Ok ok, I know I keep saying this, but SORRY for taking so long to write again. My reasons are silly, but you guys basically know what's going on, I just talk to you individually (or can't get hold of you!) rather than writing on the blog. Still, I am procrastinating at the moment, and figured I was way way way overdue for an update. We left off at the very beginning of the semester. I am still generally enjoying classes and everything, the only real news there is that I'm taking a second year course as well as the rest of my technically first year courses. The thing is, these are way harder than the classes in the states- at the first year level.
One major piece of news that I've avoided writing on here is the boyfriend. Hilariously enough, I am dating a guy named Mike- we've been together since just before Christmas :) (Hilarious because my sister is also dating a Mike lol). He's basically amazing- you guys would all like him a lot. He's 20, blond hair, blue eyes (that look greenish or greyish sometines) and about 2 or 3 inches taller than me.
For his birthday (about a month ago), we went to an aquarium in a nearby town. It was really nice because we are actually pretty close to the ocean, and this town (Great Yarmouth), is right next to the North Sea. So for the first time in MONTHS I got to see the ocean again! It was such a cute little town too, it looked like a typical beach town but in the off season, so everything was closed. There was a boardwalk though, and they had rides and stuff on one pier, and bowling and an arcade on another pier. There was a theater there as well, but no one was inside, so we went in and explored a little bit. Most of the doors inside were locked, but it was still fun to look around. After the fishies and the piers, we went to watch Black Swan. It was super good! If you haven't seen it, you should. Luckily, it's online if you don't wanna pay money. The best website ever to watch stuff online, by the way, is fastpasstv.com. Hulu doesn't work here, so we've had to come up with new methods haha. The other good one is tv.blinkx.com. Both lead you to links to watch whatever you want basically.
Yesterday we went into town and messed around in the mall for a while before going to see Unknown at the theater. Or theatre as it's spelled here. I get so much crap for my accent here, but it's funny because both Mike and another flatmate Nick are trying to convert my accent to be more British. The thing is, they are picking up more American than I am picking up British!
Oh hey! My dad got a dog! He's a blue kerry terrier, and he's super cute. The only problem is, the dog was really badly behaved, so Dad gave him back to the breeder after like four days. So when I say, "Dad got a dog," it's really in the past tense, and he doesn't have it anymore. :(
Dude. You guys. The other day we were watching Youtube videos, and there are these two comedians who were really funny, but really offensive. I will find some links, one sec.
Jimmy Carr
assortment
So the first one is just the one guy, and the next one is a bunch of different comedians. Some of the references will be lost, but some of the jokes are really good (PS- Richard Hammond works on a car show and he got into a crash which lead to temporary brain damage, including memory loss).
hope you like them :)
I think about you guys all the time and miss all of you a whole bunch! If you get a chance, skype me or facebook or something so we can talk!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
New Entry
Hi Everyone!
I know you have probably given up checking this blog-it's been so long! I am sorry.
Christmas was really, really good. I went to Ireland with Kaylee and we stayed with Niamh and her fabulous family. We ate real food that we didn't cook, which was a little slice of heaven in itself, especially after we had the worst time actually getting there, what with terrible weather, missed connections, and cancelled trains. The trip was worth it though- as you can see by the pics on facebook haha. We went to the bars, which was fun because the people there are friendlier..well, more easy going than the people here. I guess it's not so much that they are nicer in Ireland, but that they joke around a lot more, so it makes them seem friendlier. Anyway. We also went to a Norman castle, built in the 1200's! It was on the border of northern Ireland-we saw it right across the fjord. Turns out Ireland has two fjords haha. In the town with the castle (Carlingford), we ate oysters with Guinness as well. Oysters are some of the best food ever guys. Really. I know they look super gross when you see them on the plate, but really, they're awesome.
Christmas itself was quite nice. We woke up and went to Mass (everyone in the Republic of Ireland is Catholic). After Mass, we went to Niamh's grandparents, and then to her aunt's boyfriend's house. His name is Charlie, and he was absolutely hilarious. He immediately went and made us drinks, at around 1 in the afternoon on Christmas day-he was really drunk by this point by the way. The drinks were really, really strong. He was great. We made it back to Niamh's and ate a magnificent dinner. There was a huge turkey (25 lbs!) and ham, three kinds of potatoes, veggies, garlic bread, and cider. Cider, by the way, is alcoholic over here. It's pretty good, but it makes me sleepy, as did the food, so after some bangin dessert, we watched Happy Feet and dozed. Then we went back to Charlies for more drinks, soap operas, Wii, and guitars. You guys. I swear, I have never, in all my years of watching super dramatic intense tv, seen an episode so crazy. It was a soap opera, but still. I couldn't believe they thought of all the stuff that could go wrong haha.
