Just five more days before lekythen and I go hear Philip Pullman talk about his new book at the Sheldonian Theatre. I was reminded about this all to clearly has I walked up George Street in blazing autumn sunshine – in weather reminiscent of this day in 1999 when I sat in my shirt sleeves in Central Park whilst others skated beneath a backdrop of autumn colours and skyscrapers – to see this tethered above Debenhams…
Spent a bit too much money today – had to restrain my urge to buy a Wacom graphics tablet (I’ll wait till I’ve persuaded these people to let me redesign their website and I’ve thus got a nice new *powerful* laptop *drools*) since I needed to get a new winter coat.
It’s nice, long, below the bum, cream coloured coat which is very soft to the touch – which I like – coat, kind of similar to the one which it’s replacing if I think about it. I shouldn’t really begrudge the 60 quid really considering that this last one I bought, let me think – in Norwich when I was doing that work experience for Anglia Multimedia – and that was in … 1996 … really?! – so that makes it seven years old…
…anyway I treated myself whilst I was there to a new shirt – claret coloured and soft, and with that luxurious November/Christmassy feel… 🙂
Central Park must be a lovely place to sit and people-watch. I’ve never been there. I’ve avoided New York for so long.
And what good is slaving for wages if you don’t splurge on yourself occasionally?
It’s weird though, where we were staying was upstate New York on the west bank of the Hudson, within an hours drive/ferry of the city and we thought nothing of going in for a day or an afternoon or an evening to sightsee, shop, go to museums or galleries or the theatre/concerts…
But when was the last time I made use of any of the above in London? I’m only an hour (less with a fast train) from the city here, and yet it doesn’t have the same draw?!!
Perhaps because London is familiar, and NY was fascinating because it was a strange, new place to explore?
We missed out on the Central Park experience – too many bad cop movies. I enjoyed New York, but it all felt so unreal. I remember looking across from the Statue of Liberty at Manhattan and feeling that the New York we’d been photographed against at MGM Studios, Florida, was just as real. The New York skyline has been the backdrop to so many of our dreams, so that when we see it we feel that we’re still in that fairyland.
Yes!! they need help! Impressed by the laptop (and the price – god, they’ve come down a lot, haven’t they?).
Like the sound of your coat and shirt – are you SURE you’re not a Taurus, (not that I believe in all that) because you do seem to enjoy the sensual things.
I adore suede, velvet, cashmere, silk crepe de chine and all that’s soft and snuggly and rich and cuddly – I won’t wear clothes that don’t feel right. However, although I enjoy the luxurious, I sometimes need some contrast (hence my new wacky shoes – check one of my recent posts).
Are you going to save your new shirt for your Novemberfest?