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Day Four: Out and About

Selkcip — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:33:39 +0000

I meant to wake up at ten in the morning. I woke up at seven. I went to bed at two. After finally figuring out where to put my laptop so as to not burn/melt/crack anything I played TFTwo for about an hour completing an entire game (getting two hundred and eighty nine points) without the internet cutting out. Although my ping was at a near constant one eighty to one ninety, it played smoothly. I’ve now determined that the router resets whenever a computer connects…or when it feels like it. I had planned on going out, but I had no money and by the time I was done with the game, my mother had fallen asleep. When she did wake up I helped her with her laptop and we eventually went shopping. The city does not smell very nice. I took some pictures on our journey to Marks and Spencer. The first thing I wanted a shot of is what is called the gurken, a large, pickle-shaped office building:

Giant Pickle

We walked through the place where (according to my mother) the Diagon Alley scenes of Harry Potter were filmed. I couldn’t give a shit, but I figured Emma would be mad if I didn’t take any pictures:

This is for you, Emma.

When we got to Marks and Spencer I found this:

Might have to get this for my birthday.

Then there was Lloyd’s Tower which looks like something from a dystopian mining facility, but whose picture is currently sideways. When we got home I fiddled around on the computer for a while and then Princess Mononoke was on and having never seen it I felt I should watch it. I did. It was of course very good and trippy. Then I fiddled on the computer some more. We’ll see how sleeping goes tonight.

THE CAKE IS A LIE

Selkcip — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:37:53 +0000

THE CAKE IS A LIE.

Back From the GC

Selkcip — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:51:41 +0000

My mom thought it would be fun to go to the Grand Canyon over winter break, she was wrong. I’d really like to write a long post about the many occurances, but I’m too fucking lazy. Here’s a summary:

I got sick week before.

Dad got sick over weekend.

Mom sick by the time we reached phoenix.

Spent some time with my aunt, cousins, uncle.

Got to the GC.

Lots of tourists.

Fucking cold.

Saw the bid hole. A lot.

Last day there it snowed in flurries.

Back to Phoenix.

More time with aunt, cousins, uncle.

Came home.

Weee.

Today I got to finish Portal. It was so fucking awesome. The stuff GLaDos says is so funny, as was “Still Alive”. If you haven’t played and plan to do so, don’t watch the following video.