Serenity NOW!

Last week, I was able to travel to London, England to see my brother. It was part of a much needed break on my part. Tensions and stress levels have been running high at home, and I needed to get out of the house. To decompress. My brother paid for the airfare, and I flew over to spend a few days with him and his girl. They laid out a treat, spared no expense. Good meals out, river cruises on the Thames, a trip on the London Eye, lots of drinking and generally good times. It really brought home to me how much I miss his ready wit and his insight. It also gave me a much needed refueling of faith, because I know how badly he was doing six months ago and how far he's managed to turn it all around in that time. That makes it easier for me to believe I can do it too.

I've known for some years that my brother was better than I was at a lot of things, and I envy him a little for it, as well as respect him. He didn't get any easy breaks. He had the same start I did. It would be ironic to me if it turned out he was just better at "life" than I was.

London is a great city. It kept me sane when I was living in a shitty suburb in England, knowing I could get to London in an hour. (And frequently did so.) I love its mixture of good resteraunts, history, high culture, and street life. As well as the incredible transport system. I've heard Londoners bitch about the Tube, and the DLR and the busses. They don't know how good they have it, the ungrateful shits.


posted by Manchild at 11:11 PM