News Flash

Yesterday I visited "the Crack" with a friend at Tate Modern. It's a new installation (see below) at Tate and oddly enough we went on opening day. It was fantastic piece of art at probably my favourite museum so far. Installation art can either be good or bad, but the interaction with this piece really made you value art in the everyday. Anyway, upon leaving my friend and I were asked to say a few words about the new exhibit and were told that the health inspectors might shut it down because it was deemed a bit unsafe. Well that opened my mouth and suddenly I'm quoted in the Evening Standard (london night time paper) with picture. I don't sound smart but appreciate that I do exist on paper here.
Status: Still on the job hunt - frustrating but getting that significant other to remind me to have a bit of faith.

Wisdom....????

So my friend arrived into London today. I wasn't able to offer a lot of information, but was surprised at how much knowledge I had retained from the last six weeks. I was able to get her from the airport to my flat and tell her how to pay for it! I find it wonderous how much someone can absorb the little things that you use day-to-day in a short period of time. It's definitely for survial. I'm positive this is why so many people are able to pick up a language quickly when they are forced to speak it for weeks when their native language is unavailable. I added a pic today -- Oxford Circus. This was a rainy Tuesday. It's that busy and honestly the black and white photo didn't do the gray justice. Still doing some job interviews, so hopefully one day is a good post about a secure job.

Jackie, dressed in cobras

Sorry for the delay. I really should just write on time and then I won't have to apologize. This week has gone alright - busy with job hunting, shopping, and an interview that I have to keep crossing all my fingers for, in hopes that it went well enough to secure me the next interview.

I also made it to my first concert. The New Pornographers, a band from Vancouver, was playing at Koko. I'm a huge fan already, so to see them live in London seemed pretty amazing. Don't get me wrong, they didn't disappoint - nor did the venue - however, the sound technicians did. NP is partly a great band due to the harmonizing vocal efforts by every member. It adds an unique sound that decreases your notice of their repetitive nature. However, at Koko - they blasted the bass and I could barely even hear AC Newman sing. Also, there was no Neko. Since I know she's going to be on the Canada tour, I was a bit displeased. Besides that though, I recommend going to see a band at Koko - it has the old theatre feel and it was relatively easy, despite the large crowd, to get to a hand rail to have good views of the band. I'll post a pic later of the band.

trivial

I promise to have updated pictures on my next post. My camera batteries died and I finally got around to getting them today. However, I've definitely made it out to the nightlife on Friday night alongside my flatmate and some of her girlfriends. The dance playlist at the club rang true to the SATC adage that along with Staten Island, Europe plays bad pop music about 20 years old. I've never heard so much 80's music in a popular club without it being a specific 80's night.

The rest of the weekend I chilled with my flatmate - we did all the girly things which I haven't done in a while. Coffee, speedwalk (Sally ran but I just don't have the knees or the stamina for it) and shopping. I definitely enjoy wandering down Sloane Street. The prices are enough to floor you though.
My pic is of the public library in the downtown core. Compared to all the borough libraries, it was massive.