Live you life with a compassion you can be proud of, and let your last breath fade away with dignity and love

Last night I moseyed on home to find some rather interesting construction work had occurred in our entrance stairwell (our flat is one big Esher-esque series of steps). Then, as in the slow penny of Monday morning, I started to realise that it may not have been as constructive as I thought and may actually have been deconstructive. Ah yes, we had been burgled. Robbed! I have inserted a picture of a cat-burglar (thanks google – our love will never die) though evidence points more towards it being some sort of hippopotamus-burglar. The door is really rooted.



I was home alone for a couple of hours and had some errands to run, so it seemed a rather nonchalant affair for a while, “Oh yes, I see the burglars have dropped by…” type thing. Housemates were in a bit more of a flap when they got home, and then it was the landlord, the locksmiths and the discussions about steel frames and “London bar” locks.

Long and short – I didn’t loose a thing. The iPod was hiding under a big pile of books (without headphones I have been reading more) and Choco’s camera was under a (very) bizarre hat that my mother sent early for my birthday. Thanks Mum! Housemates were not quite so lucky, with one of them loosing a laptop (she is devastated).

Thankfully, also, I am not in any way to blame. It would have been awful if they had come in through a window or a door I had left unlocked. But no, this seems to be burglary of the good old honest bash-the-door-down-and-grab-stuff variety.

Ahhhh Brixton.

Off topic:

My head is doing funny things without regular music listening. It throws lyrics and songs at me randomly in the middle of the night, on waking, on the tube. I woke this morning with Mirah's While we have the sun in my head. Thought I would share cause it is pretty.


While We Have The Sun
by Mirah

Let's take the time to walk together while we have the sun
You never know when temperamental weather's gonna come
And if you want to face the death you're never that far from
Just take a breath and sing to it when all the day is done

So sorry about all the sorrow in your life you'll know
It's true that all the ones you love will someday have to go
And everytime you say goodbye you'll hear the trumpets blow
A serenade to the soul, all surrounded by the glow

If you feel all broken 'cause i left you there too soon
Just know that it's not up to you to make the flowers wilt or bloom
And if you think you're lonely then just listen for the tune
Of all the stars i left for you in the chest of the moon

If you want to shake whatever separates you from
The holiness you want to make your life on earth become
Live your life with a compassion you can be proud of
Then let your last breath fade away with dignity and love

Let's take the time to walk together while we have the sun
You never know when temperamental weather's gonna come
And if you want to face the death you're never that far from
Just take a breath and sing to it when all the day is done