The Froth

Any mushrooms I can hide under?

Saturday, October 11, 2008

We are looking for a house. It has been revelatory, if not apocalyptic. For one, all flats look the same. Same tiles in the bathroom, same colours in the kitchen, except for the one with the pink walls that would have made a lucrative brothel. I swear there was one with not a single straight [...]

My mistakes were made for you

Friday, October 3, 2008

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These two songs are favourites right now. The Last Shadow Puppets are Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane from the Rascals. I didn’t know the Rascals, but it’s never late. Favourites as in "I listen little else". Give them a try if you haven’t heard them already. They are retro, epic, melodramatic, but his [...]

Felt animals don’t scream

Monday, September 22, 2008

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I have got a problem. My problem is twofold. The fist part of my problem is that I am obnoxious, therefore things that should not really annoy me, do. Like things that make everybody else happy. The second part of my problem is with the word “nesting”. I dislike this word unless it concerns birds. [...]

Birds, Beasts and Relatives

Monday, September 15, 2008

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It’s that time of the year, when I have to explain what a nameday is. A nameday is a celebration of your name and in Greece, it is almost as big as your birthday. Not everybody has a nameday. For example, M. doesn’t have one. His parents gave him an ancient Greek name and although [...]

New morning

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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A new day. Still alive. That is amazing in itself. Coffee still tastes good. My son and I made some apple marmalade yesterday. That tastes good too. First day of school. For him, not so good; for me, great. Everything else does not matter much. There is the morning light and there is the morning [...]

Why not opt for the wedding space shuttle next time?

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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My sister told me she went to a wedding where a helicopter was hired to fly over the church and throw red petals. There were 800 guests and it cost more than 70.000 Euros. The couple managed to get more than half of it back though, since most of the guests were instructed to give [...]

Autumn motivator: More ways not to do any work at all

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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You like? 1. Match things up: Shoes, belts, dresses, sunglasses. Save your sets (see both of mine above) and even see where you can buy all the things you included. Cry bitter tears when the nice shoes you chose are Christian Louboutin (see orange shoes above) and cost a gazillion euros. More fun and things you [...]