Tattoo #11
10:26 · 9th Mar 2024
In which I start on the next full-sleeve tattoo.
Life
257 entries about life, across 16 years. All themes
Table of contents
- Jump to 2024 (1)
- Jump to 2023 (3)
- Jump to 2022 (57)
- Jump to 2021 (50)
- Jump to 2020 (2)
- Jump to 2019 (4)
- Jump to 2018 (7)
- Jump to 2017 (5)
- Jump to 2016 (18)
- Jump to 2015 (20)
- Jump to 2014 (33)
- Jump to 2013 (27)
- Jump to 2012 (18)
- Jump to 2011 (8)
- Jump to 2010 (2)
- Jump to 2009 (2)
2024
2023
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Year-in-Review 2023
12:16 · 23rd Dec 2023
In which I reflect on 2023 with all of its ups, downs, and sideways.
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A Very Verdant Christmas
08:30 · 18th Dec 2023
In which I make the annual Christmas card and manage to get everyone’s feet in it.
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Week Note, Y22 W52
07:07 · 1st Jan 2023
In which I write week notes for 26th December 2022 to 1st January 2023.
2022
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Carlos Wrapped, 2022
18:20 · 27th Dec 2022
In which I reflect on 2022, pandemic, job changes and everything else.
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A Very Viral Christmas
09:02 · 25th Dec 2022
In which we’re all a bit sick but send you our best season’s greetings anyway.
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Week Note, Y22 W51
07:13 · 25th Dec 2022
In which I write week notes for 19th to 25th December.
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Week Note, Y22 W50
09:50 · 11th Dec 2022
In which I write week notes for 12th to 18th December.
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Week Note, Y22 W49
07:54 · 11th Dec 2022
In which I write week notes for 5th to 11th December.
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Week Note, Y22 W48
08:38 · 4th Dec 2022
In which I write week notes for 28th November to 4th December.
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Week Note, Y22 W47
13:08 · 27th Nov 2022
In which I write week notes for 21st to 27th November.
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Week Note, Y22 W46
10:31 · 20th Nov 2022
In which I write week notes for 14th to 20th November.
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Week Note, Y22 W45
07:16 · 13th Nov 2022
In which I write week notes for 7th to 13th November.
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Week Note, Y22 W44
08:48 · 6th Nov 2022
In which I write week notes for 31st October to 6th November.
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Week Note, Y22 W43
08:44 · 30th Oct 2022
In which I write week notes for 24th to 30th October.
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Week Note, Y22 W41
08:09 · 16th Oct 2022
In which I write week notes for 10th to 16th October.
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Week Note, Y22 W42
07:29 · 16th Oct 2022
In which I write week notes for 17th to 23rd October.
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Week Note, Y22 W40
08:10 · 9th Oct 2022
In which I write week notes for 3rd to 9th October.
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Week Note, Y22 W39
06:43 · 2nd Oct 2022
In which I write week notes for 26th September to 2nd October.
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Week Note, Y22 W38
19:40 · 25th Sep 2022
In which I write (late!) week notes for 19th to 25th September.
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Week Note, Y22 W37
08:33 · 18th Sep 2022
In which I write week notes for 12th to 18th September.
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Week Note, Y22 W36
08:21 · 11th Sep 2022
In which I write week notes for 5th to 11th September.
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Week Note, Y22 W35
07:11 · 4th Sep 2022
In which I write week notes for 29th August to 4th September.
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Week Note, Y22 W34
08:15 · 28th Aug 2022
In which I write week notes for 22nd to 28th August.
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Week Note, Y22 W33
12:24 · 21st Aug 2022
In which I write week notes for 15th to 21st August.
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Week Note, Y22 W32
06:32 · 14th Aug 2022
In which I write week notes for 8th to 14th August.
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Week Note, Y22 W31
05:24 · 7th Aug 2022
In which I write week notes for 1st to 7th August.
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Week Note, Y22 W30
06:13 · 31st Jul 2022
In which I write week notes for 25th to 31st July.
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Week Note, Y22 W29
07:27 · 24th Jul 2022
In which I write week notes for 18th to 24th July.
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Week Note, Y22 W28
06:19 · 17th Jul 2022
In which I write week notes for 11th to 17th July.
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Week Note, Y22 W27
06:22 · 10th Jul 2022
In which I write week notes for 4th to 10th July.
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Week Note, Y22 W26
06:14 · 3rd Jul 2022
In which I write week notes for 27th June to 3rd July.
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Little Plastic Men
11:47 · 30th Jun 2022
In which I return to Warhammer 40,000, a hobby from over twenty years ago.
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Week Note, Y22 W25
05:13 · 26th Jun 2022
In which I write week notes for 20th to 26th June, in Finland.
