The Froth

Today is for my sister

29. May 2008

Today is my sister’s birthday. I wish her happiness but she already knows how to do this. She is one of my greatest friends and has the biggest heart. She is both my little sister and my older sister. She is my little sister because she is always fun and playful (and actually younger) and [...]

Where I walk among the ruins

26. May 2008

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The Doric temple of Hephaestus, Agora of Athens You know what this is Temple of Hephaestus Stoa (arcade) of Attalos, Athenian Agora Byzantine church of Holy Apostles in the Agora. More than 10 centuries old and still standing. Thisseio area The cafe in Monastiraki had great music and 100 different kinds of coffee. Also, the kindest waitress ever. My son was mortified [...]

Ah, Scottish men

17. May 2008

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James McAvoy I could post a poem but I decided to post James McAvoy’s face instead. Somebody clone this man please and keep the accent too.

The Misanthrope

14. May 2008

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I am going through this misanthropic phase at the moment, which inevitably occurs when I am in contact with a lot of people for a lot of the time and for lots of reasons. Because people become not simply obnoxious but disgusting too. Human nature can be wonderful and disgusting in equal portions. You know [...]

The tooth fairy is really a bitch

5. May 2008

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House in Makrinitsa The cafe May got off to a bumpy start. The countryside is nice (I went to Makrinitsa, a beautiful village on Mt Pilio to celebrate the coming of May) but not so nice when you have a toothache that could kill ten fat horses and there is not a pharmacist’s in sight. I had [...]