Website of the Day

www.houseoftheorangemonkey.co.uk/monkey/hats

ha ha look at the little guys!

Spring Is here

Yes finally it has got a tiny bit warmer. I love London when the sun comes out. Everyone goes a bit sun crazy, sandles shorts and then everyone flocking outside to eat their lunch.

Here's Soho Square in the Sun


By the beginning of June most of the grass will have disapeared leaving an annoying redish brown dust that will make sitting ont he grass impossible unless that dusty look is your thing


I always walk past this funny little building is in the middle of the square and wondered what was inside, some one has smashed one of the little windows so now you can take a peak inside I was disapointed to just see stacks of chairs. I guess they must have concerts there in the summer (although I have never seen any!)


And finally view from up top, I like to just stand at the window and watch this view sometimes when clearly I should be working he he!

Mullets

Went to Alton Towers on Saturday a long 3 hour drive from London but well worth it. As well as some amazing rides there are also a lot of very strange and wonderful looking people to look at.
From most of the Scouse girls with sreaky yellow hair, orange faces and glam clothing - no coats to all the chavs in track suits and Liz Duke Jewellery. Also spotted a lot of Mullets I got a prime expample



Looks much more impressive from the side

It's spreading

Spotted this on the road works sign on Soho Square as I was leaving the office



I don't know who Greg is but he's obviously a bit of a nobber!

First Date

During my lunch hour I decided to try and walk off my hangover and just ended up wondering round Soho for a while. I walked past the bar and 'restaurant' JB tried to take me to on our first date.
I can't remember the exact date but it was towards the end of April in 2003. We drank a lot and did a fair amount of kissing on the couch.


After a few hours of constant drinking we were both quite drunk and hungry so JB suggested this place which is directly opposite the Green Man on Berwick Street



Of course I declined! It was Karma that meant my hand bag got stolen later that night and I was stuck in Central London with no money or keys and had to stay at JB's. I still tell people he arranged to have my handbag stolen so I'd go home with him!

Wow can't believe it's been nearly 4 years! What an amazing time it has been. If someone had told me 3 years ago that I would buy a house with JB I would have laughed a lot. But even after our rocky start I knew he was someone special and someone I had to make sure stayed in my life.
Any hoo 29 days until our holiday!

Cock & Balls Artiste strikes again

Yes he strikes again! This time on a quite residentail street in Forest Hill! I might just tour the world taking pictures of these artistic out pourings!

Mad Weather in London

Here's the view over Dean Street in Soho during a freak snow blizzard on Tuesday, it didn't settle.


Here's another picture, never eat at Red Veg it's a fast food Veggie place. I had a veggie burger there and then spent the whole feeling sick, by the evening I had been for 5 poo's!

Move over Bankys

The kids in Forest Hill have got a great sense of art (or humour), just look at this wonder I spotted this morning on the way to work. Could be the new Banksy?

Bikers on Frith Street, Soho

This was the madness hapening on Frith Street on Friday, I did try and take apicture of the massive Biker Dude on a 3 wheelin' Harley that had FIRE, yes actual flames, spurting fromt he exhaust.
I was a tad drunk and just managed this one shot and some black pictures which I think were just the inside of my bag!

Worlds Biggest

I forgot my phone today so I can't upload my pictures from the weekend, I'll do it tomorrow.
So today I have been researching the Worlds biggest - various roadside wonders that I'm hoping we can view during our Road trip in the US next month.
I found a whole site dedicated to the worlds biggest

We will get to visit the Worlds Largest Shoe in Bakersfield, CA and The worlds largest Cow skull in Arizona.


J came back from the stag weekend looking tired and broken, sporting a mini beard and a bad smell, he also brought me a box of yummy Lindt chocolates which are my Favourite Airport treat!
I'm developing a cough, I've spent my budgeted money for this month and it's another 11 days until pay day. Watch this space as I struggle to survive on £27!

