I finished another book today. Killing Yourself To Live (Chuck Klosterman) was very entertaining. I plan on reading more of his work when I get back home. Thats 4 books down. I have 3 3/4 books to read by the end of August. I think that's do-able. I think now I am going to try to finish Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wears Prada). I'm like 1/4 of the way done with it. I think I'll bring it with be to Prauge.
I seriously am having THE HARDEST time getting back into academic writing. I just get so bored and want to kick myself in the face. It's horrible. I mean, the material is interesting. I've read about a lot of this before,I just would much rather have an evening in with my lovely friend Harry Potter than discuss white privilege and black feminism. I mean, it's important, valid, and relevant information. I just don't understand why academic writing must be so freaking dense. Ugh. I feel like this class is kind of like DOC1 all over again. Oh well.
So I have a presentation for class next Monday. I'm meeting with the girl I am doing it with tomorrow morning, then we're both heading to different countries. This could be interesting. I really need to finish that reading by tomorrow morning.. ugh. NOOO motivation.
Prague should be interesting. I hope it will be. At least I have a guide book and stuff this time. We'll see how it goes I guess. Part of me would rather just sleep all weekend, but it will be fine. I hate not having the internet or being able to talk to people from home though. It's miserable.
Okay, well enough ranting...enough reading.. it's movie time!
I'll be posting about Prague sometime next week. Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Monday, 23 July 2007
Ireland and 2nd session
Today was the first day of class for my second session. I am in "Race and Ethnicity in British Society." So far I really like. My class is only seven people which leaves lots of room for participation. My teacher, Yaa, is a really nice, funny woman. I like her a lot and she creates a really good atmosphere. This time, instead of buying 32 books, we have a reader which is nice. I need to start reading because I have a presentation to give next Monday. Fun. Luckily, or unluckily, today has been rainy. It's made me just want to stay in and read. I haven't started the course reading yet, but I have started a new book now that Harry is done. I'm doing pretty well on this summer reading thing. So far I really like it. The book that I'm reading, Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman (Not as morbid as it sounds, I swear) is really interesting. It's about Chuck working for Spin magazine going on a country wide roadtrip to look at rockstar death. I know it sounds really gross and depressing, but it's not. He talks about his personal life and all this other stuff. He seems like a really interesting guy and he makes me want to write. I've always said I want to write a book or do something like that. Reading this book is kind of motivational. Watch out, one day I'll be a published author. haha.
Reading academic works again is really difficult. The packet that our teacher gave us is put together in the weirdest way. It's hard to turn the pages and it's frustrating. Also, I have no good place to read really. My desk is like my computer area. My bed is my sleep area. I have no good studying area. Hmm. I think I may have to go back to that cafe. I have lots of reading to do already. Eep. At least it's somewhat interesting and I am sort of familiar with the topics.
Did anyone else buy the new Stars album on Itunes? I did.. I want to know your thoughts. I'm still debating. I think it needs a couple more listens and I want the lyrics.
Also, I've decided I think I have a thing for Bob Dylan covers. It Ain't Me Babe (Dave Melillo) and Simple Twist of Fate (The Honorary Title) are worth downloading. I wonder if Bob Dylan would be disgusted to read that.. oh well.
Anyways, Ireland!
We left for Ireland on 2pm last Thursday. The airport was really crowded and kind of crazy. For some reason, I never get searched. I'm not complaining but I just think it's funny. Vanessa was wearing a tanktop and jeans, and they like thoroughly searched her. They even were like checking her bare arms, like she was hiding drugs in her skin. It was the weirdest, most awkward thing. I felt bad for her. They didn't even give a crap when I walked through. I hope I didn't just jinx myself. Anyways, we got on our plane. RyanAir isn't actually bad, considering how cheap it is. Our flight to Ireland was only 12.5 pounds, or like 25 USD. Once we landed we spent a while trying to figure out where the hell our hotel was. We ended up taking at 47 Euro taxi. Our hotel was really an apartment, and it was super nice. When you walked in, there was this hallway. On the left you walked into the kitchen/living room. The kitchen was really pretty and had a dishwasher, fridge, and washer and dryer! Awesome. We also had 2 leather couches, a flat screen tv, a patio, and a dining room table. Out bathroom was really good size and nice and clean! The bedroom had a queen size bed and a single. Very good accommodations for pretty cheap. That night we pretty much just bought groceries for our kitchen (just like cereal and such) and pizza. We watched tv too, for the first time in a long time. Exciting.
