My new London photo blog!

Hi guys! Have a look at my new London photo blog: http://randomlondonview.blogspot.co.uk/ I've been collecting my own Instagram photos for the last eight months and I wasn't sure what I was planning to do with them. I realised that a blog would be the simplest way of getting them 'out there' - because most people will only see one or two of them on Facebook and never see the collection. I really hope you enjoy it! Rudolph

An experimental video I made while walking through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel

I was fascinated by this tunnel underneath the Thames between Greenwich at the Cutty Sark and the Isle of Dogs near Canary Wharf. Initially built to allow dock workers to cross the Thames effectively in the 1800's, it was bombed in the second world war and damaged. You can see where the the temporary repairs were made at around 5:00 in the video.

I have plans to turn this footage into one of my experiments and use it as the video backing to some of Herman's music in the near future. But keep an eye on this blog. And sorry for the noise :) That is part of the charm.

Rough cut walking through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel

I later went back with my mother for another try and ended up with a great shot:

No cycling here - and the cyclist

Ironic is the clear signs prohibiting cycling, but everyone is still doing it regardless.

Tingvall Trio - first performance in London!

Herman and I were privileged to be invited to the very first performance of the Tingvall Trio in the UK. The percussionist is Jürgen Spiegel, a friend of Herman's. We really enjoyed this and we will certainly do this again!

PS: Recording was allowed in the restaurant, but please send me a mail if you want me to remove this from Youtube.

Interesting insight about depression and sleep

Yesterday I felt terrible again. I had the most incredible resistance against doing work I really should be doing. I wondered how on earth am I going to be sustaining myself if I continue this way. I went for loads of walks yesterday and had a late afternoon nap. I slept like there was no tomorrow. Herman came home and we went for another walk. I thought about what I was feeling and tried to explain it to him. I said I was not depressed, but tired. A sort of depressed-tiredness. Then I remembered that I had the same feeling a while ago and that I didn't sleep well the previous two nights. I decided to stop torturing myself and went to bed and took one of my precious few Dormonocts. I had an amazing night and didn't wake up until just before seven this morning. Today, I suddenly started to spontaneously work on the document that has been causing me so much pain lately. I've now added 10 pages to it and I am not even remotely done!

So what is the lesson? If you feel that way, watch your sleep. It is hard to distinguish between a lack of sleep and a feeling uninspired, demotivated and depressed.