Loooong Week

So, I'm sorry I haven't written anything in a while, but last week was crazy for me. So to sum it all up, I'll list the highlight of each day and then go about the weekend (because it was awesome).

MONDAY
I was recovering from my cold that I picked up in Scotland so I stayed in all afternoon and did a massive amount of homework. I wrote my journals for my internship class and Pop Culture & Diversity, as well as my media analysis for Culture By Design. It felt good to get it all out of the way early, but I still had a 1800-2000 word Media & Politics paper looming.

TUESDAY
Tuesday was just another long yet very productive day at work. I'm liking it more and more each day. That night, the group went to the British Film Institute to Rashomon, a classic Japanese film. yeah.

WEDNESDAY
Work was awesome. I went with my boss, Toby, to watch the England v. Slovenia at the pub closest to work. It was a very interesting experience to see all of these people, who I'm sure should have been at work, yelling, screaming and drinking in the middle of the day.

THURSDAY
Classes were really good. For Culture By Design, we went to the British Library and saw many important old documents including the original, un-printed Magna Carta, one of the three original Gutenburg Bibles that are in good shape and the original printings of Alice in Wonderland. However, the coolest thing ever was the display of the original handwritten lyrics to some of the Beatles greatest songs. It was so awesome just to know that those pieces of paper were where it all started. Thursday, we also saw a play called London Assurance at the National Theatre. It was pretty funny, plus the dad from Still Standing was a leading character.

FRIDAY
Friday began the most epic pilgrimage of my life. Tessa, Dylan and I made our way to Liverpool for a Beatles themed weekend leading up to the big event on Sunday: Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park featuring Sir Paul McCartney. The trip was insane. The bus ide took forever and when we finally got to our hostel, it wasn't quite what we expected. For starters, we were informed that we would have another person in our room, whilst we were under the impression it would be just us. Anyway, we got ready and headed out to explore.

DISCLAIMER: I am about to get mildly candid just because there's no other way to describe what happened. I'll do my best not to disappoint anyone.

After a few drinks in the room, one at dinner and one at the "Cavern Pub", we headed into the Cavern Club, the place where it all started-where the Beatles first played. It looked amazing, rebuilt on the same location with many of the same bricks from the original it was so cool. The music was good, and after another drink they started to do covers of all my favorite songs. We were screaming at the top of our lungs and it was so much fun. Then, out of no where, I thought I just might die. Long story short, I spent the next few hours in the Cavern Club's bathroom feeling like I couldn't get up even if my life depended on it. It was definitely a night to remember...or try to anyway.

SATURDAY

Hungover and weak, I woke up to the sight of our new roomie sleeping in just his boxers. It was gross. We then made awkward eye contact as I went to take a shower, and come to find out he was German and didn't speak a lot of English. That morning was a rough one. I threw up a few more times before we headed out, backpacks and all, to take the Magical Mystery Tour. After practically running for a good hour so we wouldn't be late, we finally made it just in time. The tour was cool, unfortunately, I was unable to enjoy most of it because I thought I might pass out at any moment. I learned a lot of interesting facts and trivia about the Beatles when they were young. And-bonus-I'm one of the few people who can say I've thrown up outside of Paul McCartney's childhood home. Yes, I did that. For the record, I felt much better afterward and the tour guide still said I was cute even after he had to see that. All in all, a good trip.

SUNDAY aka The Best Day Ever
I woke up bright and early to try to write that Media & Politics paper and actually managed to get most of it done. At 1, we made our way to Hyde Park for the most amazing concert experience of my life. We managed to score a little spot right in the middle about 60 yards from the stage. We laid out in the boiling heat and listened to Elvis Costello and Crosby, Stills and Nash perform among others. Tessa and I were pushed up closer to the stage (about 40-30 yards away) for the moment Paul came on. The second he walked on my heart just stopped. It was amazing. The entire thing was incredible. Just to be seeing a living legend and singing along with him to all my favorite songs was the most incredible feeling. I had a blast and got some amazing photos (courtesy of Tessa). It was everything I could have hoped for.

So that was my week in review. I hope this week is a bit less eventful but somehow I doubt it. Cheers!