Hahahahaha I almost made the subject of this entry "Halloweekend: Part 12!" I only wish my Halloweekend was epic enough to merit 12 entries. Hahaha.
Anyway! Onto part 2!
So yesterday was INCREDIBLY FUN, but it didn't originally start that way. The gig was all right, but Veronica wasn't able to go, which was sad. Actually, not a lot of people went to the gig in general: it was just me, Tom, Charlotte, Stephanie, Brian, Drew, and a new guy (didn't get his name). Most of them left early, too, so it was just going to be me, Tom, Charlotte, and Stephanie going to Charlotte's party. Luckily, Simon (who went with us on the record store crawl) met up with us towards the end of the gig, so it was less awkward.
However, once we got to the party, it became awkward again because there weren't many people there, so for the first hour or so we just sat around and ate a fail pumpkin pie that Charlotte made. Luckily, someone got the idea to start a game of Poker, and later a game of Kings (which they referred to as "Ring of Fire" which confused me at first) so the party picked up again. Charlotte's housemates were all very cool and friendly- I hope I get to hang out with them again soon. It ended up being an awesome time overall :) :) :
Today I haven't been doing much. Had a nice Skype date with Dad and Kid, which was awesome. Aaaaaaaaand it looks like the Bills are going to lose again. Wowwwww.
- Miranda
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Halloweekend: Part 1!
No post yesterday because it was the start of my epic HALLOWEEKEND! (I love portmentaus). As one may expect, this weekend is full of shenanigans that keep me very busy, so I'll cover Thursday and Friday in today's update. I doubt I'll update tomorrow, so expect another update on Sunday.
Anyway, yesterday was BU's Halloween party! I went with Stephanie and Anakaren, and we had a great time! Stephanie took a bunch of pictures, which I'll post in this entry when they're on Facebook. They also took some pictures for the BU London newsletter, so I might be feauted on there too. Yay! The party was really cool for a bunch of reasons. First, it was extremely close by (the cab ride home was only 6 pounds!) so I didn't end up spending lots of money. Also, even though they made such a huge deal about it selling out, there weren't as many people there as there were at the Start of Semester party. Usually, this is a bad thing, but the start of semester party was so darn PACKED that it was hard to even move/hang out with people. This party was a much more manageable size. Also, we were given 2 drink vouchers with our tickets, but I got 2 extra because Chelsea didn't end up going! Huzzah! This made for a very fun night.
Today, I didn't do much- just watched "The Office", "The Apprentice", etc. The musical theater-themed plot on "The Apprentice" made me very happy.
Tomorrow Stephanie, Veronica, and I are going to another FREE GIG with the AMS- I believe it's this psychedelic music festival thing. Then we're all going to Charlotte's flat for another Halloween party! Should be very fun. I'm excited to be going to a legit house party instead of one at a club- mainly because I don't like dancing, lol.
Anyway, that's about it. Have a great Halloweekend, Internet!
- Miranda
Anyway, yesterday was BU's Halloween party! I went with Stephanie and Anakaren, and we had a great time! Stephanie took a bunch of pictures, which I'll post in this entry when they're on Facebook. They also took some pictures for the BU London newsletter, so I might be feauted on there too. Yay! The party was really cool for a bunch of reasons. First, it was extremely close by (the cab ride home was only 6 pounds!) so I didn't end up spending lots of money. Also, even though they made such a huge deal about it selling out, there weren't as many people there as there were at the Start of Semester party. Usually, this is a bad thing, but the start of semester party was so darn PACKED that it was hard to even move/hang out with people. This party was a much more manageable size. Also, we were given 2 drink vouchers with our tickets, but I got 2 extra because Chelsea didn't end up going! Huzzah! This made for a very fun night.
Today, I didn't do much- just watched "The Office", "The Apprentice", etc. The musical theater-themed plot on "The Apprentice" made me very happy.
Tomorrow Stephanie, Veronica, and I are going to another FREE GIG with the AMS- I believe it's this psychedelic music festival thing. Then we're all going to Charlotte's flat for another Halloween party! Should be very fun. I'm excited to be going to a legit house party instead of one at a club- mainly because I don't like dancing, lol.
Anyway, that's about it. Have a great Halloweekend, Internet!
- Miranda
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
*sniffles*
Hey guys!
So yesterday and today I've had this epicly terrible cold. Mehhh. I'm 90% sure it's just a cold and not anything else, because I know how my body works. I also think that it should be better tomorrow, because I usually have 1-2 days where it's terrible and then it get better. This morning I had a sinus headache thing as well, but I took some medicine and now it's gone, but the cold part isn't.
A bit of sad news: I haven't written about this in my blog before because I didn't want to gossip/publicize it, but today my one roommate, Brittany, went home. She was having some issues with her internship and with adjusting to life here in general. We were all sad to see her go.
Yesterday (despite my cold) I went to a free gig with the AMS, which was really cool! The bands that played were pretty psychedelic and awesome. I had a good time, but would've enjoyed it more if I was healthier.
