return of the noble savage

Vacation-time and life by the sea with no mod cons, not even real coffee. The more the world advances, the more it mystifies me that I can still enjoy going for days without the internet, hot showers, an electric light to read by. That there are parts of the world that do not advance like the rest. Places where you light a wood fire on chilly nights and it's the birds who do twittering.

A brief stop-by in town to go online, drink coffee, partake of some popular culture (Merlin (the TV-series) and music I can choose myself), do laundry, get away from family, get together with friends, stock up on essentials (chocolate and books), play beach volley.

loops in the sky, knots in the sea

Today's most strenuous activity: lying on my back, watching summer clouds roll lazily by and fighter aircraft exercising loops, and listening to fourteen-year-olds speculate on Gaddafi's possible successor.

But I also found a Gordian worm in the water. And rejected two novels, after having read approx. 120 pages of each. Nothing but the best literature is good enough for a beautiful summer's day by the sea. Maybe I have to bring out Special Topics in Calamity Physics again.

missionary in a foreign field

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

Coldplay: Viva la Vida