shutitdown: taking one for the anecdote

assimilating

° Stiff upper lips sink ships  I've been meaning to post about a headline I saw on one of the London papers the other day: 'Good...
° A new flat in frosty London  London is a terribly lonely place. Every day I interact with at least a dozen people that are actively trying...
° On Americans  Tonight, as I uncomfortably watched one of my London pals squirm while an American friend gave a detailed monologue about...
° The great pumpkin and city living  Today it snowed in London. I've been tromping around everywhere in a bright orange coat. Having a bright orange coat...
° Flathunting and xenophobia in London  I have a book signed by Martin Amis. As I was getting in line to have him sign it, I...
° Lina: Pig in the City  My first day in London left me chastened. Despite all of the dire warnings from the Dublin taxi drivers, ("You'll...
° Shylater, Dubs  I'm at the airport, 122 pounds of luggage safely checked, waiting to move to London. It's almost two years to...
° My pals on accents and slang  Frances: you know, you type like an irishman now Frances: i mean, when i imagine your voice, it sounds irish...
° The sun's just after going behind a cloud...  Now that I'm sort of half-heartedly thinking about leaving Dublin, I like to run little scenarios of what my post-Ireland...
° Good Friday  Today is Good Friday. This is, I've learned, a big deal in Ireland. It's one of the only days of...
° A short break for positivity - I love Dublin  I think my SAD lamp must be working, because I just posted a very chipper entry on my friend Rene's...
° I love pancakes  Today was Pancake Day in Ireland. I'm not sure what exactly it's all about, but apparently it's in some way...
° The price of deliciousness  The above is a picture I took yesterday. For my non-sighted readers, it is a single bag of Double...
° DJ please  Sorry kids, I still don't have internet. I promise to be better in the future. Somehow, I've fallen into a...
° Fair play to your man...follow up  A few posts ago, I wrote about "fair play" and "your man." I know that no one reading shutitdown will...