Dreaming of Freedom

I see things have not really improved in Gaza. I’ve just been reading something Mark Steel wrote that is worth a look. Meanwhile Obama shows that he’s just the same as his predecessors - not a big surprise there then.

There are protests outside the Israeli Embassy every night while this continues and there are plans to have them outside the Egyptian Embassy while Egypt refuses to open it’s borders.

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Last night Keyvan and I braved the cold (and boy was it cold our hands were actually freezing) and headed into the centre to Klubb Populär at Storan. The club was cozy with red curtains and a disco ball hanging between chandeliers. Joyti’s friend Mattias was DJing and I have to say his music was pretty fun to listen to - Indie music Swedish style. There were two bands playing - one of which was Elenette and the other Palpitation. Elenette were really good fun and the crazy dancers in the front rows obviously though so too, unfortunately my lack of Swedish stopped me digging the lyrics - but this is definitely one band you want to jump to. They have some interesting things to say about gender and they say it in a analytical philosophical logical way that’s hard to follow if you haven’t studied enough. Despite this it’s refreshing to know that bands have actually got something to say. For pictures of the night visit my gallery.

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I had a fantastic weekend. Went up to see my Granny and was fed wholesome stew and porridge. We then popped into Cambridge on the way to Norwich and had a look around Churchill, Trinity and Clare Colleges with Tim. We wizzinipped to Norwich so I could meet up with Will, Ella and Rich. We were disappointed to find that Wetherspoons no longer serve vegan burgers - their one saving grace has disappeared and I will no longer feel any need to frequent the establishment. It was however lovely to meet up and Weatherspoons failed to ruin it.
I spent the rest of the evening hanging out at the Arts Centre and being Joe’s groupie which was great. It was probably his last time with the band so it was good to see them. The band was superb and we all danced happily along half in love with Anna and her dancing partner.
Mum and I spent Sunday travelling around the countryside and visiting the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge. There is a pretty good art collection there.

It’s back at work this week and all sorts of exciting things are happening - Christmas parties and secret santas - so it really feels holidayish there!

I nipped into the Photographers Gallery earlier and there is an interesting exhibition there called Seeing is Believing - lots of pictures collected by Harry Price an enthusiastic investigator of the paranormal and mediums. The photographs are fasinating because they show fake ghosts, tables leaning suspiciously close to curtains, arms clearly raised close to levitating objects and other such gems. You might be interested Rob if you get a chance to come to London.

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Well it’s all go here. Lukas came to stay which was lovely. We walked to Winchmore Hill and went into the interesting and warm pub for bad tea and spent the rest of the time at home eating and drinking which was rather nice. I then spent the week working and then went up to Norwich for a flying visit at the weekend. It was lovely to see people again and I spent several happy hours walking around with Ellie. We munched cheap cheese and onion rolls, sat in the library because it was warm and free and visited the Sainsbury Art Gallery. It was like going home. Norwich seemed so clean and lovely after London.

So now onto London and the sheer grimness of it. The dirt and the depression really gets you down. And the underground - don’t get me started!! What is going on with the tube. Why is it so unreliable, dirty, run down and just downright rubbish. How can one of the richest cities in the world have such a depressingly bad public transport service. It would seem that everyone is too busy going to work and trying to get home again to complain about it. One woman who had the audacity to mention the sheer awfulness of the tube was sacked. Although her spoofs mocking tube travellers might have influenced the decisions. Her site is down at the moment so I can’t check it out but if you want the link click here. It’s clear the man who ‘runs’ the tube and gets all the bonuses never uses it because I just don’t believe he would tolerate the state it’s in if he did.

On a lighter note my rock and roll star friend is playing a gig at Norwich Arts Centre on the 8th. It’s not really Rock and Roll - it’s the Anna Mudeka Band and I guess it’s probably called world music or something. Anyway it very good and if you’re free you should come and hang out with me there.

OK I’m going back to work. I’m trying to master conditionals at the moment and I feel as if I’ve made a breakthrough.

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I went to Norwich Arts Centre to see Rory McVicar, Jeffrey Lewis and Kimya Dawson last night. Some of the songs were great. I took to Rory McVicar and the groovy old films they had playing on the screen behind them.

John Pilger was great! Of course a lot was squished into 2 hours so it has its limitations but otherwise it was a well made film. Heartrending but necessary. It was good to see the man himself. What a guy! A life time of investigative journalism! He must be very strong to see the horror for himself. Someone asked him how he managed to do it and he said he felt privileged to be let into people lives and do the work he did but it must be very hard to see so much suffering and hear so many tales of woe.

Right I’m off to meet Rich for coffee and a natter. I’m trying to ignore the fact that we now have another new PM and this one is even more interested in ID cards. Keep an eye on him on this clever little website.

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You MUST listen to this band if you like music Cats on fire. I saw them in London the other day at The Luminaire and they are even better live!! Mattias Björkas is a wonderful performer - never seen anything like it. It’s very old school or something. Ok I’ll stop talking about music because I know nothing about it But they are good! You can listen to their music on their website (linked above) and I didn’t tell you this bacuse I don’t like the empire of Rupert Murdoch but they also have some music on their myspace! Can’t believe Murdock gets advertising here on suzi space!

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