In Tea We Trust

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January 11

2007

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“I am somewhat amused and yet horrified to report that I...”

“My baby sister’s kitty died today. I hate living so...”

For it's been so long since I have seen...

Choir. Choir. The thing with the choir is that I love knowing that no matter what else might be...

“Good to know that even at thirty I regularly get mistaken...”

My friends tonight suggested that I should make a stencil and spray paint a skull and crossbones...

Bright Side

I let three people this week listen to a half-assed crap kitchen recording with messed up words that...

“It’s entirely probable my dog will have a passport...”

I think this might be a sign.

Speaking of stupid red tape

It is almost time to bring my dog to join me in the UK. There is no rabies on this small island, so...

I’m struggling a lot here lately. Sometimes, I really wonder why I came all this way. I feel...

“Oh and for the record, I watched the emergency dentist rip...”

This promotion would go over like a lead balloon in America.

As predicted, Mr. T(oothache) has been up all night. He looks miserable and as it’s only 3...

What have we learned today?

Mr. Tea has a terrible toothache. He’s already done one round of antibiotics and is scheduled...

Fun with foreigners

Friend on the phone: Hiya. You alright?
me: hey, yeah. What's up?
fp: Did you hear the news? Chas and Dave split up.
me: I saw the photos, but I think you should know I have no idea who that is.
fp: Better learn. I hear you have to name three of their top ten hits to pass your life in the UK test.

The ice cream truck here doesn’t play Turkey In the Straw. They also come out even when...

“251. Actually, 252 if you count the one hiding out in the...”

Yeah, I suppose nobody would say that...

Mr. Tea got confused earlier when I said someone was “nickel and diming me.” To nickel...

“The only clouds so far have come at Mark Fast’s show on...”
— The Guardian So disgusted by...

the cake is a lie

So, I went to choir again tonight. You know, that place that feels familiar to me because as a 25...

level up

I think that once I’ve killed 500 giant house spiders, I get some kind of british merit badge,...

I think I have a power problem on my hands and wonder if anyone is clever with these things. ...

While doing some singing today, I noticed it feels a lot more natural to sing a word like...

Comedy here can be hit or miss for me sometimes. Obviously, British wit and humo(u)r is world...

He's my favorite husband ever.

I think that by the time a lot of people hit their first wedding anniversary, they’ve already...

12:08am

It’s my first wedding anniversary today. Let’s just say I feel incredibly lucky we made...

I hate how I find everything here to be so intimidating. At home, I’m fairly fearless. I...

Crumbs: half of Britons injured by their...

Jeans for Genes - Changing the world for...

“As a rugby fan, pedant and possibly the internet’s...”
— My friend Eloise arrives to...

“Instead of knocking, our mailman just shoved an oversized...”

Haka battle (via ottavio2dr) I mean, I’m not hatin’ but this kind of makes those little...

New Zealand vs Scotland in rugby (via odgor) I had absolutely no idea what was going on the first...

I had a great time at choir the other night. At more than a hundred people, it’s a lot bigger...

Ok, I take back everything I said about the fuel delivery guy. He realized this afternoon that he...

“Nice to hear the fuel delivery guy still has a knock that...”

Filed under: Good to know.

I am watching this documentary on Google video called The Human Animal, all about people watching...

Filed under: Another of those weird...

I just had to learn how to fill in a blank cheque, because it’s slightly different here. More...

This is so pathetic and embarrassing to admit, but since oversharing on the internet is really one...

Labor Day

Most of the world celebrates Labor Day on May 1st, or May Day or International Worker’s Day. ...

Top fears about living in England

My family and friends will simply move on and forget I ever existed. Something terrible will...

“Once in a while, I meet someone who says something to me...”

“I am reading some american’s blog about how she just...”

Fun with Food

Some smart person just enlightened me to the fact that UK dairy products are not fortified with...

www.brolliesgalore.co.uk Cancan Parasol by Guy de Jean In...

www.brolliesgalore.co.uk Signature Bella Umbrella I...

Rainbow Walker Umbrella

H.Due.O Pinstripe Pagoda Umbrella It is, naturally, pouring...

“I think I am about to put on my autumn jacket to go to...”

Knock, Knock

Nine months into living here and I’m still not used to the volume of door-knockers that abound...

Mr. Tea and I have a small nephew here who likes to get his spade and dig in the garden. One day,...

Reblog with your first job and age you...

My first job was at age (barely) age 14. (It might have been earlier, actually.. I vaguely recall...

“I wouldn’t have told everyone I was keeping a blog...”
— Things I would have done...