DOUBLE INDIGO 666 WORLD TOUR
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First weekend with the tour jeans is over. They're the perfect weekend jeans. I work at the local high school and dress code for teachers in Norway is relaxed to say the least. For a boy who came up in Liverpool where suit, shirt and tie is reserved for weddings, funerals and court appearances this is a blessing (What do you call a scouser in a suit? The defendant ;D). Still I reserve my newer denim for work and worn, comfy denim for Saturday and Sunday.
This weekend's project was room painting which is a job I hate. If it doesn't involve sawdust or power tools I'm not happy. So I did the heavy lifting and prepped the room, then looked after Alfred (15 months) while Mrs. Neph did the painting. Winning.
The problem with getting the jeans at this time of year is that outdoor activity with them will be at a minimum. I live about 150km north of the arctic circle which means from early December to early February the sun doesn't make it over the horizon. Seeing as we have a mountain range to the south that effectively means "mørketid" (the dark time) has pretty much arrived. This is the view from my front door at 11am:
At 12.30 pm when the sun was at it's highest:
And at 1.30pm when it has already set behind the horizon:
This is looking westwards at my school at 3pm the same day:
So this is all the sun the tour jeans are going to get:
In other words it's a great time for strong, dark beer. This bad boy came with the jeans and was perfect:
Thanks @Megatron1505 .
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No worries @neph93 , cheers
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That's must be mental to have that little sun in a day! Does it mess with your head?
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That's must be mental to have that little sun in a day! Does it mess with your head?
It can do. It certainly messes with your body clock. I get dog tired in the afternoons and early evenings and weirdly it can get difficult to sleep at night. Some people get fatigued, some people get a bit depressed. It's worse when it's dark and cold, especially before the snow comes when it's just frozen and icy and grim. November can suck, but Christmas helps make December much more cosy. January in to February can be hard but when the sun pops up for the first time in the middle of February it's ace.
On the other hand, it's pretty beautiful as well. There's a weird quality to the light that's always changing. The snow which normally comes in December reflects, moonlight, street light and the little sunlight that creeps over the horizon. You get this time of day called the "blåtime" (blue hour) where everything appears blue and grey: http://www.nordnorge.com/no/?News=132 By the time my four weeks with the jeans are up we'll be completely without sun and "blåtimen" is as light as it gets, so I'll try and get some decent pictures up then.
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That blue hour looks amazing!
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Roll on the weekend. I teach an Advanced English class last period which is a challenge to my motivational skills. Got them working now though.
Great thing about teaching in Norway: jeans are acceptable professional attire. Double, double indigo today with the tour jeans and the auctioned sample herringbone IHV-02.
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You always been a teacher mate? Or was it something you started when you moved there?