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Week Note, Y22 W24
20:10 · 19th Jun 2022
In which I write week notes for 13th to 19th June, in Finland.
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Week Note, Y22 W23
05:12 · 12th Jun 2022
In which I write week notes for 6th to 12th June, in Finland.
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Week Note, Y22 W22
06:03 · 5th Jun 2022
In which I write week notes for 30th May to 5th June, in Finland.
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What Shit Do I Bring With Me When I Travel?
08:15 · 29th May 2022
In which I document my minimalist-ish packing list for travelling to Finland for a month.
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Week Note, Y22 W21
05:29 · 29th May 2022
In which I write week notes for 23rd to 29th May.
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Week Note, Y22 W20
06:24 · 22nd May 2022
In which I write week notes for 16th to 22nd May.
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Week Note, Y22 W19
05:59 · 15th May 2022
In which I write week notes for 9th to 15th May.
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A Decade Later
11:20 · 14th May 2022
In which I celebrate calling United Kingdom my home for the past ten years.
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Week Note, Y22 W18
05:31 · 8th May 2022
In which I write week notes for 2nd to 8th May.
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Week Note, Y22 W17
06:23 · 1st May 2022
In which I write week notes for 25th April to 1st May.
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Week Note, Y22 W16
06:20 · 24th Apr 2022
In which I write week notes for 18th to 24th April.
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Week Note, Y22 W15
06:06 · 17th Apr 2022
In which I write week notes for 11th to 17th April.
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Week Note, Y22 W14
06:18 · 10th Apr 2022
In which I write week notes for 4th to 10th April.
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Week Note, Y22 W13
07:15 · 3rd Apr 2022
In which I write week notes for 28th March to 3rd April.
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Week Note, Y22 W12
06:48 · 27th Mar 2022
In which I write week notes for 21st to 27th March.
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Week Note, Y22 W11
06:52 · 20th Mar 2022
In which I write week notes for 14th to 20th March.
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Week Note, Y22 W10
08:36 · 13th Mar 2022
In which I write week notes for 7th to 13th March.
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Week Note, Y22 W9
06:36 · 6th Mar 2022
In which I write week notes for 28th February to 6th March.
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Week Note, Y22 W8
06:52 · 27th Feb 2022
In which I write week notes for 21st to 27th February.
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Week Note, Y22 W7
07:35 · 20th Feb 2022
In which I write week notes for 14th to 20th February.
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Week Note, Y22 W6
07:29 · 13th Feb 2022
In which I write week notes for 7th to 13th February.
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Week Note, Y22 W5
05:46 · 6th Feb 2022
In which I write week notes for 31st January to 6th February.
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Week Note, Y22 W4
07:20 · 30th Jan 2022
In which I write week notes for 24th to 30th January.
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Week Note, Y22 W3
06:56 · 23rd Jan 2022
In which I write week notes for 17th to 23rd January.
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Week Note, Y22 W2
07:00 · 16th Jan 2022
In which I write week notes for 10th to 16th January.
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Week Note, Y22 W1
07:20 · 9th Jan 2022
In which I write week notes for 3rd to 9th January 2022.
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Week Note, 52
06:46 · 2nd Jan 2022
In which I write week notes for 27th December 2021 to 2nd January 2022.
2021
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Year-in-Review 2021
06:27 · 28th Dec 2021
In which I look back at my life in 2021, pandemic and all.
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Week Note, 51
06:04 · 26th Dec 2021
In which I write week notes for 20th to 26th December.
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The Resurrection of Christmas
14:46 · 23rd Dec 2021
In which I resurrect the Eriksson Christmas card tradition.
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Week Note, 50
07:25 · 19th Dec 2021
In which I write week notes for 13th to 19th December.
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Week Note, 49
06:45 · 12th Dec 2021
In which I write week notes for 6th to 12th December.
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Week Note, 48
06:38 · 5th Dec 2021
In which I write week notes for 29th November to 5th December.
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Week Note, 47
06:32 · 28th Nov 2021
In which I write week notes for 22nd to 28th November.
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Week Note, 46
06:56 · 21st Nov 2021
In which I write week notes for 15th to 21st November.
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Week Note, 45
07:03 · 14th Nov 2021
In which I write week notes for 8th to 14th November.
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Week Note, 44
06:53 · 7th Nov 2021
In which I write week notes for 1st to 7th November.
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Week Note, 43
07:21 · 31st Oct 2021
In which I write week notes for 25th to 31st October.
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Week Note, 42
08:03 · 24th Oct 2021
In which I write week notes for 18th to 24th October.
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Week Note, 41
07:34 · 17th Oct 2021
In which I write week notes for 11th to 17th October.
