w.atching the w.orld unw.ind

It's forecast to hit 31c today in the Capital. One to savour the aircon, if you're lucky enough to have it in your car or office.

But at midday, I'll go stand outside the building, hopefully with a lot of other londoners and London workers, in the blazing light and reflect for a few moments. Just because we can. Just because fifty+ other people, who were just like us, can't. Not since last Thursday.

While we're away on our holiday (a little Greek island - sun, sea and scuba) a very talented, generous (and, for all I know, jaw-droppingly beautiful?) lady is going to be calling in occasionally, to air the place and maybe hang a couple of her lovely photos.

Just to keep the magic alive, as it were.

And with what seems to be typical largesse (well, chocolate may change hands), she's agreed to try and give this tired old Blogsite a well-overdue facelift, so that it doesn't look like a sad Blogger template any more. Which is, after all, what it is.

If she canvasses your views on various versions, please be kindly constructive in your comments?

Ooh, I love alliteration.

Perhaps you could amuse yourselves by suggesting some "Today's Lyric's" for her? After all, running your own blog and toying with someone else's template (steady, lads) is more than enough for a recently-graduated student to cope with, in this heat.

last post update

My god, that was eerie.

Not since the first anniversary of 9/11 have I experienced such a profound silence from thousands of people lining the City's streets.

Solidarity.