Things That Make You Feel Normal Again (Antidotes To Terror)

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1) The predictability of UK newsreaders - John Snow shouting at people on the C4 news while Trevor MacDonald was grandfatherly reassuring

2) Sailing over Waterloo Bridge in a bus ("and I don't feel afraid, as long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset, I am in paradise")

(I could think of more this morning, but I was traumatised by the busride.)

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:17 (twenty years ago)

Flanders and Swann, atransport of delight was the song that sprung to mind this morning.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

I can't get Inspiral Carpets out of my head now. "This is how it feels to be lonely, this is how it feels to be small, this is how it feels when your life means nothing at all."

3) Queues of Routemasters, with their tops ON crawling like ladybirds over Streatham Hill

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

4) Reports of "Crime Scene Investigation" in Russell Square and reassuring mental images that some wry, hardened, English Grissom will catch whoever is responsible.

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

I too was thinking that I really really wanted a Grissom or Kane to come and take charge and make everything ok again.

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:40 (twenty years ago)

None of our US newsreaders have the ability to reassure. At work today, a TV was on, muted, with Tucker "Fuckhead" Carlson bleating silently to a "terrorism expert", I wanted to shoot the TV's lights out.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:40 (twenty years ago)

Blair and especially Bush made me so angry I was shouting at the television.

At least we had Livingstone acting like a human being, he made me think that someone in power had a lick of sense, compassion, and might actually be in control.

5) Ken Livingstone

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:42 (twenty years ago)

On the Channel 4 news last night, there was a section where John said something along the lines of "Who could be behind this....Tony Blair [etc]", but the pause and mention of Tony made me laugh out loud.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:49 (twenty years ago)

Sky News caption on two lines. First line: Jack Straw: Attacks Bear

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

To be honest my answer to this is going to be "a great big pint of lager".

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)

(OK, I do have to admit that "two glasses of merlot" was the answer last night, but that's not really an option in the office this morning.)

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

A bottle of wine & lots of hugs worked for me.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)

Going to a free gig organised because Architecture In Helsinki were trapped in London. Plus they were offering pint & a half for the price of a pint as way of compensation, despite the fact the gig's being reorganised...

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)

Getting on the bus this morning and seeing all the regular passengers getting on along the way helped to normalise things somewhat.

I will do my usual Friday evening after-work shopping therapy in the West End and that may also prove reassuring.

But until we hear news from/about Liz, things will not really be normal.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:05 (twenty years ago)

After the news last night, I watched Elephant Diaries, and was reassured that the world can still be good and beautiful when such animals exist.

― sgs (sgs), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)

I couldn't watch normal TV last night. I tried to watch a bit of Time Team, but they mentioned Boudica (first terrorist attack on London, innit?) and freaked out and turned back to the news.

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)

But until we hear news from/about Liz, things will not really be normal.
OTM.

X-post

SGS - I was in tears watching that last night, it's too sad. I then proceeded to watch "Desperate Midwives" which made me cry even more.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

SGS yes to elephant diaries! Except then they all got rabies!! :(

And like Marcello I found it hard to look at any other thread on ILX last night and this morning except, weirdly, the SNAILS one.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

Listening to Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan smash the Aussies around in the One Day International.

This Liz thing is hugely concerning, I feel like there's more we could be doing but I doubt there is. I'm sure Rob is doing everything possible.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)

Ava puking on me post-feed last night was very normalising.

But actually, things have become far less normal since it happened.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:16 (twenty years ago)

I am scared out of my mind for Liz.

But trying very hard not to panic or freak out, because honestly, what good does that do? All I can do is hope that she is OK.

I still haven't heard from Joe, either, despite going round to his house, and also leaving a message on his ansaphone. I don't know if he hasn't rung me because he is injured or dead, or if he's out of town, or if won't actually let me know he's OK because of all the badness between us.

So what can I do? Only try to stay as calm and as normal as possible, despite the death and devastation around us.

