prolific.org » News http://prolific.org ISSN 1568-2218 | Established 1999 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 ‘In the name of United, and the BBC’ http://prolific.org/2005/11/26/in-the-name-of-united-and-the-bbc/ http://prolific.org/2005/11/26/in-the-name-of-united-and-the-bbc/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2005 03:11:47 +0000 Caroline http://vonbpress.com/2005/11/26/in-the-name-of-united-and-the-bbc/ On Metafilter, Pat ‘Wax on, wax off’ Norita’s death announcement gets more posts than George Best’s. I’m not sure what that means, if anything.

I have been at home and in bed with a really bad cold for the past few days, so reading MeFi and watching West Wing episodes is about all I’ve been up to. The worst thing about colds is not being able to taste food, taking the pleasure out of surely the greatest pleasure.

Winter is not my favourite season.

]]> http://prolific.org/2005/11/26/in-the-name-of-united-and-the-bbc/feed/ 0 Eyes that spoke an unblinking death http://prolific.org/2005/09/02/eyes-that-spoke-an-unblinking-death/ http://prolific.org/2005/09/02/eyes-that-spoke-an-unblinking-death/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:44:53 +0000 Caroline http://vonbpress.com/2005/09/02/eyes-that-spoke-an-unblinking-death/ There should be something more here than just a post about sushi.

But I have no words for what’s going down in New Orleans.

Bush smiling, playing guitar when seven kinds of hell descend on the gulf coast. Ms Rice shopping for shoes in NYC. Refusing foreign aid. Sending in troops with orders to shoot to kill.

Young in New Orleans – Bukowski

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Update: All my friends accounted for, I think. I hope you and your friends and family are safe today.

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Seems like a safe way to play it, I think…
Rogue – 09 April 2005 – 18:23

shrek 3
swanz (link) – 10 April 2005 – 01:17

I’m so glad you said that. I think theirs is a wonderful love story. Talk about overcoming!
Mark (link) – 10 April 2005 – 05:38

…holy jaysus…i watched the whole thing yesterday here from belfast….i was kind of thinking the same…though i cannot really warm up to both of them….but anyway…nice they made it after all.
bernhard (link) – 10 April 2005 – 16:08

I’m not only usually a complete cynic (oh, you noticed), but I’m also the type of person who thinks the Royal Family should be hoofed out of Buck House and watch as we tear it down and become a republic. So I’ve been surprising myself with my opinion of these recent events.

In summary: I agree.
Vaughan (link) – 12 April 2005 – 00:06

I got a really strong ‘royuls are peepul too, y’knaa’ vibe, watching the event.
Caroline (link) – 12 April 2005 – 01:31

Just got the strong “what is that on her head?” vibe.

Ahh, how I love being a Brit who defected to the other side.
Rogue – 12 April 2005 – 04:49

Afaik, the thing on her head was designed by an Irishman. I’m sure he called it ‘Revenge’.
Caroline (link) – 12 April 2005 – 07:54

Now that just made my day :D
Rogue – 13 April 2005 – 02:19

FYI… Phillip Treacy who designed the hat also worked with Gavin on a hat design for a War Child auction.
Caroline (link) – 13 April 2005 – 07:19

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