French Connection (formerly known as London Connection)

Celtics Pride all the way! Keep it going PP!

… And we also celebrated the bathtub giving been fixed by a plumber on Thursday… with wine!! I’m seriously starting to think my flatmate is the funniest person around… At least TOP3! I feel a bit rough though, this morning…


Friday’s horoscope: “Your rollercoaster week is not over (and it has been one!!!). There are more surprises to come this weekend that may throw a spanner in the works but won’t ruin your plans, just make them more exciting” Wow, happy times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It sounds basically like anything good or bad could happen, from hooking up with Elle McPherson to, well, to… nah, let’s not think about the possible negative side…

So let the weekend start, bring it to me…

Labels: The Ramblings

... it's one of those grey days and life's a bit dull as of late, so here's some cool youtube vids I found:

• Len Bias, even if you don't like hoops watch the play from 4:20 on... It's absolutely freakishly amazing

• This one is rather depressing. Does it get any worse? Ladies and Gentlemen, Eddie Murphy and the artist formerly known as Michael Jackson.

• Shawn Kemp Dunks. You don't see guys like this anymore in the NBA. He was like an animal out of his cage...

• Bo Jackson. The top athlete of all time? This guy, a running back, didn't just run around defenders, he KNOCKED them down on his way towards a touchdown!! And we're talking American Football here!! Not only this, he played Baseball and American Football at the same time!!! Watch this: He walked the wall!!!!!! And on top of it, he was an All-Star in both sports. You figure it out yourselves...

• Sapore di sale... was on my mp3 the other day... Here's some footage of the song. He looks a bit like sh*t but it's a classic and the lyrics, simple but cool!

• An Ice Age clip... The squirrel is aweeeesome!!

• Absoultely ridiculous hockey goal!!!! Not into hockey at all myself but this one is just incredible!!

... well, at least I thought it was. From Bill Simmon's ESPN Mailbag:

Q: My buddies and I were talking about appropriate punishments for dictators like Saddam Hussein, and we came up with an idea that works for everyone and could raise money for the International Criminal Court without using tax dollars. Why not charge admission for people to look at convicted dictators in their jail cells, kind of like a zoo for genocidal megalomaniacs? Think about it: you put them in small, basic cells behind plexiglass and charge 25 euros to watch them go about their day. Tourists could get baked at a local coffee shop and head over to the jail to gawk at Slobodan Milosevic sitting on a cot watching "90210" reruns. You could even charge extra to feed them falafel pellets and shawarma biscuits. This would be a far worse fate for a once-proud dictator then being executed. Who wouldn't pay 25 euros to watch Saddam Hussein in his underwear eating Cheetos?--Kris, Washington

The idea is aweeeeeeeesome!!!!!!!!! And no one could raise claims that death sentences shouldn't be allowed and all that sh*t... This, unlike the EU Constitution, WOULD get my approval!! :P

Then, this is what my "Metro" horoscope for the day brought me:

"Today is the very opposite of a bad hair day. Every curl and wave will be perfectly in place. So use the moment. Hairstyles this stylish don't come along every day"... sounds like a stylish version of "It's your pulling day, DO SOMETHING, the stars are on your side today. Go, go, GOOOOOOOO!!" Whatever, horoscopes should probably just be ignored anyway...

On the weekend, nothing amazing happened really. To sum it up:

I think I sprained my finger playin’ hoops on Saturday. I’m using the word “think” cause I have not been to the doctor yet and it could actually be broken but I doubt it… We’ll see how it develops.

Watched The Departed in the cinema and it was very good I thought… I mean, and this confused the sh*t out of me, even DiCaprio was good!! Not only good, I thought he was f*ckin amazing! And I’m not a Leo fan by no meanings. I don’t like Matt Damon too much either but he played his roll well and Nicholson, well, great as always but I’m seriously starting to get the impression he might be deranged in real life as well; you know, those faces he makes when watching Lakers games on the sideline, then you see him in his movies and it’s like watching the same fella, once in real life, the next time on the big screen…
An interesting subplot was the “hot-unhot”, “cute-ugly” psychiatrist played by Vera Farmiga. It went from “hmmm, cuteeee” to “naaahhhh, no way” three scenes later. There’s women who are just hot but then not so hot at all. The funny part? The “hot” side always outweighs the “not so hot” one and you’ll eventually notice they'll have more success with men than the random “plain cute” girl. Whatever…
As I said, good movie about the Mafia in Boston, under covered agents, etc. And even if you dislike Leonardo, go watch it, you won’t be disappointed, although, I must admit the ending left me a bit confused and surprised… Borat is next on my list. Can’t wait already!!!

Then, commuting back home on Friday, trains were late… as usual. The novelty here is that the delays were caused by the train ahead of us having caught fire. Southwest Trains could well start thinking of copying Nike’s advertisings: “Impossible is nothing”. Delays, signal failures, train drivers being late in Waterloo and causing a mess, fires, strikes, smashed windows… Oh and one day one guy was laying completely wasted on the seats and refused to move. I think he must have been high on some bad sh*t because he looked as f*cked as it gets!! F*cked as in “Erika Christensen (Michael Douglas’ daughter in Traffic) f*cked”, that is…

I also watched Traffic. Thought it was pretty coooool. The parts played in Mexico were awesome. Douglas is useless though. Is he overrated or what? Zeta-Jones plays an interesting character and I don’t like her as an actress either but I’m OK with her in this movie. It’s quite entertaining. Not amazing by my movie standards but definitely a good movie.

Also saw the movie trailer for the new movie from Álvaro González Iñárritu: Babel. Could be good or could be real sh*t but what I don’t understand at all is why they show 60% of the plot in the trailer… I always find Cate Blanchett intriguing in her movies though and she’s the main character in this one along with B. Pitt.

