Month: augustus 2009

August 29. Young woman and the sea.
A short retreat is what I need. I am working on a perfect spot. A Greek island, the quietest of the Sporades, and I hope to catch up with my writing. It's just a feeling of being "on schedule" and I won't bother you with it. If there is something interesting to say I'll say ...
August 28. The young sailor boy.
And the blue water around the island rippled and glistened and sighed with her low gulping voice. The hot afternoon sun draws sharp shadows of the telephone lines under the balcony. A future threw a shadow back upon this moment, a future envisioned and hold dear. But the moment is now and that future far ...
August 27. Calmness.
We inspire each other. At five am we get up and take a taxi first, then a bus, then a highspeed ferry that takes us to an island by surprise. What a power is in the water spouting in the wake of the vessel, the visible effect of the mighty blades' whirl. I observe this ...
August 26. Serrated toothbrush.

I look in the mirror today and know that I will prevail. The young man, unshaved, that is looking at me with his gentle smile, he'll find his way. And I make a deal with him: as he finds his way I'll find him. He won't escape me much longer, I noticed lately that ...
August 25. Owl to Athens.
On the road again. You know I have a tendency to overdo things, and so when I say I am flying to a place where it is hot I really mean it - I fly to Athens, where wildfires sadly devour large areas and have reached suburbs. Prime minister Karamanlis has declared the state of ...
August 24. Burrocracy.
Berlin and getting organized. There are some things to do like issueing a new passport, getting some visa, establishing contacts, dealing with stuff. It's the sameness that beats the brimbram drum inside my ears, it's the sameness of the man walking on the Alexanderplatz again, yet again. Jumping high, jumping low, talking to people on ...
August 22. Perfectionism.
Berlin and getting organized. What is perfectionism? Responding to several very sincere and friendly people who recently told me they see themselves as perfectionists, I would like to write a little reflection about it. Everyday life back here in Berlin is not interesting enough for as enthralling a blog as this is supposed to be. ...
August 21. Ode to Brecht..
Berlin and getting organized. A short reflection today, about things. I sing the material blues. How do you relate to the things you possess? I guess it is something positive, the fact that you are the owner? How can it not be positive, that is the question. And, as you can guess, I think I ...
August 21. Falafel with chopsticks.
Berlin and getting organized. Don't be sad or angry at yourself when you lose a certain capacity. For instance, I want to copy a key today and ask for a Schlösser. Wrong: the poor guy is called Schlosser. How could I make such a mistake? The truth is I am not anywhere near perfection in ...