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.

Friday, 11 December 2015

Ann Veronica Janssens - States of Mind

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  So into a room filled with carbon dioxide vapour, so thick you couldn't see past about 30cms from your face. Totally lost instantl...
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Thursday, 10 December 2015

Frances Ross Duncan

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29 July 1943 to 10 December 1995 20 years ago today. 
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Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Over- emotional

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Having an attack of over-emotionality that I can't exactly explain. Two huge tears crept out when I was reading about a couple who had t...
Monday, 23 November 2015

Phoenix Pottery

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From the ashes of our ceramics department closed despite protest the Phoenix Pottery arises. Smaller. More compact. Delightfully non-govern...
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Monday, 16 November 2015

Certification

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"You're everywhere", he said. "I need you to certify my existence", she said over my head to the man smiling broadl...
Saturday, 7 November 2015

Beast

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Darkened space, white body stood with blacked out eyes and blacked out genitals, breathing, music thumping blood. Muscle tight against ribs,...
Thursday, 5 November 2015

Fascinated

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I'm fascinated by this grown man colouring in his "Calming art therapy colouring book" on the overground this evening. I might...
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Monday, 2 November 2015

Happy Halloween

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So we had a party to attend on Halloween night and decided we should dress. After the Panther's niece's 5th birthday party we couldn...
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Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Two things

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Big fad currently seeping into London - the mini-Segway hover board. First time I saw them two men were on their way out in Shorditch (one a...
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Thursday, 22 October 2015

Sleepers

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The halls are full of commuters slowed by the few who can't tear themselves from the news popping into their tiny screens long enough to...
Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Oddities of Brixton

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A man and a kid carry a stack of chairs across the street accompanied by the wife who has two chairs and is walking in bare feet. It's r...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015

When is a skirt not a skirt?

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Taking the concept of "skirt" to its extremes - she walked through the commuting crowd standing guard at Liverpool street station ...
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Tuesday, 22 September 2015

The Man With Two Umbrellas

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The majority of people do not attempt to board the train. I have a connection to make. I squeeze in between a man lisping to his friend - re...
Friday, 4 September 2015

Umbrellas

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So I'm sitting on a northern line train from London Bridge to Euston (damn lucky to get a seat, think I) and on the right there's a ...
Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Reconvening

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I wrote a lot more than normal in August. Its because I was miserable. I have always written more when miserable. For a month I have been st...
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Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Tears

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I've never seen that before, he said, tears well up like a pool in the basin of the inner eye before running over. He is smiling. It...
Saturday, 29 August 2015

149

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There's a girl sitting next to me with an angry red spot on the side of her mouth.  Kebab shop in Stoke newington with 8 Turks in white ...
Thursday, 27 August 2015

Magic Wand

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Just when I hit the depths of misery that was becoming unbearable to even myself, let alone all the people I had unleashed it upon, a jewell...
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Hoxton Beard - the end

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Woke to a huge commotion - next doors dog scrabbling up against their garden fence and a massive thud on my mat. IKEA delivery of a new cata...
Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Day 18

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It's been 18 days since the panther left. I've seen him twice. I'm getting worse rather than better. I realised I've never r...
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