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Week Note, 40
07:43 · 10th Oct 2021
In which I write week notes for 4th to 10th October.
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Week Note, 39
08:25 · 3rd Oct 2021
In which I write week notes for 27th September to 3rd October.
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Week Note, 38
07:31 · 26th Sep 2021
In which I write week notes for 20th to 26th September.
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Week Note, 37
06:39 · 19th Sep 2021
In which I write week notes for 13th to 19th September.
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Week Note, 36
07:34 · 12th Sep 2021
In which I write week notes for 6th to 12th September.
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Week Note, 35
08:38 · 5th Sep 2021
In which I write week notes for 30th August to 5th September.
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Week Note, 34
08:20 · 29th Aug 2021
In which I write week notes for 23rd to 29nd August.
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Week Note, 33
08:31 · 22nd Aug 2021
In which I write week notes for 16th to 22nd August.
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Week Note, 32
07:41 · 15th Aug 2021
In which I write week notes for 9th to 15th August.
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Week Note, 31
08:17 · 8th Aug 2021
In which I write week notes for 2nd to 8th August.
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Week Note, 30
10:28 · 1st Aug 2021
In which I write week notes for 26th July to 1st August.
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Week Note, 29
06:45 · 25th Jul 2021
In which I write week notes for 19th to 25th July.
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Week Note, 28
06:52 · 18th Jul 2021
In which I write week notes for 12th to 18th July.
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Week Note, 27
06:50 · 11th Jul 2021
In which I write week notes for 5th to 11th July.
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Week Note, 26
07:53 · 4th Jul 2021
In which I write week notes for 28th June to 4th July.
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Week Note, 25
06:27 · 27th Jun 2021
In which I write week notes for 21st to 27th June.
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Week Note, 24
05:55 · 20th Jun 2021
In which I write week notes for 14th to 20th June.
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Week Note, 23
08:10 · 13th Jun 2021
In which I write week notes for 7th to 13th June.
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Week Note, 22
06:40 · 6th Jun 2021
In which I write week notes for 31st May to 6th June.
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Week Note, 21
07:11 · 30th May 2021
In which I write week notes for 24th to 30th May.
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Week Note, 20
06:38 · 23rd May 2021
In which I write week notes for 17th to 23rd May.
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Week Note, 19
04:53 · 16th May 2021
In which I write week notes for 10th to 16th May.
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Week Note, 18
06:39 · 9th May 2021
In which I write week notes for 3rd to 9th May.
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Week Note, 17
06:45 · 2nd May 2021
In which I write week notes for 26th April to 2nd May.
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Week Note, 16
07:11 · 25th Apr 2021
In which I write week notes for 19th to 25th April.
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Week Note, 15
06:42 · 18th Apr 2021
In which I write week notes for 12th to 18th April.
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Week Note, 14
07:16 · 11th Apr 2021
In which I write week notes for 5th to 11th April.
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Week Note, 13
07:06 · 4th Apr 2021
In which I write week notes for 29th March to 4th April.
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Week Note, 12
07:13 · 28th Mar 2021
In which I write week notes for 22nd to 28th March.
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Week Note, 11
07:56 · 21st Mar 2021
In which I write week notes for 15th to 21st March.
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Week Note, 10
06:30 · 14th Mar 2021
In which I write week notes for 8th to 14th March.
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Week Note, 9
08:02 · 7th Mar 2021
In which I write week notes for 1st to 7th March.
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Week Note, 8
07:15 · 28th Feb 2021
In which I write week notes for 22nd to 28th February.
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Week Note, 7
07:30 · 21st Feb 2021
In which I write week notes for 15th to 21st February.
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Week Note, 6
08:05 · 14th Feb 2021
In which I write week notes for 8th to 14th February.
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Week Note, 5
08:15 · 7th Feb 2021
In which I write week notes for 1st to 7th February.
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Last Month
07:35 · 5th Feb 2021
In which I intend to write Week notes again by summarising the month that’s been.
2020
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Year-in-Review 2020
15:00 · 21st Dec 2020
In which I look back at living during a pandemic.
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The Olive Experiment
09:05 · 25th Apr 2020
In which I spend four years figuring out if I can learn to like olives.
2019
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Year-in-Review 2019
07:00 · 28th Dec 2019
In which I look back at the year and reflect on how I’ve learned to be a little kinder to myself.
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Ask Me Anything
07:00 · 24th Mar 2019
In which I do my own version of Reddit’s Ask Me Anything (AMA) question-and-answer interactive interview.
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Thank You for the Dance
07:00 · 10th Mar 2019
In which we travel back in time to 1990 to watch as I fall in love for the first time and how the consequent rejection came to shape my future relationships.