The next morning we work up and went into Dublin. Our first stop was the Guinness Storehouse. It was actually probably the most exciting thing we did. The tour was really fun and interesting. We tasted the North Star brew which was disgusting. At the end of the tour we got a free pint. It was really pretty and they drew a clover in the top of the foam head thing. So yeah, we pretty much didn't touch ours. It was kind of funny. Everyone else downed their beers, and we grimaced as we tried to take a couple sips. I think beer is disgusting. Vanessa got to pour her own pint which was really neat! I took a video of it. I kind of learned how too. Neato!
Water is an important ingredient.
At the tasting lab. We look happy.. this is before we tasted North Star brew.. which made us want to gag.
Perhaps what we would look like if we drank a lot of guinness and did hard drugs. hah. jk.
The flash got messed up --> blur
We saw the red hat society!!!!
Vanessa got to pour her own pint! neat
After this we walked out and it was POURING rain. Ugh. We tried to go to some cathedrals, and were semi unsuccessful. We saw St Patrick's Cathedral if I am not mistaken. The stained glass was amazing! I think that was my favorite part of the Cathedrals. After a while, they all start to look the same though.
This is a bad picture, but you can see how pretty the stained glass is.
We got some food after that. I got a panini, yum! They have good pastries in Ireland. Let that be known. haha.
After food we headed to Dublin Castle. I was disappointed. It cost a lot to get in and it really wasn't that cool looking, so we left. We made it down to the Bank of Ireland and the Book of Kells. The book was really pretty and I thought it was really fun to look at. Trinity college was really pretty, but I would imagine it would be really really annoying to always have tourist on your campus.
Temple Bar was next. The area was cool and lively, but not exactly what I expected. I really dislike going into bars because its always so crowded and I am paranoid of being pickpocketed and I don't like being around drunk people... and the list goes on. We saw some cool stuff though and had a very yummy dinner. We got leek and potato soup, potato cakes, and potato pancakes. Yum! After that, Ashley, Vanessa and I went home because we were pooped. Lis and Jessica stayed out.
Dublin was fun, but I think the weather kind of hurt the trip. It made all of us grumpy. I also think it's hard to travel with such a big group because it's hard to please everyone. Oh well.
Day 3 was much better. At midnight we headed to Tesco (grocery store) to get HP7! It was really cheap, about 9 Euros. They did a really good job with the crowd control and payment. I was pretty far back in the line, but I had paid for my book by 12:08. There were these really annoying girls though who kept screaming every two minutes. Then they were like flirting with this forty year old guy. It was really disturbing
After sleeping, we headed to the train station. We had originally planned to go to Cork but that didn't work out. After a little "discussion," we decided to go to Kilkenny instead. It was a good choice. We took a 2 hour bus ride there, but it was sunny! We got some food at this weird cafe. Then we headed to Kilkenny castle which was really fun. They wouldn't let us take pictures inside, but the tour was awesome and cheap! Probably my favorite part of Ireland. The Butler family that owned the castle owned 20 THOUSAND acres of land in the backyard. That is sooo much. We were trying to image how big that is, but I can't wrap my mind around it. Nuts. After that we went to another cathedral and the Black Abbey. Neat. Then we did a little wandering and shopping and went back to the bus. It was pretty leisurely. I enjoyed it. We went to temple bar for dinner. I got an Irish stew which was yummy. The brown bread in Ireland is amazing. Then we headed to the oldest pub in Dublin. It was founded in like 11something. It was too crowded and crazy. They were supposed to have Irish music and they didn't. Vanessa and I left because I needed to get some rest.