Today I have to hand in my draft of my research proposal, but since I thought it was due earlier I already have most of it written up, so I'm not too worried.
BU's having a Halloween party tomorrow, and I'm really excited about it! Hopefully I'll be better by then.
- Miranda
So yesterday and today I've had this epicly terrible cold. Mehhh. I'm 90% sure it's just a cold and not anything else, because I know how my body works. I also think that it should be better tomorrow, because I usually have 1-2 days where it's terrible and then it get better. This morning I had a sinus headache thing as well, but I took some medicine and now it's gone, but the cold part isn't.
A bit of sad news: I haven't written about this in my blog before because I didn't want to gossip/publicize it, but today my one roommate, Brittany, went home. She was having some issues with her internship and with adjusting to life here in general. We were all sad to see her go.
Yesterday (despite my cold) I went to a free gig with the AMS, which was really cool! The bands that played were pretty psychedelic and awesome. I had a good time, but would've enjoyed it more if I was healthier.
Today I have to hand in my draft of my research proposal, but since I thought it was due earlier I already have most of it written up, so I'm not too worried.
BU's having a Halloween party tomorrow, and I'm really excited about it! Hopefully I'll be better by then.
- Miranda
Monday, October 25, 2010
I don't like Mondays
Mehhh...I've had a headache today, and it's not the most terrible headache in the world but it's just mad annoying, especially because I haven't had one in a while.
Had my Shakespeare class today, which was fun, and after that I finished Henry IV Part 2.
Tomorrow looks like it's going to be more productive...I'm actually going to GO TO THE LONDON LIBRARY, for one thing! I'm excited to legit start my research. I don't have class tomorrow so I'm looking to spend a couple hours there. After that, I'm going to a free gig with the AMS, which should be really fun also. I'm especially glad that it's FREE! Yay!
Also, I bought my ticket for the Halloween party on Thursday! Yay! There's going to be a costume contest and the winner will get 50 pounds! I honestly never win those things due to my lack of creativity and lack of funds, though, so I'm probably just going to go with my earlier "black cat" plan. At home, I have this really long white skirt and I wish I had it here so I could wear it with my white sparkly tank top and be an angel. Ah well. Black cat is better- I just need to buy cat ears, and those should hopefully be cheap and easy to find somewhere. OOH, I just remembered that my gloves are leopard print! I'm totally wearing those too! Unfortunately, I don't own any other leopard print things, but that's not necessary.
- Miranda
Had my Shakespeare class today, which was fun, and after that I finished Henry IV Part 2.
Tomorrow looks like it's going to be more productive...I'm actually going to GO TO THE LONDON LIBRARY, for one thing! I'm excited to legit start my research. I don't have class tomorrow so I'm looking to spend a couple hours there. After that, I'm going to a free gig with the AMS, which should be really fun also. I'm especially glad that it's FREE! Yay!
Also, I bought my ticket for the Halloween party on Thursday! Yay! There's going to be a costume contest and the winner will get 50 pounds! I honestly never win those things due to my lack of creativity and lack of funds, though, so I'm probably just going to go with my earlier "black cat" plan. At home, I have this really long white skirt and I wish I had it here so I could wear it with my white sparkly tank top and be an angel. Ah well. Black cat is better- I just need to buy cat ears, and those should hopefully be cheap and easy to find somewhere. OOH, I just remembered that my gloves are leopard print! I'm totally wearing those too! Unfortunately, I don't own any other leopard print things, but that's not necessary.
- Miranda
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Still reeling over the Bills loss...
URGH, BUFFALO! WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO US?! SERIOUSLY!?
Ok, better now. It's just because I'm not in the US right now. That's what I keep telling myself.
Anyway, today I did my launrdy, which was nice. I ended up not going to the library to do researc because they're closed on Sundays and I was stupid and forgot this fact. It was a nice day anyhow though, apart from that heartbreaking loss.
I have a fun week ahead of me! Free gig with the AMS on Tuesday, BU's Halloween party on Thursday, and another gig with AMS on Saturday! Woohoo!
Entry cut short so I can brood more on how I am going to kill some referees...
- Miranda
Ok, better now. It's just because I'm not in the US right now. That's what I keep telling myself.
Anyway, today I did my launrdy, which was nice. I ended up not going to the library to do researc because they're closed on Sundays and I was stupid and forgot this fact. It was a nice day anyhow though, apart from that heartbreaking loss.
I have a fun week ahead of me! Free gig with the AMS on Tuesday, BU's Halloween party on Thursday, and another gig with AMS on Saturday! Woohoo!
Entry cut short so I can brood more on how I am going to kill some referees...
- Miranda
Saturday, October 23, 2010
A Shakespeare Saturday!
Hola comrades!
