Random sunshine

The weather here has been fantastic ever since I've arrived really. Apparently London fog is a big lie.

One thing I'm impressed by on a daily basis is the bike-riding skills of my fellow Londoners. They navigate bus lanes and confusing intersections fearlessly, avoid pedestrians and taxis with confidence and ease. I'm scared for them -- these men and women dressed in suits and sundresses. But they ride on in perfectly straight lines, never minding the double-decker bus that trails their rear wheel by only a few feet.

And lots of them do so while also talking on their mobiles.

Remember overalls? Saw someone wearing a pair the other day. I remember when I wanted some. Thankfully my mom said no and instead made me a fashionable pinkish-red jumpsuit from some sort of parachute material, which I proudly wore on the first day of 6th grade.

I've taken to wearing dock shoes every Saturday. I think the fact that I've already developed an obscure, potentially alienating habit officially puts me on the fast track towards being a reclusive hermit.