Got my terlett did today.
The housing association service repair person came and looked at the toilet. And fixed it. It is beyond me, what exactly the problem was. The valve or the .. button.. thing that you press. for flush to be done. It was.. bent.. or pressed too much .. or something.
Anyway, he replaced it. So hopefully no more cascading waterfalls in my toilet bowl.
At least I caught the flushing meadows before it got real bad. Of course 800 liters is bad enough. But still, if it had ran all day like that, it could have been disastrous. Eight hundred liters, that’s about 12-15 days normal water consumption. And I moved in on the 10th. So November’s ater bill should be about what most months will be. It sucks, but it shouldn’t be a big deal.
Looking at my electricity and water consumption for November’s 3 weeks in the new apartment, my usage is down across the board. Less electricity, less hot water, less cold water (when subtracting those 800 liters). So that’s pretty good. I don’t know about the heating. I’m going to have to ask the housing ssociation how long it will be fore they ‘service’ the heater measuring thing. Because it’s not really satisfactory to not be able to monitor my heat consumption. Especially since I know that’s where I use more than most people. But I have been running my radiators at a lower setting than in the old place, so hopefully the heat usage is down too.
Got my packages from the friendly mailman too.
And a call from the dentist saying that they had overbooked and if it would be okay to change my appointment later in December. So that got pushed a few days back, but that should be okay. That was the appointment I made after the tooth got pulled. Will be interesting to see how my teeths are doing all in all now.
Not how I had planned to spend today, but at least it all went fine enough. Now I’m going to get me some soup, and then start preparing for the big showdown on Thursday.
Happy December, y’all. I hope it’ll be jolly.
1/12 2025
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In other news, I guess it’s fireworks season now.
Theoretically it’s only legal to fire them off just around New Year’s Eve. But that doesn’t stop anyone around.
That’s one of the few things I dno’t like about my neighbourhood. People love their fireworks.
I wonder what New Year’s Eve will be like one the 6th floor. Might be a good show.
But I’d rather not have the fireworks all of December.
Pretty much much hearing it on a daily basis now.
Anyway, it’s not a huge problem for me. I mostly worry about the goats. Always scared someone will bother them with fireworks.
But let’s hope not.
1/12 2025
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Quiet day today.
Got a Peps&Protein deliver. A little soon after the last one, but with the big days coming up I thought I’d get a delivery in before that.
I thought I might do some unpacking after that. But I didn’t. I think I’m going to wait to the curtains and internet jack are done. After that I shouldn’t have to move furniture around anymore, so then I can start putting stuff into their permanent positions.
Now, just recharging for Thursday’s big event. Saying the final goodbye to the old apartment.
2/12 2025
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Quick question: If I take a bite out of a moldy piece of bread, but I don’t swallow it. Am I in trouble? Should I draft a will?
#BlindyMcBlindfaceproblems
3/12 2025
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Other than technical difficulties on Facebook (still going on) and almost eating moldy bread, today has been nicely uneventful.
And now, just charging up for tomorrow. The big day. Final inspection at the old apartment. Strange to think that will be the last of it. Unless something unforeseen happens, I will never be in there again.
I can feel the anxiety building, but it’s not too bad. I’ve done what I can. And spending time with Helle has helped, because she has been so positive about it. I still worry about what they’ll say about the condition of the place. But I’m pretty calm about it.
There were other things during the last month where I felt like “time’s up” and that now it was all over. I don’t feel like that now.
So hopefully it will be fine. And it will be good to close that chapter.
I found the list of faults that I made when I moved into the old place. Eighteen years ago. Handwritten notes. From when I could write normally. I remember going through the place with my dad. Looking for faults.
It’s so long ago now. I remember I never thought I’d be able to move away from home. That I was too broken and messed up to ever accomplish that. And then suddenly it happened, I don’t really remember why I suddenly felt ready for it, why I suddenly took that leap. I remember being pleased that I managed to do it just before turning 30. I know that’s a very late age to move away from home, for normal people. But at least I made it out at all.
I thought I couldn’t move away from home.
And I thought I couldn’t move out of the old place.
And now here I am. I made it here, after all.
I had a couple of days when the depression was high and I wasn’t feeling too god about it. But I think I’m back to a better place. Feeling mostly happy to be in this apartment. It’s an upgrade in most ways. And I’m feeling at home and pretty happy with it.
And I get everything unpacked and the last curtains up and the ventilator turned off maybe, it should be even better.
But one day a day. I’ll get through tomorrow.
3/12 2025
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I am so relieved.
I am SO relieved.
I am sooo relieved.
You have no idea how relieved I am.
Well, maybe you’re getting a sense.
The final inspection of the old apartment was today and is now done. And you may say I passed.
I think he called it a “zero inspection”. No notes. No fault. Nothing I’m liable for.
I’m getting my deposit back! I can barely believe it. That’s a nice surprise. I forget how much it is, but I think it’s just about the size of the dentist bill for the root canal.
I’m just glad I won’t get a huge bill
I was still worried about that, despite everything.
So it is a giant relief to have that off my back. No bills. If they want to do anything to the place now, it’s on their dime.
I guess it shouldn’t be such a surprise to me, given that it’s not going to be rented out anymore. But still. I couldn’t help worrying about the condition it was in.
Granted, it wasn’t in the best condition when I moved in. Eighteen years ago. I brought the inspector notes from when I moved in, as I had been instructed to. The inspector didn’t even look at them. But I could see that in the old notes there was quite a few flaws when I moved in. The floor were worn already then, with burn marks. Lots of other issues. So it wasn’t in tip-top shape when I moved. And add eighteen years of wear and tear, it was never going to be the best of condition.
But I am lucky that it’s being demolished, so I don’t have to worry about what I might have been liable for.
I was telling my mom about it on the phone earlier, it sounded like she was almost about to laugh at it. I think my parents may have been worried about what was going to happen too.
But now it is done. I handed over the keys. And I am never going to see that place again. I’m not sure how soon they’ll start tearing it down, but before too lon it will be gone. No sign of me spending 18 years of my life there. Just a big high-ceilinged entranceway to the building, once it’s renovated.
A strange thought. That my safe space will be erased like that. But I think I’m okay with it now. I think I processed those feelings earlier in the process. When I was emptying out the place. I had some days when it hit me pretty hard.
But now I am well moved into the new place. And it feels like home here. And I am so glad to not have to worry about the old place.
I think it’s good.
Oh and of course, as always, a big giant huge thank you to Helle for the help. All the help. And for coming with me today. It turns out I didn’t really have to worry so much about the inspection itself. But it made me feel a lot more secure, having her with me. In case of trouble.
The inspection was pretty much just the inspector looknig around. Opening the fridge to see it was clean. Opening a cupboard to see it was empty and clean. A glance around the room. No notes. It took what, 10 minutes. And most of it was just chat. Nothing to be scared of, but you know I gotsta have my worrying.
We did other stuff today, but I’ll write about that later. Right now I’m going to cook up a pot of celebratory soup. And then try to relax. I am pretty wiped out, mentally and physically. But happy today. The whole process, so thankful for the help and blessings I have received.
And for the soup I am about toreceive.
Amen.
Thank you all for the positivities too!
So relived. SO relieved. Sooo relieved.
4/12 2025
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For some reason Krisen doesn’t seem to have posted this on her socials, so I’ll just do it for her.
4/12 2025
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Big day today. As previously mentioned, I passed the final inspection. With flying colours. I may have mentioned it already, but I am so relieved. What a load off my mind.
And a relief to have the old apartment finished and closed, and off my hands. Looking forward to the new place becoming my safe space.
As I said, the inspection took barely any time at all. After it was done, Helle and I went to my new place. My current place. My, only place. And then we got the curtains put up on the doors. The sawing was a little trickier than expected. We had to get the curtain rails cut down to size. But it worked out okay. So now the two doors and two of the windows are all covered by blackout curtains. Leaving one small and one bigger uncovered. And I will to evaluate on a sunny day if the coverage is enough or if we need to put up more curtains. But it’s already a lot better. And I sure am glad that Helle could help me with this, along with all the other things.
And when that was done we took a look at the ventilator in my living room. A source of continued frustration.
Helle had inquired about it with a colleague, who told her that the ventilator thing could be turned. It’s a round thing. Apparently it should be possible to turn it to cut off the airflow. I tried that myself last night, but couldn’t get it to do that. And i didn’t want to be too rough with it.
Helle tried today. And couldn’t get it to turn either. I think she put considerably more force into it than I did.
It’s really too bad it can’t just be turned to shut it off. I wish that had worked.
We ended up putting cling film, the kitchen stuff, over it. Put it there with a rubber band and ended up ushing gorilla tape.
It does cover it, and it cuts off the airflow. I think Helle was surprised how much air was going through it. So was I, it really felt like air was just rushing through it.
