Monday, 19 February 2007

What We Like To Do

In this installment of Big B[r]en I’d like to take a second to describe some of they typical activities Erika and I like to spend our time doing. Some of these activities have pictures to illustrate them and some don’t – so use your imagination.

Going to Museums

The picture to the above-right is of one of the many awesome pieces of art at the Tate Modern Museum. This was me going down one of the many slides of artist Carsten Holler’s. This museum of modern art has many exhibitions and wonderful pieces to look at...regardless of your comprehension of what the hell the artist was thinking when he or she painted/sculpted/threw-up-on it. Among the other museums I’ve seen so far, the John Soanes is my favorite (thank you Garrett).

Hanging out in the Cold



Okay, so maybe things to do with the weather shouldn’t really constitute “what we like to do” but the two days we had snow here were enough to make this Florida boy feel pretty excited (notice the incredulous "I'm tired and don't know what face to make" look I'm giving to the camera). Erika even built a snowman at her work one of the days...I think she looked much happier in her pictures.

Going on Dates




Erika and I occasionally treat ourselves to a dinner, show, or something else “date-like”. Here we are out on the Millennium Bridge after going to a club. I believe this is the last night we ever went to a club though because they are way too expensive and the DJs play truly awful music. It’s a mix of American 80’s pop (slow and fast songs), British techno, and other generally crappy selections (like multiple tracks from the Grease soundtrack). Mingle Mixx where you at?!

Aimlessly Walking around Town



You never know what you might find just walking around central London. We’ve seen plenty of musicians, street performers, or BBC-related stuff…like this picture here shows. The guy in the red sweater was doing a TV spot for some kind of contest that featured tickets to the “Rocky Balboa” London premiere as well as a dressed up chicken and bread-ninja in the background. Here, I’ll zoom in for those not-so-sighted individuals:




As you can see, the “bird-person” is about to tackle the television host. London is an awesome place.

Well, that’s some of what we spend our time doing (aside from work and sleep). We also go to pubs, do our grocery shopping at Tescos, and are currently planning a few trips over the course of the next few months (our first one is in a couple weeks – Amsterdam here we come!).

Remember, if anybody wants to visit us, you are definitely invited. It could be you in the background of that “bird-person” picture next time!

7 comments:

Shirin Modaresi said...

Aimlessly wandering around a big foreign city is one of my favorite things to do...you never know when you'll see some big person tackling a TV host, but it's always worth it when you finally do.
Sounds like ya'lls lives are pretty fun right now.

Shirin Modaresi said...

I meant, bird person!

Unknown said...

Help is on the Way!!!!


DJ Mingle MAN!!!!

lol.. i know the time i was in austria years ago with that U-19 hoops team playing, i gangstered the turntables and broke out a lil set using homie's records (a star was born with the st pete under nineteeners).. and dude had a bunch of 'old' hip hop.. not old, like cool OLD SCHOOL. . just old.. lol..


by the time i get there (when iono) you better have found a fly, 4 dollar pint, hip hop spot for us to be loud in..

hell, book me!!!! give you 20%.. i need 500 bucks, a hotel room, and the coach ticket.. "-))

you guys' pic over the river is hot to death.. lookin like magazine models and isht..

love yall!

Anonymous said...

The river pic is reallllly nice. Do we know you?

Bren said...

I think it's moreso Erika who looks like a model in that bridge picture...I'm just the happy long-arming photographer.

Casey - I have you a gig booked already. It's at this place called "Colonel Nelson's". The pints of "Old Peculiar" will be flowing my man!

Anonymous said...

that hurts me that you don't enjoy the grease soundtrack remixed on top of techno beats. sounds like pure greased lightnin to me, and i was BORN to hand jive, baby!
-shaw

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