Thursday, 28 June 2007
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
this is my new idea
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I think that I can do it if I start training now. I only want to do the half, not the full. I might convince Jed to do it w. me, but he'll probably only have to start training in early September.
Also, I went to Wimbledon yesterday! It was so much fun and very inspiring. I'll post more about it later. I don't have Internet at home (yet) so I haven't been able to post much recently.
I think that I can do it if I start training now. I only want to do the half, not the full. I might convince Jed to do it w. me, but he'll probably only have to start training in early September.
Also, I went to Wimbledon yesterday! It was so much fun and very inspiring. I'll post more about it later. I don't have Internet at home (yet) so I haven't been able to post much recently.
Friday, 15 June 2007
Merlefest Live
I didn't get to go to Merlefest this year. I've actually never been to Merlefest, but I really want to go sometime. Anyway, I just realised that I can listen to the shows online!
Here's the link. Enjoy the great Tunes--check out the Infamous Stringdusters and Uncle Earl. I would say to check out Crooked Still, but I'm tired of them right now. I have yet to listen to the New Generation SuperJam, but I will tonight. I can't turn up the volume loud enough on my work computer to hear it in its full glory.
PS-skf, the book is called the Girls! I wish that I could let you borrow it!
Here's the link. Enjoy the great Tunes--check out the Infamous Stringdusters and Uncle Earl. I would say to check out Crooked Still, but I'm tired of them right now. I have yet to listen to the New Generation SuperJam, but I will tonight. I can't turn up the volume loud enough on my work computer to hear it in its full glory.
PS-skf, the book is called the Girls! I wish that I could let you borrow it!
Thursday, 14 June 2007
a home!
Jed and I decided to rent the house on Selwyn Road. I'm moving in on Monday and Jed's moving in on December 30th. I feel like the only thing that I post about on this blog is where I'm living/not living. I'll post some pictures of it once I've moved in.
Commuting is going fine. I cycle to the rail station, 30 min. Wait for train, 10 min. It's always packed and you have to assert yourself in order to get a seat. The train ride is 1 hr. Then I take the Tube three stops and walk about 10 minutes to my office. Usually every trip something goes not exactly to plan. Example: I'm on the train and then an announcement comes on and says that we'll be delayed b/c a car has run into a bridge that we have to cross and engineers have to check it before we pass. Or--Baker Street is closed due to fire so I have to get off at Great Portland Street and take a bus. Or--it's raining like mad, not English rain, America rain, and I have to push my bike rather than cycle. (I'm still getting used to cycling).
Last week I read a novel that was written as an autobiography from 2 conjoined twins. Jed though that I was a little sick for reading a book like that, but I actually really enjoyed it. They had a great bond as sisters and completely took care of the other one. I know that it is really sad for people to live conjoined. I'll have to read some of the books that people suggested to me.
Commuting is going fine. I cycle to the rail station, 30 min. Wait for train, 10 min. It's always packed and you have to assert yourself in order to get a seat. The train ride is 1 hr. Then I take the Tube three stops and walk about 10 minutes to my office. Usually every trip something goes not exactly to plan. Example: I'm on the train and then an announcement comes on and says that we'll be delayed b/c a car has run into a bridge that we have to cross and engineers have to check it before we pass. Or--Baker Street is closed due to fire so I have to get off at Great Portland Street and take a bus. Or--it's raining like mad, not English rain, America rain, and I have to push my bike rather than cycle. (I'm still getting used to cycling).
Last week I read a novel that was written as an autobiography from 2 conjoined twins. Jed though that I was a little sick for reading a book like that, but I actually really enjoyed it. They had a great bond as sisters and completely took care of the other one. I know that it is really sad for people to live conjoined. I'll have to read some of the books that people suggested to me.
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Americans are so funny
I went out to the big Sainsburys to get some light bulbs and on my way home I passed The American School in London. I knew that the American School was right around the corner, but I had never actually seen it. I felt that it was my duty as an American to see if before I left London. Anyway, the first thing that I heard when I walked by in a very American accent was "oh yeah, she was like...". The next phrase I heard was "like, yeah". I just laughed.
Tonight is my last night in this cute little flat. I'm going to miss London. There's so much that I haven't done here! Ah. I feel like the England chapter of my life is closing. It's not closing at all. It's just going to be different.
Tonight is my last night in this cute little flat. I'm going to miss London. There's so much that I haven't done here! Ah. I feel like the England chapter of my life is closing. It's not closing at all. It's just going to be different.
Sunday, 3 June 2007
success!
I had a really productive weekend in Cambridge. I now have a place to live from late June until the end of September. This is great b/c it should give Jeddie and me enough time to find a place where we can both live come December. The room is in a nice family home in Newnham, the loveliest of the lovely places in Cambridge. The owner, just one woman lives there, is a medical doctor and she's going to South Africa and Indonesia for chunks of the summer. She needs someone to keep an eye on the house and tend the garden. She also has a 16 year old cat that needs to be fed. I'm a little nervous about the cat b/c it is so old. The rent is super cheap which is great b/c daily train tickets from Cambridge to London are not super cheap.
Also... I bought a bike. Now I can cycle all around Cambridge. It came with a lock, lights, and mud guards. I just have to fit it with a basket. I want a wicker, not metal basket. I also bought a helmet that has very small Chinese characters on it. You can't really see that it's Chinese writing unless you look closely. I'm not sure what it says.
Jed was a huge help in moving all of my stuff to Cambridge. He has welts on his shoulders from carrying a HUGE duffel bag on his back. We (Jed) only have to move that bag 2 more times this summer. Jed is also being really sweet and letting all of my stuff invade his room.
Also... I bought a bike. Now I can cycle all around Cambridge. It came with a lock, lights, and mud guards. I just have to fit it with a basket. I want a wicker, not metal basket. I also bought a helmet that has very small Chinese characters on it. You can't really see that it's Chinese writing unless you look closely. I'm not sure what it says.
Jed was a huge help in moving all of my stuff to Cambridge. He has welts on his shoulders from carrying a HUGE duffel bag on his back. We (Jed) only have to move that bag 2 more times this summer. Jed is also being really sweet and letting all of my stuff invade his room.
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