an update from the field
Morning all,
I interviewed Colin Montgomery yesterday. With a steaming hangover – the night before there was something of a magazine completion cocktail fest at trader Vic’s at the Ritz Carlton in which all present drank all present’s combined body mass in fruity sweet rum goodness – I asked the Yorkshire based Scottish golf phenomenon questions of great importance; questions like: do you consider the environment when designing a new golf course; Where does the water come from to keep its greens lush and most importantly, why should I start playing golf? Sell it to me. Afterward, a guy from Reuters came up to me, said; you haven’t been doing this very long have you?
The march of the lizards continues. In illuminati studies it is widely document that the gulf region was where they started; that the bloodlines first merged in
Heidi has almost certainly been promoted. Her boss has advised her that if she is not given the promotion next year, she should leave. Assuming that it all comes through, the currently plan is this: to separate the wheat from the chaff in the English department, to encourage the moving on of those that are useless, to sack if necessary and to bring in a crack commando squad formed from imports and associates found in Bahrain and basically create the best English department in Bahrain. Heidi will insist upon being involved in any recruitment process and have say over working practices, meaning those that remain assuming that their current work rate will remain acceptable will almost certainly have resigned by the winter break. She can be quite ruthless when she wants to be. I love her all the more for it. She has a determination that is very alluring.
I am having an existential crisis. Yes, another one. This is a brief retelling of what, I hope, will be the leader in our March issue. Since grabbing booze by the balls and twisting –and yes I know I am not there yet, but I am not drinking every day and even when I am drinking on consecutive days, it is more likely to be a beer, or even a glass of wine with a meal and cessation; something that I was just not capable of at home – I have begun to question my outward presentation to the world. That is, for the first time in my life, I am beginning to care about the first impressions formed in the collective minds of the world. It is perhaps just because I am more sober that this matters, but more likely it is our inclusion in to a circle of the rich and influential, that has driven me toward this questioning stance. The piece, provisionally titled, “Of men’s apparel and the desire to change” will be an attempt to explain the psychological pressures upon man to conform to a gender role that is perpetually one step ahead of him. It is not decided by him, and he spends his life forever trying to catch up. And whilst, I accept that, for women this has been the status quo for centuries, I think, that for men, this is, if not completely new, then something that has been forgotten since perhaps the Victorian era. Fashions have of course changed and been followed, but the sense that I have now, is that fashion is ore than just about clothes, and for the first time in a very long time, men’s apparel is being used to define a new image of man. As a virgin to this, I wish to explore. I also want a new wardrobe and will use the piece as a means to getting a make over.
Musically, this month I strongly recommend K’naan and Jamie T. I have also been listening to The Coral, The Editors, Kings of Leon and The Good the Bad and the Queen.
If I can get it to work from home, see below for some links to video of Heidi dancing. We were at jj’s for a quiet drink until we got embroiled in an arab birthday party. Inevitably we started dancing…
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4009892378483043894
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2907212328705032285
The videos are a bit rubbish and if you are at work I strongly recommend turning the sound off on your PC, la bamba through a bad mic!! There are others, but you get the idea.
Picture wise, not very much to report. I keep forgetting to take pictures, and then, when I do remember, I continually forget to take good ones.
That’s about it, I guess. Christmas great and NYE odd - but good - but they both see so far away now to warrant further discussion.
But we are both, I think - I know I am – loving
Life is strange, but when it works, it is the best thing in the world. I say this with a poignancy that I have only just realised; my sojourn to
Keep on truckin’
BIG love
XxX
2 Comments:
Cons, that post made me want to give you a big wet (yet entirely platonic) kiss.
Missing you both lots
Da Moo x
Hello, can't work out how to post a blog because I is thicko. Why can't I just press a button??? I'm in a mood now. Anyway Tim, an e-mail to explain would go down well.
Glad all is well, I'm into all this lizard shit, yeah baby. Gonna keep on tryingxxx
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