On jolly July, aberrant August 15 Aug 2013 | 11:09 am

It's been a weird summer in Norway. Weird, because it's been awesome. Weather-wise we are talking about the July of the century, or some such cliché. Sun have been had. Pale Norwegians soaked up vitam...

On songs you should be listening to now 13 Jun 2013 | 06:30 pm

On old acquaintances 15 May 2013 | 05:38 pm

The previous weekend I got to hang out with some old friends. One of them - let's call him Ken* - is Japanese and I met him when we were both attending university in a remote city of Japan, almost sev...

On Streptococcus 10 Apr 2013 | 12:01 am

To whom it may concern, Normally I'd start a letter with "Dear...", but in this case there cannot be any reason to be so generous. There is, after all, nothing "dear" about streptococcal pharyngitis,...

On paaaaaaaaaacking 7 Feb 2013 | 09:43 pm

Packingsmackingclackinglackingbackingdacking. It's boring, it's what it is. I think I've mentioned it before, but I hate packing. H-A-T-E it. It's one of those things I put off and off and off and o...

On Digressuary 1 Feb 2013 | 06:30 pm

If you have visited Tami lately, you'll already have heard of it (and if you haven't, you should). She decided that the month of February - with its many potential pitfalls for those prone to gloomine...

On cloudiness 31 Jan 2013 | 06:29 pm

Today, this picture haunts me: It's from artist Berndnaut Smilde's clever use of a fog machine and just the right amount of humidity, temperature (and light) to create a real (as opposed to photoshop...

On things that are great and things that could be greater 17 Jan 2013 | 01:30 pm

Things that are great: -Vacation time very soon (Hasta la vista, Noruega!) -Cupcakes -Giraffes (duh) Things that could be greater: -The speakers on my work computer. They could work. -The situation i...

On people 15 Jan 2013 | 07:49 pm

People are such interesting creatures. I find myself studying them, like a nature photographer might study insects or a pride of lions. I'm Sir David Attenborough, only the habitat of study is found ...

On 2012 (part two) 3 Jan 2013 | 03:31 am

I know, I know, it's 2013 by now. But before I get used to writing that, I figured it was time to take another look back. Last time I did this, at the end of 2011, I was under the impression that I wa...