“The word miracle, as pronounced by Christian churches, gives a false impression; it is a monster. It is not one with the blowing clover and the falling rain.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I wake up to the sound of rain and go back to sleep. The sun is up when Shell decides it is time for…
Slovenia
“I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.” Jack Kerouac You never sleep well with a bottle of wine and two pizzas in your gut gurgling away. Pizza is an ocean of salt, so you spend the night…
Becoming Budapestiek
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” Kurt Vonnegut I wake up at 3.00 am. I have always struggled with jetlag. Shell can sleep through a cyclone. I listen to…
Arrivals – Budapest
“When you have insomnia, you’re never really asleep, and you’re never really awake. With insomnia, nothing’s real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.” Chuck Palahniuk A long flight. Tucker Carlson left me alone for the rest of the flight. Budapest feels like home. It is only 3C…
Departures – Dubai
“Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.” Alan Watts We have crawled to the end of term. Sometimes it felt like Rachelle was dragging my corpse to the end of term. Dubai remains a sand pit of consumerism, but the weather is nice. It is hard to like a place where the view…
Feedback
“People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.” William Somerset Maugham The response to the last post has been clear. A full 100% of readers were dissatisfied with the previous post. “Were you drunk when you wrote this?” “Do better.” “I give this 3/10.” The readership has spoken. I will do better. Sunday…
Istrian Coast
“I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.” Bram Stoker Saturday We head to the coast for a drive. Maybe it is the vastness of Australia, here is Croatia there is a sense of closeness. You can be high…
Dr. Guilio Pastori – Ophthalmologist
“Though the doctors treated him, let his blood, and gave him medications to drink, he nevertheless recovered.” Leo Tolstoy Friday A trip to Trieste to find an opthalmologist. Croatia – Slovenia – Italy in the space of 30 minutes. It is easier to find an ophthalmologist in Trieste than it is to find a park….
Grožnjan – Croatia
“How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.” William S. Burroughs Thursday My eye is still red, but now it is causing me pain. I get this bad headache behind and around my eye. It was so bad yesterday afternoon that I couldn’t read, and I went to bed at 6.00 pm. Shutting…