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So when I try to think about what I did in London I can’t really think of anything. I believe this is mainly due to the fact that I didn’t really go to London for sightseeing but rather for people seeing. Still, I’d like to see what I did for two weeks (and justify, for accounting purchases, how I managed to spend what I did).

Dec 21st – went to Paris Sunday because I had to be at the airport really early the next day (6:30am). Went to Alex’s mom’s Christmas concert where I interacted with French and Japanese people giving me the opportunity to speak not one, but two languages horribly. Had to answer the question “Do you speak English?” spoken in a speed usually reserved for the mentally unrapid because everyone introduced me as “This is Alex’s friend Kelly from Japan.”

Dec 22nd – Flew to London. Took a nap. Ate cheese and drank wine.

Dec 23rd – Watched t.v.

Dec 24th – Went to pick up Justin from the airport after realizing his flight was delayed making his arrival time 11am and not 8am (I woke up at 10am). Found out I had no Christmas present (he didn’t have his bags).

Went to the grocery store and realized last minute Christmas shopping includes grocery shopping.

Met my Big Headed Twin for dinner at an Indian restaurant. Met Mrs. Big Headed Twin for the first time and ate 5 pieces of Nan because I’m a fat bastard.

Dec 25th – Ate too much Christmas goose. Reference the picture Justin took of me below of my pathetic state that I couldn’t stop because of my pathetic state.

Dec 26th – Housebound waiting for Justin’s bags to arrive. Watched t.v.

Dec 27th – See December 26th. Bags finally arrive.

Dec 28th – Non Londoners start arriving. Drinking and reunion desu.

Dec 29th – Went to oldest wine bar in London and then walked around London for some sightseeing. Stopped inside a bar for a break from the cold and ordered an Irish coffee. Sorry out of milk. How about just a coffee? Sorry out of cups. Found another bar with cups.

Played a trivia game but am useless because I’m crap at remembering things.
Quote 1:
Tim: How’s it going over there Dan?
Dan (my teammate): Yeah. There’s a lot of smiling over here. And wine drinking.
Quote 2:
Fran (after question is stated and looking at me): Look at Kelly trying to think (this is said in a tone someone would use when looking at a 4 year old trying to tie her own shoes).

Dec 30th – Prevented Dan from eating toast with duck sauce left over from Indian takeout food for breakfast (he thought it was jam).

Went to the Tate Modern museum and stared for 10 minutes at a painting entitled “Turtle” and was still unable to see a turtle. Wished instead of the little blurb under each piece they would simply state which drug the artist was on and perhaps a sample of said drug so you could really see “racial harmony” in barbed wire.

Ate a bag of kettle barbequed chips for dinner and stood in the freezing cold for a two hour walking tour of Jack the Ripper. Excellent tour. Worth it.

Cat peed on my bed.

Dec 31st – New year’s house party at Tom’s. Had so much fun we missed the countdown.

Jan 1st – Spent all day recouping from night before.

Jan 2nd – Proved my worth as a valuable team member for a game that involves challenges such as writing your name with a pen in your mouth.

Snuck pre-purchased vodka in Karaoke booth and then ordered vodka mixers (cranberry juice and red bull) and sang Karaoke like drunk people would as they delivered our alcohol free drinks. Ob.vi.ous.

Cat peed on my bed. Again, causing me to think I’m overstaying my welcome.

Jan 3rd – Ate fish and chips, played guitar hero, and met Bears and Big Headed Twin for shabu shabu in Chinatown.

Jan 4th – Long journey back to Paris and then Rouen.

Yeah so I didn’t do much in terms of sightseeing. Was mostly tea drinking and hanging out.

And that, in the end, is what made it so great.