http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ World in my eyes en-us contactlori@gmail.com 2007-11-19T13:47:11+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/11/ The entrance to the station was packed full, and it was difficult to get in or out. I thought that there were perhaps severe delays to the service, or cancellations, because why else would so many people be just... lingering?... 591@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-11-19T13:47:11+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/10/ She sits by the window, quietly reading. Her book is encased in a zipped denim covering, like the sort of paper-based personal organised that WH Smith sells at the start of each academic year. However, this cover has no sequins... 590@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-10-17T15:49:11+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/10/ Smartly dressed for work, the middle-aged woman sits on the train and is clutching her Blackberry tightly. Her fingers fly across the buttons in an urgent manner which, at first glance, makes her look far more important than those sat... 589@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-10-16T10:41:42+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/10/ Standing at the back of the last carriage of a packed train, the couple's fingers intertwined as they held on to the back of a nearby seat. Other passengers got off at the next stop but still they stood, until... 588@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-10-08T10:38:29+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/10/ The train stopped at a station and she was visible, through two grubby windows, in the train on the next platform. Heading out of central London on a morning service, she was lucky enough to have a handful of seats... 587@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-10-05T10:12:57+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/10/ Two middle-aged businessmen, chatting about work. As we approach London Bridge station, one of the men deviates from the main conversation and starts to tell the other a joke: A Scotsman is chatting to a friend about his up-coming wedding.... 586@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-10-04T09:07:06+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/09/ On the way home today, whist basking in the joy of not having to take the tube to work and therefore being unaffected by the current strike, I suddenly remembered I have a blog. Yes, suddenly... like a revelation, and... 585@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-09-04T20:53:57+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/08/ Take two rather basic compact cameras (one 35mm, one digital). Add a roll of cheap Agfa film, an ordinary Lexar SD card, some blue skies, Snappy Snaps processing (for the film), and no Photoshop assistance. What do you get? Proof... 584@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-08-19T20:57:45+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/08/ So, here we are again - A-level results day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Hand-in-hand with this, as has come to be the norm in recent years, here come the media stories about "Record number of students achieve top... 583@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-08-16T13:55:30+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/06/ Earlier today, I started thinking about whether a decade could be summed up by one song. I've no idea why this strange thought popped into my head, but I thought I'd try to come up with a list anyway. A... 582@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-06-25T22:14:00+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/06/ 1) No Helicopters with searchlights allowed over Wembley Stadium 2) No flying a blimp over Wembley Stadium 3) No paragliding into Wembley Stadium and straight onto the stage Just as well Muse* were able to be awesome without all that,... 581@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-06-20T15:23:53+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/06/ 1) Muse, Wembley Stadium, June 2007 - Oh. My. GOD! There were lights and video screens a-plenty and the band appeared in the centre of the new stadium amidst much smoke/glitter/cheering, before Muse crashed through one awesome song after another.... 580@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-06-19T09:29:48+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/06/ Why are Londoners permanently angry/depressed*? Or, to put it another way, why does London Lite always choose to portray (via its letters page) Londoners as permanently angry/depressed*? The fact that London Underground is to get rid of 40 ticket offices... 579@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-06-14T21:30:13+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/06/ Oh. My. God. The new logo for the London 2012 Olympic Games looks like it was designed by someone at Topman. Why on earth did they think they needed a new one anyway? And why does it look like it... 578@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-06-04T21:24:25+00:00 http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/archives/2007/05/ No more Heroes or Gallactica to download, and we've finished the Mighty Boosh series two DVD, so all that's left is Prison Break and Later with Jools Holland on the Tivo. Is there anything else on TV? Anything interesting at... 577@http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/ 2007-05-30T21:54:09+00:00