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        <title><![CDATA[The Pigdog Diaries]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[On Starbucks, Scarlett Johansson, and general confusion]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I don't like Starbucks. Call me a snob, I just don’t like the idea of going to a cafe that’s just one unit of a huge chain of hundreds of exactly similar cafes around the world. And, as for many other trends, I just don’t see what the big fuss is about.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[I was following the I was following the I was following the I was following the I was following the I was following the I was fo]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2010/08/17/18835208.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hello blog, we meet again! I am sorry I have been so distant lately and I beg you to believe that this is in no means a sign of lack of interest or weakening of feelings for you, I still wuv u. I have only gone through a long non-writing period which... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lost in transl.. potatoes.]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2010/02/23/17010509.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I just came home from the pub tonight, checked my mailbox and read my first ever email written entirely in Irish. Lads, I'm glad to hear from you, but, well ... I understood about 5 words, and tried to guess the meaning of the sentences around them. There's... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The story of the purple scissors]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I was sitting in the bus to Belfast city airport when it struck me. Flip! I took my pencil case with me. The pencil case contains my scissors, the ones I have owned since my early childhood and that have never let me down. The ones with the round purple... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Manele]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I've been feeling quite homesick lately, and I figured a good way to warm my heart a wee bit would be to celebrate Nicolas day with some traditional Manele. And this is my very first attempt at baking Manele. The result was not great - those are the driest... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Scotland is pretty, mais ça caille sa maman]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/12/05/16043130.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I have been dreaming of visiting Scotland since I can't remember when. Belfast being so close to the coasts of Scotland, it's no surprise that I took the first opportunity that presented itself to cross the Irish sea in order to see what it looks like... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[On the undeniable importance of magazines in a doctor's waiting room]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/11/19/15862499.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dear fans, I have to apologise. I have neglected you lately. Not that I don't enjoy writing, not that I don't have anything to write about, mostly I don't have a lot of time to sit down and write. Now I am ill, in bed, what better time to bring this blog... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[I have yet to get used to ghetto boys in uniforms calling me Miss]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/10/15026101.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:04:17 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miss, are you really French? Miss, can't you speak English? Miss! You lied! You can speak English! Miss, what is France like? Miss, are schools in France different than here? Miss, if students don't wear uniforms, what do they wear? Miss, is the weather... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[I arrived in Belfast]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/10/15025200.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lazy, Lalalalazy]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/09/10/15024978.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:48:31 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Wow. It's been a long long time. I've had an eventful summer, travelling from places to places in different countries and welcoming visitors in Paris, but there's too much to say for one blog. And I'm feeling lazy. And now summer is over, at least where... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[But my family are wonderful folks]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[- Hi mum!- Hello Cécile!- Guess what? I've just defended my thesis.- Yes, I know, I thought of you while I was at the grocer's.- Aaaaand I got the honours!- Really? Good.- Good? You mean Excellent! Tremendous! Fantastic! Terrific!- Haha yes, very good... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[And my family are sometimes peculiar]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:13:39 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[- Hey there Cécile, what's new?- A lot actually!- You ok?- I'm grand!- That's good to hear. So, what makes you so happy?- Well, you know, there are many things going on in my life right now. I've graduated, I've been accepted to that teaching programme,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[My family don't understand me]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[- Hello!- Ceciiile, so good to hear from you!- I have great news!- You're pregnant?- No.- You're getting married?- No. Gosh why is everyone asking me those questions?- Dunno. So what's the great news?- I have a job...- Cool.- ... IN BELFAST!- Really?... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[On love and science, or What would Alexander Pushkin say about this]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/06/01/13921732.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I've noticed a new trend in the world of science lately. Maybe it isn't new, but it has been brought to my attention that a number of scientists are trying to explain love through science. I've heard and read several reports - from one of my friends who... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[intermission]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/05/18/13779648.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dear reader, I haven't been here in a while and I can only imagine the void in your life and the emptiness in your heart every time you type the address of this blog and see that nothing new has been added, and I'm really sorry. Don't worry, I'm still... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Today]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/04/07/13304108.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The sun was shining, I got chocolate from one of the boys I tutor, and I had an impromptu visit from a good friend. All day long I have been feeling like I was floating in the air. Happiness can be so simple at times. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Better late than never - Santorini]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Greetings, reader! With no further introduction, let me tell you about the pretty, rocky and warm island of Santorini. Natassa had once more found a nice and cheap hotel for us to stay. It was a bit far away from the city centre, which is good as it made... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Better late than never - Ios]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/25/13135848.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After two weeks spent mostly with my friend Natassa, we were joined by our Russian friend Ellen. Ellen had been our friend for a very long time. About two weeks. Even though we could have met her in Vienna - it's actually quite surprising that we didn't,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Better late than never - THIS IS SPARTAAAA]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/06/12847036.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After a week, Natassa and I took a coach to SPARTAAAAAAA. (This is a rule. You cannot say "Sparta" just like this. You always have to shout it, like this: SPARTAAAAAA"). The trip went well because God was with us in the coach. Her lovely parents picked... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Better late than never - Athens]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/06/12846502.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Since I started this blog last July, I have related most of my numerous trips. But there's one that I forgot along the way and it's such an important one that it deserves a post on this blog.. So allow me to go back in time and bring you to August 2008.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[one year]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/04/12806889.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:23:48 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hitt esch's schon a ganzes Joor drom. Dü fahlst uns. Papapa, egàl wo dü besch, seng eb's scheens, breng uns noch e mol Schnee fers Ostere un lach di a velo! ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[So nice so smart]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/01/12766742.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dear reader, Some long narrative posts are in preparation, you're gonna love them! In the meantime, I'm inviting you to play a little game that is not going to answer your questions about life, the universe and everything, but that will hopefully make... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Valentine considerations]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/02/15/12540110.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Photo by Cédric for Cup And Cake So... Valentine's day! I was going to purposely not mention it, as I usually do. But I HAVE to talk about it. I have never celebrated this - to me - meaningless event. Except maybe back in school when my friends and I... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Amanda Palmer and the Danger Ensemble]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/02/12/12503961.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:52 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Imagine Amanda Palmer and her usual gloomy piano. Add four off-the-wall Australian comedians, a violin genius with a striking resemblance with Barney Stinson, and some various guests, like a musical saw player. Then imagine all these people brilliantly... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tired now]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://pigdog.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/15/12099242.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Discover Yann Tiersen! ]]></description>
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