Shiny morning
Gorgeous morning - was rather irritated that for logistical reasons to do with parent-visiting tonight I had to take the tube in so didn't get to cycle. The view out of my window today is superb - the Eye in particular is catching the sun on all its little cars & sparkling rather in the manner of a *really big* diamond ring. Mornings like this I am particularly fond of London; though bizarrely I was also feeling pretty fond of it yesterday whilst cycling home in the rain. It was a good run, though, despite the rain - no wind, & just the right temperature for pleasant cycling.
'Particularly fond of' doesn't cut it, to be fair. I adore London, & always have. I grew up here (albeit out in the suburbs), & I always knew during my 5 years in Oxford that I'd be coming back. It's beautiful even when it's grey and rainy, and more so when the sun shines; it's covered in parks, and sudden glorious bits of architecture that you come across unexpectedly; and even the grotty bits have interest once you start paying attention. It's busy, and interesting, and even though I'd like to try living elsewhere (overseas for a bit), I can't imagine ever wanting my *home* to be anywhere else. Wonderful city.
In other news, I have acquired an SD card for my Treo so that it can be an MP3 player. Unfortunately, it seems that putting stuff onto a 512MB card via the hotsync takes *much longer* than putting stuff onto a 32MB card (either that or it's something to do with the card itself, I suppose). As in, 8 hrs for 22 songs. Halfway through last night I cracked & bought an SD reader for the Mac (only 16quid, mind) to enable me to do this faster. I am a Bad Juliet & must put the credit card away for the rest of the month now.
Which reminds me: does anyone have the Levellers' cover of 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' on MP3?
'Particularly fond of' doesn't cut it, to be fair. I adore London, & always have. I grew up here (albeit out in the suburbs), & I always knew during my 5 years in Oxford that I'd be coming back. It's beautiful even when it's grey and rainy, and more so when the sun shines; it's covered in parks, and sudden glorious bits of architecture that you come across unexpectedly; and even the grotty bits have interest once you start paying attention. It's busy, and interesting, and even though I'd like to try living elsewhere (overseas for a bit), I can't imagine ever wanting my *home* to be anywhere else. Wonderful city.
In other news, I have acquired an SD card for my Treo so that it can be an MP3 player. Unfortunately, it seems that putting stuff onto a 512MB card via the hotsync takes *much longer* than putting stuff onto a 32MB card (either that or it's something to do with the card itself, I suppose). As in, 8 hrs for 22 songs. Halfway through last night I cracked & bought an SD reader for the Mac (only 16quid, mind) to enable me to do this faster. I am a Bad Juliet & must put the credit card away for the rest of the month now.
Which reminds me: does anyone have the Levellers' cover of 'Devil Went Down To Georgia' on MP3?