Arts and culture - so much to do, so little time

I've been in London for 8 years, and before that was working and travelling for 2 years. So am well aware it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking "oh yeah, that looks good I'll get round to that eventually, I'm here for a while" only to realise I hadn't got round to it, and was about to leave town! Leaving town is a pretty good incentive, not that I'm planning to leave town, I should add, but how do you make sure you get around to everything that London has to offer in terms of arts and culture?

Here's how I narrow things down:

Is it free?

I don't have a lot of spare cash, so this is normally a good place to start. If it isn't free, shall I really make the effort and spend cash to go see something that I really want to see: Almodovar - All about my mother at the Old Vic. So glad I did, it was fantastic! And the Old Vic's got special offers for prices for under 25's at the moment (not that I can take advantage of this) check it out: http://www.oldvictheatre.com/index.php

Will I really regret it if I don't go?

yes I could lounge on my sofa watching re-runs of Sex and the City, but I can do that anytime, and I studied art for 6 years and it makes me feel good to go and do stuff. So when there's a showing of an artist I like I really must make a plan to go: Banksy v Warhol at the Hospital - I'm not a massive fan of Banksy, but I do like what he does. But I have always loved Warhol, used to do Screenprinting and also love the Velvet Underground, and couldn't pass up the chance to see his work in the flesh (so to speak) and smell the ink! Exhibitions are obviously a bit diverse, look at what's on at the moment: http://london.thehospitalclub.com/exhibition_intro.html

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this is my first attempt at a blog, and my first mission is to keep it going! Having been given diaries year on year for presents I normally managed everyday for a month and then gave up. So heres hoping that I'm going to be doing enough culture and arts to keep it going. Although I should point out that you need a better incentive to get out there and do things than just keeping a blog!