Author: Jen

  • Sponge

    Cake.

  • Eat Cake

    There are some days when cake seems like the answer to all of my questions. I wonder who in the world gave me that impression.

  • Normal Life

    London is a long way to go to meet folks from Nashville, but it has worked out for us. Quality hang time has been had in London with Nashville peeps on multiple occasions now. Who’s next to join us for a Monk’s Manhattan?

  • Git

    Idiot, someone stupid (like an idjit.)

  • Why Are We Here?

    If you’ve ever asked yourself the ultimate question and the answer “42” doesn’t satisfy you, don’t forget the ultimate answer’s distant cousin. Blue seven. We know all about that here at DrewandJengotoLondon.

  • ..But You Can’t Take The Country Out of The Girl

    Sometimes I get a little delirious when I am tired. Usually I talk to myself before I sing. And then I write my own songs. That’s what happens when I start my day yawning through a Benadryl-induced semi-coma.

  • Wind

    Gas – the kind your body makes.  (see also Trapped Wind.)

  • Everyday Things

    We are proud to report on only the most pressing and important of issues – gas, of course, being one of those. Thanks for checking in to gather the most valuable information you’ll learn on the internet all week.

  • Piles

    Hemorrhoids.

  • Videos from New York City

    To wrap up and/or summarize our trip to New York City, we’d like to leave you with less words. And more video. If you haven’t had enough, check it out!

  • Starters

    Appetizers.

  • Afters

    Dessert(s).

  • Mission: Visa Application, NYC (The Finale)

    Thank you for tuning in for the saga’s dramatic finish. I’m working on the video clips. Promise.

  • Flat

    Similar to an apartment or condo; I’ll let you know what the difference is when I figure that bit out.

  • Mission: Visa Application – NYC

    I do realize that you might have preferred updates in real time, but might I remind you that I incur adventure just about everywhere I go? I did try, I promise. I had sketchy internet connection and UK to US adapter issues at the hotel. Forgive and forget?

  • Tube

    The Underground, subway, public transport via underground train.

  • Make It Easier

    Don’t you hate it when your favourite show airs one of those “flashback” episodes? Yeah, me too. Don’t you hate it when your UK version of Word spell checker outputs the word “favourite” and all of your friends and family will make fun of you for being a pretentious convert? Yeah, I’m over that, too.

  • Wee

    Pee. (i.e. I need to take a wee.)

  • Crumble

    A dessert like cobbler that has a crumble topping of flour, butter, and sugar.

  • The Big Apple

    The Huddlestons are on the move. We left London early this afternoon and have landed safely in The Big Apple. It’s been 12 hours since we boarded the plane at Heathrow and 20 hours since we peeled ourselves out of bed. I am excited to share with you what adventures we find in this big…

  • Do.

    A party or event, like a hen do or a stag do. (Similar in meaning to a big “tuh-do”.)

  • Stag.

    Bachelor.

  • This Message May Self Destruct

    When the team needs a job done, I am the top agent. That is, if the job includes talking about feelings, color coordinating files, or scouting out our new secret lair. Yeah, that’s me: Secret Lair scooper-outer Jen, girl wonder.

  • Hen

    Bachelorette.

  • That’s a Waffle?

    ‘What’s this?!’, you say. Well, I am not even really totally sure. I’ll do my best to explain, but whatever it is can’t really be conveyed in words…

  • Twat

    A good name to call someone who is stupid, mean, ignorant, drunk, rude, or otherwise unpleasant.

  • Loo roll.

    Toilet paper.

  • The Saatchi Gallery

    Don’t look too long or too hard; I got a little dizzy trying to figure where I hand to stand to make these little guys look normal. If it weren’t for the fact I was wearing that silly white skirt I might have laid down in the floor to get a better view.

  • Toilet Humor

    I know you are wondering what in the world is pictured here. Take a guess. What do the words ‘full’ and ‘economy’ mean to you? Maybe I should put them in to context for you.

  • Toilet

    Bathroom. Restroom. Loo.

  • Something Real

    Now would be a good time for you non touch-y feel-y types to skip on over to Icanhascheezburger.com if you don’t really want to get to know me. Go on, if you want to. 1) I’ll never know. 2) This post is really for me.

  • Loo

    Bathroom. Restroom. Toilet.

  • Crouch End

    It’s always fun to explore a new London borough. There really is so much that we haven’t seen – still! Sunday lunches with Elsa are a good excuse to try (and to see) something new.

  • First Dinner Party

    I cannot believe that we have lived here nearly eleven months without ever having had someone over for dinner. I can’t believe we have never eaten at our table, until now. I think I like it. We might do it again soon.

  • Minger

    Someone ugly. See minging.

  • Strop

    Tantrum. [i.e. “I stood a little bit taller because I was expecting a strop.”]

  • Cue Superhero Music

    Pen and pencil ready? Assignment: One hundred words about your super power(s), single spaced, 12 point typeface, on my desk next Thursday. Papers with photos earn extra credit.

  • Rubbish

    Trash.  It goes in the bin.

  • Bin

    Trash can.

  • They Call Her The Streak

    I like to think of 351 Crescent House as our little haven. You know, a safe place where we can wear clothes that don’t match, play video games at all hours, and sit reading in a face mask made of blueberries. Maybe Drew doesn’t partake in the blueberry face mask bit, but you get the…

  • Cuppa

    Cup of tea.  If you are worried about steeping your tea for the wrong amount of time, check this out.

  • Bill

    Check.  You ask the waiter for the bill, not the check.  (A check is a thing write on to make a payment.)

  • Sofra

    Sofra at Exmouth Market is worth a visit for well made Turkish food.

  • The Exciting Life

    You know that your life is brimming over with excitement when the funniest thing that happened to you all weekend was an unenlightened exchange with a grocery store employee. What can I say? Things get wild up in her’, yo!

  • Pull

    Sleep (fill in the gap) with.

  • Be Still, My Heart

    There’s a reason it took so long to report the most recent visit to the Huddleston B&B, made by Kassi and Kelsey of the lovely near-Nashville, Tennessee. It might be that tears welled up in my eyes more than a couple of times and my lip quivered uncontrollably once or twice.

  • Guillotine

    Paper cutter.  [Yeah, they say this ’round the office all the time.  Bit creepy.]

  • Music, my Other Best Friend

    I think 311 says it best in their love song to music. “You never turned your back on me/When I gave up on myself/You’re my constant companion/What would the world be like without you around?” Ah, poetry. And love.

  • Off the Rails

    Crazy, like a train wreck metaphor.  Think Amy Winehouse or Britney Spears; they’ve both gone off the rails.

  • Bag

    The thing that holds your “purse“. And shoes, computer, brolly, granola bar, map, bottled water, a half eaten sandwich from lunch, glitter eyeshadow (just in case), tissues, hand sanitizer (pro’ly not), iPod, phone, sunglasses, oyster card, and keys.