Monthly Archives: October 2008

Popscene!

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Karie

Tonight’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks featured the lead singer of mid-90s Scottish indie band Geneva. Boy, did that make me feel old.. Here’s the forgotten(?) gem of “No One Speaks” from their first album: .. now where did I put … Continue reading →

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Doctorin’ The Tardis

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Karie

David Tenannt has quit as Doctor Who. He was my first Doctor and will forever be tied in my mind to the early stages of the epic Ms Bookish/Scottish Guy (now known as Other Half) long-distance relationship. I watched New … Continue reading →

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On Beauty

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Karie

When I was at university back in Denmark, I’d walk across the Amager Common from my student halls to the faculty. I’d pass by a huge rose bush with beautiful yellow roses, D.H. Lawrence’s Gloire de Dijon echoing through my … Continue reading →

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What word is missing in this story?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Karie

I found this interesting: “I’m sure everyone has already heard about the plot to murder Obama and many others (..) [but] there is a curious but obvious word missing.” Words are powerful – even (or especially) if they are absent.

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Weather With You

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Karie

This is the weather forecast from BBC. As you can see, I need to finish my cardigan and get started on some emergency mittens and hat or I shall die of frostbite. At the moment I’m monogamously working on a … Continue reading →

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Into Temptation

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Karie

Some nights it just happens. I fall into the depths of YouTube and I flutter between this and that .. and end up with a bonafide Finn-vaganza. I started off with Wherever You Are, a solo offering from a 2000-2001 … Continue reading →

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Drinking Tea Will Muddle Your Brain

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Karie

Sometimes I worry that Domestic Bliss has ruined my ice-cold demeanour and unsentimental outlook on life. To wit, I am sitting here with a lump in my throat after stumbling across this: For me the most moving moment came when … Continue reading →

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Distant Sun

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Karie

My love affair with Glasgow continues. Glasgow Botanic Gardens (a ten minute walk away from Casa Bookish). And you get squirrels in the Botanics! They’ll throw stuff after you if they feel you’re trespassing into their territory. Violent little beasties. … Continue reading →

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Needle & the Damage Done

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Karie

Honestly? I have never been interested in cross-stitching and my very few attempts at stitching ended badly. These cross-stitch versions of Banksy’s street art might just tempt me into picking up a needle and the thread, though. The site is … Continue reading →

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Biting Tails

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Karie

I recently discussed Alasdair Gray’s fiction with someone who had contemplated doing a parody of Lanark for NaNoWriMo. I countered that Gray does such a fine job of parodying and plagiarising himself that it would be a moot exercise. 1982, … Continue reading →

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