return from scandinavian environs

copenhagen was really nice. there were a couple of burps in the trip but mostly it was a good time.

burp #1 - i am sick. the sickness took hold on friday morning while i sat at heathrow waiting for the ticket windows to open. because it turns out that when they tell you to arrive at the airport 3 hours ahead of your flight they don't mean it if your flkight leaves at 06:30 because nothing at the lousy airport opens until 05:15 anyhow. but yeah the sickness, i have caught cold, or rather it has caught me and is working it's way steadily into my chest where it will likely become bronchitis even though i haven't touched a cigarette since guy fawkes day. luckily there is this nose spray called zymelin that you can buy in your friendly danish apotek and it makes the snot magically disappear from your nose. i love it!

burp #2 - the rough guide to copenhagen is out of date and full of lies when it comes to restaurants

burp #3 - when we got home we found two big spots of oliver pee on our duvet, oliver might be adorable but he is full of spite!

burp #4 - many citizens of copenhagen don't seem to get that whole rule about letting people off the train before they get on, even if those people are tiny old women with canes, the danish youth don't care, they will knock those grannies down, all in the name of getting a seat! lame.

happier copenhagen moments:

1. the louisiana museum of modern art is fucking awesome! it has a crazy circular layout with sulptures sort of hidden all over the grounds. it's built into a hill right on the coast and when the sky is clear (uncommon in december) you can see the enemy aka sweden. they have a great collection and are currently featuring these wonderful cubes created by keith tyson that everyone should see.
2. boutique liza - a very nice bar we were told about by jeremy's ex girlfriend mollie's sort of long distance boyfriend, the half indian half danish rahul. his friend's brother is one of the owners. the have a reel to reel tape playe and ask their friends to fill a reel with their favorite songs and this provides the soundtrack for the bar. they have lots of nice cocktails (i had the weeping jesus! with absinthe!) and the atmosphere was really good, it was crowded but still pretty chill.
3. yoghurt with granola, fresh fruit and maple syrup! genius combination!
4. i found the modigliani jigsaw puzzle i've been wanting and unable to find since our trip to barcelona last year
5. i ate some tasty venison with mushroom gravy and roasted jerusalem artichokes
6. tasty almond based cakes and good coffee in norreport
7. all the yarn in the world at affordable prices (compared to london) i got some great thick yarn to make my brother a hat for less than £7, unheard of!
8. law and order:svu with danish subtitles! do you know what the danish word for oops is? it's ups! thanks you tv for teaching me a new language!
9. there was more, christiana, lots of nice shops, danish furniture, they pushy cat at the b&b, standing on a grey beach watching abig black dog swim into the waves after a stick, the nice man who gave us directions, and more. it was really good to get away even if i had to get sick while i was there.

now, back to work and the world of TUPEs and files. oliver slept on my chest for much of the night and followed me around this morning. jeremy and i had a big fight about the cat pee last night but then we ate chinese food and watched lost and everything was okay. conlict resolution at its finest. i brought a giant toblerone in to work (not exactly a danish treat but a treat purchased in denmark nonetheless) and now i must return to approvin D3 files and leave this interweb world. remember me fondly. at least until tomorrow.