The war on error

Hey, look what popped up again. That blog you thought was neat but gimmicky – and, let’s be honest, how much mileage can you get out of hummus? My thoughts exactly.

Faced with a grim outlook wherever I turn – a “fiscal cliff” on one side of the Atlantic and an economic black hole on the other, with a few wars and paedos thrown in (some genuine, others, not so much – another Newsnight woopsy) you will forgive this poor blogger for feeling a little less than motivated.

Add to this a first home purchase. A good thing, one would think. But having spent nearly every moment of my spare time either buying DIY equipment, doing DIY, hiring someone to DIFM (Do It For Me) and then battling with workmen when they DIFM-ed it badly, one will start to think otherwise.

There’s just so much to make a girl demotivated. Until this:

Uh-oh. Red card out. Name noted. You’ve been booked Asda. What few fans you have, they’re booing. How many times do I have to say it? Hummus ain’t Greek!

One down, fascists to go.

That’s one error dealt with. And you know what else ain’t Greek? Or at least shouldn’t be? Fascists. Oh yes, did I forget to mention the rise of the nazi-inspired fascists in Greece along with the fiscal cliff, the paedos and the wars? Gl-oomy! And when living abroad, as this blogger does, that seems to be pretty much all you hear of Greece these days. Debt negotiations. Fascists beating up immigrants. Fascists in the police force. And debt negotiations. Oh and the loss of press freedom.

Solidarity, not  hummus.

Thankfully I came across a lovely Facebook page called Today, Here in Greece run by Alexandra Pavlidou that tells of the day to day life for the man and woman on the street. It’s powerful stuff. And then there’s an initiative called Tip the Chef, run by Greek/Lebanese chef Fahd Hassan Kassem and co, that’s trying to combat the depression blues by offering free cooking in exchange for tips. Or how about the not for profit I.D.E.A., set up by Theo Tzanos and co, that’s running all kinds of initiatives to help out? Anything from turning a truck into a mobile shower unit for homeless people to holding food drives. And of course, the inimitable Peter Economides’ plan for saving the country – with ‘Ginetai’. Finally, Peter Nomikos, the shipping heir, has a plan for buying back and forgiving Greek debt.

These cockle-warming sort of things are Greek. Solidarity, people. Solidarity.

And as an aside, I know this post doesn’t have the characteristic wit and humour you’ve come to expect from this blog. But hey, shit’s getting serious back home. And anyway, I’m a woman – so I’ve evolved to be moody from time to time.