So another month without a blog. I am absolutely terrible at this, and I apologize to the five or so people out there who are actually reading this. I was never one for keeping a journal or a diary, and I guess that translates to my abilities as a blogger.
Anyway, let's see...what can I tell you about today. Well, I suppose I should start out with the comic book convention that CarrieLynn and I attended in Copenhagen a couple weeks ago. The Danish Comics Council (seriously!) sponsored a convention that took place in an old converted abattoir (again, seriously), and they brought a lot of American and English speaking comics creators over for the event. We attended the con on Saturday, and the first thing we did was check out an interview with Chris Ware, creator of the great graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth. During the Q&A at the end, I got to asking a question, and Ware, who hails from Chicago, was quite surprised to hear from a couple of fellow Midwesterners. Afterward, CarrieLynn and I went over and introduced ourselves to Mr. Ware, and he was just the nicest, most cordial man you could meet. So that was a bit of thrill.
After that, we strolled around the convention for a bit, and picked up a few books. I grabbed the first volume of Vertigo's Northlanders, a series about Vikings in ancient Scandinavia, and a western anthology book from Accent UK, a British comics label. Both books were quite great, and totally worth the rather reasonable price tags. CarrieLynn grabbed a couple more anthologies from the Accent table, and then we tried to sneak into the Kevin O'Neill panel. There was enough room for us to stand in the back, but as they didn't have any microphones set up, we couldn't hear a word he was saying. So we walked around a bit more, checking out all the cosplayers (pretty much all women). We saw Rogue, Jean Grey, and Harley Quinn hanging out with Asterix. Then we attended a panel on "The Great American Graphic Novel" featuring Chris Ware, Charles Burns, and Daniel Clowes, and the discussion was fascinating and illuminating. The same could be said for the entire convention, and it was especially interesting to see how Danish comic book fans are both similar and different from their American counterparts.
That was on Saturday. On Sunday, we went back into Copenhagen with the intention of attending the Robin Hood event sponsored by the Danish Film Institute. Sadly, tickets should have been purchased by the previous Thursday, so we were not able to get in. So we ended up just strolling around the city in the afternoon, which is fine, as that is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite past times. Copenhagen is such an amazing metropolitan city, and I love walking down the street and catching snippets of languages from all over the world. During the walk, we stumbled upon a huge marathon that was snaking its way through the city, and the sheer amount of people participating in the event was breathtaking. After that, we walked down to the Copenhagen Carnival, and spent some time wandering around there, checking out all the different booths and culture that was on display.
As evening descended, we decided to see what was playing down at the Palads theater, and we settled on I Love You Phillip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. I'm not going to go into an extensive review of the film here, but I will say that it was pretty hysterical, and Carrey has delivered the fourth great performance of his career. I hear it's getting a theatrical run in the US starting later this month, but that it's going to be heavily edited. In that case, I would suggest that anyone who wants to see it wait until the unrated international cut hits DVD. That way you'll get to see the entire movie.
Yesterday was the 31st, which means that CarrieLynn and I have been a couple for a year now. We celebrated by going into Copenhagen to hit the comic book shops (we are such nerds), and then going out for lunch (Mexican food followed up by some delicious milkshakes from Paradis). Then we stopped at the Ikea store in Høje Taastrup to pick up a few things for the apartment, and then went home to relax. All in all, it was a nice, low-key way to celebrate our first milestone.
This post is getting pretty long, but before I go, I want to mention that we celebrated the birthday of our dear friend, Odul Gursimsek, this past weekend. She and her husband, Ates, came over, and we drank copious amounts of mead, rum, and wine, all while engaging in some highly enjoyable and stimulating conversation. We also had to spend some time consoling Odul after we watched the latest episode of Doctor Who, but a little rum goes a long way toward banishing sadness. As the evening wore on, we decided to fire up something to watch, and everyone settled on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Ates and Odul had never even heard of it, so I was a little nervous introducing it to them, but thankfully it was a hit, and now I think it's safe to say that they are converts to the church of MST3K. We've decided that watching the show now has to be a regular occurrence from here on out, and frankly, I'm fine with that.
Anyway, that's pretty much everything exciting that's happened since the last time I wrote. The next few weeks are going to be very busy, so if I don't write for a while, at least this time I have an excuse. Until then, I will bid you all adieu, and hope you will forgive me for not writing more.
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