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, 30 November 2014

Gary Numan

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So Friday night was gig night - invited to come by Bails and her fella - joining the Numanoids for a special one off at the Hammersmith Apol...
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Saturday, 22 November 2014

Early Saturday mornings

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Not a usual time for me to be abroad, most usually tucked up in a sleep worthy of a poisoned princess at 8am on a Saturday. But by 9 the hig...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Full rainbow

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It's apparently going to be the wettest winter in record. Oh joy. Personally I hate umbrellas - it's not the keeping you dry bit, it...
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Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Love at First Sight

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I don't know if anybody believes in love at first sight anymore. It seems like the stuff of fairytales long since discredited like the t...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Sandwich

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There can be too much going on in a sandwich. I picked up something called a Swiss chicken today expecting some emental and chicken and lett...
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Monday, 6 October 2014

Autumn

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And it feels like winter hit us in the face. Yesterday there were bare legs and sandals. Today the clouds in the lower atmosphere race acros...
Sunday, 5 October 2014

Pit firing weekend in Norfolk

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Invited on a pottery jolly, back in August, to visit Fran and Georg's new straw build house in Norfolk to camp, and do a pit firing in...

Busy

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Its been busy: Watched Salvatore Guilaino by Francesco Rosi at the ICA Went to brother-in-law's brother's gay wedding Saw Carmen ...
Friday, 26 September 2014

Neighbourhood

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Passing, in the morning, along the main street of the neighbourhood in which I reside. Most of the shops are not open, the bookmakers are sh...
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Sunday, 21 September 2014

Hanging out

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Initially we were hanging out in Spitalfields Market while Paul and Simon went to Murdocks in Hackett for some beard grooming. I'm guess...
Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Meet me in the slug and lettuce

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So I'm meeting my dad in the slug and lettuce. We commonly call it the slag and lettuce due to the old rep it had of being a bit of a me...
Thursday, 4 September 2014

Hand to arse

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Outside the office a man pulls up in his Range Rover. He's meeting a woman in Mercedes Subaru. She's opening her boot. He puts his h...
Saturday, 30 August 2014

Towie has a BBQ

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Two very good friends of mine had a BBQ jointly for one of their birthdays and a friends birthday. They live in Essex. When I arrived I felt...
Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Notting Hill Carnival in the Rain

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Standing on the side of the road at Notting hill carnival in the rain. Waiting for the friends who invited me down to get reception and text...
Saturday, 23 August 2014

Drunk love

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It's 5 in the afternoon. She's got a big boxer dog, she's thin, wearing jeans, smiling. The dog is leading her. She turns her h...

Who's in control?

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So a friend was relaying a story about telling a workman that her brother-in-law liked to be in control. The workman said oh yes I know . Si...
Friday, 15 August 2014

Jahovah bashing

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Don't know where the Jahovah stands first appeared from or even when they arrived exactly but they are there at stations handing out pam...
Sunday, 10 August 2014

Grey seal

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Sunny evening after the heavy rain and wind of the tail end of Hurricane Bertha passing over the UK. Walking on the beach near Waxham in Nor...
Monday, 4 August 2014

Other than work

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A colleague sitting across the aisle from me in the vast open plannism that is our central office is having a discussion with a men's ou...
Sunday, 3 August 2014

Over hung

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Long afternoon drinking on Saturday - watching the world go past in Brick Lane, chatting, lubricating with sambucca. Jolly fun time.  Woke u...
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