November 13

       Ah, the joys of sleeping in on a Saturday! I didn't think it was possible to have a day that was both lazy and productive, but if it is possible, that day was today. I played around on my laptop for awhile and facebook chatted with a good friend from home, and then (guess what I made for breakfast???) - PANCAKES! Yes, more pancakes. It seems that pancakes, pizza, and cookies are my standby recipes. I eat other stuff of course, but those are the foods that actually take some effort compiling ingredients. While mixing batter and flipping pancakes, I jammed to Carol King on my iPod and had a grand ol' time. Because I didn't have any maple syrup, I used raspberry jam instead. Improvisation and efficiency are new talents that I have been exercising and growing while in London. I remember one of my ex-coworkers told me a story once about a contest somewhere that called for people to come up with as many ways to use a newspaper as possible. The winners? Bums. When you have to get by and all you have is free newspapers all around, you just figure it out. Newspaper jacket, newspaper toilet paper, newspaper bench, "Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it." Well, I have more than newspapers and shrimp, thankfully, but living with less is interesting and funny sometimes.
      After breakfast (which was also lunch), I cleaned up a little bit and then read my Bible and prayed. Then the all too frequent nap (a bit early today), and I was off to the gym! I'm feelin' fit. I don't look like it yet, but I can just feel those caramel macciatos carbs and countless frapp "cellulite" samples falling off my bod. Of course I was hungry when I was done working out, so I made more pizza. Yep, more. Not the best post-workout snack, but I can think of tons of worse things. This time it had lots of tomotoes on it, and artichokes, mozzarella cheese, onions, orange bell peppers, and pepperoni. Not too bad, right? It was delicious. Later, I worked through some music and literature stuff for awhile as I sipped on some of my Fortnum and Mason tea. The to-do list got a pretty darn good whoopin' actually. Maybe it was too short, but I feel like I accomplished some important stuff today. Also, I got to talk to my mom for half an hour which was awesome! What a treat. Tomorrow brings another early morning because one of my friends and I are hitting up Brick Lane really early to beat the crowds. I haven't been there yet, but apparently it's a big market and general culture hub, so I'm amped. It's 11:10 right now, and I'm considering popping in "White Christmas" as a lullaby. Hmmm, I think I'll do it.
Prayer Praise Request of the Day: That the Lord brings rest to the weary.