Revisiting Flash Mob Day

Oh dear, we have a late start again today. I had gone into town to visit the market stalls and some fabric shops. (and the second hand store once more). The lady at the fabric store was quite nice and very patient as she explained the prices in English for me. I ended up selecting 1 meter of a brilliant purple with bright metallic flowers. I didn't know what to choose in the yarn shops so i made my way to the second-hand shop where I made the rest of my purchases and spent the rest of my time. After deciding no on an expensive vintage french dress I selected an inexpensive belt and a ball of yarn for my sister. I was running late so I biked as fast as I could and out of breath, I knocked on K.'s door only to be greeted by a bleary-eyed-just-woken-up K. and O., her boyfriend, had decided to stay in and work, and K. decided to pick up groceries after taking me to IKEA for the flash-mob, but in the end decided to join me in participating. We had a bit of confusion after we ran to the bus-stop...we had missed the 1st bus, but in the end waited for the free bus. We rode anxiously hoping we would be in time for the Mob. We rushed to find the home-furnishings department when we got there. Luckily we saw some people in the beds and as we looked we saw more and more until finally we found an empty spot and joined in for a short while. Some people chose interesting locations. Tables, bunks, desks even to sleep on and the strangest was a kid who decided to sleep in a bin of panda-bears!!! After this I went with K. to the super-market which was also in this extra large shopping center. She picked out essentials and I picked out things with cute packaging. Some Gevalia coffee, Chocolate filled cookies and swedish crackers. both of us had the hardest time deciding on everything.

While K. went back to her corridor to rest and study I continued to shop. I went EVERYWHERE! eventually cycling back (not literally, i just walked in a big circle) to IKEA and buying a small sized french press to make the coffee I had just bought. I wandered to the other centers and spent quite a bit of time just walking around the enormous center. Eventually I returned "home", ate a bit, and rode the bike out. I tried to find the college, but confused and lost, i turned back and headed downtown. I parked and chained "my" bike and walked about. I thought to go to the park and walked past a procession of tuxedo and formal-wear-clad swede graduates. They noisily proceeded past, leaving a litter of champagne bottles and glasses all the way back to the park. I debated on taking one of the empty glasses, but someone beat me to it, so I walked on and photographed a beautiful array of chandeliers hanging in glass baubles in the park. back and forth and deeper into the park I saw an Idilic greenhouse and happened upon a tower on a rocky hill. I peered inside and it looked to be a cafe. But the times of operation were not displayed. I sat down later in the chair outside the now closed-for the day greenhouse restaurant. Then I received a call from K. to go to dinner at a student bar and restaurant. I hurry back and we get ready, but after choosing a seat we are turned down, the place is closed for dinner, but the bar would be open later. K. was a bit dejected and disappointed, but be ended up finishing the day with a lovely meal that oliver had made and wrapping up the evening.