people do it for work, some people are forced to travel and some people want to go find themselves.
How big a change a trip makes in your life is a matter of how much you are willing to take in… you can travel the world, but with the wrong mind set, you will still be the same person as when you left.
When I started contemplating this I realised that there is an inner journey you have to take as well…
There is definately a correlation between “normal” travelling and “mind” travelling as you might call it, since many people venture on journeys to intentionally become a different person. But with the right set of tools, you really dont have to go to GOA, smoke pot and dance all night long to techno music to become a better person (not that I did all 3). You can actually find everything you need in your own brain withouth travelling and definately without any chemical substance (that according to me actually shrinks your universe instead of expanding it…)
For me at this point in life, I feel that I have lots of inwards traveling to do in order to catch up with the vagabond man that I have become…Unlike a normal weekend trip, this voyage has a very undefined destination, but the journey will be so worth it 
To conclude..what you experience in your life is just a question of perception, so if you percieve something differently, it can be a whole new trip!
My only problem now is that I have to re-visit all places I have been to…
take care, Mind Travel FTW!
/Sling
28 Monday Mar 2011
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Yesterday was earth hour, a really nice gesture to mother earth for sure, it can probably change the habits of a few people and save a lot of energy.
Although I think this is a positive change in the world, my first thoughts on this matter was that 1 hour is not nearly enough. Its like taking a one-minute break in a 24 hour beating…It’s not really changing the end result in any way, you are still not feeling too well.. but then again who benefits from thinking like that
One really nice thing I noticed just before earth hour started was that we only had to turn of one lamp, then we were all set. I have become really good at switching of lights everywhere in the last year or so.
Today, the only electricity we used was for cooking the food and usually we dont have anything more than a laptop going during the evenings.
So my point is that you should try to make 2011 (and all upcoming years) your “earth years” – Go beyond earth Hour!
http://www.beyondthehour.org/Home/Act/
/Sling F
01 Tuesday Mar 2011
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Today I was having dinner at the wonderful Créperie & Logi in Visby, Gotland, this place is really great in so many ways – but except for the superb food and the extremely friendly staff, one thing caught my mind – it was this sign in the entrance saying:
I dont know what else to say, really – I think this Buddha guy is one smart Mofo Live by this motto everybody!
have fun!
/Sling
18 Tuesday Jan 2011
A very good way to calm yourself down is to re-visit nature!
Many people tend to forget this thing outside that makes us happy… :)
The logic behind it all is that there is a natural beauty in everything, reoccurring patterns that
will trigger a sense of well-being in you…To simply observe this
this is all your mind needs to reduce its stress levels and become calm.. try it yourself!
/Sling
11 Tuesday Jan 2011
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Different point of views
Sometimes when you are stuck
or in general when you want to shake things around a bit in your life,
you can benefit from looking at things from a different angle.
This can give you new perspective and fresh ideas
Like this map; Compared to the normal “european style” map
Sweden and europe looks very insignificant in the big picture