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A Series of Fortunate Events
07:00 · 13th Jan 2019
In which I look back at all the things I had no plans of doing last year but did anyway.
2018
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In Hindsight
07:00 · 30th Dec 2018
In which I look back at the year that has passed with all its intentions, failures and lessons.
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The Butter-Butt Boy
07:00 · 2nd Dec 2018
In which I remember what my one-and-a-half-year-old self already knew when my love of food and cooking is rekindled.
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The Troubles with Taboo Tattoos
07:00 · 9th Sep 2018
In which I try to design a tattoo without cultural appropriation and realise that Neo-Nazis are appropriating mine.
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Making Memories with Our Marvellous Mom
07:00 · 26th Aug 2018
In which my siblings and I get together to recreate childhood photos as a birthday present for our mom.
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Dialogues with My Dead Dad
07:00 · 12th Aug 2018
In which I see a psychic and accidentally dig up some unresolved daddy issues from the other side.
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The Diary of Two Decades
07:00 · 20th May 2018
In which he looks back at 20 years of writing as this journal of his turns 10-years-old.
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Some Reassembly Required
08:30 · 29th Mar 2018
In which I begin the slow process of reassembling myself.
2017
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The End
09:00 · 30th Dec 2017
In which this year and our story, comes to its necessary end.
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The First and Last Christmas
09:00 · 25th Dec 2017
In which it’s time for the annual Eriksson Christmas greeting.
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A Scooby-Doo Halloween
21:00 · 1st Nov 2017
In which traditions are meant to be broken and we don’t carve any pumpkins.
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Inside No. 9
10:00 · 1st Oct 2017
In which I briefly talk about the house we never really called our home.
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Becoming a British Bastard
08:00 · 14th May 2017
In which we have lived in the UK for five years but aren’t sure if we can call this home anymore.
2016
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Respice Aspice et Spera
15:00 · 31st Dec 2016
In which this fucking year finally comes to a fucking end. Giving way for something new, something better.
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Dating in the 21st Century
14:00 · 28th Dec 2016
In which I try my hand at dating apps and see what it’s like dating for people in the 21st century.
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A Simple Christmas Greeting
14:00 · 26th Dec 2016
In which the Eriksson family wish you all a Merry Christmas with the annual season’s greetings.
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Jingoistic June, Justifiable July and Accepting August, Issue 06-08/16
12:00 · 25th Sep 2016
In this month’s triple issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: My previous accessibility article finds an online home, I refuse to celebrate my birthday, fucking Brexit, I party with old friends in Finland, we visit a wild animal park, I complete my first 5K and we finally find a new home in Cambridge.
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That Place between Sleep and Awake
23:00 · 2nd Sep 2016
In which I write the hardest entry to date.
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An Apathetic Apology
09:00 · 24th Jul 2016
In which I apologise for the lack of entries but make no effort to remedy it.
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Melancholic May, Issue 05/16
12:00 · 5th Jun 2016
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I’m forced to get a new phone, attend the 43rd Cambridge Beer Festival, sign up for my first 5K run and completely fail my monthly challenge.
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Agnostic April, Issue 04/16
17:00 · 2nd May 2016
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I continue commuting, eat more Joylent, Lucien and I go watch the next Marvel film (no spoilers, promise), I look back at this month’s challenge and invite you to join this month’s challenge.
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A Multilingual Monologue
09:00 · 2nd May 2016
In which I speak in English. But also think in English. Look I’m doing it right now.
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Dante’s Tenth Circle: Commuting
20:00 · 22nd Apr 2016
In which I learn the dark art of commuting and why many people seem to hate it so much.
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The Pursuit of Employment
20:00 · 14th Apr 2016
In which I talk about the experience of suddenly finding myself hunting for another job and all of its vices.
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Maddening March, Issue 03/16
15:00 · 10th Apr 2016
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I get sick, more tattoos, another job, we celebrate Easter and I move on from this month’s challenge to the next.
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An Enjoyable Heathen Easter
19:00 · 26th Mar 2016
In which it’s time for the customary Eriksson family Easter greeting.
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Imaginative Ink, a Tattoo Story
10:00 · 19th Mar 2016
In which I talk about all the tattoos I have, how I got them and what they mean.
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Ideas of March
13:00 · 9th Mar 2016
In which I try to publish more entries as part of my monthly challenges.
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Fucking February, Issue 02/16
21:00 · 8th Mar 2016
In this month’s late and short issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We have a really shitty month.
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Jaded January, Issue 01/16
19:00 · 31st Jan 2016
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We get some well earned R&R, I’m fed up with Fallout 4 and I finish this month’s challenge by getting a head start on next month’s challenge; Reading.
