Boat cruise...

Last day of April. That means I am going home soon! Aww I am going to miss it here. Not the food. Definitely not the food. Last week I had fish and chips. I think I forgot to mention that. It was ok. Do not know why people would like fish and chips. I was rained on by God’s tears. Where did I hear that one? In addition, it was sunny and it rained at the same time. Made me feel as if I was back at home. Going from the house to the internship is exactly like being home. The sun was out and it was cloudy when I left. Maybe it is all over and not just there. Who knows? My hours of internship are nearly done. Well they are done. Now I have two papers I have to work on. Lord help me. I head for Paris tomorrow. Margaret and I will keep in touch. She is very spiritual and I need that. She can be the one to help me forget my past and move on.

Today was the night that we had the boat cruise. I went home to drop off my backpack and laptop and then headed straight there. It rained hard at one point. Oh, on the way walking there I got soaked. My pants felt like leather pants. I did a shot of something. It tasted like licorice. I had fun just dancing and getting down with my “bad� self. There are some scandalous pictures of me. I was buzzed but not drunk tonight. Glad I did not do tequila. It was funny seeing the teachers dance. I will never forget it. I also saw the River Avon at night. It was beautiful. That was the highlight of the night.

Lappy damaged...

The sun was out. I cannot believe that is it is getting closer to when I leave for the states. It will be going home, but then again going away from home. As I told June last night, if you are over at another country for a long period you tend to make that a home as well. If you are treated as part of the family, you feel at home as well. If they have the same type of lifestyle, you are used to at home then you will feel the same. Lappy was damaged. = (

Ran some errands...

Today was an ok day. It rained and then stopped at times. I got most of the stuff that I wanted at Sainsbury. It is a miracle what you can do when you put your mind to it. I told them I was heading to Paris and so I will have to give the present on Wednesday night or Thursday. I tried to get some work done for my paper at the internship, but only had a little luck. I will try working on it in the morning. I think I work best then. As for the history papers I really do not know what I am going to do.

Spider and Pinball and not working on papers...

I got up today later than usual. I mean it was bright but I just did not want to get out of bed. I finally did about 11 something. That is still early but it will be the last Sunday I spend here. The days are going by so fast. I have not even really worked on the papers I have due. Total of 12 pages! Man that is going to take a lot of work on my part. No more time in England. I am going home! Well not before, I spend time in France. I had better get to work and stop playing Spider and Pinball. At least I beat Alan’s score!

Mistake by me or a miracle?

I cannot believe that I have the See’s candy. Must have been a dream or something. That or it was put in without my knowing. I know I did not have it when I left Mandy’s. Oh well. Sometimes these things come as a surprise to you. I just realized this last week when I went to put some stuff into my bags. Oh, I also killed this ugly looking spider that was in the room somewhere but out of my sight. I did not know that they shed. I used my shoe to smack it. I cleaned it off this morning. Today I went to the library and checked out books that I would need for my history paper and hopefully it will help me out. A week from today I shall be on my way home.

I started to pack as well. It does not seem like I have a lot to pack up until I bet I empty out my drawer full of stuff. That should be interesting. I did not buy a lot of stuff but hopefully the stuff that I got rid of such as a big bottle of shampoo and almost a bottle of contact solution and 3 or 4 bags my instant tea. Wow. That seems like a lot that I have gotten rid of.

Shakespeare's hometown...

Today was not pleasant. The sun was not out or it was but briefly. Where we went Stratford where Shakespeare was born and died was rainy. We saw were Shakespeare was buried in the church with his wife. I wanted to get an Oxford shirt, but then went against it. I did get a cute piggy bank. I paid £ 1.99 for it when the original was £5.99. It was cute. I saw salt and pepper shakers but they were not at the shop that I got the piggy bank at.

Warwick castle was nice. Saw a wax statue of Princess Diana. That is the closest I think I will ever get to someone famous. I did some bad things in pictures with wax figures. I got some nice pictures of views though. There are also pictures of me chasing a peacock. Horrible really. The castle was fine. Moreover, while I got on the bus I was attacked by bow and arrow by Aaron and Scott. They attacked everyone. While we were heading back, we passed High Grove where Prince Charles lives or stays. I had a royal day. Finally, when we were back at Bath the sun was shining. How horrible is this? Oh well. You win some and you lose some.

Rain...

Today there was no sun. I mean I saw it for a brief time but then it just went away. It even started to rain. Me without my umbrella. Such a shame. The lecture went on and on. It really would not end. By the end, I wanted to be sedated. Time is going by so slowly. I mean really slow. I think it is the weather. It is making me want to go back to bed and not do anything productive. I should really work on the rest of the papers. At least I would have it done.

Looking busy...

