Tag Archives for sleep

Blame the Dutch

The plaintive call of my mobile wakes me up early this morning, not quite 5 am. I open my eyes and find myself gazing into my stalwart laptop still spinning my West Wing S2 DVD. Closing the lid puts it … Continue reading

03. April 2006 by Caroline
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Raw like sushi

He: Eat and sleep. Sunday is a day of rest! X Me: Um… I’m going out! Just dinner but. Wid lots of sake 2 wash down d raw fish. He: Oh no. Dislike raw fish and hate sake. Very bad … Continue reading

13. March 2006 by Caroline
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Gone

Sometimes the end truly is relief. My uncle died this morning at 9AM. Peacefully, just after going back to sleep, which is more than I could have hoped for the way things were going.

23. October 2005 by Caroline
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I’m not your girlfriend

What creeps me out about places like Flickr is when people you don’t know, have never met, have never e-mailed with, ‘friend’ you. I wish there was a way you could ‘unfriend’ strangers. Or simply not allow it unless you … Continue reading

30. March 2005 by Caroline
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Luctor et emergo

Good news. After a day (and night, let’s not forget the nights) of feeling worse, as of Wednesday pm I’m now officially feeling a little better. I’ve almost had a full night’s sleep, my appetite’s returned and my temperature’s finally … Continue reading

16. February 2005 by Caroline
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Attack of the killer flu

Have been quite ill since Thursday afternoon. I’ve felt exhausted since my last flu (late November) and this time the virus struck an already wrecked system. Fever rose quickly to 39.5 (103F) and hovered around that for four days. The … Continue reading

14. February 2005 by Caroline
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Simply, having, a wonderful (pre) Christmas time

Curry score: 2 (Local take-away and the still fabulous Rasa Samudra) Celebrity score: 1 (Tracy Emin @ the ICA) Art score: 3 (Osbourne Samuel gallery, Raphael exhibit at National Gallery, 100 artist see God at the ICA) Sleep score: +/- … Continue reading

06. December 2004 by Caroline
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Princess Juliana (1909-2004)

The Dutch Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana passed away early on Saturday, 20 March 2004. She died in her sleep at ten to six in the morning. Despite her abdication in 1980, despite not being much of a … Continue reading

20. March 2004 by Caroline
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I’m totally wired

For the next 24 hours, I am science’s bitch. I am a guinea pig in a friend’s friend’s stress profile research. I have 6 electrodes stuck to my body and wires that lead to a device I carry on my … Continue reading

25. February 2004 by Caroline
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