I spotted this interesting-looking Italian restaurant on a side street in St. John's Wood while walking home last night. I think that purple light is what caught my eye. The fact that Nanook of the North walked through my photo at the perfect moment was simply good luck.
(Does anyone remember the movie "Unzipped," featuring Isaac Mizrahi and a bevy of supermodels, from 1995? It was a documentary about Mizrahi creating a fashion collection loosely based on Nanook of the North. Maybe that person above is wearing one of his creations?)
Anyway, back to the restaurant. I really like the tree in front, bedecked with baubles.
They could be Christmas baubles, but they seem more like year-round baubles. Especially the chandeliers.
Given how many of you yesterday said you'd check out the QAA podcast in response to my positive review, let me just add a belated cautionary note. It is a very loosely scripted podcast. It's not like "Serial" or NPR or anything that polished. It's more like sitting in a college dorm room with some buddies who are all smoking joints and talking about current events. There's a lot of swearing and semi-pointless sexual and pop culture references amid the actual news. Over time, as you get to know the hosts, their personalities and quirks become endearing, and I don't mean to discourage anyone from listening. But you deserve to know a little more about what you're getting into!
I had another very busy day at work yesterday, mostly covering new books. Our new library assistant can't start soon enough, I'm telling you! (I think her start date is next week.) I have a whole lot more to do today. Last night when I got home I spent three hours in blogland answering comments and catching up on blogs, so at least I no longer feel behind in that regard.
I can get a lot done when I turn off the TV -- but that's also my evening bonding activity with Dave, so I can't cut it out entirely. Otherwise we'd both be sitting with headphones and staring into screens, lost in our own little worlds. At least television is a communal activity! (Unless Dave is watching "Downton Abbey" or "West Wing" for the 500th time. He can do that by himself.)
I must confess that I have never sat around in a "college dorm room" smoking "joints" with some "buddies". At university, I studied hard - spending much of my time in the library or reading and crafting assignments into the small hours of the night. I guess that higher education is different in America.
ReplyDeleteYou can do both, you know.
DeleteUum... I think you have put me off that podcast now!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Knowledge is power!
DeleteYeah, no thanks. I have books I'd rather read.
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