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KOFFERS voor AFRIK(A)

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KOFFERS voor AFRIKA – Antwerpen, originally uploaded by Caroline.

Sunday morning. Bag shop advertisting ‘suitcases for Africa’. It looked straight out of Tintin (Kuifje).

Small set of Antwerp pictures, nothing spectacular. I’d rented a bike and was cycling more than stopping and taking pictures.

Abroad mind

Caroline — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:20:31 +0000

Regrets, I’ve had a few, but none so big as the one where I kick myself for not having lived and worked abroad in my lifetime.

I envy my cousin who was born in Africa, schooled in Indonesia and Denmark, and is living in France. Cosmopolitan beats nationalist in my book.

In my highschool days I would have loved to go on an exchange program to the USA, but that didn’t seem to be available to me at the time. When I was in college I worked in Northern Ireland for 6 weeks, but there weren’t any schemes for a longer stay. Later still, well, it just didn’t happen. Maybe I’m just not that adventurous.

Let’s face it, I should have moved to Ireland years ago. Before the goldrush. When houses were dirt cheap (seven, maybe ten thousand Euro would have got me a nice cottage back then. What a great investment that would have been.

I always said I wouldn’t fit in over there, but fuck me, I’m Ms Square Peg whereever I am including this place I call ‘home’. Still as round holes go, Amsterdam ain’t so bad.

I’m not sure where I’m going with this. It’s just a little frustrating at the moment not being able to hop on the DART to lend a hand.

Uncle Larry takes care of things

Caroline — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:17:12 +0000

Finally a reaction from the band: U2′s Larry Mullen writes open letter to U2.com members. It reads rather nicely, until the added PS. Ouch. A bit petty, but very… Larry, whose favourite statement is F.O.A.D.

U2 have never been good at taking criticism. Let it slide, man.

five comments:

At least it’s better than nothing.

I think, right now, I choose to ignore the P.S. It’s a little too high-school teenage girl.
Rogue – 03 February 2005 – 19:19

Larry shouldn’t be allowed to speak in public :-) He should be allowed to play the drums.

But Bono was away saving Africa, The Edge has more important things on his mind, and Adam is, well, Adam.

Larry has told babies and mothers to fuck off. He isn’t exactly the poster child for fan friendliness. But I do think he wouldn’t like people being ripped off.
Caroline (link) – 03 February 2005 – 23:42

Heh. He really shouldn’t. Although I will admit, for a drummer, the rest of it was remarkably well written ;)

I think right now, all in all, I wouldn’t like to be Sebastian Clayton. No, not one bit.
Rogue – 04 February 2005 – 02:37