Things are heating up in Gellerupparken. First the stabbing. And last night a kindergarten was burnt to the ground. I’m getting a little tired of seeing my neighbourhood on the news.

While the stabbing was right around the corner, the kindergarten was a little further away. But it’s still scary. I mean the apartment next door to me is a kindergarten! I sure hope it’s not some lunatic who wants to burn down all kindergartens in the neighbourhood… The one that was burnt down was in a building of its own though, not just in an apartment. Police say they’re sure it was arson. What is wrong with people these days? Burning down kindergartens. How low can you get. At least it happened at night and no one got hurt.

The news on the stabbing is that the guy who did it was mentally unstable. He had previously attacked someone with a knife. Family and neighbours had repeatedly warned the police about him. He was getting medication I think, but it took a succesful murder for him to get picked up and taken off the streets. Hopefully they can keep him locked up. People interviewed were scared he’d be set loose and attack others again. So basically it seems that the stabbing was more about his mental instability than about a family feud. He might have attacked anyone. I was outside here around the time it happened, it could have been me. And the voices and scooter roaring I heard last night, those could have been the people who went and burned down the kindergarten. It is some crazy stuff.

It almost makes you scared to go outside. I braved it, though. Got my laundry done today. With no dizziness. And no lost socks. So that is all good. Tomorrow I really need to go see the goats. I didn’t go all last week because of the sickness. I can’t remember the last time I went so long without seeing them. So it’s long overdue. In the meantime Laura pointed my attention to Fleet Foxes – He Doesn’t Know Why. Perhaps the best music video ever made. Lookit all them goats! Awesome.

Be careful out there.

I did a little shopping today. And the world did not spin. No dizzy mizz Plume. So that’s good. My nose still blocks up if I don’t spray it, but other than that I think I’m pretty okay. I didn’t even take a nap today.

On a slightly more grim note, someone was stabbed to death in Gellerup today. I didn’t even know about it until I saw Desirée’s note. It happened after I did my shopping, so I haven’t been outside. And I guess the police have been quiet enough that I didn’t hear them. I’m not sure exactly where it happened, but it was on Gudrunsvej. Which is my group of apartment blocks. I think there are 4-5 blocks, though. I’m sure I would have noticed the police if it had been in my block. So it must be in one of the blocks up the road. But still. That’s just next door.

The news say that it’s a 48 year old male who died. And that they have arrested a 28 year old family member. Assuming that they got the right guy, then at least that makes me feel a little “better”. Better being a wrong word of course. But if it was just some random teenage stabbing then I’d feel a bit more unsafe. If it’s a family dispute then it’s more.. contained? Not something I’d be likely to get involved with. Not someone outside random windows with a butcher knife and a psychotic grin.

But still tragic and shocking of course. And now it’s time to go to bed and read some Stephen King. I find the real world a lot scarier than his books. Funny that.

PS. Congrats Stu, you lucky chap!