Rolling oranges in Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, I didn’t really go to any of the museums or galleries. I simply roamed around and lost myself in the city and followed random signs. While in Ghana, our group had a conversation about the kind of music we would want played at our weddings. As I walked down the streets of Copenhagen I heard a couple of musicians playing the song that I wanted, so I stopped for about half an hour, just listening.
When they stopped, I turned around and saw a tall tower rising into the sky. It looked inviting. So I walked in, paid the admission and started up the tower. I was expecting a set of stairs, but it was one giant spiral rising up into the air. The Round Tower is the oldest functioning observatory in Europe and when I reached the top, it presented a fantastic view of Copenhagen.
On the way down, I thought to myself how fantastic it would be if I had a ball to throw down this giant spiral. Then I remembered I had an orange in my bag. So I pulled it out and rolled it… and it began picking up speed. Children and adults looked on with amusement as I chased my orange down the spiral to the bottom. The orange was nice and mushy when I ate it.
April 21st, 2009 at 1:55 am
This is absolutely magical!!
April 21st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
This is pretty awesome! I wonder if other people were freaked out by what you were doing. I’d recommend switching from YouTube to Vimeo…it’s a much better service and community.
April 21st, 2009 at 6:48 pm
LOL! It’s the little things in life that are the best
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Recently I have become obsessed with Katamari (following my usual MO of liking things about 5 or 10 years after they are actually cool). I want that little orange to scoop up whole universes, to represent our entire human condition! When I watch the video, I’m like “Oh hello, Jason who I love. There you are!”
April 25th, 2009 at 7:52 am
What fun!
April 25th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
It’s things like this that remind you why you’re my hero, (that’s not just flattery, you actually are)