November 11.

I made half of this entry a hyperlink and I can't figure out how to fix it - ahhh possessed blog.

This is the sweet little garden across from out flat!

Can't wait for springtime to spend time here.

I've gotten pretty settled into my room at the flat now and had time to acclimate myself to the area - found the closest atm, post office, Tesco (grocery store), tube stations, bus stops, la dee dah. There's also a little bitty library around the corner - presh.

Last Saturday I met my flatmate Jessica at a pub in Covent Garden to watch the end of the England/ Australia rugby match - intense. I don't know the first thing about rugby, I just know "we" lost. But I did get to meet her friend Terri - yay, new friend!

Later on the three of us journeyed over to this bar under the London Bridge called SHUNT. I'm not too fond of the name, but it was a realllllly cool time because the space is so unique. It was like wandering around in Mary King's Close under Edinburgh / going to a Girl Talk concert in a cave / being at a modern art showcase underground... because I'm not kidding, there were elements of all of those there. There are also sometimes trapeze artists like a circus or something. Conrad, I don't think I'm in Arkansas anymore (too corny? or just right?).

Jessica and me at Shunt.

Yesterday I met up with a girl from Millsaps named Claire. She's currently studying in Scotland so she and a friend had a few days off to come visit London. It was nice to see a familiar face. We went to some places that I've already been but didn't mind going back to - Shakespeare's Globe, Tate Modern, and St. Paul's. Then we went to Soho for this funky little Christmas celebration they were having on Carnaby Street. London is in full-Christmas-preparation mode so they keep having Christmas light parties around town - odd, but fun.

Carnaby Street was apparently a hot spot during the 60s so they are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the area. They decorated appropriately with huge balloons saying Peace and Love and all that, along with pink reindeer, of course. There was a DJ playing 60s music and go go dancers and people dancing in the street... I felt like they were trying to recreate a scene from Austin Powers. It was kind of hilarious.

All the way down the street you see a little blue square - that's where the stage was for all of the music and dancing. What a hoot. I also discovered that this is a prime spot for vintage shopping.