What are the odds?
10 January 2004 16:03![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandragoraJust in case you didn't know, London is a big city. Actually, it's not. It's a very big city.
Today I went shopping in the West End, having decided not to Do The Sales earlier in 2004. They were so busy this year that everything pretty much sold out in a few days. Today by contrast was quite slow for a Saturday. My kind of shopping experience.
So, I got the two birthday presents I went for. And a pair of trousers, two tops and a pair of boots. The latter are gorgeous, pointed-toe black suede ankle boots with silver grey embroidery on the toes and up the side. And actually they were in the sale, half price no less. Which had the effect of making them expensive as opposed to horrendously expensive.
And then it was time to set off to 'Forbidden Planet' (can't go shopping in the West End without going to FP). So, I'm wandering down Charing Cross Road when suddenly I'm engulfed in a hug and a cry of, "Happy New Year!" It was![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stageira who was just on her way to Borders, having just been to Forbidden Planet.
I've lived in London for many years and have never before bumped into anyone I know whilst shopping in the West End (Ikea on the North Circ near Wembley is another matter). Even more coincidentally, I'd hoped to meet up witholympia, as we were both planning on shopping in London today, but, alas, she couldn't make it. I met Stagie through Olympia. Small, small world.
So, as it was lunchtime Stagie and I sloped off to Wagamamas for a bite to eat and chat. Then it was back to the shopping. I bought books, but rationed myself to four. Restrained by my normal standards.
Today I went shopping in the West End, having decided not to Do The Sales earlier in 2004. They were so busy this year that everything pretty much sold out in a few days. Today by contrast was quite slow for a Saturday. My kind of shopping experience.
So, I got the two birthday presents I went for. And a pair of trousers, two tops and a pair of boots. The latter are gorgeous, pointed-toe black suede ankle boots with silver grey embroidery on the toes and up the side. And actually they were in the sale, half price no less. Which had the effect of making them expensive as opposed to horrendously expensive.
And then it was time to set off to 'Forbidden Planet' (can't go shopping in the West End without going to FP). So, I'm wandering down Charing Cross Road when suddenly I'm engulfed in a hug and a cry of, "Happy New Year!" It was
stageira who was just on her way to Borders, having just been to Forbidden Planet.I've lived in London for many years and have never before bumped into anyone I know whilst shopping in the West End (Ikea on the North Circ near Wembley is another matter). Even more coincidentally, I'd hoped to meet up with
olympia, as we were both planning on shopping in London today, but, alas, she couldn't make it. I met Stagie through Olympia. Small, small world.So, as it was lunchtime Stagie and I sloped off to Wagamamas for a bite to eat and chat. Then it was back to the shopping. I bought books, but rationed myself to four. Restrained by my normal standards.
