I’m no longer able to hide out, holed up at my postmodern pastoral enclave. But I nearly pulled the last plug, teetering on the ledge of digital suicide. Physically and intellectually isolated, my family keeps me sane. When they aren’t driving me crazy that is.
Shifting between manic bouts of depression and elation, familiar stability and personal insecurity, I’ve been building, writing vernacular poetry with hammer and spade. But an authoritative Nordic winter finally came to Denmark this year. Immovable leeks in the hard frozen soil. Nothing to harvest, impossible to build. Salvation through my garden cottage frozen in a dream.
Stop. Don’t jump! Reconnect. The University of Copenhagen has hired me on for a three year research gig. Yesterday, Day 1 – traveled to the “big” city for meet and greet over coffee and lunch. But Copenhagen was a BIG city yesterday. Or perhaps I just felt small. As the lightning train hurled me over and under the icy Storbælt towards my destination everyone seemed so grown up and serious. Even the children.
Speeding home through the uncanny Zealand winterscape I dreamt of Spring at Mi Ranchito Triste and my Fynen Alamo under the walnut tree.
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Awesome. Will probably see you around KUA. I only have classes on thursdays but let’s meet up over a beer. What kind of research gig?
Welcome back out, Stuart!
Glad to hear about the three-year collaboration in København!
Coincidentally, regarding our winter moods, got this link sent to me
this morning from David Anfam in London:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/you-dont-have-to-be-bipolar-to-be-a-genius-ndash-but-it-helps-1887646.html
All Best!
-rg
Daniel, the ‘gig’ is a PhD fellowship at the Transnational and Migration Studies Program (TRAMS). Stop by my office Thursday, 24.4.42.
Robert, thanks for the link. Genius, that’s all you baby.
It’s about time you came back! What, playing Mr. Mom get old? I think it really wreaked havoc on your internet addiction, myself!
It was the most demanding and thankless role I’ve ever played. See, I sound like mom! But I get it now, mothers are way undervalued.
Awesome. Congratulations. I’ll stop by when I get a chance
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