Nori's blog----Novels, Poems, Essays, from Japan

Animal Magic Tricks? From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (15 hours old)

I have tended to look upon the shuttering of local shops with quite innocent eyes. I notice when a shop has its shutters down for more than a few days, and wonder if there is a family illness, or a ho… more

Rumpy I From technomist in Armchair Revolutionaries (19 hours old)

I see we have a new Holy Roman Emperor. Apparently he is from Belgium. I have no idea whether he speaks French or Flemish, or more importantly, takes mayonaise or ketchup with his chips, but we are to… more

Redbridge Takes on Newham, (Waltham Forest does nothing yet) From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (20 hours old)

On a drizzly day like today we either have no planes overhead or hundreds, as they seem to fly over the clouds to where they are going or come down to the bottom of them to sneek a peak. As it happens… more

Meep From technomist in Armchair Revolutionaries (1 day old)

Here's a story from the States. Danvers High School in Massachusetts has banned students from saying the word "meep." Officials say students use the word, to disrupt school. http://www.salemne… more

William Morris Multicultural Day Care Centre From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (1 day old)

On the opposite corner from Millenium Food and Wine at the junction of Melville Road and Erskine Road there is a slightly shabby building which houses the William Morris Multicultural Day Care Centre.… more

CD Kar Electrics From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (1 day old)

CD Kar Electrics is one of those small car-related businesses whose presence in otherwise mainly residential streets really only seems to make sense when you see that they are living in one of those t… more

Millennium Food and Wine From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (2 days old)

Anyone remember The Millennium? I don't. I didn't go to any memorable effort for it at all. It may have been the champagne, but I do not recall a trip down to some corruptly built shed in docklands fo… more

Emmanuel Christian Centre From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (2 days old)

At the corner of Erskine Road and Cottenham Road stands a large building with an air of use and vigour about it, called the Emmanuel Christian Centre. It is officially 102-106 Erskine Road. The gr… more

Somaliland closed down From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (2 days old)

Those local readers of this blog who are without the astonishing levels of computing power and other technologies available to Technomist may find the need to use the services of internet cafes. There… more

Erskine Road From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (2 days old)

Where Erskine Road and the High Street meet, the High Street presents this road with the frontages of GSM Mobile, Sedoo Creations, the still schizophrenic Kemer Resturant, (with a sign saying Bunter's… more

Gigantor From technomist in Late-night Bohemians (3 days old)

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Cool information about global warming From technomist in Pebbles and nature (3 days old)

Link to some interesting global warming data. No doubt someone will disagree with it. Apparently we are cooler now than we were 10 years ago (when El Nino caused a temperature spike). But the tren… more

Mile Davis - Spanish Key From technomist in Diverse sounds (3 days old)

From Bitches Brew … more

How are we doing? From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (3 days old)

As the crappy decorations twinkle in the same old way in the High Street, and on the shrunken market traders gear up for Christmas, it is worth noting that although Wilkinson's is about to open, the r… more

St James's Street Station From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (3 days old)

There have been a few minutes of airtime given to the unsurprising news today that there are a number of shabby stations in England which are in need of improvement. Allegedly the worst is in Manchest… more

Baroness Buscombe Considers Sticking Her Unelected Nose Into the Internet From technomist in Armchair Revolutionaries (4 days old)

The Independent has it that Baroness Buscombe, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, wants to examine the possibility that the PCC's role should be extended to cover the blogosphere. "Some o… more

Hit and Run Cyclist From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (4 days old)

It was a just over of year ago, (though it seems much fresher in my memory than that), that I had the pleasure of looking at an exhibition of the works of a well-known and much-admired local artist, V… more

Bootleg Blondie From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (7 days old)

I like live music, particularly by people who are performing their own material. I don't therefore usually like "Tribute" acts, which is one reason you will not find me in The Standard that much, even… more

Sun Kil Moon - Carry me, Ohio From technomist in Diverse sounds (8 days old)

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Big Chiv in Walthamstow From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (8 days old)

I have a cat called Totty. That is not a comment on her sexual proclivities, or indeed mine, but a genuflection in the direction of the football club in whose shadow she was found abandonned. Tott… more

Grayson Perry on Grayson Perry's Art From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (8 days old)

An excellent piece has been put up on You Tube by ArtNewspaperTV. It is captioned thus: Speaking at his current show at the Victoria Miro Gallery in London, Grayson Perry discusses his Walthamstow … more

Robert Auton - Gandalf From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (8 days old)

A timely poem about a tortoise … more

Neil Gerrard Refuses to Speak on Platform with Jobbik From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (8 days old)

The Jewish Chronical calls it a pro-Hamas Rally. The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) calls it a conference on the 16th of December 2009 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief… more

Ascham Homes - Council Acts to Remove Boss From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (9 days old)

The head of Ascham Homes is finally 'stepping down', a polite formulation for being fired for not being up to the job. Attempts in the past few months, no doubt following PR advice at public expense, … more

Let them eat Gü From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (9 days old)

People may be surprised to know that here are quite a few French people living in the Walthamstow area. I am not sure how many. They don't generally count in official circles such as the council, main… more

Someone called Foster has his picture taken in Walthamstow From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 days old)

Some of the poor children at Mission Grove School have recently been pestered by Mike Foster, an unremarkable politician currently taking on the guise of International Development Minister and in need… more

Playing Rapunzel at the Plough From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 days old)

Playing Rapunzel comprise Mich Sampson and Marilisa Valtazanou. They will be playing at the Plough in Walthamstow at 8.00pm on Friday 13th November at a gig described as an Evening of Spooky Songs. (£… more

Repatriation From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 days old)

Repatriation of Nicholas Webster-Smith, Darren Chant, Phillip Scott, James Major, Matthew Telford, and Steven Boote at Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. … more

The Essex Police Tortoise Task Force From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 days old)

In dramatic and no doubt exciting scenes of pro-active policing and daring-do not witnessed in this part of the world since, well, since as long as anyone can remember, the police in Essex mustered a … more

Donizeti, Haydn, Shostakovich and Sibelius From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 days old)

Donizetti, Haydn, Shostakovitch and Sibelius are on offer for a tenner to those members of the public who do not qualify for a 'concession' on Thursday the 26 November 2009 at St Mary's Church. The do… more