I get a continued kick out of the fact that one of the most popular posts on this here ten minutes hate of mine continues to be the one called ‘stop being a sap!’ which features Joe Strummer’s words about taking control of your life and creating something for yourself. Malcolm McLaren, whose funeral took [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘London’
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Julia fixes Parliament!
You guys, I just thought of something! There’s MILLIONS of us right? Must be at least a few that are hacked off with all this corruption. So why don’t we all throw a quid in the pot until we’ve got a couple of grand and then we can buy our VERY OWN MP. They’ll have [...]
Thursday 1 October 2009
Sorry, fashionistas…
…but I couldn’t resist. When I saw this juxtaposition: … all I could think was how much the skinny MySpace boy needed the free pizza! I confess, I sniggered. I’m going to fashion hell!
Sunday 27 September 2009
An accidental tourist
I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining -Groucho Marx This morning, after a most enjoyable Full English (exquisite black pudding, sorry veggies), I left the Aged Relatives at the station and wondered what to do with the rest of a beautifully sunny Sunday on which I had [...]
Friday 25 September 2009
Something for the weekend
Maybe it is because it is the season of fashion weeks (Fashion Month?) and maybe because I just submitted some scribblings to a fashion mag’s writing competition (in the hope of winning shoes!) but I have of late, found myself musing about the mad, bad and dangerous to know world of fashion. Of course, ten [...]
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Age is no concern
Not to worry about the little wrinkles around the eyes. I think that’s glamorous. This is a lovely short film including pictures from Guardian photographer Christian Sinibaldi alongside interviews with people he met at Age Concern in Camden. Their take on what makes a person glamorous and beautiful should give hope to any late twenty-something [...]
