#Books
Life & TimesNever Fit in, Never Give in, This Is the Life We Chose
Well, we made it through the last four years, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who, on Wednesday evening, exhaled so much of the stress and trauma and anger…
January 22, 2021 · 4 min read
Art & Culture2020 in Books
Here we are my friends, my annual book roundup. I intentionally planned to be a bit slower at reading in 2020, because after a few years of upping my goal, I…
December 30, 2020 · 4 min read
Art & Culture2019 in Books
After steadily increasing my goal over the years, 2019 was the year I decided on 100 books, because it was a goal I wanted to reach but also one I knew would…
January 17, 2020 · 6 min read
Art & Culture2018 in Books
Another year, another reading goal. After struggling a bit last year to meet my goal of 75, I decided to scale back a bit and go for 50 again, which I knew…
December 31, 2018 · 5 min read
Art & Culture2017 in Books
After a rough year with books in 2016, reading came easily in 2017. There were of course books I didn't like or struggled with, but I was a lot less reluctant…
February 12, 2018 · 5 min read
Art & Culture2016 in Books
Reading was a struggle in 2016. People who only read a few books a year will of course laugh, because by most standards, I read a lot. But that doesn't mean it…
February 16, 2017 · 5 min read
Art & Culture2015 in Books
So let's talk books. After surpassing 50 in 2014, I set a similar goal for 2015, and I made it no problem. I actually reached my goal far earlier than the…
January 10, 2016 · 7 min read
Art & Culture2014 in Books
After reading 30+ books last year easily, I started off this year with a goal of reading 50 books, and I definitely made it, with some half-read books to…
January 2, 2015 · 5 min read
Life & TimesReal Good Things
As I wrote about before, emotionally it has been a rough couple months for me. But it's not all mediocre and sad, so I thought I would highlight some of the…
November 28, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesTwo Weeks.
September is here, which means that I am back to a relatively full work load as of two weeks ago. Granted, I only work 18 hours a week as a tutor, but I also…
September 30, 2013 · 3 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Other Peoples' Homes.
One of the things I love in this life is to see how other people decorate their homes. I often wander through the streets of Berlin, peeking into windows…
July 5, 2013 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkResolutions, or: things I hope to accomplish this year.
The word "resolution" is a particularly tricky one, don't you think? I like to believe that people can make positive and lasting changes at any point in the…
January 17, 2013 · 7 min read