... you sometimes forget that your posts are supposed to be called something that begins with "When in" :)
Anyways. The movie was actually quite bad and I really ought to delete my previous post. But I won't.
I hope you had a good weekend.
Over and out!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
If you're in Copenhagen tonight
Tonight Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is showing the movie I love you Phillip Morris in Ørstedsparken. Last night it was A single man, and well, it's free! You don't have to be a homosexual (I'm not), I just think it's a great offer. And it is important to remember to go out and enjoy the summer - even though I sort of fear that it's going to rain tonight.
The film starts at 10 PM. Be there at 9.45 at the very latest if you want a good spot to sit on. And remember warm clothes :)
The film starts at 10 PM. Be there at 9.45 at the very latest if you want a good spot to sit on. And remember warm clothes :)
Saturday, July 10, 2010
When in Cincinnati, please please read this!
Today I was flickering through a book about Charley Harper and I came across some pictures of the mosaic wall in the contemporary arts center in Cincinnati. I believe the wall is called "Space for all species".
Now I would just like to know; is it as amazing in real life as I think it must be, judging from the photos I've seen? Could some one maybe try to describe to me exactly HOW amazing it is? Or isn't? Should I start dreaming? I probably won't have enough money to go to the USA for a couple of years, but it's okay to dream. It always is.
Oh, and by the way, I work in a book store at a museum, so I'm supposed to look at the books :) There aren't that many people on a Saturday morning.
Now I would just like to know; is it as amazing in real life as I think it must be, judging from the photos I've seen? Could some one maybe try to describe to me exactly HOW amazing it is? Or isn't? Should I start dreaming? I probably won't have enough money to go to the USA for a couple of years, but it's okay to dream. It always is.
Oh, and by the way, I work in a book store at a museum, so I'm supposed to look at the books :) There aren't that many people on a Saturday morning.
Friday, July 2, 2010
When in a place where the sun is shining...
...remember that sun lotion!
I know you've heard it a billion time before, but it really is that important. Because people DO get skin cancer. And wrinkles. And no matter which one you like the least, it's reason enough to apply SPF.
Personally, I'm about this pale:
Yes, I just skipped a few lines and left a blank space of whiteness, but that is (almost) how pale I am :)
And yes, I would like to get a tan. I used to worry more about getting a tan than protecting my skin, but no matter how many hours I spend outside without any protection, I still didn't seem to be anywhere near a gorgeous "cafe latte". Then I sported being as pale as a vampire (without all the emo-ness, though) by spending no time in the sun at all, and thereby missing out on the good things that come with the light and heat.
Now I think I've found a pretty healthy middle way, by trying not to go outside from noon to 3 pm and to almost always sunscreen (SPF 20). But I enjoy sitting outside on a sunny afternoon, reading a silly book.
And I'm using one of those body lotions with a hint of self tanner. And a sun lotion that helps optimize the tan. And I'm still pale, but at least I'm not ruining my skin.
All I'm saying is that you should consider the consequences of what you do. If you really don't care about cancer and wrinkles, then fine. Go ahead. Ignore the warnings. But then you have no right to feel sorry for yourself when you get older and your skin turns into leather.
Just saying...
I know you've heard it a billion time before, but it really is that important. Because people DO get skin cancer. And wrinkles. And no matter which one you like the least, it's reason enough to apply SPF.
Personally, I'm about this pale:
Yes, I just skipped a few lines and left a blank space of whiteness, but that is (almost) how pale I am :)
And yes, I would like to get a tan. I used to worry more about getting a tan than protecting my skin, but no matter how many hours I spend outside without any protection, I still didn't seem to be anywhere near a gorgeous "cafe latte". Then I sported being as pale as a vampire (without all the emo-ness, though) by spending no time in the sun at all, and thereby missing out on the good things that come with the light and heat.
Now I think I've found a pretty healthy middle way, by trying not to go outside from noon to 3 pm and to almost always sunscreen (SPF 20). But I enjoy sitting outside on a sunny afternoon, reading a silly book.
And I'm using one of those body lotions with a hint of self tanner. And a sun lotion that helps optimize the tan. And I'm still pale, but at least I'm not ruining my skin.
All I'm saying is that you should consider the consequences of what you do. If you really don't care about cancer and wrinkles, then fine. Go ahead. Ignore the warnings. But then you have no right to feel sorry for yourself when you get older and your skin turns into leather.
Just saying...
Friday, June 25, 2010
When in Stockholm, go see the Museum of Dance
Dansmuseet (Museum of Dance) in Stockholm is one of the best museums I've seen so far. I only went to the free part. It was a big hall with glass cases with dance costumes from all over the world. And even though is was by no means fancy or surprising I still find it absolutely amazing.
It didn't take me that long to go through the exhibition, however, I felt almost every emotion possible by the sight of ballet dresses and African masks. They had TV screens showing examples of tribal dancing and along with the sound of drums I almost felt like the costumes in the glass cases were going to move.
Obviously they didn't, but never the less, I think it shows that - in spite of the quite plain way of showing off the exhibited pieces - the viewer is able to get caught up in the story told through the costumes. And I guess that is what costumes are meant to do?
As I said, I didn't see the part of the museum where you have to pay, but I will definitely check it out the next time I go to Stockholm. And should you be in the neighborhood I really think you should at least go to the free part. I mean, it's free, if you don't like it you can leave and you won't feel bad because did I mention that it's free?
