For reasons frequently apparent and shameful to me (don't even ask if you don't know), it is clear that I'm a 13 year-old girl. Sometimes 12, and on a good day, maybe 13 and 8 months. At any rate, this age of choice is useful when you're going to have a slumber party (or Babycakes Pajama Jam, as we like to call them) with your girlfriends (be their girl or gay boy alike). However, when you are still trying to get over that pivotal hump towards being a "real person," you just really wish that you could be static @ 15 or 16. Not making any sense, am I? Good.

In fun news, went to a play tonight (D.H. Lawrence's Sons & Lovers). Despite the Lawrencian expectations, their was no nudity and only a little bit of undressing--and some definite hickey-inducing neck kissing. Get our your turtlenecks! Then continued my slow but steady Norwich pub crawl at a place called The Alibi, one of Norwich's wine bars slash few establishments to have a late-night liquor pass. Mentally noted. Other than that, today was a true Saturday in that nothing was accomplished, aside from washing my hair. (I'm such a girl... a 13 year-old one.) Tomorrow is BRRRRRUNCH in Earlham Park. Boring, am I? Good.

Goodnight moon. Goodnight stars. Goodnight blog. **snorrrrrrrre**

Hello everyone! This is my inaugural blog. As outlined in the "mission statement," I am planning to use this to communicate with friends and lovahs. (Oh wait, just friends.) Anyhow, I'm picking these schnazzy colors in hopes that I will have the colorful (or colourful, as the Brits would spell) life to live up to them. The power of the blog is undeniable.

Right now I am in ENGLAND! For those of you that I have e-mailed, you know some of the most recent details of my "life journey" over here. For those of you who don't, here's a recap -- I am at the U. of East Anglia in Norwich, England. You can reach me at:

Lanford Beard
University Village
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR5 8NA*

Anyhow, back to me! I have a single room with my very own closet-sized bathroom/shower. The popular description is that you can "shit, shower and shave" all at the same time (I didn't make it up, but it's defnitely accurate). My room is lovely and very colorful -- just like my blog, hey! I am just now settling into my class schedule and that dreaded thing called homework (eep!). Yesterday I even ventured in Norwich city centre all by myself. I'm getting back to my former NYC "independent woman" status day by day. It's good times, and I'm looking forward to the traveling and adventures to come, but needless to say I miss you all in my own special way.

So, this is enough for my inauguration address. And remember, "Ask not what your blog can do for you, but what you can do for your blog!" (insert hurling sounds here) Bye! :oD

* I expect all varieties of colorful postcards, gifts and donations to come my way!