Thursday
Thursday night my flat and the boys who were not at the Bauer work party went to Zoo Bar, a club in Leicester Square. It was so much fun! But the drinks were a bit pricey. Apparently the cheap nights for drinking are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (completely opposite from the States). We were even privileged to have a random girl get up on a pole and do a complete dancing show for us. I swear she thought it was ok, but it definitely was not. After that we had our first experience with the bus system since the tube stops running a little after midnight. Julia and I were a little lost and some nice bike man (think Shakespeare's bike guys in Columbia) offered us a free ride to the bus stop. So we took him up on his offer, but for his enjoyment he rode as though we were on a highspeed chase and pretended to hit cars, dodged in and out of traffic and took sharp corners. But we made it to the bus stop, took the right bus and made it home safe and sound.
Friday
Some people had to work, but the rest of us did not, so we slept in. Then Julia, Marylyn and I met Christy for lunch by where she works and ate at this little italian place (it was DELICIOSO!). After that we came back and Marylyn panicked because she lost her oyster card (the tube pass AKA our most prized possessions). But everything got worked out. Then Julia and I went grocery shopping and then came back and headed to a pub with some of the guys and our flatmates. Of course, the night could not go on without a crazy story. Julia, Marylyn and I all experienced what is known as this "underground males hooking up in random bathrooms together." But this was in the girls' loo (I should probably use the English terms) and I was definitely caught offguard (don't worry Mom and Dad, nothing happened to me, and I am not completely scarred for life). Needless to say I probably won't be back there.
Saturday
My flatmates and I woke up early and headed to Portobello Road in the Notting Hill area. It was AWESOME. Portobello Road is a street that has a market every Saturday with clothing, jewelry and food vendors. I got some more pashminas, a new jacket, and food. The food was the best part. They had fresh fruit and produce and I was definitely in heaven. I got an awesome sandwich and some potatoes to bring back home (only 50 pence for a pound!). And we even found this absolutely delectable cupcake shop. I got this amazing red velvet cupcake (Kristen, might even rival ours!) and a coke in a glass bottle (which I saved so I could recycle it when I got back home since London is going green and I felt bad throwing it away.). We then went a the hunt for a trash can which we didn't find for about a mile (the road is 2 miles and we ended up walking there AND back=4 miles). We came back to the flat and I met up with a friend who I hadn't seen since high school. I met her at a pub in Covent Gardens and then we walked around and watched the street performers. There was one who had no crowd and was shouting so we went to see what was going on. He then started doing a trick for us "American girls" and the Essex boys that came by. A crowd gathered round and we almost asked him for some commission for attracting him such a large crowd. He was hilarious, told a bunch of jokes that were not appropriate for the children around, and did some crazy magic. Then we parted our ways and I headed to the London eye with my flatmates and some of the guys. We went at while the sun was setting but it was only a 15 minute ride so we didn't get to see the sun actually set. But it was still neat to see the city. Then we went to this Cheers place (made after the show Cheers) and haggled our way in for free cover, but then were greeted by overpriced drinks.
Sunday
Once again we had AMAZING weather so Christy, Lauren and I brought a picnic to the park and laid out on a blanket. I didn't realize how hot is was going to be so I rolled up my jeans and sweated in my black tshirt. Then we noticed that it is not only okay to wear bathing suits in the park, but it's also socially acceptable to wear just your underwear, even if it is a white thong and you don't necessarily have the body to even remotely pull it off. Yes that was my view for 3 and half hours, but how could I forget the speedo man! So after we left, Christy and I decided it was the perfect time to do our laundry. We didn't realize how hard it would be to find change, do our laundry and then bring it back. We thought we looked really silly carrying our luggage around, but everyone else is always carrying luggage around so we totally fit in. Two hours later...we were done! (yes I know it is a terrible story). At midnight it was Stew's birthday so we celebrated with singing and a small cake and cupcakes and some reading of "this day in history."
Monday
While everyone else headed off to work, I went off to my rescheduled interview at River Publishing. I met with Angie, my potential supervisor, and had what I thought was a pretty decent interview. We totally connected with our aspirations to be movie stars, in a perfect world of course. She told me I would know by tomorrow because she had one more person to interview, out of three. So cross your fingers for me, because otherwise I will be unemployed!! Afterwards, I met Julia for lunch, because she doesn't start her internship at NBC until next week, and we went to this pub by the Chelsea FC stadium. I love pub food by the way. We then came back home and headed off to the park because it was so hot. More tanning for me...and another thong spotting (and it was the same lady with her stupid Palmeranian (spelling?) dog yapping away). We had to come back because we had our lovely class with George, which I still loathe.
Now I'm sitting here admiring my tan while we wait for the guys to get back from their work function so we can celebrate Stew's birthday. Well that's all for now. Getting excited for the Queen's Birthday celebration this weekend, so I guess I should say G-d Save the Queen!
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