Look, I like TimeOut London.
I don’t get the tube to work, so every Tuesday I even enlist the help of my colleague to grab it for me and drop it off on my desk. Then at lunch time, as I did today, I’ll have a little flick through and see what’s happening in the big city.
True, most of the inspiration for my East London Buzzwords Checklist for Journalists came from their pages, but overuse of the word “trendy” aside, who can complain? It’s free. It’s got more information about lovely ol’ London than this blog will ever have, and for that we must be thankful.
But blummin’ eck. They don’t half make it hard sometimes.
Oh, TimeOut. We both love this city, but when I read sentences like that, sometimes I’m just not sure we have that much in common.
Seen anything ridiculous lately?
Yeah, try something new like a pint of beer.
Make mine a Sam Smith’s.
Wow! An £11 drink? What the heck? Then again, I discovered that vodka, lime and lemonade tastes just as good without the vodka in (better in fact) and at no more than £1 a drink, I can afford to try a few!
And if you squint hard enough, you can even replicate the feeling of beer goggles. A sure-fire win.
Okay, I still want to try the Experimental Cocktail Bar, but perhaps I should be packing a flask before entry???
I don’t want to advocate the sneaking of alcohol into bars…but YES. YES YOU SHOULD.