onsdag 30 juli 2025

I COULDN’T SLEEP, SO I MASSAGED MYSELF WITH A ROLLING PIN 🍿💅✨

I adore a thunderstorm at breakfast. It clears the air for ambition.” That’s what I would have said if I’d had breakfast. Or ambition. Instead, I awoke under a blanket of barometric tension — the sky taut like a Balenciaga sleeve, my shoulders stiff from swimming as if coached by Neptune himself. 💦👑

The ache was Grecian. Heroic. So naturally, I reached for my stone rolling pin, a domestic object turned gladiator’s remedy. 🪨 It was no use. I plugged in my electric massager like a housewife in a 1950s science-fiction fantasy. I pulsed and buzzed like Sputnik. Painful. Gorgeous.

And then: errands. The great equaliser. I needed an adapter — not metaphorical, darling, an actual one — for my hard drive. Without it, the video you’re now watching would still be trapped in limbo, like a couture sketch in a war drawer. I ventured to Kjell & Company, which sounds like a Swiss boarding school but is, in fact, a temple of cords and techno-dreams. 🔌📦


Then, the groceries. Rapeseed oil (because olive is so obvious), red lentils (for colour and protein), juice, saft, and popcorn — because hydration and indulgence are not mutually exclusive. 🍿🛒💧

I packed up two new bags for SELLPY, Sweden’s answer to fashion reincarnation. The items? Too numerous to name. Too fabulous to forget. One cannot live forever with unworn wedges from 2016.

I also began sketching out Magnus’ Birthday Surprise Day — a medley of mystery, vegan decadence, and high theatricality. 🎭💐 One must celebrate the people who wear eyeliner and sincerity well.

At 17:30, the weather paused — like an aria waiting for the soprano’s breath. I sat on the balcony in a linen robe with a paperback novel and a glass of juice, feeling like an heiress in decline. 🌅📖🕊️

Ulf and I texted about feeling strange. But not sad. Not tired. Strange. The kind of strange that makes you sort your summer shoes and contemplate your entire identity via espadrilles. 👠👡🩴

By sunset, I was a little better. I had filmed, uploaded, massaged, adapted, sorted, planned, bought, and existed. Is that not enough?

Darling — if you’re aching, hydrating, romanticising a weird sky, or wondering why you own seventeen pairs of beige sandals: this one’s for you.


📍 Filmed at my flat in Midsommarkransen, Stockholm
🎞️ Edited with sunburned shoulders and silent determination

👒 New video daily
🛍️ My SELLPY: [link in bio]
🎁 Birthday prep sneak peeks coming soon!

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tisdag 29 juli 2025

I THOUGHT I WAS A DRUG MULE BUT IT WAS JUST A TOASTER 😳 | SUMMER VLOG IN...

THE TOASTER, THE FALAFEL & THE FLOATING JETTY — SUMMER IN STOCKHOLM GETS WEIRD 😳🛥️🌯

Welcome to a sunny Tuesday in Marievik, Stockholm—where your summer dreams come true on a floating dock 🌊☀️... unless you get recruited as a possible drug mule 🤯.


The story begins with me sweating in the sun, meeting my fabulous friend Ulf down by the docks. There’s shade from the skyscrapers—perfect for securing a good spot while the sun roasts everyone else 😎🏖️.

I swim like an Olympian on holiday 🏊‍♂️💦 but suddenly I’m roped into a MISSION: pick up a “toaster” for Ulf. His story seems... suspicious. I’m panicking, imagining Interpol at every corner 😅📦🚔.

In desperate need of falafel comfort, we Google “FALAFEL” and find a tiny stand in a warehouse district—Falafel & Kebab Alhajji 🧆📍. The owner shapes them fresh while we watch, golden and crisp. Honestly? It’s falafel worth committing minor crimes for.

Back at Ulf’s flat, we unwrap the “toaster.” Turns out: just a toaster (phew?). I get his old one as a souvenir 😂. He gets a pillow from me, for his poor leg—he’s suffering from lumbago, darlings 🛏️🦵❤️.


This video has everything:
– Urban swims in Marievik 🛥️
– Potential crime plots 📦
– Falafel finds worth writing home about 🧆
– Domestic appliance drama 🍞
– Tender friendship moments 🫶

📌 Don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE for more Swedish summer adventures, vegan food hunts & unhinged errands from Stockholm 🧃🌿🧳

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Spring Cannellini Bean Rhapsody




Spring Cannellini Bean Rhapsody
The glamour of green, the zing of lemon, the warmth of garlic — all swirled into a dish that’s as chic as it is satisfying. This isn’t just a meal, it’s an entrance into summer.

