Recast As Child
A while ago I mentioned that I was selling one of my old cameras to my mother. It was all a little more complicated than expected because the camera turned out to be faulty. There was a problem with the lcd display. So I had to dig out another one of my old cameras for her. Yes, I have entirely too many old cameras. And I do am planning on buying an Olympus SP-550 once it becomes available in Denmark. But anyhoo. Back in the easter holiday my mother was testing out the first of the old cameras. When my dad was home. One of the test shots was the family men out in our yard. And though I am loath to post pictures of myself, here it is:
Yes, we’re a handsome bunch aren’t we? I am in the middle. My brother, Peter, is on the left. And my dad, Kaj, on the right. Ours are genes to envy. You can click the picture to get a bigger version with more yard detail.
In other news: I am considering buying the domain “madsforpresident.com”. T’would be fun to make a shrine for Mads and promote his inevitable future presidential candidacy. Trouble is that I’m no website designer, so I’d end up with black text on white background and a hundred pictures that have already been posted in this here blog thing. So is that really worth it? On the other hand, a domain doesn’t cost a horse and half. So why not? Decisions, decisions.
Maybe a domain shark will read this and register the domain and hold it for ransom, thus eliminating the need to make any decisions on the matter. I bet sharks are misunderstood. You never see anything but THE WORLD’S MOST DEADLY SHARK ATTACKS on the Discovery Channel. I bet they’re actually gentle animals that love to swim around in circles and recite poetry by native american writers.
Or am I making things up?
B’fore I go, here is a funny youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcXlmJmrG30&mode=related&search=. It’s a video of bloopers from the Danish news on TV2. Most of it will be gibberish to you if you don’t understand Danish. But it so happens that two of the very first bloopers contain pigs. A wiggling piglet and an almost Yvonne sized pig trying to eat a reporter. So that’s good fun to see. Come for the pigs, stay for the gibberish.
I have started watching The Office. About 5 years after everyone else. It’s quite brilliant. I am of course talking about the original UK series. Although the US one seems to be well liked as well. I just don’t get this thing about making US versions of UK series. You have a brilliant tv show, why not enjoy that show instead of trying to make your own? You tried with Coupling and that bombed. You tried with Fawlty Towers, and that bombed. I would dearly like to see the US version of Fawlty Towers. Hah. Anyway. It’s the same with movies. You have some great European flick, like the Danish Nattevagten. And instead of enjoying that you bring the director to Hollywood and let him make a mediocre Nightwatch. Even if the US version turns out good it’s almost always going to be inferior to the original version in some way or other because the original was picked for USisation because of the fact that it was great in the first place. You are standing on the shoulders of giants and bound to fall.
But enough about my viking forefathers. Now I am going to go burn the midnight oil. See yous.
June 17th, 2007 at 22:11
Good on you, I fucking LOVE The Office. And Gervais in general.
You’re the handsomest of the bunch fo’ shure :3
June 18th, 2007 at 1:54
When it comes to orginality, American tv doesn’t cut it. Most people watch cable anyway. That’s where the really good shows and programmes are located.
As for sharks, I don’t want to be around when one of them finishes because they tend to get rather hungry. One will see me as a giant plate of noodles and the next thing you know my left elbow is bobbing in the water.
The family picture doesn’t looks so bad. I have yet to find anyone who loves having their photo taken. I, for one, look like Cousin It from the Adams family.
June 19th, 2007 at 0:39
But Plume, I luuuuv your jeans! Hee, hee, ho, ho! Sorry, I just couldn’t resist, I do envy your “jeans”. You let yourself in for that one, my dear danish goat boy. I’m still laughing. Hee, hee.
We like the British versions of “What Not to Wear” with Trini & Suzanne lots better than the American version and the same with “Cash in the Attic”. The American version is ho hum. Guess I just am a sucker for accents. Do you have an accent??? I had trouble understanding “The Office” when I watched it. What language were they speaking? And don’t tell me it was English. I could catch about every fifth word.
But now we did have “Bonanza” and “Gunsmoke”. Those were original American shows (what with the violence, guns, and the Wild West). The Addams Family was pretty original, too.
Luis Lemmings: Is Cousin It the hairy one in the family? I thought you were tall, thin and shaved your head! With a moustache. Boy, was I wrong.
Plume: Your family pic looks like Viking men lined up in front of a firing squad. Show some enthusiam there, men! It’s not the end of the world to have your picture taken (unless Mom is holding you at gun point.)
June 19th, 2007 at 11:30
It’s TRINNY and SUZZANAH.
And yeah, they do speak english in The Office.
Are you american? Americans don’t get us. We’re too funny.
June 19th, 2007 at 13:32
Clare: Yup, I’m American. I used to have trouble understanding “Absolutely Fabulous” till I listened to it multiple times. I guess we talk more sloooowly here in the Midwest (or else I just hear really slowly!)
We liked “Father Ted” when it was on, too. That was very funny. Also watch old episodes of “Are You Being Served”, “Keeping Up Appearances”, and “Last of the Summer Wine”.
June 19th, 2007 at 16:08
Love Abfab, Father Ted and Keeping up appearences.
Good taste.
I hear americans don’t get sarcasm, though. Whats that all about?
June 19th, 2007 at 21:58
I think I need to make a chat room or something! Teehee!
Clare – Gervais is so good in the Office. Brilliant. I hope your compliment wasn’t sarcasm, cause I don’t get sarcasm!
Luis Lemmings – Yeah, I guess feeding time isn’t when you want to be around the sharks. Unless you’re an even bigger shark. Or a dolphin so fast you can outrun them. I wish I was a dolphin. Called Dolph. Or Phil.
Debster – Ho ho ho! You make me sound like Santa, ho ho. I probably have an accent, I just rarely speak so no one hears it. A grand mystery.
My mum wasn’t holding us at gun point. This is Denmark remember? We don’t have guns here. She was holding us at skillet point!
June 20th, 2007 at 1:20
Plume: You don’t have guns?? How do you go hunting? I myself don’t hunt and don’t want to, but I believe others who want to hunt ought to be able to. This is a rural farming area and hunting is part of the culture. Now I have probably started a war between the hunters and the non-hunters!
Clare: Oh we get sarcasm. We just don’t like anyone to be more sarcastic than we are! I used to be very sarcastic when I was younger, I would have fit right in. I’m more mellow now . . . my sarcasm had a nasty bite to it and I decided to quit while I was ahead (or while I still had my head!) We also like watching the old Benny Hill programs. Oh, and musn’t forget “Red Dwarf”!
June 20th, 2007 at 16:30
Debster – We don’t go hunting! At least as far as I know. I have never been hunting, therefore I must conclude that Danish people don’t go hunting. The statistics prove it!
Mellow Debster. hehe. Red Dwarf is one of my old faves. Love that stuff. And who doesn’t like Benny Hill?? I have a fondness for “plat” humour. Which translates to something like.. lowbrow? Not that that has anything to do with Benny Hill of course!