It feels really good to have that constant breeze cut off. Unfortunately covering it has made it louder. It’s frustrating to have that in the background. Even more annoying because it’s not a constant humm or droning. It goes for a bit and then it slows down and the airflow/noise stops. And then it goes back up in strength. So it’s kind of like a little bit of quiet and then a fairly loud sound of air whooshing.
Sigh. I’m pretty sure it’s louder when it’s covered like this.
Helle told me that some people have covered it with a box. I think I may consider trying to take the cling film off and putting some type of box around it. To see if that makes it less noisy while still stopping the constant powerful breeze in the room. I don’t know if I can make that work. But maybe the next time I get a package from amazon, i’ll try using the box for that.
Or maybe I’ll get used to the wooshing sound in the background.
My freezer is making a lot of noise too. A kind of wheezing. It seems like it’s going for 10 minutes then stops for 20 then goes for 10 minutes. So every hour it has two sessions of 10 minutes of wheezing. And it’s kind of grating too. I think I’m going to ask the housing assoc if it’s normal for it to do it that much and with that noise. May try defrosting the freezer, I feel like already after 3 weeks there’s a fair bit of frost buildup.
I just want some quiet!
But I’m happy the curtains are up. I’m happy the breeze is cut off. And I’m SO happy the inspection is passed.
Tomorrow the internet technician is coming. Between 7.30 am and 12. The visit itself shouldn’t be too hard. I have dealt with a lot of peopling lately, I can certainly deal with this. But I can’t help some worry about the internet. Hopefully it will work without problems. I may wait until Saturday to switch from the emergency mobile broadband to the new connection. I should do unpacking, but I am so beat after all this. I would like a relaxing weekend. And next week I need to get back to goats! And then I have my yearly big checkup at the doctor. So there will be things to do.
But it’s going well all in all, and I am happy that it is. It’s been a tough time, but it has gone way better than I dared hope. Pretty much everything. I don’t liek the ceramic hotplates or the ventilator, but other than that it’s been good.
Ima sleep tonite.
4/12 2025
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Well, the internet tech guy has been here. Eight thirty am, nice and early.
It took about 5 minutes, no problems. Now I haven’t actually connected my computer to the new router, I am still on the emergency mobile broadband. So I don’t know if the new connection works. But hopefully it does.
I was a little surprised because it turns out I’m not going to be using the internet jack over by the tv plug. He had to go into the ‘technical closet’ I have in the living room. The reason there’s less space in the renovated apartments is because they took part of the living room space and walled it off and made a space where there’s all sorts of cables and the ventilation pipe and stuff going through.
So the router has to go in there. That’s right next to where I have my computer, so that’s pretty good. But network cable coming out of the closet means I can’t completely close the door. I don’t think that mattesr.
Anyway, the tech guy was really nice and friendly and he hooked the cables up for me, I didn’t think he’d do that. But given that it all has to go in that tech closet, I’m glad he did. It would be harder for me to work it in there.
Now in theory all I have to do is connect the network cable to my pc and I should have highspeed internet again. I just hope it all works.
I was going to wait till tomorrow to hook it all up, but given that he connected all the cables and other stuff, I may as well try it later today. Have to give the router some time to update and activate itself. So I’ll try it a little later. Hooves crossed it just works so I don’t have to call support and mess with the installation in the closet.
So. That’s another thing crossed off the list for the big move. That was kind of the last ‘external’ thing on the list. All that’s left now is to get everything unpacked and into place. But all the stuff that requires dealing with people and outside things, that should be done now.
I should do some unpacking tomorrow. But I also feel like I really need some days of not doing anything. So I will probably just do a little bit. Right not boxes are in unhandy positions because I made space for the tech guy. So, probablay some basic tidying tomorrow. Maybe try to set up my exercise bike so it’s ready to go. And then leave the rest for another time.
I think I’m going to take a nap now, because I was up at 4:45 am. It’s 9.30 now. A nap and then I can see if the new internet works.
Happy Friday, peepsaronies.
5/12 2025
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I am SO relieved.
Again.
My previous update today about the internet tech visit was quite positive.
That lasted until I actually tried connecting to the new internet. No connection.
The tech guy had said it would work after about 30 minutes. That was two hours ago at that point. So my fatalistic mind ramped up the anxiety, telling me that now I was doomed to a life without the internet and what not.
I remembered though that they had sent me a message that said that m internet would be working “6 pm at the latest”.
So I figured I would try to wait to panic until then. And I reconnected to my emergency mobile broadband router, and that still worked. And then I went about my day, tryng to waste time until 6.
Dad was over for a visit. Dropping off their blood pressure measuring machine. I need to take some readings before my appointment next week. Kind of dreading those readings..
Dad is trying to get comfortable with my new place. I had my issues with the electronic lock system, it’s even harder for him of course. And trying to remember where to go now that I’m in a different location. Alzheimer’s is a cruel, cruel thing. But he got here at least.
Okay, back to the internet. Shortly after 6 pm I tried connecting again. No connection.
Agh. Now I was sure something had gone wrong and I was doomed. At least doomed to call support in the morning, which would be bad enough. I was worried my old computer couldn’t handle a 1000mbps connection, maybe the networking card was too old. How would i fix that. New computer?!
I started doing some basic troubleshooting. Windows wasn’t much help. So I went to the tech closet, where he had put the router. It’s kind of a scary place. Small, dark and with tons of cables. Stuff coming and going from apartment above and below.
But I found the router and looked at it. I had been able to connect to the router from my pc, so I knew there was a connection between router and pc. It was from router to the internet there was a problem.
First thing I noticed was that the tech guy had put my networking cable in port 1. The guide had recommended port 4, especially for highspeed connnections.
So I tried changing the network cable to port 4. Didn’t make a difference.
Then I tried the good old number 1 advice. Turn it off and turn it back on again. I did think there was a fair chance that might work, let the router restart and connect to the ISP, or whatever.
So i did that. Turned off my pc. Turned off the router. WAited 10 seconds. Turned the router back on. Watched lights blinking on it. And then I went to the bathroom, to give the router some time to start up and do its thing. The bathroom is kind of my safe space, in my safe space. If I’m worrying or something has happened, I will often just go and sit on the toilet. I know, TMI and I’m weird. I think it comes from way back in the day when the system was trying to get me into the job market and sent me to various places to find out what to do with me. When I was out in unfamiliar places where I didn’t feel comfortable, I could go to the bathroom and lock the door and be away from people. Literally a safe space.
Obviously I don’t need that extra safe space when I’m home alone in my own place. But I think my lizard brain still hangs on to the idea.
Anyway. As you might have guessed by now, and by the start of the post, I turned on my pc and was so relieved to get a connection to the internet. Phew.
And now I’m on a 1000/500 connection. Instead of a 7/5 emergency connection, or the 300/300 connection at the old place. A pretty big step up. And cheaper than the old one. But as long as it works. As long as I have my lifeline to the internet. And it looks like I do. Have it.
I really hope it will be stable. I rarely had problems with the old connection, which was from a different provider. I hope this provider will work as well.
I am just relieved that I don’t have to spend tomorrow on the phone with support and crawling around in the tech closet. It’s much nicer to be out of the closet, I find.
And relieved that I don’t have to worry about my emergency broadband being turned off while the new connection doesn’t work.
It’s looking fine now.
So, now I just have to unpack and organize. Then it’s all done.
Now just. Keep working, internet. Keep on slowing through the streams.
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I have tried my best to not talk about politics. Partly because I have so much else going on and on my mind. And partly because it’s pointless.
But I just have to say.
Getting a peace prize from FIFA. Is the most. Embarrassing. Thing.
FIFA. The world soccer federation. Known for boundless corruption and insanity. And you know, soccerballs. Giving a peace prize.
I was going to say it’s like your mother printing out a certificate of excellence for you, except your mother would do it out of love and genuine affection.
FIFA. We all know why FIFA did it. And we all know how utterly stupid and shameful it is.
And well all know the guy getting the award is one step away from saying “This is more prestigious than the Nobel peace prize, which I didn’t want anyway”.
God, it’s so pitiful. And I would feel exactly the same if it was given to a Democrat. Or a Danish politician. Or literally anyone. There is no one who could get that prize and not make me think it’s the saddest, smallest, most corrupt and empty of morals display of flatulence and derriere-lickery.
Oh my lord. I know his followers will think it’s a great onour. Becacuse once you’re drowning in the koolaid you just have to waft away the liferafts so people don’t know you’re doomed.
Anyway.
That’s the last political post of the year, I bet. Because it’s not an endless parade of trainwrecks, definitely no more disasters coming.
I’m going to present myself with the Iced Cream Award of Internet Tech Support Excellence. Hooray! A winner is me!
5/12 2025
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My house, in the middle of Aarhus. More or less.

