So I woke up suddenly at 4am today, in a cold sweat, becuase I had been dreaming there had been a nuclear war, and I was living in the grisly aftermath. I didn’t eat cheese before bed, I hadn’t been watching anything like ‘Threads’ or ‘The War Game’. So what the hell is going on?… Continue reading Oppenheimers Deadly Toy
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LA Story 9 – Monday 2 April – Cafe Culture
More ancient notes from the Moleskine…this must be it by now… ~ After a short morning visit to the dog park, we went for some breakfast at a café next to the musical conservatoire owned by Chilli Pepper Flea. Through the windows we could see lots of aspiring cellists and clarinetists jumping around in their… Continue reading LA Story 9 – Monday 2 April – Cafe Culture
LA Story 4 – Wednesday 28 March – The Pacific
Cassie had to work, so I tagged along, planning to pop off for lunch and shopping later. It was interesting to see the workings of a modern independent film company, with several widescreen Macs around the place, hard drives scattered willy-nilly, Sharpie-scribbled DVDs coating every surface, and for some reason, large (and surely extraterrestrial) insects… Continue reading LA Story 4 – Wednesday 28 March – The Pacific
LA Story 3 – Tuesday 27 March – First Impressions
During my all-too-short stay in LA with Cassie, we took Gordon (named after Dexter Gordon, and not after the character in Jilted John’s song, sadly) several times to Silverlake Dog Park. We don’t really have these in the UK, but it is a fenced-off area for dogs to run, meet, socialize, chat, and swap human-handling… Continue reading LA Story 3 – Tuesday 27 March – First Impressions
LA Story 2 – Monday 26 March – Arrivals
After taking off from SF airport, I was treated to my first view of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a lot like Brighton in the season. Then as we turned inland, I saw the great chessboard of roads and fields, shades of orange and brown marking the squares. I was reminded of the song Big Country… Continue reading LA Story 2 – Monday 26 March – Arrivals
LA Story 01 – Monday 26 March – Right Back Where We Started From
Note: This is an earlier post, repeated here as part of a series appearing over the next few days, describing the life-changing events that took place in Los Angeles, March 2007 I’ve often thought they should make the tedious process of checking in for a flight more interesting by having entertainment laid on, especially if… Continue reading LA Story 01 – Monday 26 March – Right Back Where We Started From