London is fantastic.

Hey everyone out there in cyberspace.

Thanks for turning on your computers, connecting via your networks and traveling all the way to my little plot of land out here on the world wide interweb. I'm just being silly. Let me say I hope that all of you are doing well, I hope that you have smiles on your faces and this day brings you much joy.

I find myself in an almost zen like state today. I have just arrived home from a lovely boat trip down the River Thames where we stopped in Greenwich and ate lunch at the market there. Not only did we eat lunch, we sampled I think, a little something from every vendor at the damn market, there was Mexican, Brazilian, Italian, Japanese, Thai, Turkish, Polish. We went hog wild trying all the different delicacies. We had ourselves a grand old time and then walked to a Greenwich park and laid in the grass in the shade of a beautiful tree. Its summer time in London, where else would I find myself, but in a park laying in the shade. Seems that's what everyone does here SINCE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING. (I believe I may have already discussed that point)

It was a long week.

Work was non-stop. All day long its something. One of the front liners was on vacation. The sister that runs the laundry is gone for the month. So this week I really stepped it up and helped out hard core. I even got an accolade at a meeting for how hard I've been working. (Did you expect any less) This week is going to be more of the same. My boss is on vacation. So I will be running all his groups and organizing all the activities. I think they have really put me in the perfect place. Because running things, its kind of my forte. I am starting up a client newsletter. I have a bunch of guys lined up to write for it. We have our first meeting this week. (this is me excited) Needless to say I have been so busy at work, then all of that busy makes me want to drink, I end up at a pub, and then by the time I get home I'm too tired or too sloshed to write. I know, its a poor excuse buts its all I got.

I have a few more videos to post. As soon as I finish editing. But I know you will love them.

OH, yesterday was 4th of July. I was in London. It was quite strange. I didn't even have a flag. I felt so unprepared and so out of touch with all my friends and family since I could see in my mind's eye what they each would be doing on that day. I love them so much. There's the barbque-ers, the stay at homer's, the go to the fire-workers. Everybody has there own ritual for 4th of July, but at least everyone is doing something.

You wanna know what I did? (Of course you do, you wouldn't have read this far into the blog if you weren't interested) I went to Hyde Park and attended the Wireless 2009 Music Festival featuring Basement Jaxx and Sneaky Sound System (the last being one of my favorites from Australia you never get to see in the States) SO, needless to say I was occupied enough to not miss home too much.

I danced my ass off, I drank Cider. Which in the States I would be deemed a pussy for drinking solely Cider. Yet here in Jolly old England, EVERYONE does it. You know what else, I like mayonnaise on my french fries. At home, people look at me funny for doing that. I really feel like one of the natives. On second thought, no one makes fun of me for my skinny cigarettes. I think I might just never leave. Although if I have to hear the words "top-up" one more time I might punch myself in the face till I pass out and have to go to hospital.

I am hoping that tomorrow after work I will have some free moments to catch up with loved ones, get the new video's edited and all that jazz.

I will leave you with this. You only live once, this time around.

Jessica Loveless

Zen Master / Global Volunteer