Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Of Saturday and Sunday

I have really mixed feelings about this weekend- some pieces, which have really positive charges, and some, which do not offer any connotations at all. I must start my explanation from the beginning, at the point when I arrived in London at about 11 AM in the morning. The stroll I took there, mainly walking in the center (in the triangle of Oxford, Westminster and Covent Garden), was like having a stroll in a big shopping mall with all the Gap's, Zara's, Esprit's, Adidas' Starbuck's, Caffe Nero's and McDonald's being pushed onto you... I do not want to say it is bad; I just have a feeling that in some points, especially in the central London, it is just too much. It starts to distort the overall picture and thus doesn't let the underlying message come through. Ok, fair enough, but what I really find interesting to ponder about is the fact that is it always being like that? I do not have the reference period in my back pocket, because of historic reasons, but can anybody answer me? Is it a cumulative effect, or like a straight line for the past three centuries starting probably with the industrial revolution in the end of the 17 hundreds...

Saturday evening at Oliver's and Veiko's place was real fun. Interesting people that I met there- all with different backgrounds and different visions, provided me with excellent food for thought (in many ways). And one of the poshest (at least that is what they told me) nightclubs in London- Kensington Roof Gardens- was also an interesting experience. The fact that it was extra expensive is not a point here- one has to be and try everything at least for the sake of it. What is much more interesting is the people you see in these places; their way of living and stuff like that. And my conclusions: hmm, the games are roughly the same (maybe a bit more "educated"), but actually it really doesn't matter. It's just the level of the game is played that separates them.

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