An unsettlingly big place

“The Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore.”

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Posts from home
  • Posts from London
  • Posts from away
  • Posts by others
  • Hello

Tag Archives: london

Cronut-town

April 30, 2017by Alex Leave a comment

And now I’m on a plane to New York. I have 60 hours in New York City: it feels like a challenge. I’ve never liked this city. However, I’m fairly certain that that’s my fault, not its.

Read Article →
London, Mid-air thoughts, travel

White Islands

September 16, 2016by Alex Leave a comment

Have I said this before? How wonderfully disorientating I find it to land in a foreign place after dark, not knowing what to expect when you wake the next day…

Read Article →
London, travel

The future freaks me out

September 13, 2016by Alex Leave a comment

Mostly, what these otherwise unconnected stories — unconnected save in that they all happened to me — have in common is me being awkward or uncomfortable. Sometimes both. Enjoy.

Read Article →
London

The prisoner’s log

April 30, 2016by Alex 1 Comment

Day 1 of my incarceration…

Read Article →
London

Boom

December 14, 2015by Alex Leave a comment

I turned 30 last month. I finally admitted, under duress and in the face of unyeilding mathematics and biology, that I’m not a kid anymore.

Read Article →
London

A love letter to London

November 22, 2015by Alex 2 Comments

Lots of new things: snow on the ground, Twickenham and the trickiness of making new friends.

Read Article →
London

All you need is loaf

September 27, 2015by Alex Leave a comment

I have lots of gunk –both the emotional type and the more sputum-like — in my body to get out and that’s what brings me back to Qua’an’s House of Pain, otherwise known as Li’s Torture Palace, otherwise known as my local Thai massage parlour.

Read Article →
London

A short history of trains*

September 4, 2015by Alex 1 Comment

*Disclaimer: not much about trains in here at all.

Read Article →
London

How about a snack Scoob?

August 21, 2015by Alex 2 Comments

Two vulpine greeters dressed in sleek black take in my outfit from top to toe….

Read Article →
London

Smashing.

August 8, 2015by Alex Leave a comment

In which we think about the elusive and fickle nature of love.

Read Article →
London

Post navigation

1 2 … 4 Next →

You seem to like these ones best

  • The land of milk and honey

Thought for the week

"The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time." - George Bernard Shaw

This big place on instagram

No Instagram images were found.

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
An unsettlingly big place
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • An unsettlingly big place
    • Join 272 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • An unsettlingly big place
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...