"We all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow tambourine, a yellow jellybean"- Hillary

Well. Today (the beginning of today) was an ultimate FAIL. I don't think I've ever failed so miserably. So...let me tell you all about it. In case the suspense is killing you, I didn't get to go to Liverpool. :(

Alright so about a month ago I looked up train fares to Liverpool, and I found one out of Padington Station that was about £20 there and back, which is quite reasonable. That's the price for Brighton (if you travel with a buddy). So we got up early and we left at 8:30 to be at Paddington by nine...because we looked up the timetables and saw that the train we needed left at 9:19.

WELL...we got in line to get our tickets...and the lady typed it all in her computer and she said, "That will be £189." I seriously probably poohed my pants. That is probably more than it cost me to travel to both Edinburgh and Belfast. SHEESH.

So we then went to Victoria bus station thinking we could get there in time still. Well unfortunately the buses that leave there leave later than I would have needed to get to my tour...and they were all at least six hours long when Liverpool is only about two hours away.

SO. We got back on the tube and returned to the flat at about ten. I have contacted the people in charge of the tour to see if I can get refund on that one, we'll see. I just can't justify spending that much for a train tricket for one day. I mean...GAH.

Needless to say I was a little (perhaps this is an understatement) upset after we got to the flat. I went on a very nice, long run. It's really cold now though, so I should probably run with my hoodie or something. But anywho - after that Kemper had the great idea of going to Brick Lane to get our favourite Beigels to cheer me up.

SO we grabbed Hillary and went. I got a half dozen and a salmon-cream cheese filled one for lunch. We went and sat in a park and ate it, even though it was cold. We felt a little awkward because in the park we were the minority: in gender and in ethnicity. Strange feelings...so we ate quicklky and hopped back on the tube to get back to our flat.

We then all grabbed homework material and went to the library. I finished Shakespeare paper numero uno today and I printed out my politics rewrite. I also read the play we have to read for Politics this week, and I'm working on my Riddley Walker paper. Kemper and I managed to check everything off of our homework list for the weekend...so that's good.

After about three hours at the library (in which I uploaded some photos from halloween and scotland...) we went to Costa and I got a Hazlenut latte thingy. I think at that time I felt a little better about the Liverpool thing. It was just so disappointing. I felt stupid for wasting our oyster cards and wasting my pre-booked tour and I didn't get to go see where the Beatles started...their household homes and strawberry fields and penny lane. :(

BUT...I had scrambled eggs for dinner with mushrooms in them and I've been wearing a Beatles shirt all day...that sort of makes it okay...right?

I will go on another Beatles Walk this weekend...so...I suppose it's ok. I'm also going to "The Beatles Cafe" on Thursday afternoon and Abbey Road again to take pictures...so...(Can you tell I'm trying to make this all ok? Haha. I am laughing at myself a little bit though, because it was such an uber FAIL.)

Oh well seventeen days till I come home. I really miss everybody like crazy. Just two more weekends and then a couple of days and I'm off! Crazy huh? I'm starting to think I'll miss some of the London.

Isn't that the way life is?

Well - cheers I suppose. Haha. No worries I'm smiling...sort of. :P