October 2004
no paking fire engines
update: as requested, close-up of the fire-engine sign:
steve is famous too
remember on wednesday night i ended up on national tv for split second thanks to walking past live TV cameras in paddington ? (see here or here if not).
well, at one point a chap squeezed between the two main cast members who were singing in to each other’s faces. this man was our good friend (and esther and kezia’s godfather) Steve.
we spotted him on wednesday evening when we watched it but it was repeated this evening and i got a photo for you. so here he is (on the left by the pillar)
kezia’s art
i was working from home today and took half an hour out at lunchtime to go and have my sandwiches with esther at her school. i was SO completely nervous going along but it was fine.
all the kids were in fancy dress because it’s national book week (!) so it was even more surreal than i thought it was.
anyway, here’s a picture of kezia’s picture:
And here’s a picture of kezia doing a funny face. please do your own funny face whilst looking at kezia’s funny face to add to the total web fun-factor:
we are what we do
this looks fantastic. go there and do something now.
comment spam
comment spam is getting a bit out of hand and i think it’s artificially bumping up the visitor stats.
so i’ve changed the system a bit. so drop me an email if you have trouble commenting.
i’ve implemented some of the stuff described here:
london bridge
the man said please inform staff of any unattended items. no one was looking after this apple core. i wasn’t sure what to do. so i did nothing.
the balloon girl is back
remember this graffiti girl ? well, she got removed from the wall much to many people’s sadness.
but she’s reappeared down the path a little further next to a motorcycle parking place (opposite vinopolis for those searching it out). the bike is real.
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.
