Long time no update
Which is mainly because there's been little for me to update on. But here are a few highlights:
- About two weeks ago my mom and I went downtown to the London Tea Room for afternoon tea. It was a rather casual setting (as compared to, say, the Ritz-Carlton), but the tea was good and the food was delicious. They had fabulous cinnamon-raisin scones, and I was rather fond of the cucumber and smoked salmon finger sandwiches. Not like I'll have time to do it while I'm in London anyway, and I love afternoon tea.
- I attended the August STL HP meetup. Which was fun, though most of the discussion was DH related. During the last half hour though I ended up writing up a variety of HP cosplay websites (and I did reccommend Moony Couture for all sorts of HP costume related things!). What's funny about the whole thing is that most of them think my room is just a shrine to HP memrobilia and costuming, and yet my HP costume items can fit into one tiny section of my closet. Go figure. Also, I ended up seeing Becoming Jane that night too. Decent movie, but I just don't see Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen.
- Last Wednesday Mom took a day off (perhaps the first day off while still at home in YEARS) and we drove three hours to the Osage Beach outlet mall! Granted, it was very hot and mostly corn and soybean fields after we drove through Warrenton, but it was entirely worth it. We mostly drove out in order to go to the Coach outlet, and for my birthday (very early present, of course) my mom bought me two new Coach bags. I absolutely LOVE them both! One's light blue leather with brown trim and a bowling bag style, and the other is a smaller black fabric bag with the Coach logo with a leather shoulder strap (something I can take out clubbing, to dinner, etc). Otherwise, I visited the Cosmetics Company Outlet (Estee Lauder brand outlet, for those who aren't familiar) and picked up some great discounted, Limited Edition MAC products (for makeup junkies, I picked up an MSF for only $17! and two pearlizers, three LE eyeshadows, and two LE lipglasses). But besides a pair of jeans at the Lane Bryant outlet, I didn't pick up much else at the outlet mall. But nevertheless, it was definitely worth the trip!
-I've been to California Pizza Kitchen twice in the past two weeks, and both times there's been this terribly attractive server. Of course, both times I had to be there with my parents so he didn't look twice in my direction, but he was a few inches taller than me, with semi-long black hair (Think GoF Harry style), blue eyes, and black rimmed glasses. He had a really nice smile, too. ^_^ Anyway, it was nice to have some eye candy during dinner.
Otherwise, I've mostly been reading, writing, and trying to make some contacts in Britain before I head overseas. I suppose I'm afraid of not having anyone to hang out with. So far, the people I've met from UChicago who are going on the study abroad with me find me a bit odd due to my hobbies incorporating anime and Harry Potter, and I do want to meet people overseas. Book wise I've been re-reading most of Jane Austen's novels, some of my London reading list, and for fun, the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. Nothing particularly deep about it, but it's good to read by the pool when it's over 100 degrees and I can't concentrate on much else except the heat.
Finally, my birthday is NEXT WEEK. I honestly can't believe it! I'm going to make a post later tonight that'll include my address (in case you want to send me a card or something) and information about what I'm planning for my 21st!
- About two weeks ago my mom and I went downtown to the London Tea Room for afternoon tea. It was a rather casual setting (as compared to, say, the Ritz-Carlton), but the tea was good and the food was delicious. They had fabulous cinnamon-raisin scones, and I was rather fond of the cucumber and smoked salmon finger sandwiches. Not like I'll have time to do it while I'm in London anyway, and I love afternoon tea.
- I attended the August STL HP meetup. Which was fun, though most of the discussion was DH related. During the last half hour though I ended up writing up a variety of HP cosplay websites (and I did reccommend Moony Couture for all sorts of HP costume related things!). What's funny about the whole thing is that most of them think my room is just a shrine to HP memrobilia and costuming, and yet my HP costume items can fit into one tiny section of my closet. Go figure. Also, I ended up seeing Becoming Jane that night too. Decent movie, but I just don't see Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen.
- Last Wednesday Mom took a day off (perhaps the first day off while still at home in YEARS) and we drove three hours to the Osage Beach outlet mall! Granted, it was very hot and mostly corn and soybean fields after we drove through Warrenton, but it was entirely worth it. We mostly drove out in order to go to the Coach outlet, and for my birthday (very early present, of course) my mom bought me two new Coach bags. I absolutely LOVE them both! One's light blue leather with brown trim and a bowling bag style, and the other is a smaller black fabric bag with the Coach logo with a leather shoulder strap (something I can take out clubbing, to dinner, etc). Otherwise, I visited the Cosmetics Company Outlet (Estee Lauder brand outlet, for those who aren't familiar) and picked up some great discounted, Limited Edition MAC products (for makeup junkies, I picked up an MSF for only $17! and two pearlizers, three LE eyeshadows, and two LE lipglasses). But besides a pair of jeans at the Lane Bryant outlet, I didn't pick up much else at the outlet mall. But nevertheless, it was definitely worth the trip!
-I've been to California Pizza Kitchen twice in the past two weeks, and both times there's been this terribly attractive server. Of course, both times I had to be there with my parents so he didn't look twice in my direction, but he was a few inches taller than me, with semi-long black hair (Think GoF Harry style), blue eyes, and black rimmed glasses. He had a really nice smile, too. ^_^ Anyway, it was nice to have some eye candy during dinner.
Otherwise, I've mostly been reading, writing, and trying to make some contacts in Britain before I head overseas. I suppose I'm afraid of not having anyone to hang out with. So far, the people I've met from UChicago who are going on the study abroad with me find me a bit odd due to my hobbies incorporating anime and Harry Potter, and I do want to meet people overseas. Book wise I've been re-reading most of Jane Austen's novels, some of my London reading list, and for fun, the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. Nothing particularly deep about it, but it's good to read by the pool when it's over 100 degrees and I can't concentrate on much else except the heat.
Finally, my birthday is NEXT WEEK. I honestly can't believe it! I'm going to make a post later tonight that'll include my address (in case you want to send me a card or something) and information about what I'm planning for my 21st!