Everyday I come across one or two things that I just don’t understand or really hate about London. Here are a few…
1. In my book, this is the most important on my list. Ready? Guys wear pinky rings here, and it really grosses me out in a very extreme way. Once I see their pinky rings, I just can’t take their masculinity seriously. It’s just so smug and wimpy looking. I bet I could beat most of the pinky-ring-wearers in an arm wrestling competition. For real.
2. There are these two haunted houses themed after the Tower of London, and they hire people to dress up with blood makeup all over their face to stand outside and get people to buy tickets. Sometimes they jump out of garbage cans along the street, and Lis and I literally run away down the street in terror. These people are SO freaky… both Lisa and I absolutely hate them. And they stand in between the tube stop and our wonderful cheese market. It’s like awful bullies that stand in between little kids and the swing set.
3. The flat next to us is being renovated, and every morning at 7:30am, this guy whips out an electric saw (that sounds just like a giant dental drill) and just goes for it. Sometimes he opts for the hammer. Even on Saturdays. I work in the mornings, so I don’t hate it as much as Lisa…. She really hates it.
There are a lot of things that I like a lot. But, I just get so frustrated about those stupid pinky rings that I needed to let you know what I’m being forced to deal with here. Oh, but here’s something fun…today outside of my tube station there was this crazy guy with a wig, a fake mustache and giant glasses handing out newspapers and smoking the hugest cigar I have ever seen in my life. It was the size of a banana, and I’m not even exaggerating.
Also, send me your address. I have lots of time to write postcards and letters, so if you want one, give me your address. Actually, scratch that. If you want a letter, you have to write me one first. My address is down below this somewhere.
PS - totally got paid today. Now, I can pay my rent and finally feel settled. Just wanted you to know that I'm going to be okay. :)
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Love.
i love your posts :)
i can actually hear you telling these stories as i read them. love you!
1)Dan Hammerquist = 100% man
2)Dan is a member of the order of the Engineer
3)Order members wear a ring on the pinky finger of the working hand (http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org, click on "The Engineers Ring")
Therefore, pinky ring = MAN!
That's all I am saying.
Make good days.
Daniel
OK I think Dan's comment is too funny!
i'm still laughing. not just about the pinky ring thing. this whole blog is hilarious.
...probably because i was there for everything. "what the hell??"
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