Tag Archives: Poland

You know you’ve adapted to a country when…

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Andrew

…you order pizza in another language. Roughly. Query: Is this a sign of adaptation? Answer: No. The pizza, despite promises on the door flier to cost only 18 or so zÅ‚oty, ended up being 33 zÅ‚oty, and since the delivery … Continue reading →

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Spent fifteen minutes drowning in light

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Andrew

Beautiful weather continues: sans hat sans gloves sans zipped-up coat On the way to Cafe MÅ‚yn (a five-minute walk, at most) I stopped in the Planty (I think I’ve described this before: It used to be the moat around the … Continue reading →

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What happened last night?

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Andrew

Sir Mix-a-lot as nice, leisurely background music to your lunch at Cafe MÅ‚yn. Who knew “Baby Got Back” would make it as an international easy listening hit? It’s strange, with American music being so popular, that it is often played … Continue reading →

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A bookstore that actually pays you back!

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Andrew

Unlike, say, Half-Price Books, which just treats itself as a landfill service, giving you the minimum (unless you know someone there, which I was lucky enough to have happen a few times I sold books) as though doing you a … Continue reading →

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So cold your snot freezes

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Andrew

But luckily that hasn’t happened to me yet. I have it on good authority that today was -8 Cº which, to tell the truth, didn’t immediately feel different from your regular “freezing temperatures”, which made me wonder why I was … Continue reading →

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Circumscription

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Andrew

Maybe this is why I eat out so much, both here (expected, understood) and in Houston (blasphemous, wastrel): So I have a reason to leave the apartment. And, believe me, I need to leave the apartment. But that’s a psychological … Continue reading →

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Slaphappy McMonsterface

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Andrew

DAY 564 OF MY LIFE IN KRAKOW: Strangely, it’s only now starting to feel like home, perhaps because of the return of winter, and memories are recalled as to the first winter, the skeining up of all my expectations into … Continue reading →

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This is not about chocolate

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Andrew

It looks like my review has been accepted by Rattle’s on-line division (overseen by the print editor Tim Green… who is also the on-line editor. Which means there isn’t really an on-line division, just an on-line portion of the magazine. … Continue reading →

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After three days of Isolation, you get this

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Andrew

Technically, I’m into Day 2 of Isolation. I say “technically” since it only really started yesterday at around 3 pm, when nearly all of the shops closed and I was left one of the few (most others seemed to be … Continue reading →

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I’ve 26% Remaining

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Andrew

Which means this is just to say, Hey, and though I’m still recovering from sickness, I hope to have a good Christmas by myself, nonetheless, and check out what strange festivities they have planned for the Rynek Glowny (currently they’re … Continue reading →

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