the news from my [desk]

fun thing: reading rare books that likely either don't exist anywhere else or haven't been opened in decades. good thing i think this is fun because this is pretty much the plan for the next three weeks. been in the british library for a good five hours now. i did see an original copy of the magna carta though! and have a couple draft-y pages of my paper going!

last night we had a picnic in hyde park with anne and jamie which was really nice. we were by the princess diana memorial fountain where kids can play so jamie took full advantage. for food, we had baguette, various deli meats, pate, salmon, 5 different cheeses, strawberries & cream, cherries, and madelines. and then elderflower water, lemonade and ginger beer to drink. it was delicious!

this morning, tina and her boyfriend got into london for the weekend and we're going to meet up tomorrow afternoon! so that should be exciting. and a nice break from the library...

this is also my last weekend in london--i'll be here til the 19th but will be on trips to amsterdam with some of the blockmates and dublin with katie! ah i can't believe how much i've done. or how much is still left to do.