Monthly Archives: November 2009

Mary and Max. (prepare to weep)

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

I’ve been watching too many films. The unusual thing is that most of them have been good. I know it’s strange. But it’s a lucky streak. Mary and Max is one of the sweetest films I’ve seen in a long … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Film and Art | 3 Comments

Indibloggies 2008 (Ahem!)

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Gives me great delight to announce that this blog has been nominated for the Indibloggies in the Humanities Blogs category. I am not entirely sure what a Humanities Blog is – but I suspect it’s a category for the vagrants … Continue reading →

Posted in Self | 7 Comments

Up!

Posted on November 17, 2009 by

Having depressed the shit out of myself after reading up on girls wanting breast implants at the age of 9 and other things, I thought I’d cheer myself up a bit. So I write about Up. What a fantastic, fabulous … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Film and Art | 8 Comments

Children, media and parents

Posted on November 17, 2009 by

Two seemingly unrelated posts. One on how the notions of ‘dark skin is indicative of inherent evil tendencies‘ seems to permeate an animated series for children, and the other on young kids dressed up by their parents – in clothes … Continue reading →

Posted in People, Rants and Rambles, Self | 4 Comments

Pets, pigs and dreams

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

I turn 28 in a week’s time, and I never thought I would be dog-less at this age. But having grown up with dogs in the house, I know it’s a huge responsibility. It’s also a matter of space. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs, Self | 10 Comments

Coal, mines and beauty

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

A couple of weeks back I found myself in Germany. More specifically – in Cologne. Now Germany has never been on my must-go-to map, except perhaps Berlin. There’s very little I actually know about that country. Except perhaps random pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs, Travel | 4 Comments