New photo of Theo, wearing a very handsome suit!
Friday, May 25, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
figured!
When I catch the bus home across Waterloo Bridge, I can see many of the Anthony Gormley figures that are standing on rooftops around the Hayward Gallery. There are 31 in total and stand facing the river or on the bridge itself. You can see them silhouetted against the skyline. They do look a little bit like people about to jump, but overall there's a real "Where's Wally?" spirit to it as you try to spot all of them.
Also at the moment the fly-tower at the National Theatre has had its walls covered in grass - it looks really bizarre, quite a contrast to the concrete jungle around1
Also at the moment the fly-tower at the National Theatre has had its walls covered in grass - it looks really bizarre, quite a contrast to the concrete jungle around1
Monday, May 14, 2007
inflated!
Found this article in the Observer yesterday fascinating - it's about the change in behaviour, market forces and society that has resulted in such high prices, resulting in people like me being unable to buy a property in the situation I'm in. Fascinating, but depressing!
The road that's profiled is about 20 mins from where I live but is probably a little more upmarket, the houses look a bit bigger. But it's probably a good reflection of a typical London street.
The road that's profiled is about 20 mins from where I live but is probably a little more upmarket, the houses look a bit bigger. But it's probably a good reflection of a typical London street.
Monday, May 07, 2007
chronological!
Have updated my blog with what I got up to in the US - they're all entered chronologically below.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
literary!
You may have noticed a new feature on my blog - to the right is a random selection of my Library Thing covers. This is a website where you catalogue all the books you've read, and can then rate them and find similar / recommended titles etc. Probably will take me forever to get it done, but it's good fun, especially seeing how many of a particular author I've read!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
photos!
I've loaded my best photos from my trip onto Flickr - click on the lovely photo of me and the giant penguin in Oamaru to get through to them. There's also sets of photos from Dad's birthday and from our visit to the Getty Center in LA available as well if you want to be selective.
Blurb on what I got up to in LA should follow shortly...
Blurb on what I got up to in LA should follow shortly...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
USA Day Five
Last day of the trip today :(
After packing up and checking out I caught the handy Passport bus along to the Belmont Shore, the posher area of Long Beach, for some breakfast and a wander, as well as some last minute shopping. Thankfully there was room in my luggage for a couple of extra pieces of clothing!
Nancy picked me up at my hotel and we had lunch at Acapulco, a Mexican restaurant in San Pedro. She then drove me to the airport and farewelled me!
Had an annoying experience at the security check-in - a woman who looked like she worked at one of the shops in the airport threw her cigarettes and pass into the plastic container that held my cabin luggage just as it was going through the scanner. When I handed the items back to her at the other end the security guards got very touchy and thoroughly searched us both. I was furious, both at her and at myself. Shouldn't have let her do that.
Highlight of the flight back to London was Paula as one of the cabin crew - she gave me champagne and a goody bag at takeoff and came over and chatted a couple of times during the flight, but she was really busy (another full flight) and I was asleep for much of the time. Annie Lennox (who'd been in LA appearing on American Idol) was on the plane as well, but being in cattle class, I didn't get to see her!
Long journey once I'd landed with the tube all the way to Finsbury Park and then a bus. Nice to be back in the flat though - it was just as I'd left it!
After packing up and checking out I caught the handy Passport bus along to the Belmont Shore, the posher area of Long Beach, for some breakfast and a wander, as well as some last minute shopping. Thankfully there was room in my luggage for a couple of extra pieces of clothing!
Nancy picked me up at my hotel and we had lunch at Acapulco, a Mexican restaurant in San Pedro. She then drove me to the airport and farewelled me!
Had an annoying experience at the security check-in - a woman who looked like she worked at one of the shops in the airport threw her cigarettes and pass into the plastic container that held my cabin luggage just as it was going through the scanner. When I handed the items back to her at the other end the security guards got very touchy and thoroughly searched us both. I was furious, both at her and at myself. Shouldn't have let her do that.
Highlight of the flight back to London was Paula as one of the cabin crew - she gave me champagne and a goody bag at takeoff and came over and chatted a couple of times during the flight, but she was really busy (another full flight) and I was asleep for much of the time. Annie Lennox (who'd been in LA appearing on American Idol) was on the plane as well, but being in cattle class, I didn't get to see her!
Long journey once I'd landed with the tube all the way to Finsbury Park and then a bus. Nice to be back in the flat though - it was just as I'd left it!
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