Texas+Sweden Write Off
Oct 02 '09 (Updated Nov 22 '09)
The Bottom Line Texas and Sweden is where I’ve lived the most and I think both places are great in their own special way. Therefore I want to host a Texas+Sweden write off.
During October 2009 and during the first half of November I will be hosting a write off on topics pertaining to Texas or Sweden.
I joined epinions a little more than a year ago, mostly because I was somewhat curious about epinions. At first I had no intention of writing reviews, however, on October 7 2008 I wrote my first review on epinions. I've had a good time on epinions and I have encountered a lot of nice and smart people. Now October is here once again and I want to try something that I have not done before, host a write-off. I like geography and travel and since I have lived most of my life in Sweden that would be a good topic for me. The problem is that it is a topic that does not offer many writing opportunities for others. However, I have also lived many years in Texas, and I love it here, and it should offer more writing opportunities. So I decided to do a combo, a "Texas plus Sweden" write-off.
Examples of topics could be:
In Travel: Destination, hotel, airport, tour company, etc. in Texas or Sweden.
In Books: Books about Texas or Sweden, a plot partially taking place in Texas or Sweden, the author is from Texas or Sweden, etc.
Software: Learning software involving Texas or Sweden, software having to do with Texas or Sweden, software made by a software company in Texas or Sweden, etc.
Movies: Movies in which part of the plot takes place in Texas or Sweden, documentary movies about Texas or Sweden, movies directed by someone from Texas or Sweden, or with a Texan or Swedish actor, etc.
Music: Music by a Texas/Swedish musician/band, DVD's with songs referring to Texas or Sweden, etc.
Computers: Computer equipment made by a Texas company or a Swedish company, etc.
Electronics: Electronic gadgets made by a Texas company or a Swedish company, etc.
Restaurants and Gourmet: Restaurants in Texas, or food items distributed by companies in Sweden or Texas, items which aren't really Texan or Swedish but are named that way, like Swedish Fish, etc.
Writers Corner: My life/adventure/accident/mother in Texas or Sweden, all my exes are from Texas, lots more examples.
Other topics:
And on the list goes, I hope you get the idea,
If you leave a comment or send me an email (mailto:thomas.wikman@siemens.com) I will add your entry.
I started off by adding a travel review for Sweden and restaurant review for a restaurant in Texas.
I hope that some of you who read this will be able to participate. All regular reviews and express reviews are welcome.
Entry Summary
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texas-swede:
Books: Emil and his clever pig || Children of the Forest || The Sun Egg || Texas Insects
Travel-Sweden: Top Ten Places Sweden (Summer) || Top Ten Places Sweden (Winter) || JokkMokk
Travel-Texas: Screams || Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth || Amon Carter Museum || Dinosaur Valley State Park
Restaurants: Chamberlains || India Palace || Asian Mint || Pappas Brothers Steakhouse
Food: Swedish Meatballs
computer: Alienware M15X
Pestyside:
Accessories: Steel Rail (IKEA)
gillandtony:
Travel: Sweden
shopaholic_man:
Music: The Miskolc Experience by Therion || Live Gothic by Therion
boodapuffmonk:
Movie: Baby Blues || WWE: Hell in a Cell 2009
reginafug:
Spirits & Beers: Absolut Vodka
Travel: Stockholm
jankp:
Movies: Evil || Let the Right One In
rgathright:
Computers: Dell Workstation
Gothicdreams:
Outdoor Apparel: Swedish Military Parka || Swedish Wool Socks
Talyseon:
Movie: H.P. Lovecraft Collection Volume 4 || Dante's Cove - The Complete First Season || Tremors || Werewolf of London
Stephen_Murray:
Writer's Corner: Swedish Academy
Movies: Autumn Sonata || Shame || American Violet
xxxxer:
Movie: Initiation || Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen
carstairs28
Books: The Crack in the Lens
Sleeper54
Books: Route 66 Backroads
Travel: Gaylord Texan Hotel
Detailed information
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pestyside:
Accessory from IKEA, Swedish company
Grundtal Stainless Steel Rail:
Clutter the walls, not the counter the Grundtal Series way
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gillandtony:
Travel review Sweden
General Itineraries - Sweden:
Sweden, Stockholm, Snaps and Snapsvisor
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shopaholic_man:
Therion is a Swedish Music Group
The Miskolc Experience by Therion
Full Symphony Orchestra + Full Choir + Metal Band Therion = The Miskolc Experience
Live Gothic by Therion
Sweden's Operatic Metal Band - Therion - Live Gothic
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boodapuffmonk:
Horror movie based on the Andrea Bates murder that took place in Houston, Texas
Baby Blues DVD
These kids were definitely singing the blues. 3.75 stars-79%
WWE: Hell in a Cell 2009 (Mark Calaway born in Texas)
"Welcome to hell's playground" 3.5 stars-74%
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reginafug:
Absolut Vodka 1 liter (Swedish Vodka)
Absolut Vodka: Not the best vodka but it's the #1 seller in the USA!
