Speaking of hair, I finally got my hair cut!! I was so nervous, after having numerous friends tell me horror stories of their experiences in British hair salons. I was so scared my hair was gonna get chopped off! I felt like I was putting my life into Bertha's hands, but she did a very good job and only took off an inch. (I think she got the hint after I said "Please only take off an inch" and "I really like my hair long" about 50 times.) Then she blow dried it straight so it actually looks longer than before! Its all nice and shiny and healthy looking, in fact it probably won't look this good for a while. I'll be sure to take pictures.
Here is yesterday's account: Hours spent watching the news for glimpes of the Harry Potter premiere(took place in Leiscester Square, I would have gone to gawk myself had I known about it earlier): approx. 3 (not good) Number of times it occured to me that the under-aged Daniel Ratcliff is actually very hot: 6 (very bad) Progress on securing perfectly legal access (library card) to Harry Potter books to read in preparation for the Big Night: good. Progress in securing access to Harry Potter movie poster, legal or illegal: not good. Top news stories of yesterday: Posh Spice kindnapping plot (Kathy I agreed that it was weird how the British adore the Beckhams to such an extent, its like the second royal family... not long before we find ourselves falling into the same trap!), the Diana butler verdict, and how the Queen should pay for the trial, which is estimated to have costed the British tax payer 1 1/2 million pounds, the funerals for the school children who died in the quake in Italy (very sad), and of course, the Harry Potter premeire!! Progress on EU paper: getting there.
I saw a car that had a "Harry Potter premiere car pass" sticker in the window parked on the street on the way back to the flats from Budgens, but Kathy and Kay wouldn't let me stick around to see who it belonged to. It could have been J.K. Rowling herself!!
Here are the problems with studying/ writing papers in my current situation: Limited access to computers at study center. No desk at my flat, forcing me to study at the kitchen table, which I associate with eating. Proximity of refigerator to kitchen table. Proximity of Off Liscence to flat. Presence of remaining bags of Cheetos and Belgium chocolates in Mango shopping bag underneath bed. Proximity of TV to kitchen table, even if there are only 5 channels. Excitement re: Harry Potter on Friday. Split ends in hair that need cutting off. Appox. 1 million other things in London I would rather be doing. The fact that I know I can turn in my paper on Thursday. I think that's about it.
Mon Nov 04 2002 14:17:
I have approximatley 3 hours before EU class, but it doesn't matter if I finish my paper because I can always turn it in on Thursday. It would be nice to have it out of my hair, though.