A few days after Christmas, it was time for us to go. Niamh's dad, Ray (her mom's name was Denise. HAHA Crystal how weird is that??) , drove Kaylee and I to the ferry station and we got on a boat and left. On the boat, we had some fish and chips. These fish and chips, along with the potato chips and candy bar I had earlier, made me feel a bit weird, but whatever. We got off the ferry and got to sleep on the floor of the ferry station as we waited to board the train that left at 4 ish am. Yay. I woke up from the floor and was super grumpy (you guys know what I get like when I don't sleep haha). On the train, I went back to sleep. I woke up and felt even worse. I ended up being sick on the train. Multiple times. Yay fish and chips. So, finally, we make it to London, where Kaylee and I were meant to split up so I could get my flight to Norway. I had a full hour, but, as it turned out, the airport wasn't actually in London at all. Great. So I got directions from someone. And got on the wrong train. Long story short, I didn't make it to Norway, which ended up being alright, considering I threw up on every train I was on.
I made it back to Norwich and went to bed. Kaylee made me eat some soup, which was nice. New Years was fun- we just went to a club. I've put those pics on FB as well..I think. I didn't get drunk, which I thought was fitting because I've never started a new year drunk, and there's no reason to start now right? A few days after new years, Russell came to visit.
He slept for a few days, and then we explored Norwich for a few days (ok, a few hours haha). When people started coming back, we went out to town. Then, on my actual birthday, we went to London! Woo! We saw all the touristy things, and then we went shopping, followed by the British Museum, which actually is one of my favorite places on earth. Literally. After the museum, we walked around soho for a while and ate some BOMB sushi. We got the train back, and after a delay "due to an incident that the British Royal Police had to assist with," we got back to Norwich. We stayed up til 1 or 2 and then woke up at 4 ish to make sure he got the bus at 5am. He made the bus and got home without incident.
After Russell left, everyone started coming back. That Saturday, we had a bunch of people over for pre drinks, and they all sang happy birthday to me, which was so cute! We went to the LCR (club on campus) after, which was fun. Actually, I ended up leaving early because I got a nosebleed haha. Fun times.
I started classes that week. They are pretty good generally, but will most likely be changing soon so that I can get more units taken care of. On tuesday there was another LCR, and it was really good haha. Going back there again in a few hours!
As you can see, my life, while school is in session, consists mostly of work, class, or the LCR. This is why I don't write very often, but leave me comments so I know you're reading, and ask me questions or tell me about your life. Love you guys!
I know you have probably given up checking this blog-it's been so long! I am sorry.
Christmas was really, really good. I went to Ireland with Kaylee and we stayed with Niamh and her fabulous family. We ate real food that we didn't cook, which was a little slice of heaven in itself, especially after we had the worst time actually getting there, what with terrible weather, missed connections, and cancelled trains. The trip was worth it though- as you can see by the pics on facebook haha. We went to the bars, which was fun because the people there are friendlier..well, more easy going than the people here. I guess it's not so much that they are nicer in Ireland, but that they joke around a lot more, so it makes them seem friendlier. Anyway. We also went to a Norman castle, built in the 1200's! It was on the border of northern Ireland-we saw it right across the fjord. Turns out Ireland has two fjords haha. In the town with the castle (Carlingford), we ate oysters with Guinness as well. Oysters are some of the best food ever guys. Really. I know they look super gross when you see them on the plate, but really, they're awesome.
Christmas itself was quite nice. We woke up and went to Mass (everyone in the Republic of Ireland is Catholic). After Mass, we went to Niamh's grandparents, and then to her aunt's boyfriend's house. His name is Charlie, and he was absolutely hilarious. He immediately went and made us drinks, at around 1 in the afternoon on Christmas day-he was really drunk by this point by the way. The drinks were really, really strong. He was great. We made it back to Niamh's and ate a magnificent dinner. There was a huge turkey (25 lbs!) and ham, three kinds of potatoes, veggies, garlic bread, and cider. Cider, by the way, is alcoholic over here. It's pretty good, but it makes me sleepy, as did the food, so after some bangin dessert, we watched Happy Feet and dozed. Then we went back to Charlies for more drinks, soap operas, Wii, and guitars. You guys. I swear, I have never, in all my years of watching super dramatic intense tv, seen an episode so crazy. It was a soap opera, but still. I couldn't believe they thought of all the stuff that could go wrong haha.
