Here is our pal, Harold skimming The Independent at London, Heathrow. He doesn’t waste anytime getting to know the place. Notice: The Word Cloud… by Wordle. It was a “cloud” much like the Tag Cloud on this site and others… and it’s made up of words a London Political person made in one of his speeches. The more time he used the word, the bigger the word. S’cool.
I have spent the day packing bags, checking to see if I have all the right cords… and making sure I have packed the correct art supplies. It’s not like they don’t have art supply stores in London… or Aix, or Paris (for crying out loud!) and I plan on visiting them anyhow… It’s a silly thing I do where I have to go in to see the “other” art (toy) stores.
Harold is getting ready, too! I suggested that Harold have a special garment for the trip… and so Judy made him a lovely travel scarf… Doesn’t he look handsome? He’s soooo excited.
Tomorrow is the last full day to take care of any tasks and duties (last bit of laundry, etc.) … oh, and then there’s fireworks at a friend’s house… and Monday at 4pm, we fly out of San Francisco (“Frisco” according to Max).
Okay… you might have noticed the absence of the advertising at the lower right… and it’s replacement… a “tag cloud”! Now you can visit all the toons on this site that have to do with a particular person, place or thing… such as … coffee, Enid, art, etc. So go on… go visit a tag!
It’s Harold… and he’s coming with me to Europe! That’s right… Harold is going to become a world traveler. It’s his first time across the pond… in fact, it’s his first time out of Cypress City… so this is very exciting for him.
Make sure you drop into bridgettspicer.com and see where he’s been (after July 5th and before July 24th). Bon Voyage, Toodle doo, and Farewell, Harold.
Okay… I’ve got one month before I leave for Europe… Did I mention that I am going to France? If it slipped my mind, London is calling… and Provence is waiting, and Paris is on the other line. The fun starts on July 5th, with a rather long commute to Heathrow… and a 4 day stay in London near the Thames. I was in Jolly Ol’ England in 2008… and I rather enjoy the Brits and their odd histories and strange names of places… (like Lickfold and Thumby Woodside). The Fun doesn’t stop there in London… There’s a week in Aix and a week in Paris. I have my museum pass at the ready! Be still my heart.
And actually, my heart is skipping several beats thinking about all the cartoons I have to get done before I go! I have to be weeks and weeks ahead in order to be able to cross the pond. Okay, I have known about the trip for some time… and I have been steadily moving ahead… but it’s a tad difficult to “get ahead” as any toonist will tell you!
Anyhoo, I plan on keeping a blog whilst away… I have re-launched bridgettspicer.com… and will be posting stuff there as well as on Flickr. I’ll post something here as well… I plan on properly photo documenting the trip for use in the comic… (do you take that to mean that Randie gets her trip to Paris?… I would never give away such precious info… I can only say to you… read on dear Squiddies, read on…). Oh, another thing, there shan’t be a break in the toons.