Beginning.

Monday:
I had to skip class because I couldn't figure out how to open the door and thought I was stuck. Basically nothing happened and every time I thought I would get out the house cause I felt bad for wasting the day I realized I could leave... Kinda Sucked.
I was craving a hard shell taco too cause I thought I smelled taco meat cooking but it was just a meat sauce for some pasta, sadly.
Also, I booked places to stay in Brussels and Berlin. The place in Berlin is gorgeous and I'm super excited to go now. I just have to research directions and things to see and then I'll be all set for NEXT MONTH!

Tuesday:
I woke up at 6:30 due to a dream that was odd and creepy then I woke up again at about 10. I got stuck again but this time I decided to investigate what was stopping the door and figured out the skeleton key actually has a purpose as a second lock for the door.
Earlier in the week I learned that Amanda and Kelly had never heard of Friendlys...this is ridiculous and blasphemy and can't possibly be true. In class I met a girl from the Cayman Islands who apparently hates it here and that was pretty much it...

On a side note I started reading Percy Jackson, it's pretty good. Not great, by any means, but good. I kind of wish the characters were older because as I get older I can't picture 13 year olds in my head. Especially boy ones, they always end up looking 16...

Anywho,
Adios

Weekender Edition

MUSEUMS, MUSEUMS, PALACE, AND PARK!

Friday:
Woke up and thought I had pink eye...I'm fine now, but I could have sworn. So, yeah I had to go to an appointment at STA about Scotland with an eye that couldn't quite do what eyes do and look normal. Guy probably thought I was high or working off a hangover or something, which I wasn't.
We were going to go to the Doctor Who Experience but it turned out that people here actually like and respect their TV shows and go to events held for them. So, we're gonna have to go some other time.
We decided to go to the Natural History Museum instead and holy crap, it was crowded... So many little kids with their back packs and parents running around waiting 15 min. for the Dinosaur Hall. Just ridiculous. Had a blast.


HEY! Side comment: Go check out Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm, and Hard'n'Phirm. They make nerd sound awesome.

Saturday:
Went to the Science Museum and pressed some buttons. The Brits still have the heat turned all the way up even though it's 50 degrees out. I really enjoyed the Medical exhibits and the Airplanes.
Afterwards Amanda and I went on a walk to Hyde Park where we spent 30 min. just walking on the North path and then we promptly got lost in a subway where we walked in a circle and came out 50 yards from where we entered...the place smelled like piss too, good times.
Then we went to Covent Garden and got the greatest hot chocolate in the world at Muffinski's, the muffins were good but the hot chocolate was better. We got back on the tube after and went to Leicester Square where we found the adorable Asian imports store in China Town again and perused for a while over the brightly colored merchandise.
Then we headed back to Nido and Amanda and I decided to try the restaurant next door which caters to students. The pizza was delicious and the drinks were strong. I had a Mojito with an entire tablespoon of sugar at the bottom and it wasn't that bad if you didn't drink the sugar. Then we ended up talking for 2 hours there before we made the observation that we needed to ask for the check. This place is so awesome they give you free shots with the check and we almost stayed and asked for a bottle of whatever they gave us. It was the least alcoholly tasting alcohol I've ever had, it was sweet too which I liked. I also, throughout the course of the meal talked Amanda into living in Vermont this summer to work at Kanazawa with me! YAY!
That was all I did Saturday, I just went home and crashed after that.

Sunday?
I slept in. Until 11am. I fell in love with Will Wheaton on the Nerdist Podcast and read my ethnography that I need to write a review on. Then I stopped reading it cause it's only semi-engaging. I went out and bought dinner at Tesco Express in the form of a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, sliced apples, tropical punch, cheetos wannabes, and chocolate milk. With a Bounty (Mounds) for desert. Greatest meal ever.
I also watched Gnomeo and Juliet and must say that Shakespeare was my favorite character... I also planned a trip to Hogwarts a.k.a Alnwick Castle.
I discovered my new favorite thing too. You have to be there to understand it.

ENJOY YOUR BURRITO...

Wednesday.
Illustration, where you're supposed to be more anal about your sketchbook than how often you take a shower. She wants references, sketches, artists you like, and everything we do in class. It's too bad black and white prints cost 25 pence each page or I would totally have all that stuff ready now. Whatever people that assume suck.
Anywho, we did 5 minute heads and I must give my thanks to Jen because without having done them before they would not have had any resemblance to whomever I was drawing. It was essentially bonding day for the class and we all cracked jokes and got to know each other. Unfortunately I didn't catch many names. We'll get there.
I then stayed up late reading because I'm a huge nerd and indulged my nerdness by listening to the Nerdist Podcast because it's awesome.

Thursday:
Sat next to a smelly kid in my workshop class and he decided typing meant smashing the keys like they were going to be bolder on the screen the harder he hit them. He also made those deep nose sniffs that aren't even okay when you're really sick let alone when you're sitting next to a person in a quiet computer lab. Did I mention it was 60 degrees and gorgeous out while I was in class all afternoon for 3 hours straight learning nothing and getting nothing done? Cause that happened.

OH! I flossed my teeth today.

Then I went to Kelly's and we got tipsy and sang some songs with the muppets and various other bands.

I Feel Kinda, Sorta Bad

But not really.

MONDAY!
I had the day off so I slept in, took a shower, read some of my book and then tried not to contract hypothermia. It was a full morning really.
In the afternoon I went to see the fantastic Amanda to plan our trip to Berlin and both my and her preludes to Brussels and Paris respectfully. Unfortunately when I got back to the house the key would not work...at all. So I entertained myself for about an hour and a half by taking a walk around the block and then heading to Tesco Express to get a snack. By the time I had done all that Bridie was home and I got inside. (be prepared for more of these stories because I feel like they'll occur.)
I then proceeded to watch a lot of Rhett and Link because I felt I should and they're great.

Tuesday...
I basically got up, read some Nora Roberts, and dragged myself to class. Nothing really exciting happened in class but I did bond with the 5 girls I was grouped with cause our discussion group had to be divided since our teacher wasn't there. Also, I called EasyJet to cancel my seat from Paris to Berlin and I'm really bummed about wasting $70 because they don't do refunds but I don't care, now I'm more experienced and will read the fine print before booking for Dublin.
I also realized how much I miss Adelphi because I'm not there to go through the RA process with everyone, I'm not in on inside jokes, and I'm one of those people that likes to be in on everything and experience it all first hand instead of having it retold to me. Whatever, I'm in London.