5/12 2025
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I didn’t get any unpacking done today. But I did get to sleep in fairly late. It’s nice when you can just sleep as long as you want, without any appointments that you have to get up to…
I did get some stuff done in the apartment.
I took a closer look at the ventilator in my living room. There was still some air coming through it, so I sealed it up more with gorilla tape. I think I have it pretty much shut down now. And that seems to have helped with the noise it was making too. Maybe it’s because today is a less windy day and there’s less air coming through the system in general? I don’t know. But right now it feels like it’s a lot more quiet and there’s pretty much no breeze.
I haven’t had my space heater running since Helle helped me close it off. It really helps not having a strong breeze blowing on my constantly.
I also put up another bit of curtain, just covering a little bit more of the window we left uncovered. Seems good now. The light can’t bother me at the computer, but there’s enough left uncovered (though still with blinds covering it) to let in some light into the apartment.
Got my mobile broadband emergency router packed in a box. I’ll have to find out when and how to return it. The new internet is still working great, such a relief.
And I got my exercise bike set up, with sound blocking blocks under it. I hopped on for a minute. I still feel bad about how much noise it makes. The tread is so unstable that it just feels like it shakes the floor. Now that I have downstairs neighbours I feel baf about that. I really want a new one, that works more smoothly. For my sake and for the neighbours. I’m going to try to check if they happen to have one in thrift store. Then I wouldn’t have to assemble it. Otherwise buy a new one. Maybe Helle can help put it together if I can’t manage it on my own. I just need teh cheapest simplest one. But some of the deposit money I’ll be getting can go to that.
And now I just have to get back to using the bike regularly. As I had feared, my blood pressure is too high. At least I haven’t put on a ton of weight. But I need to get healthy again. With everything going on the last couple of months, I haven’t been able to prioritize it. But I will try now.
So, got some stuff done at least. I think I’ll try to do a big unpacking day next Saturday. I need goat time next week and I have the doc appointment. And I need some rest day because I feel very stressed both mentally and physically.
But I’m happy the ventilator is quiet now, and the curtains covering well. The puzzle is almost completely done. Almost all the pieces have fit into it. I just have to rearrange them in the right order. But they’re in there. Doesn’t seem to be any leftover or missing pieces. It seems like I made it.
Somehow, with a little help from my friends.
6/12 2025
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My last time in the old place. After 18 years. Thank you to Helle for the pictures. And for everything she’s done for me. I thank my lucky stars I reached out to her when thsi all began, the smartest thing i’ve done in a lnog long time.

