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:: Saturday, March 23, 2002 ::

shane and i took his $1.58 in pennies to TapX in a plastic bag, and made a scene buying drinks. on the way back we found a DEAD RAT, fresh, on figueroa. how come every time i see some dead creature, i'm with SHANE! hahaha

stupid roommate had me crying today cuz she decided to take a nap when i thought she was gone. so i turned on an mp3 at normal listening volume (which i NEVER do when she' s home cuz she'll freak) and she came out and ... freaked. and told me to wear my headphones, and called me inconsiderate. so we started yelling at each other and she said i was childish and she didnt like my music (a compliment) and that she was gonna have an RA meeting and blahblahblah don't use my toilet paper blahblahblah.... whatever. argh i am like a prisoner in silence in this crappy little apartment as long as she's alive. mwahhaha i've got plans for her and her stupid study habits. what kind of business major actually spend all day doing HOMEWORK anyways? she needs to hang out with REAL business majors and find out what she should be doing. drinking and partying. and she SAYS that i'm not normal cuz i go to sleep so late. i mean ok maybe 4-5 is pretty late, but she ALSO said that normal college students study all day and they are quiet and go to bed by MIDNIGHT. HAHAHAH what planet is she from? grrrr to her!
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 7:53 PM [+] ::
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i feel like having two mouths could be a beneficial deformity. unless you had crooked teeth, cuz then you would have to get TWO sets of braces.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 7:44 PM [+] ::
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i had a great night for no particular reason. maybe cuz i FINALLY got out of the house and got lots of hugs! : ) or maybe cuz i was on a LOT of ibuprofen (thanks shane!). but regardless i didn't do ANY drinking so i was KIND OF a good girl.
i think my feet stink. or maybe it is my shoes.
oh nevermind it's this trash next to my desk. god. gotta get rid of it. see ya!
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 2:47 AM [+] ::
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oh and SARAH, i DO read your blog so DON'T be telling everyone that i broke your computer! it was running on its last legs as it was and i just put it out of its misery!!!
ok well maybe it wasn't really on its last legs but it would have been useless in like three years so i thought i'd save you the heartache of getting attached to it now.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 9:46 PM [+] ::
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bet you saw this one coming:


one site i visit every so often is the personal site of a childhood favorite of mine. wil wheaton dot com is basically his own blog, and he does a pretty good job keeping it updated. i used to be a HUGE star trek next g fan (not to mention stand by me, etc), back when i had a television at the end of my bed that was on 24/7 (i know, that explains a LOT). anyways, he will be at the grand slam convention in nearby pasadena this weekend, if anyone is interested in STALKING him. i am more interested in checking out his latest appearance in the indie film the girls' room, which features PUNKY BREWSTER, another childhood favorite. i actually met her twice while working at the coffee bean on beverly and robertson, and she was sweet! (and yes, she's STILL cute) reid was drooling both times, telling me what an honor it was to finally meet the girl every guy his age considered to be their first love. amazing how tv effected/effects us.

mike came online today, from amsterdam. i was feeling pretty crazy though, neurotic even, as i will explain in a moment. so i wish he had come on at a different time. but it was still nice to hear from him. and both he and sarah instructed me to check the mail religiously as they are sending me goodies! i love getting mail. i should send more too cuz i know i'm not the only one who loves it!
jordan drove me to coffee bean to pick up my last check from february this evening. it was only $140, but i really needed it. i talked to steve a bit, but i didn't know the other guys working. looks like the store i bailed at (bev cntr) is doing really poorly and the OTHER supervisor also quit. but they were learning their lesson and putting more on staff at a time. i really wish i wasn't under so many different stresses when i started working there, it could have been fun. but i am glad i'm not there right now. smiling at the women w/ fake boobs and painted faces. i mean a lot of them were nice but... argh...

i am feeling a lot better right now. as i mentioned before i was feeling neurotic. that isn't too abnormal for me, but it could have been cuz i was taking TOO MANY of a certain prescribed pill. i didn't think the dosage was adding up right so i called the pharmacy today. and yes, it was a typo. instead of three a day i should have taken TWO MAX! if NEEDED! side effects include extreme DEHYDRATION and NERVOUSNESS. maybe that was why my head has been reeling the past few days. i know i'm a basket case but this trip really lightened my emotional load and i was feeling pretty good! but i stopped taking that stuff this morning and about two hours ago it finally wore off and i'm feeling GOOOOOOD.

