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The internet does weird things to how we are perceived and how we interact socially. Two recent examples: A New Zealander living in Scotland has contacted me through YouTube (where I have added a few Kiwi music videos to a … Continue reading
Fangirl Overload
I hardly ever post twice in one day, but this needs to get out of my brain, through my fingers and onto my blog so I can stop saying Holy Guacamole!!! Neil Finn announces “Seven Worlds Collide, pt. 2″. In … Continue reading
Posted in Finn
Tagged anti-social behaviour, events, fangirl, Finn, kiwiana, love, Music, omg, pop culture
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Open Letter
Dear World, Today I had an absolutely brilliant idea. And then I sat down, worked out a tentative plan, and made sure I could cross out the first line of my plan. Love, Karie PS. Devising super brilliant plans is … Continue reading
Welcome To My Head
I promised E. that I’d list the podcasts I like. I’m relatively new to podcasts (I’m slow on the uptake), so I’m yet to build up a list of definitive favourites. If someone has recommendations, I’d be happy to hear … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Film, Literature, Music, Popular Culture
Tagged blog geek, geek, kiwiana, linguistics, Music, new-fangled technology, podcasts
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Oh. Em. Gee.
This t-shirt WILL be mine. In August 2000 I spent an entire day in Te Awamutu – I even have a picture of myself posing with a sign saying Te Awamutu – and it’s a small, small North island town … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Neil.
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
Synergy
Wheylona and I go back a decade (gosh). We first met when she worked in Sweden and was heading with friends to Denmark for a concert. I remember us walking through the streets of Copenhagen singing History Never repeats (youtube … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Finn, Personal
Tagged Art, friends, kiwiana, meeting famous people, people power, real life, texts and words, youtube
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Sonic Strikes Back
Sometimes I just effin’ love New Zealand. They do things differently there. NZ man ‘used hedgehog as weapon’: “The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested “for assault with a weapon, namely the hedgehog.” Poor hedgehog, though.
Posted in News
Tagged amusing, anti-war, crime, ecology wtf, kiwiana, News, tongue-in-cheek
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