Author: Jen

  • The Last Straw

    Funny how the pieces fall into place, innit?

  • Handwash

    Noun. Hand soap. Soap purposed to wash hands.

  • Signs

    I saw the sign – it opened up my eyes… Wait, no. That’s not how it happened at all.

  • Working Outs

    Noun. These are the details of your work before the answer is deduced. On the math test, don’t just write the answer, please show your working outs. In other words, ‘working outs’ can used interchangeably with the word ‘life’.

  • The Only Thing Constant is Change

    I can’t bring myself to write a Resolution that’s unattainable, but I can’t move forward without asking more of myself. And I am also still on pain medication.

  • Run Over by a Truck

    This post is brought to you by Tylenol with Codeine. And Nurse Drew.

  • A&E

    Ambulatory & Emergency. Equivalent to the US Emergency Room.

  • Baby It’s Cold Outside

    We should have been on a 12:05pm flight from London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare, but we were not.

  • Stollen

    A Stollen is a traditional German loaf-shaped cake containing dried fruit, and covered with sugar, powdered sugar or icing.

  • Location, Location, Location

    ‘…you’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.’ Dr Seuss

  • Fat and Happy

    This is how do it. It’s great. I need a nap.

  • Missing: One Pumpkin

    Put a little bread on your butter and enjoy. Life is too short not to take full advantage of the day.

  • So Much to Say

    The more there is to say the more trouble I have saying it.

  • A Song For You

    Angels walk among us; I know because one of them sent me spoons.

  • The Sun Will Come Out

    Tomorrow. Or the next day. I think.

  • Going the Distance

    Maybe we weren’t adventurous enough to climb the lions… But we did chat with some hipsters from the East side – one fine artist, one fashion designer. I think that was more interesting, really.

  • Skive Off

    To ‘skive off’ is to avoid some duty or obligation. Skiving off is similar to bunking off; I’ll let you know if I ever figure out the exact difference.

  • Just Do It

    What a beautiful day for a bus tour?!

  • Timeless

    Donna has arrived safely in London. Gina and Sassy are getting on fine. Donna’s room is stocked so if we start talking and can’t find the end of our sentence, we don’t have to leave the house! Reporting live from London, have a beautiful Friday ya’ll! www.drewandjengotolondon.com

  • Bunking Off

    To ‘bunk off’ is to skip an obligation, especially school or work. e.g. Let’s bunk off today–we can just not come back to work after lunch! -OR- We are bunking off, let’s not get caught by our boss in the Tesco by the office!

  • Fly Away

    I am always finding reasons to celebrate, or at least reasons to reflect, on the milestones and moments that have helped to shape me. For better or for worse, this week we celebrate being in the UK for two years. If you haven’t already scheduled your visit, it might be high time to get it…

  • Ah, London

    This is where Londoners meet. This is where Londoners have fish ‘n’ ships on Fridays. I wonder if Donna eats fish ‘n’ chips…

  • One Is the Loneliest Number

    You know that part in Men in Black, when K tells that beautiful girl that it rains because she cries? Well, if I get really sad it rains AND canal dwellers lose their homes.

  • The Serenity Prayer and Beer

    I don’t know who is with me anymore, but please bear with me. 2009 is still reverberating in 2010, but I think I have my bearings once more.

  • Stand by Me

    On today’s episode we explore the wonders of a special word starting with the letter ‘s’.

  • Nosy Parker

    Someone who is nosy. (Some say this phrase originated when an Archbishop of Canterbury named Parker (1559-1575) ordered some unpopular inquiries…)

  • Show Me the Money!

    When the United Kingdom joined the European Union (EU), it was the only country to keep its own currency. Some members of the EU consider this a serious controversy. (Except ‘controversy’ sounds a bit silly when a Brit says it, if I do say so m’self.) Well, it seems that the UK is sticking to…

  • A Different Kind of Mallrat

    Being a true blood American, I struggled to function in the London shopping scene upon our arrival. I could write a dissertation on the link between the downfall of society and its relationship to high street shopping, with an emphasis on knowing-what-one-thing-you-want vs the effort it takes to get that thing in an environment that…

  • Let Them Eat Cake

    My mom used to tell me that everyone should have cake on their birthday. Now I think everyone should have cake on HER birthday.

  • Southern Belle in London

    Look at us. Who knew all those years ago that we would be sitting in Fortnum and Mason drinking tea?! We have come a long way since blue jello.

  • Thames Festival, Signing Off

    We apologise for the delay. Hard drive go boom. Speaking of ‘boom’, read on.

  • Thanksgiving, Lord Mayor’s Style

    For as long as I live in London, I will feast on the bridge. Happily ever after.

  • Mess

    A dessert with pieces of crunchy meringue, cream, and berries. Eton Mess is a type of mess made with strawberries. (It ain’t the ‘mess’ of the South.)

  • The Story of the Blackcurrant Mess

    There are some simple things in life we can all agree on, like desserts with ‘mess’ in their name.

  • Poxy

    adjective. see also Pox. 1)horrible, dumb, stupid, time-wasting, unpleasant, wrong, backwards, otherwise bad 2)f*&!king

  • Pox

    noun 1) Syphilis 2) crap, pants, Highlander II 3) a curse or hex

  • Defying Gravity

    He’s working hard for my money. And I am hardly working.

  • Summer

    Hot, sunny weather in August (which you must leave London to see I am told).

  • WICKED

    HOT.

  • What is This Feeling?

    I would not like to compare WICKED to any other passing fad, but for a long time I tried to avoid expectation for this show until I could make my own (unbiased) assessment. It’s finally here. I might be the last person on Earth to see it, but at least I am no longer the…

  • Doing My Head In

    Driving me crazy, figuratively of course. (That screaming kid is doing my head in.)

  • One-off

    Not recurring, outside occurrence.

  • Mental

    Crazy, nutters, insane. (That humming noise is driving me mental!)

  • Smitten

    New friends, great food, lazy Sunday hang. Again please.

  • Yonks

    A really long time, can be utilised interchangeably with ages, years, eras, etc. (I have had these shoes for yonks.)

  • What are you like?!

    If someone tells you that they like pepperoni on their banana split (or anything else stupid or outrageous), feel free to reply rhetorically, “What are you like?!”

  • Ladder

    verb, run. To ladder one’s tights is to somehow cause a run in those tights.

  • Surf and Sun

    Tumbleweeds drift though deserted school streets and echoes can be heard in the underground stations across the city. August is witness to the Exodus. Summer holidays. Every last family in London with small to medium children remaining in the city last Thursday morning, took an Easyjet flight from Luton to somewhere. It is no wonder…

  • Laid On

    Organised, as in ‘arranged’. (i.e. The tour was laid on by the hotel.)

  • Lilo

    Pool float, not to be confused with a pool floater. That would be something else entirely.