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The Urban Recluse
Enter the strange world of a 20-something South London gal. I try to escape the world, but I always get dragged back into its insanity...

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I know it’s only Monday but…
2008-02-11 17:37:00
Vid: The Weekend by Michael Gray I’m so bored here, just wanna go home. Related PostsAugust Bank Holiday Monday Off the railsmmmLifeNot a bad Monday

Sunshine
2008-02-10 13:48:00
The weather in London has been surprising mild this week for February. The sun is shining, and it’s kind of unsettling. I’m not complaining though, just saying. The Chinese New Year Celebrations in Soho should be really nice today. Vid: Sun is Shining (remix) by Bob Marley It’s my grandma’s birthday today so I’m going to see her for a few hours. Related PostsFeeling hot hot hot
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A First Last Look
2008-02-09 14:48:00
The other day, when I went to see I am Legend, I also saw the Dark Knight prologue; a trailer showing the movie’s first scene plus a few snippets of later events. You can see a really horrible recording version of it if you like seeing the head-back of the person in the row in front… It was a very nice taster of the movie, but very surreal to see that brief moment at the end when Heath Ledger unmasks himself and speaks to the gun-toting banker. The robbery itself was genius, with everyone knocking off the other players once their parts had been played. There was only a brief view of Batman himself near the end, looking out pensively over Gotham. I must see this movie, and I must see it at the IMAX. That is all. Vid: a different DK trailer (And Beowulf’s back at the IMAX - by popular request - and I’m tempted to see it a third time…) Related PostsNo related posts

Right on time
2008-02-09 00:10:00
Vid: Ride on Time by Black Box Related PostsWas that an intervention?You play it for her, you can play it for meBack on track?Not a happy blogPeckham

Nasty
2008-02-07 21:31:00
Why would you put it back in the fridge? Yuck! Related PostsNot shaggy enough? I’ll show you shaggy!The Pleasure Principle$300.60Dirty Cows: Week Three
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Happy Year of the Rat
2008-02-07 17:45:00
Ziyi and I would like to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year . I hope that the Year of the Rat will bring you joy and prosperity. (I hope it brings J.D. the gift of sanity.) Vid 1: The Beauty Dance from House of Flying Daggers A rare beauty in the north, She’s the finest lady on earth, A glance from her, The whole city goes down, A second glance, leaves the whole nation in ruins, There exists no city or nation, That has been more cherished, Than a beauty like this – Vid 2: The Scarf Dance from House of Flying Daggers, with a surprising ending… Related PostsHappy Chinese New Year!Happy New Year!InsomniaNot a happy blogHa ha! Persistence pays off

I Am Legend: The Hero’s Journey
2008-02-07 04:19:00
I watched I am Legend at the IMAX recently, and found it really compelling. All the way home my friend and I talked about the plot, and various issues that had intrigued us from the movie. Last year I started to study the precepts of storytelling, mythology and related psychology so I thought that it might be fun to analyse this story from the point of view of one of these perspectives: The Hero ’s Journey . The Hero’s Journey is a mythic storytelling structure which was first identified by Joseph Campbell, then adapted for writers by Christopher Vogler in The Writer’s Journey. This device identifies a basic structure which has been used in stories from ancient times to our modern epics like Star Wars. While I was watching I am Legend I could pinpoint some of the turning points featured in the Hero’s Journey, so I thought that instead of a normal review I’d give you a mythological review of the movie. Due to the subject matter some of the aspects of the ...
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Modern Mona Lisa
2008-02-05 01:17:00
Never mind the dogs, what is her expression saying to you? The more I look the more I wonder. She’s connected to my next post, by the way. Vid: Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole Related PostsFriday Nite Dance-OffYou Belong in London A little old fashioned, and a…8 thingsTV Show Meme - Play with meCreative Native
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Who’s that cutie?
2008-02-03 00:35:00
Yep, that’s me. My mum was going through some of her papers and discovered these old pics, which I thought I’d share with you. The cap says something like Jah (God) loves Ganja… Even in my early years I was stirring up trouble! This was my mother and I posing outside our previous house (my brother lives there now). I must have been about three years old and I was already carrying myself like a diva. When the sun’s out, a girl has got to wear sunglasses. Related PostsFriday Night is Sax Nite13 Cool Vehicles I’d love to ownMusic Meme (1998)
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Kapow!
2008-02-02 23:00:00
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na BATMAN! The Dark Knight 1966 Style (via) I’m looking forward to watching the Dark Knight during the summer, but there’s nothing that could stop me loving the original. Related PostsNo related posts

