Posts from year 2004
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Lost in São Paulo
We said thank you to our driver, spilled out of the car into a part of São Paulo that looked like it had been left off the map. We pulled out our paper map and picked a direction at random, figuring that civilization must be that way.
One year with Spacelab
Spacelab has already survived its first year. Time has a curious habit of accelerating when your weekends are measured in BPM instead of calendar pages, and when most of your wardrobe is black.
Ten year anniversary
This site has now been online for a decade. Way back in 1994, the tools were quite simple as I wrote plain HTML by hand in Emacs on a Solaris machine and viewed the result in the Mosaic browser.
Monsters of Zynth in Örebro
After fortifying ourselves with a kebab at the legendary Mem o Zin in Karlskoga, it felt like we were ready for whatever the evening decided to throw at us. It was a short drive to Örebro and Club Satin, where Stefan Nilsson was hosting his annual birthday celebration, appropriately titled Monsters of Zynth.
Arvikafestivalen 2004
For one long weekend every summer, The forests of Värmland become home to Sweden’s strangest temporary city. Thousands of people living on cheap beer, questionable hygiene and an unwavering belief that black clothes are appropriate in the summer.
Smelling the croissants in Paris
Paris is a lucid dream wrapped in a pocket of reality, garnished by endless amounts of dog litter. I’ve trod these dirty pavements before, but the city always gives me something new.
Legends of the Lake District
When some explorer rolled through Cumbria in ages past, he must have a sudden rush of bad inspiration. Yes, the Lake District is full of lakes, but come on. Surely there must be another name available to use?
A fistful of haggis
As we drove south from Glasgow, I had many things on my mind for this odyssey through Great Britain all the way down to Brighton. Walk around the lakes of Lake District. Stay in a castle with almost proper plumbing.