Notting Hill, Swans, and a Leaked Album

I spent the better part of today reclining in Kensington Gardens with my headphones and the leak of the brilliant new album by California prog-rockers Dredg. Aside from the endlessly entertaining sight of small children feeding bread to beefy British swans, the melody of "Quotes" and the haunting bass groove of "Down to the Seller" have laid the foundation of a Saturday worth remembering.

London has been magnificent so far. Friends from work, a few friends from the flat, and such a lively scene at the pubs at night...how lucky.