Hello all.
Haven't updated in a while...so here's a bit of a recap. Last Friday night I went out with the housemates to Popstarz, gay night at Scala, a club at King's Cross. And no, Mom and Dad, I'm not trying to tell you anything...it's just that Joe does most of the social planning - and the crowd's a lot better than that at most clubs. More Madonna and Whitney, as well. :P
So anyway, yeah, Popstarz was fun. Spent a fortune buying a round of drinks (missed the 2 for 1 special by 5 minutes), but at least got in for free (after a desperate dash through the Euston Tube Station to get in before 11). Danced with housemates and generally had a great time. Weird...I didn't really like clubbing in the States, but it's a lot more fun here. I think it might be the music...we spent most of the night in a room that played Franz Ferdinand, Jet, and the like.
Um...stayed up FOREVER that night and managed to get up by 10am to see the National Portrait Gallery in the morning. It was ok...basically a lot of British people I don't know, but the photography exhibits were good. Then a walk through the snow (snow!) and home to spend a quiet evening watching a movie. Sunday wasn't much more exciting...mass, the OC, and then reading/TV/hanging out with everyone. What I DO like is how social everyone is on the weekeneds and weeknights...since the new people moved in, I noticed how much time we all started spending together.
Ummm...what else? Oh, saw "Sideways" on Monday - that was pretty good. Also, went to free Argentine tango workshop last night - that was also pretty cool. Oh, and it's been snowing all the time here, but nothing ever really sticks - at least in the city. So it's pretty great...all the beauty of snow (usually big wet flakes like in a movie) without all the grossness and inconvenience of piles of slush. OH, and I had the BEST BURGER IN THE WORLD. Imagine a White Castle Burger with cheese and onions. Now make it huge, toast the bun, and get rid of those faintly nauseating overtones. MMMMMMMM...and only for £1.30. It's only up the street from my house (Imagine, the BEST BURGER IN THE WORLD, and only a few blocks away), and we've already made friends with the extremely happy owners. Oh, and huge servings of (good) chips (fries) for £1. LOVE IT.
Ok, there was my requisite food reference. Staying a bit late at work to make up for yesterday (I left early to get a National Insurance number...something along the lines of a US Social Security number...I think) Whatever...it means I can come back and I'll have a real number - yaay!
Ok, off to finish up. Will try and post again soon.
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6 comments:
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stupid post sent before finished..
are you saying that you have to resort to burgers because you're not liking steak and ale pie, fish and chips, cornish pasties and all that other english cuisine? you must show me the burger place when i'm in london...i eat way too healthily here anyway :)
Please. Cornish pasties--ha. Eels and mash. You haven't lived until you've had boiled eels and mash in wasabi green gravy.
Anne, have you had a full English breakfast yet? With beer. Because those are fabulous.
um, Barb. Everyone knows White Castle Burgers are the food of the gods. Um...the late-night gods. The drunk, late-night gods.
But it's still DAMN GOOD.
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HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO BEST BURGER EVER! i am on my way to eat you. see you in a few weeks.
best,
virginia
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