home (14th Sept)

friday (10th):

hyper_viper and i started off the day at the starbuck's in green park. she met us there, and we all went off to the science museum. nice, but not quite as cool as i'd hoped. rather disappointing.
we then went off to the tate modern - now THAT was cool. we didn't have enough time to see everything, but we certainly tried, and it's just filled with awesome things.

we went back to st. paul's cathedral for a few minutes (she hadn't been there before), and then back to the eerie pub, for a couple of drinks and a good chat.

it was then time for supper, so we parted company. supper was really, really nice.

saturday:

after we got home, i watched school of rock, which was amusing. that's a lot less than i was expecting, but never mind.

she and i started off the day with oxford and regent streets, which included hamley's - good heavens. we then moved on to camden town, for a gander and some lunch (i had the lemon chicken *grin*). while shopping around, i found THE trousers (damn the word "pants", you british bastards) of my dreams, and tried them on. they were STUNNING, but very expensive. as i leaned over to pick up my wallet, to see if i had enough money on me, i heard an aweful ripping sound.
right cunts, i'm not spending THAT much money on crap. we left in a right huff.
we hung around lloyd's for a while, waiting for hyper_viper to join us. all three of us went to kilburn, to find out about the evening's events - turned out to be a bit more difficult than we'd anticipated. oh well.

we took her to the green park station, said goodbye, and then returned to highgate for a quick shower 'n coffee.

we had some drinks in leicester square, where we talked a lot, and were unfortunately interrupted by an annoying homosexual somalian, who figured he'd found a good time to hit on us. after giving up trying to get rid of him, we left. we met up with a friend, and hit another pub, before embarking on our journey into london's nightlife.

boy, did that trip ever go wrong. three times we got on the wrong tube... how?!?!

we ended up at frantic. aside from the music, the place was absolutely brilliant, and the crowd was great. we quite enjoyed ourselves (aside from three pints costing about R150 - we drank very slowly). i passed out on the night-bus home.

sunday:

we got to bed around 3am. all three of our phones rang simultaneously at about 9am or so... this not only woke us up, but confused the crap outta us at the same time. turned out to be the girls playing a prank on us.

we went for a drive into heartfordshire (did i spell that right? do i care?), and came across a sign that states: "panshanger". so, when we entered the pub, i asked "are we shanging?"
in a snobby english pub, this was not entirely appreciated. oops.

i've never eaten a bunny before, so i ordered myself the braised rabbit. t'was good. the chocolate brownies for desert were simply too good...

hyper_viper and his girlfriend did me an ENORMOUS favour, and drove me around london so i could do all the things i had to before leaving. this included a cup of coffee with some cousins, who have pet bunnies, and children who don't like the idea of rabbits as nourishment.
it was all i could do to keep myself from laughing: hyper_viper's girlfriend was pointing out the pieces i'd consumed, and hyper_viper was saying things like "should've been named tasty"... BASTARDS.

unfortunately, driving through london is a lot slower than taking the tube, which resulted in some rather bad timing. the circle line was out of service, i didn't have a zone 6 ticket, and the train changed destinations (WHAT?!) between stops. needless to say, i was rather stressed and tense by the time i got to heathrow airport. and i made the check-in by TWO MINUTES.
*gasp*

so i was just in time to board, and off i went.

yesterday:

the flight was AWESOME, and i actually felt sorry for the idiots in business class. we flew on a 747-400, and the plane was practically empty, so almost all the economy class had four seats each.
with personal displays - i watched garfield, and van helsing.
and i'm so glad i didn't pay to see them.

i was exhausted by the time i got back home. i didn't even have the energy to go out for food, so we ordered a debonairs sub for lunch, and i slept the afternoon away. i went to shadowslight's in the evening, for some tv goodness, which was cool.

today:

due to a time-zone change, i missed my dentist appointment this morning. my mom is pissed, and i think it might be because it's the second missed appointment this holiday.

i'm currently reading introducing relativity. and my brain hurts.

i have slept an aweful lot today, i think my body may be hinting at me.