notes for may
Kew Gardens,London, October 2011
Lindsay K blogged about respite a little while ago, and green spaces are my escape spot of choice at the moment. That's a little hard on a daily basis but I get by thinking of some of the nicest green spaces I've seen.
Also, other small pleasures:
- Blue shirts, blue shirts. Still my favourite thing to wear for work and play. I could probably start the blue shirt equivalent of La Marinière at this point, but I’ve been feeling unmotivated about Tumblr lately. Image saturation I suppose.
- Apart from blue shirts, I’ve been really into my long-sleeve t-shirts of late. They just seem easier, and I like how a long, slim/skinny sleeve extending to the wrist has a clean, elegant quality.
- TV madness – on my watch list now are "30 Rock", "The Walking Dead", "Mad Men", and "Game of Thrones", "Modern Family" and "Community". This is between my occasional but long-running viewings of "QI" and "Top Gear". Thank goodness "The Good Wife" has ended and I finally finished "Homeland". Yes, #firstworldproblems.
- I may travel to eastern Europe (Budapest, Vienna, Prague) in June for work, and I’m likely to extend my stay to do some travelling for leisure – extend my stay in Hungary, or make my maiden voyage to Romania. Even better, try and score some tickets to the Euro 2012 final in Kiev.
- I’ve started swimming again, to add more cardio to my exercise regime. I didn't know how much I missed it until I started it again.
- I look forward to getting my hair trimmed each month. It's energising.
Comments
You make me want to start swimming again btw!
And I say go out and start swimming! Especially with all the warm weather in the months ahead.
Anon: Ah, my bad, for oversimplifying geography!
Ammu: That's great, thanks! You should really publish your travel advice...there will be many grateful travellers.
Pret a Porter P: I've started to think of them as my extended family...
:)
Is it just me, or has the writing for television shows vastly improved since the 1990s? Even for non-cable channels, it seems.
The trip to Budapest, etc. sounds really incredible! What a fun thing to look forward to.
Love light blue shirts too although I only have one since I don't wear them often.
petrichore: I love Community, I think if you like Parks and Recreation you'd like it, it has the same "not taking itself too seriously" quality.
I grew up loving TV, but I think in terms of variety it's gotten so much better; eg for a while sitcoms were just trying to ape the 'Friends' formula but it's just gotten a lot more diverse to cater to a variety of comedy tastes. Same for drama.
Eileen: To be honest, I don't need for than one...but it is a weakness.