2016-03-19 18:53
The Web hosting co that Stu and I use is evil. The regular page is down right now. Stuart is working on sorting it right now. . . So hang tight! Read More
Blog Directory > Life Blogs > My Life Blogs > Nicole in London: Tales of A Los Angeles Expat my-life Blog >
Nicole In London: Tales Of A Los Angeles Expat Blog
travelingtreefrog.blogspot.com
Adventures of an American in London.
2016-03-19 18:53
If any of you are going to the travelingtreefrog.com site you will find a lovely little message saying that the account was suspended.
At first I thought Stuart had forgotten to pay the bil… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
So it is now time for the big switcheroo. . . For the twenty of you that like to read Nicole in London, you can now find me at www.travelingtreefrog.com Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This weekend is a bank holiday weekend. I'm not sure why they give us May Day off here. I assume it has more to do with the traditional Roman Festival than the power to the workingman reason… Read More
2006-04-28 10:38
If you are in Los Angeles this weekend, I strongly recommend that you go to one of my favourite things to do- The LA Times Festival of Books at UCLA.
Next year I am planning a vacation back… Read More
2006-04-28 10:21
They sent us to a Circus Training School for a team building event yesterday and it was a lot of fun although today my legs are killing me from the acrobatic balancing part.
I was rather di… Read More
2006-04-27 12:16
Jen (Preston) dragged me to my first concert in London tonight. . .Wolfmother. They are a mix of Led Zeppelin meets the Doors meets AC/DC meets White Stripes meets. . . I don't know what - b… Read More
2006-04-26 09:12
Spying a woman on the tube wearing a monkey vomit hounds tooth jacket, flouncy skirt, fish net stockings, leather ankle scunchy Madonna circa 1982 boots and instead of thinking. . .
“… Read More
2006-04-25 20:10
When you get a letter from the Internal Revenue Service, you do not want to get a big envelope. A big envelope means that you are being audited. Being audited is bad.
Today I got a big enve… Read More
2006-04-25 12:40
Window shopping online at Banana Republic. A number of the skirts include the blurb, "Now in size Double-Zero".
So there is some skinny anorexic bitch out there that a size ZERO is too big… Read More
2006-04-25 09:14
The Northern Line was dire this morning. I was running late to start, couldn’t push my way onto three trains and when I finally did, I was stuffed between two men. If you’re goin… Read More
2006-04-25 09:03
First paycheck in six months.
I feel giddy.
I am getting my hair cut.
I am eating sushi.
I may need to buy a pair of shoes Read More
2006-04-23 18:52
Who is St. George you ask? He is the patron Saint of England. The myth about him is that he slayed a dragon and saved a Princess, but that probably didn't happen. . .What with there being… Read More
2006-04-22 11:48
Saturday morning.
Slept in late.
Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon I brought back from Seattle, (The salmon. Not the eggs.) mushrooms, onions and sundried tomatoes.
Stuart and I sitting… Read More
2006-04-22 10:24
I’m working on my work commitments, which is a fancy-dancy way of saying goals. It is a bit more involved than a goal and while on the surface it appears to just be semantics, it does… Read More
2006-04-21 12:53
I am very lucky that Stuart doesn't like football. . .
LIST OF RULES
1. From 9 June to 9 July 2006, you should read the sports section of the newspaper so that you are aware of what is go… Read More
2006-04-20 17:49
GPS.
I need it.
I can get lost while holding a map. Part of the problem is of course I can't read maps. I am one of those people that feels like North is always the direction I am facing… Read More
2006-04-19 18:56
David recommended Watching The English a few months ago and I have only now started to read it.
Vol mentioned it a few posts back regarding the landmines an unsuspecting foreigner could… Read More
2006-04-18 22:43
I’m old. I discovered it today. I’ve suspected it for some time, but today I was provided definitive proof.
It’s not because my knees creak as much as Paris Hilton&rsq&hellip…Read More
2006-04-16 13:22
So the boys are off in Porto doing the trip that I organised, Preston has a sleep in shift and I am here with no food in the house and the grocey stores are closed.
This sucks ass.
My plan… Read More
2006-04-16 00:45
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
I whinged about my knees a few weeks ago.
Cliff notes: They snap. They crackle. They pop. My knees are Rice Krispies.
Except different.
I… Read More
2006-04-15 13:30
I'm exhausted but I am home.
I'm exhausted but I know that this is now home.
It's a nice feeling Read More
2006-04-14 17:37
I feel great today.
Perfect timing to get on a plane and get jet lag again. At least I have an aisle seat.
They took us to dinner last night to a lovely little Italian restaurant so any Se… Read More
2006-04-14 13:51
Preston's teasing of the boys continues. . .
A long time ago in a land far, far away..........
Two men were born.
One German. One French.
Over the years, they both developed nasty… Read More
2006-04-13 19:33
Yesterday one of the Brits on my team said, "I'm not talking about the weather."
It cracks me up that they were annoyed by Seattleites talking about the weather. I guess they met their weat… Read More
Subscribe to Nicole In London: Tales Of A Los Angeles Expat
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!