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I've been back from London for nearly a week, but this is the first time I've opened my computer. I've been utterly shattered (see icon), no doubt from a combination of jet lag, getting Ros to all her various activities, stepping up Taekwando to four times a week, and seeing two concerts this week (Taylor Swift for Ros, and Joan Armatrading for me.)

And logging onto LJ for the first time in a week, I see I've missed the deadline for Yuletide nominations! Oh noes! Actually, this has me wondering if I should skip out on this year entirely, given that the TKD training is going to get more intense, not less as the year progresses, and it's entirely likely that I won't have time to write anything anyway. But on the other hand, I always enjoy writing for Yuletide and would be sad to miss a year. Shall have to mull that over.

Since it's late, and I'm still feeling shattered, I'm going to do a short summing up post on the London trip (which was absolutely amazing), and a few assorted odds and sods.

London, Mr Cumberbatch, other theatre and sundry friends )

Taylor Swift )

Joan Armatrading )
przed: (london big ben)
We were lucky that Ros got into Harry Potter before our trip, so we could plan a few Harry Potter themed activities. The big one was a visit to the Harry Potter sets in Leavesden. (When we bought our train tickets at St. Pancras to Watford Junction, the bloke at the counter said "So, you're going to see Harry Potter, then?" Apparently, there's nothing else to do at Watford Junction. *g*)

The Sweetie and I figured it would take an hour or two to do the exhibits. When we got there, the signs said to allow three hours. In the end, we took five, and I feel like we could have spent even more time, there's just so much stuff there. Ros is not generally a big one for museums or exhibits, but she loved it all. If she hadn't, I'm sure she'd have managed to drag us through it all in an hour.

On to the pics... )
Today had a bit of a Harry Potter theme, too. It's Ros' birthday--how did she get to be nine?!--and we surreptitiously picked up Hermione's wand and a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans in the Harry Potter store for her. It took her about 0.5 seconds to guess what was in those pressies. *g*
przed: (london big ben)
I know it's weeks late, but I thought I'd put up a few pics from our trip to London. And I figured I'd start with our day trip to Brighton, because it was ridiculous and fun.

Pics this way )

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