Over and Done With

My final day in Wales was something of a wind storm.  After seeing "The Social Network" with Caeti and Huw, we walked along the boardwalk where the wind was blowing sea foam the size of snowballs onto the land.  We went down to the waves and got ourselves soaked with water.  At the house, I put Hamish to dry by the radiator.  Turns out Hamish, being polyester, melts at high heats.  He now has an orange patch of shorter hair in the back where he melted--er, I mean, got branded.

After Wales I went to York.  Intending on staying for the weekend, the house of CouchSufers I was with told me not to leave.  So I didn't.  I spent a week in Wales with some wonderful people.  The city was enchanting but very cold.  Obviously. 

On Thursday I used my last rail pass day and went form York to Brighton to spend a few hours with Matt, Tom, and Tom from The Noise Next Door! before taking a train back to London.  I spent the night at Hermione's and we watched True Blood.  I've recently gotten her into it. 

On Friday I went to the Erotica 2010 Convention to see Dita Von Teese in her new show, "The Opium Den".  She was amazing.  I didn't wait the tow hours in line for her book signing, but I probably should have.  The whole thing was a lot of fun.  I really wish I was rich, because there were some amazing corsets in the 400 pound range.  But a got a few things on bargain.  And saw some amazing burlesque performers and met some nice people.

Saturday Mark came into town and then was my leaving dinner.  It ended up being only me, Mark, Hermione, and Hanisha.  Shame Amy couldn't show.

Sunday we went Alloting and I got to hack away at the dead brambles with a machete.  The thorns cut me up a bit.  Just some nicks and one really bad sliced open thumb.  No big.  Discovered the bug bites all over my body afterward.  Bed bugs from the stupid hotel.  I am covered.  Like Turkey all over again; it is so painful.  Then Mark and I got Chinese food and went to Waterloo Station where I saw him off on his train back to campus.  Then I went back to the hostel and packed everything.  Thank God for bubble wrap. 

My flight from Heathrow was at noon Monday and we left late, but arrived early.  I DIDN'T get random bag searched in Phili, which I was totally expecting.  Score.  I was drugged on antihistamines and slept in Heathrow and then a bit on the first flight.  Watched "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Up" and finally watched a full episode of 'How I Met Your Mother".  All good.  On the second flight, the antihistamines knocked me out for the entire 6.5 hours to San Francisco.  Total score.  Mom and dad picked me up at SFO and we drove back to Sac. 

So now I am home.  The trip is over and I believe nothing broke on the way home.  Will have to unpack to be sure.  Covered in bites, I am still physically miserable.  But I almost cried with joy at being in my own bed and seeing Jade, who I think it much bigger, but probably isn't.  Not having Tadger is very sad, but I am dealing with it fine. 

Already life is on the move again.  Possible jobs and whatnot.  Things to do.  But first, getting my photos on my computer, updating for viruses, and a nice long, hot bath.

Yeah.  And that is the end of my trip. 


And this the end of this blog.