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Listening to: Pencil Skirt, by Pulp
"If you look under the bed,
then I can see my house from here,
so just lie against the wall,
and watch my conscience disappear now baby"
Wow. How fast time flies. Since my last blog about the first snow fall I've had several sunny afternoons listening to the Kinks (far cooler than listening to them anywhere else), several nights in Soho & I'm already starting to pick up on British terminology! I am still mistaken for being American because of my accent (it's a curse I tell you), but I've managed to make a few friends here & there to show me around this marvelous city. London is starting to grow on me. It's massive compared to Toronto or Brasilia & there are so many different boroughs to explore. Seems like although many pubs & bars close at 11pm, there are hundreds of hidden nooks to keep the night owls up till 3 or maybe sometimes even 6am! My favorite spot so far is Joe's, a magical little dancing bar in Camden Town infamous for it's "Hot dogs & Vintage Rock".
Lucky for me, turns out the dingy (here they say dingy, not sketchy) bar around the corner from my place with the red neon lights reading: "Slim Jim's: Open Late" plays my favorite kind of music-- every time I've gone in for a pint they play doo-wop & grungy classic rock, just how I like it! Not to mention the bartenders are awfully nice & the security has already dropped off shots for my friends & I because we're both Brazilian! So clearly so far so good. I'm eager to get to know more of Shoreditch & the more artsy areas!
Speaking of which, the Tate Modern is showcasing some really incredible pieces in the Poetry & Dream section. One thing I have always loved about British culture is their dry sense of humor so it came as no surprise to me that I would be spending the most time in the "Dark Humor" isle. I will surely have to dedicate a separate entry on a more personalized story in relation to dark humor because there is so much of it here. For now I leave you with some of my favorite images from the Tate Modern: