Amongst Others

2009-12-10

Wallpaper

When I was nine, I covered my bedroom walls in magazine spreads. Not of footballers or girls specifically, more current affairs. I don’t think I’ve learnt more in one year than I did in 1993.

On Saturday I walked up to a man playing a guitar, gave him some money, and asked him what he was playing. He said “I’m playing Nigerian highlife, from Cameroon”. Yesterday I listened to Solomon Ilori, all day.

The busker had a piece of card propped up against his guitar case. He’d written, in huge red letters, thank you, my brothers, we are me and you together.

2009-12-05

But No Objects

Last night I dreamt of colour. Blocks of red and blue and green, although the memory is fading, and I’m unsure of order.

There were no people, no objects. Nothing that can be considered tangible. Just huge scenes of flat colour, one fading into the next, for hours.

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Ian Hislop at his Private Eye office

2009-12-03

Really nice work by Paul Wackers

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Work 03/12/09

We have been listening to Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons at work. Clients sometimes come in for meetings and ask who it is on the stereo. We have created several alternative band names for Fuck Buttons.

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Heaven - Spike Jonze, Ty Evans

2009-12-02

Playboy Issue 1. Has Rauschenberg qualities we think.

2009-12-01

Donald Barthelme in 1964

2009-11-30

Kaya Scodelario

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Habits

I am buying books at a rate of three to every one I read. I have told myself to stop. I have sat myself down and said “look, Ben, read what you have and when you’ve finished reading - really reading, understanding the words, not just reading to get the story finished - then you can start buying more books, but only one at a time”. I normally have a cup of tea while I’m sat down, and look over at the bookshelf, which will soon be divided neatly into two halves.