"To be honest I’m so English that I’m assuming I’m descended from a piece of fruit cake and cricket bat, but let’s see." by Mich
Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 7:22 AM

I'm free from the confines of that seasonal job. Of course this now means that I am jobless.

I must say, I would really love to just fly over and back with Kara, but ditch while I'm there and wander aimlessly around the island...like I tend to do every time I travel over there. I don't think I can afford it, so I won't, after all, I'll be over there in Feb anyways.

Ah, I remember the first time I went to England. Study abroad in Cambridge for three months. No one I knew was going, so I was definitely going alone. It was my first time traveling alone, turned out to be one of the best times I ever had. I've now figured out how to avoid jet lag, and I've also come to realize that while I don't mind flying alone, once I get there I like to have friends with me. Female wandering alone is a bit daunting to me still.

And now I've got roommates again. There goes the quiet that I've gotten used to. I'm really not meant to live with people, but I have a wonderful tea maker in my room, and my computers so I can hole up in there when I get tired of dealing with people.

The Mich craves fondue!

10 days 'til I see The Dame ... by Kara
Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 5:53 AM

New wallpapers before too long. Was going to put them up everywhere last night, but I was a bit wiped. Still am, actually, but once I dig through a bit more cleaning and some long-put-off advance comicking, I can get everything set up.

As you can see in the title, I'm counting down to England. And I will admit, as psyched as I am about this trip, I'm also a fair bit nervous. I've never travelled out of the country, never been on a plane that long (although I've flown ... I think three times in my life), and while I've travelled alone before, there's something a bit more daunting about it. I told my g'mother this and she took her traditional 'Well, if you're not 100% happy with it, just give it up.'

For some reason, whenever she tries to convince me to give something up, she sounds like she's taking some small satisfaction in it. Like she's saying something intensely wise.

Needless to say, 'nervous' isn't the same as 'unhappy,' and I'll get over it. But I'm not gonna pretend I'm not a little scared.

If you have been, that was quick.

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