Officially Turning British

This morning I didn't want to wake up for work because I was up late the previous night.  Not only did I figure out how to conference call on Skype, but I also talked with Jessica until 1am.  Sleep was glorious.

Had to scan in some text but since that wasn't working, I started typing it on a loud and clunky Mac keyboard.  I kept coveting Tom's keyboard which was small and quiet.  I started to miss my own computer keyboard which is quiet with keys that are easy to press.  I told myself I do not mind Mac computers in general, but their accessories are the things that really annoy me.  (I'm also annoyed by the mice on the MacBook laptops because they sit right where my hands like to sit on a keyboard.)

Took the tube home because it's faster than a bus and I didn't have much time.  Realized there was a remarkable number of people on the tube who looked like it was their first time using it.  I got annoyed at them.  Five seconds later, I started to realize what this might mean.

Took the tube going back to class because, again, it's faster than a bus.  Saw Sammy at the station and said hi.  We walked to class together (since we were going to the same lecture anyway).  Got separated briefly on Oxford Street and when she called my name and I found her again, I exclaimed "OY!" like a real Brit.  Sign #2.

Once again annoyed at the influx of people going back home, so I took a back road to the next tube stop.  Was annoyed by the crowds on Regent Street going to Piccadilly Circus.  I was really looking for Crest of London which is a really cheap souvenir shop, but I stopped off at Great Britannia instead because it was closer and more flashy.  Didn't buy anything, but was amused by the tea kettles shaped like double-decker buses and Big Ben tower.  Saw keychains, 4 for 10 Pounds, but decided against buying them right away.  That would mean figuring out who back at home would like a keychain and then there's probably more than 4 people who would so then I'd be spending more than 10 pounds.  It wasn't a good idea at the time.  So I didn't do it.

Tube back home.  Breakfast for dinner.  Vanessa's family is visiting and tonight I met her mother.  Yesterday, I met her little sister and little brother.  They're a nice family.  Vanessa's mom looks like her.

Found some cool stuff on the Internetz today, such as John Scalzi's Canonical Bacon Page!!  Also read an essay in which Charlie Stross complains about the modern influx of Steampunk.  And, because it caught my attention, apparently badgers in the UK are digging up human graves.   Animal badgers thankfully.  I'd be deported if I were caught.  (just kidding)

That's it for now.  Once again, I won't have computer access while in Edinburgh, so the next post will be a long one covering three days of Scottish activities.  Talk to you then and have a good weekend!