One Hop This Time...

I recently moved to east London and now walk to and from work everyday. One thing I'll miss from my usual train journey is the 'businesspeople watching', please don't confuse this with 'people watching'...it's completely different.

There's something strangely pleasing about watching men and women in power suits, looking at Excel documents on their laptops and playing Tetris on their Blackberries, all the while wondering what it is they really do and creating a complex character you believe them to be in your mind.

My fondest memory is of a particularly well-dressed gentleman on the train at 7.30am, surely heading into London for an important 9am meeting. Looking fully focused with his iPod on, I wondered what kind of song could prepare him for this momentous day...and then he turned the volume up - to a level that could only be described as obnoxious and none other than DJ Casper's Cha Cha Slide blared out from his earphones.

I hadn't had him down for a DJ Casper fan.

Afro Taming

Sunday nights of my youth were spent sat in front of my mother while she struggled her way through my knotty hair. Classic mother-daughter bonding.

I wouldn't change any of that but having recently discovered the Tangle Teezer www.tangleteezer.com, I have found that many of those hours were completely unnecessary. This revolutionary brush is AMAZING, so much so that I felt the need to blog about it. It's good for all hair types apparently but afro taming especially.

Bookmarks

I really like bookmarks, I think they are a pointless purchase but I can't help but be attracted to them! I'm not usually a page folder but I refuse to pay for something that a scrap piece of paper can do.

Jenny David

Recently I've been watching quite a bit of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David is one of the most entertaining characters I've seen. His views sometimes seem extreme and unfair but in all honesty, he is often the voice you wish you had. I think the world would be a better place if populated with a few more Larry Davids. He is an observational king who has inspired me to watch human actions and behaviour more closely.

Dance Like Nobody's Watching

I'm sure I'm not the only person in the world who dances erratically when alone. It's an enjoyable past time and I'm not afraid to admit to it.

Mind The Gap!

I'm returning to America soon and would like to make a point about toilets in the USA, it's been playing on my mind for a while and I feel that blogging about the issue will set me free!

For some reason there is a gap either side of the toilet doors, I was just wondering what that was all about? You can pretty much see all the way in and out (if you choose to.) I just find it quite strange and am looking for some justification!

The Lost Art of The Letter

I've been back in England for a while now, although many of my friends are still in the USA waist deep in projects, finals and pop quizzes. While I was away I loved receiving post, a letter from home, a card or anything with handwriting on it somehow had the ability to give you a great boost.

So I decided to write letters to a couple of my friends across the pond, I think they appreciated it, it says a bit more than a Facebook wall post or a MySpace comment. I was shocked to discover how strange it felt to compose a letter without the use of a computer, my handwriting is quite original and notoriously difficult to read so I made a conscious effort to make it as legible as possible.

I'm wondering how long it will be until I receive my next handwritten letter, they are becoming increaslingly obsolete and therefore precious, their power must not be overlooked.