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by Melanie Chambers
Bjork would be cool even if no one was watching. This is the difference between her and Lady Gaga. A few years ago I gave a talk about Icelandic pop culture on a cruise ship of 90-year-olds for a university alumni event. Well, they weren't all 90, but you get the idea. As a single blond looking for a seat at supper time, I was very popular.
Back to Bjork. Before the swan dress at the Oscar's, but
not before her first album at 11-years-old (Icelandic folk songs), the woman started an all girls punk band called
Spit and Snot.
This kills me. You are too cool for words.
This past week, right after our snow day when London got over 70 cm's, I walked downtown with my camera to take pictures; I had to get out of the house after five hours of marking student papers. I recently read, somewhere, that you should treat your home as if travelling. So, become just as curious about where you live as where you travel--become just as social and energized. I am trying. God knows, I am trying.
Thankfully, what I discovered was something better than a few wintery shots and 'sights.'