Christmas
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Christmas is here.
With Christmas come jolly things - such as decorations, Christmas lunches/dinners, going home for the holidays - and Christmas food.
With Christmas also comes the negative things - such as deadlines for term paper, exams after Christmas, or too little things to do everything you want to do.
I suppose it is merely a matter of bad planning that I find myself wanting to do hundreds of things, but instead of doing them all, I procrastinate by doing other things, and, in the end, am not really satisfied by any of the things I’ve done.
At least the term paper writing is going the right way. I’ve got just about 13 pages out of 25 - and hope to make about 12 more by Thursday morning, before Christmas holiday.
I got some feedback from the supervisor yesterday, which motivated me greatly, even if he had some issues with the amount of test results I would have to go through…
Biking in Copenhagen
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Having a bike in Copenhagen is pretty much a must. Spending a small amount on a bike in the beginning of your stay here (if it is meant to be long term) will save you oodles on transportation in the long run. And, unlike certain other Danish cities *cough*Århus*cough*, Copenhagen is pretty flat. So flat, in fact, that the smallest increment change on the ground, feels like Mount Everest… (Or it does, anyway, when you’re tired, it is morning and you’re heading across one of the bridges from Amager into the city.)
But, biking is trés cheap. Unfortunately, when it is snowing - biking is ill-advised. Then again, so is pretty much any other mode of transportation you’re likely to find running in the snow here.
Another time when biking isn’t the smartest thing you can do, is when there’s something oddly resembling a hurricane, or a bit of wind according to the Stavanger standards, going on outside. Pedalling to the max, and not getting anywhere… that’s when you realize that you’d be better off walking.
Other than that - as long as you remember the gloves in the winter - you’re pretty much set for a cheap way to get around Copenhagen. And - barring hurricanes and snow - it’s definitely quicker than walking. Just remember to bring lights for the bike if you plan on biking in the evenings. The police might be busy with Ungdomshuset and Christiania, but they also hand out tickets for bikers…
The Duke: A Portrait of Prince Philip
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by Tim Heald
Published 1991. 263 p.
I’ve been interested in reading more about Prince Philip for quite some time now - and while I thought Gyles Brandreth’s book Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a marriage was very interesting - I wanted something more in depth. I’m not sure if this book by Tim Heald was what I was looking for, but after reading it I feel satisfied with what I’ve read, with a few minor exceptions.