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a link to some new and exciting pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/srosesilva/LondonWanderings25

Busy busy week. My job may be a bit tedious, but I always have something to do. Watch for it: Butterworth's Law Directory 2007 will be available in December, and the deadline for all the keying is November 3rd. That's in two weeks. You should see the size of my pile of proofs -- it's enormous! And the fax machine on Friday was basically going at it the entire day. So I've been busy. And I guess I should stop writing long emails to people while I'm at work. Nah.

On Thursday I saw the Cryptogram starring Kim Cattrell. It's always weird to see famous people in small theatre productions. It was a very interesting play, but I'm still on the fence about it. We mocked it considerably afterwards, but that's because the kid wasn't very good. But he was a cutie.

Friday I got paid! Needless to say, I was quite excited. I finally have British pounds to spend and don't have to keep worrying about how much American dollars something costs. That led me to purchase a new coat today -- it's my new love and there is a picture of it in my photo album. And no I can buy postcards so get ready!

Over here at East India Dock there has been quite a lot of mishaps -- no electricty one morning, no internet for two days, showers broken and then magically mended... it's always a surprise here at East India Dock. Always a surprise. And outside, East London is getting ready for Guy Fawkes Day (November 5th), which means kids with explosives, basically. I watched a group of kids set off dozens of fireworks and aim it at a tree in hopes of setting it aflame. Nice. I will be spending Guy Fawkes day in Central London, thank you very much.

Saturday I boarded a coach for Brighton -- a seaside town about two hours from London. It was a beautiful day, the ocean reminded me of home, and the Brighton Pier reminded me of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk but much less dodgy. And, some wonderful fish 'n chips. Yum, deep-fried goodnes. And don't forget the mashed peas, my favorite part. When we got home, Elizabeth and I went to pub and engaged in a mean game of Scrabble, with help from the locals, of course. Yep, I had that game in the bag. I slice and dice my opponents. I show no mercy. More Scrabble tourney details to follow in the future, I guarantee you. It's going to become our new obsession. That and Batman Uno, but we're saving that for a really rainy day.

Today it rained. A lot. There's a lot of puddles in Oxford Circus. Huge puddles. My old and flimsy Converse shoes can't take that. Basically a chill day. Did some shopping, went over to Tesco and got some food for the week, complained about the bland bananas, etc.

Tomorrow it's back to work, but then Thursday... flying to Portugal! That's right, I'll be flying to Portugal via Air Portugal (that's not the real name of the airline) and will be gallavanting in Porto for three days. I'm so excited to go! As the pop said in a statement from an email that I found particularly amusing, "enjoy the motherland." Oh, I will.

And a special thanks to my mommy for sending me a care package filled with tasty treats -- Sun Chips rock my world. And Dole fruit cups. And ramen, baby -- ramen!

Off to bed -- godspeed.