Archive for June, 2009

 

The inevitable Michael Jackson post

June 27th, 2009Posted by katiesol

After the is-he-isn’t-he drama, the shock of it actually being true and a day of jokes tasteless or otherwise, I realised today that Michael Jackson actually* died. I’ve read the entire Guardian MJ tribute edition cover to cover, I’ve got Thriller on and I’ve been seeking out internet grief; needless to say, I’m feeling gloomy. [...]

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Would you rather…

June 21st, 2009Posted by katiesol

…turn up as a Vice Don’t or on Look at this fucking hipster?
vs.
(if anyone’s keeping score, I’d really really like the Vice DOs and DON’Ts book, kthx)

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Do we really need music charts?

June 21st, 2009Posted by katiesol

The Official UK Charts Company (which, presumably, feels we do so need music charts) has finally deigned that the UK’s charts should take streamed music into account – but still not for another year at least, according to this report from the BBC.
Talk about playing catch-up. Services like Spotify and We7 may have taken off [...]

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Being Pinocchio

June 19th, 2009Posted by katiesol

Bizzarro-nocchio; it’s the bastard offspring of two excellent films.

From The Daily What

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Everything I had to know, I heard it on my radio

June 18th, 2009Posted by katiesol

…if by everything, you mean the Top 40 on a Sunday afternoon and the taping of various brilliant 90s pop songs.

I’d like these postcards in my life.
From Laura Barnard

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Typewriter cat

June 18th, 2009Posted by katiesol

I love typewriter cat almost as much as I love keyboard cat.

Created by Jeremy Mayer. Image via Technabob.

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How you know that you’re too in love with your iPhone

June 18th, 2009Posted by katiesol

My love for my phone is well documented, but today I reached a whole new level of ridiculous. On my way to work, I was walking down Old Brompton Road when suddenly, out of nowhere, came a schoolboy barrelling towards me. He was all overlarge blazer and enormous backpack, head down and in a serious [...]

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Five things I’d really like to do right now

June 8th, 2009Posted by katiesol

So, somebody once said that lists are a lazy blogger’s friend. Happy days, I’m the laziest blogger around.
1. Skate – I had to lump these together because it turns out wearing funny boots and gliding unsteadily along is not exclusively appealing be it on wheels or blades. I want to go ice skating so badly, [...]

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