30 nights into this colossus of a tale containing a staggering amount of layers of stories, I have taken away the following: Women are deceitful and unfaithful by nature, and it is a reasonable thing to kill them if they are found guilty of adultery. Better make sure that they…
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Progress
My desktop is nowhere near as messy as my mind is. Apparently it’s been four years since I took a course in statistics. A lot of neglect and a mental breakdown since then means there’s not much left of the knowledge in me, nevertheless I’m trying to use it for…
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A one-way love affair
Oh, mountains. I haven’t been home for two weeks, and I miss you already. Every time I find myself in mountainous terrain I ask myself why I live in this godforsaken flatland of a place, bereft of forest and all. I’m in love, there’s no doubt about it. The deep,…
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Just a Christmas song
You’re missing the point I’m sure does not need making; that Christmas spirit is not what you drink. Ha! And here you thought you wouldn’t be hearing from me until next year. In your dreams. Here’s a Christmas-y tune for you to listen to! And awaaaaay… Winterdragon
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Midwinter reflections
Happy solstice, everyone. Or Yule or Christmas or New Year’s or whatever it is you do or do not celebrate. The year has been a pretty bad one on a global scale, I’ve reckoned. People I’ve admired has passed away, and there’s been politics and other disasters. But for me…
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In this world all covered up in shame
“Have I gone mad?” “I’m afraid so. You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” Apparently what I am is classed as a mental disease. Not the anxiety and panic attacks (well, maybe those too), but my gender identity. Not necessarily terminal, but definitely…
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Update
This, too, shall pass. I should have that phrase tattooed onto my arm, or something. Whatever emotional state I’m in, I have a hard time envisioning ever feeling differently. I have learned from experience that the very idea that a state of mind should last forever is a ridiculous notion,…
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You’re in every single part of me
Just discovered this lovely band called Agent Fresco. Their music is so right up my alley it’s almost eerie. What is it with Icelandic people and making music? Seriously, like half of my favourite bands are Icelandic. In other news I’m keeping busier than I should, as per usual. Things…
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On freedom of speech
“You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.” — Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride Freedom of speech, that is. I spent most of last week at the Swedish Book Fair, a huge event with lots of exhibitors, seminars, and thousands of visitors.…
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A summer without shoes
Inspired by a couple of friends who usually ditch their shoes for the warm part of the year I decided to give it a go this summer. Now I think my barefoot transformation is complete. I almost managed to forget my shoes at a friend’s place a while ago. This…