A post without pictures

So, I keep thinking about hooking up my camera to upload the few pictures I have, then think of the 10 minutes that will take and put the camera away again. It doesn't really matter that much because I don't have many new pictures anyways. I was in London all weekend, then in Cardiff to watch a Rugby match among the Welsh (who were playing against the English that night). And, despite all of that I never found a time when taking a picture was worth while. So, I'll just tell you about it breifly.

But, mainly this is just for the sake of an update to any of my friends and family who are keeping up on this.

This last weekend we went to London. We saw a few museums, but the most interesting thing to me was seeing Westminster Palace (or Hall -- I'm not too sure which one to call it). This place is where Parliament sits. Apart from the historical points, the thing that stuck out the most was that nothing, not even the seat of government, was guarded as heavily as things are in the US. I'm not sure whether that is rhetoric/image or tactic (although those two choices could be the same things really). They don't have as many visible, physical guards, but they have a ton of cameras so I guess that does the trick.

After we visited London I took a train to Cardiff. A few friends who I met here in Bath were going up there to watch an England vs. Wales rugby match, mainly to experience the Welsh pub atmosphere during such an intense game. It was at least as good as what I thought it was going to be.

Other than that I'm doing well. It's a little warmer now -- 7 degrees celcius. I've learned that I don't like examining novels in a big class setting. As far as I can tell it's a waste of my time on earth...when I'm sitting in class all I can do is think of starting to shoot people, starting with myself. I enjoy my other classes. Now, let me clarify. I don't dislike the novels I'm reading. I dislike the discussion. People are stupid, they try to impress the teacher and/or make and original point, and I'm just not sure what it is that I'm supposed to be learning from that. But, the other three classes I have are stimulating enough for me to enjoy.

The main reason I wanted to write this post was because of two events that happened with the kid I live with. First, when I was gone this weekend he put a broken hanger on his lip and said "hey daddy, look, I'm Rob." That's pretty good for a four year old. Then, tonight, he was fighting eating his dinner. He always does this, which is probably just a phase he's going through because his mom's cooking is amazing (there's no rational reason to refuse it). So, we thought it was just his 2nd or 3rd excuse to get out of eating. Then, he started to spit his food out...Well, he wasn't spitting his food out, he was starting to vomit. Apparently he's sick. He ended up doing two or three huge heaves of puke onto the table and floor. It was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. I can't explain the volume of vomit other than simply calling it amazing.

So, maybe I'll put those pictures up.

Tomorrow, I skate!