so this weekend was supposed to be a weekend of nothing but puttering about the flat and perhaps doing some homework, but instead i've been busy schmoozing with 65-year-olds, and the irish!
i had COMPLETELY and UTTERLY forgot that i had a birthday party to go to on saturday; a former co-worker's husband turned 65 and was throwing a big bash. sounds like a killer evening, eh? well, it wasn't too bad! sure they weren't swinging from the chandeliers, but it was still a nice time. the party started at 7:30 and i didn't remember until 7:07. oops! anyhoo, all in all a good evening.
even though st. patrick's day isn't until this friday, they had a parade and festivities today in central london. i went down to watch the parade with classmate T and her boyfriend, A. in addition to the parade there were three stages set up in different parts of london, so after checking them out for a bit, we found an irish pub (in the middle of chinatown) to sit and have a pint of guinness. we watched the six nations rugby match (england vs. france) - i'm not a huge fan but i'm learning the rules - then headed to covent garden for the irish market. i bought a few chunks of fudge (because that's very irish), then A and i tried fresh oysters on sale for a pound. they shucked them right in front of you, and with a drop of tabasco sauce they went down a treat. whetted my appetite for japanese food afterwards, but perhaps another day. i took the bus home and made a pot full of chili with the lamb mince that had been defrosting. like you really needed to know that!
the most beautiful part of the day was when the mayor officially opened the festivities, and thousands of green, white and orange balloons were released into the air over trafalgar square. just that moment the sun broke through the clouds, and the hundreds of pigeons that were milling about the square flew into the sky. it was a gorgeous sight; words (nor my camera, which ran out of film) could do it justice. it's funny how moments like these fill you with such happiness. the best part was that they played U2's 'beautiful day' when the balloons were released; i felt like moshing!
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I love how exquisitely you describe the food that has come into contact with you each and every day. It makes me hungry! You're wasting your time with pharmacology...write a cookook instead.
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