birthday breakfast

so, today's my birthday and the start of a new healthy eating regime.

no more fry-ups, no more churros. today i'm kicking it along with porridge.

i bought this fine tub of porridge from leon, just behind the tate modern.

check it out... porridge with blueberries and honey.

this was a cracking effort from leon. right up there with the best.

happy birthday to me !

nike bearbrick af-1's ( black editions )

some new heat for my birthday

nike air force 1's made in collaboration with medicom

there are two colourways available

these have black pony hair with stone pony hair trim

they have the bearbrick symbol on the tongue tag instead of nike

and the nike swoosh is missing from the heel tab too...

they sit on a white midsole and a stone outsole with black stitching

two pairs of spare laces. white, and black and white

i'll be sticking with the black laces though.

the sock lining is in white leather and the insole is in black leather

these shoes are a problem

bringing heat to the streets of n7

happy birthday to me !

on my coffee table this ( birthday ) week

a welcome return to everybody's favourite feature
( are you sure about that ? - ed )


on my coffee table this week... this birthday week...

interesting...







dvd: it happened one night

an absolute classic. starring clark gable and claudette colbert. directed by frank capra.
like my jokes about the boat race, this film gets an annual outing.
unlike my boat race 'jokes' it gets better every year.








cd: dark night of the soul by danger mouse, sparklehorse and david lynch

best if i don't attempt to describe it.
just imagine it... dangermouse, sparklehorse and david lynch with guest vocalists
including julian casablancas, suzanne vega, frank black, iggy pop, the flaming lips
and david lynch himself.







book: hammer and tickle by ben lewis

it's exactly what it says on the cover.
a history of communism told through communist jokes.
it's an interesting and amusing read.

( ben lewis is my next door neighbour by the way )

( tomorrow is my birthday by the way )

new turtles

i bought some new turtles a couple of days ago

perfect for photography in the cold. they're neoprene and leather.

they're an early birthday present to myself...

( did i mention it's my birthday on thursday ? )

big bebe

the other day at manchester united's training ground i rubbed shoulders with

quite a few of the first team squad.

michael owen seemed tiny, rooney seemed quite short too, short and stocky.

evra seemed fit as a fiddle, berbatov was surprisingly tall but when it

comes to height, i was really taken aback by the young portuguese lad, bebe.

he walked right up to me and i swear he was about 7 foot tall.

i took my phone out to try and grab a photo of him but alas he was away up

the stairs before i could get a decent shot...

still, you get the impression don't you ?

his interpreter was a big bloke but bebe towers over him.

meet the parents

meet the parents indeed !

here's a little cartoon jess did of mr and mrs whitfield over xmas.

i'm the one on the left.

by the way... did i mention it's my birthday on thursday ?

sefton self-portrait

while mrs w was in the changing room at sefton yesterday

i busied myself by lining up a self-portrait utilising the big mirrors

at the far end of the shop.

now you know my style... i only have eyes for myself so i didn't notice

the bloke on the right approaching his target... keep an eye on him...

boom !

i'd like to think he knew the girl already...