Sunday, July 17, 2005 - Posts

Sunday, July 17, 2005 5:00 PM

• Not the London I remember

  Aydika emailed me last night to ask if London was the London I remember. You probably don’t know this, but I spent a few months here Back When. Went to school, hung out, ate terrible pastries, and complained about how limeys put blackcurrant in everything. Read More Rory | 12 Comments Filed Under: General

• The perils of cheap travel

  My feet are bloody and blistered. There is a hole in my ankle where skin used to be. I don’t have anything left to sweat, my back is aching, and I smell like a summertime crotch. I’m staying in a hostel that is conveniently located in the center of a Read More posted Sunday, July 17, 2005 5:00 PM by Rory | 17 Comments Filed Under: General

Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:59 PM

• The London Nerd Dinner rocked your socks

  It was hot. Really hot. Air conditioning is still a luxury in London. When you’re lucky enough to be in its presence on a hot day, it’s also not done too well. The air conditioning units over here seem to operate on a very simple boolean On/Off system. Read More Rory | 7 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd, General