6 Years

“We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.”
-Tom Stoppard

Buddhist Thought of the Day

Play your part in the comedy, but don't identify yourself with your role. (Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei)

Two Year Anniversary

September 1st marked my two year anniversary living in London. I can't beleive how fast it has gone. That 6 months I originally planned for here has quite literally turned out to be something else. But I'm really happy right where I am and can honestly say that I'm living in the moment more than ever. I don't want to be in yesterday or tomorrow....it's all good right here. I'm grateful for every day and the minutes that fill them.

Today I had lunch with my friend Cabe Franklin who recently moved here from New York with his girlfriend Julia. Cabe and I go ways back, and it's really cool and heartening to see him here and to have these concentric circles of people who keep coming back around to share my world. It's great. I am thankful for the wonderful friends in my life. No matter where I am, they make it home.

On a slightly less sentimental note, I also counted the approximate number of flights I have taken since moving here two years ago. My tally came to 87 airplane rides, 16 countries and 35 cities. That's crazy. But awesome.

Unfortunately though, the travel takes it's toll. For instance, I haven't really unpacked from my last two trips and my bed is piled a mile high with clothes, bags and suitcases. There is no space to sleep. As a matter of fact, I am writing this blog post simply as a stall tactic for not having to go deal with it. Oh well, like many things, it can all be pushed aside and tackled in the morning. :)

Miscellaneous Mobile Phone Cleanout

While waiting around bored in the Palma airport this week, I realised I had a bunch of random photos stored in my mobile phone from occassions where I had left my camera at home. So here they are, some pretty old, in no particular order. Half of it I would have forgotten had I not come across these pix!

This is an alligator made of shoes on display at a Puma art exhibition in NYC.
This is me and a monkey, also made out of shoes at that same exhibition.
Me in a NY taxi.
A cocktail. I'm not exactly sure where. I think in Paris.
A "beach club" in Hamburg, Germany. I went there with my friend and colleague Pia after work one day.
This is Muji -- one of my favourite shoppes in London. I took this for my friend in NY, Nana, who loves the place. But I don't think I ever sent it to her.
This is me and an ex-boyfriend in Paris earlier this year. I thought about not including it, but what the hell, it's miscellaneous mobile phone cleanout, everything must go!
This is my friend Olly on his Vespa that I beleive he calls "Mildred."

These are seats on the London tube. Colourful, no?