There and Back Again

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Entries from August 2006

If I Listen Close I Can Hear Them Singers, Oh…

August 28th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Listening to: Morning Light (Truman)
Pondering: You listen to a piece of music and it will remind you of something - it might make you happy, it might make you sad, but it is very emotive. And I think that Duran Duran have always understood that. (Nick Rhodes)
My dear sister can be a fanatic sometimes and [...]

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Tags: Daily Musings

Hello, Goodbye

August 23rd, 2006 · 2 Comments

Listening to: Why Do All Good Things Come To An End (Nelly Furtado)
Pondering: Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only be a small outward confirmation of what has been accomplished within me from day to day. (Etty [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

Good Thing, Bad Thing

August 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Listening to: Coldplay’s cover of Hunting High and Low (A-ha)
Pondering: You don’t have to be a rock star - if you don’t like the situation you’re in, you don’t have to settle for it. (Macy Gray)
The good thing about today is Hampstead Heath.

This is probably the most beautiful park I have ever been to. [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

Walking in the Rain

August 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Listening to: Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)
Pondering: Your bat is your life. It’s your weapon. You don’t want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect. (Lou Brock)
One week ago today, my sister and I arrived in London amidst the chaos of terrorist threats and airline restrictions. Now, sadly we only [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

A Typical Tourist

August 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Listening to: Goodnight Lovers (Depeche Mode)
Pondering: The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists. (Sam Ewing)
Today I spent the entire day doing what every visitor in London seems to do when they first get here. I purchased a ticket to the Big Bus Company hop on/off tour and saw [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

Suddenly I See

August 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Listening to: Long Legs (The Magic Numbers)
Pondering: We’ll try to stay blind to the hope and fear outside. Hey child, stay wilder than the wind and blow me in to cry. (Duran Duran, Come Undone)

Today, I have come to realize that London has lost its charm for me. I don’t know if it’s because [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

Of London and Shopping

August 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Listening to: What Happens Tomorrow (Duran Duran)
Pondering: The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her. (Marcelene Cox)
The bad thing about London is the shopping. You can’t resist it. It’s in every corner. And the weirdest thing for me about shopping in London is that they always (always!) have [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

Day Trip

August 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Listening to: Please Forgive Me (David Gray)
Pondering: I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is. (Albert Camus)
I’m too tired to write today so I’ll just post three pictures that [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

London’s Victoria Station

August 15th, 2006 · No Comments

Listening to: Lost in the Stars (Martin Gore)
Pondering: A friend of mine asked me to open a sports bar in London, and the media were there. This fella started interviewing me, thinking I was Sean Bean. (Richard Gough)
It’s Day 2 in London. My sister Myra and I didn’t do much today on account of [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!

The Longest Trip

August 14th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Listening to: Miniature Disasters (KT Tunstall)
Pondering: I’d like to fly. Then I wouldn’t have to wait in airport security lines. (Jim Morris)
I am sitting here in my hotel room in London, near the Victoria Train Station. I am writing in my laptop because my handwriting, of late has been miserable. I am freshly showered and [...]

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Tags: Oh, The Places We'll Go!