Walk about

First, Drew has let me know about some chemical means to create my anti-microwave.... i will keep you posted about progress.

Today, I topped up my phone at the store on Tottenham Court Rd, near the huge Centre Point building near Oxford Street. Well, outside that building, adjacent to the road is this large fountain. It has four or five different streams that spray up, and under most circumstances fall gently back into the large pool of water. Well, today the wind was gusting through the street so strongly that when the water would shoot up into the air, the wind blew thick mists out of the fountains area to the sidewalk, across the road, and even to the opposite sidewalk. At the intersection near the fountain, this double-decker bus had its windshield wipers on there was so much agua, and it was clear blue sky out! People on the adjacent sidewalk were getting soaked, and I (on the opposite side) was getting sprayed by this sporadic mist as well. It was so bizarre, and I thought pretty refreshing as well. Well, it was a pretty happy sight; i scribbled some lines down as i crossed over the street, but i can only read have of them now. So much for perpetual inspiration.

Well, after watching the fountain, I went and purchased my new pack - Lowe Alpine (85 Litre). It is wayyyy sweet, and puts my old Mountainsmith pack to shame. It will serve me well in travel, though i didn't have to have it for this April. My other one could have gotten the job done. I am more excited about really getting out and hiking/camping with it when i get back this summer. It is a slim and taller fit, which i prefer over a wider pack. I packed it today so that i could adjust and fit it, and oh! is it comfortable. I had tried to purchase this pack over the internet TWICE in the last month, but it kept being sent back, after delivery failed because of address problems and C.O.D. difficulties. Fucking UPS.

Later tonight I will post some stuff about my 4 day trip to Amsterdam last weekend.

Things I am missing:

- ICE in my drinks
- npr


Things I am not missing about America:

- George Bush
- interstate travel