My story so far

My name is Fredrik Berglund, but most know me as Mr Blynt - hence the name of this site.
I was born in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna on December 10, 1981 at 07:12 AM CET. That means I am approximately 30 julian years and 161 days old. Today I live with my fiancée Bushra and our sons Leo and Zach in the neighbouring town of Västerås. Local time is 10:11.

I drink way too many cups of coffee. I am fortunate enough to be able to ride my bike to work. I have recently discovered an urge to find out all there is to know about Swedish foreign policy and the workings of the European Union. I also enjoy publishing small and manageable web projects.

Welcome to my personal website. Here is where I keep my photos, some of my thoughs, information about my whereabouts, and maybe most importantly - my bucket list ...

My bucket list

There are a lot of things I want to experience before I end up six feet under. Here are some.
Hopefully this list will see lots of revisions and updates before my time is up.

  1. Get a motorcycle licence
  2. Get a pilot licence
  3. Fly in a helicopter ⇒ photos
  4. Sky dive
  5. Become a PADI open water diver
  6. Experience Burning Man
  7. Visit the library in Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina)
  8. See the great sphinx of Giza
  9. Visit the top of the Eiffel Tower
  10. See Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
  11. See Taipei 101
  12. Visit my Bushra's home town of Suleymania, Iraq
  13. Take a dip in a hot spring on Iceland
  14. Hike to Treriksröset
  15. Visit the Great Wall of China
  16. Visit Moscow and see St. Basil’s Cathedral
  17. Travel along the Trans-Siberian Railway
  18. Run the Stockholm Marathon
  19. Run the New York City Marathon
  20. Visit Tokyo
  21. Visit Shanghai
  22. Visit Hong Kong
  23. See the opera house in Sydney
  24. Visit the cathedral in Barcelona
  25. Take a knitting class and knit a sweater
  26. Learn some kind of yoga
  27. Visit UppCon in Uppsala
  28. Hang with the kidz at Dreamhack
  29. Visit Comic-Con
  30. Convince more than 50 people to sign my PGP key
  31. Visit Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida with Leo and Zac
  32. Let our couch be couch surfed
  33. Visit New Zealand
  34. Go chocolate sampling in Stockholm
  35. Show Bushra Visby
  36. Cross the Öresund Bridge
  37. Cross the English Channel through Eurotunnel
  38. Cross the Högakusten Bridge
  39. Cross the Golden Gate Bridge
  40. Learn to meditate
  41. Visit the Stockholm City Library
  42. Visit the New York City Library
  43. Attend the South By Southwest Music and Media Festival
  44. Attend Sweden Social Web Camp
  45. More to come ...