A few days after Christmas, it was time for us to go. Niamh's dad, Ray (her mom's name was Denise. HAHA Crystal how weird is that??) , drove Kaylee and I to the ferry station and we got on a boat and left. On the boat, we had some fish and chips. These fish and chips, along with the potato chips and candy bar I had earlier, made me feel a bit weird, but whatever. We got off the ferry and got to sleep on the floor of the ferry station as we waited to board the train that left at 4 ish am. Yay. I woke up from the floor and was super grumpy (you guys know what I get like when I don't sleep haha). On the train, I went back to sleep. I woke up and felt even worse. I ended up being sick on the train. Multiple times. Yay fish and chips. So, finally, we make it to London, where Kaylee and I were meant to split up so I could get my flight to Norway. I had a full hour, but, as it turned out, the airport wasn't actually in London at all. Great. So I got directions from someone. And got on the wrong train. Long story short, I didn't make it to Norway, which ended up being alright, considering I threw up on every train I was on.
I made it back to Norwich and went to bed. Kaylee made me eat some soup, which was nice. New Years was fun- we just went to a club. I've put those pics on FB as well..I think. I didn't get drunk, which I thought was fitting because I've never started a new year drunk, and there's no reason to start now right? A few days after new years, Russell came to visit.
He slept for a few days, and then we explored Norwich for a few days (ok, a few hours haha). When people started coming back, we went out to town. Then, on my actual birthday, we went to London! Woo! We saw all the touristy things, and then we went shopping, followed by the British Museum, which actually is one of my favorite places on earth. Literally. After the museum, we walked around soho for a while and ate some BOMB sushi. We got the train back, and after a delay "due to an incident that the British Royal Police had to assist with," we got back to Norwich. We stayed up til 1 or 2 and then woke up at 4 ish to make sure he got the bus at 5am. He made the bus and got home without incident.
After Russell left, everyone started coming back. That Saturday, we had a bunch of people over for pre drinks, and they all sang happy birthday to me, which was so cute! We went to the LCR (club on campus) after, which was fun. Actually, I ended up leaving early because I got a nosebleed haha. Fun times.
I started classes that week. They are pretty good generally, but will most likely be changing soon so that I can get more units taken care of. On tuesday there was another LCR, and it was really good haha. Going back there again in a few hours!
As you can see, my life, while school is in session, consists mostly of work, class, or the LCR. This is why I don't write very often, but leave me comments so I know you're reading, and ask me questions or tell me about your life. Love you guys!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Merry Christmas!
Hey guys!
These past weeks have been really busy with tests and work, so I haven't written. I figured you wouldn't want to hear about each library study session or piece of work due. Now though, break has begun! The snow here is so pretty. It's been snowing for almost a month (with some breaks-it hasn't been constant), and I still really like it.
It's super weird to be here because everyone is gone except for Kaylee and I. We live in a flat of 8 people, and it's odd to think that we'll be the only ones here for the next few weeks. It's only been two days and I miss everyone haha. I'm really glad that we won't be staying here the whole time.
Tuesday, Kaylee and I are gonna go visit Niamh in Ireland! Her family invited us to stay for Christmas. And then after that I'm off to Norway! Woo!
I feel like my entries keep getting shorter and shorter, what do you guys wanna know?
Love you guys! have a good break and enjoy your time off and with family and everything!
These past weeks have been really busy with tests and work, so I haven't written. I figured you wouldn't want to hear about each library study session or piece of work due. Now though, break has begun! The snow here is so pretty. It's been snowing for almost a month (with some breaks-it hasn't been constant), and I still really like it.
It's super weird to be here because everyone is gone except for Kaylee and I. We live in a flat of 8 people, and it's odd to think that we'll be the only ones here for the next few weeks. It's only been two days and I miss everyone haha. I'm really glad that we won't be staying here the whole time.
Tuesday, Kaylee and I are gonna go visit Niamh in Ireland! Her family invited us to stay for Christmas. And then after that I'm off to Norway! Woo!
I feel like my entries keep getting shorter and shorter, what do you guys wanna know?
Love you guys! have a good break and enjoy your time off and with family and everything!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Playlist
Alright, so I have just remembered, as I foolishly procrastinate my lab report writing, that I said I'd dedicate a post to music over here. I'm not really sure of the best way to do this, as I haven't actually bought any of the music, so I think my plan is gonna be youtube. Ill post the links here, and you can listen to them at your will.