Kilkenny Castle! Oooo!
I slept, sort of. I had to wake up at 4:30 and pay another $47 for a taxi to the airport. Pretty much all I did yesterday except for fly home was read Harry. I'm still really tired from waking up so early though.
Well that's all about Ireland. Look at my photo album for more pictures.
Reading academic works again is really difficult. The packet that our teacher gave us is put together in the weirdest way. It's hard to turn the pages and it's frustrating. Also, I have no good place to read really. My desk is like my computer area. My bed is my sleep area. I have no good studying area. Hmm. I think I may have to go back to that cafe. I have lots of reading to do already. Eep. At least it's somewhat interesting and I am sort of familiar with the topics.
Did anyone else buy the new Stars album on Itunes? I did.. I want to know your thoughts. I'm still debating. I think it needs a couple more listens and I want the lyrics.
Also, I've decided I think I have a thing for Bob Dylan covers. It Ain't Me Babe (Dave Melillo) and Simple Twist of Fate (The Honorary Title) are worth downloading. I wonder if Bob Dylan would be disgusted to read that.. oh well.
Anyways, Ireland!
We left for Ireland on 2pm last Thursday. The airport was really crowded and kind of crazy. For some reason, I never get searched. I'm not complaining but I just think it's funny. Vanessa was wearing a tanktop and jeans, and they like thoroughly searched her. They even were like checking her bare arms, like she was hiding drugs in her skin. It was the weirdest, most awkward thing. I felt bad for her. They didn't even give a crap when I walked through. I hope I didn't just jinx myself. Anyways, we got on our plane. RyanAir isn't actually bad, considering how cheap it is. Our flight to Ireland was only 12.5 pounds, or like 25 USD. Once we landed we spent a while trying to figure out where the hell our hotel was. We ended up taking at 47 Euro taxi. Our hotel was really an apartment, and it was super nice. When you walked in, there was this hallway. On the left you walked into the kitchen/living room. The kitchen was really pretty and had a dishwasher, fridge, and washer and dryer! Awesome. We also had 2 leather couches, a flat screen tv, a patio, and a dining room table. Out bathroom was really good size and nice and clean! The bedroom had a queen size bed and a single. Very good accommodations for pretty cheap. That night we pretty much just bought groceries for our kitchen (just like cereal and such) and pizza. We watched tv too, for the first time in a long time. Exciting.
The next morning we work up and went into Dublin. Our first stop was the Guinness Storehouse. It was actually probably the most exciting thing we did. The tour was really fun and interesting. We tasted the North Star brew which was disgusting. At the end of the tour we got a free pint. It was really pretty and they drew a clover in the top of the foam head thing. So yeah, we pretty much didn't touch ours. It was kind of funny. Everyone else downed their beers, and we grimaced as we tried to take a couple sips. I think beer is disgusting. Vanessa got to pour her own pint which was really neat! I took a video of it. I kind of learned how too. Neato!
Water is an important ingredient.
At the tasting lab. We look happy.. this is before we tasted North Star brew.. which made us want to gag.
Perhaps what we would look like if we drank a lot of guinness and did hard drugs. hah. jk.
The flash got messed up --> blur
We saw the red hat society!!!!
Vanessa got to pour her own pint! neat
After this we walked out and it was POURING rain. Ugh. We tried to go to some cathedrals, and were semi unsuccessful. We saw St Patrick's Cathedral if I am not mistaken. The stained glass was amazing! I think that was my favorite part of the Cathedrals. After a while, they all start to look the same though.
This is a bad picture, but you can see how pretty the stained glass is.
We got some food after that. I got a panini, yum! They have good pastries in Ireland. Let that be known. haha.
After food we headed to Dublin Castle. I was disappointed. It cost a lot to get in and it really wasn't that cool looking, so we left. We made it down to the Bank of Ireland and the Book of Kells. The book was really pretty and I thought it was really fun to look at. Trinity college was really pretty, but I would imagine it would be really really annoying to always have tourist on your campus.
