Comments on: And Then the Lighting of the Lamps http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/ "it must give pleasure" -- Wallace Stevens Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20971 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:34:33 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20971 Hello Nova, That’s how I feel about NYC from your many wonderful posts about the city, and your pictures of daily life.

Stefaine, I spent a little time fantasizing about how I could get myself a job in London that actually paid enough so I could (a) go to the theater; (b) eat and (c) rent a place to live. Everything I came up with was highly illegal.

]]> By: nova http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20966 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:02:21 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20966 Your trip sounds wonderful. You are making me itch to visit London one day soon.

]]> By: Stefanie http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20958 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:37:22 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20958 How I wish I were in London. I spent two weeks there about five years ago and would move there in a second if I had the chance. I found your Much Ado and Romeo and Juliet comparison intriguing.

]]> By: bloglily http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20957 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:23:52 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20957 We did, Courtney! It was so much fun — I know you’ve been planning other potential meetings, and I’d love to be able to make it to those. Of course, it’s also weird to present yourself physically to someone you’ve only known through words, but after about fifteen minutes, you stop thinking about it. As for London, I love visiting it, as I am sure is pretty obvious!

And a delight to see you, dear Litlove. The flight back to San Francisco was indeed an easy one — and because I didn’t really ever get myself on Greenwich mean time, it hasn’t been too hard to get back to Pacific standard time.

U-Dad: Haunted! I can believe that. There’s something about the way evening comes in that makes me believe quite readily that more than just us 21st century dwellers are present there.

Mari — Dingdongs indeed! (I’m reading Midsummer Nights Dream these days, and I think it’s there — or maybe in Merchant of Venice? — that one of the songs has a “ding dong bell” line in it.) As for the time change, mostly I stayed awake during the day, and also awake during the night and discovered that I don’t actually need very much sleep when there’s so much fun stuff to do. I didn’t take naps or go to bed at weird times and that seemed to work for me. I also had no idea what the time was in California, and just kind of went with how I felt, which was excited and happy.

Danielle — It was really a lovely trip. Nice to see my brother, and to meet litlove, and u-dad, and Ingrid from the wonderful blog The Girl in the Cafe. I feel like things in the blogging world are becoming increasingly three dimensional, which I like very much.

Dear Ms. SofaDweller — I know what you mean. London is an extraordinary city. So much energy, so many things going on, so much history. I think it might be exhausting (not to mention incredibly expensive) to live there all the time though.

]]> By: Courtney http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20956 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:36:44 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20956 Wow, you and litlove met? How fabulous – I cannot wait to hear all about it. And your descriptions of London make me keen to go there…

]]> By: litlove http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20955 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:13:47 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20955 So glad to know the theatre was fabulous! Hope you have had a very safe and easy return trip and that you now have plenty of zen time to ease back into your proper time zone! It was just a delight to see you.

]]> By: (un)relaxeddad http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20954 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:02:15 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20954 London is the most inky-ly (I know what I mean!) poetic city in the world. No, I’m not biased at all! Green Park is supposed to be haunted, I believe, especially at twilight.

]]> By: mari http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20952 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:54:12 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20952 I must hang out with ding-dongs because I once pointed out those very similarities between Much Ado and R&J. I remember the person I was explaining to was just not listening; she kept saying, “They’re totally different. One’s a comedy and the other’s a tragedy.” Oy.

By the way, did you have really bad jetlag when you arrived in London? I always have an awful case when I go east…have a safe trip back.

]]> By: Danielle http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20951 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:19:47 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20951 It sounds like you are having a lovely trip! Lucky you to get to London again–I’m very envious! And I look forward to hearing about your visit with Litlove! Enjoy the rest of your trip.

]]> By: musingsfromthesofa http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20949 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:00:44 +0000 http://bloglily.com/2008/01/17/and-then-the-lighting-of-the-lamps/#comment-20949 You are making me homesick for London. I am so glad you enjoyed your trip.

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