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Some mornings are better than others
Some mornings are better than others, originally uploaded by still awake.
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Precious, a reflection
The movie opens with what looks like a classroom in chaos. The teacher is issuing instructions under the sound of students talking (we can’t hear what he says). There is paper flying, laughter and mayhem. The camera slowly focuses on Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones who sits at the back of the classroom quiet and immobile. The […]
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Barcelona apartments
Barcelona apartments, originally uploaded by still awake.
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Midlake: the Courage of Others (more a promotion than a review)
Just thought I’d post a fleeting thought about a band that caught my interest this week. I heard Midlake for the first time on Monday 25 January. I was at the cinema and the song Roscoe was playing before the movie started. The song was mellow with a classic rock sound and the band are compared […]
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Looking out towards Clifton
Looking out towards Clifton, originally uploaded by still awake.
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A chilled Cloak and Dinner
Friday night dining was an improptu and hopeful event.I was out with a friend for a quick drink at the Big Chill bar and on the way there passed Quay Head House. I knew about the Cloak and Dinner restaurant (open 27 to 30 January) from reading reviews by Bristol Culture and EatBigBristol who ate there […]
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Lloyds Bank in the snow, Bristol
Lloyds Bank in the snow, Bristol, originally uploaded by still awake.
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Review: Lovers on the Road
The mini film festival Visible Secrets: Hong Kong’s Women Filmmakers is currently showing at the Watershed in Bristol. I saw Lovers on the Road on Monday 25 January 2010. The cinema is small and comfortable and there are only a few of us waiting for the movie to start. The movie ticket was £3.50 and I […]
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Barcelona
Barcelona, originally uploaded by still awake. The view from the Barcelona Port on a sunny Monday afternoon.
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¿Habla Español? Poquito
Early winter morning and the woman at Dashi prepares my vanilla soy latte as we chat about summer and holidays. I mention a trip to Barcelona that I’ve always wanted to make. She tells me about her last trip to the Catalan city and how an inadvertent slip-up in coffee ordering had her drinking brandy at 8 […]
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