Scrambled Brains

Hi there. =)

This may be one of the most ADD/shallowest posts I ever put up here. (Junki, I think you will appreciate the deviation from the normal "Emily's Deep Thoughts" topic.) So, let me proceed found-poetry like and tell you about my recent life adventures. Honestly, excuse me. It's 3:30am, and I feel like writing about my feelings.

Today, I turned in my first tutorial paper. To tell the truth, I feel like I did a lot of work, but I am not sure I made a valid or clear argument. I'm not sure what that means right now, but I will write a better essay for next Tuesday.

...Speaking of next Wednesday (wait what?? whatever. I'm too lazy to fix that bloop), I might go visit Courtney in France for a day! Isn't that so romantic and whimsical? She has a 12-hour layover in Paris, so if it works out with my class and bus/plane-scheduling, I may be headed off to France next Wednesday!!! :D

Right now, the class of 2010 at Parkview is graduating. Oh, graduation was such a happy and exciting moment. Congratulations to all of you!!! (Even though you don't read my blog.)

So after turning in that paper on Roman history/virtue and Shakespeare/Elizabethan politics.... what a mouth full... I went to London with two friends to see Ingrid Michaelson play at Shepherd's Bush. She was brilliant! Her voice is so pretty and melodious, and her music is amazing. She is such a volatile (eh?? what's the word for able to perform many different styles???) singer and performer. Also, she showed us how loops work, and it was very very cool. <3>

What else??? Oh! I am going to Dublin this weekend with 5 other people. We are living in a hostel (group hotel room) and have no definite plans. This sounds like an adventure for sure!!

Okay. So, lots of things to think about, and lots of cool stuff going on. It's hard to organize my thoughts when my eyes are closing, so I hope this wasn't too difficult to read, but if it was, who reads anyways? Besides a couple of really loyal readers. Thanks you guys, I love you...unless you happen to be a creep stalking my blog. Then, please stop.

Goodnight.

Or shall I say good morning?

Emily

Summer Challenge 2010.

Okay guys.

This is it. I am going to do this.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/wayne-harley-brachman/diner-style-strawberry-shortcake-recipe/index.html

Thoughts on Traveling

Today we visited London for an excursion! We visited Westminster Abbey and saw Poet's Corner along with all of the famous people buried there such as George Eliot, Mary I and Elizabeth I, Issac Newton, Geoffrey Chaucer, and George Frideric Handel. It was sad that we were not allowed to take pictures but still really amazing to be able to see proof that these myth-like people were actually real. After touring Westminster, Downing Street (Parliament, etc.), and visiting Harrods (apparently, this is a world-famous department store?), I wandered away from the group--shh! don't tell my dad--and visited Notting Hill. So, I won't hide it. The main reason I wanted to see Notting Hill and Portobello Market is because I read about it in one of those Mates, Dates,... books. I know. I am so cultured. But, it was pretty cool; the clothes, instead of being 1000 pounds like they were in Harrods were about 10 pounds. Score. I didn't buy anything, but, still, it was fun.

When I first came to England, walking around Oxford City (something like a fancier version of a college town) in a group made me feel nervous. I was afraid of getting run over by a bus when I looked right instead of left (that driving on the left thing is really confusing, by the way) or getting mauled by some crazy drunk student. True, these things can still happen, but it's easier to deal with it and work around it after wandering the streets a couple of times. Walking around London alone, where there were more people, buses, and chaos, really helped ease that anxiety for me. I realized, after all of my worrying this past year about how things have really diminished since high school in terms of my involvement and network at UGA that it really is okay. In a new situation or even a new country, we are all weary of something be it buses or getting lost. But, taking a new perspective on the situation or trying it in a new light makes the previous seem not so bad. Also, adjustment comes in steps. It's not like we're going to get to college and everything is going to click. I mean, I am still young. How am I supposed to know the rest of my life? I haven't even fully developed as a person.

So, in retrospect, I am glad that I had a relatively chill (except again, math3500) first year. It's good to have time to take a step back and evaluate the situation. This way, I can truly find the things I love in life and dedicate myself to them. Also, it is an opportunity to find new things that I would let to include in my life and a way of developing personal growth.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Besides, would it even have been as worthwhile as it was if it were? (Oy. I really need to work on my Engrish. =P)

Pretending to be British is fun

I haven't been updating this lately since every time I get in the mood to write, I'm not near a computer, but once I get near one the feeling is gone.. =(

But.. freshman year is over and we are (finally and unbelievably) at OXFORD! It's been only about a day, and everything is starting to feel like home. We live on a cute little road called Banbury (so British, eh?) and share a huge house with 30 other people. It's ridiculous.

So there are a ton of books piled up on my desk waiting to be read, lots of streets and shops waiting to be explored, and a shower waiting for me to finally wash away that gross airplane feeling (uhh... Mary Rose, it's day 2 =D). I better get on that.

I hope everyone has an amazing start to their summers.

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