  Today I was perusing the kitchen department at Selfridges and I was very dissapointed by it. I found that it stocked only style and none of the utensils were practical. I've also managed to take advantagee of looking at the bed linin, and I can't find any decent dressing gowns. I walked into D&G on Bond Street, and who should I see in the female clothing department? Victoria Beckham, she was the first Star I have ever spotted. So i'm thrilled about that. I also stopped off at Tiffany&Co and I feel in love with their mens fragrance, it was to die for.
Shame it was &pound;50. Ah well. I have found heaven in the form of Aspery. It's interior design is to go gaga over, and it even has that wonderful parisian caged lift that I absolutely adored. Enjoyed an absolutely stunning Lentil soup at Patisserie Valerie Soho, amazing value as well. Carm&eacute;n was a particularly brilliant performance, with very strong orchestrations. The Soprano (Carm&eacute;n) was very strong vocally, but an abismal actress. The Baritone (Jos&eacute;) was terribly miscast and I had no feeling of depth from him. The ENO ensemble were particuarly strong and gave a sensational performance. The ENO improvements were for the better, with great additions and a stunning roof top terrace, which was closed due to the rain. The performance had 3 (2 offically recognised, 1 unoffical) intervals to allow for the scene changes.
The set design was really uninspired, with the scene changes taking far too long. I felt that squeezing three intervals out of a 3:15 performance was a bit too much. The audience became restless during the third Interval, with people trying to leave [even though the house lights weren't on at full strength]. I'm sleepy now, So I'm going go to bed now. Current Music : Guys And Dolls - Entr'Acte/Take Back Your Mink 
