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Validation, validity, and visas

by Carina

In which I am disgusted with myself (lol), the horrifying trials of visa applications, and how I've grown up quite a lot, actually Par for the course, you haven't heard from me in a while. "A while" in the sense that it's been so long, it feels strange addressing a — let's face it — void as a "you." The last time I was here, I'd moved into a newer new place after being kicked out, unceremoniously, from what was meant to be the new place. We moved out of the house in Bow, because Laura just decided she was moving back to Zürich and I wanted a new room with no carpet. Anyway, a lot has happened since then. Obviously. I want to say that I've had no time to write here because I had been working full-time¹ but we all know Heather B. Armstrong, aka Dooce.com, got fired for blogging about work and co-workers, so, well... you can blog while working. I just did not. I mean, what left is there to say…

Validation, validity, and visas

Published by Carina

In which I am disgusted with myself (lol), the horrifying trials of visa applications, and how I've grown up quite a lot, actually Par for the course, you haven't heard…

February 6, 2022

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Dailies, Personal

O.K., I want to stay put now, actually

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I may have tempted fate with the title of my last post — damn you, 5ive! I think it's rather absurd that this has been the highest frequency of updates…

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Personal

Keep on moving on anyway

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(I played with the titles for this post, and jokingly thought of that 5ive song, but it's stuck in my head now and I can't think of anything else,…

February 22, 2021

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Dailies, Personal

On the up and up:

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I am very tempted to make a joke about the title being about the London tier system for COVID–19 lockdown (we are now in Tier 5, out of 3, lol),…

January 5, 2021

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Dailies, Personal

SAMO, SAMO

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Do you ever just find new ways to procrastinate? I am, by nature, quite a restless person, so I always find things to do instead of the stuff I need…

August 14, 2020

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Personal

Knitting things: Alone Together Sweater

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Before this month comes to a close and it goes by without another blog post, let me talk about the second sweater I've ever made, after Danish designer Lærke Bagger's…

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How Tos, Personal

Three Things No. 8

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Today, we're going to be doing this by some sort of theme, which is: stuff I have enjoyed or moved by that was made possible by women of colour. Amazing…

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Books, Lists, TV

Something someone needs to keep telling me

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Around this time last year, I was still working in retail. It was still cold, and I could get away with some layers, which apparently is the only way I…

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Personal

Knitting things no. 2

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I envisioned myself being very diligent about these posts and making one after every month of knitting, but of course, that didn't happen, and I could probably lay the blame…

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Personal

Life Lately No. 10

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Things have been very different from the last update here, which was more or less a month ago. I wasn't self-isolating then. I wasn't terrified of going outside either. I…

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Three Things No. 7

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I have been a bit of a busy bee, although I'm technically still unemployed. What I have been busy with are a) filing job applications, b) painting for shows in…

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Lists

Knitting things no. 1

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Today, I'd like to talk to you about knitting. I think that we — if you have been a spectator to my online ramblings for a while, at least —…

February 14, 2020

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Personal

Travel

Berlin, without return (and other stories)

I think my "sickness" largely has to do with me perpetually scared of leaving a detail out. Never mind that it's probably a minute detail that won't matter in the…

Music, Personal, Travel

Life Update: Or, Coming Closer and Farther Away

This post is mostly for my own peace of mind, but if you care in any measure, then I guess this is for you, too. First thing's first: I lost…

Personal, Travel

Prague, 2016

Prague wasn't really on my immediate radar as a place to visit, and I think it's because I didn't really know much about it to begin with. In almost three…

Travel

Me & the 3 B’s: Berlin, Billund & Beng

When my sister asked me to fly in a week earlier than my family so we could spend some sister-time with each other, I wasn't the biggest fan of the…

Travel

10 Things About Seoul

I'm leaving for about a month and a half in a few weeks, and today, I woke up with an urge to upload my travel photos, which is a feeling…

Nam June Paik — Tate Modern

by Carina

One of my favourite pieces of trivia is that Nam June Paik is related to Ali Wong by marriage (a couple of times removed?). It is, admittedly, pitiful that all I knew about him was a piece of lame trivia and that he liked to work with television screens. I'm the least adept person at trying to make sense of this, and often I find…

February 7, 2020

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Art, Personal

Anselm Kiefer — “Superstrings, Runes, The Norns, Gordian Knot”

by Carina

A major exhibition (IMO anyway) of Anselm Kiefer's new work is closing next week, so I thought I'd actually write this in time. I have had this on my to-do list for quite a few weeks, but when you haven't exercised that part of your brain that is required to accomplish particular tasks, these things appear to be more daunting than they were and/or really…

January 14, 2020

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Art, Dailies

Three Things No. 8

Today, we're going to be doing this by some sort of theme, which is: stuff I have enjoyed or moved…

by Carina

Three Things No. 4

Right, so three things I am into at the moment, with this post written as an extension of procrastination. We…

by Carina

Pierre Bonnard, Design Observer, and the slow life

About a week and a half ago, I bravely ventured into the Tate to catch the last Saturday of

by Carina

November 5, 2018

Three Things No. 1

Three things (but not the only things) I've been enjoying lately, shared in an effort to de-avalanche this collection of…

by Carina

December 27, 2017

A top (x) list of consumed media from 2017

That is... a gross title, but here we are. I haven't been around on here (obviously) but I figured I'd…

by Carina

September 2, 2017

New music — 8 tracks

(But first: a short update on the last post—I did end up going, I made him make a finger…

by Carina

2017 Qtr. 1 Book Roundup

I had this post—a book roundup for the first quarter of 2017—scheduled for today*... Clearly noted down with a more…

by Carina

February 12, 2017

On Julien Baker

I've been trying since June of last year to put into words why I love Julien Baker so much. And…

by Carina