notes from a holborn apartment

[fahye]

I have a lot of things that I COULD say about living in central London with ryokophoenix and schiarire (things that we have done, places we have been, long and intrepid journeys we have made in search of places to eat that are open on Boxing Day) but I think what I most want to say is I LOVE BRITISH TELLY. There was a University Challenge night (Stephen Fry and Hugh Grant on a Comic Relief special! James McAvoy being dorky in a movie!) and then last night we watched the Big Fat Quiz of the Year (Jimmy Carr! Dara O'Briain! Sean Lock!). I love how all the British comedians seem to have some joyful incestuous circle of glee wherein they appear on each other's shows and mock each other a lot.

Today's plans: going to St Pancras to wave our Eurail passes around and book the London-Paris-Venice trains, Kensington Gardens, walking tour around the Westminster area, back to the National Portrait Gallery to do the lower two floors, dinner with apiphile, going to see Wicked at the West End.

WOO LONDON.

Apparently it's going to get down to -8 degrees over New Year, though. Won't that be fun.

Comments

[rowanberries.livejournal.com]

I love how all the British comedians seem to have some joyful incestuous circle of glee wherein they appear on each other's shows and mock each other a lot.

This is, in effect, the basis of all British comedy. They ALL know each other, and it makes me happy.

[ariastar.livejournal.com]

-- You totally just reminded me that there is a QI Christmas special! Now I am grinning like a goof and looking for it.

You sound like you are having a fab time in London. Keep it up, ma'am, I need to live vicariously somehow. <333

[girl-wonder.livejournal.com]

Yay! Glad you're having fun! Give Jilet a hug from me!

[unravels.livejournal.com]

Yay London!!! If you need coffee in all the running around, you know where to go. ;)

HAVE FUN!!