Serves 2 fashionably hungry people

✨ Ingredients
– 1 tbsp (15 ml) extra virgin olive oil — cold-pressed, naturally
– ½ white onion, precisely diced (about 60 g)
– 1 small courgette, diced into delicate cubes (approx. 150 g)
– 4 cloves garlic, grated to silk (about 16 g)
– 1 medium red chilli, finely chopped (10 g) — reserve a sprinkle for the finale
– 1 x 400 g tin cannellini beans — with their liquid (no draining, darling!)
– ¼ vegetable stock cube (2 g) — flavour is fashion
– 50 g frozen peas — straight from the freezer, icy chic
– 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil (5 g)
– 2 tbsp finely snipped chives (5 g)
– 2 tbsp finely chopped mint (5 g)
– Zest of 1 lemon — unsprayed, of course
– Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tbsp / 30 ml)
– Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste — no blandness allowed


Method

  1. In a wide, heavy-bottomed sauté pan — something worthy of your stovetop — heat the olive oil over medium flame. Add the onion and courgette, plus a pinch of sea salt. Sauté gently for exactly 5 minutes, until the vegetables are translucent and glowing.

  2. Add the garlic and most of the chilli. Cook 2 minutes more. The scent should rise like a well-curated perfume.

  3. Tip in the cannellini beans — liquid and all, don’t be shy. Add the quarter stock cube and those pristine frozen peas. Stir. Bring the whole glorious mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes until luxuriously thickened.

  4. Off the heat, stir in the basil, chives, mint, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Adjust seasoning. Garnish with the reserved herbs and chilli. Serve immediately — ideally in bowls large enough to make a statement.



🌿 This is not just food. It’s the season itself — spooned up with elegance and the faintest hint of drama.

måndag 28 juli 2025

YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT DAY I THOUGHT IT WAS – BUT IT WAS MONDAY! 🚨🍹

YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT DAY I THOUGHT IT WAS – BUT IT WAS MONDAY! 🚨🍹

Ah, the whimsical confusion of weekdays—and today I awoke utterly convinced it was Tuesday. Shockingly, it’s Monday—and a scorcher. I, your city-loving male content creator, vlogger, and influencer, invite you into this day of emotional baggage, cocktails, literary escapes, and summer Stockholm sunlight. ☀️🧳✨


Unpacking the Past
It all started with my suitcase—abandoned at the theatre for over a month. With dramatic flair, I retrieved it and brought it home, only to promptly sort and recycle the paper and cardboard remnants of tour life. ♻️♠️

Cruising and Conversations
Next, I tackled the Visby cruise luggage—shared with my friend Magnus. We unwrapped souvenirs and sunburn memories, and I made us Negroni cocktails: vermouth, bitters, gin—a slosh of refined bitterness with citrus elegance. 🍸🍊

Magnus on Facetime
With Negronis in hand, we FaceTimed. Highlights: his newfound gym routine, the upcoming Broadway and Copenhagen CHESS musical, and a sparkling new Liza Minnelli documentary. The topics danced from culture to curls to choreography. 🎬💪🎼

Negroni Aftertaste and Bookish Calm
Once the call ended, I escaped to my balcony with Josephine Tey’s Miss Pym Disposes, a detective novel full of genteel suspicion. I projected literary elegance from beneath my balcony geraniums.📚🌸


Why Watch
• For city vlog lovers in Stockholm
• For those who’ve ever mis-identified their day
• For readers, Negroni fans, and summertime misadventures
• For anyone who needs a reminder that Mondays can surprise you

💬 Did you ever think it was the wrong day—and were delightfully wrong? COMMENT your funniest weekday mix-up.
👍 LIKE if you stan Negronis or mystery novels.
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söndag 27 juli 2025

I TRUSTED A “DRY BAG” AND PAID THE PRICE 😂💦

Darling, you’ve never seen a dry bag like this — mostly because it wasn’t dry at all. I, Joakim Clifton Bergman — male content creator, vlogger, and observer of life’s glorious little failures — take you along on a summer day in Stockholm that starts with a splash and ends under the stars. 🌇💦✨

👬 It all begins at the docks in Marievik, where my friend Ulf and I rendezvous for a swim from one of the two floating jetties. The water? Cold. The skyscraper shadows? Moody. The migration between sun patches? Relentless. 🐧🕶️

💧 Enter: my latest purchase — a DRY BAG, which is apparently waterproof if you roll it shut "correctly." I evidently didn’t, because I poured nearly two deciliters of water from it after swimming half a kilometer. Still, I kept my spirits (and wet socks) high. 🏊‍♂️🌊


🍱 Hungry after the dip, Ulf turned to Google and led us to Sushi Bay, a tiny spot just 200 meters from the jetty. I devoured a vegan bowl that exceeded expectations, all while marveling at locals who seemed to cycle straight out of their apartment building like Bond villains on two wheels. 🚲🚪

🍸 Back home, I attempted to channel cocktail chic with a martini featuring Nöt-crème — a nostalgic Swedish hazelnut spread. It was… awful. Everything sank. It looked like a failed science experiment in a martini glass. Do not recommend. 🙅‍♂️🥄


