(no subject)
this is what's been going on with me this week if you feel like reading
it. all of the entries are labelled a day ahead than they really
were because i usually wrote them at 2 am...
9/4/05first full day in london...not a terribly eventful day, though i did get a nifty cell phone, and had REALLY good pizza. everything is so ridiculously expensive here. when i open menus, i keep think im looking at dollars, because dinners cost around 8-10 pounds, except then i realize i have to DOUBLE that to get the american equivalent. *shudders*. its gonna be hard to live so sparingly, but we'll see how that goes. the evening was really fun. after watching an episode of x factor(the british version of american idol - also with simon cowell) i went out with two fo my flat mates, sarah and andy(my roommate) to a lovely italian dinner. it was full of good wine, good conversation, and good food. really nice. afterwards, we came back and went up to our favorite boys' flat, and played a really fun and rowdy game of taboo with said guys (tim, omen, lucas, stan, matt, and chris). they are a really fun bunch. afterwards, we watched an episode of the office, then andy and i came back here. i talked to both my parents and dan (for the first time) on the phone. which was really exciting, except i think between the two calls it costed 8 pounds - yuck. anyways, andy and i intended on going to bed early because we had to get up around 830 the next day, but ended up staying up until 230 talking.
9/5/05i was VERY tired today. i WILL get more sleep tonight. anyways, today we had to make the half hour trudge to BADA at 9 in the morning. not fun. then we had a 3 hour bus tour of london. i went into st paul's cathedral while mass was going on. i was overwhelmed when i heard the organs and the singing - it was just truly beautiful. we saw pretty much all of london, and most of us fell asleep on the bus (it was a cool double decker thing!) afterwards, we went back to BADA for a beautiful catered lunch which we ate in the courtyard. then we had a series of talks with the faculty and i am now actually informed on what is going on. we got our class schedules and im really excited to start. im also really excited that i have no friday classes, as this will make for greater ease with travelling. after departing BADA, me, andy, and our friends katie, casey, and mariah walked to camden town (a really nice, hip area with cool street markets and stuff.) i bought some neat pins. as we were heading back, we passed an internet cafe that was only a pound for an hour (which was really cheap compared to starbucks' 7 pounds for an hour). so i went on the internet for the first time since last thursday, and it was wonderful! unfortunately the only conn friends that were on there were pretty much all headed out to lunch, but i had a quick conversation with rach and sasha. it was just good to feel in touch with them. i also talked to emily from spain, which was neat. after that, we came back to the flats, and had a collective dinner with the boys upstairs - we brought wine, bacardi "refreshers", bread, and grapes, they made tortellini with pesto sauce. it was just pleasant all around, filled with good conversation. most of the guys wandered off, and we were left hanging out in their living room with matt and katie. we had so much fun, and were being really silly. i just generally feel a pretty consistent sense of belonging. especially when we hang out upstairs with the guys. it's just really chill and theyre all fun and different in their own ways. tomorrow is the first day of classes. im psyched, but it's going to be a long day, and i need to get up early to trek over to BADA to use the internet there in order to prepare a monologue for my class at 11. said class meets 4 1/2 hours a week - oh dear. anyways, time to go to bed. hoping for a successful day tomorrow...
9/6/05today was the first day of classes. it went pretty well. the acting class looks so far just like any other acting class - just working monologues with a teacher who seems cool, and like he'll be helpful. later in the day was shakespeare's comedies and histories. i liked the teacher for that as well. i was supposed to meet jon for dinner but he had a bit of an incident, so i was disappointed that was cancelled. but instead i went with a few friends (andy, jodi, megan, and katie) to a pub for fish and chips and a pint. man that sounds british. it was a really nice dinner though. when we got back we went up to the boys' flat once again and hung out there until now (it's after 2 am). that just seems to be the pattern we've created. it works for me. it's looking like matt from that flat, and my friend katie might get together. that'd be fun. we all joke how this living situation is so "the real world". it really is though. anyways, im too tired to say much more, but it was a good day overall. tomorrow, two 2 1/2 hour acting classes and then to the globe to stand through a 2 1/2 hour show. it's gonna be a lonnnng day.
9/7/05well it was indeed a long day. classes were good though. john worked on my peter pan monologue with me today, and it went quite well. it's one of the first times i can recall being in an acting class and getting notes that i actually felt made a difference. he was also pretty complimentary, so that was nice of course. first day of shakespearean acting: cant tell what its going to be like yet, but the teacher seems pretty cool. went to the globe tonight and saw a 3 hour version of pericles. not sure yet what i think about it, but i think that it was entertaining, and fun to watch. im curious to see what everyone else will say about it tomorrow in class. i cant believe that it hasnt even been a week that im here - it feels like ive been living here forever. tomorrow: must buy food, and possibly a mattress pad and another towel. i just dont have time to do all these things! ok, well im supremely tired - i think ill make it a new record by getting to bed before 2 tonight...
