must I wait 500 days?

I'm sure I've moaned about this before but a negative about living abroad is losing touch on pop/American/Canadian culture. And one major thing I miss is indie movies that seem to have a hard time making their way across the Atlantic. For example, Lars and the Real girl took almost a year and a half before showing in theatres….

Must I wait another 500 days for this gem…500 days of Summer with my girl crush Zooey Deschanel…


Or the new Dave Eggers/Sam Mendes/John Krasinki /Vendela Vidi film – Away we go.. I so desperately want to see you --- please be a huge hit and get traction in Europe asap!

stateside trips...

With Cameron's house from Ferris Bueller's day off house up for sale, I'm dreaming of Chicago today. I went a couple years back with L2 and loved this American city. It wasn't rash, the people were unbelievably friendly and it had many things that NY offered (like good music scene, good museums, free art and a whole lot of American history in one city). ….. I'd live in Chicago if I could live there....

Note: want to read a good book on Chicago (historical fiction style..) check this book out…

FB house image via - Chicago images - L2's.

mandatory in england

I'm a list person. I love making list, rejigging lists, reorganising lists, making lists off lists… and now I've started making the mandatory lists before we return to Canada.
We still are unsure about when we'll return but I like to be prepared and therefore here are the musts (and musts for most people travelling in England) that we haven't seen yet in the country... Preferably in a VW van....

1. Isle of Man
2. Edinburgh -
3. Isle of Wight
4. York
5. Lake District
6. Brecon Beacons, Wales
7. Lyme Regis and/or the Jurassic Coast
8. Yorkshire Moors
9. Pemberley (in the Peak district outside Manchester)
10. Liverpool

east london on a rooftop

Shoreditch never fails to disappoint me on a weekend. And now a friend has introduced me to a non-members rooftop restaurant at the top of Shoreditch. Good drinks (like Sangria or reasonably priced ciders) and amazing view, it was a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

It would also be a perfect way to spend a weekday evening this summer.

Image via - Shoreditch town hall