Today the sun was out. I went to class my second to last one. I am so happy yet so sad that it has ended. I have tried a lot to stay awake in that class even though it was not boring most of the time. This just means that I am closer to going home. It is odd how time really does fly. It makes it even faster if there is no Monday. I went to my internship struggling to find stuff to do and to look busy. I think I will go in as early as I can to get some hours. It is becoming a boring internship since I have nothing to add to it but make the shell. That is not being very creative.

Little Abbie...

Today the sun was out. It was just one of those days that you do not want to go to school. It was after a long weekend. I was able to hold little Abbie yesterday, who is June’s granddaughter. She is so tiny and cute. Well I headed off to school later since I knew that nothing would be open and that I would be in the room doing nothing. I finished most of the paper that I wanted to. I went to work and then to Sainsbury which is turning into a bad habit of mine. The weather was nice going to school, but then with each passing day I know I am one-step closer to going home.

Grandson woke me up...

Today was a nice day. The sun came out eventually. I had gotten up to the sound of Tommy slamming the door. That was nice. Well I went out to get some tissues and locked the door when I knew it was not locked. Was not sure. You know how you go out and you have to make sure everything is locked. That is what I did. Anyway, I had to get another box of tissue and lucky I did. I ran out! The new ones are nicer on my nose. I decided that I have a cold. Too bad for me. Seems like everyone else has one too. Killed a spider as well. It was in me jacket. Seems like the cold is getting better.

Focus on papers..must focus...

Today I was awaken by the sound of my host dad Tony either talking to Tommy his grandson or Abbie his granddaughter. It was time I got up anyway. Too much time in bed is not good. However, I did go to sleep late and it is not good since I think I have come down with a cold. I hate being sick. I wonder if either one of them will go to the night at the Midlands. From the information, I have gathered it might be a no. However, the boat cruise thing will probably be a yes.

Today I am going to try to work on my papers. That is the focus for me this Easter weekend. It is the most boring thing in the world, but if I can get it done then I am good. I do not know how many more I have to do, but if I can get them done sometime before they are due then that is excellent. If I am working on it, the night before then that is horrible. Or even the day of. Doing stuff at the last minute is ok sometimes, but most of the time it is not great.

Spider is evil...

I got up today wondering if I should make a call to Margaret. The sun was not out. It appears cold because I see wind. Today the plan is to work on papers, all day without doing something else otherwise known as procrastination. Just hope I do not start to play Spider for hours on end and say one more game and before I know it, I am playing many hands. I will play it once and then work on the anthropology paper. If not one hand but to finish the one, I started last night.

Therefore, Spider’s bad. I think I need to delete it or something because I find myself playing it a lot. At least I finished one of my papers. The idioms one is the killer. Having to think of slang terms is hard. The worse part is having to explain it. I mean I just use it, but do not really know the meaning of it. How hard is that? Pretty dam hard.

Hitting the supermarkets...

Today was a nice day. The sun was out. I went walking to Safeway, Marks and Spencer’s, Iceland, Sainsbury, and Somerfield. I bought stuff at every single store. That is horrible! I even went to Superdrug and bought candy. I swear the person who was the cashier was stupid. I did not take more than what I had. Hello to cashier lady! I got to the bus stop in time to take the bus back home. After walking from my house to Sainsbury there was no way, I was walking home from town. My feet needed a break. I went to Waitrose and did not buy anything. I wanted ice cream from Mc Donald’s but I was not sure if they had any or not.

Tomorrow the plan is to get up somewhat early and give Margaret a call about Glastonbury otherwise; it is just work on papers that I have to turn in. Tried to head to bed early but I fail every time. I talked to Adam for a brief while today. Hope his sister and nephew are ok.

Peter Gabriel's studio and a crazy swan...

Today the sun was out. I wore a skirt! It is never skirt weather, but today was a good day to wear one. Peter Gabriel’s studio was nice. The most interesting bit was the crazy swan. If it was a dog, it would bark constantly but instead it followed us even when we were inside the studio. The best part was this little tractor tricycle thing. Seeing a Bruce Willis record was funny.

The area was nice. Lacock was interesting. It is pretty much like Montague. Nothing too special except Harry Potter was filmed there. No pub open. Just our luck. Who knew that it would be like that?

Left class early...

Today is a nice day. The sun was out. It should be about 70 degrees or so. That is nice. I worked on some of the pages for Margaret. Now I have to study for my quiz. More later hopefully. I went to class and had to leave even though Hanns was not done. I had to get to my internship and so that is why I left. It was interesting. I got there and worked on the page and to see what else I could work on without hardly any information. Cannot wait until I see where they filmed Harry Potter film and Peter Gabriel’s recording studio.

Off to Paris again...

Today I just did not want to get up. The sun was out. It was warm. It reminded me of when I was in high school walking back home sometimes and it was warm. That is what it felt like. It is supposed to be at least 70 by the middle of the week. That sounds like absolute heaven. It will be as if I was on spring break again in Spain. I left class just as it was getting interesting. How ironic we would talk about the springs and I work for the one person who knows the most about it.