so my dad is in seattle for the weekend, visiting his friends and my sister and nephew. after that, he'll be off to bali, indonesia, perhaps china, and then iran. he MAY NOT be back for my graduation. i guess that's symbolic for our relationship. here's more symbolism. he MAY be going to europe soon after he gets back and he'll let me come along. this means he feels guilty for not being around when he knows he should be, so he wants to BUY me things to make it up to me. do ALL dads do that? i guess it could be worse. i mean i like presents. and he has the money so i don't feel bad when he buys me stuff (usually. sometimes it's REALLY expensive stuff and i cry because i dont think he should spend so much on me!). when i was younger, he would drop my sister and i off all day at disneyland or toys r us, with a handful of money. like it was a daycare. i sometimes wonder why i'm not a mall rat now, i mean i like shopping usually but he really tried to raise me to be a spoiled brat consumer! the point is, i always felt so sad when he left. sure, when you are sixteen you are glad your parents leave you alone and let you do your thing. but when you are a kid, and even now when i have had my share of independence, you really value that time with people you care about. my dad acted like riding space mountain with me was worse than a trip to the dentist!

on the flip side, when my brother comes to visit i DRAG him to all the funsy things i loved to do, and make him have fun with me. he HATES going to the beach (but i know that's not true cuz once we get there he doesn't want to get out of the water), and he kicked me when i took him on space mountain cuz i didn't prepare him for how scary it was (i really didn't think it WAS, i am usually into mild rides). luckily he likes the pirates of the caribbean and tom sawyers island, and - of course - spending my money. he LOVES eating me out of house and home. but that's ok cuz i'm good at working my ass off when i'm in a slump, so after he leaves i earn it all back pronto. it's not about the money, it's about going places with him and making sure he knows that i want him here and he isn't a burden to me. god i can't wait for this summer to start. even if i haven't found a house yet.

ok time to get the party crew together.... : )
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 9:26 PM [+] ::
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blog that couldn't be posted early due to the suckiness of blogger.com:
3/21/02, 9:49am - why can't i sleep through the night just ONCE. i not only wake up every morning at 8 or 9, but i STAY up for an hour or so. this is ridiculous. i get up at 11 on fridays, that is it. no funnny business!!! argh.
and guess what i woke up to. not just my earache, or my congestion. or my dehydration (i put TWO bottles of water by my bed last night)
a tooth ache. well more like a gum ache. yes. it's back. my WISDOM TOOTH is back. the one on the top right side of my jaw that comes and goes and hurts the way anything poking through your gums would hurt. but it will only be here for like a week most likely, if it works out like the other dozen times it's surfaced.
maybe i'm some sort of human/canine experiencing discomfort as an earthquake is drawing near. take heed!
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 11:34 AM [+] ::
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this is really depressing. i guess when you're sick is when you find out that you don't really have as many friends as you thought you had. i'm getting so lonely here just reading and watching tv all day. ian came and brought me stuff to eat and drink. then everyone went out to party i guess. i've tried all week to just find someone to chill w/, watch movies, and get comfy. i've got cards, markers. i'm ready for the rainy days. i just wasn't ready to be so lonely. i spent almost two weeks day and night w/ someone very special who wanted to be around me, and being all alone is really hard to get used to. i had enough time to myself to enjoy the companionship. but now i'm home and i feel like this isn't my home at all. maybe this is how it always was and i just forgot. at doesn't mean i have to like it. if i am still sick tomorrow i am locking myself in, turning off my aim, and my phones. i've spent the evening catching up on work, watching reruns, and looking up flights all over the world. i don't want to be here this summer, that's for sure. mike won't even be here. i want to be somewhere cozy with a chance to meet new people and feel safe. come to think of it, last summer was pretty lonely around here, so maybe it is good to leave. but i don't really have anywhere to go. i could go stay w/ family in germany til they're tired of me. i wonder if there's anywhere good to go camping in germany. and i'll need a bike....
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 2:09 AM [+] ::
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call me bubble girl. i am trying to get shane to call me that instead of 'eurotrash' but the vulgar term is sticking like glue. i want to watch a mooooovie.
who wants to watcha movie with me?
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 7:25 PM [+] ::
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my nap did me no good. it just gave time for the plague that i have been harboring to do it's worst! i now have two earaches. and it's all because of that sesspool of a hostel we stayed at in london. god is punishing me for enjoying all those medieval torture exhibits. this is the most disgusting i have felt in a while. i can't eat, can't drink, and can't go out and have fun. i'm wasting away and to make matters worse, i had to steal my ROOMMATE's ethernet jack just to come online.
help me.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 7:24 PM [+] ::
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brace yourself, i feel a wind of CHEESE rolling in....

