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Desperate times and desperate measures

thegirlinthecafe — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:44:52 +0000

What a weird time we are living in. Suddenly the world is upside down, we have to work from home, cinemas are closed and we have to stay away from people. To fight the anxiety I suddenly felt the need to brush off my blog and start writing again. It has been a really long time since I last updated it, and let’s face it the last couple of updates haven’t been great…

But first of all, I hope you are all safe and well. I am ok, typing this at home on a Friday evening, having a cup of tea the milky way listening to Jamie Cullum singing about the Age of Anxiety. Proper title for the time we live in. The two Jamie concerts I was supposed to go to this year are both cancelled unfortunately but I am sure I’ll see him again at some point.

I am quite anxious about the whole situation we are in. I try to not check Corana news 24 hours a day, I read up on the most important news just once a day. The good thing about this whole situation is that not only are we at home, but everybody is at home. Also some of the people I really like. And they are broadcasting stuff, from their homes into the world. Which is often very entertaining, and it makes you forget anxiety for a little while.
I made a list of the things I find noteworthy, maybe you like some of it.

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The Circle – review

thegirlinthecafe — Sat, 13 May 2017 19:32:10 +0000

Do you think you will behave better or worse when you are being watched? I have been anticipating the arrival of movie version of The Circle. I loved the book by Dave Eggers, it’s about tech and the unlimited power of the internet. I don’t think we are living in the world that Dave Eggers […]

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Tinder: 10 tips for better profile pictures

thegirlinthecafe — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:02:06 +0000

OK, I know what you are going to say. You are going to say – OMG are you on Tinder? (If you have been living under a rock – Tinder is a hugely popular online dating app.) Well let me put this a little in perspective – I recently spoke with some people about Tinder. […]

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Toni Erdmann – German cinema at its best

thegirlinthecafe — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:49:15 +0000

If a 162 minute long German film doesn’t instantly wet your appetite, I get you. It didn’t really got me hooked at first either. But Toni Erdmann is definitely worth a watch. This quirky German gem of a comedy/drama will make you laugh and think about what is important in life. This is always a […]

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2016 in numbers – or how to make sense of your personal data

thegirlinthecafe — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:32:13 +0000

Here is a little disclaimer for this post: <nerd alert on> This has become a bit of a long post … don’t say I did not warn you And I am not a designer – so this is not pixel perfect. But for this purpose it is good enough for me. If you look very […]

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All the reasons you too should see La La Land

thegirlinthecafe — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:26:11 +0000

Here's to the ones who dream Foolish, as they may seem Here's to the hearts that break Here's to the mess we make You should see it because … Hey girl, Ryan Gosling is in it. Not enough? OK – Ryan Gosling dancing? And singing. And playing the piano? I mean – come on! (It […]

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6 movies to get you through your Christmas weekend

thegirlinthecafe — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:00:37 +0000

Christmas time is not my favourite time of the year, I am always glad when we enter January again and we can all get back to normal. But there are ways to get through December – watching some appropriate Decembery movies is one of them. Of course there are the obvious Xmas movies getting repeated every […]

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Film: Nocturnal Animals – (8/10)

thegirlinthecafe — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:29:28 +0000

This second film from Tom Ford is a bit of a slow starter but don’t worry about that, it will quickly grab you by your shirt and won’t let you go until you have left the cinema. This is one very beautifully shot and stylish (of course) film that is going to stay with you […]

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Bored is boring – the 2016 edition

thegirlinthecafe — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 15:21:57 +0000

You know you are bored when: None of the 352 songs on your Spotify “Happy” (the name of the playlist alone for crying out loud …) playlist seem worth listening to. You start reading the mails in your spam filter… You check your watch too often. And because you can’t believe that only this few […]

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Sunset in Monument Valley – Tree of life

thegirlinthecafe — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:26:16 +0000

Sunset in Monument Valley. #nofilter #monumentvalley #arizona #utah #usa #nationalparks #sunset #tree #treeoflife ????

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