Trying to Make Offers They Can't Refuse

Word of the day: White Ace
It is easy to mistake a green bottle of this alcoholic cider for off-brand Sprite. And it is actually just as cheap as Sprite -- only 2 pounds for 2 liters! I mean, that price puts PBR to shame.

Place of the day: The London Dungeon
Now I don't know if I really recommend a visit to this house of London horrors right after a night that included White Ace, but it was definitely an entertaining place. I wouldn't have paid the big entry fee, but it turns out my co-worker hooked us up with a free visit! So I spent this afternoon seeing Jack the Ripper victims, visiting Sweeney Todd's barber shop, and running from the plague.

So what else is new?
As you can see I've gotten a little busy, and as this blog doesn't put food on the table, I've had to place it last on the list. I mean, there is literally too much journalism in my life right now. I can't remember which blog I need to write in or who I need to be interviewing or what sources need to be contacted, etcetera. (Not that I will humor myself by calling this blog journalism. My financial blog is where I tend to get a little more serious. But sometimes switching the tone back and forth confuses me and I find myself wanting to say "like, totally" in my other blog.)

And when I'm not doing journalism I'm still not really disconnected from it at all. But the election is just so exciting!!! And I hate the idea of missing a candidate picking his or her nose or a good podcast about the cultural impact of Pollyanna or a Times article on obesity ... Sigh, my roommate thinks I'm crazy for staying up so late typing away but I wish I was able to "let go." She also says it's cool how interested I am in things. I never really noticed that this wasn't normal, but now I see that it becomes the difference between getting enough sleep and not getting enough sleep. The world is divided between these people.

Someday I would like to sleep better, but it will not be this week. As of right now I'm in job search hell. Sadly I can't just be an intern for life. Well, I think I would be if interns had health insurance. But yes, the time has come to start going to the dentist again. Of course, applying for things when you are working full-time and overseas are a bit of a hurdle, but thanks to the World Wide Web, I'm managing just fine. My parents can just scan some clips for me and send them right over! Aren't you so impressed by them for being so tech-savvy? My mom sent me two pdfs already all by herself. Aw, I love patronizing my parents.

By the way, I miss my parents and my mom's chili and Ohio and everyone. Last week was particularly rough because I finally had a valentine and a Valentine's Day evening without The Post (I traditionally put the paper to bed on that date, sometimes by choice), and here I was in London. I got a nice package including a whole box of Twinkies though! Nice job valentine!

Yeah so anyway, I have an interview outside of London tomorrow, so I better at least attempt sleep. Unfortunately when you film the interviews you have to pay more attention to things!

Before I zzz outta here, I'll also add that I just saw The Godfather and it rocked. Another thing checked off my life to-do list! Rock on.