i had lunch w/ ian (and shane sat in) at upstairs commons today. we had a nice long talk, and caught up. and right before i headed home i commented on how i really wanted to talk to mike cuz we hadn't talked since sunday. (which was weird anyways cuz sunday i was at jfk and i called his cell to leave a message, and he answered! he had just left ME a message!). so anyways ian said "oh everytime you start getting sad about not hearing from mike, he calls, don't worry!" so i went home to call his cell and leave him a message, and i had the phone card in my hand and i was dialing it, and i got a beep. so i hung up the phone (call waiting here is tricky) and POOF it's mike! he called from paris, w/ his french phone card. soooo sweet. he asked for my address cuz he has something to send me! maybe a diamond ring? or even a postcard! : ) it's nice to know that he really misses me, but i also feel bad cuz i don't want him getting sad. that would make me feel terrible. but i feel great right now! ooh paris must be so romantic w/ all the little cafes and wine and the louvre... it was pretty short though, as the card was running out. but he is not at all sick anymore, and seems to have done all his sightseeing in one day! it took me a whole day to get through the louvre! they didnt' seem to find any good pub scenes so they are off to amsterdam tomorrow w/ their eurail passes. SO lucky.
i really hope i somehow get to see him before july. i really didnt' mind paying all that much for my spring ticket, it was so much fun and i got to find out how much i really liked edinburgh. what a weird place, it doesn't seem like much. but i missed it the day i went to london even! mike misses it too. maybe there's something good astrologically about the day it was founded.... hehe i should take my AFTERNOON now.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 3:06 PM [+] ::
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many moons ago i had a friend who was very dear to me. unfortunately she was the type of girl who SNAPS when she doesn't get things her way. not like *snap* oh no you didn't! but SNAP crackle pop! in your face explosion of disgusting thoughts and subtle tortures. the type who wants you to feel like she is your only friend, just so she is behind the wheel.
not in MY car.
the type of girl who will laugh in your face when she makes you cry. the type who feeds on your agony like a bear on honey.
sure he seems sooo cute and harmless. but he has BIG HUGE SHARP TEETH AND CLAWS, and when he waves the honey in your face, don't fall for his tricks. he isn't going to share. he just wants you to know what he has that you don't. and to make sur eyou want it. he's going to eat you anyways! and if HE doesnt' eat you, there is a whole hive of bees waiting in that tree to the other side of you, so don't even bother running!!! ...argh....
well on and on it goes. but one day she got bit by a little itsy bitsy spider and HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL! the end.


and yes, this IS a true story. well the first and last lines are true.... off to bed i go!
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 3:16 AM [+] ::
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the weather is BEAUTIFUL. so why am i inside all day? because of this damn cold. and because NOBODY is around to play with! i would rollerblade to calmart and get juice, my favorite thing to do on a sunny day while my friends are busy. but i would probably die. or something. somebody - bring me some gatorade. i'm wasting away. i feel ANOTHER nap coming on!

we are entering the spring equinox. where bunnies lay eggs and belly dancers abound. what's that you say? yes they do!
we are back to the beginning of the astrological zodiac. aries kicks off another new year for the persians. so tonight, my dad is taking me out again. too bad i CAN'T EAT because i'm miserable. grrr i LOVE food, this is soo sad. i will have some faloodeh though, w/ lemon juice mmm.... i'll make sure to drug myself up before going so i forget i'm sick. i dont think i should drink any wine tonight, even if the medications i'm on don't tell me i can't ( * i just checked * ). i really shouldn't go i guess but it's important to my dad. and also i will get to go pick up my car after. woop woop. then soon i can go get my LAST coffeebean check and catch the midnight train to georgia. yeah right, why would i go there??!!

