Gry Sorensen

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There's this dude - over in Nashville - that y'all need to hear! He's totally goofy, incredibly funny, and a freakin' royal badass.... ...but he's also one of the nicest people I've had the pleasure of meeting. To top that off he just happens to be one of those few people who can write a song that sticks with you! So here's to Mr. Twist - Casey, you rock! Check out: Myspace Facebook Youtube

Today, that far wall is finished. :)

...that really matter. Like when I come home to dinner with this little note next to my plate.

I said on twitter the other day that I was considering sharing some songlyrics in my blog. Thing is - I'm very shy about my music. I don't think I'm good enough at anything. I play the guitar, but not very well. I own a piano, but hardly ever use it. I also sing, but only to myself. I have mountains to climb! That's pretty obvious. I can play for hours, sing and enjoy myself - but the second anyone enters the room, I choke! That sucks!! ;) I hear it's called stagefright. Bite me!! I've made a deal with my self; to at least share the written word. All my songs come with a melody but untill I find someone willing to play with/for me (just for fun) I won't be singing them to you.... The best that could ever happen was if someone liked the lyrics well enough to want to use them. That would be awesome!! Untill then - here ya go: You'll still be mine I'd be way down on the corner before you find that I've gone away I won't be hiding 'round your...

And being a sworn GDG fan - it feels like I'm cheating... :) Still; I want to share, John Mayer - "Say".

"Whatever you do in life it will be insignificant. But it is very important that you do it, because nobody else will. When someone comes into your life and half of you says; 'You're nowhere near ready', the other half says; 'make her yours forever'. Michael; Caroline asked me what I would say if I knew you could hear me. I said I do know! 'I love you!' 'God, I miss you.' 'I forgive you'" With september 11 coming up, I wanted to point you guys in the direction of a really beautiful movie. Very few movies have the power to touch me. I run through them and forget them just as easily. But this one simply screams; Remember me Featuring names like Robert Pattinson , Emily de Ravin (from 'Lost'), Chris Cooper , Lena Olin and Pierce Brosnan, and directed by Allen Coulter , this is a movie you have to see! It is an american romantic drama, situated in NYC and it touches things like love and loss, rebellion and bonding. It talks abo...

Just thought I'd show you a "before" picture of the room we're fixing up... I'll get more pics as we go.. :)

You know - we bought a house a year ago, and there's been so much work to do. Both inside and in the garden. We immediately started redecorating some of the rooms in the house. Fixed up the hallway, a couple bedrooms and little things here and there. This winter we felt that we had done what we absolutely had to do and took a break. But now we've decided that we need office-space and we're on it again. I don't mind working in the house. I like painting and putting up wallpaper and such, and it feels so rewarding to do this work. We've covered the ceiling with fiberglass wallpaper today, and I've put on a basecoat of paint. So far it looks great. I'll probably get another coat done tomorrow. I'll get some pictures taken as we work. Will keep you posted... :)

So Joey DeGraw didn't make it to Oslo afterall. The european tour, consisting of five gigs, had become just four. Kuurne, Leicester, Aarhus and Lucerne. At first I didn't really care. Then i was disappointed because of all the work I had put in. And after that I just let it go. But then one evening, my friend Merete and I went to see a movie. I took the tram downtown. We started talking about the gig and how sad it was that it was cancelled. And then Merete says; "too bad there are no direct flights to Aarhus." I smiled, because while on the tram, I had seen a poster for Ryanair where it said that they did fly direct. I just said; "well, they do!" We both looked at each other, thinking it over, and went - almost at the same time -"Naah, probably too expensive anyway." But of course, we had to take a look, and it turned out that the flight was so cheap it was ridicolous. So we ended up going to Aarhus with Monica and Sandra and we had such a good ti...