Last but not least, their cafe is quite popular. People who work in the area go there for lunch. The food wasn't THAT amazing, but it was alright and the staff was friendly.
http://www.dansmuseet.se/
It didn't take me that long to go through the exhibition, however, I felt almost every emotion possible by the sight of ballet dresses and African masks. They had TV screens showing examples of tribal dancing and along with the sound of drums I almost felt like the costumes in the glass cases were going to move.
Obviously they didn't, but never the less, I think it shows that - in spite of the quite plain way of showing off the exhibited pieces - the viewer is able to get caught up in the story told through the costumes. And I guess that is what costumes are meant to do?
As I said, I didn't see the part of the museum where you have to pay, but I will definitely check it out the next time I go to Stockholm. And should you be in the neighborhood I really think you should at least go to the free part. I mean, it's free, if you don't like it you can leave and you won't feel bad because did I mention that it's free?
Last but not least, their cafe is quite popular. People who work in the area go there for lunch. The food wasn't THAT amazing, but it was alright and the staff was friendly.
http://www.dansmuseet.se/
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
When in need of time to think things over
I just ate ice cream for breakfast...
Well, I haven't been updating as often as I would like to. I could apologize, but since nobody seems to be reading any of my blogs I don't really see the point. Anyway, I write for my own pleasure :)
The thing is, I wanted to keep my personal blog personal, and this blog more like a subjective travel guide. But now my personal life is messing up my time to write travel blog posts.
I feel like I have so many good tips to share and NOT writing them down makes me feel bad, and then THAT just makes me even more stressed out, and THAT! my friend makes me even less productive. So I try to not feel bad about not getting everything done. Like, I can't remember when was the last time I vacuumed my room. And I don't care. It doesn't effect anyone but myself.
My point is: right now I'm simply too busy trying to figure out what to do next, to remember what I did when I was in Warsaw...
The good news are that I've just returned from Hamburg and that I'll be moving to Copenhagen terrifyingly soon which means even more places to write about! Yay!
In case anyone is actually reading this: I don't mean to sound pitiful, it just sometimes happens. Especially when I realize that there are things that I HAVE to do that are more important than the things I WANT to do. Then I feel sorry for myself.
Well, I haven't been updating as often as I would like to. I could apologize, but since nobody seems to be reading any of my blogs I don't really see the point. Anyway, I write for my own pleasure :)
The thing is, I wanted to keep my personal blog personal, and this blog more like a subjective travel guide. But now my personal life is messing up my time to write travel blog posts.
I feel like I have so many good tips to share and NOT writing them down makes me feel bad, and then THAT just makes me even more stressed out, and THAT! my friend makes me even less productive. So I try to not feel bad about not getting everything done. Like, I can't remember when was the last time I vacuumed my room. And I don't care. It doesn't effect anyone but myself.
My point is: right now I'm simply too busy trying to figure out what to do next, to remember what I did when I was in Warsaw...
The good news are that I've just returned from Hamburg and that I'll be moving to Copenhagen terrifyingly soon which means even more places to write about! Yay!
In case anyone is actually reading this: I don't mean to sound pitiful, it just sometimes happens. Especially when I realize that there are things that I HAVE to do that are more important than the things I WANT to do. Then I feel sorry for myself.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
When in Copenhagen, find the Distortion party!
I'm on the train back from Copenhagen (where I'll soon be living, yay!) and I just thought I would share with you a little info about us Danes: We have nice homes. And why do you need to know this, you wonder? Because. Contrary to people in for example Southern Europe (who have, generally, no clue about how to pick out nice furniture - sorry!) we spend A LOT of our lives indoor. This has undoubtedly something to do with the fact that it's raining like 80% of the time. But when it's not raining we get excited and run outside and get a sunburn and skin cancer and destroy our livers by consuming large amounts of alcohol.
There are, however, times when it seems to be more important that the sun is shining. Like in the time of a music festival.
We have quite a few. The most famous one being Roskilde. SPOT might be my favourite. And a couple of days ago I experienced Distortion for the very first time. Well, I didn't go to the actual festival since I'm not that into electronic music. But when people have told me that Copenhagen turns into a big outdoor party venue, they really didn't lie. I'm not going to pretend that it was the best party of my life, but I really found it fascinating to see all these people dancing around in the streets.
That is basically what summer nights would be more like if I were in charge :)
Right now I can't tell when Distortion is going down next year and where the streets parties are going to be, but IF I'm still blogging in a year's time, I'll try to do a post about it.
I really love big cities in the summer!
There are, however, times when it seems to be more important that the sun is shining. Like in the time of a music festival.
We have quite a few. The most famous one being Roskilde. SPOT might be my favourite. And a couple of days ago I experienced Distortion for the very first time. Well, I didn't go to the actual festival since I'm not that into electronic music. But when people have told me that Copenhagen turns into a big outdoor party venue, they really didn't lie. I'm not going to pretend that it was the best party of my life, but I really found it fascinating to see all these people dancing around in the streets.
That is basically what summer nights would be more like if I were in charge :)
Right now I can't tell when Distortion is going down next year and where the streets parties are going to be, but IF I'm still blogging in a year's time, I'll try to do a post about it.
I really love big cities in the summer!
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