Category: General

  • everything works by imitation

    All those books that surround me every day allow me to feel near to myself—to what I was, to that reader who kept growing, changing, adding layers—and to the information and ideas they contain. Or that they only suggest. Or that they only hyperlink: many of my books are planets orbiting around thinkers, writers, and…

  • framtiden ser ljus ut

    There’s no escape from dumb-ass hot takes about The Fewtch, even in DuoLingo: On the bright side, I’m on a 225-day streak, and apparently I’ve learned 2,000 words… which makes it all the more embarrassing that I still stumble over unexpected sentences in real-world transactions as simple as buying a coffee. Ah, well. Practice, practice,…

  • Västra Hamnen

  • 20NOV20

    Some days you just can’t traction on any damned thing, and this was one of those days. Taking some comfort from the knowledge that there used to be a lot of days like that, and now they’re pretty rare. Definitely struggling with the encroaching dark of winter, though… and the Swedish style of HVAC seems…

  • helgens vandring

    That light. Gargantuan marine hazard signage a bonus.