Duck Sauce- Barbara Streisand
This song is way better without all the people talking. Especially Barbara Streisand.
Cheryl Cole- Promise This
Katy B- End too Soon
Yolanda be cool- papa l'americano
Take That- The Flood
Biffy Clyro- Bubbles
I know there are more, but this is it for now, as I do need to write this dumb thing. later guys.
Duck Sauce- Barbara Streisand
This song is way better without all the people talking. Especially Barbara Streisand.
Cheryl Cole- Promise This
Katy B- End too Soon
Yolanda be cool- papa l'americano
Take That- The Flood
Biffy Clyro- Bubbles
I know there are more, but this is it for now, as I do need to write this dumb thing. later guys.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Good morning!
What's up guys?
It's been about two weeks since we last "spoke." In that time, quite a bit has happened. Firstly, last weekend I went to Amsterdam! Minus the eternal bus rides, it was so cool! Amsterdam, as it turns out, has more canals in the city than any other city in Europe. Even more than Venice! When we got there, we went to breakfast and ate the best food ever. Literally, these pancakes were the most delicious thing I've eaten in two months. This is what mine looked like; please forgive the hobo-ness haha, we were just off the bus.
Breakfast eaten, we went on the walking tour, and learned all kinds of fun facts for three hours or so. We walked from one end of the city to the other. That's one thing that I didn't expect- Amsterdam is actually pretty small, but there is a lot of stuff there. We walked past Anne Frank's house and the red light district. The oldest prostitute in Amsterdam is rumored to be 82 years old, with her own room, and...brace yourself...a two week wait list! Umm....no thank you!
After the walking tour, Hanna (my Norwegian friend) and I went back to Anne Frank's house and met up with a bunch of people we knew completely by accident haha. We all went to the museum and saw the rooms that the Franks and the others lived in for two years. If you haven't read the book, you should.
We got some dinner at a nice Italian restaurant after Anne Frank, followed by a night on the town. It was quite an early night though, because Hanna, this girl Claire, and I were tired. So we went home early haha. The next day, the three of us got up early and went to the Van Gogh museum. It was pretty cool, he was a really talented painter, and the sheer volume of his work is pretty astounding. I mean, he only painted for around 11 years, and came out with 900 paintings, among another few hundred drawings.
We went shopping after hanging out with Van Gogh, and it was a lot of fun! I didn't buy much, but walking around in the stores and seeing the different style of the city. Turns out the Netherlands has more tall people than any other country in Europe. I felt short while walking down the street for one of the first, or perhaps the very first, time in my (adult) life. You know how when you go shopping sometimes, there's that group of shorter, older women (like 50's-60's) that are all together and just hanging out? They usually are at least a head shorter than me, but there, we were the same height. It was pretty weird.
Saturday was shopping day, and Saturday night was the red light bar crawl. That was a good night. We went to five different bars and ended up at a club, just dancin away. I have developed a new appreciation for the club scene since being here- it's pretty fun :)
Waking up Sunday morning was pretty interesting, but once we were on the bus, sleep came pretty easily. Bye bye Amsterdam!
This week was pretty good, but busy as usual. We are getting a lot more work as the semester winds down. I've got another test on Monday for chemistry, despite having just taken one last Monday. Ugh. On Wednesday, Kaylee and I went to the store for Thanksgiving food, and it was snowing! It's been snowing off and on since then too, it's been really nice. On Friday, Kaylee and I made (ok, mostly Kaylee) Thanksgiving dinner for us and around 8 or 9 other people. It was a lot of fun, especially since a bunch of them had never had Thanksgiving before. Christmas dinner is their big holiday dinner here.
I'll put pictures of the snow and of Thanksgiving on facebook eventually, but it may be a while haha. Gotta run, time to study!
It's been about two weeks since we last "spoke." In that time, quite a bit has happened. Firstly, last weekend I went to Amsterdam! Minus the eternal bus rides, it was so cool! Amsterdam, as it turns out, has more canals in the city than any other city in Europe. Even more than Venice! When we got there, we went to breakfast and ate the best food ever. Literally, these pancakes were the most delicious thing I've eaten in two months. This is what mine looked like; please forgive the hobo-ness haha, we were just off the bus.
Breakfast eaten, we went on the walking tour, and learned all kinds of fun facts for three hours or so. We walked from one end of the city to the other. That's one thing that I didn't expect- Amsterdam is actually pretty small, but there is a lot of stuff there. We walked past Anne Frank's house and the red light district. The oldest prostitute in Amsterdam is rumored to be 82 years old, with her own room, and...brace yourself...a two week wait list! Umm....no thank you!