Weight Watchers

Maybe in 1974 we weren't ready for Red Cabbage Jelly!

http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html

Stag Weekends

J has gone to Bratislava for a Stag weekend. I'm a bit jealous I'd like to go there and fire guns and play on the Tobogan Run.
I'm trying not to think about strippers or naked mud wrestling. Some of the boys at twork have been teasing me and sending me links to all sorts of mad stuff that you can do out there.
Ah well at least I get to sleep like a Starfish in the middle of the bed and eat chocolate for breakfast lunch and dinner!
Tonight we're drinking after work although I made myself a quasi promise that i would be home by 9pm I doubt that will happen!

I'm almost drooling atthe thought of a Cosmopolitan, which is weird as normally I don'y like to drink cocktails out of those wide glasses as I always end up spilling it everywhere!

The basic Cosmopolitan calls for two parts vodka, one part Cointreau and one part cranberry juice with a squirt of lime. Pour it in the shaker over ice and stir until you get frost on the outside. Strain it in a chilled cocktail glass. You can play with the recipe quite a bit. Absolut Vanilla or Citron make for very lovely versions of the original.

Super Tramp

Super Tramp - Have you seen him. I've spied him a few time rooting through the bins round Soho Square. I've had quite a few conversations with people about him that mostly go like this "Hey Have you seen that Super tramp guy"
Friend "Nope"
Me "You must have, wears a big pink cape and a purple visor"
Friend "Nope, think I'd notice someone like that".
Well today I witnessed Super Tramp banging on the windows of Pizza Express and loudly declaring that he was 9 years old, and I now have the evidence that he exisits.

Although it makes me giggle I did wonder after why he wasn't being looked after some where but then I guess he's happy wandering around looking for things to fight crime with in the bottom of bins.

Carry on as Normal

So the last few days have been pretty quite. I got locked in a dark train for 20 minutes at London Bridge when there was some kind of malfunction, the doors slammed shut and all the lights went out. Everyone just carried on reading and sitting there despite the near darkness.



On the way home last night I found giant bottles of Corona terrorising the Soho neighbourhood near Shaftsbury Avenue

The Weekend

Went down to Brighton to stay with A & D and young Molly the Golden Weetriver.
J and I had to drive through torrentail rain the whole way down from London so it took some time.
We went to the Hove Tandoori after A & D had been raving about the best curry they had ever eaten there. It's hard when something gets talked up like that as your expectations are raised so high they never match what you actuall get! I was lovely though.
Everyone else joined us on Satursday afternoon, their new house is just a 10 min walk fromnt he beach so we walked down there with Molly to watch her run around like a maniac for half an hour.
It was freezing, I couldn't belive it when we spied all these crazy people kite surfing in the freezing grey sea


I wish we had a dog, J is so good with them he loves Molly and spent ages rolling around on the sand (well stones it is Brighton)



We spent the evening in a bar called Sky Bar in the centre of Brighton. When we arrived it was horribly full and full of never heard of Z list Brighton & Hove Footballers (in the VIP area upstairs) and lots of blonde haired girls wearing not much dancing near them. Luckily for us it emptied out by about 10pm and we managed to grab a big corner couch and tables. We spent the night dancing and drinking a lot of Vodka, it was 4am before my head touched the pillow. We were all utterly destroyed yesterday with everyone crawling out of bed around mid day and then slinking home to watch DVD's in bed.

Top weekend but I am still exhausted and poor now as well!

Fashion Crimes

Been walking down Oxford Street this lunch time and spied quite a few fashion crimes from this chav spotted in Gap.

She was so orange and was wearing th full 'Chav Shopping' outfit of Juicy Tracksuit (& Bag), Ugg Boots and Tiffany necklace.
I tried to get the pic from the front so you too could witness the orangeness but felt a bit rude so had to snap it as I went by.





I then walked past this lovely normal looking girl except for her scarf

So she looks normal, coast, trainers, jeans and then.......



And yes it was freakin' real!!!!!
I have nothing against fur as i wear leather and eat meat but it looked so out of place!