Temple Bar was next. The area was cool and lively, but not exactly what I expected. I really dislike going into bars because its always so crowded and I am paranoid of being pickpocketed and I don't like being around drunk people... and the list goes on. We saw some cool stuff though and had a very yummy dinner. We got leek and potato soup, potato cakes, and potato pancakes. Yum! After that, Ashley, Vanessa and I went home because we were pooped. Lis and Jessica stayed out.
Dublin was fun, but I think the weather kind of hurt the trip. It made all of us grumpy. I also think it's hard to travel with such a big group because it's hard to please everyone. Oh well.
Day 3 was much better. At midnight we headed to Tesco (grocery store) to get HP7! It was really cheap, about 9 Euros. They did a really good job with the crowd control and payment. I was pretty far back in the line, but I had paid for my book by 12:08. There were these really annoying girls though who kept screaming every two minutes. Then they were like flirting with this forty year old guy. It was really disturbing
After sleeping, we headed to the train station. We had originally planned to go to Cork but that didn't work out. After a little "discussion," we decided to go to Kilkenny instead. It was a good choice. We took a 2 hour bus ride there, but it was sunny! We got some food at this weird cafe. Then we headed to Kilkenny castle which was really fun. They wouldn't let us take pictures inside, but the tour was awesome and cheap! Probably my favorite part of Ireland. The Butler family that owned the castle owned 20 THOUSAND acres of land in the backyard. That is sooo much. We were trying to image how big that is, but I can't wrap my mind around it. Nuts. After that we went to another cathedral and the Black Abbey. Neat. Then we did a little wandering and shopping and went back to the bus. It was pretty leisurely. I enjoyed it. We went to temple bar for dinner. I got an Irish stew which was yummy. The brown bread in Ireland is amazing. Then we headed to the oldest pub in Dublin. It was founded in like 11something. It was too crowded and crazy. They were supposed to have Irish music and they didn't. Vanessa and I left because I needed to get some rest.
Kilkenny Castle! Oooo!
I slept, sort of. I had to wake up at 4:30 and pay another $47 for a taxi to the airport. Pretty much all I did yesterday except for fly home was read Harry. I'm still really tired from waking up so early though.
Well that's all about Ireland. Look at my photo album for more pictures.
Harry Potter 7 (Don't worry, no spoilers)
While I was in Ireland, we went to get HP7 at midnight. I read the first chapter that night, but then went to bed. The next day I read a couple more chapters. I finished the book a couple minutes ago. The book left me in a really weird mood. It's hard to believe that the Harry Potter series is over. I feel like in I way we've grown up with Harry. It's been ten years since the books first came out. I don't know. I feel like a really good friend, who had lots of adventures with moved away and I won't be seeing him anymore. That probably doesn't make sense. It's the weird mood I was talking about. I hope that people finish it soon so I can talk to them about it.
I'll blog about Ireland in the morning. For now, I feel satisfied knowing what happened to the boy who lived.
I'll blog about Ireland in the morning. For now, I feel satisfied knowing what happened to the boy who lived.
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
work work work
This final paper has taken over my life. I don't mind though. I'm really excited about my band and what I'm doing with them. I think this will end up being one paper that I am really proud of. I have just finished the Press Release. My rough draft is currently like 1000 words over, so I need to edit that down and make it sound smarter. haha. I think Johnny will be really impressed. I just wish he knew it was my work. When you turn things in here, you can't put your name on it anywhere. We don't even turn our papers into our professor but the main summers school staff. It's really strange.
Lauren and I went to The Mock Turtle again this morning. I love that place. Then we went to this other cafe that I had been wanting to go to for a while called "Moments." It has like all natural, yummy stuff. We stayed there for about 4 hours and go so much done on our papers. I was really proud of us. During that time I also went to Boots, which is like Rite Aid on crack. I got this really awesome toner since my face has been breaking out. I really like it. It makes my face feel super clean. Yay.
