xmas is in full swing now..
nice that in london there is so much choice to do the conventional xmas stuff and the unconventional xmas
like:
shopping: John Lewis,Debenhams (conventional) v Spitalfield markets, Brick Lane flea markets (unconventional). Acryllic jewelley is all the rage atm, even Chanel & Tate Modern have gotten into it :p I wonder if Mexican wrestling masks might make good gifts…
xmas cookies: Design Museum where I made my own rainbow gingerbread men. Meet Selvi the Indian gingerbread woman and Frieda, the cross-dressing (at the same time) gingerbread transgender
There were also girl go-go dancers Actionettes – they were swingin! 
St Martin in the Fields are having Christmas concerts. On Sat was audience carols & my favourite (ever!): Vivaldi’s 4 seasons! Divine to hear & see the fantastic skill of the lead violinist, I was in heaven.
Trafalgar’s square’s Xmas Tree & Menorah (Chanukka this Tuesday)
Company Xmas dinner last week. We had it at a middle-eastern restaurant, stand-up buffet with dj & free flow drinks afterwards. Can’t say it compares to a pirate xmas party, but by the end of the night you could have been a 6ft peg-legged parrot & no one would have noticed.
Lion King was both gorgeous (costumes, make up, props) and disappointing (plot line, lead’s singing, some set design).
Comedy Store (Picadilly Circus) improv Sunday night follows the same format as “whose line is it?” and I have learnt a new word to love and cherish: “Tosser!” I’m sure it must mean something good because they only said it 50 times during the show.
And they’ve got more xmas fairs set up in front of City Hall and Leicester Square.
Turin Brakes & Kaiser Chiefs this week. Looking forward to it. Woo! 
It’s still been raining all week.
Hope all is well,
Shi
ps: yes, I know what tosser means so please don’t send me emails suggesting how I might integrate using it into my daily life…
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=A+-+Tosser