BLOODY HELL

according to the clock on my powerbook, it's 3:04 am... in actuality, it's 11:04 am here in london. i'm currently sitting in a starbucks with will. why? well, other than the fact that we need coffee -- it's 3:04, remember -- it's the only place we've been able to get a net connection around here. unfortunately, my t-mobile hotspot account from the states doesn't function out here so it costs 17 pounds a day for net access. that's a-fuckin' lot, mind you.

time has now advanced several hours... my laptop clock is telling me it's 10:28 am... thus it's 6:28 pm. my battery died over at starbucks before i could post. the issues with our wireless connection from the business center at our fake hotel seemed to have cleared up and thus we'll actually be able to write our stories tonight. thank god. london seems very nice. it's very expensive though. our cab ride from the airport to the hotel cost something like $120, all told. we've eaten two meals since we arrived two days ago: indian the first day and fish and chips last night. both were tasty, yet pricey. today i'm a bit out of my head because i'm still jetlagged. i got about 3 hours of sleep last night.

the show we're out here covering is totally weak. all the game's are old. for the most part, anything that isn't already out in the states is on display in e3 form. additionally, we didn't have any meetings set up ahead of time with publishers, so each moment has been a battle to find content. i had to write about the lego star wars game yesterday, which is basically a kid's title. not cool. oh well.

though we haven't seen much of it yet, i would say that my favorite thing about the city so far is --ready for it? -- the women. i know... i'm such a man. what can i say? they're fit. and the accent is a killer.

i should be able to post some pictures soon, now that our net problems have been squared. and i'll remember to tell you all about our fake hotel. stay tuned. Posted by ryan at September 2, 2004 10:37 AM