Thursday, 30 May 2013

Indulgences

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So today on the quest to find the perfect black leather jacket for a man with a 46inch chest I was on Bond Street, playing at being a rich w...
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Sunday, 19 May 2013

Loud

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The cafe is full of shrieking babies. A man across from me raises his eyes to the sky. The mums are getting ready to leave - it takes them 1...
Monday, 13 May 2013

Birthday

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It's my birthday today (actual birthday not blog birthday). Not been posting much because my computer has broken and I need a new hard d...
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Thursday, 18 April 2013

Lunchtime Cafe Musicals

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On the way to the cafe the brief display of sunshine was replaced by threateningly black clouds. Two mums sat chatting with their babies a...
Saturday, 13 April 2013

Wet Saturdays

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It's been raining. Outside the Tarmac is black and shiny reflecting back the headlights, tail-lights, street lights. People huddle under...
Sunday, 7 April 2013

Value of cigarette butts

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A homeless man outside the Southbank Centre takes the inside compartment out of a outside ashtray and empties the stubbed butts into his poc...
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Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Summer time

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I forgot the advantage of longer light in the evenings from the clocks going forwards. The joy of getting out of work while it is still dayl...
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Sunday, 31 March 2013

Rich Mix

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Walking out if the cinema two women are sitting in a window sill talking about one of their relationships. SH said When you hear people talk...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Meat-eating Vegetarian

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I became a vegetarian aged 17 (I'm 42 now) because we learned about intensive farming in Geography and as a moralistic teenager I decide...
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Friday, 22 March 2013

Liberty

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There is something satisfying about clacking around the beautiful wooden floors of Liberties on a Friday evening looking at clothing too exp...
Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Help

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A man offers to help a woman carry her buggy down the steps from the platform. He is gone long enough that he probably helped her all the wa...
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Friday, 22 February 2013

The Brits

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So Georgia's bloke helps building the TV set at the Brits where they do the interviews. Sounds like a shaggy dog story. Anyway - he had ...
Thursday, 14 February 2013

Averted disasters

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Spent the night at Mr's, took my rucksack with kit for swimming later today - on the crowded train stuck it in the overhead shelf. Telli...
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Friday, 8 February 2013

Good Morning Goodlooking

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A man strolls along past Tescos, catches sight of his reflection, checks his impression. Headphones, stripped wool hat fitting neatly, leath...
Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Wind

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It's sunny outside. I watch the blue sky longingly. Oh to be outside with the sun and wind whipping my cheeks red. The wind blows note...
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Monday, 21 January 2013

Night snow

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Walking home in the evening. It's been snowing all day but has finally stopped. The snow makes the night light and quiet. I hear distant...
Friday, 18 January 2013

Snow

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The snow has arrived in London. It appears to be settling. For less than a cm of snow the transport is already disrupted. We are rubbish!
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Thursday, 17 January 2013

Diner

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Dining alone in Byron's Camden town. Craving a burger (weird in a vegetarian but I crossed back to the omnivorous side just before Chris...
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Friday, 21 December 2012

Hello Darlin

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Cute woman with long ringlets and a knitted beret waits. Suddenly a loud booming voice approaches, "hello darling, I just literally pul...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

Loser

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So far I've lost about 6 stone (don't know exactly because I didn't get on the scales until I'd lost quite a bit). Feel much...