You’re inside a silver rocket that has just landed on the surface of Mars. With a hydraulic huff, and a hiss of smoke, the door pops open and a narrow ladder flops down like a stiff tongue. You step out, looking at the desert landscape and sucking in the thin air. The dark nothingness, pierced by an eternity of sparkling stars, hangs above you as you prepare to step onto the alien soil. Your heart pounds inside your spacesuit.
Welcome to An Unquiet Day – a blog that has absolutely nothing to do with science-fiction and everything to do with the excitement of exploration.
Before we get to the introductions, allow me to explain the name. An Unquiet Day is the title of a chapter in The Master and Margarita, the brilliant novel by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. I read this book in the cabin of the Trans-Siberian Express in February 2006, during one of the greatest adventures of my life. The Master and Margarita was banned for almost 30 years in the Soviet Union and is about the devil arriving in Moscow, disguised as a foreign professor.
The author of this blog is Alex Eliseev, a journalist working on a daily newspaper in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Johannesburg is never still. It is a restless beast filled with beauty and tragedy, hope and hopelessness, golden wealth and soul-smashing poverty.
An Unquiet Day will chronicle adventures and misadventures, large and small. Some will relate to work, others not. Some will be actual journeys, others interesting thoughts and discoveries. They will be mixed in with my interests: current affairs, photography, film, art, documentaries, literature, travel, counter-cultures and quirky facts about life that don’t mean a hell of a lot.
Importantly, this blog is a tool for you to connect with me. If you have stories you think should be covered by mainstream media, send them. If you have questions, maybe I can help. And, if we manage to build a small, like-minded community, perhaps you’ll help me if I’m stranded.
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Welcome to An Unquiet Day – a blog that has absolutely nothing to do with science-fiction and everything to do with the excitement of exploration.
Before we get to the introductions, allow me to explain the name. An Unquiet Day is the title of a chapter in The Master and Margarita, the brilliant novel by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. I read this book in the cabin of the Trans-Siberian Express in February 2006, during one of the greatest adventures of my life. The Master and Margarita was banned for almost 30 years in the Soviet Union and is about the devil arriving in Moscow, disguised as a foreign professor.
The author of this blog is Alex Eliseev, a journalist working on a daily newspaper in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Johannesburg is never still. It is a restless beast filled with beauty and tragedy, hope and hopelessness, golden wealth and soul-smashing poverty.
An Unquiet Day will chronicle adventures and misadventures, large and small. Some will relate to work, others not. Some will be actual journeys, others interesting thoughts and discoveries. They will be mixed in with my interests: current affairs, photography, film, art, documentaries, literature, travel, counter-cultures and quirky facts about life that don’t mean a hell of a lot.
Importantly, this blog is a tool for you to connect with me. If you have stories you think should be covered by mainstream media, send them. If you have questions, maybe I can help. And, if we manage to build a small, like-minded community, perhaps you’ll help me if I’m stranded.
Thank you for taking the first step and please sign up as a member.
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Wow! I can't wait to read the M&M..
ReplyDeleteIt is quite clear what the blog will be about. Good writing in staccato format. Will be interested in reading it in future
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun. We'll be watching for prolixity.
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun. We'll be watching.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to it
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