Apropos of an earlier  post on Lionel Shriver's writing, her opinion of the recently released film adaptation of her book We Need To Talk About Kevin can be found here.  I had to put this here because it seems that Shriver can't even write an article about her own wildly successful film without turning it into a parallel nightmare universe fantasy.

One of my favourite pubs in London is The Phoenix in Cavendish Square.   Most of you will get why that's very appropriate.  I don't go there that often, just because time is limited and there are lots of places to go in London.  Well, it's happened several times now (four, by my count) that I've coincidentally wandered into a comedy night there ( Read more... )

I sat down on a Victoria line train today.  For a while I just sat there, minding my own business, listening to music, planning dinner.  Then I noticed the shirt of a guy sitting opposite me.

IF IN DOUBT, PULL IT OUT.

I couldn't help myself.  I started to grin uncontrollably.  Then he noticed that I'd noticed, and he gave a wide, slightly sheepish ( Read more... )

Ok, so you're at a big meeting.  There are large bottles of mineral water on the table.  Good so far.  But APPLES?  Has anyone EVER eaten an apple at a corporate meeting?  "The projected figures for the scarf-wrangling department for the next quarter-" CRUNCHCRUNCHCRUNCH ( Read more... )

After riding in Dorking, my life this week continued to present me with activities that would imply to the casual observer that I was living in a million pound mansion on The Bishop's Avenue rather than in a three bed ex-council house in a slightly less nice but still rather cheerful, comfortably middle-class area in north London.  One of my ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I'll be going horse riding for the first time in years.  I've never fallen from a horse before, but if I ever do, it's much more likely to be on a day when there is a camera in the vicinity.  Ah yes.

But you know, I forget sometimes how wonderful it is to get out of town.  I do get out sometimes when I go to Budapest, but it's not quite the ( Read more... )

I have to stop WABbing.

Majestic sells Thelema wine, but only by the case of 6 or 12. (12 online, 6 in store ( Read more... )

Why is it that professional florists make such ugly bouquets?  Or am I the only person who thinks this ( Read more... )

This is going to be a very list-oriented post, which is not surprising since my life for the last few weeks has consisted of to-do lists.

I do apologise everyone who might have suffered as a result of the hectic moving schedule.  I know I would like to have seen more of you all over the last month of being in London, but between work, travelling ( Read more... )