A Funny Moment

There are all sorts of sounds in our neighbourhood...foxes, drunks, barfing, midnight helicopters, parties. Late last night I set my mobile alarm clock. I toggled through the different alarm tones. Early in the morning, still half asleep I hear a rooster. Gee, I thought, we have a rooster in our neighbourhood too? That is crazy! It took me a few cock-a-doodle-doo's to realize that I had chosen “rooster” as my wake up alarm tone.

Argentina

The bus was particularly slow heading home. Brazil and Argentina had a game at Arsenal and the bus meandered through the heavy traffic in that area. It turns out the old woman beside was from Argentina. We got talking about her home country, her 10 year stint in Spain and the current city, London, that we were both residents of. I asked her about Spain and she described the city she lived in as a 24 hour party city with dancing and good times for all ages. I asked her if she danced. "Oh, I am a Christian", she replied. OKAY! She asked me what brought me to London and when I told her I was here studying art she exclaimed that her son was an animator as well as a musician. A musician in a rock band. When I asked her if they were good she said they had a tour in North America and Europe coming up. I asked her if she liked their music. "I am a Christian", she said knowingly again in her strong accent. I took this to mean, "of course not". But this time she quickly followed that up by saying, "but I like Ozzie Ozbourne". Did I hear her right? " I like Ozzie Ozbourne," she repeated. What do you like about him, I enquired curiously. Him? His TV show? or his music? "I like him. He is a nice man with a nice family."

One Bag

There is a great site I've discovered for any of you who travel regularly (particularly on planes). It is called One Bag and it sums up the art of traveling light. It is probably best known for its "What to Pack (On a Trip of Any Length)" list that requires only ONE BAG.