marble fun
three play marbles
an old misery
i don’t often get angry about things or people, but this woman does cause me much mirth / annoyment (depending on my mood).
i have a standard response to her rudeness which generally works well in most situations of potential confrontation. i say “thank you, have a really lovely evening”. today she went too far and i didn’t say anything.
i approached, paid her my 40 pence, went to extract my paper from her claw-like grip and she looked me in the eyes and said “never do that again”.
“pardon ?” i said
“NEVER give me copper coins. i don’t want them. never do that again”
my mistake had been to include two 2 pence coins and one 1 pence coin in my money.
so, i shall save up all my 1 pence pieces and make a special purchase of my 40 pence paper next week. i may even be ready with my camera:
and here she is close up:
she is the complete opposite of this man
Adam Buxton on a bike
here is one of the blokes from Adam and Joe (not sure which one) on a bike.
minutes before i walked past Rhona Cameron. The streets were full of celebrities this evening
(updated 27nov09 as of course it was adam buxton – and also updated link to their BBC 6music page)
another handkerchief
another one. proves my earlier point. love is dead.
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“please can you tell me where i can find the dead man who has been taxidermied and put in a box” ?
a simple question which had an incredible effect on the person i asked. she creased up in fits of giggles and ran off to a back room. this was not an unusual response unfortunately.
another receptionist who overheard my question said “is he a student”.
eventually i found Jeremy Bentham in the South Cloisters of UCL. to save you the embarrasement of asking for him, here he is with some information:
more info for those that like to click and read:
a bit of a self portrait here:
and here is the pub sign and BT tower (again):
Q1: who am i?
the first question of the 20 questions is ‘who am I’ ?
the answer is probably ‘various’. but here’s a start.
i’m a pedestrian taking a different footpath.
do you like this sign by the way ? it’s very sturdy with its wooden support structure.
more hidden treasures
following the covering of st pauls and the BBC headquarters, the Marble Arch at, er, Marble Arch has now also been hidden.
it’s a giant game of tourist hide and seek.
follow the leader
this picture didn’t come out as nicely as i’d hoped, but here it is anyway. it’s about 50 joggers all running fairly slowly in single file through hyde park.
it’s a grown up game of follow the leader. when i took the photo i hoped the railings in the foreground wouldn’t cause a-fence (offence)
cakes. mmm
a white canvas ready for ordaining with cherries, jellies, smarties and little metal ball bearings which look like sweets.
the technology has returned
jane’s parents have been cleaning out their loft and have obviously reached the corner marked ’70s cutting edge mass market technology’.
here is jane’s old portable tape player. it’s massive by today’s standards:
they also brought round jane’s old soda stream with some original gas canistors. I never had one as a child and am quite frightened of the thing. there’s too much opportunity for things to explode in my opinion.
here’s the logo to keep you going for now. what a logo:
i’ll tell you more if we survive the recommisioning tests
picnic on a pew
i’ve been working from home today which is why there’s been little blog activity.
this evening we had a band practice at church. Lynda brought a picnic.
it consisted of cake, biscuits and tea/coffee/hotwater making facilties (and some snoopy mugs).
she’s that kind of person. and we are very glad.
photography ideas
there’s another challenge at the excellent sh1ft.org:
it’s a 20 question interview which you can answer in photos:
page 56
and here is one with a number which was too far to get to. but i will track it down and find its number:
the 2000th post
this post deliberately left blank.
things behind glass
i walked past the box last march (!) and this time it was empty as the actors were having a break. or perhaps they had just given up and gone home.
and here is a Bible in a glass box outside a church:
a man on a stick
he thinks the sun shines out of his …