I told Margaret about it and she wanted me to ask her if I wanted to know more. She is after all the expert. I wonder how class went after I left. Well I showed her something as to how the page would look like. I am proud of it. Since it is my baby, what I mean is I gave it life. If someone else changes the page, it will not matter since I am the one that came up with the design for it. I am happy that I get to create something from scratch and it is more my vision and not someone else’s or something that someone has worked on and I am just helping them maintain it, because then I could put some of my creativeness on it. With this site, I have total control except colors. Nevertheless, even with that I am sure I am going to make it look good. Even if it is amateurish, it is fine with me.

I booked my flight to Paris. I am going alone, but it is ok. I am sure I will survive. It should not be that hard. It cost me £10 more than it should but I suppose it is better than paying much more than before. At least I saved £10, but it would have been £20. That is what I get for booking late. I should really look for a hostel or something to spend the night at instead of the airport. I will just have to find out tomorrow. I am sure the airport will be fine.

Another day of school...

Today was not so bad. I got up and watched Matthew. He is such a cutie! June went out and came back to tell me it was warm out. I did not think that it was because it looked somewhat iffy. There were clouds and what not, and even a little wind. It was not until I went outside that found it was actually hot.

I ended up at school later than usual, but it was ok. I just checked e-mail and the times for the coach that I would be taking to Paris. Hanns wrote the letter and I was thankful. I got all the information that I needed. Now I would have to plan my trip. The only problem is there is not one that I can think of. I would have to be at the bus station at about 6.00 a.m. on Saturday to get the coach to Heathrow. It will cost £11.50 or £11.25, which is not too bad. I arrive back at sometime in the evening on Friday. Therefore, I am sure I will have time to pack. If I do not have time then I can spend Wednesday packing up. The plan is to start on the papers that I have due soon. The anthropology paper is the one that I will work on first because that is the easiest. Then Hanns paper is the one that I am going to tackle next. Work was ok.

Working on papers...

Sunday morning and it is early. Half past midnight with six minutes added. I am tired. I should sleep and then get up tomorrow ready to work on papers. At least I started to read The Joy Luck Club. That is something I am shocked I started. I should really work on the papers that are due first. Next, I should plan the rest of the month. More later since I am just trying to get though Spider and then watch one or two episodes of Gate Keepers. I ended up watching one and a half. I was just so tired.

I think I got up early. I am not sure what time, but then I tried to head on back to sleep. Well I have cleaned up my room as well as doing a little homework. I made a calendar to see how the rest of the time I am here is going to be spent doing. It helps a lot and that way you can see what you are going on about doing and when you have quizzes and papers due. The TV has been on VH1 and it is all 80s music. Reminds me of that one night I was with co-workers during the summer. Just dancing and having fun. Well got to get back to work and focus on it, hopefully I will have most of it done and then I can have some time to go on day trips to places. We will just have to see what places there are for me to go to and where I will go.

To the library and the other side of town...

I think I need sleep. What I need is a shower, but I will do that once I get back because I am partly smoky from last night. I have to head on over to Weston Village. Well the library is not open yet, but I suppose if I get ready, change, and then do what I have to do, it will be time for me to go or the library and it should be open. I suppose I should call to check to see if they have the book, but I would rather just spend the time doing some exploring. It would also help if I stopped playing Spider too.

I took a chance at going to the library first rather than calling. It paid off. I got the book, got off at the right stop, somewhat and asked where the library was. Found it and the book as well. The library is tiny. Then I went back to the bus stop and took it back. I ended up having spaghetti. It was ok. Not that great. Then walked about and took the bus back. I tried to figure out all the names of the pubs we went to last night, but not much luck. I tried to get pictures of the “Shame Castle,� but I am unsure how I did. I also tried to go to see if they had fried Mars bars, but they did not. I took pictures of my house and of my family. I am done I guess.

A night of pub hopping...

Today I got up early. About the same time as yesterday, but easier I suppose. I was up before the TV turned on. I headed over to Newton Park where I was expected at anytime. I waited at the bus stop, which seemed like an eternity. I figured out that because they were on their Easter break the bus would not come as often. I waited and saw all these buses pass by. It just got cold. The sun was out. However, it disappeared once I left Newton Park. I came back to find out that yesterday it snowed in Bath. It probably would have been more exciting staying in Bath for the snow than heading off to Wales.

Pub hopping is what I did. Made me a little sick though, this was not nice. I do not think it was because I was not used to drinking, but it was beer. I am more a light beer drinker. The Saracen’s Head, The Star, The Bell, The Old Green Tree, Ha! Ha!, and finally ending it at Moles. That was many pubs. I am not even sure I got all of the names. I will go back and check. I saw the “Sham Castle� last night. I tried to take a picture of it, but it would not work. That sucked a whole lot.