But it's only been three months!

Hello there.

I'm in the UK again.

"But it's only been three months," I can hear you cry. Yes, I did hear you cry that.

Well, I thought I heard somebody say that.

Well, we're here making the most of a difficult situation. One of the girls we wish to adopt is about to turn 16 years old in a little over 2 weeks. If we don't go to Ukraine and file a piece of paperwork, we will not be able to adopt her. If we DO file the paperwork, we get another 12 months to complete the adoption. Hopefully, we won't get any more delays with the Ukrainian government. So we're stopping off in London because we weren't sure if we'd get a chance to visit the girls on this trip. Plus, a 5-hour difference is better than 7; we're tempering our jetlag.

Anyway, I don't have much time at present as Harold and I are only in London through the wee hours of Sunday (that's less than 32 hours away).

We arrived at a flat in Camden Town yesterday, rested, went to Sainsbury's (a grocery store for you 'Mercans out there) and rested some more. I woke up in the dead of night to complete some work for my job.

Today, I started working on some homework I have due on Monday. I'm taking a "Story and Structure" class which is a prerequisite for a Playwriting course I'd really like to take in the Spring (I've registered for it already).

Tonight, after our 2nd Indian meal (courtesy of Sainsbury's), we went to see the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. Lo and behold we bumped into 2 old friends of ours whom we didn't tell we were coming (oops) and who will be staying with us next Spring.

Anyway, it was a wonderful wonderful show, even with its flaws. Highlights for me were "Odd Boy" sung by a young guitar player Neil obviously has found, "Look at Me, I'm Wonderful," sung by "Legs" Larry Smith, and "Busted" as one of the encores. "What Do You Do," has always been a fave of mine, so that was cool too. I appreciated Roger Ruskin Spear's goofy antics which filled out the show a lot. Adrian Edmundon sure has come away since I saw him floundering through learning how to sing on that Comic Relief Singer's Camp show a couple years ago.

Overall, I had a great time and Harold made me buy a lot of "merch." I'm now the proud owner of a Bonzo t-shirt, which will be used as a sleep shirt for the rest of the trip, a 2007 calendar, a 3-DVD set (we saw some of it already-- looks good), and a program.

I never thought I'd see the day I'd say I saw them live. Last year, I was saying the same thing about Cream. Never say never, people!

Anyway, sorry so brief, but must get back to my homework. I'm supposed to write 5-8 pages of a script, 5-8 pages of a treatment, 2 monologues and 2 character analyses before we go to Ukraine...

Tomorrow we're meeting people at 3pm, having a meal together, then seeing a show, so I literally have NO time to do my homework! Argh!

I just asked Harold if he had anything to say. He said "It's great to be here." He's got a lot of work of his own to do. Thank God for a flat with wireless internet access! Woohoo! We've been well looked-after.

TTFN.
Diane