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Of Halloumi and Oddly Sized Books.

Out of sheer laziness I didn't make it to Morrisons before they closed today (5 pm) so if I wanted dinner it would have to be supplied by my local Turkish supermarket, something I don't lament because their stuff is always fresh and they are always happy and smiling. So newly baked pitta bread, halloumi cheese, couscous and hummus it was, oh so yummie!

I'm getting quite anal in my 'old age' and today this presented itself in pure hatred of a cookbook that I bought several months ago and it's only been in my way ever since! Not only have I never ever used any of its recipes but  that's not my biggest problem, it's the fact that it's so ridiculously sized that it does not fit in any normal shelf! I have limited space here in N7 and if a book is not of the A4 or standard pocket book variety, it simply has to go! I have no patience for a book that will not conform and ruin my organisation in the process! So off to the library it goes, or maybe it'll just join the other cookbooks down in the kitchen.

I'm loving: My neighbourhood
I'm not so much loving: That bloody book

I'm listening to: Various Mark Kozelek projects (not really uplifting!)
I'm reading: Sherlock Holmes (on the bus/tube)

Finally, here's a sign for a used record shop in my area, one that I've yet to visit though...

I Want...

...a red umbrella (Chinatown was no help)
...shoes shoes glorious shoes!
...an iPhone

and the key to all of the above? A job. I want a job.

Are You Up?

Somehow it's comforting to know that I'm not the only insomniac in the neighbourhood, there are at least two others that can be relied on also having their lights on in the middle of the night.

Revival.

I really need to revive this little space of mine, need to take more pictures, write more etc

What I really need is an adrenalin shot to my life I suppose.

Yes I Suppose I'm Twenty Seven (still!)

Mom is visiting so I'm pretty busy playing tourist here in London but since Gossip Girl is away on vacation, I've been watching Greek, catching up on all my US high school fun! Woohoo!

Movie For My Sister.

I watched Two Days in Paris (again) this evening, I was laughing out loud even though I've seen it a couple of times before and this time around I kept thinking that my sister would really find this funny...and this...and this...oh and that! So I've decided to buy it for her next time I pass an HMV (partly to make amends for leaving all my DVD cases empty when I left for London, she didn't know and borrowed a couple, that was a disappointing evening!)

It also reminded me of P, the resemblance is kind of uncanny! Didn't realise it until now.

Today Was A Good Day!

I'm oh so happy today, the Icelandic (male) handball team beat the Swedes convincingly and in the process qualified for the Olympics in China! I watched the match online and was probably driving my flatmates crazy with my incessant clapping, jumping, shrieking and woohoo-ing. What can I say? I'm passionate about handball.

Mexican Workout.

Yesterday was a lot of fun and lot of walking too!

Finally dragged my ass out of bed at some point after noon, got dressed and headed for Victoria in search of a very nice Mexican beer that I haven't seen in any 'normal' shop or off license in this big bad town. Look at the map before I went out the door, figuring I would stumble upon it rather easily as it's so close to the station (wrong!). An hour or so was then spent walking strategically around Victoria station, making sure every side street was covered, before I decided to cut my losses and take the train to Guildford via Waterloo, where I'd been invited to Mexican food, woohoo!

(All this walking was done in my new Converse, breaking them in at the same time, my feet did not thank me! Especially after the rather hilly Guildford.)

After the very yummie food and margaritas it was time to head back (can I just say that Waterloo is not the most cheerful of places after midnight?) and a couple of buses later I sank into bed, exhausted.

So what/where do I do/go today? (I'm going to ignore the overflowing hamper in my room that's for sure!)

Converse Virgin.

Yesterday was my last exam and that's all I'm going to say/write about uni.

After sleeping for 12 or so hours, having lovely dreams about indie hipsters and Chuck Bass (damn you alarm clock!!!) I went out exploring N7. The somewhat gritty Holloway Road has some cool stuff; various used furniture stores that are fairly cheap and if you're willing to rummage a bit, have some hidden gems like a vintage seal skin winter coat that I have my eye on and a little battered ottoman that really has seen better days but it's cheap, 8 pounds. The guy wants 50 pounds for the coat but I'm going to see if he can't be talked down to 35-40, that is to say if it's still there next time I drop by.

And then I just kept on walking and didn't stop until I reached Angel. Since I was there, it was almost dinner time I threw caution to the wind and went to Tortilla, one of the few decent Mexian joints here. To my disappointment they've stopped selling Negro Modelo in favour of some other Modelo beer, not a cool move!

After finishing my burrito I hopped on the 153 bus home, looking forward to retrieving my shoes from my neighbour but when I reached my front door I realised I had no keys! Idiot. Thankfully one of my flatmates was home so now I'm saved from the rain outside, wearing my all new Converse sneakers, I don't think I'll ever take them off! My very first Converse shoes :)

Tonight I think I'll go see the SATC movie and tomorrow it's Mexican food in Guildford!

p.s. I have Photoshop again, good times!

Luhrman & Walker.

There are two people in this world that I would gladly work for without getting paid; Baz Luhrman and Tim Walker.

They're both so wonderfully over the top artists, creating out of this world fairy tales and scenarios that are a welcome change to the somewhat drab minimalism that is everywhere and anywhere now.

I want! :
- Tim Walker: Pictures