Things you can do at carnival time at the window in a house just off Portobello road

Watch people in the street eat and wonder when they’ll be as fat as that woman in yellow
Analyse the long term potential of couples from their body language / walking style / language
Count mixed race couples (just a personal hobby)
Learn mid-carnival sleep inducing techniques from canny mommies and obliging babies
Watch out for big bubbles attempting to enter your 3rd floor window
Curse at people throwing half eaten chicken away
Curse at people throwing half eaten chicken at your doorstep
Have little raptures about the picturesque-ness of the shop-fronts opposite
Watch the threesome in the 2nd floor window across the road perform weird callisthenics and have bets about whether they’re dancing, massaging, or y’know…
Alternate between hating and loving the constant smell of cooking meat
Think about cleaning up but put it off until later
Feel sorry for the homeowners and worried about their electricity bill due to the 2 timer operated lights that haven’t automatically switched off since last thursday
Build beer brand popularity statistics
Feel sorry for the police
Feel very smug to be in the thick of it and yet above it all
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