FISH, CHIPS, & FUN

we worked for 18 hours yesterday... from 9:00 am until 3:00 am. many stories were posted, including my impressions after playing halo 2 for the first time. the experience was pretty weak, though it was mostly the presentation rather than the game itself that was actually flawed. so my write-up is somewhat negative. i fear the halo fanboys a bit. their numbers are great.

i really do enjoy this city. like tokyo, the subway system -- referred to as "the tube" -- has quite a few different lines and trains come by very, very often. as such, it's quite simple to get where ever you may want to travel with little delay. so far, except for some chump standing behind the registration desk at ects -- the deadest trade show i've ever seen -- all of the locals have been very friendly. tonight, hopefully, we'll actually be able to just meander without a work-related aim or destination. with any luck we'll visit some of the more interesting parts of town.

british television is pretty crappy, in my opinion. late last night we watched some gaming show with a ridiculous american voiceover called cybernet. ha. they showed footage from games that were released around a year ago in the states and the reviews were vague and lacked true criticism. we've also watched a reality show called master and servant in which two families took turns acting as each others servants. the best bit was that the cute girl from the poor family fell for the cute boy from the rich family. they had a bit of a fling during the show, but his parents were clearly class whores, and didn't want him hanging around with her. after the show he broke up with her... and she was talking about marriage. i found it to be dreadful and entertaining at the same time, though i imagine this is how i'd feel if i watched any american reality shows. needless to say, i wasn't proud to have lost an hour to it... but what can i say? i couldn't sleep. this trip is surely my personal "lost in translation." except, i'm floating around with too much to do. and there is no charlotte.

the best thing about the tele here is the news. but then again, we can watch bbc news in the states, so... anyways, i wish i had a more exciting update, but we've really been working pretty constantly. tomorrow is a day off, then we fly back sunday morning and arrive sunday evening in the states. if something exciting happens, or i simply have more photos, you'll see them here. for now take a look at a quick batch of snaps from the past few days.

Posted by ryan at September 3, 2004 10:49 AM