The Froth

Nancy the Librarian, Pat the Postman

23. February 2006

Ι received a note from the Post Office about a package that had arrived for me and I had to go and get (Lazy Postman won’t bring large packages). So I went there and this is what I got! Presents from Madelyn, in Canada. A cd, an action hero, chocolates, stickers and a card. [...]

The enigmatic plumber

17. December 2005

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We have cleaned everything. Now I sit and stare at the house. It’s nice that tomorrow morning I’m going to wake up in a normal house and with one more white bookcase too. The plumber was smoking all the time in here. What did I care since I was already breathing in the marble dust? For [...]

Loony Press

15. November 2005

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This absolutely amazing card was sent by Stephanie and I received it today. The fierce vegetarian vegetables of the jungle. Thank you! Somebody I don’t know came in my office today and asked me to scan photos for a newspaper. But I don’t work for the newspaper, I am not a graphic designer and I don’t [...]

Swimming with piranhas

3. October 2005

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I’m going to the publishing house today. This isn’t the best possible start for my week. At least, going for coffee later on with newspapers and magazines will help me recover. It’s like medication I have to take after seeing the publishing house cow and all the other animals God placed in the big publishing [...]

Natural born weirdo

1. September 2005

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It’s not always safe here at Starbucks. Have you seen Natural Born Killers? Well, the twin brother of Woody Harrelson is sitting opposite me, wearing identical sunglasses too. He has an iced non-expression on his face, doesn’t drink coffee, doesn’t read the paper, doesn’t talk to anybody here. He has sunk in the armchair and [...]