Author Archives: Kai

Learning new lessons

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kai

So this week I signed up to Live Below the Line, a challenge to eat and drink for less than £1 a day for 5 days. It’s day 3 so far, and interesting! I’ve learned a few things: 1. I’m … Continue reading →

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9 years!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Kai

Happy (belated) 9th Birthday Blog! This blog was born on 22nd April 2004. At that time I was studying, wasn’t living in my own place, talked a lot about food and my pets. Oh, how things have changed… Not.

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Friends with faces

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Kai

I’m decluttering at the moment. Partly because I have too much stuff and no living space (properly moving home to parents after having somewhere else to put stuff since 2003) and partly because having stuff grates on me. I’m a … Continue reading →

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Arise, Sir Soda Bread!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Kai

So it’s been a while. Rather than trying a massive recap post of boredom I’ll gradually add stories and tales of the last n months as and when. So instead, I present my latest endeavor, early stages. I am obsessed … Continue reading →

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We like tha moooon!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Kai

I’d like to tell you a story. It’s a story of great destruction, but also of rebirth, and even features drunken debauchery. It’s thought to be a true story. Once upon a time, there was a star. It was fairly … Continue reading →

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Dear Life, FYI, you = complete

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Kai

Yah. That was my Shatism. Yeah, that was it being linked to by William Shatner. Fo reel. What’s it all about, Alfie? I may be a little giddy. Just a bit.

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Festival of Light

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Kai

My favourite holiday 🙂 Fireworks! Whether it be for Guy Fawkes or Diwali I love the festival of burning and exploding things in preparation to the looming Winter. Plus it curtails a prolonged Halloween, which is always good (people knocking … Continue reading →

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Blue skies, smiling at me, nothing but blue skies, do I see…

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Kai

Well. What to say. What a day! We got in, didn’t manage to get into the talks but then we’d have to have woken up even earlier before dawn to have achieved that. Hopefully there’s a DVD version as apparently … Continue reading →

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To boldly go…

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Kai

There always has to be a Next Post, and it always feels wrong (especially when it’s an upbeat one), but there has to be one. I am very, very excited. Naturally this isn’t very obvious outwardly as I’m generally calm, … Continue reading →

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Special boy

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Kai

Thomas Alan Sidney Spring 1999 – 5th October 2012 Following approximately a year of worsening health, culminating in a diagnosis of lymphoma six weeks ago, we said goodbye to Thomas on Friday. Such a brave boy, he kept purring right … Continue reading →

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