Why I Do Such Things

As the sameness of my work and environment closed in on my mind and soul, feeding the now formidable flames of my cynicism and disaffection, I knew something had to be done. Something life-changing. The answer? This Book Will Change Your Life. Written by the intentionally obscure authors Ben and Henrik, this book is a 365 step guide to truly living. Each day I am assigned a task from this book- anything from trying a new fruit to bailing a stranger out of jail, or navigating an entire day without the sense of touch. I will hand deliver my emails for a day, pick up a hitch-hiker, get into a fight, and learn ballet. Hellen Keller says "Life is a daring adventure, or nothing." I plan to make it the former... (to read more, click here)

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Jag är inte död!

Day 35

I'm back! I am not dead (contrary to popular belief), though I did have a nasty bought with strep throat last week, hence my absence. The first thing I did after I got better was of course learn Swedish. Aaron and I asked around, and found that there are at least two people in my school who speak Swedish. They both know how to say 'hello,' however only one knew how to say 'how are you?' I decided to supplement my education with some handy phrases provided by the book, such as "There is a smurf buried in my butter," "You are a sausage," "My contact lens fell into that volcano on the right," and of course, the always useful phrase "There are a bunch of daffodils on the rampage." I imagine that I should also learn these phrases in French and Spanish, as these are fairly common situations, and I would not want to be stranded in a strange country without the ability to say these basic things. Perhaps I should think ahead, and learn "The palms of my feet are constructing portals for you while you sleep," In Chinese.

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