GAME NIGHT!

Wednesday:
Arsenal game at Emirates meant that Piccadilly was human 3D Tetris. I wasn't sure the doors were gonna close with my backpack near the door but since a guy got on after me and nudged my in so my head was below 2 armpits and I was bent over backwards I was fine. I did what any normal Londoner would do and pulled out my Nook to read Hunger Games.
I had Illustration again too which essentially meant doing the same exercise I did in AP Art junior year where we use found objects to paint with ink. We had to do 20 drawings of one of the objects from the stories we chose so I just kept drawing hands holding rocks...She liked them but no one actually got to 20, I think me and this other kid Cullum tied with 12-13 each.
I also was told that I had to come back with a British accent which will be easy to fake if it's not there in 3 1/2 months but I'm guessing there will be something different in how I speak.

Thursday:
Made some guy friends in class and afterwards I stopped at a corner store where I found the beautiful Snapple Juices for sale and bought 2. I then found a really good deal on candy bars and bought them as well. I also took some pictures of the little church and clock outside Ladbroke House where my class is.
For dinner I had the most spicy stir-fried whatever and I took about a sip a bite and then took a bite of bread to stop the burning sensation... I also made an official Skype date with the lovely Fareda Mohammed for Friday night. Then I remembered to tell the world that English Muffins are just regular muffins here. They aren't special but they are very familiar.

Tootaloo

Blah.

Monday: "Dia de Amore"
I woke up at 10-ish mostly because I kept hitting snooze on my phone... I didn't really do much but I did go to Primark again and bought a sweater. After that I got almost to City campus before I realized that I didn't have my ID so I had to take the tube back to Arsenal and trek all the way back to class. Luckily, I made it in time. And learned that I did not, in fact, have to read for class because she just goes over everything again and posts the powerpoints online.
Monday night Amanda and I booked flights from Paris to Berlin and Berlin to London. Friday we're going to the train station to see if it's cheaper to get to Paris by chunnel or plane. After that we felt accomplished so we went out for Valentine's drinks at a bar down the road. There were a few singles but mostly everyone was with groups of friends whether coupled or not which I was fine with because being shoved down the throat with happy couples is an American thing.

Tuesday:
I got up semi early and went to Whitechapel Art Gallery. It was an interesting show, it was manipulated photo prints. Mostly B-list celebrities from the early part of the 20th century cut up with various images to either interrupt or complete the photograph.
I ended up in the gift/book shop reading a book I kind of want to buy because it's premise is to show people things that should be common knowledge. After spending an hour in the shop I went to class and took a buttload of notes on stuff I have no idea what it means and then we talked about possible ideas for our assessment only to realize none of them fit the criteria. Basically a waste of my time.
Last night I found oatmeal, raisin cookies and Fanta so I had them for dessert.

That's all you missed last time on: ME!

The Doctor Who Experience

Friday:
We tried to plan what traveling we were going to do and were going to get things booked and sorted for the coming weeks but obviously that failed and we ended up just chilling and talking. Amanda ended up going to take a nap and Kelly and I bought some Bicardi Breezers, Rum and Coke and watched Doctor Who until late.
Nothing really exciting but it was fun and then I stayed up late watching Criminal Minds like I have been because it's a great show and I'm addicted.
The positive thing is that Amanda and I decided to go to Paris and Berlin and not Barcelona because it's super expensive.

Saturday:
We went to Trafalgar Square for the day. We walked around the square where there was a protest/rally for Egypt and rights of all sorts. Mostly it was a photo day and it was beautiful and sunny out. We ate at a place called Pizza Express that was expensive-ish but good and satisfied out craving for pizza. Then we got chocolate cake. Gorgeous.
We toured the National Gallery and saw Monet, Manet, van Gogh, Cezanne, Rembrandt, Degas and Da Vinci. We also took a walk down to Big Ben and The Abbey for random photo shoots like normal tourists.


Sunday:
Read for Cultures and Magic and took notes. Ate all my snacks...made half a peanut butter sandwich with a snack bag and my hand. I also watched a lot of Criminal Minds and decided that from now on I'm exploring London on my own on Sundays unless Someone wants to join me. I also realized I had a lot of cravings...I know what I'm eating when I get home.

My weekend actually sounds really boring but to me it wasn't.