After what feels like forever, my wish has finally come true. Joey DeGraw is coming to Oslo to play! It's been a spring full of emailing, calling and a lot of organizing to try and get Joey a gig over here. It's felt like a ton of work, yet I didn't really get anywhere. Then my friend Monica stepped up and got Joey a gig at a small, but very cozy pub called Buckley's in Oslo. I'm exited. Thats an understatement! I get to see Joey in the city I live in. No fuzz with travelling and no stress what so ever. It will be amazing. All I need to do is to sit down with a drink and enjoy some great music. This summer is saved, no matter what happens, cuz I get to see Joey DeGraw LIVE! :)

For some strange reason, I can't stand getting my hair cut. My usual technique to avoid getting a haircut is - well, to not cut it.... lol. That's not always a good idea though. :) It grows, for one. And then there's that thing about the split ends. So after a while my hair, which usually hangs straight down, becomes weird. It's frizzy sometimes, curly other times... but most of the time I'm just a victim of static electricity. Bozo the Clown comes to mind. :p Well anyways - my point is; I got a haircut today. YAY for me! It was a split second decicion that I might come to regret, but it's done. Sitting in that not so comfy chair and getting that coverthingy strapped around my throat is just my idea of a good time right? Not at all... But I said to myself; "hunny - you look like sh*t, so you're gonna have to endure". And I did. For about 45 minutes. aaaaargh. The biggest problem today was that I didn't exactly know how I wanted it done. The pre...

I recently saw the video to a new Miley Cyrus song. I need to comment. I know Miley as Hannah Montana. Who doesn't, right? A cute, somewhat confused, but all together good rolemodel for kids. And thats just fine. However, reading the newspaper today, there was a long review of the song and video to "Can't be tamed", and boy oh boy... they sure had some not so nice things to say. Miley needs to "put more clothes on and be more responsible" - and so on and so on... I just want to say one thing before I continue this: the Hannah Montana act.. is just that - an act!! Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana are NOT the same person. Okay? Now, I get the part about continuing to be a good rolemodel and to be responsible is always good. But come on!! She is 17, and growing up!!! The video is sexy. Miley looks smashing. There are no similaritys to Hannah Montana what so ever but Miley is getting a lot of negative attention for this video. "Can't be tamed" was up...

Ok, here's a thought. Am I really a social media geek?? Can I be considered an addict? :=) Well, lets break it down.... I have a Facebook-account. From that account I am admin of at least three other pages. I have a Twitter-account. No - wait... I have two. :) I have five - yes, five, MySpace-pages. I have a LinkedIn-account. I have a blog. I have MSN Messenger. I have Yahoo Messenger. I have Google Talk. I have AIM. I visit Facebook at least once a day. I am on MySpace more than five times a week. I tweet - all the time. I blog when I have something to say. I talk to friends via messengers whenever I have time. To top it off I also have a serious relationship with my Blackberry. lol Needless to say I spend a lot of time online. :p Next to all this I have a full time job. I also go to nightschool. I have kids and a husband, and I live in a house with a garden that needs looking after. And none of the above are neglected. So.... am I a geek? And is that a good thing or a bad thin...

Mother Earth can sure be moody. The world is just starting to forget about the tragic earthquakes in Haiti. Make no mistake about it - the man on the street, the guy next door... and John Doe.. they're all starting to forget. Such is the nature of mankind. And so, to remind us - Mother Earth throws another fit. This time in China. 600 people dead so far, and more than 10 000 injured. Wounded people in the streets and schoolchildren buried alive in ruins. It is devastating, for sure! And my heart bleeds.... But one can always speculate - is this our planet's way of keeping the population down? Her way of making sure we do not overpopulate the planet and ruin it completely with our ongoing industrial "revolution"? Or is it "payback" for us taking advantage of Mother Earths own resources....? One can wonder if she might just be making fun of us when she suddenly "blocks up" most of northern Europe with a tiny volcano-erruption in Iceland and the ashes...

I know it's hard for one person to make a difference in the world we live in, but I think that if you have something to say, you need to speak up! So here's what I'm gonna say today: Every now and then a "special" someone comes along to leave a mark on you - or rather "in" you. For me, one of those special people, was Joey DeGraw . It's hard to explain why you like someone's music, the reason for that is often, or even usually, different from person to person. As it is today, I cannot explain exactly why I feel the way I feel about Joey. The way he puts his words together hits a nerve in me in such a way that it can't be ignored. I love the arrogance about him, and the fact that he can't be muzzled. His sound is easily recognizeable and Joey's rough, yet smooth voice puts me in an instant state of...well, almost bliss. Sounds weird, I know, but do me a favour: Lie down and pull a blanket over you, play "Midnight Audio" or ...

