2016-03-19 18:53
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The (hopefully) humourous ramblings of a world citizen living in Greece: philosophical musings, anecdotes and reflections on life in Athens.
2016-03-19 18:53
Locked in a cage, Tatiana tries to escape, killing one and injuring two in the process, and is shot dead. Sad that someone had to die, but if she hadn't been locked up in there for the amuse… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
What a sad reason to return to the blogging world, but I really feel the need to join Ellas devil and others in expressing how at a loss for words I am regarding the fires. Or maybe I do ha… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
On my way home today, a skinny little man got on the bus and, with a small bow-like gesture, asked if he could sit beside me. I responded that indeed he could, and so he sat and gave me a sh… Read More
2007-06-12 08:57
So this is my new baby, everyone. Isn't he adorable? We have not decided on a name, yet... are torn between "Ziggy" and "Samba" (short for Sambucca) and can't decide because "Ziggy" is coole… Read More
2007-04-29 22:06
It’s been a slow couple of weeks at work so I’ve had plenty of time to fiddle around the Net finding fun things to do – all under the pretext of ‘conducting research… Read More
2007-04-24 20:49
I just read one very funny post on Melusina's blog about crossing the street in greece and almost died laughing. I then skipped on over to Flubberwinkle's blog and found a very similar, in t… Read More
2007-02-10 19:23
I am sitting here with the TV on mute in the background, by chance on channel ET3. As usual on a Saturday evening, they're showing footage from a circus... you know, the kind you usually sit… Read More
2007-02-04 22:04
I’ve been tagged (cursed?) by toomanytribbles! For the top five songs I’d play at my own funeral. Wow. And no I’ve never considered this before. But it’s very High Fi… Read More
2006-11-16 18:35
Ellas Devil tagged me, ages ago, for the meme about blogging that’s been going round, and thanks to my lengthy absence I’ve only just noticed. But I always say better late than n… Read More
2006-11-13 22:43
Hi faithful blog readers... if there are any left?This is just to let you know that I have not dropped off the face of the earth, died and gone to heaven or hell, joined the trend and moved… Read More
2006-11-13 22:42
Today, I decided "bikini-figure-be-damned" - I'm going to have an ice-cream!" So I stopped at the periptero to pick up the yummy frozen goods on my way home.Hovering over the ice-cream fridg… Read More
2006-11-13 22:40
On a more serious note: My cousin found two puppies last week and needs to find a home for them.She was walking her dog late at night when she came across a box in the middle of the street… Read More
2006-11-13 22:39
Hi all, I'm back.In case you hadn't noticed I was gone, I was away for easter over... well, easter, and returned to a.) tax time looming ahead (don't ask - usual hassle over getting required… Read More
2006-11-13 22:38
Well. It's Sunday evening, I've got a pile of laundry waiting to be hung out and a sink full of dishes begging to be washed, so this seems like an excellent opportunity to ignore all that an… Read More
2006-11-13 22:38
On Saturday night I went over to my cousin's house to celebrate her having gotten a new job. (Here's hoping this one is better than the last few!) I passed through Syntagma to get there, whe… Read More
2006-11-13 22:25
OK, Seawitch’s post “Waiting” has finally inspired me to put my nose to the grindstone, gather my notes, double check a few sources, dust off the keyboard, and write: THE V… Read More
2006-11-13 22:25
I don't know about everyone else, but between the mounds of stinky garbage that are slowly consuming our fair city, the summery weather (which only serves to remind us that we could be lying… Read More
2006-11-13 22:23
I've been reading and watching and thinking along with everyone else about that little boy, Alex, who was murdered. It truly is horrific and tragic and has made all of us stop and think - ab… Read More
2006-11-13 22:22
On my way back from work today I sat on the bus directly in front of two immigrants. I’m not sure where they were from, but they were communicating with each other in very broken Engli… Read More
2006-11-13 22:18
This is for everyone who complains about Greek bureaucracy, and thinks it's not a problem anywhere else in the world. It's for all those foreigners who incessantly complain, and for all thos… Read More
2006-11-12 20:53
This meme was too cute to resist. The idea is, you set your iPod to shuffle, then press next for every question. The song that comes up is the answer to the question! Neat huh?I got some fre… Read More
2006-11-12 20:53
I am currently sitting here killing time while waiting for four pots of water on the stove and my kettle to boil.Why?Because my thermosifono has been broken for three days now and I simply C… Read More
2006-11-12 20:53
OK so on Saturday I joined most people in watching Eurovision.We laughed, we cried (if we were Anna Vissi anyway), and we were fairly well entertained.But then, on Sunday, I wanted to do not… Read More
2006-11-12 20:53
So my friend Liz went to New York and got to go see the Daily Show and sat 10 feet away from Jon Stewart and I'm insanely jealous.Read about it here Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It being my boyfriend's birthday tomorrow, I decided to bake him a birthday cake. However, not being the most experienced of cake-bakers (and, OK, being a bit lazy), in a remarkable show of… Read More
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