forty nine (From This Is Local London)

forty nine

4:53pm Friday 15th June 2007 in Blogs By Jennie

Because it's Friday, I'm sleepy, and I have no imagination

Seven Things To Do Before I Die

1. Live in New York for at least a year
2. Own and decorate my own house
3. Become happy with myself
4. Go diving to a coral reef
5. Learn to drive
6. See my name on something I’ve written
7. Manage to not be overdrawn

Seven Things I Can’t Do

1. Roll my tongue
2. Bring myself to eat shellfish
3. Give a crap about politics
4. Dance
5. Drive
6. Hide my feelings when I’m upset or angry
7. Burp

Seven Things I Love About Living In London

1. De Hems in Soho
2. South Bank
3. Purple (restaurant) in Streatham Hill
4. Lying on a blanket Primrose Hill, with the sun shining, and a bottle of rosé
5. The buzz of Leicester Square
6. The incredible architecture, and how so many styles can co-exist so well
7. The tourists (bear with me: while I don’t deny they could do with moving a little faster, most of them are just so thrilled to be here, which is infectious to be around and reminds you to be grateful you live here)

Seven Things I Say Most Often


1. "Fabulous"
2. "Heavens to Betsy"
3. "Stop staring at me, I'm not feeding you!" (to my goldfish)
4. "I'm so bored!"
5. "Amy!!" (flatmate)
6. "Oh just shut up!" (usually to my own thoughts)
7. "Fuck it"

Seven Books I Love

1. The Virgin Suicides
2. The Diary of Anne Frank
3. Jude the Obscure
4. High Fidelity
5. Vernon God Little
6. The Time Traveller's Wife
7. Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil

Seven Films I Watch Again and Again

1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
4. Amélie
5. The Parent Trap (orginal)
6. Does Family Guy count?
7. And Frasier?

Seven of the Last Things I Have Cooked:

1. Black bean confetti salad
2. Egg, pancetta and artichoke salad
3. Lemon, chicken and artichoke risotto
4. Chocolate chip merengue cookies
5. Pasta with sundried tomatoes, artichokes and Parmesan
6. Poached egg on toast
7. An assortment of taco ingredients that my friend Jeremy had great fun dropping all over the floor