Category Archives: Awkwardness
The Modern World-System
There seems to be much too great a distance between loving and hating for one to be able to have the right to bring them so close together, in one breath, in one single thought, in two words that, without … Continue reading
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Mærkeligt
To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle. –George Orwell ”Watch what Bella does here.” Frederik picked up a small piece of snow and Bella, their four-year-old dog, instantly went berserk. She started snapping and … Continue reading
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Where the Wave Finally Broke
I don’t know if it’s chocolate milk or if it’s blood…I think it’s chocolate…well, that’s what happens when you’ve got free internet. –A Dane talking on his cell, about a stain on his pant leg DIS offers a volunteer immersion … Continue reading
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Tim Toldrum’s Dead
What? Why didn’t you say so? Now I be King o’ the Cats! –Tom Tildrum, The King o’ the Cats, an English folk tale My father and I went to New Orleans last spring, and I remember how the lolling … Continue reading
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Ferrous Oxide Epiphany
I…was one of that crew; my shouts had gone up with the rest…and stronger I shouted, and more did I hammer and clinch my oath, because of the dread in my soul. –Herman Melville, Moby-Dick A few weeks ago I … Continue reading
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Notes from Nørreport
Me: Oh my gosh, that was a bird! Driver: Nut inimohre. –an exchange on a Danish bus, right after a swallow slammed into the windshield The trains in Denmark always run on time—only one example of Danish punctuality. They are … Continue reading
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