After the walking tour, Hanna (my Norwegian friend) and I went back to Anne Frank's house and met up with a bunch of people we knew completely by accident haha. We all went to the museum and saw the rooms that the Franks and the others lived in for two years. If you haven't read the book, you should.
We got some dinner at a nice Italian restaurant after Anne Frank, followed by a night on the town. It was quite an early night though, because Hanna, this girl Claire, and I were tired. So we went home early haha. The next day, the three of us got up early and went to the Van Gogh museum. It was pretty cool, he was a really talented painter, and the sheer volume of his work is pretty astounding. I mean, he only painted for around 11 years, and came out with 900 paintings, among another few hundred drawings.
We went shopping after hanging out with Van Gogh, and it was a lot of fun! I didn't buy much, but walking around in the stores and seeing the different style of the city. Turns out the Netherlands has more tall people than any other country in Europe. I felt short while walking down the street for one of the first, or perhaps the very first, time in my (adult) life. You know how when you go shopping sometimes, there's that group of shorter, older women (like 50's-60's) that are all together and just hanging out? They usually are at least a head shorter than me, but there, we were the same height. It was pretty weird.
Saturday was shopping day, and Saturday night was the red light bar crawl. That was a good night. We went to five different bars and ended up at a club, just dancin away. I have developed a new appreciation for the club scene since being here- it's pretty fun :)
Waking up Sunday morning was pretty interesting, but once we were on the bus, sleep came pretty easily. Bye bye Amsterdam!
This week was pretty good, but busy as usual. We are getting a lot more work as the semester winds down. I've got another test on Monday for chemistry, despite having just taken one last Monday. Ugh. On Wednesday, Kaylee and I went to the store for Thanksgiving food, and it was snowing! It's been snowing off and on since then too, it's been really nice. On Friday, Kaylee and I made (ok, mostly Kaylee) Thanksgiving dinner for us and around 8 or 9 other people. It was a lot of fun, especially since a bunch of them had never had Thanksgiving before. Christmas dinner is their big holiday dinner here.
I'll put pictures of the snow and of Thanksgiving on facebook eventually, but it may be a while haha. Gotta run, time to study!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Supa quick
Hey Guys,
this isn't actually an entry, I just wanted to post this link because it's funny and gives you a sort of flavo(u)r for what some things are like here. Yay John Cleese!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/23vccv/starrgazr.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/john-cleeses-letter-to-america/
this isn't actually an entry, I just wanted to post this link because it's funny and gives you a sort of flavo(u)r for what some things are like here. Yay John Cleese!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/23vccv/starrgazr.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/john-cleeses-letter-to-america/
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
Hey Everyone!
Minus my nearly epic cough, this week has been a good one. Yesterday was a lot of fun because of Guy Fawkes Day. You know the movie V for Vendetta? The day that V is always talking about is Nov 5, and the reason is that a guy tried to blow up Parliament and was unsuccessful. Turns out, that's a legitimate reason to celebrate here! So last night, they had a carnival set up, and a huge bonfire that was burning a big wicker man who looked like he was holding London above his head, and fireworks! They don't celebrate 4th of July here, as they don't have cause to celebrate our independence from them. So that ended up being a lot of fun.
You guys. Yesterday, when I was walking out from my flat, I saw the biggest earthworm I've ever seen in my life. This thing, no exaggeration, was at least 8 inches long. Maybe even 10. Biggest. Earthworm. Ever.
Anyway, on the agenda this week is to hopefully buy some new shirts and see Due Date. Don't tell me anything about it!
Later guys!
Minus my nearly epic cough, this week has been a good one. Yesterday was a lot of fun because of Guy Fawkes Day. You know the movie V for Vendetta? The day that V is always talking about is Nov 5, and the reason is that a guy tried to blow up Parliament and was unsuccessful. Turns out, that's a legitimate reason to celebrate here! So last night, they had a carnival set up, and a huge bonfire that was burning a big wicker man who looked like he was holding London above his head, and fireworks! They don't celebrate 4th of July here, as they don't have cause to celebrate our independence from them. So that ended up being a lot of fun.
You guys. Yesterday, when I was walking out from my flat, I saw the biggest earthworm I've ever seen in my life. This thing, no exaggeration, was at least 8 inches long. Maybe even 10. Biggest. Earthworm. Ever.
Anyway, on the agenda this week is to hopefully buy some new shirts and see Due Date. Don't tell me anything about it!
Later guys!
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