Tomorrow is going to be such a busy day. I have to wake up, shower, pack, run to the library to print and photocopy all my stuff to turn in, turn it in, go to class, head to the airport, IRELAND! I think Ireland is going to be really fun. I hope so at least but the weather looks horrible. The high temperature is 66 degrees and it's supposed to rain. Ugh. Too much rain!
I need to get rock candy for people. I keep forgetting. Rock Candy was born in Brighton. Woo. I seriously love this city. Lauren and I were talking about it and she wants to move back after college. If it weren't for my chosen career and my amazing friends and family, I would totally move here. I love it here and wish I weren't leaving so soon. I do really miss everyone and good food though.
I guess I should finish up my amazing paper. haha. My next update probably won't be for a couple days since I will be out of the country. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend gets HP7! woo
Lauren and I went to The Mock Turtle again this morning. I love that place. Then we went to this other cafe that I had been wanting to go to for a while called "Moments." It has like all natural, yummy stuff. We stayed there for about 4 hours and go so much done on our papers. I was really proud of us. During that time I also went to Boots, which is like Rite Aid on crack. I got this really awesome toner since my face has been breaking out. I really like it. It makes my face feel super clean. Yay.
Tomorrow is going to be such a busy day. I have to wake up, shower, pack, run to the library to print and photocopy all my stuff to turn in, turn it in, go to class, head to the airport, IRELAND! I think Ireland is going to be really fun. I hope so at least but the weather looks horrible. The high temperature is 66 degrees and it's supposed to rain. Ugh. Too much rain!
I need to get rock candy for people. I keep forgetting. Rock Candy was born in Brighton. Woo. I seriously love this city. Lauren and I were talking about it and she wants to move back after college. If it weren't for my chosen career and my amazing friends and family, I would totally move here. I love it here and wish I weren't leaving so soon. I do really miss everyone and good food though.
I guess I should finish up my amazing paper. haha. My next update probably won't be for a couple days since I will be out of the country. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend gets HP7! woo
Monday, 16 July 2007
I hate bugs
Bugs here suck. I woke up this morning with 10 bug bites! 4 on each arm, one on my stomach, and one on my FACE! ughhhh! It's so itchy and annoying. What sucks about being away or moving into your own place is that you don't have all the medicine like you do at your parents house. I could use some benedril or anti itch something. Also, the ants here are freaking huge! They are about half an inch long and FLY! They have large white wings. It's pretty much the scariest thing ever.
I finished Harry Potter 6 in 3 days! Woo. Now I have no distractions from working.
I went to the library today to work on my paper. I just sat and thought about my band (for my paper), and it was really productive. I thought of a lot of stuff, so now I'm going to work on it. woo hoo.
The past couple of days have been sort of uneventful. It's just time to buckle down and do some work.
I finished Harry Potter 6 in 3 days! Woo. Now I have no distractions from working.
I went to the library today to work on my paper. I just sat and thought about my band (for my paper), and it was really productive. I thought of a lot of stuff, so now I'm going to work on it. woo hoo.
The past couple of days have been sort of uneventful. It's just time to buckle down and do some work.
Saturday, 14 July 2007
Shopping round two
I went out shopping with Jessica again. It was really fun. It made me realize how much I really love Brighton. The town is so full of life and energy. Before shopping we went to The Mock Turtle. It's the kind of place I really want to take my mom to. It's the cutest little hole in the wall place. They serve homemade pastries and food and tea. We got tea and scones and this lemon cake. It was pretty amazing. Everything was so cute. They had really pretty china and the whole place was just full of homemade goodies. Our scones were like our idea of biscuits. We had really good butter and strawberry jam to put on them. The tea was a brew for The Mock Turtle. It was awesome. Jessica and I have decide we are going to become regulars there. haha. After a wonderful breakfast, we strolled along the lanes. I love that there are so many cute boutique stores here. We went to this bag shop. I found really pretty stuff I wanted to buy that was super on sale. I found this really pretty leather wallet for 20 pounds. It was originally 135 pounds! Huuuge sale. I didn't buy it because I had no one to give a $40 trendy wallet to. I did buy this cute little bag thing for my mom. It's kind of an all purpose little bag. I also bought a blown glass heart necklace for myself. I also got a 4 pound dress shirt that is really cute from Primark. It's this suuuper cheap store that sells moderately cute clothes. You have to search, but they have like 6 pound jeans. Pretty sweet. We really wanted to buy something in top shop. I tried on the Kate Moss jeans. They were sooo cute, but I am not going to spend 50 pounds on jeans. It was kind of sad. I got these really cute salt and pepper shakers for Lori. I saw them and thought of her. I keep seeing things I want to buy people, and keep telling myself it's okay because they arent for me. Oh well. It's mostly pretty inexpensive. Shopping here is too much fun.
