I wonder what it's like living life the size of a full stop... precarious no doubt - being so tiny - but lots of potential for adventure and mischief ;-) Does he crawl into books and place himself in key sentences, changing the entire meaning of the story? Does he travel around the world, invisibly hitchhiking on clothing and bags and trains and planes? Does he sit, hidden in the middle of events, listening and watching? Does he find out great works of art, or lesser-known stuff that he just likes, and become a part of it - a mini-installation. Francis Bacon is a particular favourite and full stop has spent hours crawling across his canvasses, before settling on the perfect spot to become a temporary but integral part of the work. He must be eagle-eyed - constantly having to avoid and traverse new obstacles: like a lighter 20 full-stops high that suddenly appears in front of him. And then chance deciding whether a huge cup of hot tea comes crashing down on top of him... my lover didn't think it was nice to squish the model, even one that small.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010
free coffee
Today I saw a woman with a beard and got a free cup of filter coffee in Pret. Neither event was unique, or related, but both were slightly surprising.
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Sunday, 11 July 2010
ties
a man bought three grey ties and one yellow one. I can't even begin to imagine a life for him. I wonder if he can...?
pants
A woman wearing a hijab asks the shop assistant if she can have 4 extra large pants and picks out the four designs she wants. There is a misunderstanding - the assistant (young, Asian, immaculate) thinks the woman wants 4 XL pairs of each style. She actually wants only 1 pair of each design but in the size XXXXL. The assistant says they aren't available in that size. The woman asks hopefully "triple extra large?" He says they may have them and goes to the storeroom to look.
The designs she wants are: animal, tasty, batman, and a pair removed from the middle before I can see what they are...
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Friday, 9 July 2010
spider
Spider lived in the same rented house for 72 years but he wasn't born there and he didn't die there. He never married but he knew EVERYONE. He used to dance (which gave him his nickname), never smoked, but loved to drink. His favourite drink was 'brandy and cleavage' (made with lovage: a very sweet alcoholic liqueur). He had an eye for wine bargains - if there was a £3 bottle of wine that tasted like heaven... he would find it. He played bowls and listened to live jazz. He was friendly to everyone, generous, and full of daft puns and innuendos. We'll miss you Spider.
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Monday, 5 July 2010
Sunday, 4 July 2010
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Friday, 2 July 2010
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