So I wrote last a week or two ago, but since then life has been well seasons of NCIS. I use TV shows to think, but I have not done any thinking. My mind is blank. I used NCIS to write my Honor's Thesis last year and yet it is not giving me the inspiration it did last time. Er. I just started the 7th season today. Yes, I know seek help. I'm on it.
The last few days have been the most interesting. Uncle Jim and Oma were in London. I spent Wednesday with them. Of course, Wednesday was the big day... England and US were both playing. We ended up watching most of the England game and then saw the highlights of the US game. I am such a sports addict that I have gone out of my way to watch the World Cup and right now I'm watching Wimbledon. Federer is playing Clement. Working at the tennis club and being friends with Elyse has been me more tolerate about tennis and I can actually sit and watch a game. At the club, Murray is the big deal so his games are never missed.
Speaking of the Club, I am not very popular there right now. I worked the American vs England game and then the England vs Algeria game. I laughed at England. They deserved it though. The club members were so cocky during the England vs US game, but afterwards they said that they were trying to be nice by letting us have a point. THANK YOU SO MUCH. The game against Algeria was soo bad. England couldn't buy a goal nor did they deserve one. Other than that, the club has been good. I helped entertain 40 Americans last weekend and that was just too much fun. Hearing the accents, learning where everyone was fun, insulting NY... the fun just went on. One moof the first Americans I met was born in NY and though lives in Cali I think still likes the Yankees. We had a nice fight about that.
Anyway, to Uncle Jim's visit. It was fun. We went down to a pub near Covent Garden. Why is it that when I'm with someone visiting I can't find a normal pub? The one we went into is owned by Fuller's, but seriously. We didn't order at the bar and service took forever. When I go to the Mill or Wetherspoons my food takes 10 minutes and I pay at the bar. But anyway, we got the watch the game there. After we ate, we went back to the hotel and sat in the bar to watch the second half. I introduced Oma to Pimms. She liked it. It's hard with Pimms because no one can explain what Pimms is. It's lemonade and Pimms. That's all I got and that's all the British know. An American asked Alex what Pimms was and he just said, "Pimms is... Pimms." I like it. It's a nice summer drink.
I ended up though near Trafalgar Square after I left Uncle Jim and Oma. I got some dinner, sat on the steps and ate it and then went to a pub to watch Germany play Ghana. I met some interesting people including an American couple who had been on a tour and ventured out to find dinner. They are from Atlanta I believe and we sat and chatted long after the game ended. I sat with people originally from Germany and talked to two guys, one is a lawyer. From all my time at the club, I can hold my own when talking about the World Cup so that was good. Didn't sound like an idiot. There was an old guy there, he was about 78 and he is now hiking in Scotland. He reminded me so much of Auntie Helen. It was a good time though. Meeting people in pubs is so much fun.
There's a new statue thing in Trafalgar Square as well. It's more Nelson themed than what was there.
And I think that's about it for me. Oh a picture for everyone. Me in a skirt. I went to The Cribs show last night at the Hippodrome and wore a skirt. Yes, it was weird.
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