Day 104: Pull out the red carpet!

Song of the Day: Happy Birthday! To who you might ask? Me!!! I am officially twenty-two years old!!!!!!!! Though I'll admit the actually birthday song is kind of boring.. but honestly it made me smile so much every single time!!! I take it all back about what I said earlier with my birthday not really being a birthday over here... These people made my day. Especially Jill and Aimelle!! (Disclaimer: this does not mean that all of you back home can just forgo celebrating... we are soo celebrating.. my birthday will last all month if it has to!!!)

So before today even started... so yesterday.. I stood outside in the cold and wet rain for 9 hours at the Harry Potter World premier in Leicester Square. Why you may ask would I do something so outrageously insane? Because in the end I got pictures of Molly Weasley, Ron Weasley, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, And Draco bloody Malfoy. I got four of them to even sign my journal!!! They signed my journal!!! And the best one: Tom Felton (aka draco). Seriously. Here is a picture just to prove I am not fabricating this. And I put it up on facebook too. I couldn't help it. I am just so proud of it all! So yes, that was the first big birthday present for moi. And then I was off to bed (well actually I had to write a poetry essay first.. but I got that donezo.. so yay.. oh and while I was in the library skyping my padre two groups of wonderful girls came in and sang Happy Birthday at the top of their lungs.. it was awesome).

And then I slept in until 1120 am. It was absolutely amazing. Then we all went to the London eye.. which was totally cool and not scary in the slightest. We even got to do this cool 4d experience beforehand that totally reminded me of Disneyland.. so of course that made me happy. And then a group of us went to Starbucks where Hannah bought me a hot chocolate.. and then I was off to get ready for the huge banquet we were going to tonight. I went to Primark on Wednesday and bought a brand new birthday dress especially for the occasion. So we get ready and go there. And it was awesome. Ill put up pictures on facebook tomorrow (well that's the plan anyways.. we all know how horrible i am at updating photos.. I havent even put the one's up from paris yet.. mehh Which btw.. I know I didn't mention but I totally went to Disneyland Paris and it rocked... but that is to be expected). The banquet was in Hatfield house which is where Queen Elizabeth I grew up. They did this whole madrigal singing and acting shindig.. which I was pulled into and forced to play a game.. which I won btw. well the first time.. the second time I lost.. but still got a leather book mark!!! Happy Brithday to me! lol. OMG i completely skipped over one of the best parts of the day. So after we get home from the starbucks run.. (Jill and Aimelle had given me the option earlier to go with them to get my "surprise" but I chose to go home instead and start getting ready because I didn't want to be rushed.. funnily enough we arrived back at the same time haha) So I head up to my room.. all the while Jill is trying to hide a bag from me.. It was quite funny when she realized I was walking right behind her on the way home.. She freaked out.. and ran ahead a good twenty feet. But anyway we get in the room and Aimelle and her make me close my eyes as they get things situated. And the I open them and they hand me a giant bottle of diet coke which has been my staple drink the last month and a can of pringles. Awesome right? But nothing to hide from me ... at least that is what I thought until they pulled out a long box covered in pooh bear wrapping paper.. (yes.. I did say I turned twenty-two earlier.. I'm not refuting that despite my love for all things cute and cuddly.. pooh bear being one of them) I open the present.. and OMG it is Hermione's wand!!!! Well not the real one from the movie set.. but still.. it was one of the cool replicas you find in those in-flight magazines on planes!! They GOT ME ONE!!!! and I love it. Love love. Of course my dad is going to mock me incessantly when he finds out.. but it'll be worth it because i have my very own wand. Muahaha. Which btw Harry Potter?? yeah.. it's going to be epic! but anyway... my birthday has been just one big giant blast of fun.. non stop.. but fun. And I also want to thank all of the people who wished me a happy birthday on facebook.. there were over 50 people!!! I felt so loved. I will try to reply to all of them tomorrow.. That's alot of replies. But I am up for the challenge.. after all I'm twenty-two now.

Well it is late once again.. and I am exhausted.. once again. I feel like there is a pattern I've got going on when I write most of these blogs.. haha. Well I am off. Thank you for a wonderful birthday! Seriously. Until next time. :D

Day 102: You make me feel...