6/12 2025
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It’s been a noisy night. I don’t know if the upstairs neighbours have had a party. I do occasionally hear their tv, or other noise. But tonight it was pretty noisy. Even some stomping. Not as bad as the tapdancing elephants in the bowling alley at the old place. But more than usual. I feel like I have heard apartment doors a lot tonight too. These electronic doors are quite noisy, I sometimes hear them out in the hall, if I’m in the bathroom.
Anyway, nothing horrible for a Saturday night.
My ventilator got a bit more noisy too. Maybe it’s more windy out now. Not the overpowering wooshing as before, though. More like a little whistling. When Helle was covering it, she mentioned that the swimming caps you can get, I think they’re latex, that would probably fit nicely on it. I’m going to order a couple I think, to put over it. To see if that does anything. But it’s a lot quieter after the extra tape i put on it today.
Time to snooze, soon.
Hey I know it’s late, but we cna make it if we run.

6/12 2025
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goatlog

7/12 2025
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Some of you may have noticed that I have mentioned Helle a lot. Because she basically saved my life and is the best.
H you want to see a little video about her, here is one that was made by a Sudanese journalist student. You can see Helle and hear a little about the neighbourhood I live in. There’s a whole lot going on, and there has been for years. And Helle is very involved with it all. Not just saving me, but saving the world. I should make her a cape. If we don’t end up using the last curtain we bought, because I’m leaving one window uncovered, maybe I can use that curtain for a cape for her.
Anyway, here’s the video.

7/12 2025
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Here I am. One month in the new apartment. How crazy is that? I know right.
The old place seems far away now. It’s funny how reality can shift. I didn’t think I could manage to exist in another place. But I guess I could.
And all the things are crossed off the list. I still have to unpack and organize properly. But all the imporant things that needed doing at specific times, before specific times, they are all done.
It’s smooth sailing from here, right?
Well, one day a day. Now I have to find my way back to a steady rhythm. A new routine. A healthier lifestyle. One hoof in front of the other.
But I can’t believe it’s been a month!
I look around me as I sit here, and yes. I see home.
Thank you everyone for helping me get to here!
7/12 2025
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That’s all for now.