🍔 Salvation came in the form of homemade vegan hamburgers using pita bread instead of classic buns. Revolutionary! The filling stayed perfectly in place. 👑💚

📖 As twilight set in, I retired to my balcony oasis with a book and my Malmö souvenir: a dreamy star projector from Normal. I turned it on and voilà — my neighbor’s balcony became a celestial canvas. 🌌📚

This video is for:
• Vegan adventurers 🥬
• Balcony philosophers 🌠
• People who’ve ever trusted the wrong product 🙃
• Anyone who needs a good laugh 😂

➡️ LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE if you’ve ever had a kitchen or gadget fail!
💬 COMMENT: What’s the weirdest cocktail YOU’VE ever made?

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I just bough some tamarind paste and here is what i plan to cook




1. Tamarind Peanut Noodles

Ingredients:

  • Rice noodles

  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste

  • 2 tbsp peanut butter

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

  • 1 garlic clove, minced

  • Hot water to thin

  • Chopped peanuts, spring onion, lime

Instructions:
Cook noodles. Mix tamarind, peanut butter, soy, maple, and garlic into a sauce with hot water. Toss with noodles. Garnish with peanuts, onion, and lime.


2. Tamarind-Glazed Tofu

Ingredients:

  • Firm tofu, cubed

  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

  • 1 tsp grated ginger

  • 1 tsp oil

Instructions:
Pan-fry tofu until golden. In another pan, combine tamarind, soy, sugar, ginger, and a splash of water. Simmer and toss in tofu until coated and sticky. Serve over rice or greens.


3. Tamarind Dal (Indian Lentil Stew)

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup red lentils

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 1 tomato, chopped

  • 1 tsp cumin seeds

  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste

  • Garlic, turmeric, chili

Instructions:
Cook lentils with turmeric. In a separate pan, sauté cumin, onion, garlic, and tomato. Add tamarind paste, cook a minute, then stir into lentils. Simmer and serve with rice or naan.


4. Tamarind Stir-Fried Veggies

Ingredients:

  • Mixed veggies (broccoli, peppers, carrots)

  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 tsp sesame oil

  • 1 tsp agave or sugar

  • Chili flakes (optional)

Instructions:
Stir-fry veggies in oil. Add tamarind, soy, and sweetener. Cook until veggies are glazed and slightly charred. Great as a side or over noodles.





5. Tamarind Chickpea Curry

Ingredients:

  • 1 can chickpeas

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves

  • 1 tsp garam masala

  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste

  • 1/2 can coconut milk

Instructions:
Sauté onion and garlic. Add spices, chickpeas, tamarind, and coconut milk. Simmer until thickened. Serve with basmati rice or flatbread.


Let me know if you want printable cards, TikTok script versions, or quick meal-prep tips for these!

lördag 26 juli 2025

I ATE VEGAN SAUSAGES, CARRIED A BOX, AND ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED A NEW B...

🚨CARDHOLDER OR CLOTHESHORSE? I ACCIDENTALLY INVENTED CARDBOARD SLIMMING!🚨

Welcome back to another perfectly ridiculous day in my life—where breakfast is made of potatoes, the fashion is by Martin x H&M, and parcel collection becomes a revolutionary body-slimming hack. 📦🔥✨

The morning starts with a potato pancake—not the fluffy kind, darling, but a pressed, pan-fried pita-shaped miracle made from thinly sliced potatoes. Paired with a thick vegan sausage wrapped in soft pita bread, it’s culinary minimalism at its finest. 🍽️🌭🥔


Dressed in a black-and-white Martin x H&M shirt (yes, even my errands have a theme), I head out to meet Ulf—the errand muse, the unbothered poet of logistics. Together, we navigate Stockholm’s sunny sprawl: I collect my theatre suitcase 🎭, Ulf picks up a pair of shorts shorter than a good night's sleep.

We detour to Söder, where I pick up his H&M parcel—containing a bowl, a large canvas bag, and two fabulous plates. But the true revelation? While carrying the box through the city, I realize I look mysteriously… slim. Streamlined. Snatched. The box hides my stomach in the most flattering way imaginable. I decide then and there—boxes are the future of bodywear. 📦💅


After depositing the suitcase at my place, we head to Ulf’s for the unboxing ceremony (minimalist lifestyle influencer realness), followed by a pizza-and-red-wine moment that turns into a spontaneous deep dive into Ulf’s favorite paintings. 🍕🍷🖼️

It’s a day of style, substance, starch, and shadow. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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HOW I GOT NO WINE BUT GREAT LAUGHS

  COULD A BOTTLE OF WINE AND A WELL-TIMED SCARE BE THE SECRET TO THEATRICAL GENIUS? 🍷 Welcome to the magnificent madness of a two-show Sat...