London and the two hairstyle craze.

SO I'm back. I took a well needed trip to the other side of the ocean. I was there for ten days and it was really just a great trip. First of all, my girlfriend and I had invited another couple along with us. Now, I'm not someone who originally would have thought that a double-date across the ocean for ten days, with nowhere to run, would be a great idea... no no, far from it. I must admit that I was very excited that these two particular people would be joining us. So we went... all four of us... and to make matters a little more complicated, I lost my voice on the plane ride over. How do you lose your voice in a less than 6 hour time period.. I have no idea, but it happens. The first few days that we were there, it was plenty of drinking, visiting, and going to straight bars. Once, we managed to convince everyone to go to a gay bar, (which of course I didn't even notice that it was a gay bar until we were leaving, because I was smashed), and that was quite a bit of fun. But stop me please, this is not what you want to hear about.

Cocaine. Yes I said it, and I even meant it. Most shocking moment of the trip.. getting ready to go out for New Years, three million british lesbians roaming the house, and I come downstairs to see cocaine thrown onto the table, mashed by credit cards, sucked up noses. Apparently, cocaine is really really big in the UK, especially in London. I would just like to say that personally I don't do cocaine, I never have and I never will, (too many bad experiences around cokeheads), but at the same time, I could care less what you do to your own body. Therefore the reason that it was the most shocking moment of the trip was not because of the cocaine itself, but because of the way that it ended up on the tables... without a second thought. It was just plain odd to be in a room and watch cocaine be inhaled, knowing that everyone just kind of took it for granted that it was the way things were to be done. Speaking of this reminds me of a more amusing thought.

British lesbians, do they really only have two haircuts? Now if you are a british lesbian reading this, please know that I love the hairstyle and even thought about going and getting mine cut while over there, but still... how is it possible to have only two hairstyles? Brunettes have one, and bleached blondes another. A particular gent came with us on New Years Eve and at one point we ended up looking for our friends and realized that judging from the hairstyles, our friends must have cloned themselves several times over, because they were everywhere! If you are in need of a visual, here:

Blondes:


Brunettes:
Overall, I think that the trip went very very well. I am still prone to traveling alone or only with my girlfriend, but that is only because there are not many couples I would trust to keep the trip drama free. That being said, in this case, our double-date went very well, especially lasting over a week. I would definitely recommend to anyone of the gay nature to visit London, as it is a very open place and a lot more accepting than I had previously thought. Cheerio.