London photo of the day: yard o’ architectural artifacts
On Essex Road in Islington. Apparently the place to buy cool things if you’re renovating your house…
New York to London
London photo of the day: fake “Banksy” in Islington
“Stewy” is a fan of Banksy, and is busy graffiti’ing all over London, it seems…
London photo of the day: Banksy in Islington
Children salute the flag of Tesco on Essex Road…
London photo of the day: at the OXO Tower bar
A lovely view of St. Paul’s Cathedral across the Thames.
no, London is not this boring…
But of course, the idea that London is boring is part of the joke…
so I didn’t need to move to London at all? (yes, I really did)
A lot of the things I’m doing here in London to get my life out of the rut it was in were things I could have done in New York. So why didn’t I?
what I’m missing, what I’m not
Things I’m missing about my NYC apartment: my best friend right next door; hardwood floors, french doors, lots of light and crossventilation. Things I’m not misssing about my NYC apartment…
on the stress of breaking all your habits and losing all your routines
I don’t think I really realized that I would be breaking every single habit in my life, and losing every single routine that defined it. Everything that gave my life structure was shattered, all at once, and is still slowly being rebuilt — and some of that rebuilding can’t even begin yet because many questions about just what the hell I’m doing with myself are still unanswered…
bought myself a mug…
Conveniently for drinking from, plus it’ll remind me where I am, in case I forget.
an unexpected side effect of living in London…
I no longer have to translate military time in my head. 16:30 is just, you know, 16:30, not 4:30. Neat.