A new event for the London 2012?
2008-02-02 00:11:00
If Ukrainian mud-wrestling isn’t an Olympic sport, it really should be. (via) Related PostsUrban ObservationsWhere are the rainbows?You Belong in London A little old fashioned, and a…SupersonicBrixton University!
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Wednesday’s Weird Web: A new feature
2008-01-30 17:42:00
I come across a lot of strange things online, and as this blog is becoming an extension of my mind and a receptacle of my thoughts, I thought it appropriate to share them here. You may remember a few interesting linkage posts that I wrote last year, well this is an extension of those. I haven’t decided whether these posts will be weekly or fortnightly yet. 6 links 1. British insults 2. Ben’s blog has been categorised as porn… 3. Some bizarre church is going to picket Heath Ledger’s funeral cos he played gay in the Brokeback 4. Smurf Porn (nothing surprises me anymore) 5. Area 404 6. A cute Southern girl in her undies shoots a potato gun… 6 products 1. Sudoko Place Mat (Sudoku while you wait) 2. Cheese burger. In a can. 3. F*ck this book 4. Love Stinks Soap - a perfect gift for Valentine’s Day 5. Personal microwave - perfect for office workers who are chained to their desks and can’t take a break to warm up a cup of soup or to eat their own...
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A Spice Lady
2008-01-30 15:41:00
I never was a fan of the Spice Girls in the late 90s or early 00s - as an aspiring musician at the time they represented all that was foul and impure about the pop music industry. Aside from their musical talents, I’ve always been interested in their phenomenon, and their individual solo careers. I’ve read Geri and Mel B’s autobiographies, and watched Victoria and Mel B struggle as solo artists. [Show as slideshow] Thinking about it with some hindsight, I can now admit that Geri Halliwell is my favourite Spice Girl. She was the first to leave the group in 1998, and the first to start her solo career (despite her obvious lack of vocal prowess) and secured several UK #1 singles. Even more importantly, she handled the scandal about her pre-Spice topless pics with the nonchalance that it deserved. If you’re hoping to be a successful performer and someone asks you to pose topless or naked, do it if you want, but remember that itR...
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Perfect score
2008-01-30 14:11:00
Your Interpersonal Intelligence Score : 35% Your Interpersonal Intelligence is Medium-Low You can relate to other people when you have to… but you prefer not to. You prefer a small amount of quality social interaction to a huge quantity of it. Work, play, and learning are generally all things you like to do on your own. How Does Your Interpersonal Intelligence Rate? Related Posts1500 grains of rice$300.60Looks like I’m a tough son of a gun…Brunch of ChampionsEscaping Hell
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Lo’ Money, Mo’ Problems
2008-01-30 00:49:00
Vid: The Best Things in Life are Free - Peter Andre and Katie Price - cheesy cheese crackers January 2008 is nearly over, and I’m glad. It’s been an awful month for me in several respects. I’m hoping that February and the Chinese New Year will bring me some good luck. My astrologer friend says it should be a good year for Monkeys like me: Passion, excitement and glory await you in 2008. It is one of the most promising years you’ve seen of recent times full of material, spiritual and physical fulfilment. A new chapter in your life begins and you’re full of vitality, shining with a youthful exuberance. Your finances are good and it is good time to apply for a loan, maybe for business or property. You will have that little extra and you may choose to be generous with it. For those who are still single, there are interested suitors hanging around. Act quickly as 2008 is an especially auspicious year for monkey marriages. Your intuition and instincts will serve you...
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Hooker Love
2008-01-27 18:24:00
Your Love Life is Like Pretty Woman “I want the fairy tale” You believe that love is truly blind, unpredictable, and surprising. Two very different people can easily find true love. At least, that is how it will happen when you marry a gorgeous billionaire someday Your love style: Sensual and flirty Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Surprisingly happy What Movie Is Your Love Life Like? Related PostsWhat I needFor the LadiesAlone in a Crowd13 TV Show IntrosThis One’s for the Lads
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Bond 22: Quantum of Solace
2008-01-24 22:10:00
Remember J.D. and the A-bomb? Well that’s nothing compared to my current longing for the next Bond movie. Now the publicity machine has commenced, and we’ve been blessed with a strange title: Quantum of Solace , which was taken from a short story written by Bond author Ian Fleming, and refers to Bond’s broken heart after the demise of his lover Vesper Lynd. Here’s a BBC report about the new film, with a few seconds of Craig hurling himself around heroically on a rope. And my girl Olga Kurylenko is playing a Bond Girl called Camille. Olga was the best thing about the Hitman movie, so I can’t wait to see her in Quantum. Here’s her Sunday Sauce slideshow in case you missed it. The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. And lastly, if you look towards the bottom of my sidebar you’ll notice a nifty countdown widget that I’ve just knocked up. Via: MSN and BBC Related PostsYou Know His Name…Ha ha, yuh fr...
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Levels Meme
2008-01-24 04:35:00
Purloined from Journeying Level 1 (x ) Smoked a cigarette. () Smoked a cigar. (x) Kissed a member of the same sex. (x) Drank alcohol. Level 2 () Are/been in love. (x) Been dumped. (x) Shoplifted. () Been fired. (x) Been in a fist fight. Level 3 (x) Had a crush on an older person. (x) Skipped school. () Slept with a classmate. () Seen someone/something die. Level 4 () Had/have a crush on one of your friends who is now on Facebook. (x) Been to Paris. (x) Been to Spain. (x) Been on a plane. () Thrown up from drinking. Level 5 (x) Eaten sushi. () Been snowboarding. () Met someone BECAUSE of Facebook. () Been in a mosh pit. Level 6 () Been in an abusive relationship. (x) Taken pain killers. () Love/loved someone who you can’t have. () Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by. () Made a snow angel. Level 7 () Had a tea party. () Flown a kite. () Built a sand castle. () Gone mudding (offroading). () Played dress up. Level 8 () Jumped into a pile of leaves. () Gone sledging. (...
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(Non) Survival of the Meatiest
2008-01-24 03:20:00
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The Human Timebomb
2008-01-24 01:46:00
Every 10 seconds someone in the world dies of AIDS. (via) The other day Ahmed casually mentioned in conversation that a mutual friend from sixth-form, Jon, is HIV-positive. Jon and I are not in contact nowadays, but I still think of him from time to time. The last time I saw him was in 2003, when his lovely Latino boyfriend had front-row tickets for Mariah Carey’s concert at Wembley (I was in the second row). Jon was my first gay friend, and he was so accepting of my teen bizarreness. He took me to gay clubs when I decided to write a report on the gay community for Sociology, and he opened my eyes to many things that I’d never seen or experienced before (or since). He told me about various orgies he’d enjoyed in gay saunas, etc., but I don’t know how careful he was during those encounters. Jon lives somewhere “up North” now, but I’ll ask our mutual friend to pass on my number so that we can hopefully catch up. Related PostsHuman NatureF...

