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Taking Stock (Vol.1)

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Making : Christmas gift lists and wish-lists Cooking : lacto-ovo pescaterian Drinking : double cappuccino Reading: “Horns” by Joe Hill and “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion Wanting: the new Lenovo Yoga 10 tablet Looking: for a good quality, knee- length or midi, full leather skirt Playing: Pet Rescue Saga, Minion Rush & Sheep Up! Wasting: way too much time online… Wishing: the holidays would hurry up and my Christmas leave would start, already! Enjoying: Once Upon a Time (even though, to be honest, I never thought I would) Waiting: to see whether and when we will get paid again Liking: all the online holiday gift guides Wondering: what I should do for Christmas (in celebration of my name day) Loving: the new Blogosphere magazine Hoping: my contract gets renewed at the end of the year Marvelling: at my ability to compartmentalize Needing: a replacement Mac (Blacktrack) Fluidline eyeliner Smelling: of Tom Ford’s “Black Orchid” Wearing: plaid men’s trousers, a beige turtleneck and black heeled brogues Following: all sorts of new and exciting blogs Noticing: …

What’s one piece of technology you cannot live without?

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(a.k.a. Post a Week 5 ~ 24-30/01/2011) Let me start by saying: I’m a big gadget freak. HUGE! Which basically means there is an ever- growing list of pieces of technology that put a smile on my face and make my life a lot easier &/or cooler. If I really had to narrow it down, though, the one thing that I could absolutely not live without would be my laptop (+ an ADSL connection). The reason is very simple, really: I do, practically, everything on it on a daily basis. From my day job, to my personal finances, my social networking and entertainment, my environmental sensibilities, my shopping sprees, my actual relationship – my computer screen is where it’s all happening. And yes, I fully realize the above may sound a bit weird so let me clarify. I do have a real life, out in the non-pixel.ated world. I can do my job (albeit much slower) without using a computer. I sometimes go to bank (and physically queue for hours on end) to pay a …

Love Story in Stop Motion…

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This is courtesy of another blog “pal”, Amos, who always posts some of the most interesting and heart-warming things on his space… This almost made me cry, it’s so special…Check it out: Amos also writes beautifully, on a wide range of subjects. The last thing that caught my eye & rung true to my circumstances, was this: The most important thing I’ve learned thus far in life its that love is action, not words. The second most important is that we must prepare for failure in this. What hurts most is the failure of others to love us. But to understand this is half the battle, the other half is the decision to press on fearlessly. If you find the time, do check his place out. You won’t be dissapointed…