The weekend basics

[dancerjodi]

We watched the end of this most recent Clone Wars cartoon series on Friday. Anakin has lost a hand (again), and did his first 'force choke' on someone. Palpatine has been kidnapped by General Grevious. Now May can hurry up and get here so that we can see the end of of the story!

'Bikram' Ballet was good on Saturday. Later I picked up the Rachel Brice DVD and am looking forward to trying that Wednesday night (bellydance tonight, tap/jazz tomorrow, fitness Thursday will be on hold because I have a date with Saturn for an oil change). I gave a copy to my sister for her birthday along with the Sleepaway Camp DVD set (yes, those awful horror movies from the 80's). My sister and I had a thing for them back then ("Oh I'm a happy camper, I love to drink and fsck . . .").

Easter was interesting. This year the aunts, uncles and cousins ended up at Gram's place for the holiday like we used to years ago. Its both comforting and sad to see the frail old lady moving her way slowly through the masses of people with her walker on multiple trips to the bathroom. Years ago *I* was one of the kids running around like a maniac, and now its the next generation taking up the role. I wonder if we'll still continue to get together in this way as a family once Gram is gone, because the cousins have grown distant as we've gotten older.

Sunday was our first day at home in over a month and brought much enjoyment, including a long spring walk out in the city, finally starting on the Leia ANH dress http://www.padawansguide.com/leia_anh_costume.shtml , Chinese food for dinner, laundry (as usual) and catching up with Bruce Campbell's Alien Apocalypse http://www.scifi.com/alienapocalypse/ . The latter was horrible, kind of a 'lets make a movie to play off of all of the Bruce Campbell stereotypes'. Still, he's the man so you gotta watch it, you know? Seeing he and Renee O'Conner as love interests was just - odd.

This should be a quick busy week! I'm hoping to make some final travel arrangements like booking the train from London to Edinburgh and arranging the guided tour we'll take while in England to Stonehedge and Bath. I can't believe that in a week and 1/2 we'll be on a plane!

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[protogeek.livejournal.com]

When you're in Bath, look up a restaurant called Demuth's (I believe that's the name). It is the most amazingly delicious vegetarian restaurant.

Demuth's

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"When you're in Bath, look up a restaurant called Demuth's (I believe that's the name). It is the most amazingly delicious vegetarian restaurant."

Thanks for the suggestion! The options are kind of overwhelming so its nice to hear from people that have first-hand experience! :)

Re: Demuth's

[protogeek.livejournal.com]

My ex and I spent 2 nights in Bath, and during our full day there we did the tour of the Roman Baths, which is something you gotta do (it's generally why you're there in the first place), then a guided walking tour of the city, which was definitely worth it. There didn't seem to be a ton to do there that was worth sticking around much longer than that.

Re: Demuth's

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"My ex and I spent 2 nights in Bath, and during our full day there we did the tour of the Roman Baths, which is something you gotta do (it's generally why you're there in the first place), then a guided walking tour of the city, which was definitely worth it."

We're doing a day tour that leaves London and hits Bath and Stonehedge (so we'll have a couple of hours in Bath, basically to check out the Baths themselves and a couple of hours to walk and self-explore).

The bulk of our trip will be in Scotland, so we're trying to cram the main points of London into 3 days - it should be interesting!

Re: Demuth's

[protogeek.livejournal.com]

Ooh, nice. I've never been to Scotland. While we did spend a week or so near London, very little actually stands out for me, London really didn't do much for me. Though I can highly recommend going on the Big Red Bus tour -- they run double-deckers all around the city, with a whole bunch of stopping points along the way. You can get on and off all day, so it's a great way to get an overall tour of the city and get to see a lot of things that you otherwise might not take the time to see.

[protogeek.livejournal.com]

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We'll most likely ride around once to see what's there and then pick the sites we want to stop at later. :)