i am currently checking out plane rates for i better get a call soon or i'll... um.. leave a desperate message on his answering machine. hehe. ok so i am actually COOL with him being out and about. it is exciting for him, and i hope he's having fun. i think this another worldly travel. where will you spot me next? : ) we'll see!
speaking of worldly. my boyfriend is MIA. this month's trip was good for both of us, cuz not only did we get to go out and see a lot of sights, but we had a lot of bonding time. he is the best boyfriend ever, and took good care of me, always sweet. so he will be seeing the more-patient side of me that most people don't even know i possess. as our FIVE month anniversary grows nearer, i cant help but feel cozy with the thought of 'us'. i dont know if i believe in love at first sight. but maybe it is possible. he didn't look NORMAL by any means when i met him, as it was a halloween party, but i guess it was love at first meet. his actions and words made my heart smile. and i was completely nervous around him, though maybe i hid that well. i didn't want to do anything too hastey, which is strange because if i really want something (like i knew i wanted him) i usually pursue. it seemed to be an eternity before we even kissed, which made it more worthwhile, i suppose. somehow he made me forget how much i really DIDN'T want a relationship, and how bad or dull all of my prior relationships had turned out. it just didnt' fit into that category at all. this was something different. maybe cuz i want HIM to be happy, instead of just trying to get HIM to make me happy. and it works because HE wants ME to be happy. and when/if this ends, i want it to be on good terms, because he is a good person. he really cares about his friends, and they should all feel lucky for that. even the stupid jerky one that i hate - he should really feel lucky. i'm not the only one who hates him, and if mike weren't in the picture, i'd have my band of muskateers on his ass like the paper towels used in the bathroom at shane's apartment!

speaking of good friends, i'd like to give a shout out to sar-bear, my lovely cancer buddy who is stuck in the same $#*@hole i spent my childhood in. ok it's not THAT bad but come on down here princess!!!!

on a down note, my GYNECOLOGIST called me today. haha as all guys stop reading RIGHT here. haha.
anyways i swear i am put together all wrong. how could they say there is something wrong w/ me and have NO idea what. we are just waiting it out now. i am supposed to get another ultrasound next month to see if what they saw is normal for me. what does THAT mean? am i ABnormal? and hopefully THIS one gets deducted from my insurance. or else. heh. being a girl is pretty tricky business i guess. they are most likely putting me on birth control - then i will be able to have sex with EVERYONE! (yes, including YOU). watch out world!!!
haha somebody come entertain me, this is ridiculous.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 5:45 PM [+] ::
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update:
remember that guy who may or may not speak english, and who may or may not own a shirt???
well.....
he owns a shirt.
SAD.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 4:55 PM [+] ::
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i just read 107 pages of an ancient greek romantic prose fiction. i guess it could be considered the first european novel. chariton's chaereas and callirhoe. sure, it was long and drawn out, stealing lines from other works such as the odyssey and illiad. and it throws facts from a span of three centuries at a myriad of myth and religion, gods and goddesses, heroes and kings. but i thought it was beautiful. why else would i have read the whole thing when i just planned to read book 1 and fall asleep! and this time i didn't flip to the end to see who died. so i am not going to tell you either!
love is a beautiful thing. it opens your eyes to the rest of the world. and teaches you how to trust and love yourself, and others.
god i'm cheesey.
well to me the story was based on the war between love and lust. kings and countrymen. needs and desires. individuals and couples. maybe this is just a GIRLY interpretation but - hey, i'm a girl. and it works.
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 2:02 AM [+] ::
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i like chinese food! the waiters never are rude!
:: meggy spilled the "beans" at 1:54 AM [+] ::
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dammit, i was all looking forward to watching LOTR. my ear infection is making me all sluggish and disoriented. so i thought it would be cool for us to all chill and eat popcorn and watch a great movie. then two hours later, the crew shows up w/ alcohol and the most obnoxious person i know. ok i can deal w/ her sometimes. but i am sick, and i would rather sit in my apartment alone than watch this great movie with her bouncing all over the room. not to mention, as they came by she was inviting my NEIGHBOR - a story i would not like to go into. argh. why can't anything go right when i want to chill! and i can't watch a movie here cuz my roommate is sitting at the table studying silently, as she always is. i wanted to escape and now i am trapped, and i feel like i am trapped in my head w/ my mushy ear too! save me!!!!!
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i would like to note, mr. hot-in-a-good-way is my number one referrer, according to my tracker. what am i supposed to think of that???? and how come none of his brazilian viewers are coming to my page? as soon as i get a nudey pic of him, you will be the first to know. then you can all send him emails of your age/sex/location and your favorite positions. he is totally into that kinky cyber stuff. and currently taking applications.
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i got my dining card for cafe 50s today!!! yay mail! i just need to spend like $2250 there and i get a private party there for twenty people!!!