I started reading HP6 today.. I read 100 pages then had to stop myself because I realized I would rather sit and read HP all day than do my homework. haha.
I got some two sandwiches and yogurt from EAT today. It's this really awesome place that sells food. It's kinda like a little stand, but restaurant at the same time. It's weird. Anyway, they are my new favorite place to eat. They have all these really innovative food creations that are all fresh. They make them all in store that day and are only on the shelf for that day. At the end of the day, anything they don't sell goes to charity so hungry people can eat. I thought that was really awesome. They also use minimal packaging that can be recycled. I wrote them a letter today telling them how awesome they were.
I've gotten myself on a weird schedule and I need to change it. Maybe sleeping at regular hours would help. Oops.
Tomorrow its library and Sainsberry time. I'm almost out of food again, so I have go back. Also, Indian food with Jessica I think. We'll see.
I started reading HP6 today.. I read 100 pages then had to stop myself because I realized I would rather sit and read HP all day than do my homework. haha.
I got some two sandwiches and yogurt from EAT today. It's this really awesome place that sells food. It's kinda like a little stand, but restaurant at the same time. It's weird. Anyway, they are my new favorite place to eat. They have all these really innovative food creations that are all fresh. They make them all in store that day and are only on the shelf for that day. At the end of the day, anything they don't sell goes to charity so hungry people can eat. I thought that was really awesome. They also use minimal packaging that can be recycled. I wrote them a letter today telling them how awesome they were.
I've gotten myself on a weird schedule and I need to change it. Maybe sleeping at regular hours would help. Oops.
Tomorrow its library and Sainsberry time. I'm almost out of food again, so I have go back. Also, Indian food with Jessica I think. We'll see.
Friday, 13 July 2007
lazy days
It's so hard to be motivated to do school work when it's summer and you're in a foreign country. I had no class today so I slept in. Then I went online and did nothing. I wrote about a paragraph and read 5 pages while making lunch. Then I took another nap. I love sleeping.
Today was a really pretty day. It was warm enough to not wear a sweatshirt and it's the first time since I've been here that it hasn't rained. Jessica and I went downtown to do some shopping. We first went into h&m. I really want to get some skinny jeans, but I just feel like I look like a lightbulb in them. They're always too long and look funny when cuffed. I don't know. I found two really cute tops though. I think if I go to warped tour I am going to wear one of them. H&M has been having this really good ongoing sale, so I got the two shirts for about 11 pounds. Sweet! There is a shoe store right next to H&M that has the cutest stuff. I really like the shoes and might just have to pick up a pair before I come back. We'll see. They're just so cute. After that we went to Top Shop because I haven't been there before. They had so much cute stuff there but it was just soo expensive because of the exchange rate. We found these cute dresses and tops and stuff, but didn't get to try any of it on because the store was closing. We decided we are going back tomorrow. After that we met up with some of Jessica's friends to get some dinner. We went to an Indian vegetarian buffet. It was only 5 pounds which was nice, but I've definitely had better indian food. I miss Indian food at home. Here everything is sweet. It's really weird. Then Jessica and I went into Boots. It's like a high class rite aid type of store. It's amazing. They sell all this really awesome make up there, like benefit, ysl, etc etc etc but also have the really cheap stuff too. It is just fun to look around and play there. haha. I got hand soap and it smells like lilac. Yay.