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The Happiness of Habits
22:00 · 21st Jan 2016
In which I don’t make any new year’s resolutions but endeavour to make some changes anyway, in the form of monthly challenges.
2015
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Dear Twenty-Fifteen
13:00 · 31st Dec 2015
In which the time has come for Twenty-Fifteen and I to break up with each other. By which I mean, I’m breaking up with Twenty-Fifteen.
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Dramatic December, Issue 12/15
23:30 · 30th Dec 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I speak at another conference (even recording it), we go to our traditional Dickensian Christmas, two of my friends from Finland come for a visit and Lucien and I watch the new Star Wars film (spoiler-free).
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Wishing You a Merry Christmas
22:30 · 24th Dec 2015
In which the Eriksson family, and our esteemed guest Amanda, wish you all a Merry Christmas with the annual season’s greetings.
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Notable November, Issue 11/15
21:00 · 6th Dec 2015
In this month’s very late issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We celebrate a failed assassination attempt, I’m finally done growing a beard, play Fallout 4, go to a conference and a micropub and get ready for our fourth Christmas in the UK by celebrating Little Christmas.
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A Toast to Ten Terrific Years
12:00 · 29th Nov 2015
In which I reminisce about the ten years I’ve already spent with my wonderful wife, talk about how we first met and look forward to another ten years.
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Outstanding October, Issue 10/15
16:00 · 1st Nov 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I head down to Camber Sands for a weekend, Lucien and I catch up with all the Marvel film, I get a camera and become a published writer, the new Squiders.com website goes live and we celebrate Halloween.
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This is Halloween, This is Halloween…
21:30 · 31st Oct 2015
In which it wouldn’t be Halloween without our traditional pumpkin carving.
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Significant September, Issue 09/15
18:00 · 8th Oct 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We finally go to Dicken’s World, I camp in the woods and speak at my first conference and the hair goes.
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Jolly July and Amusing August, Issue 07-08/15
21:00 · 1st Sep 2015
In this month’s double issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: Lucien celebrates his 7th birthday, my brother and I battle it out Dubsmash style, my mom visits, I become undead for a photoshoot and we go to two different museums at two different times.
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Beards, Brains and Beauty
21:00 · 31st Aug 2015
In which I, and the rest of Squiders, take a day off work to do a photo shoot which involves more blood than anyone had imagined.
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Jubilant June, Issue 06/15
23:15 · 1st Jul 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I have another one of those pesky birthdays, attend the Kent Digital Awards, celebrate Midsummer, try to play Batman: Arkham Knight and get a secret tattoo.
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Games I’m Eagerly Awaiting III
22:30 · 17th Jun 2015
In which I write about some more games I’m excited about. And Fallout 4 is finally fucking one of them.
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Magnificent May, Issue 05/15
15:15 · 31st May 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I finally finish my sleeve tattoo, reach the halfway mark of my beard journey, go to Comic Con for a third time and start drinking better beer.
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Immigrant or Expatriate?
19:30 · 14th May 2015
In which I realise that we’ve already been abroad for three years.
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Acclaimed April, Issue 04/15
18:30 · 1st May 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I get new glasses, play lots of board games, continue my tattoo and go to the cinema to experience Avengers: Age of Ultron in IMAX 3D.
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Eggcellent Easter Everyone!
22:30 · 4th Apr 2015
In which we put on our best shawls, paint red spots on our cheeks and celebrate, what else, but Easter of course.
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Memorable March, Issue 03/15
20:00 · 31st Mar 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We decide to surprise some of our friends and family by taking an impromptu flight to Finland, explore the family tree, experience a disappointing solar eclipse and I, of course, continue my tattoo.
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Fabulous February, Issue 02/15
19:00 · 1st Mar 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We don’t celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary, lose another pub quiz, continue my tattoo, take on the role of a sentient lizard, attend a conference in London, get Lucien declared healthy and finally, end our Wartime Life.
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Joyous January, Issue 01/15
22:00 · 31st Jan 2015
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We play games, get blown away by Microsoft, I continue my sleeve tattoo and we begin transforming our home in preparation for the war.
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The Prospective, Looking Forward to 2015
12:00 · 2nd Jan 2015
In which I make a nice list of 15 things I look forward to this coming year.
2014
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The Retrospective, Looking Back on 2014
11:00 · 31st Dec 2014
In which I look back at and summarise the year that has been in a nice list of 14 things I’ve liked.
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Distinguishable December, Issue 12/14
17:30 · 29th Dec 2014
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We spend most of the month, either preparing for Christmas or feeling a bit under the weather.
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Best Christmas Ever!
