What’s Worse

What’s worse than being ill? Being ill in the cold climes of Scotland.
I’ve been ill since the weekend. You just think you can push it like you do at home by dragging yourself to class  but then the cold north winds kicks in dries out your throat, sends your congestion headache into overdrive and your [...]

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Weekend at the Movies I

I have been slow on the reviews, seeing and there’s so much to complain about and so very little time. I should be prepping for my film tutorial and writing a film review is my idea of justified procrastination. I haven’t had time to plan actual trips to the cinema to watch recent stuff- the [...]

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Proust and the Cookie Monster

No bouquet of children’s television programs would ever be complete without Sesame Street. I was a BIG fan when I was younger, as I’m sure many of those who grew up with Ernie, Burt, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, the Cookie Monster, Elmo, the Bear family, Grover, Count Von Count- you get my drift? And [...]

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The Freshman Sandwich and Music Wars

As college residences go, I suppose DRAB is pretty decent despite the paper-thin hardboard walls, malfunctioning heating and hot water, being half an hour away from town, anti-social and generally pretty ick.
I mean the en-suite and double bed has to count for something right?
Last year, we lived in a rather Siberic building (yes I did [...]

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It’s Almost Spring!

Went out for a walk down the pretty Lade Braes today:) Some must-share almost spring moments!

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Reality Check?

Grades came out (decent, can’t complain) and term started after a long-ish break (Can complain)
First lecture, Social Anthropology on Monday 11am. Of course, we’re expecting a 15 minute registration lecture where they take down your name, address and extend the holiday feeling for 45 more minutes, by allowing you to leave. So seated, waiting, in [...]

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Collateral Damage?

Despite my mostly existential views- I tend to be pretty superstitious. Not the gecko-cried-chuk-chuk kind of superstitious, but simply personal rituals that govern my day. These personal superstitions of mine, are not based on anything, but simply think that comfort me for no apparent reason. Perhaps, it’s the familiarity, the sense of order- [...]

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Celebrating 60 Years of Political Myopia

So I suppose our warring parties thought it appropriate to celebrate the prelude to Independence (60 years of Independence from Great Britain- or so we like to believe) with a bang- or a couple.
This weekend has been marked by:
Fort Railway Station Bombing- 12 dead and a further 100 injured.
Grenade explosion at the Dehiwela Zoo- [...]

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