I’m writing from Chiang Mai, which is about as cliché as it gets for a particular activity in a particular location. Winter’s an unsavoury time to be in Berlin and I need a break from producing pretty words for the money people.
Loved the read, a few chuckles and inward squirms. This, ‘These days you’re rarely given the opportunity to enjoy something before being confronted by its inverse negative consequence.’ was interesting as it rings very true. Looking forward to continuing the reads.
“ I felt somewhat ridiculous in all my gear and gadgets next to its nude brilliance.” Wonderful. Full of wonder. I love this piece, the stream of revelations and insights.
Thank you! Made me chuckle on the soup Warhol part. And felt very hopeful on the cold water moment. Also, extremely real mailbox anxiety! Can't wait to go away from this german madness forever. But while I'm still here for approximately 5 years, I'll enjoy being clueless. Hope half year is still considered briefly...
Thanks for this and for the link to "Art of Dying". I became aware of Peter Schjeldahl only recently via "Also a poet", his daughter Ada Calhoun's book about Frank O'Hara, him, and her. I liked the book and guided by it also read Frank O'Hara. Now I'll read Schjeldahl. A side note about "Also a poet" - I heard it as an audiobook narrated by Ada Calhoun - it has so many recordings in it that I think the actual written book version must be less effective than the audio version.
I didn't know she was his daughter! I'll download the audiobook now since obviously the Kindle version isn't possible for me. Thanks for mentioning it.
Loved the read, a few chuckles and inward squirms. This, ‘These days you’re rarely given the opportunity to enjoy something before being confronted by its inverse negative consequence.’ was interesting as it rings very true. Looking forward to continuing the reads.
Glad to hear about the chuckles and squirms. Thanks for reading, Ben!
.. almost slipped on a rat ..
fuck.. i needed a read like this .. still do
will fire this off to my cousin in Roatan..
who damn near drowned 2 weeks ago
& a pal here in toronto with one lung
of German Heritage .. born there
cracked a cold one @ 5 ayem
& have a preroll - my name on it - will inspire me all day
mebbe 10 AM will have a puff or 5 decent hits
stayin feral .. 🦎🏴☠️🎬
“ I felt somewhat ridiculous in all my gear and gadgets next to its nude brilliance.” Wonderful. Full of wonder. I love this piece, the stream of revelations and insights.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Peter. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
My wife and I migrate south away from the winter in Munich every year.
Thank you! Made me chuckle on the soup Warhol part. And felt very hopeful on the cold water moment. Also, extremely real mailbox anxiety! Can't wait to go away from this german madness forever. But while I'm still here for approximately 5 years, I'll enjoy being clueless. Hope half year is still considered briefly...
Thanks for this and for the link to "Art of Dying". I became aware of Peter Schjeldahl only recently via "Also a poet", his daughter Ada Calhoun's book about Frank O'Hara, him, and her. I liked the book and guided by it also read Frank O'Hara. Now I'll read Schjeldahl. A side note about "Also a poet" - I heard it as an audiobook narrated by Ada Calhoun - it has so many recordings in it that I think the actual written book version must be less effective than the audio version.
I didn't know she was his daughter! I'll download the audiobook now since obviously the Kindle version isn't possible for me. Thanks for mentioning it.