dr marten film canister
i work in the ‘media quarter’ of london and occasionally i’ll see film canisters lying around. here was one tied to some railings on tottenham court road.
more filming
no one i recognised.
national poetry day
it’s national poetry day today apparently. at esther’s school the kids were encouraged to learn a poem by heart to perform to their class.
so esther learnt one about a snail which you can listen to by clicking here. (137KB MP3 file)
nephew and niece
due to late meetings i’ve not seen much of the family this week. but today i got back in time to see esther, kezia and thomas and sarah (our nephew and niece). here i am with sleeping baby sarah and a slightly worried thomas.
blinding
it all of a sudden got really bright in my office. i leant to the left slightly and noticed it was the sun reflecting off the top of BT tower.
i love how even a photos of the sun like this can make your eyes go weird ! (no responsibility can be accepted for eye damage resulting from looking in to this photo)
man with fancy trolley
note the four wheels on this upright trolley. i suspect this is so it can be used in either the horizontal or vertical orientation.
twins
these two ladies had exactly the same clothes, and hair and backpacks and shoes and were walking in sync with each other.
unfortunately too many cars were in the way and i only got a clear shot when they turned the corner.
how strange it would be to have an identical twin.
flash mob opera and my first national TV appearance
i had another late night at work (this time a company 10th birthday party) so i arrived at paddington at around 8.30pm. i didn’t know it at the time but they were recording a live opera in amongst the random commuters in paddington station (see BBC site here)
i had 4 minutes before i got the train so whizzed through the crowds and just caught my train.
i got these photos (vision man, orchestra by the sushi bar and camera man):
on the train i read my paper and noticed in the TV guide they were doing a live flash mob opera at a mystery location, and realised that’s what i’d just seen.
it went out live on BBC 3 TV 8-9pm but they repeated it again 10-11pm and i just go back in time. so i got to see my bald head go by for a split second on the TV. i even managed to take a photo of the telly when it was on. here it is (i’m the bright white bit on the bottom right of this photo):
on the telly we saw that alan yentobb, so i missed a celebrity photo opportunity. and there must have been the BBC concert orchestra lorry somewhere too. oh well.
update: our friend steve was there too (see here). also, in the morning i’d seen them setting up (see here)
4 legged race
it’s that time of year when new students have to do comedy things to prove they are new. here are a couple of rugby teams taped together in groups of four climbing up the stairs.
filming in soho
there’s filming happening all over london. it was paddington station this morning and a few hours later i spotted this lighting rig in soho on the way to a meeting.
kids cashmere jumper
how posh is this ? it’s a very small kid’s chasmere sweater lost in the street.
