I'm in London! Also, Tuesday — Tuesday 17 January to Wednesday 18 January

And the plan is to stay out of the hostel as much as is humanly possible. My room smells funky, probably because it's a mixed dorm for, I think, 18 people. Whatever. I'll change in the shower and wear myself out during the day so that the smell doesn't bother me when I sleep. And it could be worse; it could smell like booze.
So, yesterday I went to a yarn store and got some really pretty yarn that I can't decide whether to keep or give to my mom for her birthday. I also found three bookstores and bought too many books. I did turn down the compilation of Jane Austen novels that was only £3 because it was way too heavy to pack home, but the others needed me.
Josie and I went to the museum, which has no less than three mummies in the egypt section and also some Picasso ceramics, which were kind of boring. It was a pretty good way to spend 45 minutes.
I also experienced a pie shop (urban pie), which reminded me of the mind and hearth at whitworth. It just had a really nice, chill, university-y atmosphere. The music was low-key, the light was good, and the staff was no older than 25. I also made crepes that were really weird. It turns out that Josie's flour was self-raising, so I got really thin american-style pancakes instead of "traditional" pancakes, i.e. crepes. They still tasted pretty nice.
I took pictures!

Where is Batman?

The houses in Leicester were really cool.

Josie's house. It's a monster.

That's Oscar. He cuddled with me. 

So today, after a crazy dash through the train station, I caught my train with about two seconds to spare and dozed all the way to London. I got my luggage off in a much more leisurely fashion, then tried to drag them through the station.

It was a nightmare. My luggage doesn't like being nice. I didn't have quite enough cash on me to pay for a taxi, and by the time I had cash again, I couldn't find any taxis.
In the end, the nicest lady in the world actually helped me carry my luggage to the hostel, which, while pretty close to the station, is nowhere near enough. I thanked her profusely several times.

I'll probably put up pictures pretty regularly, but we'll see about when and stuff. Now I'm going to hide my computer and go for a stroll after eating some bread. Sorry about the disjointedness of this post, but I'm pretty tired after the luggage debacle. I have blisters on my hands from the big bag+carry-on combo.