Lots to talk about! You guys haven't really gotten an update about London in a while, so here ya go.
First thing's first: I COME HOME IN 4 DAYS. Of course its bitter sweet, but I'm crazy excited to come home and see everyone.
I guess I never told you guys about my trip to Oxford? Well, Laura and I took a trip to Oxford, which was tons of fun, and cheap! We went to ChristChurch, which is one of the main colleges at Oxford, AND is where scenes from Harry Potter have been shot? Did Laura and I take funny pictures? Of course we did. Please refer to Facebook for further information. Afterwards, we just kinda wandered around the town. Great day.
Today has been a WONDERFUL day. I woke up, and got to say goodbye to someone who has been a lot of fun, and really good for me while I've been here. They really helped me realize that its OK that I don't have a gameplan set in stone for my career, and that If I try hard enough, I really can do everything that I want to do. Goodbye friend. Its been a blast.
From there, I got a cup of coffee (sidenote: last time I got a cup of coffee from this place, the bottom FELL OUT of the cup, leaving me drenched in hot coffee. Thankfully, that didn't happen this time), and then had the privileged of being a part of a staged reading for a few friends. See, whilst I've been here, I've made a bunch of friends from another program who all live in my building. A few of the kids were taking a playwriting class, and they asked me to read for a character in the reading of their play! It was great to be able to act again, even if it was just a reading that only a few people saw. Lots and lots of fun. Thanks to everyone who let me work with them!
Upon arriving home after the reading, I was greeted with a wonderful email informing me that my roommates for next semester found a great apartment for us! We'll be living in the Orion at Oak Hill complex off Hulen (just across the road from the Villas), and I couldn't be more excited. Trip to IKEA??? I THINK SO.
Lunch, paper writing, and then while on the phone with my mom, I looked at some finance stuff involving student loans, blah blah blah. Long story short, everything is going to work out just fine money-wise next semester. I'll have plenty of money for rent, and even some furniture! See? What did I tell you? Things do work out. You just have to have a positive attitude and a little bit of faith. :D
Tonight, Laura and I decided to go see Burlesque at the cinema right by us because they have really cheap student tickets. Oh man.... so many things to say about that movie. All of the visual stuff about the movie... the costumes, the choreography, and the lighting were all fantastic. In fact, all of the musical numbers in general were great! (Can we talk about the Christina/Marilyn Manson mashup? Brilliant). However... the script? Awful. The acting? Apart from Stanley Tucci at at times Cher, Terrible. And what's with Alan Cumming randomly popping in and out? Its fun to watch... but definitely not Golden Globe worthy.
Came back to the dorm, and a bunch of the girls from my hall were watching Mean Girls (In my top 5 favorite movies). I did a little happy dance (you should ask some of them about it) and plopped down to watch.
Oh, and did I mention that it looked like a snow globe up here today?
Papers are almost done. Christmas gifts are almost all bought. Goodbyes are being said.... Its time to go home. So prepare yourself Texas, because things have been FAR too calm since I left. ;)
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