Anders Franz Terkelsen's blog

Marvelous Unspeakable Horrors

aft — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:24:17 +0000

So it happened… I actually read the last story in the Necronomicon. No not the book bound in human flesh, but a fantastic of collection of H. P. Lovecraft stories (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Necronomicon-Weird-Lovecraft-Fiction-GOLLANCZ/dp/0575081562/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335219267&sr=8-1). Wonderful weird tales indeed. I have been fascinated by Lovecraft’s universe for a long time but never really read any of his stories. I was totally and utterly consumed by them! It took me a long time to read the book simply because I didn’t want the marvels he imprinted in my mind to end, ever. I now understand why he is as renowned as he is, and I also think I understand why some people do not like his stories. They are always very descriptive and things do sometimes happen very slowly; however, by telling them like this I see him stretching out the feel of it all, which makes it even more effective on the mind. His universe of unspeakable horrors from other planets and dimensions had a profound impact on my thoughts, both while reading and afterwards. Lovecraft had an amazing ability to be utterly non-human and this I find extremely fascinating. I, as a human tend to compare things to myself, and I see and understand everything as a human. Which is limited to say the least. If we ever meet intelligent life from other places in the cosmos I hope that they are radically different from us. I hope they scare us! I do not hope that they in fact are evil as in Lovecraft’s stories but that the difference of their being in itself is scary to us. Something we then must overcome, expand our minds and truly grow. To think of life, completely unlike any form of life I know, is magnificently fascinating to me, and somehow adding a bit of horror to it just makes it that much clearer. Fear we all know, and fear feels like a foreign entity trying to violate our sanity. It’s good stuff. Love the book. I will forever be a huge Lovecraft fan.

So what was my favourite story? Well, I can’t say exactly but one of them clear has to be “The Shadow Out of Time”.

Note: The horrors of his stories does not make them scary to read, at least not for me. They are just wonderfully weird

Iron Sky

aft — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:25:53 +0000

I had extremely high expectations of this movie and it didn’t let me down. It was awesome in every way and i laughed throughout if anything, it was too short!

Nintendo Controller Coffee Table

aft — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:48:54 +0000

Drool! Must own this! Soooo coooool!

http://www.tech-stew.com/post/2012/04/11/A-working-Nintendo-controller-coffee-table.aspx

The 4-Hour Work Week

aft — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:11:21 +0000

Finally got around to reading Tim Ferriss’ book The 4-Hour Work Week and I must say that it was a brilliant read.

This is a must-read for any entrepreneur but will also be valuable to everyone else. The mindset that Tim advocates I truly do believe will create for a more exciting and fuller life experience. Tim has a hackers mentality towards life, and the result of this is what he calls “lifestyle design”.

The book gave me several new ideas which I will start to implement a.s.a.p. in my own business.

What are you waiting for? Go buy a copy now!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-4-Hour-Work-Week-Anywhere/dp/0091929113/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334181642&sr=8-1

More Art for the Wish List

aft — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:23:22 +0000

Once again Coilhouse brings some interesting art to my attention:
http://coilhouse.net/2011/11/strange-angels-the-art-of-joe-fenton/

I would love to own some his works. They are truly wonderful!

Räuberhöhle

aft — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:18:00 +0000

Recently rediscovered Räuberhöhle. I have no idea why I like this sort of stuff.I love Toxic Lipstick as well… I must be broken

Go listen to the weirdness that is Räuberhöhle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2hLykbAIe4

8 bits is enough for me

aft — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:44:42 +0000

A wonderful retro tune by mind.in.a.box. Check it out

Lion Hat

aft — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:10:47 +0000

Indeed… a lion hat! It’s an epic chip tune melody by the artist Unicorn Kid. I have been listening to it way too much these last few days and therefore it deserves a post.

Unicorn Kid – Lion Hat

Pustulation

aft — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:08:17 +0000

Pustulation is a Danish occult death metal band from Aalborg. Do I even need to mention that their music is awesome? Well it is! In my opinion the word “occult” perfectly describes the sound and atmosphere of their music. Go check it out:
Pustulation – Into The Abyss

Staying dry but fancy!

aft — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:24:42 +0000

I walk to work every day. It’s about 2,9km each way. It often rains in Denmark and I prefer to wear suites, shirts, etc. and really don’t want to put on some rain proof pullover pants (I wonder what such pants are actually called in England? Simply “rain paints”?) since it’s a hassle and it is simply too hot — and umbrellas are useless in Denmark due to the strong winds. So how do I get to work dry but not sweaty? The solution is right here:
Jack Murphy Stockton long coat.
You can wear a normal jacket underneath so I now keep it in my bag which I always use instead of an umbrella. If the rains starts pouring down I pull out my Jack Murphy and put over everything I am already wearing (jacket and all). It’s brilliant! And also rather cheap.