Instead of using Linkedin or Substack, I'll keep this blog to reach you. I'm still right here. Too much fussing about the platform took my mind off writing. And it is writing I want to do practice in order to get better, and in order to share my life. I should have been doing this much sooner, much much sooner. Things would have been so different. But there's only left to look forward, so I'll try to make up for lost time.
I'm slowly deciding to use the rest of this year, to pick the green thread of sustainability back up. It really makes sense to me, to try and give my professional life that sense of direction. The impetus for this came after I recently did a project for a company, which fundamentally was about selling more unsustainable clothing items. I took the project, because it was a fun process and I like…
https://youtube.com/shorts/tO-kp5drKgw?si=eRXa3nytDTU2WGIT This is what I want to wake up to. Early, green, lively.
Rain at a railroad underpass Heavy rain today. That's the season. It is the kind of rain that takes away the taste of beer. Of anything. It just makes things heavy and sad. Doused. I can sit under a canopy outside a local coffee shop that I have all to myself, with this spare hour to myself in the weekend. The coffee helps fight back the rain. Dark roast blend adroitly cuts through the wet air. So…
The Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience are finally coming to Japan, after 12 years. I never saw them in Denmark or Europe, and it is clear that I should have. But 10+ years ago when I was there, I didn't have the wherewith all to go. I am fascinated by the moments when any kind of art hits the target and captures how something feels. That's always been my working definition of where art meets…
I went to Tokyo for a day of meetings. It was a good day. Managed my time and energy well, although I made a rookie mistake by taking the taxi instead of the train upon arrival. I decided on a whim to bring my camera and take some photos of the city. The kind of thing I should have done way back, and everything would have been different. One thing is for sure, just having a better camera does not…
Goal area of Yodogawa Night Marathon, with Osaka's Umeda skyline across the river. I ran the Yodogawa Night Half-Marathon last night. Having failed the sub-2 hour goal in Karuizawa in May, even though I felt like I had a shot, I decided to try out another. The night run in Osaka proved to be the perfect place. My friend Mike, who is veteran runner, had agreed to help pace me across the line. He…
Got my Cannondale bike in 2021 along with all the other corona-riders.. It has been five years since I got my first road bike. It is funny, because I didnt really use it for its intended purpose for a long time. Maybe 3-4 years of just riding to work, back and forth, 15km each way. I somehow had this idea that id be a cool rider, going places and seeing things. A sportsman. But i underestimated…
I'm a bit behind on writing. I'll wrap up two recent "big" events in another post with some reflections. Taking notes during and after a ride or run really helps me improve my own experience. For too long I've just been trying to repeat the same approach, hoping to get better. But actually taking it just a little bit seriously helps enormously. This goes for all roads in life, I guess. View from…
For the past couple of years, I have tried to read more Danish/Nordic books. It's a good way to stay in touch with where I come from, and a way to relax to just read Danish instead of English and Japanese all the time. I came across a review of a book in a small series startet in 2025 or so, where Gyldendal (of course it's Gyldendal) republishes old Nordic classics in modern Danish. Great, I…
In 2026 I'm on a quest to complete the 8 model routes in Hyogo Prefecture. I've already done the #1 Awaji Island and #2 Mount Rokko routes. Hyogo Cycling Model Route Model routes are like the "Maguerite" route in Denmark. I really like the concept of having someone just officially pointing out a great route. I suggested this line of thinking (on a small scale, but still) when I was asked to…
It has taken so long to get to this point. For the longest time, I had been eying an ascent up the mountain close to where I live, but I've only ever run down it or taken the bus up. Maybe it was because I once saw a cyclist pushing his bike up, that I have had this impression that it is unconquerably steep. But it has always been right there. Taunting me silently. Because maybe it is doable. And…
Well paved road all the way down to Osaka along the river I went on a good bike ride the other day with my friend Michael. We met at the bottom of Mukogawa, and then bike up along it in the river park, to the hills north of Osaka. We had also talked about doing the real mountain route of 900 altitude meters, but it seemed like too much with the time available. The road to Inagawa village snakes up…
Runners along a cherry blossom filled path in a harbor park I finished the first running event of the year. A half marathon in Ashiya. The route was excellent, although the paths were at points a tad too narrow to accomodate all the runners. It took some time for the mass of runners to spread out, but it happened. The route along the harbour park. Small paths covered in trees. I had been worried…
I had the opportunity to go to the small town of Kamikatsu in the mountains of Tokushima last month. I had suggested the two-day trip as part of the research leg for a design project on new recycling practices. The topic was inspiring, and there was a lot of good food for thought on the design process as well. The trip was a succes. Not least due to the collaboration with INOW, whom I’m grateful I…