First Day at the Blog

Ok, so this feels akin to standing at the side of the swimming pool for the first time wearing the swimming costume that instantly makes me look a size below double figures, in fact I am now the twin of the model in the photo ..... not!!!  So, the water seems inviting and I should be able to just dive in and swim ..... however there could be things floating in there such as body hair that isn't known to me or a plaster or two that hasn't got my dna anywhere on it.  Hmm .........

But enough of this procrastination!!!  Just get on with it I hear you beg as your finger urges the dooberry wotsit towards a new tab.

Went to Camden on Saturday and nearly got swiped by a handbag around the head and it wasn't my fault!  My partner decided that she wanted to start taking photos and told me to duck, so I did, only for this lady in front of me to see me in semi crouch pose.  Possibly thinking I was some sort of bottom sniffing pervert she used her laser eyes to turn me into some apologetic sniveller.  Sheesh!  Have you been to Camden market?  You either love it or hate it or put yourself through it as a character builder, not!

Me, I enjoy it, but only two or three times a year, just enough for me not to baulk at the suggestion to visit.  Had lunch at The Diner, laying just off the main thoroughfare on the turning just before the bridge.  Amazingly the lead waitress recognised me from last time ...... is that good or bad?  Anyway, the food and the service are great, however the toilet always throws me off kilter at first due to the shiny black walls in the cubicle giving the illusion that there are actually two toilets.  This caused concern on one of my earlier visits as being a person of very little brain I visualised someone coming through the door and sharing the cubicle with me.  If that were to happen do you strike up a conversation; pretend that it is a normal occurence and continue; immediately stop mid pee, wipe, redress and flush and continue on your way?  Also, on this latter point, if there are two of you in there who leaves first and do you turn your head away or carrying on looking at the back of the door as your companion does the wipe and flush?  And while we are discussing concerns, while wandering through the market I noticed that there was more than one occurrence of a manniquen torso wearing just a jacket and exposing there lower regions to the population.  It caused me some concern because my brain instantly stuck a `over 18s' rating on the scene!

I did ask if I could have a cannabis lolly but was told no as it would probably make me more insane than usual and I might end up glowing in the dark or being sick on the tube on the way home.  Some people have no sense of adventure!  Although I must admit the green lolly did resemble that slime that you can get in toyshops, yuk; but that isn't the point.

So what is at Camden?  Why go there?  Why do I go there?  Well there are more stalls selling many things that you wouldn't give house room to and there are also stalls that saturate themselves with colour and scents that waft under your nose and encourage reminders of your past.  There is a vast selection of food, most of it of the same nationality but with slight differences.  There is everything vintage and every possible form of incense.  You can be tattooed in works of art or later regret.  Body pierced in places that will confuse the nurse at your next visit.  Compose and design your own tee shirt that you will wear proudly on the tube home and then only wear it hidden under a jumper unless it does you a favour and dies in the washing machine.  You can purchase a gadget that enables you to recreate birdsong or bird flatulence.  Or you can buy nothing at all and just wander around composing your dislikes or likes of the place.  You will encounter people that will cause you to stare impolitely or look away quickly.  Selections of humanity walk beside you sharing your experience.  Try it, you might like it.

Anyway, on that note I will close and leave you in peace and hope to meet you back here very soon.