So this year I returned to Edinburgh Fringe. This time with my new show Scandinavian Jesus. It has been a few years since I was there, due to the pandemic and surgery for my Chrohn’s. And the post-op issues that followed. A medication that triggered an auto-immune reaction that damaged my pancreas, some cyst that turned up on my pericardium and la-di-da. But this last year my … [Läs mer...]
IKEA mon amour
OK, so we did it again. We went shopping at IKEA. I love IKEA…or, love. Detest is more correct. This time they beat their own record in customer contempt and ignorance. Why are you in such a bad mood Tomas, you might ask. OK, here goes: After renting a truck to be able to transport all the furniture we were going to buy, we spent a humungus time cruising around inside the … [Läs mer...]
A stripped view on task management
I have a confession: I am not following the GTD rules. I tried but I never got anything done, I just got lost and the list of undone things just got longer and longer. Why? Well, I am not structured enough I guess. If I put a date on a thing to do, I forget about it and then I either move it forward when the date comes, or I get stressed since I have forgotten about it. … [Läs mer...]
How I plan my Edinburgh Fringe show
After the pandemic and some health issues I finally feel fit enough to focus on my stand up. And what better way to do that than return to Edinburgh Fringe in 2023. But it is not just to pack a bag and go, you need months of preparation. Comedy stuff to write, venues to contact. Hotel and travel to book. And at least I also want to try my material on different clubs before … [Läs mer...]
Waking up old … and dealing with it.
One day you will wake up and realise that you have already lived close to 75 to 80 percent of your statistical life, and you, as Frank Sinatra sings, soon are facing the final curtain. What have you accomplished? What will be your legacy? And who actually cares? Let me introduce myself. Today I am a standup comedian with Europe as my stage, but as most of you I have done a … [Läs mer...]