also, we like venn diagrams

venns are brilliant, because not only do they illustrate the level of overlap between campaign elements (tv, print, instore etc)*, and therefore their effectiveness and efficiencies, or lack there-of, but they are also a good way of grouping "everyday" people

*although this is not dissimilar to circles of trust, in all honesty, it's a slightly different concept

most (more than half) of our friends who live in w210 fit into the above
there aren't many deaf people, which is why it's a smaller circle

below are statemetns some deaf people have made:
how many times is it appropirate to say "what?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realise (due to your deafness) you're wrong - this also has the potential to apply to non deaf people too

others (who aren't deaf) have asked:
what would happen if you ran over a ninja?
how are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
what do i do, when after meeting a new person, i accidentally mention something they haven't told me, but i have learned from some light internet stalking?

on your bike

A while ago J made a potentially life changing decision that never really came to fruition. see the below email dated 03/08/09

the management team got suspicious when oli (who was cc'ed into that email, and co-incidently used to live in W10) didn’t show up to work. the cleaner told us that oli loved the idea so much that he decided he would be the first to cycle to australia for "charity". he left approximately 1 year ago... (and started a blog: http://www.cyclingtotheashes.com/)
you may remember a few of his cameo appearances in W210 the series like the time he attempted to eat 1000 raisins in 1 hour for £10...he failed (only managing 980) and was not very well for a few days after. 
we recieved word and this picture from oli today that he has made it to oz and more importantly has consumed his first raisins since that fateful day!

positive quote of the day

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff."

- Mariah Carey, pop singer

biker jackets

bob is in property, and has been likened to a modern day donald trump ... whose hobbies include golfing with handicaps (!!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
... but there is more to bob, for as we discovered, he was once asked to be a musketeer and/ or the guitarist for "take that" - the boy band
also, he seems to be a big deal in the fashion industry - he was our ticket to lfw this year
below is a snipped/ slice of life/ conversation (between bob and T) that further demonstrates the above claims

bob: T you are ahead of the game – it seems your biker look has inspired Burberry?

T: brilliant! the boys in my team mock me about it all the time and think they are funny. i think they are jealous of my fashion forward ways.

bob: the cynics would say even a stopped clock is right twice daily. thousands of hells angels would disagree

you've got male

J (aka +1) and i ("rob fay" - my pre surgery name) headed down to leicester square last night for for the closing show of london fashion week- ozwald boeteng, which included 100 male models. it was a good collection (www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100922-menswear-day-opens.aspx) all the beautiful people turned out including vanessa feltz jo woods. to be honest, not that many beaufitul people turned out...

our reluctant new friend "christian"* (http://www.stylesage.co.uk/) was on hand to take photos (pics coming soon!)

*although initially lying to us about his real name, we discovered "christian" is studying tax law, is an undercover toff (he left his pinky ring at home) although we can confirm he does not have a double barrell surname, has a hot 70 year old step father who is very rich, an only child (although has a few step brothers and sisters), was born in 1988, making him approximately 12, lives in WC2
(we trust we haven't left any other important information out... unless he was lying to us)

Segment #3: we heart shoes

our selfridges correspondent KW *(not to be confused with K) urges you to check out the new shoe lounge. the largest in the world!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1312866/Selfridges-unveils-worlds-largest-shoe-department.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

*here's the 411 on KW: tall, blonde. has simple goals so as not to set herself up for failure. an excellent digital marketer, who specialises in search engine marketing strategy, has a plethora of e-marketing skills, and is experienced in building multi-faceted marketing programs. loves shoes. (coincidentally K also loves shoes, but try not to get confused, they are not the same person)

if J had to chose one store to shop in for the rest of her life...

...it would be Joseph. well that's what she said once*

the pavement outside the joseph flagship store on westbourne grove was lined with optimistic party goers eager to get inside to hear karen elson perform at Love magazine's LFW party last night.
http://www.vogue.co.uk/celebrity-photos/100920-love--joseph-lfw-party.aspx

W2 local Henry Holland

anonymous and mysterious girls wearing (from l -r) classic ysl lbd, vintage chanel, dvf & prada... i think

Katie Grand- LOVE editor

*be careful what you wish for. i once used my one wish on asking for perpetually clean hair. yes, my hair is always fabulously shiny and clean but i do regret my decision as i feel it was a somewhat wasted wish.

come die with me

do you ever think i wish i could kill myself... well, that isn't very good (or encouraging to anyone involved). here are top instances that have prompted many to suicide
it's highly likely that you are very important to us, so please, try to avoid these traps if you can

someone taking a photo of you getting stuck in a toilet (with your pants still on)...
if you could only handle a little crab, but not a lot of crab, and got crabs for dinner...
(hopefully) no explanation needed...
the war...

we dont usually indulge fans in personalised posts but....

in your face TOM!

something to cheer you up...

the adventures of pleasure man

(you may remember pleasure man from here )

bail is set at c. £1,460

a freak toe accident led T to the doctors last week. the routine blood test showed high levels of painkillers, diuretics and anabolic steroid* (which is a type of performance enhancing drugs)

pic number 1: an artist's impression of T's hand before performance enhancement drugs
pic number 2: T's "real" hand

* in case you are wondering, anabolic steroids are drugs which mimic the effects of the male sex hormones testosterone. this increases protein synthesis within cells, which helps the buildup of cellular tissue, especially in muscles

children beware, anabolic steroids also have properties that help maintain and promote masculine characteristics such as the growth of the vocal cords and body hair

despite recent sightings of T with a mo (short for moustache), her publicist denies the allegations

her london based family could not raise the funds, so she is now being flown to the la jail cell where britney spears was housed

your help is needed

while T attended to some 'family' business last sunday, K (vijay amritraj's ex - V is a former wimbo player and james bond extra) and i went to the british broadcasting channel’s proms

we quickly fell in love with the conductor, whose movements and grace had us mesmerized. he was a good looking man with great talent... however, he seemed to only have eyes for the violinist to his left. suspicions grew as to why we were not in the running... so, to that end, we've started a casual hunt for him
he is pictured below - any help (regardless how silly it might appear) is appreciated

segment #2:  some rock'n'roll eye candy....

.....to brighten your afternoon

xo

konichiwa

the results are in and it turns out we're huge in japan!
 
also according to the stats they love us in the netherlands, canada and isreal...

i think i'm engaged

the main objective of sat night was just to have fun, i never intended it to spiral out of control and end up engaged
let this be a lesson to those who even think of venturing outside the grove
his name was jeff, or joe, or josh (it was a simple one syllable name), he was hard working and impressed the management team so much that they promoted him more swiftly than usual

http://www.concretespace.co.uk/

T, A* and i, along with other guests had cake - admitadely it was someone else's, but a great time was had by all

* if you watch tv, enjoy looking at posters or print media, you might recognise A from such commercials as the diet coke ads**
** she*** was introdcued to w2 by T (who at the time was on a hand modelling shoot in the alps - french alps)
*** a's full name has not been discolsed for privacy related reasons

what not to do at a wedding

although there are countless self help books on what not to do at weddings, this is a quick guide if one doesn't have days to spare to read books with limited pictures

things that make others stare (not in a good "i'm checking you out" way)
1. stealing wine from the kid's table
2. dancing with boys who look like they could be 17 (even if they look like they are about to turn 17 in the following 2 months)
3. eating other guests' chocolates

things that are ok to do
1. dance with dan's dad

must haves
1 &2. a bride and groom (wedding 101) .. though this was a breath-taking bride and very handsome "groom"
3. castle
4. a car full of hillarious friends