Good goat times today.
It’s good to get back to goating. It will be a couple of weeks before I can really get back to the old routine, but for now I’m just enjoying the time I get.
It was a snow day today. But just barely. Tiny little patches on the ground here and there. And a tiny bit coming down. Nothing to really speak of, but winter certainly is here.
Sweet fluffy goats growing their winter coats. And their tummies. A couple of visitors asking if Sky was pregnant, and being somewhat shocked that she isn’t. oh dead. We’ve cut down on rations, but apparently it hasn’t had much effect yet. And going to a couple of weeks without the treatbag has done nothing either.
There was a boy who brought carrots for the goats. He was filming them with his phone. He asked me if it was okay that I was in the film, and I said sure. A little later he proudly told me “I got you in the video!”. Hey, I’m no stranger to being in goat videos!
As the slight snow came down, sweet Sky retreated to sit under the podium down in the front pen. I guess that’s her new safe space. She sat down there last week too.
On the one hand it’s super cute seeing her tucked down under there. And I’m glad she’s got a dry spot where the big girls can’t really get to. But I also feel a little sad that she feels the need to. Hopefully she doesn’t go down there all time. Hopeully when the weather is drier she’ll be out with us more. She is getting to be an older girl, I don’t blame her for not wanting to run around with, and from, the younger girls. I just don’t want her to hide away all the time.
Now, it is soup time. Tis the season now for sure.
24/11 2025
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Where’s Sky at?!

24/11 2025
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Got a surprise this morning when my phone rang with the doorbuzzer number.
It was my mailman, you know my favourite mailman. I was surprised he buzzed me, I thought they had their own access code to the building. But I guess it’s easier for them to buzz up instead of going up to see if anyone is home.
I knew there was a package coming today, but I figured I wouldn’t be able to receive it, since I was going out goating. But he was there earlier than usual. Last time it was later. In any case, I buzzed him in and he came up with the package. First postal package delivered while I was in the new apartment. Glad I got it. Still very happy with my mailman.
Oh and the good news is, I could hear him clearly through the phone. I guess the grocery delivery guy that I couldn’t really hear what he said, he was doing it wrong. So nice to know that I can hear people buzzing downstairs.
24/11 2025
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I know you’ve seen it already, but here’s my new building. Seen from the path I take up to the goats.
I wonder if I can get Helle to take a picture from street level of me standing and waving from the balcony of my apartment. That would be kind of funny.

24/11 2025
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What if the best is yet to come?

24/11 2025
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Had a little too many people in my apartment this morning. TWO. Two too many.
Haha. Well, yesterday when I was at the goat place I got a call from the housing association service guy, asking if he could come look at my blinds that needed fixing. Told him I wasn’t home. So we arranged for him to come over today.
Also today I had a Pepsi&Protein delivery scheduled.
Not like it was a problem, but it did give me a little anxiety. Of course they came at the same time more or less. But it was fine. I got the groceries lugged in while the service guy was fixing the blinds. My social phobia was flaring, but it wasn’t a problem. And the nice thing was the that the delivery guy didn’t have to buzz me, he used the temp code I had set up in the electronic lock system. So that was good, didn’t have to let him in via my phone.
Also had to call the housing association. Haven’t had any bills for next month’s rent. You pay the first month’s rent along with the security deposit in advance. The guy on the phone said I was supposed to have gotten the bill for next month’s rent already. If I hadn’t then “that was a mistake”. Yeah yeah. I’m not a complainer, and generally I have been happy with the way I have been treated by the housing association. But it does feel like there have been a number of little mistakes along the way. Wrong information about this apartment not being renovated. Not getting my name up on the door instead of the old tenant’s. Telling me I needed to buy new pots and pans when I didn’t. Not sending a bill for the rent. Imagine if I hadn’t been paying attention, my rent wouldn’t have been paid. Would they have kicked me out? I guess they would have sent a reminder. Anyway, there have been other mistakes. Thankfully I think we’ve caught everything and nothing serious has happened. But it’s not great when you get official information that’s outdated or just wrong. I know Helle has had her battles with the housing association, she’s the activist type. I’m more the “keep my head down and go along to get along” type. I would usually rather let people walk all over me instead of causing a fuzz. Not the best quality to have. But sometimes you have to speak up and I guess I have gotten some experience lately in being pro-active and dealing with things.
Anyway, I got some cucumber and tomatoes in the delivery today. I have not eaten tomatoes in.. maybe a year, because I was worried about how acidic they are and my teeth weren’t doing so great. Today I’m going to have me a cheese sandwich with cucumber and tomato, I used to eat that a bunch.
May also have gotten some iced creams. May be having some for dessert.
Well, better go pay my rent for next month. Get it added to the automatic bill paying system.
25/11 2025
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I have some bad news.
The tomatoes weren’t good.
Practically no taste. Ah well. I’ll try again next spring. I love a good tomato, but this wasn’t it.
Cheese sandwich wasn’t bad, though.
Another exciting update from the life of Lasse!
25/11 2025
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Here’s Helle’s picture of the gate tonight. It is lit up to promote the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

