off to dinner in a sec. a real dinner this time too, haha. should be absolutely scrumptious. and with the best company in the world! i haven't been dumb enough to put make-up on again, but i am determined that i will not cry. how appropriate is it that we spend our last night together in a curryhouse? yay.

damn Brits, not having air conditioning. no wonder they're all terrified of heat. i think all my mates have now agreed they can't possibly ever visit me in Canada in summer, haha.
Sunday
had a lie-in, yayyy. around 1ish we headed to Doncaster. were picked up by Keith and Bill (Shanne's husband) at the station, and driven to Laughton. ohhh Laughton, ( Read more... )

god it's been awhile since i've heard Serbian. or had to deal with Serbs at all, haha. today is Novak's birthday though, so i've sent him a nice beastly email. shockingly enough, while Serbs seem impossible to avoid back in Canada, from what i can tell, they're few and far between in the UK. i haven't met one in the time i've been here. probably ( Read more... )

predictably, Saturday & Sunday never came about in writing. they were really, really good though. Dad came by (delayed) train and i took him to his B&B, this cute Spanish tapas place. i can't describe what it was like to see him. eight months since i'd seen anyone from home, eight months. and there he was, talking, taking photos, drinking pints, ( Read more... )

Monday
i am loving it.
woke up at 8, went to pick up open exam, faaack. one of the questions looks alright, i can blag one of the other seven.
despite it being warm and muggy (blue, blue skies!) Chris and i went on the "in memory of Emily's broken dish" shop. picked up too much heavy food, and lugged it all in the icky heat. good thing i bought ( Read more... )

Wednesday
Akbar's was very yummy. Chris greatly admired the authentic curries, yay. a really lovely evening. when we got home we had some nanaimo bar, and watched (his choice) Atonement. stayed up talking for a bit, then bed.
Thursday
not much during the day, except a gradual build up to Cell Block's Prison Break at night. Ngaio wanted us to be in ( Read more... )

i attempted nanaimo bars. they look nothing like how they should. they will taste good, yes, but not quite like nanaimo bars should. i've asked Mom to send some graham crumbs over with Dad, haha, so i can show these Brits how real "puddings" are done. nonetheless, i'll serve up the nanaimo bars after Akbar's tonight.
i also, yesterday, found a ( Read more... )

whether they're Canadian, English, Welsh, or Dutch - kid brothers and sisters eem to be identical. all apathetic, "too cool", and oddly shy.
Chris came storming into my room yesterday, saying, "Come! Come look at this. I am so angry. I can't believe this." i was a bit worried, truth be told. i thought it was something about the dirty kitchen or ( Read more... )

popped into Jack's room for a little chat. he as playing his pretty blue acoustic guitar. he sang me his newest creation, and while it was lovely - nothing tops my favourite. he also composed a song about me, on the spot, ahaha. it started off telling the story of Canada, asking where it all went wrong. about a maple leaf who befriended a mountie, ( Read more... )

aside from the dramarama surrounding Toronto housing issues, a few good things have happened in the past little while.
yesterday was one of those great evenings when the kitchen was just packed with people trying to cook. too many chefs can spoil a meal? well, try 8 cooks using one stove. ohhh, it's not easy! but very, very hilarious. think about ( Read more... )