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#216 Fountains
#216 Fountains
There is a primordial attraction towards fountains. I am not sure if it’s only us, but we can’t just go by one of them…
Karim Heredia
Jul 16
#215 Widowhood effect
#215 Widowhood effect
One week after Janne died, my Apple Watch showed me a message telling me that my nighttime heart rate…
Karim Heredia
Jul 12
#214 A once-in-a-lifetime chance
#214 A once-in-a-lifetime chance
The boys and I were in Barcelona, a city that has been meaningful. Janne and I came together only once…
Karim Heredia
Jul 11
#213 Clouds
#213 Clouds
Gray sky Clouds moving in On top of my head…
Karim Heredia
Jul 9
#212 White Lies
#212 White Lies
Once I start, I can’t stop listening to White Lies’ music. The first song of their debut album…
Karim Heredia
Jul 9
#211 3M
#211 3M
When we decided to move from Dublin to Tallinn, Janne quickly found a job with the company 3M…
Karim Heredia
Jul 6
#210 Leave This Island
#210 Leave This Island
Have you ever been compelled? Under a spell? From a protagonist that knows you far too well?
Karim Heredia
Jul 3
#209 Desigual
#209 Desigual
There is a Spanish brand of clothes that was Janne’s favorite. It’s called Desigual. The translation of this word…
Karim Heredia
Jul 1
#208 Favourite
#208 Favourite
I first listened to Fontaines D.C. on October 8th, 2018. The hypnotic song “Hurricane Laughter” did it. At the time, we were in between…
Karim Heredia
Jun 24
#207 Midsummer Day
#207 Midsummer Day
The 24th of June is “Jaanipäev” or St. John’s Day. The evening of the 23rd is the biggest time in Estonia. Think of Easter plus Christmas…
Karim Heredia
Jun 23
#206 Coincidences
#206 Coincidences
On a recent trip, we boarded our flight in Frankfurt. As we were looking for our seats, a flight attendant looked at me and said, “ah, it’s…
Karim Heredia
Jun 20
#205 The real tragedy
#205 The real tragedy
I find myself every day in familiar spaces for Janne and me. I know exactly…
Karim Heredia
Jun 15
#204 Nurturing
#204 Nurturing
One evening I told Daniel that it was time to turn off the computer…
Karim Heredia
Jun 14
#203 Lost in Translation
#203 Lost in Translation
My sister made a trip and came back with a little souvenir for me: a book about the making of the film “Lost in Translation”. This is my…
Karim Heredia
Jun 10
#202 Echoes
#202 Echoes
Junk mail arrives today I used to say inevitably “your papers!” you laughed unavoidably and devoured them all.
Karim Heredia
Jun 8
#201 Trevor
#201 Trevor
Trevor has a birthday. I feel apprehensive as Daniel felt sad for a whole weekend after his birthday…
Karim Heredia
Jun 3
#200 Liam
#200 Liam
I tell friends when someone plays me in a movie. Jude Law plays me in The Holiday as a widower with two daughters. Denzel Washington plays…
Karim Heredia
Jun 2
#199 The ghost in the back of my head
#199 The ghost in the back of my head
I have a record of music I have listened to since 2006. It’s logical that I was curious…
Karim Heredia
Jun 1
#198 Kingdom
#198 Kingdom
We live on the east side of Tallinn. If I drive, I can be on the highway in minutes. One of the first signs…
Karim Heredia
May 31
#197 Daydreaming
#197 Daydreaming
There is something that happens to everyone: you want to do something, walk to another room and realize that you have forgotten what you…
Karim Heredia
May 26
#196 Treasure
#196 Treasure
There are days that are eternally imprinted in my memory. Try as you might…
Karim Heredia
May 24
#195 Summer rain
#195 Summer rain
The sun is out and it’s warm outside. I’m still surprised about Summer at these high latitudes. From this perspective, I grew up in what is…
Karim Heredia
May 20
#194 Versions
#194 Versions
I am not deterministic. It doesn’t matter if I am bleeding constantly out of the abyss in my heart, I can still influence what happens next…
Karim Heredia
May 19
#193 Marbled happiness
#193 Marbled happiness
This week has been the worst so far. I might know the triggers, but I can just brace for impact. If someone asked recently how I’m doing, I…
Karim Heredia
May 17
#192 Mother’s Day
#192 Mother’s Day
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day in Estonia. I had been dreading this day for a few weeks. It became clear the day before on why.
Karim Heredia
May 13
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