Song of the Day: Teenage Dream... Glee style. Because I know I've picked this song before by that one guy on you tube.. but this one tops even that one. Darren Criss (the guy who plays Harry Potter on A Very Potter Musical) is now on Glee, and is the one singing this song. I seriously can't stop listening to this song... I bought it yesterday, but before then I listened to it on repeat on youtube. I heart youtube is all I got to say. Oh and Darren doesn't know this.. but we are going to get married and have loads of singing babies. Good, glad it's all settled.
Speaking of Glee... I watched the latest episode.. and HOLY COW PIE... seriously that was an epic episode. So awkward in SO many ways, but I absolutely loved it. Seriously.. LOVED it. especially Blaine's (Darren Criss, aka: husband to be) line: well he's not coming out any time soon. BAHAHAH. so awesome. And just Blaine in general.. but that name reminds me of Ducky in Pretty in Pink.. because he says, "Blaine? That's a kitchen appliance... not a Name!!" bahaha. I want to watch that movie again sometime. Sometime soon because I'm going home in a little over a week!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I know my subjects change at the split of a second, but just roll with me here.. All of my classes are ending. Art finished this last Monday... I did a dance for about five minutes out of pure joy. It is over, and I should get a B. If I get anything lower I will be slightly furious because I did B work. Now if I get an B+ that would be even better... but like I said... It's all OVER!!! no more torture!! And then my Shakespeare, Poetry, and Drama class all ended yesterday!!! and finally today in one hour the beginning of my LAST ocp class will commence. that means no more final project papers... no more site reports... no more projects!!! I do have three more papers to write for poetry... but seriously.. that's going to be so simple after the 16, yes I said 16, papers I turned in over the last three days. Not to mention on both Monday and Tuesday night we went out to see a musical.. which were Billy Elliot and Oliver, but that cut out 5 hours into our homework time.. and people ask me why I stay up all night doing homework.. well it's because my professor's are Nazi slave drivers... but on the bright side I saw Billy Elliot and Oliver! Oliver! was better than Billy, but they were both good. I bought the programs like I always do so that made me happy. I also realize on the bus on the way to Oliver last night that that was going to be my last musical I would get to see here in England. It made me so sad for a full second. And then I remembered that I have seen 34 plays/musicals while I've been here. Want to know why I know the exact number? Because I had to make a Timeline of all of them. Yep, for Drama class. I don't think anyone can really understand how happy I am that these classes are ending. Remind me.. if and when I become a teacher.. that handing out busy work should be punishable by death. well maybe not death, but certainly something horrific.
My birthday is in TWO days. count em.. two. And yet.. it doesn't feel like it is. bahaha. Oh well.. Party in the USA when I get back!!! hahah. yes I just quoted a Hannah Montana song. No one listens to her over here.. I can't imagine why.
Well I am off to print out my eight papers (two pages each) and scoot off to class. Oh by the way. Guess who is going to the harry Potter premier tomorrow.. oh right me.. now don't get your panties in a twist... I don't get to actually go in... but I will be waiting outside to see every beautiful human being walk by me on the red carpet. if I get to talk to any of them.. i will either a) pee my pants or b) be incredibly happy. Hopefully it's just the latter. Talk about an amazing birthday present. Anyway.. off to class for real this time. Ciao. :D

Day 92: Screw this.

I honestly am so over this whole thing. I just want to be home.. taking normal classes that don't make you do ridiculously idiotic group projects that belong back in high school... being with people who aren't sarcastic every minute of every day and who in turn don't make me turn into this bitter sarcastic person that dreads waking up every morning. I know I am so blessed to be over here... but I am seriously to the point that I just don't care anymore. I'm almost 22 and I feel like I'm barely 18. I'm treated like a child and yet given a work load the size of some masters programs. I will yet again get absolutely zero sleep tonight. And yes I know, if I didn't procrastinate this wouldn't be a problem.. only thing is.. this group project.. yeah.. it was a 'group' thing. hence not all my fault. And guess whose the only one still up? oh yeah that's me.. because I offered to write out the stupid note cards because people were whining and complaining about how the script wouldn't transpose onto note cards. So here I am still needing to write 3 papers.. writing out stupid note cards. When in fact my group members could be doing it during the two hour break between classes tomorrow. But apparently because I said I'd write them out it would be 'unfair' for me to say "here, you write your own note cards." because i had said I would write it for them. Smooth move right? Oh and I forgot to mention I'm also supposed to create a power power point as well. id like to rip someones hair out.. and no.. i like mine.. so it will not be from my head. And I know I'm wasting time writing this blog, but I just had to vent because otherwise I would have started bawling. I know I'll be okay. I always am. But I really really think this whole situation is pure poop. poop poop poop. ugh.