...of how long it's been since you spent any significant amount of time online. I'm coughing and feverish, but I live!!! Sorry for not posting for so very, very long.

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the sun shines for you he said the day we were lying among the rhododendrons on Howth head in the grey tweed suit and his straw hat the day I got him to propose to me yes first I gave him the bit of seedcake out of my mouth and it was leapyear like now yes 16 years ago my God after that long kiss I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of ( Read more... )

The concept is simple... could be so easily over-done, and yet, and yet ( Read more... )

First, the lament. The only radio station that plays decent classical here that I can pick up well is the Vatican station. During the day, from what little I've heard, it's very dull, but at one in the morning it's usually excellent orchestral music, jazz, or gregorian chant. The occasional fabulous film soundtrack too. (ahem.) And first thing ( Read more... )

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Am I the only one who finds it strangely hypnotizing watching this man catch ducks?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8058221.stm

... but you'll have to pry John Stewart from my cold, dead fingers ( Read more... )

Honking at ambulances (in the process of picking up a sick person) to move out of your way is not cool. Getting into a fight with the driver of the ambulance?!?!? Where precisely do you you need to get to in such a hurry on a one-way street in MONTI???? (note, Monti, the area I'm living in, is an area of tiny one way streets, frequently shut down ( Read more... )