http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling Just another The Ithacan Blogs weblog Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:11:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Football is the most fantastic sport. If you want to watch it in the background while you do your work, it doesn't require second to second attention; if you want to pay direct attention to it, the ebb and flow of the match keep you more entertained than a baby ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/12/09/musings-on-football/ Now considering myself a decent traveler, I have begun to question a few potential purchases once I return to the States. First off, I plan to get a new cell phone. I am, however, stuck within the AT&T silo, leaving me with precious few upgrades. My choices basically boil down ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/12/07/e-readers/ If you were wondering, Brits celebrate Christmas too! Shocking, I know. Today is VIP Day on Oxford Street around the corner from my flat. The entire road is shut down so that the VIPs (Very Important Pedestrians) of the UK can shop their pretty little hearts out 19 days from ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/12/05/vip-day/ It is now December, which means people can officially admit the holidays are coming. Here in London, that was extremely noticeable in the extra amount of lights on across the city on the night of December first. Harrod's, which already had tons of lights, now has moving ones. A massive ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/12/03/christmas-comes-early/ In a perfect world, everyone would celebrate being thankful for things. As noted last week, apparently these Brits aren't thankful a damned thing. Which is fine, except when you have to spend a week hearing about how all of your friends are home with their families for the holiday. Jerks. And ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/11/30/post-thanksgiving/ In a few hours, you'll all wake up, leave on your pajamas, and watch Santa Claus come prancing in on his chariot in one of many locations around the country. I, however, am sitting at work. No turkey. No stuffing. No American football. Just me and my desk. Ouch. Britain isn't into this whole Thanksgiving ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/11/26/thanksgiving/ I have decided the worst weather for riding the Tube is... snow! ...Kidding. That'd be a dumb post title then, wouldn't it? No, no. It's rain. Cold rain, specifically. Take this morning. A cold rain outside, so I wore a sweater and a jacket for my two minute walk to the Tube station. ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/11/23/rain/ There's exactly one month left until I fly back from London. For a little stretch, it was exciting to think of going home, but now pre-leaving nostalgia is starting to sink in. It's incredibly odd to almost miss a place before you've left, but that's how a lot of us ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/11/20/one-month/ Americans like their sport. Britons love their sport. It isn't really the Britons, more so Europeans. I live in Marble Arch, well, on the edge of it. It isn't politically incorrect around here to say that it is generally an Asian Subcontinent and Middle Eastern population in this area. There is ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/11/18/sport/ I've been hearing rumors that there is some big arguing right now in the States about health care. And by rumors, I mean it's plastered on the news here too. The UK, as you've probably heard, has the NHS or National Health Service. On Sunday, I got to test it out. A ... http://theithacan.org/blogs/londoncalling/2009/11/16/health-care/