I REALLY can’t stand when my entire house loses internet the night before exams. It is madness, I tell you! MADNESS. And it’s still down, which is why I’m sitting here in the Crofton after my exam. My senior year is half way done! Scary times. To make it all bearable, here’s a sneak peak of HP7.
You’re welcome.
I slept in today and it was glorious. Then I went to Victoria to window shop and ended up in the dressing rooms… who was I kidding? THEN I paid to tour Westminster Abbey by myself, and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had here, I think. Having the freedom to listen to the whole tour, and sitting when I wanted to and looking for as long or as little as I liked and sneaking through the back gardens unnoticed and staying in the nave for like 20 minutes replaying the choir song a billion times (200 on the audio tour keypad! And 2 for the altar commentary by Jeremy Irons and the singing accompaniment).
I can count the amount of days left in London on one hand.
The day I spent submitting my tutorial paper early, and the rest watching North By Northwest, eating froyo, and feeling fat. BU Gym membership, be ready.
Oh, did I mention I got an invite to the elite Jack Wills outlet? Yessir. Without buying a thing online. It is made of awesome. ❤
Today was mostly a blah day, because I slept until noon then ended up not doing my paper, which is due tomorrow night. Ugh. At 4pm I met Melissa at Harrods and we went shopping! It was a mad dash through the Children’s Toy and Pet Kingdom sections, where they are currently housing a litter of Siamese kittens and British Bulldog puppies. I wanted to take them home with me. Then we browsed the Christmas Workshop and down to the Food Section where there were more different kinds and brands and displays of chocolate and truffles than you could possibly imagine. There was a mad dash to purchase before their closing at 6, but I made it. Then we headed over to Bunches of Grapes for a delicious Roast Beef wrapped in Yorkshire pudding wrap dinner with peas, chips, gravy and horseradish. I WILL DEARLY MISS PUB FOOD WHEN I LEAVE 😦 At home, I FINALLY got to chat with my boy and show off my Harrods purchases ❤ Then I sat around, drank green tea, and did nothing productive for the nighttime!
NOTE: Lots of pictures have been added for the December 3-5 dates!
Today was a full day! In the morning Melissa and I went to the British Library, where we saw the original manuscripts by Austen, Brontë, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Eliot, and the Beatles. We also saw the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Magna Carta! Whoo! Thanks Dad for the recommendation.
I might be going out tonight so am going to make this post brief so I can get ready. I had my ridiculous 9-5 art class today, and it was awesome (mainly because of how gorgeous it was outside—not a cloud in the sky). We took a boat cruise from Westminster to Greenwich, where we visited the Greenwich Tudor Palace and Chapel.
During my time with Cultureshock, I have bought out all the blueberry and cherry Pearl muffins the shop on the corner had to sell. Sadly, today was the very last cherry muffin purchase. I am admittedly proud of this achievement!
I quite like including useless links in my entries.
EDIT (22:43):
Internship went as usual. Tomorrow is my last day. Tear! My coworkers were really great to work with and overall it was a great learning experience. I got to see how a publishing company worked, and all the little side projects they were involved in as well. I will talk more about this tomorrow. Back in Boston, The BUZZ Magazine is hitting campus next week! My articles were used in the mockup version featured in BU Today, but I’m not sure about this upcoming issue. I’m excited to get my hands on a copy.
Our mock-up.
Other than that, not much more to update on. Tonight was basically a let-down, because I felt a little melancholy and slept through most of it. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow for the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree Lighting!
Lindsey Olander 