http://catecaterina.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:22:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I went to pick over the carcass of the local Borders store today (Borders has recently announced all its UK shops are closing). I can't remember a more depressing shopping experience, what with half-empty book shelves and Tom Jones on in the background ("I, I who have nothing...", "I'll never ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=717 I bumped into someone I vaguely know last week, while out cycling. He was fixing his car at the side of the road, and called out to me as I sailed past, so I went over to say hello. "Hello there! Hey, I've got that swine flu!", he said, breathing ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=702 The weather here has been really rather pleasant, lately: sunny, warm, and humid. The humidity is a little annoying, since clothes take an age to dry and my hair goes fluffy and tangled no matter how much anti-frizz shampoo I use; but apart from that I like this weather. It's ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=693 My anti-histamine medication tells me to inform a doctor if "anything unusual happens", which hardly seems specific enough to be a side-effect. Even the phrase itself is a little non-specific. For instance, the 7.45 a.m. train arriving at 8 a.m. could be defined as an unusual occurrence - depending on ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=687 I decided to start taking an aerobics class at my local gym recently, having realized that my efforts to get fit by cycling to the local shop to buy Pringles weren't really paying off. The only aerobics I've ever done was at high school, when our regular, more sensible gym ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=681 It must be so much easier to shop for clothes to wear at a wedding if you're a man. "Let's see... I'll wear the suit I wore at the last wedding I went to. White shirt or blue? Tricky". In fact, 'shopping for clothes' is probably totally unnecessary unless you ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=675 I'm back! And my blog hasn't turned into a porn site in my absence, which is absolutely excellent news. To be frank, it makes a pleasant change. I really hadn't intended to be away this long. In fact one of my new year resolutions was to blog every single week, but ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=660 I'm at that point in something that could turn into a friendship or a relationship - where it could become 'something', at any rate - the in-between point where I'm obsessing over text messages. Am I going to look illiterate if I use txt spk? How about smiley faces? Text ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=646 I've decided to start a new healthy living routine; that is, get enough sleep, eat properly, get enough exercise etc. In anticipation of the new year, getting in a bit of practice first sort-of-thing. The only thing is, this leaves me no time to do anything else, like update my ... http://catecaterina.com/?p=644 Don't you just hate it when this happens? LULZ and angry-faced emoticons etc. Must...tear...self...away... (from XKCD) http://catecaterina.com/?p=636