Monthly Archives: February 2010

My beautiful laundrette

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

I’ve been through the ringer. But I’ve come out the other side. At least I feel like I’ve turned the corner. I smiled quite a bit at work today. The verve, the joie de vivre, appears to have – like … Continue reading →

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Gotham City

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

I’ve said on more than one occasion that London, in the depths of winter – especially when the rain is endless and squalid and awful – feels distinctly like Gotham City. We had blue skies this morning but from noon … Continue reading →

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The unbearable lightness of being

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

So I’ve been in a funk with work for what’s now turning into several months. But I’m standing by something I thought to myself quite some time ago: I can go to 2 years in the London office (i.e. October … Continue reading →

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A portrait of the artist as a young man

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

I created this mashup by combining this vintage picture frame (there are some fantastic background/frame type canvas images on this lady’s flickr site) with the image of a male Aquascutum model). I solarized the main image (is like looking at … Continue reading →

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In love with Aslan (Becker by Gabo)

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

This portrait of Boris Becker by German photographer (she’s the female version of Annie Leibovitz) – Gabo, has long been a favourite of mine. And I had a huge thing about BB as a teenager. I used to love watching … Continue reading →

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Stop your sobbing

Posted on February 15, 2010 by
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