quoted: "i just met a naughty sixteen-year-old" -middle aged man in a suit in shepherd market

quoted: "no. i'm number one." -brennan, passed out

i have opinions on all sorts of things:

thieves: i've lost all faith in the thieves in this fair city. i've had my (read: jonathan's) old bike locked outside my flat every night since june. and it still hasn't been stolen. as if that's not bad enough, last night i forgot to take the lights off my new bike when i locked it outside. lo and behold, when i got back from the gym this morning, they were still on the bike. sheesh.

jet lag: my most recent return from the US was not greeted by any of my normal eastbound jet lag problems. the lack of tiredmess may have been a result of having the week off from work, but we'll overlook that for the moment. instead, i'd like to complain that one of my regular activities, which used to happen at seven every morning, has stopped being so predictable. dottie, get your head out of the gutter. we all know how much i dislike change.

performance art: it's not good art, and it's not a good performance. got it?

the new sugababes single is brilliant. if you don't think so, you're wrong. some things in this world are not open to debate. this is one of them.

quoted: "honey, i'm not worried about picking a seat. your father and i flying in first class" -my mother, not sharing my love for checking in online

sigh.

today is pretty grim here in london. it just rains and rains and rains. andrew and i went for dinner at randal & aubin last night, and it was very good, even if the portion sizes weren't quite big enough...the champagne was highly satisfying, and sometimes that's what really matters. afterwards we watched good night and good luck, since my brother wants it back when i go to florence this weekend. it was great. not as long or as tense as i expected.

i just convinced my mother (my father needed no convincing) to come in to central london for breakfast in the office. hurrah. now i just need to track down a couple extra oyster cards.

quoted: "deep penetration?" -guest A "no! defenestration!"-guest B (graham's sugababes party)

quoted: "i just put two fingers in and slurped the whole thing" -nick

gosh it's good to have nick back. and steve moved to london in the past couple weeks. which is also sweet. but on this week off, i must say that i've been vexed by the number of unemployed/underemployed friends i have. gosh it must be nice to be able to take a nap whenever one wants. of course mikes has been hiding all week, but hopefully i'll see him soon.

i've decided i don't like avril livigne. shock. horror. she's not clever. and she seems kinda bitter. which is too bad, because normally i like chick singers.

went to see the new pornographers last night at koko with brennan, keats, tony, elis, carl & assorted others. venue was awesome. company was awesome. band was a big meh.

quoted: "sometimes when i'm really tired i just bend over and give up" -ellen