And the early dawn cracks out a carpet of diamond
Across a cash crop car lot,
filled with twilight Coupe Devilles.
Leaving the town in the keeping
Of the one who is sweeping
Up the ghosts of Saturday night.
So I woke up this morning, dodged the crowd watching Good Morning America being filmed on the sidewalk (there was a man [...]

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So, I set out to hit the streets of New York City. Figured, why stand in the queue for the Empire State Building for two hours when I could go to the Rockefeller Center’s observation deck with no wait and have the obvious bonus of being able to actually see the most famous skyscraper in [...]

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As always, forgive the intermittent nature of these snippets…
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After an uneventful hour-long trip to Heathrow (I swear I saw Ken Livingstone getting off at King’s Cross: he looked in a huff) I’m here now in the departure lounge of Terminal 4, feeling excited. A young lady asked me a bunch of confusing questions which I apparently passed [...]

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All together now:
Start spreading the news
I’m leaving today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York
And so on. Yup, I’m up waay too early, off to catch a plane in four and a half hours. Dunno when I’ll have internet again.

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I meandered down to the Palace at about a half-past seven, quickly scouted out the place (am I the only person who always feels slightly uncomfortable in a building unless I’ve explored the whole floorplan? Perhaps it’s a compulsion from playing too many FPSes) and bought a hideously expensive gin and tonic at the bar, [...]

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And so I emerged bright and fresh from Leicester Square station only to realise that I had absolutely nothing to do. All the West End shows were expensive. Couldn’t go shopping because there’s no point spending all my money (and more importantly, valuable bag space) in London. Couldn’t go out anywhere because I didn’t know [...]

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Having packed everything I thought I might need and a few things I probably won’t, we embarked to the train station, though not before picking up my passport and tickets which I had absent-mindedly left on the kitchen table. Naturally, I was so worried about forgetting something minor that I forgot the most important thing.
Two [...]

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I admit, I feel strangely petrified.
Not in an ordinary sense, fear of plane crashes or muggings or a poor exchange rate, but in a more existential angst way. I’ve been looking forward to this trip for quite a while now, and now it’s here so quickly I’m not entirely sure I’m prepared for it, mentally.  [...]

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Oh, guess who gonna be in Chicago the same time as me. Warren Ellis himself.
“I love travelling. I love travelling alone. It is a Zen process. Even in these days of airport bullshit. It’s a method to be followed, details to be absorbed in. I travel with hand luggage only. Loose clothes, shoes I can [...]

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I had been slightly apprehensive about this trip, given that I had planned for Japan for months before hand, and with this it’s all come together in the last week. But, as long as I don’t forget anything, I’m surprised to realise that there’s not a lot I need to do. I have printed out [...]

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