i am going to watch lord of the rings at shane's in a bit. when peter is done killing kittens.
who REALLY watches the gilmore girls......!!!??? my roommate does. and i cant' see why.

i took a kissing test a'ndrea sent me. i want to kiss somebody now cuz i was imagining each question along the way. here are my results:

Kissing by the *Stars*: What does your style say about you?
Your results are based on the four Elements of Astrology: Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Each Element has its own set of characteristics, and each of us displays some combination thereof, usually with a focus on one or two. Which Elements most strongly influence you?
Note: Scores are rounded to one decimal place and therefore may not total 100%.

You scored 33.3% Earth
In kissing and romance, you lean toward qualities exhibited by Earth Signs -- you're incredibly sensual, you love beauty and luxury and you expect your lover to treat you like royalty, a favor that you will gladly return. You prize commitment and loyalty in a relationship; as long as your sweetie gives you no reason to be jealous, you're as sweet and happy as can be. You're not against short-and-sweet affairs, but you're really looking for something more long-term and durable. You may find a Taurus, a Virgo or a Capricorn lover to be the sexiest and most committed match for you.

You scored 33.3% Water
In kissing and romance, you lean toward qualities exhibited by Water Signs -- you may be a little shy when it comes to public displays of affection, but you're a truly passionate and intuitive lover who is as interested in giving pleasure as you are in receiving it. You're not really interested in short, meaningless affairs, either; you'd much prefer to wait till you find your perfect life partner -- and you do believe there's one person out there who is just right for you. You'd probably love to be with a Cancer, a Scorpio or a Pisces lover.

You scored 16.7% Fire
In kissing and romance, you lean toward qualities exhibited by Fire Signs -- you like things fast and passionate and see no reason to wait when what you want is within your reach! You also might not see any reason to tie yourself down to one person when there are so many attractive people in the world. Commitment may not be one of your strong points, but what you lack in loyalty you more than make up in dashing panache! You'd most likely match up best with an Aries, a Leo or a Sagittarius lover.

You scored 16.7% Air
In kissing and romance, you lean toward qualities exhibited by Air Signs -- someone has to match you on an intellectual level if they expect to stimulate your more carnal desires. You're not opposed to long-term relationships and commitment, but sometimes you lose interest in a relationship more quickly than you'd want to admit! You're likely to be most turned on by a Gemini, a Libra or an Aquarius lover.
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if any of you read shane's page, you might be under the assumption that HE is right and I am eurotrash. i am NOT. and i do not have the bubonic plague. i just have some sort of sinus congestion, coughy, snotty, green mucousy, ear infected, trauma inducing head cold. so there : P and if he caught it from me it was cuz he was eating the leftovers from my garbage again. his loss!
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thanks to the guy who may or may not be famous, i got myself a tracker. wooo wooo! people are visitng my page from all over the world! how weird. WHY?
so anyways i took a nap from 10:30 or so until 3am! stupid jet lag. now i am editing my sister's paper and talking to shane about .... what ARE we talking about? how do i fill my time w/ things so unmemorable? well at least it's cozy. i am still pretty sick and i can't eat anything. grrr.
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so the medina was pretty chill as i had anticipated tuesday night (march 12). dom got pretty drunk - well we all did, but he was kinda uncomfortable looking - and we met "sgt. rock". he was some crazy brit ex-soldier. telling mike and i about how americans hide chew in their lip. then when mike went to the bathroom to check on dom, the guy told me i was "looking lovely". hmm.
i was kinda in a crappy mood because plans were not really going as ... planned? i am kinda spoiled like that. i need to be IN on everything or i get stressed.
heh well anyways most of the stuff i wanted to get done has been done so it is all good in the long run.
yan is leaving. i'm kinda gonna miss that fellow. he is mike's crrraaazy flat mate who keps talking about a dancing horse. he is a bit of an insomniac, and this morning he was up getting drunk at 6am or something, so when the cleaning lady came he told her his whole life story. scary : ) even scarier is how the dishes look after he washed the dishes. drunk. funny guy!

