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Hairspray

If there is one genre I can’t stand, it is musical. Unless it’s Interstella 5555, of course. I lost about half of my interest in Sweeney Todd when I found out they would be singing there. And yet the films … Continue reading →

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Thank you Sainsbury’s!

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Some random thoughts on social networks

If Facebook goes one day, I won’t be missing it. It is nice to keep in touch with people, but missing people and missing Facebook are very different things. Strange enough for myself, the social network I feel most attached … Continue reading →

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Golders Green

Soon after Hendon and Colindale hubby and I briefly visited Golders Green. It has a lovely park with an ever-packed cafe (it seems like some people are interested only in the cafe!) with a mini-zoo and a smashing place called … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.artymind.com/wordpress/blog5.php/2012/05/12/golders-green/feed/ 0 The dream Solaris http://www.artymind.com/wordpress/blog5.php/2012/05/11/the-dream-solaris/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dream-solaris http://www.artymind.com/wordpress/blog5.php/2012/05/11/the-dream-solaris/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 21:15:30 +0000 Alex Thompson http://www.artymind.com/wordpress/?p=1752

The dream Solaris

I woke up this morning quite amused by what I saw in my dream. I had my guitar (when I say “my guitar”, I mean the guitar just used to be in my room all the time, but I never … Continue reading →

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Pictures of Hendon

When there was still some sunshine around London, hubby and I went out for a walk around Hendon and a bit of Colindale to take photos. I borrowed his camera and for a change made some shots in colour. The … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen

Beautiful Losers is the first Canadian novel I read clearly knowing it is a Canadian novel. I mean I have probably read other authors from Canada not even realising it. Or maybe I didn’t. Then I am a complete disaster. … Continue reading →

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Come back sunshine!

Another weekend, another message on the bench. :)

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Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Around dinner time yesterday we remembered it was weekend after all and decided to watch Sidney Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express (1974) with Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot. The film actually turned out to be crammed with famous names, … Continue reading →

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Fallen Angels

Nah, the recession isn’t over yet. Not because of those abstract fractional figures savoured by the media. But because Angels the Costumiers are still advertising themselves as a “fancy dress outlet” where you can buy a naughty Snow White’s costume: … Continue reading →

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