Oxford Circus

Ian’s blog post here. The full gallery is here.

I love every bit of this and I will now go and watch 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, if you don’t mind.

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We’re back from a cruise, and I’m sick! Woo-hoo, Monday!

Brilliant.

We’ve had this question around here before, though it’s always fun to ask for those who’ve changed their minds, and for those who’ve never answered.

If you could live in any city in the world, what would that city be?

Mine has always been Seattle (that’s why I move here, crazy face) though if I had to move from here somewhere else… it’d be to the pretty city pictured — London.

(Chelsea hates it when I take pictures of her)

Here are the rest of my pics from London. I’m sure I’ll find a few more straggling around. For now you can find all these and more in London08.

We. Are. Exhausted.

(…and don’t worry, we aren’t expecting any sympathy — I for one have been away from the office for exactly 2 weeks straight)

13 hours on a plane yesterday from London to Cincinnati and back to good ole Seattle.

We’ll be at the Seahawks playoff game tomorrow and we’d loved if you cheered for our ‘birds from your couch. Yes, we’re working one whole day before heading into the weekend. Poor us.

Alright folks, pictures, an odd time line of events, as well as a couple of stories later to come, but I’m writing this message at 9:35 PM on Thursday night, and my body thinks it’s 5:35 AM… I’m exhausted… night.

We’re across the pond for the next 4 days in London. Happy New Year everybody, in case I don’t post prior to 2008.

This time of year (beginning about, oh, 4 days ago) is the slowest time of year on the blog. People are on vacation… spending time with family/friends… spending 5 hours in the Galleria searching for gifts, only after they spent 3 hours searching for a parking spot. We understand as we’re busy as well. However, that doesn’t mean the blog takes a break.

The blog will be on “auto post” for the majority of the next 2 weeks, which means that I’ll be feeding the beast jars of grape jelly and Twizlers. Treat the beast with respect and test the parameters of the updated comments section (ie-which words I’ve ‘blacklisted’).

Christmas Holidays:

We’ll be home in Jasper from on December 21… in Jackson, MS on Dec 22 for David Ash’s wedding… back to Jasper from Dec 23-25…. then to Hattiesburg from Dec 25-28.

New Years Holidays:

We’ll be in London from December 29-January 2, opting to ring in the new year along the River Thames. Posting will be sparse, but I’ll try to throw up a couple of photos if I get the time.

Quesiton:

What do you think of the recently unveiled London 2012 Olympics logo?

Oxford Street in London is oh-so-crowded, especially when navigating your way towards Harrods.

This video shows a young fella playing a game he calls “Inbetweener.”

Watch, learn, and laugh.

[via Gridskipper]

A question I do not mind answering, but one that can consume too much time once I begin explaining and others begin asking questions.

Look to this map.

London, England was my starting point, then I worked south, going somewhat-counterclockwise to Paris, France… Bern, Switzerland… Florence, Italy… Torino, Italy… Pisa, Italy… Rome, Italy… Cortona, Italy… Venice, Italy… Vienna, Austria… Budapest, Hungary… Prague, Czech Republic… Berlin, Germany… Amsterdam, The Netherlands… Bruges, Belgium… and back to London, England.

Miles : 3,500 [approximately, point-to-point]

Number of Cities : 15

Number of Countries : 10

Favorite Small City : Bruges, Belgium

Favorite Large City : Berlin, Germany

I snapped this with my Treo yesterday at the gym. I was without my camera, so the camera phone had to be witness to one of the best sunsets I’ve seen in a while. The photo doesn’t do it justice.

This time last week I was in London, standing on Waterloo Bridge in 30 degree temperature… in the wind. Just to get this picture… this picure… and this picture.

By the time I got the shots I wanted, my left hand was numb, and my right hand was frozen in a claw-like position.

Today… I’m wearing shorts, and I rolled-down the windows to admire the blooming trees and flowers while driving to lunch.

Cold weather can kiss my butt.

Remember me telling you that I saw something funny on the Tube in London?

Here’s the video:

The man tried to beat the closing doors. As the doors shut, they caught his left elbow and left knee. He couldn’t move.

This short clip was all I could really get before I had to run down the platform to tell the tube conductor what was happening. I got pretty tickled when I first came across the scene. I talk into the camera a couple of times as I attempt to film inconspicuously from my hip.

By-the-way, he was ok after the doors finally let him go.

1) I am sleeping for the first time in 24 hours.

2) My cricket bat is somewhere between Jasper and Chicago… or Jasper and London. Thanks, United Airlines! :-)

So, I’m on a plane right now, but I’m not live-blogging or anything. Just an automatic post created last night.

Expect a post from my Treo sometime today when I use my cellphone for the first time in 37 days.

Some thoughts…