Category Archives: fun

Awakenings Part 2: Taste Test

Posted on February 23, 2012 by kai

I had some people from University over for pancake night which was ironic as it was a non-Brit hosting a British tradition for a course of people from literally all over. Still, any excuse for a party, right? I ended … Continue reading →

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Brewed Awakenings

Posted on February 20, 2012 by kai

I have made no secret of having grown to a beer lover in the past several years. It took being exposed to the variety of ales and the concept of Real Beer in Britain to truly kindle an interest. Looking … Continue reading →

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Those Crazy Ideas That Pop Into Your Head…

Posted on January 19, 2012 by kai

My masters is halfway through, practically speaking. I have no idea where the time has gone. But the time to be silly and a student and all that is wearing thin. Last night when having a hair cut I was … Continue reading →

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Day 9: San Francisco Day 1

Posted on September 9, 2011 by kai

My friend Jessica wasn’t due in from Burning Man until the evening, so it was a perfect day to explore San Francisco a bit. I had to return our car to the airport, since it wasn’t much use to us … Continue reading →

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London Nights

Posted on August 19, 2011 by kai

We’re in the upstairs room of a central London pub avoiding the grey dusk and pouring rain, as one is, having a drink on a Thursday night, as one does. Part of the company has dwindled to watch a gig … Continue reading →

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Here and Now

Posted on August 1, 2011 by kai

A barbecue party that’s rapidly become a house afterparty. A small living room filled with smoke, with people lazing on couches and on the floor. There’s stuff of dubious legality being passed around, rolled, measured, and someone asks me if … Continue reading →

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Excellent

Posted on July 10, 2011 by kai

I hadn’t seen Wayne’s World in about ten years but love the film and jumped at the opportunity to go to a participatory screening at the Prince Charles cinema in London. People had turned up dressed as Waynes and Garths … Continue reading →

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Big Brick

Posted on June 15, 2011 by kai

Out of curiosity, good timing and because it was a nice warm summer evening, we decided to poke our heads into the Jolly Butchers pub in Stoke Newington as there was a collaborative launch of a beer, “Big Brick” by … Continue reading →

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Maiden Voyage

Posted on June 3, 2011 by kai

You run into some neat things if you keep your eyes open. This was the Iron Maiden jet (partly piloted by frontman Bruce Dickinson) getting prepped for the band’s Final Frontier Tour 2011 I spotted last week at Gatwick Airport. … Continue reading →

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Summer is Here

Posted on June 1, 2011 by kai

A laughter-filled drink with colleagues after work, making the most of the cocktail happy hour to try various things of increasing lethality I’d never tasted before. Meeting a housemate at Leicester Square after walking through Covent Garden, past theatre performers … Continue reading →

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