middle aged flower girl

ive been listening to Naomi Klein’s Doppelgänger. i find it interesting, some of the really specific stuff on doppelgängers is too philosophical but where she talks about self branding and social media, the book is strong. also just today i started Virginie Despentes’ King Kong Theory which is delivering a lot to think about. 

i watched T2 Trainspotting with Arttu. i thought it was depressing which might be it’s on purpose but it was not enjoyable. like, genuinely just depressing. in a scottish accent. i think it tried to copy too many of the first films classic moments and i think Renton’s Choose Life speech tried a bit too hard and failed. even included a young pretty smart woman like in the first one. Begbie’s and Spud’s chacaracters were caricatures, and they were the first time too but now it was extra sad instead of somewhat funny. 

Arttu and i had a glass of wine at this tiny side table spot in the local wine & cheese restaurant. 

i was surprised to read in the news and later social media that this bit of street a few minutes from my home is the most dangerous for bikers in the UK. it is a cycling highway but still, as a pedestrian it would not occur to me that it’s risky for bikers. 

Ceri had her first art exhibit in a cafe gallery in Crystal Palace. i went to see it and we had a glass of wine. 

another cafe/shop in CP, selling vintage 2nd hand stuff.

and a nice wine restaurant, also in Crystal Palace.

a pub with a cute roof terrace in my own neighbourhood.

i think i passed some middle age rite of passage by wanting flowers. i did go for fake ones though, the effort in dealing with fresh flowers does not appeal to me - yet. i was in central london having brunch with Alex’s & Raissa after which i saw the Oxford street IKEA had opened so i popped in there.

 

said brunch at Ziggy Green.

work has been really busy and i’ve been sleeping poorly so i’m extra tired lately. the weekend doesn’t seem long enough to recover. and i have some busy weeks ahead too, but i expect october to be more chill. these things do come and go in waves.