A hard case solved! – No Columbo involved:
At last I’ve rid my wretched body of the infernal infection of cold-pneumonia and general lethargic behavior. It only took 2 days in bed: Just me, laptop, noodles and buckets of videogaming. I dusted of my old Super Nintendo and completed Final Fantasy III + Super Mario World 2. That takes about 24 hours. Spice it all with plenty of pills and relaxation and you’re strong and fit again! – Thank you very much Mario and Yoshi

My heroes in health. Doctors, acupuncture and magnets step aside please.

So I’m back at CBS trying to write something on my thesis. Of course nothing has been written just yet. But me being here offers a strong indication of intention! Today I might be obstructed by the fact that I have to participate in a quiz at the fabulous and highly doubtful bar “Grock” tonight. This quiz is called “Den Hvide Lektie”. – This is an all-round knowledge quiz. – It is quite entertaining and good fun. I recently got assimilated into a team of quizzers (you participate on team basis) and I therefore have a divine obligation to show up tonight.

Valentines.. What about the rest of us.
So I guess it is no secret that I have absolutely no love life to speak about! – and I noticed that Valentines day is tomorrow… I really don’t care that much about Valentines day and it’s one of the few American traditions I’ve yet to take in.. Of course “the lack o’ love” and my olympic-grade attempts to avoid falling into THAT trap makes me a prime candidate for Valentine-carelessness and cynicism.

Being self proclaimed sarcastic observer of pop-culture and society I’ll just put a little spin on love and Valentines day, rarely depicted in Hollywood media and only praised by cola/coffee guzzling aloof nerds like myself; that are obviously too busy and important for such trivialities like love and dating. We strong and proud existences band together – scour the Internet for articles and observations to champion our own social-behavior.

And in the continuation of the spirit of love:
Today stumbled via kottke.org upon the shortlisted passages in the Bad Sex Award 2007 competition. Now this is hilarious shit – well for me at least! – It’s the short list of the best literary descriptions of bad sex. For the most part, I’m not sure the authors were aware what horrid landscapes of bad sex they described, in their efforts to write something really steamy. I quote:

[...]This is not pleasurable. How could anyone find having burning hot candle wax dripped onto the flesh of their belly pleasurable? But I don’t want to tell her to stop cos the last time I told her to stop I got belted in the mouth. She wears an average of three rings on each finger[...] (and it gets even hotter yet)
[...]“Ooowwww!” Oh shit, my nipple’s on fire. She’s poured lighter fluid onto my chest and my tit’s gone up in flames like some dessert in a posh restaurant.[...]
From: “The Late Hector Kipling” by David Thewlis

Yeah.. Don’t do this at home.. Leave it to the pros:

For instance all time favorite: Charles Baudelaire from Fleurs du mal (1861).

Tu contiens dans ton oeil le couchant et l’aurore;
Tu répands des parfums comme un soir orageux;
Tes baisers sont un philtre et ta bouche une amphore
Qui font le héros lâche et l’enfant courageux.

In English:
You contain in your eyes the sunset and the dawn;
You scatter perfumes like a stormy night;
Your kisses are a philtre, your mouth an amphora,
Which make the hero weak and the child courageous.

Now that is only a quick outtake.. Everyone should read Baudelaire, but that is just my humble opinion.. No need for lighter fuel or being belted in the mouth.. Celestial descriptions will do just fine. Fleurs du mal is also great inspiration for the wannabe bohemian dirty talker!

Valentine card from the 50s:
I’m not sending out any! – But if you gotta do it! – You might as well go old school and go pirate.

Arrr! Thou hast gouged me chest and plundered me heart ! Avast! Thy poxed wench!

Can’t wait for international talk like a pirate day and don’t forget pirates are his chosen people.

Happy valentines day tomorrow!

One last reminder!
So I went, with great expectation and childish anticipation, to the planetarium to see this 3D movie called “DINOSAURS” – Expecting a 3D Jurrasic park I got treated to an hour long snore-a-thon glorifying the work of Paleontologists.. Especially two beatniks named Mike and Mark! – Not enough 3D dinosaur battle! – And it’s not that I don’t enjoy documentaries, au contraire! – But if I am to wear dorky goggles and endure headaches due to the nauseating wizzbang of 3D effects.. Then make it worth my while and not show 2 men digging in dirt for 1 hour.

Sebastian and Lisa. Enduring

Final final!
Oh yeah! – Least I forget! – Have not heard anything about the job and no, the thesis is not seeing much progress either! – But they are both being worked on.. To paraphrase “The Dude” from the Big Lebowski : “This is a very complicated case. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in my old head” – That’s the best description for me and my situation right now!

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