wednesday i got up at about noon. mike has been getting pretty sick and he really needed to sleep in and i didn't think it was fair if i couldn't sleep in too. (sleepy logic) yeah so then he went back to the comp lab to finish his project and i went EXPLORING. it was cool, i got some souvenires, checked out cafes, and visited the museum of childhood. that was pretty creepy. it was a bunch of old toys and clothes from 1800-1900s and i saw some pretty scary dollies. i would hate to be in their alone at night. but liked reading about different eras and the toys and games which were popular in each. then i stopped back at the flat to see if mike had returned, but there wasn't ANYONE there. which meant if he was coming back soon i should be there to let him in, so i made a can of his minestrone soup and watched some bbc scotland. they've got some pretty funny shows but for some reason i couldn't find anything good on any of the four staticy channels. luckily he came home soon after, and we went to negociants for din din. it is the place above medina, and we ordered a cheeseboard, which was a plate w/ crackers, cheese, and grapes, bowls of soup, beef fajitas, and a smoked salmon cream cheese baguette. i also had yummy peppermint tea. the waitress was pretty flakey and kept dancing. the cook was a bit behind and when the food was finally ready we had to frustrate our waitress by saying we didn't want it until we had our soup. that was all pretty good food though so i didn't mind the wait. later we went to nichol edwards (aka the haunted pub in the vaults, *aka the funkiest pub in edinburgh*). a bunch of mike's friends were there and i realized how silly girls round those parts dressed. at this point i was wishing all my friends could have come over. then we went to cheap night at the tron, which was packed, but we got there as the bar was closing so we couldn't order much. then back to medina, my favorite. we just chilled there for a bit before heading back to bed. mike's cold was getting worse.

thursday we walked up the royal mile to edinburgh castle, and it was fun even though the wind was strong and it started raining. they had a military exhibit and some old guy was walking around and told us he had ridden the two horses in one of the old black and white pictures. i learned some edinburgh/scotish history, checked out some suits of armor and prisoners chambers. the cafe there was serving some good foods so we ate there, and ordered ourselves some jones soda (mmm crushed melon!) we went to the lab so mike could finish another project, and i tried to blog but the server wasn't working right! later on we proofread flatmate jon's paper, which was kind of entertaining. jon is from basque, in spain. he says some pretty funny stuff, and i liked hanging out with him. "i am jon, i am disgusting." mike was really feeling sick. we took jon to mamma's restaurant again, and we all ate some haggis pizza!!!! it wasn't even that bad. i kinda liked it. on a pizza. but i doubt i'd eat it any other way. no one wanted to hang out w/ us tonight. and mike didn't even wang to go out. i dragged him out and we ended up at nichol edwards but there wasn't a film on and he really didn't seem like he wanted to be there. so we went back and he packed and then we watched scream until it was time for mike to meet dom and k at the shuttle to the airport. he left by 4:30am! and didnt' get much sleep at all. my flight was a bit later so i went to sleep until he called me from london to wake me up.

did i mention - the other day when mike and i were walking up some steps in a 'close', we walked past two guys sitting down asking for money and one said something to me about liking my thighs and how i looked spanish. ? very strange.

