— ME!
I really miss being here.
leicester
Photos of cities in lockdown
London, taken by Sophie Raworth
Oh, the caption on the bus on that one…
God, it looks so apocalyptic. But I’m glad that sign is there.
Los Angeles, from here and here
Yeah, I too thought of that scene from The Walking Dead.
Paris (and a film set there) from here and here
Oakland, from here
God, that’s a striking image.
And Leicester, my home city, from the Leicester Mercury:
Pupils help save life of 11-year-old pal after he has heart attack outside school gates — Leicestershire Live – News
His friends helped saved his life when his heart stopped beating
Pupils help save life of 11-year-old pal after he has heart attack outside school gates — Leicestershire Live – News
A bit of nice news from Leicester, since things are kind of rough for everyone right now.
Helicopters
The news about Kobe Bryant and his daughter’s deaths, it’s really depressed me. I don’t follow any sports at all but I knew who he was. And the fact that his daughter was only thirteen and had her whole life ahead of her, that’s so awful.
This all reminds me of the 2018 Leicester helicopter crash too, the one which killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. I always think of it as having happened on Halloween, because I was leaving a Halloween party when I saw enough sirens to imply something had gone wrong in the city, but it was actually a few days earlier. It was the same day as the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, too. I can only really remember that day in a blaze of intense emotion.
This is all to say… I hope helicopters (or at least recreationally used helicopters, I know they’re invaluable for rescues at sea and so on) go the way of the zeppelin soon.
C & A. Charles Street/Humberstone Gate junction. Year unknown. — ME!
My earliest Shopping Memory is being dragged around a C&A, albeit probably not this one. (Or who knows, it might have been.) This all looks very different now but on the other hand they should totally bring the rainbows back.
Pictures from the Leicester anti-prorogation protest, 29/08/19
The second of two protests I’ve attended in the past two months.
Whether this sign refers to the Game of Thrones Jon Snow or the left-wing TV presenter Jon Snow, I know nothing.
This protest was MUCH better attended than the last one. I was pleasantly surprised.
Boris is indeed a dick.
This picture came out blurry, but that sign in the middle is a picture of Emperor Palpatine and the words “I am the senate.” Because democracy is still dying in thunderous applause.
Pictures from the Leicester anti-Boris protest, 24/07/19
The real MVP of the day was the small boy on the bike who rode past yelling “Boris is a wanker!” Yes. Yes he is.