9/4/05first full day in london...not a terribly eventful day, though i did get a nifty cell phone, and had REALLY good pizza. everything is so ridiculously expensive here. when i open menus, i keep think im looking at dollars, because dinners cost around 8-10 pounds, except then i realize i have to DOUBLE that to get the american equivalent. *shudders*. its gonna be hard to live so sparingly, but we'll see how that goes. the evening was really fun. after watching an episode of x factor(the british version of american idol - also with simon cowell) i went out with two fo my flat mates, sarah and andy(my roommate) to a lovely italian dinner. it was full of good wine, good conversation, and good food. really nice. afterwards, we came back and went up to our favorite boys' flat, and played a really fun and rowdy game of taboo with said guys (tim, omen, lucas, stan, matt, and chris). they are a really fun bunch. afterwards, we watched an episode of the office, then andy and i came back here. i talked to both my parents and dan (for the first time) on the phone. which was really exciting, except i think between the two calls it costed 8 pounds - yuck. anyways, andy and i intended on going to bed early because we had to get up around 830 the next day, but ended up staying up until 230 talking.
9/5/05i was VERY tired today. i WILL get more sleep tonight. anyways, today we had to make the half hour trudge to BADA at 9 in the morning. not fun. then we had a 3 hour bus tour of london. i went into st paul's cathedral while mass was going on. i was overwhelmed when i heard the organs and the singing - it was just truly beautiful. we saw pretty much all of london, and most of us fell asleep on the bus (it was a cool double decker thing!) afterwards, we went back to BADA for a beautiful catered lunch which we ate in the courtyard. then we had a series of talks with the faculty and i am now actually informed on what is going on. we got our class schedules and im really excited to start. im also really excited that i have no friday classes, as this will make for greater ease with travelling. after departing BADA, me, andy, and our friends katie, casey, and mariah walked to camden town (a really nice, hip area with cool street markets and stuff.) i bought some neat pins. as we were heading back, we passed an internet cafe that was only a pound for an hour (which was really cheap compared to starbucks' 7 pounds for an hour). so i went on the internet for the first time since last thursday, and it was wonderful! unfortunately the only conn friends that were on there were pretty much all headed out to lunch, but i had a quick conversation with rach and sasha. it was just good to feel in touch with them. i also talked to emily from spain, which was neat. after that, we came back to the flats, and had a collective dinner with the boys upstairs - we brought wine, bacardi "refreshers", bread, and grapes, they made tortellini with pesto sauce. it was just pleasant all around, filled with good conversation. most of the guys wandered off, and we were left hanging out in their living room with matt and katie. we had so much fun, and were being really silly. i just generally feel a pretty consistent sense of belonging. especially when we hang out upstairs with the guys. it's just really chill and theyre all fun and different in their own ways. tomorrow is the first day of classes. im psyched, but it's going to be a long day, and i need to get up early to trek over to BADA to use the internet there in order to prepare a monologue for my class at 11. said class meets 4 1/2 hours a week - oh dear. anyways, time to go to bed. hoping for a successful day tomorrow...
9/6/05today was the first day of classes. it went pretty well. the acting class looks so far just like any other acting class - just working monologues with a teacher who seems cool, and like he'll be helpful. later in the day was shakespeare's comedies and histories. i liked the teacher for that as well. i was supposed to meet jon for dinner but he had a bit of an incident, so i was disappointed that was cancelled. but instead i went with a few friends (andy, jodi, megan, and katie) to a pub for fish and chips and a pint. man that sounds british. it was a really nice dinner though. when we got back we went up to the boys' flat once again and hung out there until now (it's after 2 am). that just seems to be the pattern we've created. it works for me. it's looking like matt from that flat, and my friend katie might get together. that'd be fun. we all joke how this living situation is so "the real world". it really is though. anyways, im too tired to say much more, but it was a good day overall. tomorrow, two 2 1/2 hour acting classes and then to the globe to stand through a 2 1/2 hour show. it's gonna be a lonnnng day.
9/7/05well it was indeed a long day. classes were good though. john worked on my peter pan monologue with me today, and it went quite well. it's one of the first times i can recall being in an acting class and getting notes that i actually felt made a difference. he was also pretty complimentary, so that was nice of course. first day of shakespearean acting: cant tell what its going to be like yet, but the teacher seems pretty cool. went to the globe tonight and saw a 3 hour version of pericles. not sure yet what i think about it, but i think that it was entertaining, and fun to watch. im curious to see what everyone else will say about it tomorrow in class. i cant believe that it hasnt even been a week that im here - it feels like ive been living here forever. tomorrow: must buy food, and possibly a mattress pad and another towel. i just dont have time to do all these things! ok, well im supremely tired - i think ill make it a new record by getting to bed before 2 tonight...