March 2009
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“‘What are we gonna do with our lives?’ - ‘Oh,’ he says,...”
– Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
Packing up and getting ready to board.
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Listening to The Vanity Clause →
My mates band - 80’s inspired electro.
And off I go.
Woke up at 3.30am, quick cuppa and then wait for the taxi. That was the hard bit - waiting with my Mum knowing I’ll be heading out any minute.
It’s been a really great trip and I’m glad I got to see my Nan before she had forgotten who I was.
After a quick hug, I left in a cab at 4.30am and had an easy ride along the M25 to Heathrow. Check-in was quick and the security is nice...
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Mothering Sunday...
I think eating the curry before heading out to the pub last night helped. Awoke at 8.30am and didn’t feel too groggy.
Helped Mum by peeling the spuds for today’s roast, then headed out for a walk around the “Rec”. I used to walk across from where we used to live to my Nan’s. The “Rec” is a stretch of green made up of soccer pitches/cricket fields,...
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WatchA walk down memory lane on my last day.
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Running out of time...
Finding it hard to catch a few minutes to update here. Its all go, go GO - but in a great way.
Off to lunch with Len in Leigh, then tonight in Southend @ O’Neills for more catching up.
Tomorrow will be quieter-I hope :-)
4am Monday is looming fast.
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WatchWatching Sushi trundle around in Bluewater.
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Southend misses the mark, again.
Walking around Southend, especially down the High Street, it seemed slightly depressing and that a great chance for re-birth was squandered.
Now I’m no architectural genius but I have an opinion and I used to live in just off the High Street. The whole stretch from Victoria Circus to the Seafront seems to be randomly peppered with bits of steel and glass, like some set designer was given...
@ newark - sitting next 2 talkr
The talker...
The talker at Newark was an older lady on her way to Spain for her daughters wedding to a Jordanian man. She turned out to be a pretty interesting character, once forcing her son to go and watch Kabiki theatre whilst he was in High School so he would have an appreciation of the world outside Oklahoma.
On runway about 2 leave then told we have 2 wait an hour in the plane. Heavy traffic @ Newark! Phones on, people already restless.
How to fly through airport security →
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Getting ready...
So I’m off. Back to the UK for my first visit after 6 years since moving to Ohio.
I’m going to use this to upload sights, sounds and thoughts from my trip.