Saturday, 28 July 2012

The Olympics have begun

Day one of the Olympics. Finsbury park, midday. Fairly busy already. Everyone looks miserable. Didn't they see the ceremony last night?? One woman is standing, she is wearing denim shorts that aren't quite long enough to cover her bum. She has however bothered to put shoes on, which is a wise precaution for tube travel.
Highbury and Islington: Very busy now, which makes sense as its one of the connections to Stratford, where they olympic stadium is located. A really horrible smell has boarded. Down the carriage a woman is holding a can of juice of some sort. It's almost like she is trying to drink it , but at the same time she actually looks like she is going to be sick into it, she is holding the can very close to her mouth. She doesn't look well at all.
Kings cross: Tube is now full. Boris Johnson has just made an announcement about checking before you travel, this advice is coming a bit late, we are indeed mid travel at this point, amusing all the same. A small man is wedged in the doorway, I've never seen someone look so frightened! I think he is enjoying the experience though. He is the right height for it, fits nicely under the curvature of the door.  A concerned looking lady is shouting/nagging at her husband. I assume it's a husband, women don't seem to treat anyone else in this way.  It seems that she can't follow where they are on the tube map and is somehow taking it out on him.  He probably doesn't know where they are either, but is keeping a calm face whilst completely ignoring her.

 
Oh my god, someone is reading the metro, on a Saturday!? London may be a large and busy city but it's incredibly predictable. People wear suits and read metros on weekdays only. Perhaps it's yesterdays. Maybe the tube cleaner was at the opening ceremony? 
Euston: A man is standing in the middle of the carriage. He isn't holding on. Such a daredevil.  He is looking around out of curiosity, trying to maintain balance without holding on, he just smiled at me... Why did he do that? Actually I think I smiled at him. I think we have engaged in some flirtatious glances without me knowing.  I do struggle to hide my facial expressions, and the smiling is more me still amused at the small man wedged in the doorway, he is however rather attractive - the balancing man not the doorway one. Maybe he knows I'm writing about him, which actually is a little weird when you think about it. 
Warren Street: Another man sits listening to music. He is making faces and obviously hasn't realised everyone is watching. Sticking his tongue out, screwing up his eyes, making different facial expressions, watching himself in the reflection of the window. He has unusual dimensions. Quite a large hair style, but then a tiny little head and quite a long and thin body.  He looks like an upside down mop, actually he'd probably get a part in the that scene from the sorcerers apprentice as one of the brooms, if he wanted it that is.


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