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Karenina

There's more to me than Myspace

About Me

I've said enough already ...Layout made by Chaos13 at CreateBlog.com . falling objects

My Interests

Finding a consistent account of the good life. Philosophy, psychology. Running, cycling. Dreaming of my idea house. Cooking, eating, watching films and talking a lot of nonsense.

I'd like to meet:

The great magician Bonojo Urporor. Oscar the cat. The inventor of fire. Douglas Coupland (I've met him now hooray). Morrissey. Stephen Fry. Mary Shelley. Samuel Palmer. Samuel Beckett. Margaret Atwood. Iris Murdoch. And the person who invented the choco leibniz. What sort of name is that for a biscuit?

Music:

the Editors, Morrisey, Thelonius Monk, Radiohead, Jose Gonazalez, The Doors, Bjork, Bowie, Lennon, Chopin, Radio TarifaGenerally: indie Rock, some pop, some traditional jazz, US grunge, real Flamenco, some Motown, some soul although not the Cartesian stuff.I have eclectic tastes.

Movies:

La Ardilla Roja, Tierra, Sexo y Lucia. Ghost Dog (The Way of the Samurai) Sideways A Clockwork Orange The Matrix Spirited Away The Bourne Supremacy The Big Lebowski My Own Private Idaho Fargo O Brother, Where Art thou? Matador Aurevoir les enfants

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ugly Betty, Seinfeld, Miss Marple, This Life, Twin Peaks, The Simpsons, Northern Exposure

Books:

The Karamazov Brothers. Microserfs (Douglas Coupland). Skinny Legs and All (Tom Robbins). Conversation in the catherdral (Mario Vargas Llosa). Middlesex (Geoffrey Eugenides). Fugitive Pieces (Ann Michaels). The Handmaidens Tale (Margaret Atwood). Periodic Table

Heroes:

Douglas Coupland. Larry David. Fyodor Dostoevsky. Iris Murdoch. My grandparents. All those who seek to do something good in their life, or at least, very little harm.

My Blog

haggis

I didn't really enjoy it, has to be said. I'm not feeling very inspired, but I thought I would write anyway. Keep practising. Maybe I'll write about not writing. It's a funny thing - creativity ...
Posted by Karenina on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:40:00 PST

Anyone there?

It's been a while since I've written anything here, and I'm still wondering ... is anyone still here? Or have you moved on to the less exciting (in my opinion) facebook?AS
Posted by Karenina on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:38:00 PST

a favourite

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Posted by Karenina on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:26:00 PST

Douglas Coupland

I've just found a page that looks like it was made by a plausible candidate for being the real Douglas Coupland. Either that or someone quite clever who used snapshots from things I know DC talks abou...
Posted by Karenina on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:26:00 PST

its good~! bus pirates 2

Posted By:Bus PiratesGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Karenina on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:24:00 PST

Check out this video: Bus Pirates: Episode 1

Posted By:Bus PiratesGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Karenina on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:37:00 PST

Blog group test

So who is receiving this now?
Posted by Karenina on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:03:00 PST

Coupland

http://www.canada.com/cityguides/vancouver/story.html?id=3da e4387-e6d7-442b-a097-9903473c2c90&k=19075
Posted by Karenina on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:17:00 PST

Oh dear

Just had one of the most embarassing moments in my life.Oh dear.
Posted by Karenina on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:07:00 PST

Heavy rain (high tide)

Today it rained on the river Colne. The sky froze in a heavy sheet of slate and zeus descended on the river travellers in big, slippery pelts. But the light was so piercing, clear and illuminating tha...
Posted by Karenina on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:01:00 PST