As of late

Been up to many things.

1. On Thursday, I went to Hampstead Heath, which is a very large, very woodsy area in zone 2 and 3 (London tube zones). It was nice, honestly, I expected more gardens, but I was not at all disappointed with the rolling hills and the woodland paths. It reminded me of a little known film, affectionately called "Kick Satan in the Groin," or KSG for short. It too was filmed in similar woods; my trip made me long for the innocent days of youth, but not Walchuk kicking me in the balls for the sake of realism.

I was with Elise and Rachelle, and we sat on a little isthmus that went into a pond and had lunch. I had brought McVitie's tea biscuits and a block of mature cheddar--the best kind. Elise recited a poem from Shelley, which was a beautiful moment that we all shared.

I came back and took Lesley out to dinner at an Italian restaurant on James Street. It was nice, and less expensive than I had expected, which is another feather in my cap...feather in my cap.

2. The next day was Friday. Playing Shakespeare class with Tom Cornford, our director. Cornford. While I had memorized my lines pretty well, I still had some trouble realizing the director's vision of the character of Henry V. The speech is somewhat of a yeller, and is otherwise puncuated by a certain seething anger. Intense.

That night we went down the street to the Duke of York, where Karaoke was in full swing. I did the song "Don't Stop Me Now," by Queen. I did pretty well in my estimation. Mike (Quisao) was on backup vocals, which hey, I thought was nice of him.

3. I've been told that you should only boil cold water, not fill the pot with warm or hot water from which to begin boiling. I think this is a total crock o' shit, and a complete old wives' tale. If anyone knows why this is, let me know.

4. Saturday I did nothing all day, except watch Batman with Michael Keaton, which I still stand by as the strangest casting choice ever. I took a walk around Kensington Gardens in the afternoon, which was just super fantastic, then made my way back to have a fine meal with Chris Wong. Later that night we all played Family, which is a great parlour game, and then we finished off with Scrabble, where I insisted Laundryvent was a word. Woodopen should be a word too; example: "I woodopen the door if I had a hand. Thanks for bringing that up, jerk." But they woodhave none of it.

Afterwards, I chatted with Dan Smith about videogames, which makes me a little excited to get back and finish some, namely Prince of Persia 2 as well as Metroid Prime: Echoes. Highly recommend both of them.

Today is Sunday, and Kevin's (hot) sister is visiting. The plan is to go to Camden Market and buy "Magic Mushrooms," then to stare at the back of our hands for about 3 to 5 hours. Trippy.

Bye everybody!