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)

Since the club tonight has been cancelled, does anyone fancy a quiet pint around Holborn or Bloomsbury tonight? (I'm not sure how much of Bloomsbury is open, tho.) Even Covent Garden?

I'm not sure I feel like being alone tonight.

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't mind a drink tonight.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)

I would suggest Freemasons Arms?

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)

People usually put the badness behind them in this kind of situ Kate. J spoke to his dad yesterday even though they hadn't spoken for ages under bad circumstances.
Wish I could meet up for a drink with you Kate. I have this overwhelming urge to give all London Ilxors a massive hug.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)

People usually put the badness behind them in this kind of situ Kate.

Well, I tried.

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't mind a drink tonight either, but I'm not sure Kate wants me in the same room as her at the moment...

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

i think i'll need a drink tonite as well.

i think i need one now actually

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)

Again I say "People usually put the badness behind them in this kind of situ"

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

Let's just draw a truce for tonight, Marcello. I won't Try It if you won't Try It. ;-) I think we could all do with a drink and some human contact and reassurance.

I'll be at the Freemasons Arms on Long Acre - kitty corner from the Freemasons Hall - if anyone wants to join me. (Provided it is not too full of Freemasons.)

x-post

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)

4) Reports of "Crime Scene Investigation" in Russell Square and reassuring mental images that some wry, hardened, English Grissom will catch whoever is responsible.

yeah i like this one!

― Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)

One of my friends posting on the radiohead board about cordons in Bloomsbury - " all the way down by international hall on the other side of the brunswick, a block past connaught towards TCR, and up to the church by Euston".

She lives between Tavistock Place and Russell Square and is understandably freaked out.

― leigh (leigh), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:48 (twenty years ago)

OK Kate, truce it is. I pledge not to Try It :-)

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:49 (twenty years ago)

An unexpected cornetto made me feel quite normal last night.

― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:49 (twenty years ago)

The knowledge that I have just faxed MI6 a copy of Jack Bauer. I got connections.

― LeCoq (LeCoq), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)

To clarify: the fax paper is immersed in a solution of [classified], with Mr. Bauer emerging from the 'bath' in nude, but fully functional form. I based this technology on the 'just-add-water' toy dinosaurs at Science World, and am confident it should solve all your problems.

― LeCoq (LeCoq), Friday, 8 July 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)

I don't even know what number we're up to, but...

-Free cheese and pickle sandwiches for everyone who made it into the office today!

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

cheese and pickle? blech
if it was REAL pickles maybe...

― dahlin (dahlin), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

Cheese and Pickle sandwiches make me PROUD TO BE BRITISH!!!

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)

My best mate wants to meet for a pint at lunchtime. That's helping a bit. Still feeling very far from normal though.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)

Maybe the thread should have been titled "help you feel" rather than "make you feel". Ah well, too late to change it.

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

hurrah! i hope they were on slightly damp white sliced bread?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:30 (twenty years ago)

Yes, they were. All I needed was some warm bitter...

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:32 (twenty years ago)

"Test Match Special" on Radio 4 yesterday with Graham "Foxy" Fowler being all cheeky in his Lancashire burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:32 (twenty years ago)

http://www.lnreview.co.uk/news/005167.php

this doesn't make me feel more normal but it does make me feel a bit better, and quite proud of the city.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 8 July 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

more here
denial through mundanity

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 8 July 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

In other news, Joe finally emailed to say that he was OK, that he had been out of town at the time of the bombing.

He asked in his reply if I was alright - obviously I am alive, since I rang him. But I'm not sure if I want to open a dialogue by responding. (Though obviously this is another topic and another thread.)

― MIS Information (kate), Friday, 8 July 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

Kate - I think you should reply.

