Conglomerate Blog

I had a few ideas for blogs and thought I might just combine them into one super-blog.

First up: Fight!

On the bus ride back from the one decent Mexican restaurant in all of London two skinny hooded blokes started thwacking each other with fisticuffs! Megan and I were on seats that faced the back of the bus and watched as the two man-boys tumbled into the aisle and ended up brawling on the two seats that faced ours. I had considered moving away when the fight had first started (probably because Megan was saying, "I think we should move."), but once the two ruffians were right next to us the window to move had passed. I mean, if I stood up from my seat right next to the rowdy pair and walked away my cowardice would be out there for the whole bus of strangers to see. Instead I decided to pretend to still be dumbstruck despite the fact that the tussle had been going on for about half a minute. Since Megan was in the window seat I made her decision for her.

And speaking of dumbstruck, and I swear to god this is true, the fight was broken up by a mute. He meeped at the two angry men as he pulled them apart, looking each one in the face and giving them a forceful, stop-it "meep." It ranks in my top ten most emasculating moments.. an elite list to say the least.

Part two: DH Follow-up

Megan and I purchased season two of Desperate Housewives, partly because we wanted to and partly as a kind of gloating "see how much we love it?" to the nay-sayers. We're only 2 discs in, but so far it seems like they're sophomore jinxing this season. The odd twists are laid on top of the normal suburban life a bit too thick and deliberately. I still stand by DH as a good show, but I have yet to see the season one magic recreated.

Part Three: I finished East of Eden

Megan and I have started reading books. I've been on an American author kick, reading Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and now John Steinbeck's East of Eden. I was a little leery of Steinbeck after Grapes of Wrath ruined a large chunk of English class my junior year. Of Mice and Men was great, so this book was going to be the deciding factor for ol' J. Steiny. Luckily, IT ROCKED!!!!!

First off, I love stories set in or around the American industrial revolution. If it could be said that I romanticise any period of history, it would be this one. And Steinbeck romanticizes it almost as much as I do. The book was just a great read and ranks as one of my all time favorites. I highly recommend this to all of you.

Part Four: Picnic Weekend

We met up with some of Megan's workmates and had a great weekend in the park. There was a British attempt at a barbecue, and with a few hot dogs and steaks from us it came together well (there was also chicken, sausage and fish that other people brought, but they're not writing this so.. ha). I got to meet Rufus for the first time. He is one of Megan's coworkers and he has recently become enamored with saying everything in a yo-my-name's-Vinny-and-I'm-from-Brooklyn New York accent. Megan was rolling 'em in the aisles with her terrible British accent too. Conversations went like this:
"Eyy, my brudda called from Brooklyn."
"Would you like a cup-a-teeea?"
"I'll break yor eess!"
"Sweep yer chimney, gov'nah?"
"Fahgit about it! Youu friggen jaggoff!"
It was an enlightening day of cultural learning for both sides of the pond, indeed.

-Mega-Mart