In the Aquarium
a londoner's life

I love my city because... It is constantly changing and yet familiar. Anonymous but friendly. Residential, industrial and entertaining. Fast paced with sedate pockets. I love my city because I am a Londoner.

Sunday, 19 April 2009

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Ball games Four men from the hand care wash (one of those businesses that spring up in an empty petrol station or car lot) are playing footb...
Saturday, 18 April 2009

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Boundary Today I have mostly been thinking about the boundary of my house. At the moment it s a rotting fence to the front and a big cloud-t...
Wednesday, 8 April 2009

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Reminiscence and a couple of jokes I was reminded of at work today How many social workers does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but it m...
Tuesday, 31 March 2009

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Ceramics class So, this term I've been making big things. (That last one is not finished yet - its a monster - takes two people t...

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Of Vacation, Tiling the Kitchen and Kew Gardens Two weeks off have just finished. Spent the time gardening (1st week, first couple of days),...
Saturday, 14 March 2009

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Oddballs Stinky elderly gentleman sat on me and then nudged up closer. Lady with a crutch and a massive dog called Maxy sat on the seat near...
Friday, 13 March 2009

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Last Day Before the Vacation It didn't start well. I decided, just before setting off for work, that I would water the newly planted bam...
Sunday, 8 March 2009

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Naked in the afternoon Waiting for a cab outside Homebase in Haringey, the afternoon sun emerges after a rain storm, the cold air warming ge...
Wednesday, 4 March 2009

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Short walk Between meetings from St James Park to Southwark stations. Was enjoying the sunshine in the middle of the day - drew attention to...
Tuesday, 3 March 2009

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The Wrong Carriage I stood one carriage down from my normal spot. Train pulled in and opened its doors. Only on stepping in did I realise th...
Friday, 27 February 2009

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CSI Walworth COLD OPEN: [EXT. VARIOUS Walworth Road and Elephant & Castle (STOCK) - NIGHT] [EXT. Walworth Road COMMUNITY (STOCK) - NIGHT...
Tuesday, 24 February 2009

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Pancake Day Couldn't be bothered to make any by the time I got home. Maybe I'll do it tomorrow instead - just to shirk tradition.
Saturday, 21 February 2009

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Shopping I need: Lightbulb for cooker hood (although I have many in the lightbulb drawer, none of them is exactly right to fit and work in t...
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Bigger picture The things that are giving me the most pleasure at the moment are the details, little things. Watching the birds in the morni...
Friday, 20 February 2009

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Home again Sometimes my favourite thing is to get home, lock the door behind me and bask in the warmth behind the closed off windows away fr...
Thursday, 12 February 2009

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Snivel Being disgusted by the sniffing symphonies of commuters. Clearly nobody travels with hankies any more (I think my dad may be the last...
Tuesday, 3 February 2009

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Late on the Snow News I've been holed up at the Church Street Hotel in Camberwell in anticipation of our impending inspection (in order ...
Wednesday, 28 January 2009

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After work Long day at work. On the bus at 9.45pm couldn't face going home and cooking. Dropped into Pizza Express instead. Table for on...
Saturday, 24 January 2009

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Journey Home In the dark of the early evening in a bus winging its way northwards. The streets are bathed in the particular light pools that...
Thursday, 22 January 2009

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Pigeon Man On the tube, standing, crowded between people. He kept looking all around, persistently changing where his eyes were directed. He...
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