That was the first time we have been in England for nearly seven years!
The first thing I noticed when we arrived at Gatwick was just how fat / overweight people were. It was also multi-ethnic and very hectic. I now feel positively slim despite being technically obese.
Stress-bunny city Arizona, well West Sussex.
Everything seems very expensive and crammed together sardine-style. Because they were not speaking French I became unwitting party to various conversations in English. I cannot zone out so easily.
Why do young women attach comedy paintbrush plastic eyelashes? Seems a common trend…
M25 on a Sunday afternoon in the rain, remains a fun and exciting day out. Four lanes of unadulterated joy…
Waitrose own brand tin tomatoes are still very good. Best in the class…
The proliferation of available ready meals has proliferated. These are much better than the poor offering here.
Waitrose, Pizza Express, Caffe Nero = good.
The variety and quality of restaurant food in the UK remains high. I had the best vegan burger I have had in well over a decade at Gloucester quays, as did the wife. Top notch…
The number density of ambulatory ‘phone zombies is higher.
Software sending endless reminders and requests for feedback in stupid forms is a big downside. This plague is worse.
I am pretty sure that I had some AI shite sent to me, either that or a truly moronic human being does not understand the King’s English…
As a big plus I have invented a new game which is “make AI sound moronic and get it to reply literally to metaphor.”
“We hope that what you saw in the Palantir regarding the Balrog of Balham met all your expectations and that you will reserve your next hobbit hole with us. You now have a genius rating and can get a 13.573 % customer discount on your next adventure to Mordor! Please leave us a customer review my good sire.”
The dreaming suggests that I remain broadly unwelcome in some circles.
I am knackered. All those people. All that stress-bunny dashing about.
We have not come back with a definite no, never.
Nor have we come back all yippee when can we pack?
I am very certain that some of my political views will not sit well with the rising right wing tide. This shadow grows and spreads across Middle earth. Mordor rises. The ring wraiths will soon be about…
People near Cirencester were generally chatty and welcoming…
It was weird being in Gatwick again, something I knew better in a previous incarnation…
It is very unlikely that I will be back in the UK before next summer…the operation is due soon and that is the main thing on the dance card for the foreseeable future…
A bit shell shocked…
The quiet is nice…
Gandalf the stray cat has made a big fuss of us and she is sitting here just to my left tarting for some more food…her winter coat has started to thicken…
Dreamyoga 