Some observations and such...

So it’s been a few days since my last post, I’ve decided to stop counting the days because that’s stupid… So here we are then, 8:30 in the morning on a Friday and what a beautiful Friday morning it is, not really, its quite gloomy and meh but its still pleasant. Oh, that’s one thing about London; everyone told me it would be cold dreary etc. It’s not really… I mean, its IS overcast and not really the warmest of weather but I have been quite comfortable in a light jacket and t-shirt. There have even been days where just a t-shirt was fine, although you do stand out a bit when everyone is wearing drab jackets and scarves and your wearing a bright turquoise t-shirt and jeans. But hey, whatever… But yeah, the weather has been pleasant really, no rain yet, it actually reminds me of the Midwest in many ways, not amazing weather but its never unbearably harsh.

Speaking of observations I have found false, the food. Everyone told me to be prepared for bad food in London, I don’t know why. Even the people on the trip with me keep complaining about the “horrible” food and how gross it is. I don’t understand this… Every meal I have had has been at the worst decent, and some have been quite tasty! I mean, pies are a bit unusual but its something new and its quite fun! I had a delicious macaroni yesterday for lunch too! But the beer with it was sooo bitter, it was some extra stout thing and boy was it strong, last time I have that one…

I really want to go out tonight! I don’t really know where to go so I have a feeling I’m going to end up wherever the group goes tonight, which could be fun or could be just kind of meh… I really want to find a cool place to go so I can make some friends and get a feel for London from a local perspective, I still very much feel like I’m looking in on the city and am a complete foreigner. It would be nice to meet and connect with some people around here; I don’t have all that much in common with the other people on this trip… I mean, there all cool and fun and such but honestly I really miss my friends back home, even A friend would be nice so I could share some part of the trip with somebody that knows me… (Thanks for bailing on me Siubahn…)

I’m quite over this cold thing that I’ve got right now, I had a sore throat all yesterday and now its turned into like a stuffey/runney nose, I think it must be from riding the underground so much. OOOOO, the underground, that’s something! It’s quite the experience! It’s not the cleanest place, obviously but it’s pretty nice for public transit I guess, not that I’ve really used public transit ever… But the seats are rather comfy and such, which is nice. Oh, on any given trip you’ll hear “mind the gap” at least 20 times… Oh, and listening to music while riding the tube makes the whole experience seem much cooler than it really is.

Well, time to have a go at the day I suppose, I miss you all back home and I’ll post more pictures on my flickr as soon as there done processing and such!