25/11 2025

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Well, you’ll never believe it. Or maybe you will. I hurt another rib.
I was sitting in my chair with my psoas massage tool. I don’t know if any of you know those. They’re shaped kind of like a U. Two ends justting out. I leaned over and one end jabbed into my lower rib and I felt a sharp pain. Pretty sure I bruised another rib, this one was the lowest one, I think. On the right side again. So that adds another week or so of pain, to the one I bruised or bent last week. Sheesh.
I was telling Jeanette about my hurt rib, and she wondered if I might have Osteoporosis, since I keep bending or bruising those ribs. Apparently all it takes for me is to lean some weight on a rib and it just .. cracks. Well, I guess they’re just bent or pushed or bruised or whatever. But weeks of pain isn’t fun. Maybe I should talk to my doctor about it. I do take calcium and vitamin D supplements, doctor’s orders since the diabetes beginnings.
So now I got two hurty ribs on the right side. I have never hurt the lowest one before, I wonder if that will hurt worse when it gets really going. Fun times.
Got my rent for December paid today. My rent is actually lower than at the old place. It’s supposed to be higher, since it’s a renovated apartment. But it’s lower because the prepay for heat/water/electricity is way lower. It’s set to the average used by similar apartments. I know from experience my usage is going to be considerably higher. I had the prepay increased at the old apartment, that’s why my rent was higher there.
What’s it called in English when you pay a set amount in advance each month, and then once a year you either get money back or have to pay extra? It’s called “a conto” in Danish, and google translate suggests “on account”. Is that right? Or just ‘prepay’. I’m not sure.
Well, anyway. I know from experience that especially my heat consumption is a good deal higher than average. I get so cold, so I have to have the heat turned up. I also have a fairly big electricity usage because I basically have my hefty computer running 24/7, along with other things. I’m trying to keep my heat turned lower than at the old place, but that means I have to run my space heater sometimes to give me some warmth. Not sure if using a space heater a couple of hours a day is cheaper than running the heat higher 24 hours a day or not. But either way, my consumption is going to be higher than average.
So, I may be paying lower rent for now, but at the end of the consumption year (I think that’s in August) I’m likely going to get an extra bill. Instead of money back, like I’ve been used to getting in the old place.
I have cut way down on my warm water usage, hopefully that will make up for some of the heat I use.
And next year I will see if I get an extra bill. If it’s too big then I’ll try to get my monthly prepay increased to a higher amount. But for now I think I will just let it be. Enjoy the lower rent.
it’s been an expensive month. I had the dentist. I have been buying stuff for the apartment, taken advantage of some ‘Black Friday’ deals, I got my annual insurance bill coming up. Helle just dropped off the curtains for my new place, have to pay her back for those. I’m paying a month more of TV/internet than I needed to because I was too slow in cancelling at the old place. Bought a lot of iced creams and pepsi too.
Thankfully my finances are very healthy. I live such a basic life that I usually come out ahead most months. But this move is going to make a dent in my bank account. Nothing I can’t handle. But the dream of buying an island somewhere in the Caribbean and forming a goat commune, well it will probably have to wait.
I am secretly dreaming of getting my deposit back from the old place. That would be nice. I don’t dare really hope for that, though. I would be happy if I don’t get any extra bills from that. I’m still scared about that. But I will find out soon now.
Now I’m just going to relax for the rest of the day. Tomorrow should be the final work on the old place . And if we have time Helle will help me put up the curtains at the new place. I may have a package to go pick up too. So there will be stuff to do.
The sun is shining right now. Lighting up my apartment. I wish it didn’t hurt my eyesight so much. It’s so nice having sunshine, but it makes it much harder seeing the screen here. And it’s already hard enough. It will be nice to have the curtains up.
Hope you’re all doing well. Can you believe it’s almost December? Feels like only yesterday it was summer and nothing interesting was happening and I thought I’d have a simple rest of the year to look ahead to. And here I am a tooth less, a root canal and some bruised ribs more, and a whooole lot of moving and peopleing later. It’s been a crazy forking half year. But at least it looks like it’s going to end up.. okay.
26/11 2025
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Here’s Sky in her litlte hidey hole. I’m glad she’s got a little safe space where she can sit and not be bothered. But I’m sad she feels the need to have it. I don’t want her to withdraw from the others. I can’t blame her though, since I am mostly withdrawing from others too.

26/11 2025
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Here’s Bella on snowlogs. A little taste of winter.

26/11 2025
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HelloOOoo! It’s meEe!
Haha I don’t even know if you can see where I am in the lower part. With my eyesight, I’m like a little blob. Where’s Lasso?!
But thank you to Helle, for incredible work today, and or taking the pictures. It’s.. peculiar to see myself like that. In my deluxe apartment in the sky.

27/11 2025
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Phew. Hard work today.
Mostly for Helle, I mean. But I helped!
Helle is just amazing. She has done so much for me. She’s been an electrician, a mover, a cleaner, a carpenter, a photographer, a champion. I can never properly repay her for all she’s done for me.
It is strange to think that I’m done in the old apartment now. Unless something unforseen pops up, I’m done. Just one more time in there, next week for the final inspection and handing over of keys.
No more being alone there. I don’t even know if i’m technically allowed to be there after Sunday. I’ll have the keys until Thursday, but December 1st I guess it’s legally no longer my apartment? Well, it’s not like I’m planning to throw any parties there. But it is an odd feeling. After eighteen years in a place. Part of me thought I’d be dragged out of there in a bodybag some day. But the powers that be had other plans. I suppose that’s not a bad thing. So far it’s all going.. pretty well.
I got up early today and went to do some work in the old apartment by myself before Helle was going to get there. I didn’t want her to have to spend too much time cleaning. So I went over everything with a cloth. And washed the floors. That’s basically the extent of the cleaning that was required. I am so lucky they aren’t going to rent that place out anymore. It would have been a very different undertaking if I had to get the place in rentable condition.
And even so, my floor washing wasn’t quite up to standards. Helle ended up washing the floors too. Putting a lot more work into it than I did. I am not a great cleaner. As should be evident.
But we went through it all. Have to leave it in a good condition for the handymen/construction workers that will be working in there..
I’m still scared of the final inspection. But it will be what it will bee, buzz buzz.
After cleaning and locking up for the last time, we went to the new place. And started work on getting the new curtains up. We didn’t get it all done. It was kind of hard work. Screwing isn’t easy! Sorry. But it was harder to get the curtain rails up than expected I think. We got curtains up on two of the three big windows. There’s one big window and two doors and one small window left. But I’m going to try leaving the last big window without the extra curtains. To keep some light in the apartment potentially. That window is kind of shielded by a half-wall, when I’m sitting at the computer. So I’m hoping the light that gets through the built-in blinds can’t bother me in this position. That’s kind of how it was at the old place, I left that window with a single curtain instead of the double darkening curtains. But the layout of the windows here is a litle different than at the old place. So I’m not sure if it’s going to work okay. I’m going to have to see on a sunny day.
In any case, we’ll put up some more curtains in the weekend, is the plan. The doors at least. Yes, the doors require curtains too.
Helle did a lot of hard work today. I am very thankful for it. I didn’t work as hard, but I did work and I was on my feet for 6-7 hours. And with hurting ribs. My back has been hurting more too. When I was cleaning the apartment last time, I was bending down in some bad ways for too long. Since then my back pains have been a lot worse. I hope I didn’t mess it all up. I’ll have to try to get back to stretches and exercises and hope it will help.
But for now, it’s time to relax and soup. I am hungry and tired. All that waving from the balcony really tires you out!
27/11 2025
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends. I am thankful for my friends, now more than ever. Near and far. Couldn’t have gotten through the last couple of months without you.
Hope you all have a lot to be thankful for too.
27/11 2025
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Not a very interesting picture, but for the record here is Helle working on putting up teh curtains. She has been my superhero through all of this.