Once in a while I take time to sit back and take look at my life. I think it's important to do that and I encourage you all to do so. I spent last night at my friends house. My girlies and I met up for dinner and drinks. We had a wonderful night, and I feel truly blessed to have such amazing friends. We work our way through the everyday struggles that we all have. Worksituation - boyfriends/husbands - hopes and dreams for the future. Okay - so we all have some "baggage". Stuff that we have to struggle to get through every single day....but then again; Doesn't everyone? The good thing about friendship is that we can support each other. With mutual understanding we can make tomorrow just a little tiny bit easier for someone. And that's the beauty of true friendship!

It's no secret to the world around me that I am more than just a little impressed by the musical talent that is Gavin DeGraw . I've listened to him for so long now that I can hardly remember what it was like when I didn't know who he was. His music is as big a part of my day as my kids and husband are - I'm always listening to something he made. Except for when I'm sick of it, and that doesn't happen very often. In fact - it doesn't happen, and I actually think I'm a little weird being so narrowminded about music. It's not that I don't listen to anything else, trust me - I do, but if I was given a choice between anything and Gavin, it would always be Gavin. It's weird because just when I think I'm about to get tired of Gavin he does something special and in an instant I find myself back on the wagon, or the Chariot , if you will. This time, like so many times before, it was a performance that did it. Gavin appeared on Imus in the Morning ...

You know how some people say that "you'll never become anything" or "you'll never be able to do that"....? Makes you kind of depressed, doesn't it? I've always wondered - why do we ever bother to listen to them? If you know, in your heart, that you are capable of great things - then why listen to people who's sole goal is to put you down? I am opinionated. And I like to get my way. Some people say that I'm stubborn and some say I come off as "cranky" and possibly even bitchy. And I think that's okay. I refuse to let them be the judge of me. Only I can be the judge of me. And only you can be the judge of you!!! Someone told me once that, at the time we met (way back in the day), she couldn't stand the sight of me. She pretty much hated my guts... Was that poor judgement from her? Well - considering that she is now my best friend, I guess it must have been. And so, do not judge people you do not know. You could so very well be...

I read in the news today that a 20 year old guy won the lottery last night. A staggering 31,7 million NOK . Thats about 5,3 mill USD (I think...lol) In other words - a heck of a lot of money!!! And to think, this guy is just 20? Wow - talk about having your life laid out for you. Then I started thinking - what would I have done if I had won that much money at that age? Truth be told - I'd be very likely to "waste" loads of it on stuff I didn't need. :) I would, of course, be a good girl and put most of it in the bank somehow - and I'd be sure to have enough left that I wouldn't have to "struggle" with anything. But come on!!!! With that much money, I'd be almost compelled to spend some of it on completely useless crap and I'd probably feel great about it too... So dude! Go spend some money. Travel the world, buy a new car. You can do anything now. Anything you want! Congrats! I'm jealous - but congratulations!! Les artikkelen her.

What to say... I'm not an athlete. I don't do sports - simply because I don't like it. I don't like football, I don't like swimming (unless it's in the ocean in the summer), I don't like wintersports of any kind... I'm basically just not into sports. So you can imagine my frustration when I sit down to watch a bit of TV at night, and all channels are showing reruns of last nights olympic activities. I'm saying reruns because the olympics are in Canada and thus in a completely different timezone ... which also means that you can read everything in the news early morning and have the results without having to watch anything at all... So again -> frustrating. I'd say that about the only thing even slightly interesting would be curling. Norway has a pretty good team and was so so close to kicking some canadian ass last night. Sadly, the boys missed by a single point, but came so close. I'll be keeping my eye on them, but thats about it. :) Pla...

Ok, so I'm about the luckiest girl ever! I know. I've been bitching about my laptop for a while. About how it's not "behaving" the way I want it to. I am difficult, I know that - and I have very little patience for BS! And when it comes to computers, well they either have to work properly or get the fu*k out of the way... So yeah, I've been bitching about it. It so happens I have the best husband in the world. Well - in my world, that is. :) Because he went and got me a new computer. A badass monstercomputer that I, after playing with it for about five minutes, already is completely in love with. And all he said about it was "Happy mothersday!" and "Happy Valentines!" One could argue that he is just sucking up - but I happen to believe that he does it out of the very kindness of his heart. And that's why I love him! Song of the day: "Miracle of Love" - Eurythmics.

