You might be surprised to know I live in London. Surprised because I use American spelling (Well, we won the revolution, so we can do what we want with the language, even if I do live in the heart of darkest empire), and because my blog here gives the impression that I do most of my goofing off in front of the computer. But just because I've been limiting my discussion to the computer world, doesn't mean I don't do plenty of good old fashion goofing off in the streets, in pubs, and going to top-notch concerts, galleries, and lectures... So to the streets. I have this fantastic little bike (which is unfortunately suffering from a slow tire leak right now) I love to cruise a round on. One of my favorite place to do up is Old Street where I simply bask in hip. I am a big supporter of street art, and anything subversive that colo(u)rs up bleak urban decay and post-industrial landscapes. I was pretty entertained this series of mosaics:
This one on the Curtain Rd. I've also seen on Neal Street next to the Covent Garden tube, and there are plenty more where that came from all over the world at this point. Apparently this motif has become something of a phenomenon:
