Mood: Rested but tired. Is that possible?
Music: Miuzi Weighs A Ton, Public Enemy.
Game: None.
Book: Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley
Watching: Nothing.
Weather: Cloudy, cool.
Observations, Day 6
- I love it when a project comes together. It's a good thing I'm on the ground here.
- You never know what's going on in another country. It just doesn't happen. You may THINK you know. You don't. This is especially true when it comes to business.
- Seattle has no decent food. Being in London reminds me of that.
- My memory continues to come back to me. Camden Town, indeed. My lunchtime Chinese place isn't there any more. It's now a Japanese place. Oh well.
- I don't know if I have time, but I might catch a movie.
- Going out to dinner tonight with friends. Haven't seen some of them for six years. Maybe they'll have a job for me. Not that I'm looking....
- Port 7000!
- I still need to pick up presents. Probably do that tomorrow morning.
- "Brilliant!" "Nice one!" I love those expressions. You walk through an office and hear people saying them...and meaning it.
- I still don't eat breakfast. But I do like me some lunch.
- Leaving tomorrow early evening. Already decided to take the Heathrow Express from Paddington. Don't feel like spending another $120 on a cab ride. It'll be $30...which is better.
- Still need to pack...should do that tonight.
I've thoroughly enjoyed the running updates. I've never lived in London but I visited it in 2005 and loved it a great deal. The nature of the people and the communication style you mention felt very natural to me. Many times I questioned why, in the US, we use some of the words and phrases we do.
I don't think I could get the wife to move to London but I think rural England is possible.
And it was super expensive in 2005 ... and the dollar has only gotten weaker since that time.
Have a safe trip back to Seattle (home?).
Posted by: Firethorn at February 23, 2007 02:05 PM