December 2008
12 posts
2008: What I've been listening to →
I have been complaining about end of the year lists for about 2 weeks now, when I realised that it is only now that I’m ready to make a 2007 list, not a year ago. That’s why this year I decided to…
2008: What I've been reading →
Here is a list of every book I’ve finished in 2008 in alphabetical order by author. I translated all the titles into English even though more or less half of these were read in Spanish. I have the…
Polaroid gone wrong →
bigger & better @ flickr Imagine taking a polaroid of your best friend, your mother, your cat or your lover and this coming out instead. It is now one of my goals in life to swap someone’s…
The Muppet Christmas Carol →
Gonzo: My name is Charles Dickens. Rizzo the Rat: And my name is Rizzo the Rat… wait a second! You’re not Charles Dickens! Gonzo: I am too! Rizzo the Rat: No! A blue furry Charles Dickens who hangs…
Merry Christmas! →
Hello and welcome to my first drunk blog post. The bad people wanted my laptop to break on Christmas Eve, but baby Jesus decided that I should have it back for Christmas day. It is thanks to…
Why the Germans do Christmas better →
All the photos were taken in Munich in December 2006. Bigger and better on my flickr
Joy →
No Idea brings Christmas to my house.
& this t-shirt
make me a happy kid.
I also updated my recordnerd.
Links →
Exploding Head Nick Hornby included The Gaslight Anthem on his “best of 2008” list.
Thepunkguy did not include them, but he made a very comprehensive list that’s worth checking out….
get up kids →
It looks like I’m finally going to see The Get Up Kids. I think I might cry. Right now I’m like a kid on a massive sugar high. This is the first GUK song I ever heard.
Meet Me In Saint Louis (1944, Vincente Minelli) →
Copeland posted a cover of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ on their myspace. The original was sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me In Saint Louis (1944, Vincente Minelli). I couldn’t care…
hitler is sad →
hitler is sad
Here’s something I made when I read Hitler’s favourite film was Snow White and the sieben Dwarves. I had that little photo of Schwarzenegger laying around…
What's growing in Jane Austen's garden? →
I just read in the guardian that it is now forbidden to scatter dead people’s ashes in the garden of Jane Austen’s House Museum.
“While we understand many admirers of Jane Austen would…
November 2008
19 posts
Qué Cursi!!!! - A mix CD →
Here is a mix CD that I made for my cousin, who is not into the same music as me at all but will probably completely fall in love with some of these tracks. The cover and the name are an…