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rosa

I've seen this happen in other people's lives and now it's happening in mine

About Me



My Interests

vinyl
falafel
gin and tonic

I'd like to meet:

"so i ask even though i know, oh... were you and he lovers?"

Music:

Suede
the Wedding Present
Patrick Wolf
Pixies
Manic Street Preachers
My Bloody Valentine
the Smiths
c86
Electrelane
Bloc Party

Movies:

Little Miss Sunshine
Breakfast On Pluto
Everything Is Illuminated
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The History Boys
Ghost World
Rebel Without A Cause
Goodbye Lenin!
The Squid and the Whale

Television:

Brasseye, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spaced, Peep Show

Books:

Coming Up For Air, Brighton Rock, Gulliver's Travels

Heroes:

Sister Bodhipala
Richard Benson and William Hedges

My Blog

The most amazing place on earth

It's where I met my best friends. Everytime I go there I re-discover something special. Today I walked into the library and I felt both nostalgia and excitement at finding new things. It's like how yo...
Posted by rosa on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:52:00 PST

Now in technicolour

A day in the city with Joshua Berger and Jane Weasel. Rough Trade and Sister Ray did good again. Manic Street Preachers EP/signed Good Shoes album (last in shop) and more. Exhibition at the ICA about ...
Posted by rosa on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:16:00 PST

Truman, pg 55

"the average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul - desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change."
Posted by rosa on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:03:00 PST

Yeats on Elgar

William Butler Yeats described Elgar's music as "wonderful in its heroic melancholy". I have a tendency to agree with him on this subject.
Posted by rosa on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:40:00 PST

a guided tour.

my new room. ...
Posted by rosa on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:54:00 PST

A ******* In The ****.

A Weekend In The City A Dale In The City A Weekend In The Dale An Album of the Year ...
Posted by rosa on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:48:00 PST

proper ill in bed.

so i'm all flu-ed up in bed with my aspirin and fucking homeopathic remedies. not to mention avocado pitta bread (thanks to my culinary sister) and a fantastic compilation tape (thanks to my musical f...
Posted by rosa on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:20:00 PST

Bloc Party Live

I saw Bloc Party last night at Brixton Academy. It was the fifth time I've seen them and probably the last this year, so I thought I'd blog about my Bloc Party year.Tuesday 14th February '05: Virgin M...
Posted by rosa on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 05:34:00 PST