The Froth

We gather up our hearts and go

2. January 2006

The last few days -I played bingo -I watched The Corpse Bride -I watched The Brothers Grim -I took my son to the dentist to have his first filling -I bought tons of books and magazines -I made two lemon cheesecakes -I had another late night meeting at the newspaper offices -I had a row with one of my best friends -I went for [...]

I am My (very own) Bloody Valentine

1. December 2005

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I found this in Devil Mood’s blog. I used to like Creation Records a lot. Jesus and Mary Chain were my favourite band and My Bloody Valentine were second only to them. But it seems I am more of a My Bloody Valentine person these days. You Are…My Bloody Valentine. You tend [...]

Nice to meet you

22. November 2005

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Nothing beats working comfortably from home. Except, perhaps, not working at all. It’s a rainy day and I am grateful I don’t have to take the bus and go to that cold office to write an article about heels in fashion. Is there music more fitting to a dark, rainy day like today than Depeche [...]

Bring on the gifts

21. November 2005

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In the Hawthorn Hedge by Carl Larsson No lemon pie in the pastry shop, so we just had a cherry cake when Blondie came yesterday afternoon. She brought me presents. A fairy dress for the Christmas tree, that little Rudolph and a book about Carl Larsson, my favourite Swedish painter and illustrator who lived [...]

In a manner of speaking

9. November 2005

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This song is for Wriju, Valorie, Cathy, me and all the people who lately wrote posts about words and what they can do. I believe in words as much as I believe in actions. I think as humans, we have the power of words: a healing, destructive, transforming power. And when we refuse [...]

Psycho Sound of Silence

9. November 2005

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Last night M. and I went -for a beer and a vegetarian schnitzel- to my favourite beer house. I didn’t take the camera with me. People actually beg me not to. Apparently I embarrass them by acting like a tourist. It’s a shame I didn’t take it along though because there was live [...]