The Froth

Try wearing your nightie inside out

22. February 2008

A million years ago, FB tagged me to write 6 things. Here they are, and yes, I know I am neurotic, don’t be too harsh on me. -I hate glycerine soap with a passion because it easily melts and leaves marks on the soap dish. -I genuinely believe that if you wear your nightie or pyjamas inside [...]

Death by stuffed tomatoes

3. July 2006

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Greek salad, a staple at my mum’s house: lots of onion, for extra fresh kisses. Gemista: This means, stuffed peppers and tomatoes. My mum makes the best, although some people insist their mums make the best. Do not believe these people. My mum cooks a lot. Now that our son is spending his summer holidays with her, [...]

Offending people in cold blood

12. March 2006

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We went to an awful kids party yesterday at Mac Donald’s. It was a very frustrating experience. The parents looked like people from Hieronymus Bosch paintings. The ship of fools. The kids, grabbed food from our plates and stuffed their mouths. They were kicking each other and smashing things. The mothers were not better. They [...]

About last night

28. January 2006

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Pictures of Athens, from the exhibition The gas factory The exhibition There’s an old and defunct gas factory in Athens that has long been turned into an Installation and Exhibition Centre by the Municipality of Athens. I went there with M. today to see an exhibition on the city of Athens, "Athens in the 20th century [...]

Beauty killed the beast

4. January 2006

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Monstrous Kong, the eighth wonder of the world King Kong was splendid. Nobody else liked it but I thought it was well made and visually perfect. I almost cried a bit too, towards the end, not that this is any indicator of artistic merit. The men I went to see it with said it [...]

I’ll be your plastic toy

22. October 2005

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I watched Lost in Translation again last night. I watch it once a week, or once every ten days maybe, but it usually plays in the background, I don’t really watch all of it every time. I know it by heart anyway. I guess it’s my Casablanca. But last night I watched it from beginning [...]

Chocolate

16. October 2005

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I watched Charlie and The Chocolate Factory last night. During the intermission everybody was rushing to buy chocolate. It’s an amazing movie that combines some big loves of mine: Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Roald Dahl and chocolate. It’s a magical film where you almost forget this is Johnny Depp you are watching. And the singing [...]