jolly old england

well amazingly enough i am in england and on line. why this amazes me when the world is full of totally freaky things (including people who see nothing strange about doing an entire tai chi routine in the aisle of a very crowded airoplane even if it shows more of their body than ANY one else wants to see. and strange lumps of potato optimistically labeled gnocchi and served at highly excitingn times like 11 in the morning. and airport lounges in singapore with subway stores.) but anyway; i am amazed. tired. and amazed. maybe those two are connected. i remember when i was in the land of no sleep that parents get to know so well all kinds of simple things amazed me (shiny buttons, pieces of string...); but i guess i am just concentrating on being amazed so i don't concentrate on being homesick. how pathetic is that. 38 years old and i miss being at home. oh sure, the whole 'other side of the world' thing is interesting. but really, dorothy was right....for some of us there's no place like home.

i am not going to go to sleep. i'm not. really really really really not.