uk shenanigans f'sure..

No doubt a little more detail when we return, but it's been really nice for us to get back to England. Highlights so far:

- Hampton Court Palace: in which we were entirely too successful going round the maze, and didn't make a wrong turn all the way in to the middle and out again. I'm blaming it on my dad, since my pathfinding skills are hardly legendary.

- wandering around many local shops, checking out yummy chocolates and crisps, which we've purchased about a hundredweight of, and buying lots of fun UK magazines - ok, Edge is still slightly pretentious, but it's also v.good, also Heat is the undisputed king of gossip for Holly, plus pretty much every single UK videogame magazine has a give-away DVD or CD on the front, why not in the States? Also, why do many UK versions of popular console/PC games have cooler-looking front covers? Honestly.

- trip to Wales with Holly and my parents, where-in we stayed at a crazed/nice Welsh-Japanese medieval country house, complete with Blade Runner-style Origami on every available surface, and then explored the frankly amazing Portmeirion, and took lots of pictures (to appear here soon-ish) in '60s cult TV wonderment.

Anyhow, now it's time to go update the Slash and wander off to see some old workmates - more updates when San Jose is again our home, next week, yay. Be, uhh, cool 'n things.