Thursday, 28 June 2007

Congratulations, Jed!!

Congratulations to Jed, winner of the 2007-2008 Sidney Sussex Studentship!

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

this is my new idea

this

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!

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.

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.