Greetings, non-dragon flaggers!

Greetings All! I have arrived in the country of England, which as you can tell from the map is somewhere to the right of the USA. I hope this "blog" finds you all well.

I arrived yesterday, which for y'all Yankees is like the future. You see, I am 6 or even 8 hours ahead of you. By the time you read this, I may be enjoying tomorrow! My flight over here was actually somewhat pleasant. I sat next to a fella from Indianapolis who was head of his college's Democratic party (though he did say he would vote for a McCain/Lieberman ticket and said he was "iffy on the whole gay marriage thing"), and we talked a lot. I even got to watch a motion picture, Juno, which wasn't particularly awesome. Why is it that when Garden State bases itself off of hipster music, it seemed genuine and powerful, but with Juno, it seemed trite and phony? Maybe because Juno's "listen to this- it'll change your life" song is by far the worst one on the album. And I know this, because my 7 year old guitar lesson student gave me the whole album as a going away present. For those of you keeping track at home, the best song is
"Vampire" by some band called Antsy Pants.

My dorm floor is "International," which means that all of the awkward dudes from other countries share the same living space. However, I was surprised to find that the awkward dudes are not from China and Japan, but instead from other places right and left of the USA like Bangladesh, India, and some place called Bhutan:

"Ah! Bhutan! No Way! It must be...warm there!"
"Well, no, it is in the Himalayas and often very cold"
"Ahh... yes, of course!"

I also just learned today of a country called "Wales" which evidently offended some people. Upon further research, I found that I apparently have a thing against countries with dragons on their flags.

I saw Buckingham Palace today, which may seem like a big deal if you still think the queen is a big deal. That's so 14th century in my opinion... But it may be sort of like Obama's "Uncle Rev Wright" concept where you kind of grin and nod and say "Why yes, my queen, I'm so glad you are here! We...ah...needed this sword to be blessed!" I guess there is this thing where if the queen is home, a green and red flag is waved at the top. However, there was no flag, so I assume she was off attending to some extremely important diplomatic crisis.

Speaking of traditions that just won't go away, today I also went to the "Center of British Catholicism"- Westminster Cathedral. It was actually really cool inside, very huge and echoey, with lots of dead saints coated in silver, and the choir was practicing some wicked dissonant stuff, like straight out of OK Computer. I almost converted, right then and there. For those of you out there who are currently tripping, it is highly advisable NOT to watch the cool intro on the Westminster Cathedral Website.

OK, that is probably the longest post I shall ever have. I hope you all are doing well. Please send me an e-mail at awitkins@gmail.com if you have a chance, but I probably won't respond, because I am cold-hearted and irresponsible.

- Lunn

THING I FORGOT TO BRING TO ENGLAND: London Guide Book
NUMBER OF TIMES ALMOST DEAD DUE TO "WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD" THING: 2 (2 Total)
FUNNY THING BRITS SAY WRONGLY: A "canteen" is a cafeteria