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January 05, 2006
Fourth Visitor: Drummond Rolls In...
Top 10 Memories of Drummond in London:
10.) Walking off the plane and having packed in his bag two Chipotle Burito Bowls (and tortia shell) which he froze overnight and snuck past customs.
Ah, chicken with pinto beans in medium and mild sauce.
9.) Trying on four different days to eat at a local cafe that was not open for 1.) New Years Eve, 2) New Years Day, 3)Bank Holiday after New Years, and 4.) not enough customers, so the owner closed early. "So do things just open when they feel like it around here?" asked Brian.
8.) Spending money just to get rid of change. (Anything under $10 here would be carried in coins.)
7.) Going to the British Museum and bypassing the mobbed-by-masses real Rosetta Stone to touch and play with less popular model Rosetta Stone in the next room. Also, looking for the Magna Carter in the BM, when its not even housed there. Opps.
Outside the British Museum.
6.) Walking to a store at 3AM to order fries so we can get some Burger Sauce. Then on the way home asking for "just a lil bit of a fruit-corner, yeah?"
5.) Being too lazy to walk to the store at 3 A.M. and instead making 1.) Ravioli & Mac 'n Cheese with hot sauce and 2.) Tuna Mac 'n Cheese.
4.) Getting Chinese food on the way to the fireworks at Big Ben so we can eat it on the way back. I don't think I have had so many people talk to me in one night.
Fireworks along the Thames. You can see a blurry Big Ben on the right.
3.) Going to Tate Modern and trying to understand any rationale for at least one piece in each room..."You know what I mean, innit?"
Our own effort at abstract art titled, 'St. Paul's Cathedral.' Our artists' statement is roughly: It explores themes of alienation and subjectivity while giving a stark and somber reminder that the viewer only sees himself alongside a friend when trying to view the manifestation of religious belief. It also a commentary on the decline of morality in the post-modern, dechristianized Europe apposite to the rise in popularity of tight clothing. Finally, it aims to revive the use of night photography near rivers through windows viewing otherwise famous landmarks of celebrated towns with troubled histories and stunning legacies. [Right, we didn't understand any of the artist explanations for their work either.]
2.) Piggy back rides.
1.) Becoming regulars at The Norfolk Arms. The bartenders knew to pour our drinks when we walked in the door, then went on about American stereotypes fueled by Drummond insisting to pay for his pint with an Abraham Lincoln fiver.
Posted by ami6 at January 5, 2006 12:20 AM
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U finally got your chipotle! can't believe you lasted this long :)!!! have fun with dan when he gets there!!! tell him hi for me. i'm sure i will talk to you guys soon. watch out for all those crazy people hahaha!
Posted by: Stace at January 6, 2006 07:57 PM