December 2009
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Pizza Pop
As I’ve mentioned below, “do it once, do it well” is - whether I like it or not - a lesson worth remembering. The more I think about it, the same can also be true for “do one thing, do it well.” For instance, the best pizza I’ve ever had the pleasure of devouring was made at a pizzeria in Naples that only made one pizza, the Napoletana. If you wanted anything else, you had to bring the...
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Missing in Action
Student: I'm out of the UK from Friday until Saturday, but I should receive e-mail on my Iphone. In the event of an emergency please call me on +44 1234 567 890. / Estaré de vacaciones a partir de este día viernes hasta el día sábado, pero debería recibir correos directamente a mi Iphone. Sin embargo, en caso de emergencia me puede llamar al +44 1234 567 890.
Friend: This is ridiculous, it's the holidays and you're a student.
Student: I know, I love it. It's so full of my own self-importance.
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Toxic Waste
I am the last one who enjoys listening to parents’ advice. I tend to do the contrary whenever I can. Though I can’t wait to go home for the holidays, I know there will be moments where I’ll have to whisper to myself, “stay calm, just let it slide, let it slide.” Insolent? Maybe. Brattish? Perhaps. But what kid really enjoys admitting his parents are right?
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Aboot
A recent university graduate living the dream in Berlin, alpaca fé is a record of my musical musings and personal experiences in this city.
I spent my childhood in Washington DC, my teens in Paris and Brussels and my library years (or not-so-library years, depending on which we’re alluding to) in Edinburgh and Munich before crash-landing in terrific Technotown.
A disgruntled yet...
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