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Cardboard Art

Very cool: Cardboard art. You take a piece of cardboard, sneakily remove the flat top layer so the corrogated inner workings are revealed, add a dash of colour and you’ve got art! Okay, it’s a bit more complicated than that but it’s very nifty.
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Posted 02 April 2008 † Karie § Art ‡ Comments (0)

No Electricity, But Much Excitement

We went to the hospital today for a long-awaited appointment. I have been undergoing epilepsy tests but they came out negative. No abnormal electrical currents or any abnormal brain structures - I’m relieved that I’m not dying of a brain tumour and I’m frustrated that I could not get a clear, concise answer to wtf [...]

Posted 12 March 2008 † Karie § Alasdair Gray § Art § Bibliophilia § Personal § Print Culture § Scotland ‡ Comments (2)

A Corner of a Foreign Field

A blustery day in Glasgow. We seized the moment when the rain stopped and went into city centre to buy me a cinnamon latte and browse quickly through the bargain offers in Waterstones. This is what passes for normalcy - I could do it because the city was quiet, I had company and I had [...]

Posted 09 March 2008 † Karie § Personal ‡ Comments (0)

The Hills are Alive

If Rufus Wainwright were a soft toy..

Posted 07 March 2008 † Karie § Music § Popular Culture ‡ Comments (0)

Getting My Geek On

I finally got hold of Alex Lloyd’s third album, Distant Light the other day. It’s the aural equivalent of me snuggling up in a blanket on a spring day: it’s invigourating but also deeply comforting. However, most days I’m listening to Canadian band Alaska in Winter - their album continues to worm its way into [...]

Posted 29 February 2008 † Karie § Art § Personal § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0)