The Froth

Magic Number Eight

28. June 2007

I don’t think I can find as many as 8 things that you don’t know about me. However I am going to try because I was tagged by Hattie. That’s not your casual tag. There are RULES. Okay, let’s see: 1. When I was little my mum made me go to Sunday school, for many [...]

Inferno

26. June 2007

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Before the heat wave baked my brains, I was in Aigina (greek island near Athens) with M who was taking part in a conference. The photos of the next following days are from there. Today we had 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit) in Athens, the highest temperature on the planet, according to the news. I cannot stress [...]

Radical honesty

20. June 2007

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Sometimes when I know I have to take the bus for a long ride, and all rides are long in Athens, I print out articles to read. I know I am pathetic and you shouldn’t argue this fact with me, since I am being radically honest with myself. Because I read this article on Radical [...]

Warzone

19. June 2007

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I live in a country that is forcing claustrophobia and agoraphobia on me. M and I went to Ejekt festival on Saturday, to see my favourite band, the Beastie Boys. I’ve waited so long to see them and naturally I was thrilled. As a bonus, we would also see Madness and Underworld. But before the Beastie [...]

Target, flush, wash: How difficult can it be?

14. June 2007

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My son’s friend does not flush. He does not wash his hands. He is not very good at targeting either. Nooooo. Not after the "Clean the whole house for the summer and throw away most of my stuff” project. Question: How do I tell him I need him to do all of the above without him a. telling his mum [...]

The 26 hour day

13. June 2007

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Today was one of those days when you start making a list of the things you have to do, and you are surprised you don’t have to create the world from scratch. I cleaned the bathroom (it was part of my “Clean the whole house for the summer and throw away most of my stuff” [...]

Just something I’ve been thinking about

11. June 2007

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Grapes (sweet, not sour) Isn’t it bothersome, when people lie to you, and you pretend not to have noticed in order to be kind, and they think they are smarter than you? Or maybe, they don’t even bother that you know. Because they are losing their humanity. There is a point when you lose your humanity, [...]