no news is good news.

sorry i haven't blogged in a bit. have just been settling in, getting things done, running errands, and figuring out life half way around the world.

the last few weekends have been uneventful. my stuff arrived a few weeks ago meaning i spent a lot of time unpacking/stuffing things under my bed. everything seems to have found a place at this point though, whether it likes it or not.

i also found a dance studio which is great news because it means i'm dancing again. i've taken a few ballet classes so far and am looking forward to trying lots more. they have exercise classes and pilates too and it's only 10 minutes walk away from my flat so hopefully lots of time will be spent there burning off the last few months of eating out all the time.

other than that, not a lot to report. my allergies have kicked in here which made this weekend somewhat miserable health wise. and it was really cold today so you put two and two together and get lots of time spent at home/in warm cafes reading.

i did spot on my walk home though some new window displays at selfridges. everyone here is very excited about the new 'alice in wonderland' movie and selfridges (huge department store) did all their window displays up to celebrate. there were so many little hidden details. loved it.

that's about it for now. i'm off to paris next weekend to meet up with diana and treat myself to lots of crepes and macaroons for my birthday. thanks to everyone who has already remembered and sent lots of goodies along!

steady as a rock.

first, a plug for my dad's blog. he's getting very into technology. first the iphone. then facebook. now a blog. i'm very proud.

not a lot to report from merry old england. last weekend was pretty relaxed. didn't really do much on saturday - just watched probably about 15 episodes of 'how i met your mother'. i found a place online that streams them all so i am slowly making my way through the 5 seasons. it's a really good show which up until now i have only caught bits and pieces of so it's cool to see it from the beginning. i'm at the beginning of season 4 now. on sunday i took a walk from my flat to the tate modern - interesting fact: all museums in london are free courtesy of tony blaire. they all have donation buckets and of course i gave a few pounds to support the arts. one of my favorite paintings of all time is there - the water lilies by monet. it was the first painting i remember seeing when i was here studying abroad. i could sit and look at it for hours. i even snuck a picture so i actually can if i want to. :)

the tate modern is across the thames river from st. paul's cathedral. from the same room where the monet painting is there is an incredible view of st. paul's across the millennium bridge which they built for well, the millennium.

if you walk down the rive from the tate you get to the london eye and eventually to parliament. they are all connected and about 30 minutes walking from each other. i got down to the parliament end right after the sun had set and got some cool pictures with my phone. (all three of these first ones were taken with my phone actually - the camera is pretty solid.)

back to work on monday and for the rest of the week, but an exciting work event on friday: 'hollywood legends day'. basically dress up like a movie star day. for no particular reason. just because we're google. i went as a pink lady from grease - pretty generic. there were about 15 people in the office who went at the same thing. my co-workers got pretty creative though.

the marshmallow man from ghost busters. aka gavin who sits to my left at work.

jurassic park. aka luke who sits across from me.

and then this weekend i went to stonehenge. it was pretty cool. not the most amazing thing but the fact that it was freezing cold probably affected my perception. it's also right on the side of the road which kind of takes away from the awe inspiring-ness of it all. i did get some cool pictures though. this time with my real camera - not just my phone. (but you have to admit the phone took some good pictures.)

full album can be found here. and by far the best gimmick they had at the gift shop (aside from all the stuff that said 'stonehenge rocks')...