Monthly Archives: May 2008

Spoils

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Karie

Stephen Moffat does write the best Doctor Who episodes. A planet which is one giant library? Yes, please! And that is all I will say as I do not want to give away any spoilers.. Now, as some longterm readers/friends … Continue reading →

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Hanging Around With Scientists Gives Me Ideas

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Karie

Experiment: sleep for X amount of hours (X being the amount of sleep I’d get pre-illness), try to be moderately active (i.e. go for a 20 minute walk), read a book, talk on the phone briefly and then see how … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Neil.

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Karie

I missed it by one day (oh dear!) but Happy 50th Birthday, Mr Neil Finn, soundtracker to the Ms Bookish life for a very, very long time. Three youtube links: + Crowded House: Don’t Dream It’s Over + Crowded House: … Continue reading →

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The Bonfire of Good Intentions

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Karie

If I’m going to have to rip out another effing row on the neckline on my effing sweater, I swear I’m going to toss the effing thing on the bonfire I’m going to build in our backyard. What do you … Continue reading →

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Euro ’08.

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Karie

My personal favourite at this year’s Eurovision is Bosnia-Herzegovina. David describes it as “Arcade Fire doing Rocky Horror”. It won’t win but it’ll worm its way onto my iPod. Five other countries of note: + Turkey has sent a local … Continue reading →

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The Big Issues

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Karie

Worryingly I watch the chatterbox a great deal more than I would like – but there is something about the format which suits my scattered brain. I get interested in something and just as I’m beginning to lose the thread, … Continue reading →

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Must. Not. Buy.

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Karie

Oh dear. Following a visit to the neurologist, I’m sitting here going: “I so need to buy myself some yarn as a treat.” I don’t exactly lack yarn, so I’m guessing that I’ve fallen into the trap of so many … Continue reading →

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Airing the Closet

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Karie

I don’t know if anybody’s keeping tabs on the Now Reading section of the sidebar. If you do, you will have noticed that it seems to have frozen. Could it really be? Has Ms Bookish given up on reading? Of … Continue reading →

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Run, Run..

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Karie

I’m not the only crafty-creative person in this household. Far from it. Other Half has a degree in textiles, after all, and his latest project is customising shoes. These are his Day of the Dead shoes (aren’t they fab?): Speaking … Continue reading →

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If Food Be The Music of Life.. Hang On.

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Karie

Robert McLiam Wilson is an author from Northern Ireland who wrote a series of critically acclaimed novels in the early to mid-1990s. Unsurprisingly he was interested in exploring what constitutes ‘nationality’. At that point I was interested in his works … Continue reading →

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