Monthly Archives: January 2002

Langage: polysémie

Lorsque je parle, je réalise seulement une partie du potentiel signifié; le reste est oblitéré par la signification totale de la phrase, qui opère comme unité de parole. Mais le reste des virtualités sémantiques n’est pas annulé, il flotte autour … Continue reading

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Meme

At the bottom of the sidebar, you’ll find a list of the latest referrers to this site. As I didn’t want the nasty little table it puts the results in by default, I modified the stylesheet. I’ve played about with … Continue reading

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La folle du 15

Je vous ai déjà parlé d’elle ici, ici, là , et encore là . Durant la dernière année, elle a continué à me laisser régulièrement des messages sur mon répondeur – que je me suis fait une joie d’ignorer. J’ai … Continue reading

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Pottermania

My stepmother complains that she got the Harry Potter virus from me: I gave her the first book for Christmas, and she has now ploughed through the whole series – twice. Unfortunately, it seems that she is not the only … Continue reading

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Birth

Congratulations to Romain who has christened his newly-born weblog: it’s a miracle. Similar Posts: Girl Stuff Weblog Portal Sound and Sonnets Standards-Compliant Redesign SwissBlogs Directory Open! Linkball Warblogger… Another Swiss Blog Épiphanie Life News

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Books

Books won’t die, I tell you. Because you can read your book in the loo, can’t you? If people love paper, there must be a reason for it. And there is. It is highly portable (you can even read it … Continue reading

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Quotidien

Plus j’avance dans la vie, et plus j’ai l’impression que l’important, ce sont les petites choses. Les petites attentions que l’on se fait, où que l’on fait à  l’être aimé. Parce qu’au fond, la vie, nous la vivons dans le … Continue reading

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Beware of the Past

Don’t make a fool of yourself in cyberspace. It will catch up with you one day. There is the google usenet archive and the Internet archive wayback machine, too – remember. Oh, and don’t send spam! (Yes, sending me your … Continue reading

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Commencements

Ce sont les petites choses qui me posent le plus de problèmes. Les grandes, vois-tu, je peux les commencer sans courir le risque de les finir. Similar Posts: Je chronique, chronique Absente jusqu’à  lundi soir Paralysée 15 décembre : Paris … Continue reading

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Interpretation

He held up a mirror of words in front of me. I peered into it – only to be greeted by a stranger’s face. “That’s not me!” I squealed.“Of course it’s you,” he replied calmly. “When you look into a … Continue reading

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