friday i left by 9:15 to catch the shuttle. but my flight was delayed. twice. because of baggage discrepancy. which meant it had to all be recounted to make sure no one snuck a bomb on or something. that gave me time to get a little lamb toy for my nephew, some more irnbru, and take a tiny nap in the waiting area. but i woke up just as the flight was boarding. that would have sucked if i'd missed it!!! the cool thing was robbie williams ended up on my flight somehow. he was wearing a furry lined jacket, a silly gilligan hat w/ tiny black and white checkers, and sunglasses. so i knew he was someone before he even took them off. and he had on a tight black t-shirt that said heavy mental or something. you could see all his tatoos on his very shapely arms. mmm.... he was really friendly with everyone around him though. the ladies on the plane were going crazy, and kept sending this poor little girl up to get his autograph. i felt bad that he was trapped on this plane (which sat an hour on the run way after an hour delay), in coach cuz it was all coach, and he was being pestered at his seat. i did get to make eye contact with him when i went up to pee, cuz he was coming to the bathroom as i was leaving woop woop. the old couple next to me had been talking to me throughout the flight, and at some point he told me he heard prince william was on the flight. he was so excited i didnt' have the heart to tell him who everyone was talking about so he still thinks he was on the plane with royalty! lunch was a ham, cheddar, and mango chutney sandwich on nutty fruity bread, and rum pudding. i ordered a ginger ale and vodka and stuck the vodka in my bag for later (it is now above my fridge).
mike picked me up at the heathrow airport in london. that was EXTREMELY sweet of him cuz he had already bussed all the way to the hostel w/ dom and k from lewton airport and then came back to get me! i didn't even get there til 3pm! anyways, i was glad to see him, even after just one morning. quest hostel. don't ever book yourself there. i mean it could have been worse. but not much. we had a four person room w/ a lock. two bunkbeds, and a sink. but the beds were really rickity, and there were rodent bait boxes all over. i tried not to look at them in case i saw something.... trapped... but i always looked anyways. our room was on the sixth floor or something, and it was soooo much work to get upstairs - there is no lift!!! especially w/ my bags. and i wasn’t about to use the showers. we took the tube to picadilly circus, and i got me some singles at tower records. kylie minogue’s can’t get you out of my head, jamiroqui’s love foolosophy, radiohead’s knives out - and all three had music videos for computer play also, which i got to watch at shane’s today.
we got to TGIFridays early for our meeting w/ mike’s sister and her fiance (frank/kevin). so i had an uncle vanya (blackberry liqueur, smirnoff, and juice), mike had a virgin smoothie (still sick), and dom had something “huge and fruity”. the couple showed up and we all got to talking and eating, good fun. i had a monterey chicken sandwich, and got everyone dipping their fries in the jack daniels sauce w/ me. they brought mike’s contacts and the new digital camcorder he ordered just that week. so he has a new toy for his trip! btw, mike’s sister (gina) had this HUGE rock on her finger. well maybe i’m exaggerating but it looked huge to me! we all decided to head back to the hostel and get some sleep to wake up early the next day. so we got back on the subway and climbed those treacherous hostel steps to the creaking beds. i didn't sleep well at all, at one point dom jumped out of bed to go pee, and i asked him if he fell on his head or something. i don't remember this. but i did wake up at least four other times.

saturday morning we got up at 8am, to get our free continental breakfast. which was just a roll and some honey. unless you drank longlasting boxed milk, expiring in august 2002, in which case you could have cereal. i don’t. then we got a day pass, and took the underground back to picadilly and leicester square. we waited in line and got tickets for the reduced shakespeare company that night, just as the booth opened. we then got lost on our way to the british museum cuz mike had his map upside down : ) but we did get there and spend two hours in room after room of beautiful antiquities stolen by the brits. i think the museum was founded in 1757, but i'm not sure. the central library was renovated in 2000 and the whole place just looks fantastic now. their egyptian collection was huge, and included a well-preserved mummy w/ hair and everything! (pretty gross actually) i finally got to see the friezes from the parthenon in athens, after hearing so much about it in classes. mike and i built a bridge and tried to weave a blanket. hmm.. we saw the mysterious rosetta stone. the museum was definitely worth visiting. then we all headed to tower hill, overlooking the tower of london. that hill was where many a head was chopped once upon a time. dom and k didn't come in w/ us (shame on them!) so they missed this great 'beefeater' tour, where a yeoman warder tells stories of fact and fiction, all about the tower and royal drama of centuries past. mike didn't want me looking at the crown jewels and getting any 'ideas'. we had some great views (ie the tower bridge), and the castle/tower itself was beautiful. we only had two hours there before we met dom and k, so it felt a bit rushed but it was the best part of london for me. the four of us headed on the tube a few stops to big ben at the parliament. it's right next to a bridge and the view all around is pretty neat. we almost took a ride on the london eye (a huge ferris wheel, 30 min = 1 revolution, for a view of the entire city) but it was kinda pricey, the sky was cloudy and rainy, and i was feeling pretty sick. i had that achey body head cold thing. and i still have it now. it really really sucks. so we went back to the hostel to dry off and get ready for the play. on the way back to leicester, we stopped at an all you can eat chinese buffet, mr. wu's. after we each got through round two, we took off to the very pink criterion theatre. the play was silly and very entertaining, as the three actors took us through their comedic rendition of the complete works of shakespeare (abridged), horrid wigs and converse sneakers. lots of fun! dom and k headed back after that to make train plans for the rest of their trip, and mike and i went on a romantic walk through london, checking out the scene. too bad we were both really pretty sick. neither of us were too into the party scene! and i was a bit OVERDRESSED - meaning i had too much clothes on. i guess mini skirts are back 'in'!!!! there were all these drunk girls driving past in limos, howling and hooting. we went into a cafe (lavazza ?) and i had some spicy vegetable soup and tea, to get me feeling better. it worked, so i was all warm inside. there was this silly american trying to impress his visiting friends on his vast knowledge of british culture, and it was very annoying, loudly ordering 'chips and crisps' and being all obvious like he was a genius. he was making a 'scene' and even got the italian waiter to take a group picture after asking him in very slow english. we took off again, and finally decided to try some pubs, just when it was too late. they do'nt all close at 11, but the bars stop serving so many did close. and we got to 'moon under the water' or something, the london wetherspoons! too bad, that would have been fun! next time we go we want to stay at the hampshire in leicester square and go to the wetherspoons. i was feeling really lousy from my cold and we reluctantly went back to the hostel. i am really gonna miss mike. i already do! so when we got back i gave my brother a bday call and left him a cell message. he just turned 13! dom and k had been working on the trip plans for their eurail across the continent vacation, and dom was on the verge of a nervous breakdown! i told him to not worry cuz he was traveling w/ mike, who has good luck. my dad is the same way, where he doesn't make plans, but everything seems to work out. i am the opposite by nature but i try to just go with the flow when i can. its' a lot less stress. i got to packing then fell asleep. still no shower, and the light in the bathroom was out so i was definitely not getting one now.
the fire alarm goes off in the night. and then stops. then alarms again and then stops. i am glad there was no fire cuz we would have surely been stuck up there! and oddly the door was opened w/ a key just after the alarms, whatever that was all about!!!

