This is kind of cool. I decided that it's high time I read some of John Le Carré's books. I've been meaing too for several years, since the film of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" came out a few years back. I started with "Call for the Dead" and then "A Murder of Quality" and now I'm reading through "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold ( Read more... )

I'm deep in go-live, scoping, and working on my next project and having to pack up my apartment. Having to pack up my apartment is the big thing, really. That's what tells me that I'm moving back to New York, that I'm leaving London.

I've been living London since the first of February and living in Elektron Tower since the 1st of March. I'm going ( Read more... )

OK, not horror. Not even close to horrible, but I couldn't resist the title. Kate Bush's "Before the Dawn" was possibly the the best concert/production I've ever seen.

Adj. and I got to the Hammersmith Apollo a little after 17:30 (for a 19:45 show where they don't open the doors until 18:00). We were meeting someone she knows loosely and his ( Read more... )

Heads up to London-area friends who are older than 28. The Coffin Dodger's Disco, which was loads of fun (and, yes, they DO check ID to make sure you're old enough ( Read more... )

The pictures and video don't do the experience justice, really.
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I'm actually really enjoying watching World Cup here. I mean, I watch World Cup when it's on but generally am indifferent to sports in general. But being here in England means that there's a lot of excitement around it. It's very different than big sporting events in the US. It's everywhere here and for the most part, people want to watch the ( Read more... )

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