I do. I don’t know a lot about Denmark. It’s a pretty small country. From what I can tell it’s no bigger than my pinky. Denmark did produce Søren Kierkegaard, but I am pretty sure that’s the only philosopher of note. Well, at least the only Lutheran philosopher of note. I also know there is chewing tobacco called Copenhagen, but I can’t confirm if that actually comes from Denmark or not. Probably not, I would imagine. Were there any good painters or composers from Denmark? In elementary school I once read a book about a family who hid a Jewish girl during WW2 in Denmark. Oh, it’s Scandinavian, I know that. That’s pretty much all I know about Denmark.

Well there is one more thing I know about Denmark. I will maintain that I think Kierkegaard was awesome and I love existentialism, but I love Lego more. Thank God that the Danes came up with Lego. Apparently, Google tells me that it is the 50th anniversary of the Lego brick. I just wanted to tell you all that I love Lego and I plan, at my first opportunity, to bring all my Lego to Calgary and begin building again.

I have often credited a lot of my creativity to Lego. Or, more appropriately, I credit Lego for keeping my creativity alive. I gave up playing with Lego around the age of 17 (maybe 18). The reason I gave it up is because my parents were finally refinishing the basement and so I no longer had the space to play in—not because I wanted to. I used to have two eight foot tables and they were spread apart and two planks on the end to play Lego on. It was covered in astro-turf. I sat in the middle and controlled my Lego world.

I am thankful that Lego continues to be available and a great product (though ridiculously expensive). I plan to take it up again very soon.

I can’t say why I feel the need to post something about the fact that Heath Ledger died today. Maybe because it’s a fact. I find myself in shock. I think it is because I was just starting to realize what a great actor he was. I have often felt in my life that I catch on to things too late. I just pray that I do it less.

I really avoided watching Brokeback Mountain because I thought it was going to be a propaganda piece. I am not homophobic or have anything against a homosexual lifestyle, but I just wasn’t sure—after all the build-up—if there would be any story left. After finally seeing it a couple months back, I really have to credit Ledger for such a stunning performance. And having seen him in The Lords of Dogtown, recently I started putting it together. Finally, after seeing The Dark Knight trailer I got it. Heath Ledger is/was a brilliant actor and artist. The range and the passion were inspiring.

I read that there were over 300 people standing outside of the apartment waiting to see the body being brought out. It occurred to me that we used to light candles. Today we have flash bulbs.