Laptop, Movies, Fagdag

This week was my first full week of school in Norway. I was able to obtain my "new" laptop that all students receive. The computer process started on Monday when I contacted the IT guys and they found a computer that I guess someone else just didn't want. Not sure what the story was there. I was told that they needed to "build" the computer for me so I should come back in on Tuesday. I was really excited to finally be able to access the password protected school internet network as I had been spending way too much school time focusing on schoolwork (X-Moto and Marble Blast are only fun for so long and who wants to play laggy single player COD?). Tuesday I got the laptop around lunchtime after training (I'll try a schedule post next week) and brought it up to my classroom. I happily turned it on and plugged it in and then... I got the "blue screen" and I couldn't reach the log in screen. To make a long story short I did finally receive the laptop on Thursday after 5-6 trips down to IT, 2 or 3 new hardrives, and 2 "build overs" (my guess is that means basically a re-installation of the hard ware but I didn't ask). I must say it is great to have intern... a norwegian dictionary when typing in school.
Another happening of this week was I went to the movies with some of my class mates to watch a crime movie, in norwegian. It did have subtitles though, in norwegian. I was able to understand it however and view this as a victory seeing as it was in Nynorsk. Nynorsk being a norwegian dialect that is mainly spoken in Vestland (like Voss where I stay). It is allot like Bokmål what they speak in Oslo except for the basic rules that, whenever you can you should make a raspy "k" sound unless you would normally make a "k" sound in which case you make a "sh" sound. For kicks (at least I think thats the reason) the norwegian government makes students learn both Bokmål and Nynorsk, that me. Back to the movie, I have no idea who made it, what it is called, the names of the actors (or the character for that matter), however, I do know that it was very good and I believe part of a series which I plan on researching (read watch). If you are in to watching norwegian movies you could search norwegian crime movies (there can't be that many) and you'll probably find it. If you see a picture of a creepy looking version of Wolverine (diesel sideburns, dark hair) you are at the right place.
To cap off the week of school I god introduced to fagdag (translation: subject day). Its even better than it sounds. It is an entire day dedicated to one subject. For me it was 8:40-14:45 (yeah they use military time over here) of straight norwegian class (that would be like english class for Americans). Including extended zone outs and 30 minutes of football manager 10 (its the game people play here) at lunch that equals over six hours straight of the same class (yes I'm counting those brief interludes, its only fair). Today that meant writing my first norwegian paper. It was 1.5 pages of 1.5 spacing, that didn't really say much of anything, regarding the Icelandic saga Soga om Gunnlaug Ormstunge (do not start your norwegian reading with this, its not like reading your favorite Dr. Seuss book) . However, it was pretty darn good norwegian if you discount the (very) questionable grammar. So all in all a good week though I'm not sure fagdag and I are ever really going to come to terms.