23:00 · 24th Dec 2014
In which we finally let go of last year’s disastrous Christmas and begin to enjoy this year’s quite wonderful Christmas.
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A Very Merry Carlos Christmas Playlist
22:30 · 17th Dec 2014
In which I give you, most handsomest of readers, a carefully curated playlist of classic Christmas songs, modern Christmas songs and Gregorian chant songs.
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A 21st Century Hunt for the Perfect Christmas Tree
21:30 · 10th Dec 2014
In which I teach my son the important lesson of taking your time to choose the perfect Christmas tree, by taking him out into the woods to chop his very first tree.
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Noteworthy November, Issue 11/14
20:30 · 30th Nov 2014
In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: My mom flies in to stay with us and together we try eating pizza made from insects, I begin a year long beard journey, I vow to write a 50,000 word novel in a month by participating in National Novel Writing Month and we attend the WWII experience “Christmas on the Home Front” at Kent Life.
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And They All Cheered as He Appeared with a Beard
16:45 · 23rd Nov 2014
In which I confess to being a hipster—like we all didn’t already know that—as well as reveal the ongoing project of growing out a beard for a year. Also, there may be rhyming involved.
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A Scary, Hairy Beard Story
16:30 · 23rd Nov 2014
In which Carlos Eriksson grows a beard for an entire year and documents his journey, week by itchy week.
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The Last Abominable Weekly Update
11:20 · 15th Nov 2014
In which I hit the final nail in the coffin that is my weekly updates and lay out the future plans for the new and improved monthly updates.
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A Horribly Haunted Halloween
18:00 · 31st Oct 2014
In which I do the, by now, traditional pumpkin carving.
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Carlos Returns to MCM London Comic Con
22:30 · 29th Oct 2014
In which I return to MCM London Comic Con and get the broodiest selfie ever with none other than Batman.
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Crawling Out of the Man Cave
11:00 · 19th Oct 2014
In which I reveal some of my emotional baggage and talk about the long journey ahead before becoming the husband and father I’d like to be.
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The Pretentious Perception of Carlos
21:00 · 12th Oct 2014
In which I decide to tackle the new endeavour of learning how to drink whisky. And I really want your help.
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A Frivolous Flight to Finland
23:00 · 3rd Oct 2014
In which I give up trying to write a funny post about the weekend when I flew to Finland to get drunk of my ass.
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Oh, Right. I Forgot
17:30 · 18th Sep 2014
In which I remember about the short interview, in which the question “Who the hell is Carlos Eriksson?” finally gets an answer.
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Cupcakes, Wizards, Squids and Tattoos
22:00 · 3rd Aug 2014
In which I mangle and molest two company names for the sole purpose of getting a not-particularly-funny title out of it.
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The Super Heroic Weekly Update
01:30 · 20th Jul 2014
Lucien turns an incredible 6 years old and in honour of that, almost everyone dresses up like a super hero.
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Notice of Termination
23:00 · 11th Jul 2014
Sometimes, a lot can happen in a short span of time. The best way to deal with this, is to press it down into that deep dark crevice where it can fester until it kills you. No? Oh, right. No, it’s the other thing you’re supposed to do.
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Midsummer, Our Most Cherished Pagan Holiday
23:45 · 22nd Jun 2014
Join me as I attempt to explain the curious tradition that is midsummer and top it of with a video greeting to all of you. But mostly you. Yes, you.
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30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years
22:00 · 15th Jun 2014
In honour of tomorrow’s special day—It’s my birthday—I wanted to give you all a really special post. But I couldn’t come up with anything special.
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Carlos Goes to MCM London Comic Con
18:40 · 26th May 2014
I start the weekend by attending my first—but definitely not last—Comic Con convention in London and find myself munching on some much needed reindeer meat later on.
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Fun-Filled Festivities For the Family
19:50 · 7th May 2014
From watching dancers with bell pads on their shins and building Lego mechs to getting slightly intoxicated with the Portuguese and protecting the world from an Ancient One, this has been a busy weekend.
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Getting Inked Again
21:00 · 26th Apr 2014
Oooh, what’s this? Another post? An Abominable Weekly Update? Well it’s about time. Feast your eyes on a little of this and a little of that.
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Three Joys and a Disappointment
19:00 · 26th Apr 2014
As a part of my extended Easter holiday, I spent a significant portion of the time playing an assortment of games. Steam sales will do that to you.
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The Mysterious Morning Box
12:15 · 22nd Apr 2014
Don’t you just love it when you sign up to things, then forgot all about them and freak out when the mail man knocks on your door because you weren’t expecting anyone to knock on your door?
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Jesus is Dead, Let’s Eat Chocolate
16:00 · 18th Apr 2014
With temperatures between 12–17° C I really feel like spring is not only here, it’s here to stay. You know what’s also here? Easter.
