two weeks

is too long without an update.

I seem to have lost the art of writing about daily life. I feel most of the time like I'm just living... not that interesting... though on second thought, it might be to you, dear reader.

I've been at my new job for a little over three weeks now and things are going well. I'm itching to get my hands on a camera and be a VJ... but I know it will come in time.

Other than work, I've been going out like crazy on the weekends, wearing shoes that are too tall, dresses that are too short and make up that makes me feel like I'm 20 again! My confidence has been at an all time high, which might explain the few dates I've been on... though they haven't developed into anything, they've been learning experiences.

London is a strange place when it comes to meeting people... especially romantically and I've been learning a lot. I've actually had text message relationships that didn't go beyond a night out because of them. Weird. Nobody CALLS anyone here, they message. This means that your vocal intonations are irrelevant... people here don't "get" my Canadian-ness. Though I've heard we're a bit of a novelty, it seems to end at that. Anyway, I'm out there socialising and having a good time, and that's the important part!

In other news, I've booked my flight to Greece for the big wedding in August. I'm looking into the visa issues that I need to and will be home to Canada before the year is out to sort it all out... I can't leave... not yet anyway... not with the rest of the UK and Europe to discover!

PS... if anyone wants to send me a few small things that I'd like from Canada, then PLEASE email...while there is much more selection here than in Korea, some things are sorely lacking from my life... like microwave popcorn...

Cans Festival

On Sunday I headed down the Cans Festival with a couple of girlfriends. It's a graffiti festival that was set up on Leake Street, in a disused tunnel, near Waterloo station.

It was well advertised and in the media because Banksy was a part of it. There were tons of other world famous graffiti artists who spent days setting up the exhibit, as well as lots of lesser known artists. You could even sign up to paint once you arrived and there were quite a few artists jumping on the bandwagon. Good for them to be able to have their work next to that of the big names.

Instead of going on about it, though, here are some of my favourites in no particular order... sorry there are so many, I just couldn't cut it down any more!

It was, as you can see, an amazing exhibit. If you can believe it, I have another 120 or so photos from it.... So there are more!

I've heard that for some silly reason, the art will all be painted over eventually, at a cost of about £300,000! What's the point?? Leave it there for the generations to come! This was an example of art, not 'vandalism' as graffiti is often mistaken for. These were real artists, not silly taggers writing their name on the wall. It is real art. I hope you enjoyed it.