February 2011
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DOLE vs. DIGNITY
Towards the end of my 20 something years I felt like being thrown back in my early 20s: my so-called writing career was paying me with name credentials instead of real cash. Thus I had no penny in my pocket, my bank balance almost 0 and waiting in welfare queues became my favourite leisure time activity. In short: my future looked rather foggy than bright. During that time I spent my days sitting...
Feb 28th
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Things I ♥ THURSDAY
Impressions from RUSSIA by Tanya. Almost acient-OLD but still UP-TO-DATE: SPRING Awakening by Frank Wedekind. HOORAY, Spring is in the air! Perfect time for some SPRING-cleaning & fresh-JEWELLERY-picking from Kate MISS’s For Me, For You online store. ‘1234’ by FEIST & the SESAME STREET. EXTRA treat for all inner neat freak & radical SPRING-cleaners: Symmetry,...
Feb 24th
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The SCIENCE of SLEEP: Hello INSOMNIA, goodbye...
They say humans spend a third of their lifetime SLEEPing. Of that time, I spend at least one half TOSSING & TURNING and another half chasing (mind)DEMONS. Hello INSOMNIA, goodbye SLEEP - where did it all go wrong? Oh for raindrops on the roof, the smell of freshly washed sheets and some refreshing SLEEP - while most peeps long for bedtime, I have a different story to tell. Come night and...
Feb 19th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Things I ♥ THURSDAY
Waldemar & MAX’s shots. The SARTORIALIST is living proof that simple things & smart moves can bring the fame! A lovely little movie that will warm your heart: The BALLADE of DES & MO. WILD HORSES (cover) by The Sundays. Warm your heart on cold dayswith tips, tricks & knitting patterns from NIKKI Gabriel.
Feb 10th
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Catching CANCER
There are many things in life I do not understand. And one of them is CANCER. The very 1st time I got exposed to CANCER was at the age of 5. My grandma was sick and we went to see her in HOSPITAL. As if it was yesterday I still remember the WAITING ROOM as a tense, silent place. Grey floor, plastic chairs, sticky air. Nervous patients and their relatives were sitting in the reception area. People...
Feb 1st
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