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Three new albums
Three new albums are up on Facebook (not on Picasa yet):
Dublin: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2065675&l=11a6d&id=9805968
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High five, America.
For the first time since I can remember, I am so proud to be an American. I am proud to have cast my ballot for Barack Obama, I am proud that so many others chose to do the same, and I am proud that I will be present for the next four years ( Read more... ) -
I didn't even have a pint of Guinness.
I visited my friend Emily in Dublin yesterday. I had a great time, although I was underwhelmed by the city itself, mostly because of how similar it is to London. There are areas, though, that feel like Boston, and there were leaves on the ground that made me miss home.
I found that Irish people are much friendlier than Londoners in general - or at ( Read more... ) -
Things that maybe you should know if you're planning on visiting London.
Quick tips for any American spending time in London ( Read more... ) -
London 9/22 - 10/11
I’ve fallen behind on my posting, which is the fault of the hellish cold that’s been traveling around the flat. I’m also just plain lazy. But I digress.
There have been three albums since I last posted:
9/22: Regent’s Park & The London Zoo
10/7: The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and some lucky shots from the train
10/10-11: Around the South ( Read more... ) -
The funniest performance of Hamlet I've ever seen, and also the most moving.
I cannot even begin to describe how amazing the theater experience I just had was.
A troupe called The Factory has been performing Hamlet for a little over a year. There are several interesting and unusual facts about their productions:- They never play the same venue twice. Sometimes they play theaters (often on the sets of whatever plays are in ( Read more... )
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London 9/12
Changing over from Merry Wives to Timon of Athens. This is the most elaborate turnaround I have ever witnessed. These pictures were taken over the course of the two hours that we watched (we had to leave a little early). The set for Timon of Athens consists of a huge net above the stage and the yard on which aerialists crawl around, so it has to be ( Read more... )