Back to the thread in hand, I just looked out of the window at work & saw rabbits playing in the grounds & I smiled for a moment. Then I came back to ILX & feel overwhelmingly sad again.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Friday, 8 July 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)

Taking a rest from news reports for a while...I really think continuous news reports are bad for mental health.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Friday, 8 July 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

we've just completed on moving into a house/flat. emma has the keys and has had a walk around the now empty flat. we move in tomorrow.

― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Friday, 8 July 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)

Skipping 126 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

And unless the news has been wrong they're only going to know the names of a handful of the dead. And no matter how unlikely it is that any of the missing have survived, to read *their* names out along with the dead strikes me as just being wrong.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

It's not a stupid idea - if people didn't find these events comforting or helpful they wouldn't happen. But for me at least they're too large-scale and public.

xpost

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

no, kate, nice idea. i thought the same as mike on saturday afternoon but was ok when i got there. thursday may be a bit tougher though as the focus is different.

― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

I think I'm going to be turning into a snivelling mess anyway, the moment that I'm alone for any long period of time. Perhaps this is my way of coping but when I actually lose it, I'd like to be with others. Who are also likely to be snivelling messes. I don't know.

― MIS Information (kate), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

Not a stupid idea, Kate - I just couldn't deal with it.

(multiple xpost)

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

I think the regime of threads and quiet pub meet-ups is likely to continue for a while.

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

The vigils after 9/11 were, to me, freaky, unnerving and upsetting, mainly because they descended into chanting 'god bless america'. However if it helps people cope/deal then let people do as they wish.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

I dunno if it makes people feel more normal, but I'm hoping to donate blood for the first time ever next week at Guys Hospital next Monday. It's right near my work, so pretty easy for me to do it on the way home. Anyone else wanna coma along for a FAPOB(fancy a pint of blood)? http://www.blood.co.uk/ is where you can book appointments.

I suppose that I really shouldn't do a FAP immediately afterwards though, even though there are some super great pubs around there, but I gather that I will need a cookie and some orange juice.

― marianna, Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

plate of liver and onions for strength after?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Until yesterday I'd kind of made the semi-conscious decision to just try and drift through as close to normal as possible, feel good when I did and feel upset and angry when I did. Without trying to manipulate my emotions in any way (although I've been deliberately avoiding newspapers since Thursday).

Yesterday afternoon that just seemed to change, sitting by the river in the sunshine with a pint and a book and feeling content, then thinking "no need to feel guilty, these moments are a gift, just appreciate them". Then finally thinking how weird it was I had to analyse this, justify it to myself. To me, its not about whether or not you're going round in a cloud of despair or defiance. I doubt I'll feel properly normal until I can view simple pleasures simply again.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

On the other hand, getting really fucked has helped.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

I can't even get drunk at the moment. I just start screaming or crying uncontrollably if I do.

These are things that make me feel extremely NOT normal:

I was on the bus home last night. Around the Oval, a gang of yobs got on, very drunk and shouting about cricket. One of them was dressed as "An Ay-Rab" complete with comedy head-scarf and ridiculous sunglasses. He kept shouting loudly about "ha ha, can you hold a package for me?"

I was debating going up to him and asking him to please refrain from such tasteless and offensive jokes, but instead I just burst into uncontrollable tears.

I know I'm on a hair trigger right now. This morning I tried to be nice to people, stepping out of the way so others could get on the bus who had been waiting longer than me. I'm just trying not to be so tightly wound.

― MIS Information (kate), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

jesus, what a dick.

― N_RQ, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 07:23 (twenty years ago)

This season's edition of Oxfordshire magazine (The official magazine of Oxfordshire County Council) inexplicably has a slightly ropey life-size picture of Brad Pitt's face on the cover. Finding that in my mailbox yesterday cheered me up for two minutes.

