Bond....

....Alicia and I went to see Quantum of Solace earlier this week.
I had heard discouraging remarks, but over all, whilst I don't
think it is as good as Daniel Craig's previous attempt, it is still
a very good film. 3 things I didn't approve of though, were the
naff title sequence & song, the ginger wig-like Bond girl who
was totally wooden and the awful typographic art direction with
which each new country location is introduced. (Picture 'London'
written in white, in situ on the road as though it were a road marking).

Soaking Saturday....

....At the galleries.
Despite the rain, Alicia and I had a great day visiting
Handmade & Bound and Cildo Meireles.
We then met up with Alicia's family and managed to
completely miss the Lord Mayors fireworks on the
South Bank. Not even that blip could dampen spirits.

Young Buck....

....I stumbled across this magazine in the
airport. I then stumbled across Joss adorning
a double page. It turns out that Jasmine is
the senior designer on this new rag aswell!

New York....

....I'm back home after four days in NYC.
As usual, I took far too many photos, so
have decided to split them in to slideshows.

I had a great time, (other than flying American
Airlines!), and I got to hook up with Andreas &
Lina, Matt & Tess and Fin & Ben. There was also
a hint of London out there too, with Ed, Lorenzo,
Elliot and Jo all in attendance.

Special congratulations to Ed, who ran the
NY marathon in a fantastic 4hrs 2mins, raising
lots of money for charity in the meantime.
Despite waiting avidly on the corner of Bedford
& Metropolitan, I never saw the moustaschioed
wonder run by!


MARATHON:


BIKES:



ANDREAS' PLACE:


FOOD & DRINK:


HALLOWEEN:



PEOPLE & ANIMALS:



FRONTS:



ART



SHOTS & SCENES

Yes we can....

LFGSS....

....London Fixed Gear and Single Speed forum is a place
where bike chat is chatted. ALot. Through a comment regarding
the Guinness ad that I stumbled in to, where I appeared on my
bike, I've managed to reach the pages of LFGSS. Strange.
Click here to see the thread.....although you may have to be
a member.


Reminder of the pic:

October snow....

....has fallen. Tonight. Brrrrrrr.

New ride....

....Okay, so I've become greedy and subsequently poor.
I have bought another bike - only slightly different this
time as I took advantage of the Cycle Scheme in order
to do so. My 3rd bike is my second fixed gear and currently
running, er, brakeless. Sorry mum!
Excuse the poor photos, I just couldn't wait to upload
them.

Robin....

....Met up with Robin for a coffee in Spitalfields.
Amongst other things, he mentioned his intention
to set up a photography company with a fellow
graduate. Likely to be called 'F27', (a reference to
an 'F-stop' on a camera and the fact they share their
birthday on July 27th - neat!), watch this space for
the imminent launch.

Joss....

....and Cli celebrated their birthdays last week with
a tipple upstairs in the Griffin. Joss even managed
to look like he hadn't shaved since his last birthday!

Candid....

....Alicia & Louise, aka Knock Knock Design,
showcased their work with a stand at the Candid
Art Fair in Islington. As ever, their work looked
great, including their latest 'spy roller blind'.
Unfortunately Candid did very little to promote
the event and as a result it didn't really fulfill it's
potential as a London Arts Fair.

Cappuccino crunch....

....At work the employees are being sweetened with
'Credit Crunch Thursday' - on the last Thursday of
every month, there is a free night in the AMV bar.
I love the irony in the logo that was dreamed up.

Pint and a half sized....

....From a 5kg bar of Cadbury's dairy milk came this vast square.

Another newbie....

....Clementine Elizabeth Ardagh was born on Wednesday
morning, weighing in at 7lb 13oz.
Congratulations to Richie & Anne from Uncle Roy, (i'm
not going to let that one go....sorry Stevie!).

Newbie....

....Quoc is in Taipei, Tawain full time now.
He's launching his new shoe collection here
and I've added his new blog in the 'others'
column on the right. Now I just need to catch
him on Skype!

Camille....

....Sun 19th Oct, The Roundhouse.



Lic and I went to see the French singer and it was truly
incredible. She reminded me of three other brilliant
female solo artists that I've been lucky enough to see
live: Bjork, Regina Spektor and Joanna Newsom. Camille
bettered them all. A showman, an odd ball, a voice belying
her stature. It was pure (musical) theatre, with the rest of
her band made up of purely vocal talent - human beat box
etc. Three encores and an appearance from, ahem, Jamie
Cullum, (who was great!!), topped of an amazing night.

Buzz Lightyear....

....To the biscuit rescue.

Super Sunday....

....On a summer day deep in October, a brilliant Sunday was had.
Ben, Chris and I went to Hyde Park to watch the Brakes Half Marathon where Ed, his dad Jim, TJ and Chris were all running for charity.

Ed, Jim, Harry, Billy at the finish.


Patriotic support


Ben and I then cycled on to Camden - my first visit to the market
in years. Much changed, but still packed and as diverse as ever.

Stables Market

Back to Brick Lane with Liam.



Indeed it's not


Alicia, Nick and I were then invited to roast dinner at
Richie & Anne's.Anne's due date is now under a week!

Seated


Berry crumble

Glory shot....

Royal Mail Bike....