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Waiting for my Asus EEE

What do you do when you get bored on a Friday afternoon? You start surfing around and end up finding Komplett has a new batch of Asus EEE’s in stock. And they’re 339 euro and you think, oh what the … Continue reading

07. March 2008 by Caroline
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The female of the species

My Amy Winehouse pictures get favourited a lot on Flickr. Mostly by women. Does Amy, like Sinead, scare the hell out of most boys?

29. December 2007 by Caroline
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Too many profiles

A friend invited me to facebook. I had previously decided not to join, but what the hell, I click on the link and fill in the registration form… … and I’m informed my name ‘contains too many words’.

19. April 2007 by Caroline
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Moonlighting serenade

It seems I’m only happy when I work two jobs. Any other time is ordinary, nine to five just isn’t good enough. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been wearing several hats at the same time and I feel … Continue reading

28. May 2006 by Caroline
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The return of Pantscat

Eleven years ago, I saw British comedian Eddie Izzard perform a show in Amsterdam. Not long after, I set up a website about him, which ran in various incarnations from ’95 to ’2000. It was my most succesful website, at … Continue reading

29. April 2006 by Caroline
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Fill in profane title here

Last night I lost my wallet with my bank card, my Mastercard, my Visa, my Amex, my work I.D., tons of other cards and, thankfully, only 30 Euro in cash. I haven’t lost a wallet in 30 years, because I’m … Continue reading

08. April 2006 by Caroline
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When is a blog not a blog

Well, in any case, not when Joss Whedon decides it isn’t, dammit. Whedonesque.com was named ‘Blog of the week’ at The Times today and in the comments on the post announcing it, a number of our users ask why Whedonesque … Continue reading

04. March 2006 by Caroline
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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 … Continue reading

02. September 2005 by Caroline
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Blake goes on the road

Scoundrel cum poet Robert Blake after his ‘not guilty‘ verdict: After the verdict, he said he needed to find a job but would first go “cowboying.” “Cowboying is when you get in a motor home or a van and you … Continue reading

17. March 2005 by Caroline
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Pimping O’Rourke

Some of you may have wondered ‘Who the hell is Declan O’Rourke’ since he was featured so prominently in my Best of list. Or perhaps you skipped the post, I wouldn’t blame you. I’ve now written a little more about … Continue reading

12. January 2005 by Caroline
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