London was beautiful yesterday. Cath and I went for an amble through the sun glazed Victoria park, which ended with us feeding deer at an enclosure found at the eastern end. Nearby we overheard a boy querying his mum: "All deer can fly, right Mummy? Not just the ones in the rain?"
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- davey
- An Australian expatriate currently living in London with four well-meaning friends. He has seen many astonishing things during his life, but has forgotten all but 3 of them.
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When Good Books Turn Bad
Ahh Theology
The Curse of the Boobsmith
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Books? You mean scripts, right?
Two Tales of a City (Part 1)
Two Tales of a City (Part 2)
Life: The Non-Exact Science
This Looks Like a Job For
Boo! Shake, shake, shake the room
The Final Day
Job Description: Boring
The 'Bow and Leave' Technique
Cynicism - best ism since Tism
Doorsigns Inc.
Playing chicken with trucks
Best Forms of Transport Ever
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Inbox Heists
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Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
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The Power of One (Bryce Courtney)
28 Oct - Felt I needed to re-read one of my favourite books of all time. What hurt this time around is that Hymie annoyed me. May need to read Tandia now to get the feeling back.
Carter Beats the Devil (Glen David Gold)
30 Sep - Quit. Accidentally read a review and realised I was reading what amounted to shit.
Such a Long Journey (Rohinton Mistry)
20 Oct - I preferred this one to 'A fine balance'. Brilliantly written and paced, he's an author that has taught me so much Indian culture, history, and family life.
31 Songs (Nick Horby)
5 Oct - One of my favourite authors. If you don't find some new music while reading this, then you're obviously listening to Brittany.
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Six Not So Easy Pieces (Richard P. Feynman)
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How to Get Rich (Felix Dennis)
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Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
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Salaam Brick Lane (Tarquin Hall)
01 Aug - Ruled. Hilarious prose and riveting style. Must try to find his Elephant one.
The Damage Done (Warren Fellows)
23 July - The obligatory Thailand read. Poorly written but stunningly engaging.
The Time Travellers Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
13 July - One of my all time top 5. Escapist and hopelessly romanticised, but unavoidably endearing. Read. It.
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
30 Jan - As Johnny hastily defends, Hyperion is not Sci Fi - it's fashionably challenged literature. I had a rather embarrassing incident trying to explain it's premise to a rather cute med student who was 'lancing' my infected finger. In essence I came across as a science fiction nerd who does unclean things with his digits. Ah charm, I knew thee well. Anyway the book is good. If you can handle not impressing med students.
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
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The Power of One (Bryce Courtney)
28 Oct - Felt I needed to re-read one of my favourite books of all time. What hurt this time around is that Hymie annoyed me. May need to read Tandia now to get the feeling back.
Carter Beats the Devil (Glen David Gold)
30 Sep - Quit. Accidentally read a review and realised I was reading what amounted to shit.
Such a Long Journey (Rohinton Mistry)
20 Oct - I preferred this one to 'A fine balance'. Brilliantly written and paced, he's an author that has taught me so much Indian culture, history, and family life.
31 Songs (Nick Horby)
5 Oct - One of my favourite authors. If you don't find some new music while reading this, then you're obviously listening to Brittany.
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
30 Sept - Flew through this. A great read from a great writer. Had me laughing loudly in the train and embarrassing myself. A birthday gift from May, who I thank for introducing me to Sedaris.
Six Not So Easy Pieces (Richard P. Feynman)
25 Sept - He's not kidding. A tough read on the physical world.
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (Richard P. Feynman)
15 Sept - Great. Feynman, despite being involved with the Manhattan Project, still comes across as being playful and wise. A Recommendation from my dear friend Frances, who I met in Edinburgh.
How to Get Rich (Felix Dennis)
06 Sept - Don't ask what I was thinking at the time, but actually a really really good read. Dennis is a poet, and he knows it.
Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
03 Sept - Loved it. The imagery of the Dad hurting himself during the lake dive had me in stitches.
A Child of the Jago (Arthur Morrison)
16 Aug - More London Slums. Interesting. Old. Lots of Fighting.
Salaam Brick Lane (Tarquin Hall)
01 Aug - Ruled. Hilarious prose and riveting style. Must try to find his Elephant one.
The Damage Done (Warren Fellows)
23 July - The obligatory Thailand read. Poorly written but stunningly engaging.
The Time Travellers Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
13 July - One of my all time top 5. Escapist and hopelessly romanticised, but unavoidably endearing. Read. It.
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10 comments:
Wow.
Surprisingly, you do twee and soppy quite well.
And I kind of want to bite that little boy's nose.
Too cute. Are you getting broody?
Hmm, methinks Davey might even be----dare I say it---- happy? Pray tell, who is Cath?
oh. "deer"
i get it...
Cath is his woman
actually, Davey is her man
He would have had you Jo, these Hackney kids are brawlers from birth.
Broody Annie? I know not of such words. I'm afraid you'll have to communicate with me using words I recognise, such as unreliable, immature and irresponsible. Ohh how we'll talk then.
Well well, Kath Lockett! Mill, I think you forgot to change completely out of your alter-ego outfit when leaving the phone booth this morning. As Keeks so elegantly put it, Cath is my 'woman' - A lovely English girl I've been seeing for a few months now.
We spend a lot of time together, but its early days.
well well mr "i don't want to jump into anything too fast"
i thought you practically lived with her? (as in, spend every night together)
or is this conversation not appropriate here?
Good to hear Davey and I like her name. Enjoy, stay 'irresponsible, immature and unreliable' but in a good, cute boyfriendy kind of way, okay?
and remember; if it's not on, it's not on
i liked cath... she was (as they say) well friendly. and the other two as well... forgot their names, met at the post office though, they were nice aswell.
oh, and you were ok too.
as for the post though, kiki seems to be the only one who gets it... guess i'm just missing that superior wit you two seem to share. you're SUCH man-lovers.
i second the "walk in vic park and feed the deers is a great date motion". hope the sun comes out this weekend!
how are you going davey? the house is remarkably quiet and non-cheese smelling without ya.
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