two years later

The new Sherlock Holmes show is awesome. Why? Superb casting. Also, the well chosen actors play their characters spot-on. The flat is awesome- a wonderful modern take on the flat a reader imagines while reading the books. Because they have Mycroft as a character. Because they have Sherlock misusing nicotene patches as an modern take on his use of drugs in the books. Because they used the line, "the final problem" in the episode where Sherlock appears to have died. Because they preserved the spirit of the Sherlock Holmes books.

since I've been back.

shocked at the obscene number of ounces of soda you can buy as a serving

discovered the new "sensation" Justin Bieber

realized that i no longer have any handle on where anything in Walgreens is

i don't expect car to drive on the left side, but I have to think about which way they'll be coming

need to call back someone about a possible interview!

fresh back in the States.

People talk about "nesting". I am just looking for a freakin tree.

on birthdays and other joys.

My dear friend and former roomie (roommate for three full years! top that.) is celebrating her birthday today all the way across the ocean from me. I really miss you, Brenna Joy.

In other news, I'm not generally an observer of Halloween, but exactly one year ago today, I was navigating four little Saudi kids through a neighborhood to ring doorbells and earn candy for their costumes. Half of the time, we were trying to curtail the youngest's attempts to run out into the street, and it was a really hot evening to chase kids. But it was such a good time.


And still yet, I have had a really good week here. It's probably the best week I've had in London thus far. Several days, I've just found myself musing about how this is so unreal and how grateful I am that I am here.

my new life in the uk

So here I am, in the UK for just over a month.

I have a flat, 2 flatmates, and 10 housemates. I have a 40 hour work week, a small collection of clothes to keep me warm in this increasingly cold weather. It doesn't feel like home yet.

I love the river Thames. I love the Queen's Walk. I am knitting, and I reading books for recreation again. Currently, reading Vanity Fair (Sarah would be so proud of me). I know how to make cappuccinos and lattes. I am trying not to drink too of such, as we make them with whole milk. I still will probably whiten my teeth when I come home for Christmas.

I am working on my goals for the year, trying to grow and learn in practical matters and the transcendent.

I like it here, most days. The food has been mostly good; I still miss my old norms. I can't wait for Thanksgiving (is that random). The Americans on the team are planning on doing it up right.

What I've been thinking about today: What does it look like for me to be the best possible person I can with where I am right now?

feeling it

I may be the only one here, and if I am, that's okay. So I may be the only one, but when I am extracted from my normal spheres of people and situations, my self-perception gets a bit of jolt. I don't really have an identity crisis, but rather a crisis of how to explain myself to people.

Can I say truthfully that I am "into music". Can I be into music even if I have a small list of people I like?

Do I need more time to myself or do I not?

How much time do I need to feel comfortable amongst completely new surroundings?

Am I am the only one that feels this way?

In a way, I think humans are always morphing, and I think that it is best. I find the most intolerable people are the ones who are unyielding to change and adaptation. The times can just be trying. Two weeks ago, I only knew one person in the whole of Britain.

Sometimes, it'd be so awesome if I could just write a screenplay that is my life and then just live it. Because sometimes I just want to know how it will all turn out.