27/11 2025
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Well, I got a nasty surprise last night.
I went out to the bathroom, and I heard water running.
There was just water running through my toilet. I pushed the flush button, which seemed to stop it. And after a little time, it flushed normally and seemed to not be running anymore.
I went to check my water consumption. Eight hundred liters of water. 800. I usually use about 50-50 liters in a day. I don’t know if that’s more or less than usual. But 800 is .. a lot.
Sigh. I really look forward to not having to deal with things again soon….
I called the housing association first thing when they opened up this morning. They can’t send anyone until Monday. I was looking at their site yesterday, apparently a running toilet doesn’t qualify as an emergency either, you can’t call their emergency number for that. Have to wait until their open hours.
Anyway, the toilet hasn’t been running since last night, the water consumption is normal. So hopefully it will be fine. And their man will look at it, see if it needs to be looked at by a real plumber.
Just great. Now I’m going to be paranoid about my toilet for the rest of my life.
I don’t even know how long it took to use those 800 liters. A couple of hours? I guess 6 or 7 at the most. If it ran like that for a whole day it would be like at least 3-4000 liters. Geez.
Got a package delivered today. The mailman buzzed me, and I could barely hear him on the phone. Seems like it’s hit or miss whether you get good reception through that.
My mother was also just over, and she buzzed me but it didn’t go through. I think that was when I was on the phone with the housing assocation though.
I am really tired. And it’s 10:42 am.
28/11 2025
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By the by.
Denmark is getting ready to introduce a new national ID app. For amongt other things, age verification online. To prevent minors from accessing things such as gambling, pornography and social media.
I have not been able to find any infomration about what alternatives will be available for people without smartphones. Knowing how the world is going, I wouldn’t be surprised if the alternative is “fck you”.
It’s supposed to be introducted next spring. If Facebook, as one of the biggest social media platforms in the world, will require this app.. well I don’t know if I will be able to continue using the site.
I guess we’ll find out in spring.
Surely, there must make some kind of alternative? For old people, for handicapped people, for privacy nuts.
Surely?
Don’t call me..
28/11 2025
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Well, it hasn’t been a great day. I have been pretty tired and depressed and worried, most of the time. Fun fun.
Had a couple of packages coming today. As I mention, I got the one from my mailman. Worrying though that I could barely hear him on the doorphone.
I had another package that didn’t get delivered, From the delivery company BRING. The tracking says they tried to deliver it at 9:50 am and it was ready for pickup at the package shop at 9:53 am. Which makes me question whether they even tried to deliver it or they just took it straight to the package shop. I just hope they didn’t try to buzz me and it didn’t go through. I am uneasy about that doorphone buzzer system, it seems a bit hit and miss.
And then then there was the phone call to the housing assoc about the toilet. That went fine, but I wish they could have sent someone out today, instead of having to wait till Monday. Still, the toilet has behaved since last night, and from what some of you have said on here, it seems not too bad. Just the doohickey that got stuck in the skewer and I just have to jiggle the flapper. Or whatever. But those 800 liters of water kind of haunt me. I’m never going to walk away from a bathroom visit without waiting to be sure the toilet has stopped flushing in my life again. If that’s what happened.
I have also been feeling like it’s colder and noisier here. I know it’s irrational. But I feel like after the housing service guy was here to fix the window controllers for the blinds, there has been more cold air and more noise from the construction outside. I know it’s just in my head, he just attached the controllers with sticky glue or something, it’s not like he would have opened up anything that lets cold air or noise in. It’s just the same noise as always. And that damn ventilation system sending a breeze through my apartment.
I hope Helle can give me a good way to block that thing. I’m not a smoker, I’ll just open the windows to get some fresh air in now and then. I don’t want a constant breeze.
My body and system is such a mess. i’m so sensitive to the sunlight, but I get depressed from the dark. I get so cold from the slightest breeze. All my ribs are breaking, my back is aching. It takes me 10 minutes of worrying to make basic phonecalls. I feel like i’m a goblin that should be living in a cave somewhere, instead of a human living in society.
Bla bla. I have generally been really happy with the move, and how it has gone, and the help I have received. I have to get back to that mindset. Instead of worrying and sadness.
Now I have to stay home on Monday to let the housing guy in to look at the toilet. And with the final inspect of the old place and the internet technician here, I probably won’t be able to see the goats next week. I hope the rest of December will be less complicated. I really need to settle into a routine that’s less stressful.
I have put on more weight too. Self medicating with bad food. I tried doing rod exercises for my arms, but my ribs hurt. My exercise bike still isn’t set up to go. I almost ordered a new one, had it in my shopping kart and was checking out. The site emailed me the next day telling me I forgot to complete my purchase. Mhm. i’ll hold off. i would like a new one. But I want to see if maybe they have one in the second-hand store. You never know. Or maybe I can make do with the old one. It’s so unstable though, I’m worried it’ll make too much noise now that I have downstairs neighbours. I’d like one with a smoother glide.
Anyhoo. I was going to stop complaining, wasn’t I? Time to sleep. I think Helle is coming Sunday to get more curtains up. I don’t know what I would have done without her. This is me coping with things, imagine what I would have been like withouth her help? I wish our society was better at helping people in need and with special needs. Not everyone is lucky enough to know a Super Helle.
Oh by the way, to be fair I have to say that regarding my rent for December, I said the housing association hadn’t sent me the bill. I found it in my mailbox yesterday, so they had sent it. I guess it’s just with mail being delivered so infrequently, I thought I hadn’t gotten it. But I got it both on paper and electronically, so no problem there.
And the package I got today was the new modem for my internet connection. I was wondering why I hadn’t gotten that yet, so happy to have that. On Friday the technician will come to upgrade my phone/internet jack, and hopefully I can get everything installed and working. It will be nice to get back on highspeed internet. The emergency mobile broadband has worked great, and I sure am glad I didn’t have problems with it. Hopefully the actual broadband will work out too.
Okay, I’ll shut up now. Been tired all day, it will be nice to go to bed.
28/11 2025
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goatlog

