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CMRanapia

  1. Never thought I'd say this about Sacha Baron Cohen, but #TheDictator isn't offensive enough. Yes, that really is a problem.
  2. How much do I suck at this holiday shopping thing: One #GoT t-shit, a scarf from York Minster and a secondhand book. Oh, and 100 postcards.
  3. Brought this lion rampant House Lannister T-shirt at @ForbiddenPlanet London; catnip to football hooligans on the Tube. forbiddenplanet.com/72000-game-of-…
  4. Lost other pair of shoes somewhere between Liverpool and Portsmouth - boo. Excuse to go shoe shopping - qualified yay!
  5. @GrumpyYetAmusin I'll put it on the list, and now hie me hither or I'll spend the whole day on the internet. :)
  6. Dishwasher - loaded. Laundry - on. Damn you self-service apartment, I'm supposed to be on holiday.
  7. @GrumpyYetAmusin And little old ladies who look like they'd cut your face off on the way to church if you gave 'em a micron of shit. Bless.
  8. @GrumpyYetAmusin NO FUCKING PALACES. Sadly, not allowed to buy books but caressing and drooling doesn't weigh anything.
  9. @GrumpyYetAmusin More bourgois - Lucian Freud at the National Portrait Gallery and some semi-focused roaming.
  10. @GrumpyYetAmusin Was tempted to buy a wig though -- black lady hair is awe-inspiring body sculpture with a side of engineering genius.
  11. @GrumpyYetAmusin None of the above - a friend of ours owns this establishment (federationcoffee.com) so we hooked up for coffee and dinner.
  12. @GrumpyYetAmusin You're so cool you're a trend precursor. Terrible burden, but one you will carry with hipster disdain.
  13. @GrumpyYetAmusin Wish I'd taken a LOT more photographs, but quite a few are (quite understandably) not keen & you've gotta give respect.
  14. @GrumpyYetAmusin Not surre whether I almost broght a haunch of goat or am now married. Street markets have that effect on me.
  15. @liza_belle Extortionate hotel broadband also helps to keep one quiet-ish as a nun.
  16. @dylanhorrocks Yes, Tolkien and modernity weren't on speaking terms but high fantasy is a pretty reactionary genre. (Ducking now)
  17. You know you're a tourist when it's 8.30 in the morning, and you feel like you've wated the day...
  18. Had a perfectly divine dinner last night at Brixton Cornercopia. Menu sounds a bit hippy b.s. but nommy. timeout.com/london/restaur…
  19. Federation Coffee in Brixton Village Market is a fount of Kiwi fine coffee. Owner's a pal, so say hello..http://federationcoffee.com/
  20. National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum (preferably not falling down) today. Or bust.