So... it wasn't half bad. :) It was a very good show and the audience was very much alive. There were some good songs and artists, a couple of them I could have been without, but all in all a great show. The fun part of it all was this; After it was all over we went back to the hotel my friend stayed at. Sat down in the lobby to have a few drinks. It randomly happened to be the very hotel all the artists were staying at. So after a while they started coming through the doors... Passing through - I would call it - as they were on their way to the afterparty. But we managed to have a few words with some of them, including Mark Read of A1. Now - A1 didn't win, but Mark was very happy to come second. He chatted for a little while before he had to leave. I would say it was an interesting evening! :)

For years and years, the MGP have been a "thorn in my side"! Classic examples of what music should not sound like! In my opinion, good songs coming out of the eurovision are few, and far in between. So...although I'll attend tonight's norwegian MGP finale, I'm still no fan. I was offered a ticket from a friend, an awesome offer that I just couldn't refuse. And I will go in support of A1. I wasn't really a fan of A1 back in the day, but they have kind of grown on me. That may very well be because they are no longer a "boyband". And that they are indeed serious about their music. I like that! So here's to MGP, and here's to A1. If you can - please vote for them tonight. Thanks! Song of the day: "Don't wanna lose you again" - A1.

Did you think that I wasn't going to blog today? I did. But then I changed my mind after reading something on twitter. I read a post about John Mayer . I've heard tons of stuff about John Mayer - both good things, and a lot of not so good things. And having heard so much stuff...mostly all bad, I've never really bothered to actually hear him. Truth be told - you could play a JM song and I wouldn't know it was him. Does that make me weird? I think not.... but you decide. :) So I had to check him out, finally.. and as always, google is my friend. So is youtube. I asked a dear friend what songs to listen to - but being my usual unpatient self, I found this video on youtube. And this . Aaaand okay, he kinda had me from the get go. Not his own song though, that first one, it just happens to be one of my faves! Lucky choice for John that one, and - omg, the voice! I get it. As much as I hate to admit it - I get what the fuzz is about. He sounds absolutely amazing. (oh, the a...

" Be the kind of woman that when you set your feet to the floor each morning, the devil goes; Oh crap, she's up!" Words to live by or just plain bitchy?? You tell me! To me, that quote is about being strong and independent. It's about not letting yourself be pushed around and it also means to be strong enough to make wise, strong decisions. To me - those things are important. What does it mean to you? I would like to know. :) Song of the day: "So What" by P!nk.

One of those people I told you about yesterday is getting just a little bit older today! Happy Birthday Gavin DeGraw! Gavin is in sunny Florida writing for his next album. I'm quite exited about that. Gavin DeGraw is the guy behind songs like "Chariot" and "I don't wanna be" but to be honest - those songs doesn't really show off his full potencial. Gavin is one of the most underrated singer/songwriters ever :) and if you take look at this video you'll at least be able to hear what an incredible voice he has. Go check out his website for more info Gavin DeGraw playing a Jeff Healey-song called Angel Eyes!

So this would be my first blog ever. And I can't think of one single thing to write that will get your attention. :) But Im still gonna write.. cuz that's just how I roll...hahaha. Short about me; enjoying life, music, design and family. *Life - is what happens as you wait for something to happen, right? Life is hard, life is fun. Life is what you want it to be! *Music - is what makes every day pass just a little bit easier. I would listen to just about anything, but only a very few impress me. The DeGraw-boys, Gavin and Joey, are a good example. But there are so many more. These days I'm enjoying some "pop with an electronic slap" aka What Jane did Next. Oh, and btw - if you can tell me if they will ever release anything new, I'd love you forever. :) *Design - is what I do. Or at least what I aspire to do. I guess you can say I'm a wannabe webdesigner. :) For now - that would be true, but I am going to school to learn how to do this the proper way. *Fami...