Snow - Informer
Does anyone genuinely know the words to the chorus of this song?
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Transfixed by the tennis.
Murray mania on New St Square in central London. Big screen out of shot on right.
You know those days when you fully intend to go to the gym at lunchtime but then a mate texts you to say he’s in London and that he’s up for a swift beer at lunchtime and so you go to meet him and his brother for “just one” but then one swiftly turns into five and you get back to the office at gone 3.30 in the afternoon and are feeling a little bit pissed but you need to hide it because your boss is there and you still have to write the weekly report even though you’re struggling to recognise your own hands on the keyboard?
Well, today is one of those days.
BBC News | Billions stolen in online robbery
Well, no, not really. What was actually stolen was roughly the equivalent of £3,000. But then that number doesn’t make for quite such an eye-grabbing headline, does it? I thought the BBC was above this kind of thing! Also, the opening paragraph: Space trading game Eve Online has suffered a virtual version of the credit crunch. It hasn’t, has it? It’s been a victim of theft, plain and simple. It’s not the credit crunch, it’s not a mirror of the real world in that sense. Simply, someone abused the trust that was placed in them for financial gain… This is borderline tabloid reporting from the BBC. Sigh.
So this is where I’ll be staying in New York in September: Hotel 31 on E 31st St. I reckon I got a half-decent price, and the hotel got some great reviews on a few websites.
It’s in Murray Hill, apparently, anyone know much about that area? Looks like it’s not too far from the Theatre District and so on, as well, so it should be easy enough to get around from.
This holiday’s suddenly seeming a hell of a lot closer and more real! Just got to book a place in Washington and we’re set.
They say when you get to top sprinting you should be relaxed and I have mastered that and looking cool at all time.
Usain Bolt, Olympic 100m champion and world record holder.
You can only really get away with saying something like that if you can do 100m in less than 9.70 seconds…
BBC News | US judge bans 'Rye' book sequel
Phew! The Catcher In The Rye is one of my favourite books. I remember reading it for the first time and falling in love with Holden because of his sheer apathy towards everything. I also liked the lack of a back story, and the lack of a solid conclusion. It’s just a snapshot of a life, as it happens. And I still enjoy those kinds of books/films nowadays. I don’t need a completely self-contained story, all nicely wrapped up; I just want an insight into a life. Which is maybe why I enjoy blogging and reading personal blogs so much. We don’t give our back stories in every post, but over time an image is built up.
Thanks for all the great answers to my New York hotels question yesterday. Crowd-sourcing truly is awesome, so many thanks for everyone that took the time to reply, email or tweet.
The consensus seems to be that downtown is better, especially if you can find a cheap one. Unfortunately, anything a bit nice is pretty much out of my price range, unless it’s out by an airport.
The shared bathrooms thing doesn’t bother me at all, and the girlfriend seems happy enough to go for it. I figure that the money we save can be used for much more entertaining things like food and booze. Probably more booze than food, knowing us.
With that in mind, I think I’m going to go for that Portland Square hotel, which is the more central one at the same price as the one in the Upper West Side (“Boring!”, according to mascarah…).
Anyways, as peterwknox points out, we’ll be leaving the hotel in the morning, and getting back late. It doesn’t really matter too much what it’s like, in the grand scheme of things. Sleep, shower, maybe go back in the evening to change, and that’s about it.
Next I’ll be asking for ideas of what to do/see!
In my continuing adventures regarding booking hotels, the girlfriend and I have managed to find a place in Edinburgh for the Festival in August. It’s a touch more expensive than last year, but then we really lucked out in getting that place.
This year seems to have been a bit more difficult in getting a reservation, but we’ve now booked at the Airlie Guest House, which seems like it’ll be pleasant enough. We’re there for 3 nights over a weekend, I think, in the middle of August.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself last year, and am really looking forward to getting up there again. The whole city is just busy and buzzing, and there are so many acts to see that you never get bored. We got this year’s programme through the post the other day, so need to have a proper sit-down this weekend to figure out what’s worth seeing. Gotta have a plan!
