new things for body and head
my father was here for a long weekend. he got to see Brixton and how we
live and i guess he approved, lol. on saturday we went to Oxford street
and Hyde Park, and on Sunday we checked out a local festival at the
nearby park. i expected something smaller from an event called Lambeth
Country Show but apparently it drew in 150 000 people. it did get a bit
crowded in the late afternoon but mostly we didn't have to queue much
for food or drinks, and it was quite comfortable to browse the local
stalls. (Lambeth Country Show article on local news).at the end of both days my legs were killing me though, had to soothe them with ice packs. and im the daughter of someone who walked from here to Southbank and Westminster. wtf. i didn't get my legs from him thats for sure. nor my religion. and i know it pains him that im not following Jesus and wont be saved, but it also pains me that we are politically on opposite sides, it seems. so, we have our differences of opinion, but i try to steer away from those subjects cos its no use arguing.
Lambeth Country Show
Outline's article on Delvey & Holmes, the "female scam artists" is not very good. it focuses on critisizing the women's hair and looks in general. poorly applied make up and so on. it critisizes rich women and their fashion choices and hair rituals in general quite generously, but especially these two. now, if you're a scam artist, maybe you've deserved some s***? sure, but i see it pointless to attack someone's make up and cheap highlights. i dont really get a sense of good journalism from it. actually, i see a lot of this going around. making fun of someone's looks, when it's their actions that have attracted the negative attention. im sure im guilty of this too, especially in the past, but i try to be mindful about it now.
New Yorker's article on Assange was pretty good although it spent a lot of time just describing what happened and when, but maybe thats necessary, a lot of time has passed and the "arch" of his story is important. the photo on the article was interesting, the color scheme and obvious photoshop.
also, NY Times' article on S-Town and it's handling f the main character is a good read. while not unlawful perhaps, i myself was not a fan of all the intimate details exposed in S-Town. although i liked it a lot of in general.
me and doctor have been wondering about getting a cat. if i only knew whether i can deal with a hypoallergenic cat, such as a siberian. its just so individual. also, while im keen on us getting a cat or two, it's also scary. the weight of the responsiblity is ...a lot. they can get annoyed and pee on the bed, or ruin the landlord's sofa... the more i think of it, the scarier it sounds.
the past weeks, besides entertaining my father, have been semi social. the weather has been amazing so always looking for a reason to go out. Jessica, Niina & me went to an asian food festival, for instance. it was nice, but the queues were horrible and most of the stalls offered full portions... so, what, u pay entrance fee, buy a meal, then your full and thats it? why not just go to a restaurant. i have noticed this to be an issue on other food fest's too so maybe im just ignorant of how its supposed to work. in my mind, they would have small bites or appetizer size things, small portions of some sort. so you could try a few different things. obviously this would make it worse with queues unless the number of people was better adjusted to the number of stalls... or something. anyway.
asian food festival
Richmond & Thames with Bella a couple weeks ago. i met her in Istanbul, but she is a brit, now visiting 'home'. there was an athentic german restaurant/beer garden by the river which was lovely.
i bought a new handbag (right). old for reference. i needed something with a zipper on top and with some more space, so this was it.
also a new wallet, since the previous was lost/stolen when we went to the cinema. with both bag and wallet, the term new means just new to myself not literally new, i pretty much by only 2nd hand these days.
a very random lunch or dinner. whats up with the camera blur lately?
bought a new office chair. i spend so much time sitting on it i figured i should get one thats more comfy. surprisingly, IKEA's selection looked poor and pricy so i got this off amazon.
a pair of my shoes both broke last week (bottom), at the same time. the sole just cracked and started coming off. thankfully i made it to where i was going and back... well, i quickly bought another very similar pair ro replace them, identical heel height and with a buckle.
a new vietnamese opened just behind the corner, on coldharbour lane. me & doctor celebrated this months anniversary there yesterday. the design is nice, kinda hipstery i guess. ALL the meat they use is free range so i got excited and skipped my usual vegeterian choice.
random pop brixton shot.
i decided to go to therapy. its something i always thought about here or there but then theres always something - time, money... but i think its time i get my stuff sorted. or try at least. my first session was this week and i think it was pretty good. i feel carefully optimistic.
the 30 degree weather has been good to me. summer summer...
im enjoying the 2nd season of Unforgotten,and Bachelorette
Lambeth Country Show
Outline's article on Delvey & Holmes, the "female scam artists" is not very good. it focuses on critisizing the women's hair and looks in general. poorly applied make up and so on. it critisizes rich women and their fashion choices and hair rituals in general quite generously, but especially these two. now, if you're a scam artist, maybe you've deserved some s***? sure, but i see it pointless to attack someone's make up and cheap highlights. i dont really get a sense of good journalism from it. actually, i see a lot of this going around. making fun of someone's looks, when it's their actions that have attracted the negative attention. im sure im guilty of this too, especially in the past, but i try to be mindful about it now.
New Yorker's article on Assange was pretty good although it spent a lot of time just describing what happened and when, but maybe thats necessary, a lot of time has passed and the "arch" of his story is important. the photo on the article was interesting, the color scheme and obvious photoshop.
also, NY Times' article on S-Town and it's handling f the main character is a good read. while not unlawful perhaps, i myself was not a fan of all the intimate details exposed in S-Town. although i liked it a lot of in general.
me and doctor have been wondering about getting a cat. if i only knew whether i can deal with a hypoallergenic cat, such as a siberian. its just so individual. also, while im keen on us getting a cat or two, it's also scary. the weight of the responsiblity is ...a lot. they can get annoyed and pee on the bed, or ruin the landlord's sofa... the more i think of it, the scarier it sounds.
the past weeks, besides entertaining my father, have been semi social. the weather has been amazing so always looking for a reason to go out. Jessica, Niina & me went to an asian food festival, for instance. it was nice, but the queues were horrible and most of the stalls offered full portions... so, what, u pay entrance fee, buy a meal, then your full and thats it? why not just go to a restaurant. i have noticed this to be an issue on other food fest's too so maybe im just ignorant of how its supposed to work. in my mind, they would have small bites or appetizer size things, small portions of some sort. so you could try a few different things. obviously this would make it worse with queues unless the number of people was better adjusted to the number of stalls... or something. anyway.
asian food festival
Richmond & Thames with Bella a couple weeks ago. i met her in Istanbul, but she is a brit, now visiting 'home'. there was an athentic german restaurant/beer garden by the river which was lovely.
also a new wallet, since the previous was lost/stolen when we went to the cinema. with both bag and wallet, the term new means just new to myself not literally new, i pretty much by only 2nd hand these days.
a very random lunch or dinner. whats up with the camera blur lately?
bought a new office chair. i spend so much time sitting on it i figured i should get one thats more comfy. surprisingly, IKEA's selection looked poor and pricy so i got this off amazon.
a pair of my shoes both broke last week (bottom), at the same time. the sole just cracked and started coming off. thankfully i made it to where i was going and back... well, i quickly bought another very similar pair ro replace them, identical heel height and with a buckle.
a new vietnamese opened just behind the corner, on coldharbour lane. me & doctor celebrated this months anniversary there yesterday. the design is nice, kinda hipstery i guess. ALL the meat they use is free range so i got excited and skipped my usual vegeterian choice.
random pop brixton shot.
i decided to go to therapy. its something i always thought about here or there but then theres always something - time, money... but i think its time i get my stuff sorted. or try at least. my first session was this week and i think it was pretty good. i feel carefully optimistic.
the 30 degree weather has been good to me. summer summer...
im enjoying the 2nd season of Unforgotten,and Bachelorette
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