sunday happy saint patrick's day! too bad i didn't pack ANYTHING green. i woke up to mike holding my hand at 8am. we were going to breakfast before i had to catch the bus to heathrow for my flight out. we drug my heavy bag to a little cafe we found on the next street, and dined on croissants and danishes. mike had his usual apple juice also, and as usual it only took him two seconds to finish it! mike bought a bobbie hat for my brother and then sat w/ me until the bus came. it was a sad departure. : ( i was gonna miss mike. i already missed edinburgh. i really was not ready to leave at all. mike had been taking care of me a lot over there and taking me out and we got to do so much, it was hard to leave. i really appreciated it though, and i will have to think of a way to give him something back. like a horse and carriage. he may not be around even this summer, which would be really sucky. at the airport, i got picked to have my bag rifled through by a lady in gloves. but that meant i got to go to the front of the line directly after, as a compensation i guess... i stopped into some indian shop and got some fancy scarves and coin purses for my sister and i, they had pretty good prices. and then to the duty free for a bottle of export strength smirnoff, and a tin of twinings early gray and a pile of lindt chocolate bars for my dad. on the plane i sat next to some kid who was going to college in DC. he had stayed in our hostel for once night. but i got tired of talking to him cuz i was feeling pretty much under the weather about leaving along with my head cold. i watched kpax and everybody loves raymond, and thought about how mike, dom and k were on their ez jet flight to nice, france. i had salmon and pasta for lunch, and drank a couple bloody mary's. later they gave us a little pizza and some chocolate. when i got to jfk, i called my dad to set up my ride from lax. but he wasn't answering so i called jordan who said he'd be there. then i called mike's cell to leave him a message that i made it to the u.s. but he answered! he was all surprised, as was i. he said he'd just called me from nice, and they were at the trainstation getting ready to visit barcelona as they were 'over' nice already. i guess they couldn't find a place to stay. and he already misses me! awww so sweet. i dont like jfk airport. they have two fridays, heathrow also had one. but jfk is just dingy, and they are renovating so i had to go outside to walk to my terminal. the flight to LA was ok, we watched shallow hal, which i didn't really like but it was enjoyable as there was nothing else to do. i did some reading from my beatles book, and took a fifteen minute nap. i got into LA at about 7:30pm (which would have been 3:30am the next day back in edinburgh). jordan, terie and shane picked me up and we went to magic johnson's very own friday's on the way home. i had the same thing i had last time basically. but i went to bed soon after getting home, by 11pm, and woke up today (monday) at 10am to FINALLY shower, and get ready for classes. i am already unpacked and in desperate need of laundry services : ) i didnt' eat all day cuz my throat hurts and swollowing is difficult when i can't breathe through my nose. grrr. i ordered my grad announcements today finally. and i am gonna take a nap then i have to get up and edit my sister's paper.
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