I have so much summer reading I want to do. I brought three books over here, bought three for class, bought HP6, and will be buying HP 7. I am determined to finish these before Sept 25th. We'll see how well that goes. I think I'll get through HPs pretty quickly. I'm going to finish one of the books for class tonight. We don't really have to read them, but they're interesting and fun. I would rather read them than write my paper right now, so that's what I'm doing. Plus, I always feel so accomplished when I finish a book. Maybe that will be motivating. I'm happy I've found books that I am excited to read.
I'm really glad I didn't go anywhere this weekend. I think I will manage to be productive and get a lot done. I'll be mad at myself if I don't. I think finishing this book is a start though. I've kind of made a timeline. Tonight I'm finishing this book and going to bed early. Tomorrow I'm doing half of my course journal and thinking more about my project. Sunday is the rest of the course journal and start an outline on the paper. Monday is finishing outline and start writing. Tuesday is finish paper. Wed is press release. Thursday I turn that all in and go to Ireland. Whether I follow that schedule or not, I'm going to get it all done.
I've almost eaten another box of cookies in one day. I need to not buy cookies anymore because this is not healthy. On the other hand, my apricots were ripe today. They were delicious.
The most addicting cookies ever. The tagline is "one may lead to another!" (Sorry its backwards)
Today was a really pretty day. It was warm enough to not wear a sweatshirt and it's the first time since I've been here that it hasn't rained. Jessica and I went downtown to do some shopping. We first went into h&m. I really want to get some skinny jeans, but I just feel like I look like a lightbulb in them. They're always too long and look funny when cuffed. I don't know. I found two really cute tops though. I think if I go to warped tour I am going to wear one of them. H&M has been having this really good ongoing sale, so I got the two shirts for about 11 pounds. Sweet! There is a shoe store right next to H&M that has the cutest stuff. I really like the shoes and might just have to pick up a pair before I come back. We'll see. They're just so cute. After that we went to Top Shop because I haven't been there before. They had so much cute stuff there but it was just soo expensive because of the exchange rate. We found these cute dresses and tops and stuff, but didn't get to try any of it on because the store was closing. We decided we are going back tomorrow. After that we met up with some of Jessica's friends to get some dinner. We went to an Indian vegetarian buffet. It was only 5 pounds which was nice, but I've definitely had better indian food. I miss Indian food at home. Here everything is sweet. It's really weird. Then Jessica and I went into Boots. It's like a high class rite aid type of store. It's amazing. They sell all this really awesome make up there, like benefit, ysl, etc etc etc but also have the really cheap stuff too. It is just fun to look around and play there. haha. I got hand soap and it smells like lilac. Yay.
I have so much summer reading I want to do. I brought three books over here, bought three for class, bought HP6, and will be buying HP 7. I am determined to finish these before Sept 25th. We'll see how well that goes. I think I'll get through HPs pretty quickly. I'm going to finish one of the books for class tonight. We don't really have to read them, but they're interesting and fun. I would rather read them than write my paper right now, so that's what I'm doing. Plus, I always feel so accomplished when I finish a book. Maybe that will be motivating. I'm happy I've found books that I am excited to read.
I'm really glad I didn't go anywhere this weekend. I think I will manage to be productive and get a lot done. I'll be mad at myself if I don't. I think finishing this book is a start though. I've kind of made a timeline. Tonight I'm finishing this book and going to bed early. Tomorrow I'm doing half of my course journal and thinking more about my project. Sunday is the rest of the course journal and start an outline on the paper. Monday is finishing outline and start writing. Tuesday is finish paper. Wed is press release. Thursday I turn that all in and go to Ireland. Whether I follow that schedule or not, I'm going to get it all done.
I've almost eaten another box of cookies in one day. I need to not buy cookies anymore because this is not healthy. On the other hand, my apricots were ripe today. They were delicious.
The most addicting cookies ever. The tagline is "one may lead to another!" (Sorry its backwards)
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