Julia Park Tracey

Running around on deadline, kind of back into the routine at the Sun. I spend a lot of time saying, I gotta find me a replacement here, as I’m just sitting in temporarily. Then this morning I got a total charge out of chasing down a story. I really dig on the education stories — no ambulances, no blood, lots of drama and kids’ lives and teachers and books. I like it. It was a bit of a charge this morning to chase down this story on deadline and I was, like, digging it. Really. Hmm, I need to think this over a bit. I’m also working on new stuff…

Missive from Mia So i have a job! well…kind of. Lindsay and i ventured out yesterday. our first stop was the pub right on the corner from our house, called “The White Horse” and it’s actually the best pub in london. no, really. it was just voted that! we stopped in to drop our CVs off, on the way to the tub and Jane, the manager, happened to be there. so she sat down with us and had a pseudo interview. At first she said, we don’t normally hire in pairs, and we were kind of like, well we weren’t expecting an interview. but as we went on, she said,…

More from Mia: sooo… the last couple days have been interesting, to say the least. i could not stand the smell of the sheets that amanda gave me (kinda the old woman smell) and so i’ve been hovering under my free virgin atlantic blankie that i swiped from the airplane and sleeping in jackets. but linds and i heard of this AASDA… which is the worst shithole of a kmart that i have ever been in. we had to take the tube to the end (it doesn’t even go that far!) we were on the “other side of the thames” which was.. not fun. 2 more buses and finally we…

Missive From Mia hi mom-today is very cold and drizzly. the last couple of days hasn’t been unbearable cold but i have to say today is quite close. linds and i got up and went grocery shopping at sansburys. i had all i could carry in two bags and it only cost me £13!(they aren’t like us gluttonous americans filling up carts at costco. they have small baskets and it’s pretty much expected that you’ll go to the market three times a week or so. amanda almost always comes home with a small bag with tea cookies or milk.) i’m a bit sad today. not really sad but just sorta…

(I’m catching up on the past few posts from Mia and will repost myself soon.) Missive From Mia hi there, love! lindsay and i found a place, mama! we did, in one day!! the other places we spent all day at were absolutely horrifying!! we moved in this morning. we are living in a little victorian with an elderly woman named amanda. she’s absolutely adorable and hip and SO SO british. before she would show us the house, we sat down for a cup of tea. and along with tea, came crumb cake. haha, loved it. lindsay and i each have our own room, mine is smaller so i am…