Mind flow....pictures will come...

And so the Life moved on for the Man who lived in the little town in a little cold place in the far North. No one ever thought he would be there, but the remarkable drawings in the sand were the signs he gave. Drawings made with his right food and his imagination. Today he still takes a walk to the beach, this time to drive a line in the sand with his walking stick just to see the thin fine line vanish when the salty water eats it.

Thursday was spent in nice and good company together with companions and a photo exhibition (By one of my great idols, Robert Capa, famous for the line; “If the picture is bad, you are not close enough). I met Louise at a café to drink a cappuccino and talk about past, present and the future. We talked a little about the good memories from the college (how interesting that we mostly remember the good times), we talked about her university life and how it is to study Law, we talked about her trip to Ecuador and the trips she is planning to do. A coffee later, we drank some beers and it was time to separate again, because I was going to eat my dinner at his place.

Klaus is a changed man. He told me to meet him at 16:25, not before, not later, because he is walking seriously with his Life these days, both at university and at his job. To make a long story short, Klaus and I met Louise at CBS (Copenhagen Business School) where Pablo and Mette is studying, we all went out to Istedgade on Vesterebro where we enjoyed some of specialities that the local brewery could offer to us. All in all, a pleasant evening in downtown Copenhagen with people I rarely see for the reason that my job on the sea is long, ohh the hard Life of a sailor.

I try to catch the moments. The window is little and everything around it is so big. How do I get the smell, the wind, the sound into this little frame? Not too much, that is disturbing. Not too little, then it is empty and without a soul. My job is to catch the moments. The moment when everything is perfect. Nothing more, nothing less, just perfection. I need to be fast and patient. Serene with what I want. I look in the seeker, focus, zoom a bit out, and focus again. Should I use the golden ratio now? I inhale the air. I click down halfway. Click all the way. Wait. Two seconds. Then exhale. Everything is in slow-motion, even though it only took a millisecond.

I met AK in CPH airport. We were going to Stockholm together. Flying is not my favourite of travelling, too fast. Too cold. Nevertheless, I Love airport, on the other hand… who doesn’t Love airport? We get into the plane, and I am a bit nervous for the man next to me, he hasn’t turned off his fancy cell phone yet, and we are in the air now. Below us the cars are nothing more than “high tech” ants. Why do I get nervous? I mean, a cellphone wouldn’t make the plane crash…. Or would it?.... naaa, I’ll just focus on the magazine. We will be in Arlanda, Stockholm, Sweden, in 1 hour.

We catch the train from the airport to the central station, we catch the metro from the station towards Vasastad where Max will meet us. We walk for ten minutes, then we are there. Wauw, Charlie has really changed is the first thought that goes to my head. He is more slim than ever, and looks extremely healthy. The reason why the four of us meet in Stockholm is because Charlie and Max will be running a 30 KM race in Stockholm. The biggest running race in Sweden.

It was a bit weird the first time. I was so exhausted and felt that I should never do this again, still it was also nice. While standing under the shower I thought about the things I have been through to do what I just did. To do what a lot of other people are doing and everyone is talking about. I remember how I went into the shop, a bit nervous…I mean; I didn’t want to admit that it was my first time. I bought what I needed to buy, 1500 Danish kroner. That is a lot of money and I didn’t even know if I would like it. I go home again. I don’t use the things I have bought for a long time. Then suddenly I want to do it. It is at my job. I prepare mentally. Runs everything through my head before I start. My goal is 20 min. and with no stops. I can’t really remember how it was while doing it. Just that I regret that I didn’t bring music. Nevertheless, I have to do it again. I didn’t like it at all. Didn’t feel anything special afterwards, okay, maybe a bit healthy, but nothing more than that. I don’t like running. I don’t get this fuzz about running, it is boring and useless. I really prefer swimming. Swimming is training of the whole body. Furthermore swimming is useful; if a person drowns I can swim out and help him. Nevertheless, I am going running again… maybe today, dunno, I just don’t like it.

