The Froth

When I am old and pink

18. August 2008

No postcards whatsoever. In the mini market that catered for the little seaside settlement where we stayed, there was just one kind of postcard, picturing a naked lady who was sunbathing. Her breasts were made to look like mountain peaks and behind them the sun was setting. So I sent you no postcards from Halkidiki, [...]

E.T phone home

13. June 2008

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I don’t take my irresponsibility pledge lightly. This may sound like a contradiction in terms, but I like to get things right, or in this case, wrong. So today, I didn’t make the phone calls I should have made and I spent an hour reading a website I just found and instantly fell in love [...]

How to be irresponsible: ideas wanted

10. June 2008

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All greek mums think their sons can walk on water, but mine really does My question is: How can I look like I have everything under control, while being totally irresponsible and reckless? This is my goal for the summer. I have asked Stephanie, but I need as many ideas as possible. Please discuss. It must [...]

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 [...]

Happy Birthday to me although I suck

21. March 2008

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My sexy shower cap, courtesy of lovely Stephanie (thanks so much, I never take it off) I have neglected you. And me and this page too. Thank you for the birthday wishes you sent in my mail and on Facebook and all corners of the internet I have contaminated. You are so nice and I am [...]