At the fish shop, where I bought some new fish type and I was waiting to pay with the money in my hand already (£15) it turned out the whiteley (or whatever the name was) just costed £3.72, which led to the guy at the shop saying: “You thought I’d be expensive, what?” and me going “You never know when it comes to fish in the UK…” and him giving me an odd look. I thought it was “funny” from him to say that, considering they rip you off everytime you buy something but for once, I must admit I got a fair deal.

... as you can see, nothing really amazing, except for the "potato miracle" :)

Labels: The Ramblings

... no scoring or rating this time. Just those things:

The Myth: It always rains in London
The Hell: Planning a night out in a London Club last minute. Worked out well once so far!
The Gone: The "quid". Every time you go out partying...
The Campaign: "We’re running out of water", in England, this summer. Yeah, right…
The What: Food stinks in the UK! Sorry.
The What?: Reyes: "Everything in England is shut at 5pm, there is nothing to do!”
The Whatever: AICECKS aka ICEX
The WTF?: London Underground? Anything is possible...
The Lie: ... "... train is delayed due to signaling failure..."
The Answer: A hairdryer. An absolute must here!
The Good: My new workmates
The Bad: ... some of the ones I left behind at HQ
The Ugly: When one of your mates bumps into a chick, disappears and comes back just 4 minutes later, you know it’s bad…
The Fashion: From flip flops to leggings combined with a skirt. Nightmare! But you still see some style here and there.
The Real: Money buys everything…
The Hope: … that it can’t buy everyone!
The Quote: “So do you have your dancing shoes on?”, in a club. Riiiiiight.
The Belief: That Spain will never win a World Cup with primadonnas like Torres, Reyes, etc. on our team. No questions
The Beg: That our next national coach realizes that!!! Could I ask for Caparrós being offered the job? Please, pleaseeeeeee
The Cool: My workmate Milena
The Gift: Belletti’s winning strike in Paris! Thanks!!!
The Summer: Very Hot
The Winter: Not so cold, yet… but very humid!
The Weekend: August, S. Petri, 3 most chilling days of the year
The Weekday: paris, May, Wednesday, Barcelona…
The Beautiful One: Hanna
The Gamble: Coming to London to work, and not going overseas
The Even Bigger Gamble: Extending my contract here, ehem…
The New: Paula and Phivos, two new mates in London…
The Game: Chelsea-Barça (1-2)
The Other Game: PES5 with Buitre
The Boss: Simon. He was a cool one.
The Call(s): Perri from Miami. Fun times all around.
The Park: Kensington Gardens
The Food: Kensington Fish Place
The Airport: London City Airport. Hands down!
The Restaurant: The Oratory, absolutely awesome calamari
The Chain: "Nando’s", surprisingly well spiced chicken
The Pub: "The Windsor Castle" with its beer garden
The Venue: "Roof Gardens"… amazing, huge roof terrace
The Beer: Not an ale, for sure. To pick one discovered here “Kronenbourg Blanche”
The Bit Of History: Roman Baths in... Bath
The Cathedral: Canterbury… just “woooooooow”
The Pitch: Highbury… a pity Arsenal moved. All the magic is lost now.
The Shop: An Italian Boutique close to Piccadilly, I cannot think of the name, but they have amazing shoes.
The Famous: Elle McPherson. Spotted close to Notting Hill Gate
The Art: Seaport with the Embarkation of St Ursula by Claude, at the National Gallery. Secret tip: Wallace Collection
The Artist: Andrea Wilde
The “Coach”: Cases reading “the game”
The Repeat: Starkbierfest with Valerdi and Christian. Always a must!
The Overrated: Vienna, as a city. The trip was cool.
The Widely Overrated: Starbucks, and sadly enough it’s everywhere
The Underrated: LFP = London Flirting Potential
The Sweets: Maison Blanc, just around the corner of my house
The 4: Perdi, Nachete, Canary and myself in Latvia
The 3: Rubén, Canary and myself at the World Cup
The 2: Dani and Cheso, two great hosts in Paris
The One on One: At Pangea with my friend Jaime
The Chat: Valerdi, at any time
The Late Night Chat: Lynn, and I’m starting to miss it…
The Random Chat: With Katarinja flying back from Berlin
The Stylish: … Katarinja
The Tune: November Rain, still…
The Book: Now I Can Die In Peace by Bill Simmons
The Married: Magali. All the Best!!
The Soon to Be…: Gérard. 1.5-2 years and counting...
The Movie: Ice Age 2, yep, just love the Ice Age saga
The Secret Spot: St. Helen’s Embankment in Richmond
The Get-Lost-Place: Bradford-on-Avon
The About Time: Reykjavik…
The Last: Picking up a friend at Luton Airport. Not again, thanks!
The Question: Why the hell are sandwiches so popular here?!?!?!?!?!?
The Marketing: Being an Artist in Disguise
The Anticipation: Mourinho will leave Chelsea either next summer or 2008 the latest
The Secret: A good cigar before going out
The Concept: "Carpe Diem". More sold on it by the day…
The Look: Skye, my ex manager's lil daughter. As sweet as it gets!
The Concert: Reamonn in ’Lautern
The Thought: Too many, but “give it time to read between the lines...”
The Guarantee: You’ll have a good time if you come over to visit me! No exceptions so far.
The Truth: Paul Pierce, still
The No Miss: Chocolate and women, ha!
The Long Kiss Goodnight: London itself, maybe…
The Last Kiss Goodnight: Joey. And gone she was…

Labels: Tube Thoughts