london calling...

i am currently sitting in a converted london courtroom that now houses backpackers. it's pretty rad. i am in desperate need of a shower and a toothbrush. but first things first...
i find london depressing. i realize it's the same gloomy weather in antwerp and paris, but i realized why it's different here. it's because everything is in english and similar to australia, somewhat. thus it feels like a dirty, cloudy version of oz. which is still pretty rad, but weird. at least in belgium and france everything is foreign and it feels like you're in a different land. here, it's just confusingly familiar. and it doesn't help that we're going to watch two australian bands at a gig tonight. again, not that there's anything wrong with that.
anyway, the communal unisex showers are calling. *shudder*