Where do they come from?! I mean all these people EVERYWHERE? Its like a virus spreading and its AWFUL. They are literally coming out of the woodwork and its exponential.
What am I talking about? PEOPLE. I mean I cannot run, walk, or even blink without touching someone....and that is just on the sidewalk.
Seriously on my Sunday run through Hyde Park I had to dodge so many people every 5 seconds I thought I was playing a game of tag football. AHHHH. (and everyone knows I would willingly play flag football but no one would play with me because I cannot catch or throw - but we are working on this*)
*Side note 1 - this weekend Burr and I purchased a soccer ball. We kicked it around and he taught me about the game where you try to hit the posts. He also had me play goalie while he kicked which only consisted of me screaming bloody murder the entire time - so basically entertainment for him. - I will not be playing goalie ever again, its hard to miss the ball. (Yes I said miss).
It gets worse...the people thing, the tube, oh the tube. For those who don't know its not air conditioned. So by the time you get to the tube and down the stairs its a lovely 90ish, no wind, and its packed with folks.
Let me paint the picture of our mornings....its 6am - Burr and Anne wake up because its been sunny for 2.5 hours now and its beating in through the blinds. Burr goes running, Anne gets her rear kicked by Jillian (yes the biggest loser trainer*)
*Side note - have you ever bought her DVD's ? Don't knock 'em - they are hard. I mean really hard. I have one that is 24 minutes, yes that is it, and EVERYTIME it gets me - dying of sweat, barely can get up off the floor...and I've had it for 2 years - probably done it 100 times, yeah I'm sure that says nothing about me or the shape I'm in - just the workout program - haha.
Anyway, so we workout. 7am rolls around and we both shower.*
*Side note 2 - Burr somehow figured out our shower now has 3 temperatures instead of 1. REALLY HOT or 2. FREEZING COLD, there is a 3. MIDLY COLD. He is a genius sometimes (esp. when it comes to him not having to be hot!)
So we each take our #3 midly colds showers - because of course we have no A/C in the flat and its 80ish degrees inside so its not like we "cooled down" after the workout. Then we attempt to get ready as slowly and efficiently as possible ( a very specific skill) so to sweat the least.
Finally we leave the flat and head to the tube...dun dun dun (can you hear the music?)
Well today this is what I was up against - yes those are all the people directly in front of me, all climbing the stairs together, all sweating on each other - taken from my Blackberry.
I thought I was going to keel over on the tube it was so hot....wall to wall people and I hear SIGNAL FAILURE*
*Side note 3 - I shall write another blog on my feelings about this because they are quite strong.
Anyway, the train is stuck it takes me 50 minutes in the hot box (i.e. tube) to get to the flat....all I can think about is lollies (those are Popsicles in the UK) so I finally get home and have my orange juice Popsicle as an appetizer for my dinner...now how to I cook chicken without turning the stove or oven on tonight...hmmmm?
XX from London
Anne
PS - Don't worry Lee and Steve I will not feed B&B raw chicken - we might just be venturing out for the evening:-)
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