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We’re really mourning the death of the ’80s

March 10th, 2010Posted by katiesol

You’re a vampire Michael! My own brother a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. You wait til mom finds out, buddy.
RIP Corey Haim. I feel bad on behalf of everyone expressing grief at your passing who didn’t give two hoots about what you did when you were alive. Me included. Sorry.

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Five things I loathe about getting my hair cut

March 10th, 2010Posted by katiesol

1. Sitting in front of a mirror for an hour
Honestly, if I wanted to make myself puke I’d just stick my fingers down my throat. It’s more humane than making me deconstruct my appearance and all its flaws over the course of an hour, with increasingly ridiculous hair and someone irritatingly good looking flitting in [...]

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Gutted

February 8th, 2010Posted by katiesol

Another reason why I hope never to purchase a new-build.
[via TooMuchNick]

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CoolBrands in pointless exercise debacle

September 28th, 2009Posted by katiesol

Somewhere out there, there is a list. A list that has been created by an ‘Expert Council’*, taking into account the opinions of over 2,400 members of the British public. A list so extensively researched that it makes your university dissertation look like the scrawl on the back of a napkin. This list will change the [...]

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While I was away

September 1st, 2009Posted by katiesol

I did not tan.
Apple approved the Spotify iPhone app – oh happy day/oh crap now I have to fork out for a premium Spotify account.
Big Brother walked spanish.
I fell a little bit in love with Hal Incandenza. But now I’m stuck in the longest footnote ever and may require magnifying glasses to get out.

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Shiny Media, sans rubbish puns

July 26th, 2009Posted by katiesol

The sad news broke last week that Shiny Media has gone into administration. All sorts of heinous crap has been shot* about this in the last few days. I won’t link to the gossip-loving drama fiends but suffice to say that plenty of gratuitous, self-serving rubbish has been spewed by people who are in no [...]

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Exert myself physically? No thanks!

July 26th, 2009Posted by katiesol

When I first heard about ultramarathons (as run by favourite author Haruki Murakami) I thought that was it. I’d found the sporting event in which I’d least like to partake. After all, I’d find it difficult to summon up the motivation to run away from a burning building and that’s with mortal fear spurring me [...]

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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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Whales, on the other hand…

June 23rd, 2009Posted by katiesol

…are brilliant. They can stay.  It seems that whale watching now generates far more money than whale hunting (according to the International Whaling Commission) , which is as good a reason as any to turn those hunting ships into massive whale watching cruisers.

Also, if you go whale watching with someone who gets seasick easily [...]

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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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