― grraham (noodles is a cunt), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

I was somewhat annoyed by the beginning of Desmond Carrington's programme on Radio 2 last night when he came on all perky and jolly, playing Dolly Parton ("Sweet Summer Lovin'" - great track actually, sounded like Lindsay Buckingham at 78 rpm), but then he effortlessly switched to solemnity and played "London Pride" by the King's Singers, reminding us that Coward was inspired to write the song while standing in Paddington station, looking at the glass roof which had been shattered when the station had been bombed by the Luftwaffe the night before, and watching citizens going about their normal business.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/news/norm2.jpg

Henry Normal.

― Clive Cordelis, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)

ed took the words right out of my mouth. i was relieved there weren't more rallies/vigils/events last weekend, but i guess they're all this weekend. yeah, the 9/11 events really left me with a bad taste in my mouth, so i'll probably stay away (also not wanting to be upset in front of loads of strangers). i guess tom's suggestion of talking about things here, with people in similar emotional states, and having low-key get togethers is probably the best way to feel normal.

andrew, i'm sorry you fell down, i'm glad people were there to help, sounds terrible!

sgs, that picture is so rad.

i wonder if going to see nine inch nails tonight will seem fitting or weird with my mood. hmm.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

kate, the vigil is a lovely idea, it sounds calm and uh respectful, i'm not sure i could deal though. if you want to meet up after in the area i think i might not be going to this centrepoint charity gig thing in the church any more but it is in cov gdn so if i can give my ticket to someone else i'll need to be around there anyway...

i can see how some people find work to be irrelevant and flip at a time like this, but for me it's been brilliant. i've spent this week dealing with loads of little bits of things, interviews and mailouts and whatnot, this afternoon immersed in listening to, thinking about and writing a press release for my new favourite band, i've been to/am going to see some gigs, and it's keeping me on a level.

london is being amazing.

― emsk, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

Emsk, I'm not sure I'm even going to the vigil - like I said, I don't want to go alone. But would like to meet up regardless.

― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 14 July 2005 06:43 (twenty years ago)

I will happily come and drink, but I'll be giving the vigil a wide berth for reasons mantioned elsewhere.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 July 2005 06:48 (twenty years ago)

OK maybe not happily but you know what I mean.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 July 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

Probably the wrong place to ask, but are you two still planning on riding to Oxford at the weekend? I don't feel much like partying, but I could really do with getting out of town.

Quiet drinks might be in order, though. Not a big gathering because I'm afraid I'll start crying and shouting again like last week.

― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 14 July 2005 06:55 (twenty years ago)

I'll answer on the oxford thread.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 July 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

the bloody victoria line being suspended between seven sisters and walthamstow because of a defective train at Seven Sisters, and then being squashed sardine-like into an overground train, becoming more and more squashed at each stop ('free sauna!' was someone's attempt at wit), and then having the same again on the central line. That made me feel normal again.

― Vicky (Vicky), Thursday, 14 July 2005 07:22 (twenty years ago)

On the various buses between Hampstead and Streatham yesterday teatime I counted seven separate uses of the word "sauna" as a descriptive/comparative term for the heat. By the time of the fourth or fifth I was ready to screech out "GET ONE THESAURUS" but kept my countenance.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 07:26 (twenty years ago)

Some things:

1. Going through my email, and finally getting round to rating my sellers on Amazon.
2. Seeing banal and random things I want to take pictures of, and wishing I hadn't left my camera at home.
3. Walking round the near empty park with my dog.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)

Back in the office today, catching up with routine paperwork and so on is taking my mind off things. Every so often, though, I still keep bursting into tears.

Meeting up with a few people in London helped me, too.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)

I have been given the option of going on a corporate team building event tomorrow.

Often you'd have to drag me kicking and screaming to such things, but it involves some kind of "1talian Job"-themed treasure hunt type affair around London in minis.

Since I'm being so ineffective at work this week, and since I think I could do with looking at London a little, reminding myself of how and why I love it. I think I might join in. I wonder if that sounds like a terrible idea?

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:25 (twenty years ago)

No, I think it sounds like a good idea. Distracting, if nothing else, and also it is good to remind yourself of the good things about London when London seems a bit scary and threatened right now.

