Ahh, the curse that is my life. I am once again trapped in the country for insurance reasons so rather than doing something to alleviate this powerful case of SAD I am constantly complaining about -something like five days in Sharm- instead I opted for something a little closer to home.
Yorkshire. In February.
And not just February. It was officially The
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posted by Gordon White filed under London
It's one year to the day since we arrived. And everyone I have spoken to has said it feels like SO MUCH LONGER. Because it does. This is because the universe, Gordon Brown and Ben Bernanke have conspired to force me to live through at least three separate lifetimes in the last twelve months.
So let's see... What have I learnt?
Wicked
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posted by Gordon White filed under London
Let me tell you why I'm much more likely to live than you -and it's not because I clearly deserve it more.
No!
It's because of this zeitgeist souvenir:
Naturally, I'm going to save it up for an illness that is far less fictional than swine flu but still... Exciting. Dad and I were saying last night that having your own Tamiflu is
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posted by Gordon White filed under Bristol
Ever tried to rent a large van in central London? It takes hours.
The woman behind the counter was typing for about five minutes just to add a sat nav to my order. Beside me was a Frenchman arguing over his bill and complaining that -not only was it double what was agreed this morning- it took the company two hours
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posted by Gordon White filed under Bristol
Oh how I love Bristol!
It's my new Wellington.
It's arty/musicy, just like Wellington... It's hilly/viewy, just like Wellington... It's a bit grungy, just like Wellington.
Plus it's a university town. So the people are extremely attractive.
And because the university is at the top of the hill (nice planning. Hats off.) both the males and the females have disproportionately nice 'upper thighs' (just
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