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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.

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When your forward folds are just an excuse to check out the form in the back row

September 15, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 14 September Location: home, couch, far too scared to watch The Sunday night movie Prometheus. I’ve just returned from supervised nap time. Or, as One Hot Yoga calls it […]

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B-A-N-A-N-A-S

August 22, 2014by Alex 4 Comments

Date: 20 August. Location: Floppy and relaxed and waiting for Miss Chu's Vietnamese takeaway after 75 minutes of yin yoga. A note on yin yoga while we're here. If you […]

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Hot-house flower-child

August 21, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 15 August. Location: Dad’s office, just like when I was a kid and would photocopy everything I could find then make it into ‘art’ with his highlighters. I’ve had […]

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We all need a fishbowl

August 2, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 31 August Location: Pastuso, this neat new Peruvian place on ACDC Lane, named after Paddington Bear. I had such a great education. My parents are both scientists and encouraged […]

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“What do you want for lunch?” “Wine.”

July 11, 2014by Alex 3 Comments

Date: 9 July Location: Nama Nama Japanese restaurant, sitting outside and pretending that, because it’s sunny, it must be warm. Someone mentioned to me other day that my travel blog […]

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Prickles like sandy sunscreen on sunburn

June 24, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 22 June. Location: Casa Martin, Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, the best little Mexican joint north of the border. Notable sightings: dolphins. “You know, I read somewhere that it is […]

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Phase III: the clockwork family

June 17, 2014by Alex 6 Comments

Date: 16 June. Location: driving down the freeway in the hot, hot sun from Palm Desert to LA. Notable sightings: a roadrunner, the Empire Polo Club – home to the […]

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Monks, meditation and mantras at the monastery

May 19, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 19 May Location: Breakfast table, Kathmandu Guest House, Thamel. Bit over the 'buff' sausages. Notable sightings: a Monday I don't hate! Up at Neydo Monastery, waking up to observe […]

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Oh, c’est la vie / Maybe something’s wrong with me

May 18, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 17 May Location: Fat Camp. Ok, actually yoga camp in the Neydo Monastry in the Kathmandu hills — but it really should be fat camp given how much I've […]

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  • Let’s float, lets glide
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  • What intoxicating vanity
  • The Isle Is full Of Noises.

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

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