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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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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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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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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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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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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