December 2007
6 posts
Myspace is Pissing Me Off →
In the last week I have received 6 fake friend requests and 3 hacked messages. Considering that I have less than 150 “friends” on myspace and over 550 facebook buddies, I think this is exceptionally high. How many fake friend requests have I received from facebook? None. Zero. Zilch. Why is it that a company bought by Murdoch can not figure out a simple thing like user privacy? It...
Hamlet: I Heart You →
Hamlet I heard you: No not really. I am staying in the town of Kokkedal right now on the northern coast of Zealand about 25 kilometers outside of Kobenhavn. Its gray most of the day (perpetually overcast) and the temperature hovers between 2-6 Centigrade. View Larger Map We are about 16 kilometers outside of Helsignor, the town where Shakespeare attributes the play of Hamlet to the castle of...
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Plucked out of New York I find myself at some crossroads. Luckily I brought my trusty laptop along for the ride to Denmark. Each day there is a limited amount of sunlight, which translates to some minor constraints of lifestyle. I have to wake up early enough catch the first rays of light and be home by 4 pm in order to not get lost trying to find my way back. But once I do arrive home there...
Upside Down and Inside Out →
Greetings to all from Kobenhavn, Danmark. I made it here without any broken bones or scary stories. Just a smooth flight on SAS Airlines and a distant cousin awaiting me at the airport. Its been raining on and off the last two days, but its nothing a New Yorker can not handle. In fact, its a bit warmer here than in NYC. It has not snowed yet and the temperature is hovering in the mid-40s. After...
My Hands Are Bananas →
I leave in an hour for Denmark. The trip is finally here. So here’s a funny video that Anton brought to my attention. I am not really sure about it being a “dark german techno” song, but I will vouch for it being a dark techno song about bananas.And thats how the story goes…
Pelle the Conqueror : Pelle erobreren →
Saturday afternoon I saw Pelle the Conqueror at Scandinavia House in midtown Manhattan. They have an ongoing film series highlighting significant Nordic theater. Pelle follows the life of two Swedes as they immigrate to Denmark in search of a better life. It won an Oscar in 1987 for best Foreign Film. Expecting a feel-good film, I was instead startled by the horrible reality facing the central...