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[devi]

I'm all right. I'm not even in the UK. I'm typing this slowly on an azerty keyboard in the only netcafé in Luxembourg. They don't seem to have wifi in coffee shops here either, much. I spent yesterday wandering round with my laptop looking for somewhere I could tell you all about my sudden madcap adventure and failing. When he was leaving Rhi's on Sunday jezzidue asked in jest over his shoulder if anyone wanted a lift to Luxembourg on Tuesday. I don't think he was expecting anyone to take him up on it. But I did, and he has been graciously providing crash-space for a few days while I explore the town.

I had a big excited ain't-that-cool post in mind about my wanderings yesterday but now is so not the time. I was woken by a text from mum asking if I was ok and turned on the TV and was convinced verlaine was working at Paddington near Edgware Road and had a panic when he didn't answer my texts, but he got a message to me through Abi. Thanks Abi. Thank you all who texted to check on me. And isn't LJ great at times like this?

I'm stunned and angry. Poor London. I hate London about half the time but today I want to take it in my arms.

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[ksta.livejournal.com]

Poor London. I hate London about half the time but today I want to take it in my arms.

that's exactlyhow I feel too.

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Oh, how cool! I want to be in Luxembourg :-/

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

I recommend it. It would never have occurred to me to go there if there hadn't been a car going there. That was an error. It's gorgeous. Oh, and so fairytale-ish! It's inspiring me for your game. It feels weird because all the castles look Disney, but I have to remind myself they're the source of Disney castles, not based on them. It's like when I saw Casablanca for the first time and it seemed full of quotes.

I didn't even realise this lift-to-Europe was really happening till the wee hours of Monday. All that would have been in the ain't-that-cool post :/

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Well, he did give me a standing invitation to visit at the weekend, so you never know! Did he drive you across Europe in an open-topped car, with the wind in your hair then? Even better than my lift up the Cowley Road ;)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

The top was down briefly. weird convertible fact: if you're going fast enough when it's raining you don't get rained on at all!

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, like that 18th? 19th? century churchman's dog who was small and nimble enough to be able to dodge the raindrops ;)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I've taken stacks of photos, and I believe fraxl has sent my cable to my house in Ireland :)

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Hey, nap me a suitably fairytale frontage and it can be the official face of King Garland's castle!

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a mission, and I choose to accept it.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

So what's jezzidue driving now ?

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

a grey Megane convertible-thingy on Tuesday, but I think he had to give it back today. Or something like that.

[billionhighways]

oh my gosh. i just woke up and read your post and thought, "what does she mean?" and checked the news website and saw about the attack. how awful.

hugs,
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[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, on the 11 scale it's only about a 2/11...

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Shit, that's my city. It's hitting me slowly...

[iresprite.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're all right (and having madcap adventures). Stay safe.

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

I will try. At least Luxembourg is currently not of much strategic importance to anyone...

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Luxembourg was all over the news today, as the first country to vote in favour of the new EU constitution in a referendum! Clearly it is a sleeping tiger...

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear all's well.

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

And isn't LJ great at times like this?

I'm admiring the spontaneous networking that's going on to get messages and information around - literally re-routing around the outages of phones and so on. london_070705 has been providing a non-stop rolling update, plus roll call, and I know people here in the office have been redistributing messages to friends and family. One co-worker's mother had just stepped out of a Tube station when the explosion went off behind her. She was on her way to a psychiatry conference, so she continued on her way, grabbed ten or twelve therapists when she got there, and marched them off to the nearest hospital to help deal with people in shock.

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Go her. What was that saying of yours about the internet? It wasn't "I love the internet with a passion that knows no bounds", but it was like that. I feel that way today.

[dracunculus.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad to know you're all right.