London, etc.

So tomorrow I'm off to London for a study weekend. I'll report on that when I return on Saturday night. In the meantime though, here's a little update on a few things as well as a little ramble or two:
1. Tonight I'm going to see My Morning Jacket in Bristol with a bunch of people from the school. They're one of my favorite bands and they are terrific live. I'll probably add a post on that later.
2. Sport and Karaoke:
Yesterday was a pretty awesome afternoon. We went to Victoria Park to play football (or soccer as you Yanks call it). It was pretty cool to play football in England, and even cooler to have Japanese tourists sit and watch us and take pictures.
Later that evening, we went out the Huntsman for some karaoke. My housemates roped me into a little "Bohemian Rhapsody" before I got up with a few people to sing Outkast's "Ms. Jackson." That's the picture below.

EDIT: Here's a picture of the people from our trip that showed up to play football.

3. Jermaine O'Neal:

I just read a report that said the Pacers were going to trade J.O. to the Toronto Raptors for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named. I must say that it's a little bittersweet. Jermaine was a big part of the team for a while and really was becoming the face of the franchise around the time Reggie Miller retired. The last few years have been very disappointing, with all the knee problems. I think the move is definitely for the best. The Pacers are obviously trying to rebuild and rebuild young. Based on the fact that they don't have room in the salary cap and he's really their only tradable commodity, it's a smart move for the team. Plus it will give him a chance to get back on a decent team. All in all, good luck J.O., and thanks for all the good years in Indy.