DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE
So I am in America. Last night I planned to get to bed at midnight so that I’d get five and a half hours before I had to get up and catch a flight to London. In the end I got to bed at 3:30am, meaning I got just two hours sleep before having to be up again.
I ended up getting stopped by those friendly folks at the customs desk. They randomly searched my stuff. Just doing their job I guess. But given my annoyance at being fingerprinted and photographed, this only added to my feeling of not being exactly welcomed with open arms.
What made me laugh though, was that when my friend picked me up and we got in her car and drove away from the airport, the radio started to play Tom Petty’s song Don’t come around here no more.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 16, 2005 at 4:55 pm
coincidence? i think not, my friend. ;-)
Wrote the following comment on Apr 16, 2005 at 6:28 pm
Have a good trip – you truly are welcome.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 16, 2005 at 6:57 pm
Welcome to America! Look out for those Weapons of Mass Destruction.. I heard Dubya still hasn’t found em… lol.. Have a nice vacation :)
Wrote the following comment on Apr 16, 2005 at 8:01 pm
yay! where are you gonna be? who’s the pretty lady in the picture?
Wrote the following comment on Apr 17, 2005 at 5:51 am
Thanks for the welcomes peeps. I’m in Boston with my friend Anne. The weather is great here, nice and warm and very sunny. It’s good to just kick back and relax after a few weeks of real intense work stuff.
The “pretty lady” in my profile picture is Alison, she’s one of the hairdressers from the salon which I live above. People always say we look like a couple in pictures and stuff, so right after we had our picture taken together (the picture that gave rise to the same old ‘you’re so couply’ comments) Ali goofily posed for that picture which I like kuz it’s fun :-) (We’re not a couple by the way)
Wrote the following comment on Apr 17, 2005 at 9:08 am
not coming to texas?
Wrote the following comment on Apr 17, 2005 at 1:54 pm
Have a safe trip, love! xx
Wrote the following comment on Apr 18, 2005 at 2:55 am
No plans to visit TX this trip Jess, however I can’t say much at the mo, but watch this space :-)
Wrote the following comment on Apr 18, 2005 at 5:02 am
glad you made it in!!! welcome!!! and what would a trip to the usa be without a quick stop in texas!! lol take care and have fun! xx
Wrote the following comment on Apr 18, 2005 at 9:46 am
yeah, thats a little eerie.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 18, 2005 at 8:19 pm
Welcome and please disregard Tom’s untimely musical prose!!!!
Wrote the following comment on Apr 19, 2005 at 5:00 am
Please please please will you do something for Poshtelly?
Wrote the following comment on Apr 19, 2005 at 6:41 pm
mybeautifulscar : I haven’t had a lot of time to really be very creative for myself this year. Lots of stuff at work and I have to confess that I am only just now begining to settle down and unwind here in the States after a few days already. I’ll maybe do some new ‘Posh Telly’ soon for the poshtelly.com website.I feel so creatively held back at the moment. I have hardly touched my ‘Meanwhile’ website, and once I get back to England I have to dive right back into intense work again :( But hopefuly the summer will be a little calmer.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 19, 2005 at 6:51 pm
Pam, welcome back babe! Sorry I can’t be there to welcome you back in person. I get back next week but I’m only there for a few hours, enough to get a meal, some sleep and a shower, before I have to jump on another flight, this time to Amsterdam. But I’m back the week after next so we’ll catch up then.Oh and yeah, thanks for the pictures! Good job I didn’t open that email while I sat in the Atomic Cafe huh! :-)
Wrote the following comment on Apr 20, 2005 at 5:33 am
Simon, I hope you’re having a wonderful time! Can’t wait to see whatever pictures come of this trip! :-)
Wrote the following comment on Apr 20, 2005 at 1:39 pm
Take lots of cool pictures for us! You studly photographer