"Can I have a glass of water...?"-Kemper, "Sure, why not" - strange waiter dude in Chinatown

Hello hello hello!

Guess what? I got to go on a Beatles London Walk today! OH MY GOODNESS. I WENT TO ABBEY ROAD AND GRAFFITIED THE WALL! (On a side note - I forgot my camera, so I'll be going back on Thursday to take pictures. Hey, why not?)

The walk was great! I had this really great tour lady named Desiree (at least, I think that's probably how you spell it). She was very theatrical and into everything she was telling us. Most of what she told us, I already knew, because I read that 400 hundred something biography. I think for my paper I'm going to title it "Beatlemania" and focus on the Beatles in the 60s (and the cultural backdrop that helped them rise to such a huge level of fame.)

So anywho, I got up this morning really early and went running. I owned the streets of London. They were all mine. Except when I got to the Thames path there were groves of old war Veterans decked out in their uniforms. I discovered later that today was the remembrance service. I should have jogged on over, apparently the Queen was there! Gasp!

Anyways, I ran back to the flat and had breakfast, showered, and got dressed in time to get to start some homework for a bit before the tour at eleven. I managed to show up in the right place and I took some notes and such. It was great. I mean, I got to walk around and listen to facts about the Beatles.

The only problem was that I got up today and London decided it was going to be FFFFFFREEEEZING! I mean, seriously. I went running in a t-shirt and I came back with arms raw from the wind. Sheesh. SO walking about London in the rain that was inevitable was slightly miserable. In fact, I am just now getting my feet all warm and toasty. I'm doing laundry. Woot.

After I finally made it back I popped over to Kemper's to find Hillary and Kemper making another homemade pizza. I was in the mood for Christmas Starbucks blends, so I asked if anyone wanted a coffee. I walked to a Starbucks and got myself a Toffee Nut Latte. It was really good, but I should have just gotten a white chocolate peppermint mocha. I will save that one for Gramner. It's such a Christmas time thing!

Anywho then I did a bunch of homework all of the remaining afternoon. I finished my politics rewrite for good, worked on my shakespeare paper, and started my Riddley Walker legend paper. I get to be creative in that one as long as I can make it political. I will do my best. I fear that class the most - politics. Bleh.

Then, HIllary and Erin were going to Chinatown for dinner...so Kemper and I jumped on the bandwagon and joined the troupe. I love food from Chinatown. I don't think I'll get Chinese food quite like that in Little Rock. :) (And in Little Rock I have a hard time convincing Dad to eat it with me.;) ) Anywho the waiter was very strange. When Kemper asked if she could have a refill he replied in a very grandiose manner, "Sure, why not?" I really think service over here is totally different from service in the States. Just saying.


But my fried rice was good. And on the way out of Chinatown, Kemper and I stopped at this little sweets shop and got a cupcake thing with a frosted animal on it. Jess, you're going to have to learn how to do this. Actually, it was sort of like a sushi roll cupcake, because the base was cake rolled up with cream and such. Like an oreo...but not. Haha. Here I am dissecting my sweets again. Sheesh, that must be all I'm good for.

After we ate those I came over to the flat to start laundry and talk to this Johnny Gately fellow. :) In case you haven't read Notre Dame won. He was very enthused. (This is for all you Razorback fans out there.);)

Tomorrow morning I'm getting up early to go to Liverpool. I have a tour booked. I'm soooooo excited! I'm going to Liverpool, you know, where the Beatles started out? As the Quarrymen? No worries, I'm charging my camera as we speak. I shall update tomorrow. Pinky promise!

Miss you guys!