It was a nice night on the balcony tonight and the wind blew strong and turned the pages of my book for me. I read and listened to music and stared at the first floor window of the tall, skinny building caddycorner to me, trying to decide if the shape staring back at me was a person or just a carved, curved family heirloom ( Read more... )

What's up, bitch? I know you messin' with my girl. I know who you are. You're tall, blonde, I know you. And your fat friend? Ass. I know him too. I'ma fuck every one of you guys up. I know where you live. You fucking idiot. You work at Wal-Mart. I know you. I KNOW you. Oh, don't think it's one of your friends bitch. No, no, oh no. It' ( Read more... )

oh, austria. we forget all about you, and then you come up with a movie like dog days. at first i didn't like this movie, but couldn't turn it off. by the end i liked it. but this could be another case of 21 grams syndrome. you know, the whiskey and all. brown liquors make me love movies. i was glad to watch this one by myself. if i had ( Read more... )

So here I am in Terminal 3 at Heathrow. I stayed up all night and got a cab at 4:15 AM. It’s 6:33 now, and my flight was supposed to leave at 7:55. Unfortunately, my father’s travel agent apparently never confirmed my ticket change from 3 June to today, and they didn’t have me in the system ( Read more... )

This entry is dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II. Today was her birthday celebration, although her actual birthday is 21 April. She is 78 this year. The ceremony is called Trooping the Colour.


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I've spent the past hour looking at flags. Flags and maps are two of my favorite things.

Today I bought the flag of England for two pounds. The flag of England, contrary to popular opinion, is not the Union Jack.


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tonight, a movie, a bottle of wine, two of the three 'r's. my room struggles to breath, choked by the heat. outside, it's a beautiful night. inside it's an oven, with stagnant air sitting all day long, not inclined to move through the four inch crack in the window. still, it's pleasant ( Read more... )

A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to be FreeMr. Hsu has been pestering me for this entry; it was due on his desk hours ago. But fun and relaxation called, and I didn't get around to it until now. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my job. The fact that he loaned me his car and I can't remember where I parked it certainly doesn't help my chances ( Read more... )

Today I had my exams for Democracy and Democratisation and The European Enlightenment. Could have been worse, could have been better. I'm sure I'll include my complaints concerning the British system of assessment in my next entry. The next one's going to be an epic, folks. Buckle your seatbelts. I've got a lot to talk about and a lot of time ( Read more... )

big entry coming soon, like wed or thurs. sometime after i finish my next two exams. i know, now you'll be too excited to sleep. i'm sorry. i'll talk about rome (including cat), london, exams, and the band.


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