Insomnia
2008-01-23 04:37:00
I can’t sleep. It’s nearly four am. I know that I’ve neglected this blog recently, and it also feels like I’ve been neglecting myself too. I’m really starting to dislike my job; every day it feels harder to drag myself there. I don’t feel like my life is going to improve, like all I’ve got to look forward to is another 40-50 years of tedium. And yet there’s a tiny voice inside of me that believes that I can change my life for the better. I constantly feel underestimated. I also feel that several people are taking advantage of me on a regular basis. It’s got to stop. One of my issues is that I often let people get away with a certain amount before I make a fuss. I hate to create conflict, so I end up leaving it until all that bottled-up resentment erupts from deep inside of me. I feel like I’m always doing favours for other people, but rarely does anyone help me when I need a hand. People will take and take and take and...
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Rest in Peace, Heath
2008-01-23 02:01:00
I couldn’t believe it when my friend told me the news. I initially thought it was a hoax. I was already looking forward to seeing Heath in the Dark Knight, but knowing it was his last completed movie will give it added poignancy for me. He was a very talented actor, and the whole situation is so sad. Related PostsThis is my kind of Political Protest!Campaign for Peace This One’s for the LadsBusy BusyDeath of a Tyrant
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The Pleasure Principle
2008-01-20 03:50:00
I grew up listening to Janet Jackson’s music, and dancing along to her videos. I’ve always loved the singles, but have rarely purchased her albums. Looking at the earlier vids, it’s interesting to see how she’s changed her image through the years. Here are some of my favourite Janet tracks. Playlist: Rhythm Nation Black Cat Nasty Scream (with Michael Jackson) What have you done for me lately? Escapade Control All for you That’s the way love goes The Pleasure Principle Doesn’t really matter If Miss you much Feedback All Nite When I think of you Runaway What’s it gonna be Feel it boy (with Beenie Man) Alright Anytime, any place Got til it’s gone Love will never do Come back to me Let’s wait a while The best things in life are free (with Luther Vandross) Related PostsGuilty PleasuresNot shaggy enough? I’ll show you shaggy!FlowHit me BritneyBeowulf

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