The four of us went around the city. Stockholm is really beautiful, not as small and dull as Oslo, not as compact and diverse as Copenhagen, but it has a vibe. It is very beautiful, build on 14 islands so there are bridges everywhere, I like bridges a lot. A lot of old buildings and a lot of young people. All wearing the most trendy expensive clothes that money can buy. Max showed us the whole town, the parliament, the castle, the famous hotels. We were sitting at a dock for hours’ talking about How Wonderful Life is. We went home to Max’s sisters flat where we cooked a pasta dish a’la “RCN style”. AK and I shared a wine, Max and Charlie prepared mentally for the race the day after.

Max and Charlie is going to London soon (they are probably already there when you read this). I talked with Claudia the other day, she is in York now. Ellie and Matt is studying at the same university in Edinburgh, and Mette, Pablo, Klaus and Louise have all started to study in Denmark, Naja went to Canada and Trent. I met Malin and Lisa in Stockholm; they are studying together in Upsala. Marte and Ingvill has both started at South American studies in Bergen. Herman is going to LSE and London. Negar and Emilja are already in London. David L. is going to England as well very soon. I talked with Jani the other day, he is doing well at Princeton – where Joonas and Alberto is. Oh, you wonder where I am? I am working. Working onboard a cruiseship. Working in the Guest Service Center. I am working a lot. Could I have done different? Yes. I got accepted to History at Copenhagen University. Why didn’t I accept the offer? Good question. Today, I still don’t know. I wish I had started at university. Stupid me. Stupid Mads.

On the day of the run, AK and I enjoyed a sightseeing tour around the streets of Stockholm. While Max and Charlie were running, we saw Andy Warhols drawings at the Museum for Modern Art. When they have ran around half-way, we were eating a delicious carrot cake and drinking smoothies at a nice café in downtown. When they were almost done, AK and I met up with Lisa, Matilda and Malin and together we went out to the Finish line of the race. Damn, there were soooo many people out there. People came running in, some puking, some walking, some bleeding from their nipples, some looked like they could run double as much, some dressed up, some ran hand in hand in, some sprinted, everyone were happy to have finished. Max got in after 2 hours and 55 minutes, Charlie a little later. Quite a good time for both of them. I mean, it would take me 6½ hours to do it, because I would be walking all the way.

We went home to the flat again. Talked, looked a pictures from Roskilde, drank a beer, gave Charlie a massage, listen to music, finding out everything about Lisa, and then Max told us to be quite because of the neighbours and so we went out for dinner. We went to a nice thai-buffet, drank and ate plenty of food, sushi, noodles, seefood “en croûte”, cheesecake and icecream. We talked and laughed. Went back and drank a bit more. Woke up the next morning, feeling a bit hangover.

One should never get to like money. It is not healthy; it stops more than it creates. I am close to get addicted to money. It is nice to be able to buy books and visit friends. It is not nice to get as far as I am now. I love my money so much, that I have been thinking about not travelling anywhere the next year. Just keep working and save up money for the hard student Life. My goal is 10.000, 40.000, 50.000 or yeah almost 10000000000000 kroner. I could if I wanted to. If I don’t travel, if I don’t buy this new thing for my camera, if I don’t go and visit Matt in Scotland, Ana in Spain, and the rest of the world. Damn, these money. They almost got me!

AK, Charlie, Max and I took the train from Stockholm to Malmø. It is a 5½ hours long trainride and damn, it was boring. I entertainted myself with a book. A bit of writing (bad writing), talking with Charlie, eating, Talking with Max, drinking some WATER, massaging and talking with AK….and so we arrived nice and safe in Malmø after 5 hours and 27 minutes later. I took the train from Sweden to Denmark. From Denmark I went into my own world. Got a book. Went on a dream to my other World. I left my Other World when I was in Haslev. Got to bed. Woke up from bed. Talked with Itay. He is going back to the army today. Went to bed. Thought about Itay, Stockholm, running, writing, why I always spill on my white shirts but never on my black, thought about the future. Thought about a girl, thought about what money can buy. Thought about what money can’t buy. Thought about writing some few lines about the weekend. Thought about……