Don't be a dinosaur!

Some dinosaurs were just a litte bit smarter than plants...

Jesus cares for all baby dinos

Can it be any more stupid than this?

Feel free to comment, I'm speachless from this stupidity.

Movie of the day

Mogollon

A new favourite.
http://mogollon-ny.com

Dino fat

current project: dino statistics vs. fat americans.
(did you know that 100% of all dinosaurs slept naked, although they were huge and fat)

A gift!

Came back to Carlisle yesterday and was happily met by two lovely housemates and a package from an anonymous sender. The package contained a notebook and these coiour pencils. As it turned out it was all some freebies from a company called Derwent, and a girl working there with the name Rebecca. Apparently she had seen my website and liked my drawings, and since she was an ex student at my current school, she decided to surprise me with these lovely gifts. Thank you so much, Rebecca! That made my day!

I miss Korea...

Korea from Stina Johansson on Vimeo.

Hats off to real students!

Hats off to the students who have a schedule and attend lectures everyday. Hats off to those who are members of student assosiations or organisations and take the time to attend meetings beside the studies. Hats off to the people who write essays in an academic language from the first week at uni. Hats off to the teenagers who study from 08.00-23.00 just to get the grades necessary to be able to apply for a university. Hats off to the kids who spend their summer holidays by doing extra homework and having private tutors. Hats off to the ones who have tests and exams.
You all make me feel like a morron, like an American produced television documentary. Because I am nowhere near those acheivements or put under that sort of stress. I am not wipped with that knowledge, I don't have that resource of education and correct and precise answers. And it makes me feel ashamed whenever somebody asks. Because I'm not a morron, I'm not lazy or wasting my time looking for the right feeling. I'm just a graphic design student at the wrong place, and I find it really hard to explain why I'm going back to a 3rd year of this. I guess I'm just the kind of person who can't give up on anything.

Damn I'm good!

Just finished and published my website Stingosaurus! I feel mighty proud and am going to spoil myself with ice cream because I've been so good and hard-working for the last three days. Make sure to check it out here: http://www.stingosaurus.com - especially all you intern-seeking design companies!

Life is great after all.

Wow, I'm for real working on my website now. And finally I get up early in the morning. Everything because of new experiences and knowledge from faraway countries. I don't know what to say to not make this post cheesy, but I'm just so thankful for everthing this summer. For everyone who spent it with me and made me feel safe in my skin. I love you all.

The cutest country in the world!

Wondergirls - I'm so hot
(They play this song EVERYWHERE all the time - and yes, I know the moves!)

I'm writing this at the end of a very nice trip to Korea - the cutest country I've ever been to. My impressions from this place are very friendly, nice, delicious and happy. There are mountains everywhere and cute little characters on all the posters and logos and signs. The people are sometimes looking at me in a very strange way because I'm a foreigner. It's quite oncomfortable sometimes, but I guess I sort of stand out from the black-haired brown-eyed crowd. Whenever I see another foreigner I tend to stare in the same way and it's almost as though I see a likeness in these people, as if we are the same, neighbours, friends, of the same kind. We always greet each other, give a friendly nod or smile.

During the first four days in Korea I spent some time in Seoul with my friend Nari and her sister Nare. We saw old royal temples, a food-eating contest, went to the cinema, saw a musical (in Korean) and went to the zoo. I was dazzled by the city lights at night in Seoul and amazed by all the little details that seem to be on all things. Everything screams 'happy', a little bit like Japanese manga/ carzy game show culture, but with a softer and more calm touch.

On the first sunday, after visiting the zoo we went by train to Pusan (city number two), to Nari's family. They litterally live on a hill and I could smell the ocean from leaving the train station. For the last eight days I've been around this city and grown more and more fond of it. It's kind of the perfect city in my eyes; a beautiful sandy beach, good shopping, really nice views, good hiking-opportunities, attractions and parks etc. It is a big city of 3 million people, but it feels much more calm and friendly than Seoul. Not to mention, it's much cheaper. Nari and I, along with various friends and family members have been on so many adventures now, seeing so many places, experiensing so many new things, I don't even know where to begin. Not only my camera knows all the things we've done.

Perhaps my strongest memory from here will be all the delisious food we've had. Nari made sure that I would try as many different kinds of food as possible. And it has never been bad. I'm a total sucker for the Korean cuisine by now. Eating with chop sticks and all (with various success), sometimes sitting on the floor, sometimes grilling the food right at the table.

Yep, to sum up - I love Korea!