It's really freaking hot in London today. Like 26 degrees, or so Accuweather tells me. The concrete and tarmac makes it feel hotter. It's not that humid, which is a blessing, but the complete lack of aircon ANYWHERE is a problem. The bus was like a sauna. I thoroughly enjoyed the frigid lecture theatre we were in today. So amazingly cold ( Read more... )

Today was unofficial "Cook like you're in Japan Day". Or at least it was in my head. So I attempted two of my favourite things - tamagoyaki and oyakodon. I freaking love oyakodon. And that was just as well, because the tamagoyaki was an abject failure. I do not possess the knack of flipping the roll over. But the oyakodon. OMG. おいしいそう！ And it didn' ( Read more... )

This kid has more talent in his toe that Justin Bieber has in his entire body. I sense amazing music in his future. Hell, I'd buy his CD. The first two are entirely composed and the lyrics written by this amazing kid. Last one is his arrangement of Gaga's Paparazzi

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Unlike my last post, I am in a FABULOUS mood today. I blame PMS for my emoness on the weekend.

Another explanation for my wonderfulness is that fact that I have been party posting on ontd_startrek since Monday evening. The post maxed out last night, and now I feel hungover. However, it has served to remind me that I actually function better on less sleep. ( Read more... )

I've been in London 2 months now, working my ass off with not a whole lot of reward. Certainly not a whole lot of money. I get my next installment of bursary in 2 weeks. I have about, ooh 14 pounds left on my overdraft? I have 2 assignments due soon. I have a maths exam to study for. A biology exam to take (ok, that one is pretty much already ( Read more... )

I had a fucked up thought the other day: walking to ASDA, land of cheap food, I tripped over a pothole. They're everywhere in London. Footpaths are about as smooth as the Himalayas. Anyway, I tripped and nearly went over on my ankle, as you do. The completely random thought "Well, a broken ankle would have livened up my afternoon." went through my ( Read more... )

I've done so little work this week. I'm just not feeling it. This is bad because deadlines march ever closer. I will get my mojo back. Just not today.

I blame the Wincester boys for eating my brain. Hell yeah, Supernatural.

My weekend rocked. Like full on rocked. Met my sister at the station at some godawful time in the morning, and then we cruised roung London all day, taking in such vital elements as the old-fashioned London bus (once you ridden one, you know why they were taken out of service), Trafalgar Square, the British Musuem, Japan Centre and Horse Guards ( Read more... )

Mostly just because it's Friday and I don't have to be in uni until next Tuesday, and because my sister's visiting and we're getting drunk and going to see Avatar at the IMAX at some ridiculous hour - it starts at quarter to midnight. STARTS. A three-hour 3D extravaganza. Starts just before midnight. Screw New York. London is the city that never ( Read more... )

...and joined the JET alumni association. The London chapter is one of the most active in the world, and provided it isn't full of douchebags and tools (which is a distinct possibility), it should be good for making London friends outside of university. One of the events they are participating in though, is the Sumo Fun Run. I went to the website ( Read more... )