Back so soon?

So, kids, juuuuust kidding. It seems that lovely Logroño has a computer lab that I can use for free, so I will regale you now not with stories of unfinished assignments but with travel anecdotes! Think Kerouac... and then dismiss that notion from your head whole-stock.

Yesterday I started off with a bang, getting rid of all of the valuables in my room. Just in case... never hurts... Then I proceeded to go to the train station and ride from lovely Norwich to lovelier London. No problems so far... In London, I had to find a taxi to Stansted airport, which I assume will be about a 5-pound ride because the one from Gatwick to the train station was. Wrong-O! When I finally DO find a taxi -- after losing a wheel on my roller suitcase, no less -- the ride takes about an hour. The problem? I only had 30 pounds to my name! I had about 20 extra pounds in Euros, but by the time the taxi ride was done, it was apparent that I was NOT gonna be able to pay the fare at all. Luckily, my driver was understanding and didn´t smack me around. He held on to my luggage and let me frantically go inside the airport to the nearest cash machine and serious damage my bank account. Next time I will be seeking cheaper travel between the Liverpool Street and Stansted. (P.S. Stansted is nowhere near London!)

And I totally forgot about the moments of peace that I had to myself whilst in Liverpool Street. It was around noon when I arrived there, so I decided to get myself some grub. Of course I am pulled to the place that's called Piece of Cake. I end up getting a chocolate-chocolate chip muffin (mmm-mmm good) and something called a Bath Bun. Well, I can't say much for the bath bun, but I did get to enjoy my lunch with a little pigeon. I didn't feed him because I was afraid of being attacked for my muffin, but nonetheless we had a pleasant exchange. I told him about Norwich, he mentioned he had a crush on Jude Law, and we instantly hit it off. (Even the pigeons in my life are queers!)

More good news on the New York front: I have housing, yay! Things are lining up quite nicely. It's gonna be heinous in the real world when everything doesn't always go my way.

So now I have to go work some more on my grant application. Make it a little more 'official' -- vomit. But hopefully I can get something that is both official-sounding and uniquely me. That's what I want to do as a writer, might as well start honing the skee-ulls now.

P.S. Just saw Todd Metter, one of the 3 people studying in Logroño from Midd. The world is indeed (in Ani's words) 'beautiful and small.'