Local Language

  • gypsy’s warning

    A quiet word to an employee or aquaintance, suggesting that they’d best proceed with caution in respect of their current conduct or attitude, or they may be in for an unpleasant surprise. The details of which aren’t actually set out by the giver of the warning, who may or may not have control over their…

Journal

  • Thanksgiving, Lord Mayor’s Style

    For as long as I live in London, I will feast on the bridge. Happily ever after.

  • The Story of the Blackcurrant Mess

    There are some simple things in life we can all agree on, like desserts with ‘mess’ in their name.

  • Defying Gravity

    He’s working hard for my money. And I am hardly working.

  • What is This Feeling?

    I would not like to compare WICKED to any other passing fad, but for a long time I tried to avoid expectation for this show until I could make my own (unbiased) assessment. It’s finally here. I might be the last person on Earth to see it, but at least I am no longer the…

  • Smitten

    New friends, great food, lazy Sunday hang. Again please.

  • Surf and Sun

    Tumbleweeds drift though deserted school streets and echoes can be heard in the underground stations across the city. August is witness to the Exodus. Summer holidays. Every last family in London with small to medium children remaining in the city last Thursday morning, took an Easyjet flight from Luton to somewhere. It is no wonder…

  • Just Creatures

    It could be loss or it could just be the time of year that has left with me a desire for a cool, dimly lit auditorium. And to be in a group of sweaty, exhausted, delirious, kids. Laughing and counting. Creating.

  • Will Make Cake for No Reason

    The question is the point. I think. I hope. And something about not taking everything so seriously…

  • Man, Are My Arms Tired…

    Singapore Airlines, business class? Yes. Thank you, I will have a main course of Singapore and a side of Taiping, Malaysia. With sun, humidity, and rain on the side. Oh, Singapore already comes with humidity? Ok, well, you can leave the extra off then.

  • Where in the World is Gina [Sandiego]?

    With no idea what to expect, I boarded the plane. Now there are few words that can capture the affect this trip had on me.

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