Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Il-Milied it-Tajjeb
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My materialistic Christmas: 1 eurostar ticket to London (economy class), 6 nights in Hampstead, 1 Jarvis Cocker CD, 1 'Bedlam' Colour Changing Cube Clock, 1 Little Britain DVD, 1 'Need to know?' book about Wine, The Man's Book by Thomas Fink (a vade-mecum for modern-day manliness), The Essential Poker Guide (including chips and playing cards), 1 box of Lemsip Max Daytime Cold & Flu Relief, 1 Choral Matins ceremony at Hampstead Parish Church, 1 Rhyming Cockney Slang Guide, 1 'Montagne Jeunesse' Peel Off Deep Pore Cleansing Masque, 1 pack of Chimay Peres Trappistes beer (with special glass), Unashamed self indulgence and excess at Waterstone's , 9 tickets for Caroline, or Change at The National.
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And also:
- 1 Harry Vassallo article in last Sunday's Indy which might well indicate that Maltese political blogging can have an impact. This is arguably the first time bloggers have been directly 'challenged' on substance and I'm pleased to say that it's an interesting, mature debate. (More on this later, see our post 'Partit Liberali Malti', check out Fausto's blogpost and a nod in Raphael Vassallo's direction in case he's reading this).
- 1 short story from Pierre direct from Gozo (subsequently revoked before I had time to translate it for Anna)
- 1 blog post from j'accuse announcing his departure for the East Coast (We look forward to exchanging notes. After our own trip to the West Coast a couple of years ago, we're sure our freshly knighted fellow pundit will return to base with a more nuanced view of the US and A)
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