of Lars J. Nilsson

I spent new years eve with V+R and guests. They had this little “game” for the evening. Month by month everyone attending had to detail what they had done that particular month. Quite interesting actually. And even though my memory isn’t the best (I mean, who remembers what month easter was in? eh?) it made me realize that I’ve been wuite buzy after all.So without further ado, here’s some of the things I did 2006:Moved from Gothenburg to Stockholm. Started a new job (Tain). Started in 2 new choirs (St Jacobs Chamber Choir and Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir). Subsequently left one of them (Sjökvist). Left Pro Musica Chamber Choir. Sang on the kings 60th birthday. Spent some time in Budapest. Toured Germany, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Did 3 tours in Sweden (Tällberg, Leksand, Växjö, Helsingborg, Stockholm, Mamlö, Gothenburg etc). Became press secretary / webmaster / lighting designer / driver for Båstad Chamber Music Festival. Went hiking 2 times (Hemavan, Grövelsjön). Left a job (Tain). Started yet another job (NetEntertainment). Recorded Missa Lorca by Corrado Margutti (including the solo baritone voice). Did a total of 18 christmas concerts.And so on…It’s been a good year.

I wish you all a very good new year. You’re all worth it.

Really, I don’t have much to say. I’m not a scientist. I’m barely a sceptic. And I certainly cannot express myself on any level even aproaching that of the late Carl Sagan. But there is a blog-athon. Go there. Read what far smarter people than me have to say. And if you by chance have not read The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark you should. If nothing else, consider, from Billions and Billions: Thoughts of Life and Death at the Brink of the Millenium:

The world is so exquisite, with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better, it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look Death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.

Ok, so the posting frequency havn’t been astounding has it?Well I… Erhm, that is to say… Screw it, I’m off trekking.Tomorrow me and R+V will go to Grövelsjön for two days of trekking. I promise a report when I get back. Also an explanation of why the Swedish mountains are so amazingly cool. And pretty pictures! But no kittens! Hurray!

I’m now on wordpress instead. I want categories!! ‘Nuff said.

This is a first post. Actually, I started this blog a year ago, but discontinued it almost immediately. I just wasn’t up to it. This time, here’s the agenda:

• Atheism: The why’s and the how-to’s.
• Sceptisism: Because everything isn’t gold on the other side of the horse.
• Programming: Java, C++, C, Ada, Lisp, D etc. Poker software, clustering, moaning about AWT/Swing. More Java. Nerd stuff.
• Singing: Opera, choral music and choruses. Classical singing. Opera stars. Anecdotes. And related heavy metal.

And then we’ll have nerdy stuff, transhumanism, philosophy, whisky (oh yessss!) and SF/fantasy literature. Sounds fun? Right, let’s go then!