So today it seems like my cough/cold thing has improved (yay) but I kinda just wanted to stay in anyway because I went out on Tuesday and Thursday night. This has made for a very quiet Saturday, as basically everyone else went out and did stuff today. Sometimes I think I should've gone out tonight, but I really don't have the money to be going out 3 nights a week. 2 is pushing it already, really.
Anyway! I plowed my way through Henry IV Part 2 today (hence the title of this entry) and I've basically read all that I need to for Monday! So that's a huge relief. This has allowed me to start doing research for my paper! Tomorrow I am going to go down to the London Library and look at some books that will hopefully aid me in their research (it looks like they have a facsimile of a manual for governesses at the time- OH MY GOD SO COOL!). Other than that, I don't really have any other plans.
I need to figure out a Halloween costume. Now, I know the Brits aren't big on Halloween, but BU's having a Halloween party on Thursday so I need a (cheap) costume for that. Ideas?
I might just be something stupid like "a black cat" and buy cat ears and draw whiskers on with eyeliner pencil and then wear all black. Then all I have to buy is cat ears, really. Hmm, interesting.
- Miranda
So today it seems like my cough/cold thing has improved (yay) but I kinda just wanted to stay in anyway because I went out on Tuesday and Thursday night. This has made for a very quiet Saturday, as basically everyone else went out and did stuff today. Sometimes I think I should've gone out tonight, but I really don't have the money to be going out 3 nights a week. 2 is pushing it already, really.
Anyway! I plowed my way through Henry IV Part 2 today (hence the title of this entry) and I've basically read all that I need to for Monday! So that's a huge relief. This has allowed me to start doing research for my paper! Tomorrow I am going to go down to the London Library and look at some books that will hopefully aid me in their research (it looks like they have a facsimile of a manual for governesses at the time- OH MY GOD SO COOL!). Other than that, I don't really have any other plans.
I need to figure out a Halloween costume. Now, I know the Brits aren't big on Halloween, but BU's having a Halloween party on Thursday so I need a (cheap) costume for that. Ideas?
I might just be something stupid like "a black cat" and buy cat ears and draw whiskers on with eyeliner pencil and then wear all black. Then all I have to buy is cat ears, really. Hmm, interesting.
- Miranda
Friday, October 22, 2010
The entry filled with clips from Oliver!
Hey guys!
So Thursday was basically a go-go-go type of day, so I didn't really have any time to update! Here's what happened:
After my class, we all took a field trip to the Charles Dickens house/museum, where he lived for part of his life. It was really cool! (I have some pictures of the outside of the house, which I'll probably add to this entry later). It's a smaller museum but REALLY nice and informative! They also had a special exhibit on Oliver! which thrilled me, of course! They had Nancy's original dress from the musical, original sketches of the set design, prop strawberries from "Who Will Buy", etc. Made me so happy! I'll embed a youtube clip from the movie:
SINGING UNCHANGED BOYS! GAH! They were playing "As Long as He Needs Me" in the exhibit- I'm guessing this one would've made everyone hungry, though I wished they played different songs from the musical instead of the same one the entire time.
Gah, now I'm going to have Oliver! songs in my head the rest of the day. Let's have another clip!
Anyway, then I went to a meeting of the Tea Club at Imperial with Stephanie, which was really nice. Unlimited tea and pastries for 50p! After that, I was just going to relax/not go out because I went out on Tuesday, but Veronica (who I met when I went to the gig with AMS last Tuesday) invited me to a karaoke night, so I did that for the rest of the night. Such fun!
Today I relaxed and didn't go out, as I think I'm developing some sort of cough/cold thing. Meh. Hopefully I'll be better by tomorrow.
- Miranda
So Thursday was basically a go-go-go type of day, so I didn't really have any time to update! Here's what happened:
After my class, we all took a field trip to the Charles Dickens house/museum, where he lived for part of his life. It was really cool! (I have some pictures of the outside of the house, which I'll probably add to this entry later). It's a smaller museum but REALLY nice and informative! They also had a special exhibit on Oliver! which thrilled me, of course! They had Nancy's original dress from the musical, original sketches of the set design, prop strawberries from "Who Will Buy", etc. Made me so happy! I'll embed a youtube clip from the movie:
SINGING UNCHANGED BOYS! GAH! They were playing "As Long as He Needs Me" in the exhibit- I'm guessing this one would've made everyone hungry, though I wished they played different songs from the musical instead of the same one the entire time.
Gah, now I'm going to have Oliver! songs in my head the rest of the day. Let's have another clip!
Anyway, then I went to a meeting of the Tea Club at Imperial with Stephanie, which was really nice. Unlimited tea and pastries for 50p! After that, I was just going to relax/not go out because I went out on Tuesday, but Veronica (who I met when I went to the gig with AMS last Tuesday) invited me to a karaoke night, so I did that for the rest of the night. Such fun!
Today I relaxed and didn't go out, as I think I'm developing some sort of cough/cold thing. Meh. Hopefully I'll be better by tomorrow.
- Miranda
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