Last Tuesday night after fencing, we headed downtown to an area called the Northern Quarter which I heard was a really neat and hip part of town (even though when I asked one of my house mates about it they said it was for an older crowd and when I asked them to define older they said, "you know, like 20-25 year olds"...glad I'm considered older now). We got off the bus and my friend who I had been fencing with was demanding cheesecake. Not wanting to stop into a restaurant or anything, we directed her to the nearest convenience store. To set up this story, you should know that it was very VERY cold outside and I had my hands in my coat pocket and I couldn't be bothered to take them out for anything. We split up in search for a single piece of cheese cake to appease my hungry friend and finally I spotted a bag of 3 pieces of cheese cake on the bottom shelf of the refrigerated section. I hollered at my friends and pointed at the bagged cheese cake with my foot so that my hands could remain in their cozy state. The psychotic security guard must have mistaken my foot gesture for a kicking motion because he lost absolutely no time informing that I was rude and that I needed to leave immediately. I tried to apologize but he didn't want to hear it, so I went and stood outside until my friends followed me out laughing hysterically. She didn't even buy the cheese cake!
STUDENT FINALLY STARTS RESEARCHING HER MANY PAPERS
I am quickly realizing that I have way less time here than I think I do. The papers are stacking up and I have decided to stop procrastinating and just start them. My sister gave me an encouraging talk and told me to just start researching! So I have. Boom.
FLIGHTS FULL LEAVING MOTHER AND DAUGHTER HEARTBROKEN
Unfortunately my mum will not be able to visit me next week afterall. She was planning on flying stand-by into Manchester, but all the flights have booked up last minute. I am bummed that I won't be able to see her, but that will make seeing everyone at Christmas that much sweeter. I scrambled to fill my week off so that I didn't have to sit here all by my lonesome while everyone else traveled Europe and was able to book a trip to Munich at the end of the week. It's perfect because I will have the beginning of the week to use my reading week to actually catch up academically and then I will head to Germany with a fellow Gator!
NEW COLDPLAY ALBUM
Mylo Xyloto hit stores yesterday and I bought it immediately. I like it more and more everytime I listen to it! This is also good news for the studious side of me because as we all know, Coldplay is the BEST study music.
EDINBURGH NAMED MOST AWESOME CITY IN THE UK
My trip to Edinburgh was incredible! We made use of every minute to soak up this incredibly old city. The city is like a tree stump. The castle is at the heart of the city and it is the oldest. From there Edinburgh spreads out almost in rings, and the further away from the castle you get in any direction, the newer the city is. While we were there we explored the city, visited the old monuments, climbed an ancient volcano, hit a historic pub for dinner and drinks (no, I did not try haggis), went on a ghost tour, slept for the rest of the night, woke up early, had a 2 hour bus tour, saw the Firth of Forth, had lunch where J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book, visited the castle, and of course went into the gift shops. It was a great trip.
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