Outside my hotel window, the hum of the pub is starting to grow. Must be a saturday evening in London!
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Archive for May, 2008
What to plug where?
Posted in May 31st, 2008 09:24am MST
I'm not the only one who was exhausted and needed a nap; my electronic toys were, too. Looks like all those wacky plug adapters i picked up at fred meyer ten minutes before they closed thursday night are going to pay off.
Saturday afternoon
Posted in May 31st, 2008 05:14am MST
A nicely-appointed purgatory
Posted in May 31st, 2008 04:15am MST
I'm stretched out in a corner booth in the hotel bar - a little too early for my room to be ready, so i'm waiting downstairs. The neighborhood is bustling with people, sights, experiences and photo ops, but i'm too exhausted to feel adventerous right now. I've been daydreaming - and nearly night-dreaming, as i struggle to stay awake - about a nap on that plush hotel bed since 11 stops ago on the Piccadilly line and four blocks ago of carrying my suitcase through crowded streets, and i'm not going to be swayed from my goal by streetside tshirt vendors and afternoon bar specials. For now i'll drink my gin and lemonade - they don't have sprite, but it's actually quite good with their lemon soda water - and wait for my BLT and then, in an hour or so, the sweet release of peaceful slumber, be it ever so brief.
Boarding in a few minutes
Posted in May 30th, 2008 04:15pm MST
…then i plan on falling asleep soon after. When i wake up, i'll be in London. Pretty unreal.
All signs are positive
Posted in May 28th, 2008 01:44pm MST
The fortune cookie in my chinese food at lunch predicts I'll have a great time in London. Not that it'll be a vacation, but there’s a couple days in there that are vacation-y, and any break from real life is a vacation at this point, even if I'll be at work most of the time.
Late 60’s Pontiac
Posted in May 27th, 2008 09:42am MST
with a memorable plate. The car was in ok shape - the plate is probably worth more.
Crossing eastern WA
Posted in May 26th, 2008 03:18pm MST
Stopping to refuel
Posted in May 26th, 2008 12:20pm MST
Last stop before the freeway, headed back to Seattle after a great, relaxing and all-too-short weekend at home with Mom, Dad and our extended family. In a world full of broken homes and nations at war we're really very lucky to have weekends like this at all.
Bonfire after a long day’s ride
Posted in May 25th, 2008 07:07pm MST
We lucked out with a great day to ride the mountain trails, and then came home and feasted very well. Afterwards, we retired to the bonfire.
