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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Hogmanay Etc
This is my favourite photo of 2008. I shot it in early August when we went to Sweden for a day. The weather was incredibly hot (although not particularly sunny) and all these tanned, long-limbed Swedish teenagers were hurling themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Gray, Knitting, Personal
Tagged Alasdair Gray, Denmark, events, family, fangirl, friends, Glasgow, health, love, musings, personal stuff, Photography
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On the Bus
Sometimes I just feel overwhelmingly foreign or Other. I was heading home from a knitting meet-up, when my bus was invaded by half-cut neds. They started hurling bits of food at people and a tall black guy stood up to … Continue reading
2008: A Year of Reading (Or Not)
I hate admitting this, but I did not read that many books in 2008. One memorable year I easily made it through 100 books. This year I think I struggled to read more than twenty-five books. I have my reasons … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings
Merry Christmas! Glædelig jul! That’s me, Christmas 1980. I got a little bike for my doll and also an ace jigsaw, if I remember correctly. This year I hope to find some wool and a few books under the tree. … Continue reading
Comfort Reading
The last Christmas present has been wrapped (Misty Garden by Jo Sharp in Rowan Damask), I have had a lovely pre-Christmas get-together with friends and I ‘just’ need to pack my bag now. Yes, that was a slightly hysterical ‘just’ … Continue reading
When I Think All Hope Has Gone — R.I.P. Adrian Mitchell
Adrian Mitchell has died. His The Oxford Hysteria of English Poetry is seriously funny: Then suddenly — WOOMF — It was the Ro-man-tic Re-viv-al And it didn’t matter how you wrote, All the public wanted was a hairy great image. … Continue reading
The Waiting Game
The other day our Xbox 360 started flashing red lights at us. So now I’m waiting for a UPS carrier to come and pick up the Xbox, ship it across to Germany and hopefully fix the faulty components. Other Half … Continue reading
Christmas Time (Almost)
I smell like a smoked sausage. Sunday afternoon was spent outside in our garden carolling, eating mince-pies, drinking mulled wine and huddling in front of little wood burners. It was very, very enjoyable and I hope it will turn into … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Personal, Popular Culture
Tagged Denmark, family, personal stuff, traditions
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It Was (Not) A Very Good Year
I’m sitting here being a touch introspective and thinking back upon the year that is almost over and done with. 2008 wasn’t really the best year I’ve ever had. Yes, I met some lovely people this year. I found myself … Continue reading
Visual Words
In my handwritten note I alluded briefly to the idea of handwriting possessing “presence” and printing having only “absence”. In its infancy printing was known as “artificial writing” – the implication being that handwriting = natural, printing = artifice, obviously. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Print Culture, typography
Tagged Art, bibliomania, books, geek, love, Print Culture, texts and words
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