Category Archives: London

First Thunder of the Year

Posted on May 27, 2011 by kai

When I first moved to the UK, I remarked on how thunder sounded just like it does in the movies – different from Finland. Last night we got some of that deep, rumbling kind for the first time this year. … Continue reading →

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Feeling Positively Pedestrian

Posted on May 25, 2011 by kai

A French military officer with experience serving in Vietnam, Djibouti and Bosnia among others. A German graduate who interned at the UN and finished a dual honours degree straddling two universities in London. An International Relations graduate from Ireland who … Continue reading →

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Spring Evenings Like These

Posted on May 23, 2011 by kai

I remember being at work on a long Helsinki spring evening, whittling away the evening until we closed, zooming around Google Maps, looking at central London from above. I visualised it then, and I remember looking at a zig-zag shape … Continue reading →

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I’ll Admit the Incongruity is Probably in Me

Posted on May 20, 2011 by kai

On the tube, two African women are sitting opposite me. One is deep into her Marie Claire, handbag tucked between her and the magazine. The other, wearing a cognac leather jacket and white top adorned with a big fat decorative … Continue reading →

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The Neighbors Are Having a Domestic

Posted on May 12, 2011 by kai

“I’ve been telling you to be quiet, it’s quarter to eleven now,” she says firmly to her father’s insistent raised voice. “I have exams coming up, I want to sleep, I want to have more in my life than what … Continue reading →

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Cat Alley

Posted on May 11, 2011 by kai

There were two cats on my street tonight. A black one ran toward me on the sidewalk and stopped for a quick rub before continuing on on important business. And then there was the guy above.

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