Fund for whiskey_kitten’s new camera

Update 12.03.2006 from James: we’ve far exceeded our goal of $250 – we got to $850!! We’re going to get wk a new Nikon D50. Thanks everyone!
My pal from IRC freenode, whiskey_kitten, who is as you can see also a WordPress.com resident, has been gracing us with many photographs of horse shows and various critters [...]

Phone Spam

*Ring! ring!*
“Congratulations! You have won a free trip to the Caribbean. To claim your prize, please press–”
What on earth? This is Switzerland. Now, where did I sign up recently giving my home phone number?

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The return of the virus

Bother. For the third time in a month and a half, I’m down with a cold. Dare I say I’m sick of it?
Does someone have an explanation as to why my nose gets all blocked up when I’m sitting or lying down, but allows me to breathe through it when I’m walking around? It’s really [...]

Grounded

I’ve just come back from seeing Grounding at the cinema. It’s a dramatized account of the downfall of Swissair, in 2001. It’s very well done. Fast-paced. It mixes real documentary, actors, and fictional employees.
I’m stunned, actually. I hadn’t followed much of the affair at the time, just noting “gosh, Swissair is gone” and “ah, they’ve [...]