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Veni, Vidi, Edi Vii
12:42 · 12th Apr 2014
Which should translate to “I came, I saw, I ate the Buffalo”. A very fitting title considering the theme of this weeks main event.
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No Sleep, For I Am the Werewolf
23:05 · 11th Apr 2014
Continuing from last week’s “I’m Definitely Too Old For This Shit” I thought I should tell you how my board game marathon went.
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I’m Definitely Too Old For This Shit
00:30 · 5th Apr 2014
In honour of tomorrow’s International TableTop Day I have actually planned on doing the most appropriate thing ever. How appropriate!
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To Burger or Not to Burger
07:00 · 15th Mar 2014
Do you smell that? Smells like spring to me.
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At Least It Wasn’t Lupus, Conclusion
00:39 · 1st Mar 2014
In which I return after a 2 month hiatus and conclude the story that begun a few months ago.
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At Least It Wasn’t Lupus, Part 2
18:37 · 4th Jan 2014
In which I publish the original idea I had for this year’s New Year’s Eve Recap.
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At Least It Wasn’t Lupus, Part 1
18:25 · 4th Jan 2014
In which I open up and share the, not so fun, experience of Lucien coming down with a rare autoimmune disease.
2013
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Another Christmas in Pictures
11:39 · 27th Dec 2013
In which I show you our Christmas in pictures.
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’Twas the Night Before Christmas
18:00 · 23rd Dec 2013
In which Lucien and I re-imagine the classic ’Twas the Night before Christmas story to include bears and purple tentacle monsters.
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Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (2)
11:00 · 22nd Dec 2013
In which I share a recipe for mulled wine from Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management.
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Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (6)
11:00 · 18th Dec 2013
In which I share a my own take on my mom’s gingerbread cookie recipe.
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Carlos’ Countdown ’Til Christmas (13)
13:50 · 11th Dec 2013
In which I share a delicious saffron bun recipe, just in time to celebrate Saint Lucia’s Day on the 13th.
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Munching on too Many Mince Pies
12:42 · 7th Dec 2013
In which I, and five co-workers try mince pies to determine which is the best.
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Doucebags, Donations and Dinosaurs
19:59 · 17th Nov 2013
In which I continue my crazy cupcake experiments, learn more French and wear a dinosaur onsie for charity.
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The Horribly Haunted Update
16:47 · 3rd Nov 2013
In which look at the sadness that is one of our pumpkins, how terrible I am at playing Pokémon and start growing a moustache for Movember.
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Nothing Beats a Little Fisting in the Evening
23:29 · 30th Oct 2013
In which I carve not one, not two but three pumpkins in honour of this year’s Halloween.
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Washing Away Those Years of Filth
21:18 · 20th Oct 2013
In which I talk about Pokémon, amazing cupcakes and getting a new washing machine.
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The Abominable Creative Update
22:05 · 22nd Sep 2013
In which I get creative with Lego and bake a shocking chocolate cake for Rebecka.
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Ye Merry Medieval Update
23:30 · 7th Sep 2013
In which the Erikssons visit Rochester Castle and its medieval re-enactment.
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Standing Erect to Ones Failures
17:22 · 25th Aug 2013
In which I confess how poorly the challenges I set myself went.
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Home, Sweet Home (With Pictures)
16:52 · 18th Aug 2013
In which I show off my holiday pictures from our trip back to Finland.
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The Carbonated Cola-War Conclusion
19:17 · 4th Aug 2013
In which I subject myself and the Eriksson family to a double-blind study to determine whether we can tell Coca-Cola and Pepsi apart.
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The Re-Return Tour of 2013
17:53 · 30th Jul 2013
In which I get ready to go on a vacation back to cold and dreary Finland, except it’s in the middle of the summer right now and warmer than here.
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And Another Thing…
10:22 · 13th Jul 2013
In which I go into greater detail about the things I did take with me when we moved the UK.
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Living From a Suitcase
21:53 · 8th Jul 2013
In which I talk about getting rid of 80% of the crap I owned before we moved to the UK.
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Let Them Eat Cake!
21:54 · 16th Jun 2013
In which I show you the actual cake with 29 individual candles. Fire hazards ignored.
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Life is a Game With Permadeath
12:50 · 15th Jun 2013
In which I’m about to turn 29 and in honour of that ask my wife to bake me a cake with 29 individual candles.
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About Muthafuckin Paper Planes!
20:36 · 9th Jun 2013
In which Lucien and I fold and compete paper planes.
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Embracing the Everyday English
20:58 · 26th May 2013
In which we make a Sunday roast, play Pétanque and talk about the game Beije and I made.
