London Calling!

[trinityofone]

Okay, crazy, crazy idea that may amount to nothing. But I just got back from dropping my brother at the airport, where he's flying to Paris for five months, and when I told my dad that I'm just dying for a vacation, he said, "Well, you're unemployed right now—now's the time to get away. You deserve it." Parental permission! So while it's still largely impractical and I'm not sure I can afford it, I thought I'd stretch out some feelers and ask:

If I were to go to London for a week(ish) in early October, would any of you be available to hang out? And/or—would any of you be willing to put me up for a couple days?

siriaeve and wychwood can vouch for the fact that I am not crazy. Or a secretly a man. (Or secretly a crazy man.)

This idea, on the other hand...yeah, it's nuts. But so's this year. I want to do something spontaneous and fun!

Comments

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

A fan/not a fan?

I spent three days in London in 2005 and really loved it. But I may be an easily bewitched American. ;-)

*secretly hopes she can sneak over to Oxford or something too*

[th-esaurus.livejournal.com]

I just don't really understand why anyone would ever want to come to England! Rubbishly little country that it is. I used to hate London until I started living there, and now I don't mind it so much.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Haha, seriously? I think England is so awesome! I have anglophilia like whoa.

I'd say that I don't know why anyone would want to come to America, but there are actually many places in America that are awesome, including my own city. I just get sick of being here all the damn time.

[th-esaurus.livejournal.com]

I actually think England is rubbish. I don't mean to offend you, but I often feel patronised by Americans just for being English. It is not "so cute". Our accents are not "awesome".

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[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, the "quaint" shit would piss me off. But I like England—and other bits of Europe, too—because things like the architecture and aspects of the culture are different from at home. YOU HAVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY OLD. And not like in America (especially on the West Coast, where I live) where people are like, "It was built in 1928! IT'S SO OLD AND HISTORIC!"

And yeah, okay, I do like English accents. I like a lot of "foreign" accents—because they are different! Because they aren't what I ordinarily encounter. I only wish people would be enchanted by the dulcet tones of my California accent. (Judging from my year in Ireland...it's not that exciting. Rats.)

Sorry if my excitement annoys. It's not meant to be patronizing at all. I just like exploring new and unfamiliar places—where the ordinary, to me, becomes extraordinary.

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

Yeah. California accents. Hmm...

Love you, though.

:LOL:

Now Boston accents, those are cool. Not that I'm biased or anything.

Just kidding. Southern Cali accents are funky.