29/11 2025
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Well, I wasn’t planning to. But I ended up ordering pizza today. More self-medicating. Still feeling pretty down. But better than yesterday, at least. And now to enjoy the pizza. Couldn’t hear the delivery guy at all over the doorphone, but I got the call and let him in, so i guess that’s good enough.
Oh and by the way. I’m keeping the stapler. The previous tenant has not come asking for it.
So I’m keeping it as a trophy. Some guy lost a stapler here. I GAINED a stapler. I won. I’m coming out ahead. You have to take life’s little victories. That stapler is going to be a good luck charm for me. It’s going to ensure me great success. I don’t lose things behind loose cupboard walls. I find them. I retrieve them. I’m a winner. 2026 is going to be the year of Lasse, I’m going to crush it.Buy into the dip, guys. Everything’s coming up Lassehouse.
And so on and so forth.
29/11 2025
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Ever feel like water is giving you the finger?
29/11 2025
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Third week in the new apartment is almost over. How crazy is that?
I know, i was also amazed.
Pretty quiet day today. Helle was going to come over to do curtains, but she only had time later in the day, and I prefer doing things early in the day. So we’re going to do it on Thursday, after the final inspection, instead.
It’s one of my weird idiosynchrazies. Being around people, even people I like and trust like Helle, and doing things. It just takes a lot out of me. I like doing them before noon. Then I can have the rest of the day to calm down and recharge. I often think of myself as a battery. I get drained an then I have to recharge.
I also prefer doing stuff early in the day if I have to go out, because then it’s light out and there are generally fewer people about.
Of course when it comes to something like doing stuff with Helle, she’s the one going out of her way to be so helpful, and I appreciate that so much. So if she wants to do something at a certain time, I certainly will comply to the best of my abilities. But she’s also been super understanding, and she said Thursday was fine.
I have to admit. Reluctantly. That sometimes it’s even nice to spend time with people. It’s difficult for me, as you know. But with people like Jeanette and Helle and Peter, it’s actually nice. In small doses so I can handle it. My point is that it’s not just that Helle has been such a giant help through this. It’s also just nice being around her. It’s good to get that little bit of social interaction, instead of being completely isolated. I appreciate that.
I didn’t completely do nothing today. Went and picked up a couple of packages from the parcel shop. Stuff I had ordered. And on my way I stopped at the old apartment and checked the mailbox. For the last time, I guess. From tomorrow it is no longer my apartment. Even if I have the keys till Thursday.
Mailbox was empty by the way. But from now on, Lasse don’t live there no more.
Next week will be challenging.
Monday I got the housing assoc service guy coming between 8-12. To check the toilet. There haven’t been any problems since Thursday night. But given that 800 liters of water went poof, I feel better having it looked at.
I also have a couple packages coming. Knowing my luck they’ll probably come right when the housing guy is here, and I’ll have to deal with two humans at once. But it shouldn’t be too bad.
And then a couple of days to try to get my battery fully charged. Thursday will one of the most important and scariest days of this whole thing. With the final inspection of the old place and giving the keys back. Hopefully it won’t be too bad.
Helle will be there with me, which I very much am thankful for. I don’t know how long that will take, but hopefully not too long. And then we’ll go and put up the curtains on my windowed doors.
And then Friday the ISP technician will come to upgrade my internet plug.
I’m not sure if I’m going ot hook up the new internet line right away. I may wait until Saturday.
And I’ll see if I find some time and energy to do some unpacking. I kind of want the curtains and internet plug done first. Because when that’s done then there shouldn’t be more work to be done in the apartment, then I can sort of get things into the places where they should go permanently. And then I shouldn’t have to keep moving boxes around, like I am now.
But after next week, it should all be pretty much done. It’s been a journey. But I can’t complain about how it has gone. I have been very lucky. Apart from the teeth and the water and such. But generally. Very lucky.
I’m still very tired. Had a couple of little dizzy moments. I think my blood pressure is probably too high right now. Got my yearly big checkup at the doctor coming up in a week and a half. Dreading the readings. I have not been living healthily the last couple of months. But it will be good motivation to get back on a proper track. Hopefully.
30/11 2025
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I wanna know what a giraffe is. I want you to show me.
30/11 2025
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That’s all for now.