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The Celebratory Quinquennial Post!
10:00 · 18th May 2013
In which my journal turns five and I take a look back at the different entries I’ve written over the years.
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A Piece of Poetic Patriotism
10:30 · 14th May 2013
In which I become surprisingly patriotic having lived in the UK for a year.
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The Declaration in the Flask
21:47 · 7th May 2013
In which Lucien and I create a message in a bottle with the hopes of someone finding it some day.
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The Abominable Weekly Update!
21:41 · 29th Mar 2013
In which I talk about the things that have happened in the past week in the aptly named Abominable Weekly Update.
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This Post is Worth 14 000 Words
11:54 · 23rd Mar 2013
In which I take you on a picture journey from last July to two days ago.
2012
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Looking Both Ways (a Recap)
21:55 · 31st Dec 2012
In which I recap the tumultuous year that involved packing a bag each and moving to a completely new country.
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A Christmas In Pictures
20:58 · 30th Dec 2012
In which I show you another of our Christmases in pictures.
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A Dickensian Christmas
22:14 · 2nd Dec 2012
In which the Eriksson family take a bus to experience their first Dickensian Christmas.
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What the Fuck Am I Eating?
21:55 · 29th Nov 2012
In which the Eriksson family try their taste palate at the awful yeast spread that is Marmite.
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Mary Fudgemas
22:46 · 22nd Nov 2012
In which the Eriksson family go into town to see the lighting of the annual Christmas tree.
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I Miss Certain Kinds of Fish
22:01 · 14th Nov 2012
In which I talk about the top 10 things I kind of miss from Finland but not enough to move back but possibly enough to import them at some point.
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It’s That Time Of The Year Again
22:59 · 30th Oct 2012
In which it’s time to carve the yearly pumpkin.
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Living in Alan, with Alan
19:54 · 26th Aug 2012
In which I finally reveal what our new home looks like, in all its semi-furnished glory.
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A Hole in the Wall
09:16 · 20th Jul 2012
In which I return after a two month hiatus by seeing the Olympic flame.
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Home Is Where I Walk around Naked
21:45 · 6th Jun 2012
In which we get it confirmed that we’re getting the apartment (flat) we wanted.
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I Charted Myself
21:58 · 30th May 2012
In which I write a disappointing entry about almost nothing at all but show a photo from our self-catering accommodation.
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Double Whammy
16:49 · 18th May 2012
In which I attend a job interview in the UK and feel like it’s promising.
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
18:49 · 14th May 2012
In which we say goodbye to Finland and embark on the next chapter of our lives.
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
23:35 · 4th May 2012
In which we decide to move the UK, without accommodation or employment.
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This Monday Sucks a Little Less
11:54 · 26th Mar 2012
In which I make a chart depicting the levels Days of the week sucks and get a coffee delivery from the UK.
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Sssh, They Might See Me
21:12 · 15th Mar 2012
In which I write a journal entry retelling the epic adventure of flying to the UK.
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Up, Up And Away
09:10 · 11th Mar 2012
In which I get excited about flying over to the UK for job interviews.
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Job Hunting and Me
14:06 · 6th Jan 2012
In which I’ve started hunting for a job in the UK.
2011
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Come Take Me!
16:11 · 31st Dec 2011
In which I recap the year that has gone by with all its ups and downs, and the t-shirts, let’s not forget the t-shirts.
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Updates and a Pumpkin
20:38 · 31st Oct 2011
In which it’s that spooky time of the year again.
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I Had a B-Day
12:43 · 19th Jun 2011
In which I celebrate my 21st birthday for the sixth time.
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The One with All the Pictures
19:00 · 7th Jun 2011
In which we’ve moved to our new home and I show you the blurriest photos to prove it.
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Moving Madness
17:06 · 27th May 2011
In which we’ve almost moved to our new home. Sans the actual moving and the actual keys.
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Nine Days Later
12:12 · 15th May 2011
In which I’ve reduced my refined sugar intake and started drinking fresher coffee.
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Obligatory Happy Easter!
13:21 · 25th Apr 2011
In which I appropriately titled obligatory Easter greeting.
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The Luckiest F.O.B in the World(s)
19:43 · 12th Feb 2011
In which I reveal that I’ve gotten married.
2010
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Alpha and Omega
08:41 · 31st Dec 2010
In which I recap the year that has gone by in all its splendor.
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Happy Halloween (For Real)
21:12 · 31st Oct 2010
In which I present you with a seasonal greeting.
2009
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Tattoo #3
12:28 · 13th Sep 2009
In which I finally unveil the third tattoo.
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Things to do Whilst I’m Still Alive
10:05 · 9th Aug 2009
In which everyone has their bucket lists and I’m no exception.