Plus, London Treasure hunts are cool. I've been on some!

― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

Hey Tim, how are you getting on with the Shirley Collins box set?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm enjoying it very much, thanks! It feels somehow appropriate just now.

The LP which has soundtracked my week, though, has been Alasdair Roberts' "Farewell Sorrow". Extraordinary, at least in parts.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)

Talking about music, talking about music.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 14 July 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)

today on the way to work i saw a guy on a unicycle, twistiing and pedalling his way along a residential side street. then it started to drizzle with rain, so i took off my glasses and walked blindly along. everything was blurry, i couldn't make out any faces, and it was pretty neat

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

oh, i went skateboarding on sunday for the first time in about ... six months.

one word: sketchy!

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

I hate to say it, but:

Crush of Shame 3: RETURN OF THE LIBIDO!!!

That makes me feel very normal.

― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

Maybe Tim will find one of Peter Saville's guitar cut-outs.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Going for a walk around the Greenock Cut, a country walk a few miles from my house. We got a bit sunburnt, saw some swallows and hen harriers, and drove home for a bit of roast lamb and a bottle of wine followed by some strawberries and ice cream. It was a lovely day and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Getting out of town, doing normal weekend stuff. You can't beat it.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 17 July 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)

Listening to Andy Kershaw for the first time in ages. Hearing a cuban Boys John Peel tribute record, sampling the man himself and status quo, and not mentioning the undertones once.

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 17 July 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

I am finding the new Brian Eno album quite comforting, in the way that hymns can sometimes be.

-- Jerry the Nipper (jerrythenippe...), July 11th, 2005.

including the last track?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 18 July 2005 07:30 (twenty years ago)

Right now, escapism is all I can manage.

And insane amounts of rum.

― MIS Information (kate), Monday, 18 July 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

In a selfish way I'm rather relieved that I didn't learn the news until this morning, because it was quite a nice (if inevitably tainted) weekend, and knowing on Friday would have cast a horrid pall over all that.

But currently normality is an abstract concept. I'm sitting here at my desk, getting on with the work, but in essence shellshocked.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 18 July 2005 07:38 (twenty years ago)

I didn't know whether to go on the walk on Sunday or not. I found myself doing the cliched thing of thinking "if Liz were here, what would she say?" and remembering every walk she couldn't make, she would tell us "aw, that sounds great, sorry I can't be there but have a great time." So we did our best.

Oxford was peaceful and lovely and tranquil. Lying by the side of the river, my legs dangling in the river, drinking wine straight out of the bottle, watching the sailboats float by, I felt at peace for the first time all week. It was the right thing to do.

― MIS Information (kate), Monday, 18 July 2005 07:42 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, my Saturday in T&G's back garden in Walthamstow was a bit like that. Very tranquil, almost like retreating to childhood in my parents' garden and it was 1971 again and everyone was still alive and well.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 18 July 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)

I can add to that too: yesterday was a day for walking out in the sun, completely alone and completely unrushed. I took my sweet time staring at the sky and feeling like the world was finally an ok place again.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Monday, 18 July 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)

The Miller family winning Rock Around The Block on saturday with their fine performance of Sir MIx-a-lots "I Like Big Butts", easily trouncing the other family's rub "Loveshack"

― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Monday, 18 July 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

Smilin' baby.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Monday, 18 July 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)

Particularly impressive since the Sir Mix-a-Lot record wasn't even a hit here. Presumably they had to buy the American format lock, stock and barrel, songs included.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 18 July 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)

Saturday didn't feel normal by any means (laying flowers in Russell Square) but the massive long walk afterwards was just what I needed. We walked for miles through parts of London that were quiet & empty. Most of the shops were closed & it seemed so fitting.

― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Monday, 18 July 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

seeing people turned out to be a bad idea, but it kind of broke the spell.

― N_RQ, Monday, 18 July 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)

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