{"id":308,"date":"2004-08-29T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2004-08-29T15:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=308"},"modified":"2006-02-07T07:23:23","modified_gmt":"2006-02-07T12:23:23","slug":"taking-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/taking-stockholm","title":{"rendered":"Taking Stock(holm)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sure, the flight across the Atlantic was turbulent throughout, so I couldn’t sleep.<\/p>\n

Sure, a 200-lb. guy passed out while walking down the aisle and collapsed into my seat, where I happened to be sitting (I caught him and got him (somewhat gently) onto the floor; he just fainted from a combo of nerves and getting up quick after sitting for a few hours. He was fine, and came by to apologize to me for any problem he caused).<\/p>\n

Sure, Paris’ passport control setup is so bad that I got onto my connecting flight with 10 minutes to spare.<\/p>\n

Sure, the seal on my hair gel wasn’t tight enough, so there’s now a “medium-hold” film over many of my toiletries.<\/p>\n

Sure, the hotel didn’t have a clean room for me, so I had to walk around the city with my PR contact for a few hours, insuring that I would reach the crucial 24-hours-awake mark that always bodes so well. (The lack of sleep kept me from remembering to take my camera on that walk, which is a problem since it was a beautiful meander around the city.)<\/p>\n

But now I’m chilling out in a nice hotel room in Stockholm. The Airport Express<\/a> adaptor’s working like a charm, so’s I can type away here in bed.<\/p>\n

I’m gonna go find some eats, and maybe finish reading Irvine Welsh’s Porno<\/a>, the sequel to Trainspotting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite any inconveniences, it remains a beautiful life. (Sure wish I didn’t have to iron my shirts, though . . .)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sure, the flight across the Atlantic was turbulent throughout, so I couldn’t sleep. Sure, a 200-lb. guy passed out while walking down the aisle and collapsed into my seat, where I happened to be sitting (I caught him and got him (somewhat gently) onto the floor; he just fainted from a combo of nerves and … <\/p>\n

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