On Stockholm, Sweden's Capital
Stockholm: One of the most beautiful cities in the world
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jankp:
Evil (a Swedish Film)
Swedish James Dean Shows Us Who Really Is Evil; It's Not Just Him!
Let the Right One In (Swedish Movie)
Sweden's Let The Right One In: Watch Only If You Love Vampires~
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rgathright
Dell Precision Workstation T3400 (Dell head quarters in Texas)
The Dell T3400 Workstation is a shining example of what a dependable computer should be!
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Gothicdreams
(submitted via email)
Swedish Military Parka with Olive Drab Liner
Have Freedom with the Swedish Military Parka with Liner
Swedish Wool Socks
New Swede Brown/Grey Wool Socks - Itch Free Wool Socks
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Talyseon
H.P. Lovecraft Collection Volume 4: Pickman's Model
From the Master of Horror, Treats from the Grave: H.P. LOVECRAFT COLLECTION: PICKMAN'S MODEL
Dante's Cove - The Complete First Season
Dark Shadows Meets Gay Porn! DANTE'S COVE THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Tremors - actor Sunshine Parker is from Texas
The Monster Movie That Breaks New Ground. TREMORS.
Werewolf of London - A swedish actor and an actor died in Texas
Keep a Stiff Upper Lip, and Protruding Lower Fangs! WEREWOLF OF LONDON.
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Stephen_Murray
Writer's corner related to Sweden
The insularity of the Swedish Academy
Autumn Sonata (Swedish Movie)
Bergman + Bergman + Ullmann = Laceration
Shame (a Swedish movie)
Noncombatants are not allowed in modern wars (even in Sweden)
American Violet - Docudrama set in Texas
A docudrama about manufacturing felons, Texas style
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xxxxer
Initiation (filmed in Dallas/Ft. Worth)
A Boring Body Count Slasher: THE INITIATION
Ta Det Lugnt (Universal) [Digipak] by Dungen (Swedish band)
A Swedish Psyche-Rock Extravaganza!: TA DET LUGNT by Dungen
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carstairs38
Steve Hockensmith - The Crack in the Lens (mystery set in Texas)
Old Red Faces Personal Demons
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Sleeper54
Jim Hinckley - Route 66 Backroads: Your Guide to Scenic Side Trips & Adventures from the Mother Road
Route 66 Backroads || journeys from 'the Mother Road'
Gaylord Texan Resort And Convention Center On Lake Grapevine
The Gaylord Texan Resort ... || My job should always be this tough...
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texas-swede:
Travel review Sweden
General Itineraries - Sweden:
Top Ten Places to visit in Sweden in Summer
Travel review Sweden
General Itineraries - Sweden:
Top Ten Places to visit in Sweden in Winter plus St. Lucy’s Day
Travel review Sweden, Express Review
Jokkmokk:
This is where I took my first shower in three weeks
Restaurants in Texas
Restaurants:
Chamberlains Steak and Chop House: A Texas steak house for the real Gourmet
India Palace:
Another name for taste bud orgasm is Vindalooooooooo
Asian Mint:
Asian Fusion at its best
Pappas Brothers Steak House - Texas Steak House
The old fashioned quality dining experience
Swedish food
Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs:
Swedish Meatballs supports Susan G. Komen for the cure
Swedish Author
Astrid Lindgren, Emil and his clever pig:
A rambunctious boy and his Clever Pig.
Screams Halloween Theme Park in Texas
The world’s largest Halloween Theme Park
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (museum in Texas)
The surprisingly inviting Modern Art Museum in the Wild West
Children of the Forest - Swedish Author
Don’t we all want be like the children of the forest?
The Sun Egg (Swedish Author)
The sun laid an egg and it fell in our woods
A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
What’s crawling under your bed? Well find out!
Travel review Texas
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
The Peoples Museum
Gaming laptop review
Alienware M15X - Cosmic Black
The coolest gaming laptop in the Universe
Travel review Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park, walking in the foot steps of the Dinosaurs
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