Thinkers, Lovers and Dreamers

Well it's been a busy week. You know, seeing shows and turning twenty and all. ;) Lets jump back.

Last friday we had classes, i got out at 3:30 and ran to the Globe theatre to get Tickets and then flew home, took a quick shower and headed back to Kensington High Street. A few of us (Ann, Geoff, Sienna and Aylia) wanted to check out Jazz Piano Bar we always pass by. It was SO NICE. But they reserve the place weeks in advance, but because it was so early we no one was there yet, so we got to sit down for a little while and listen to the pianist. It was great. We're getting a reservation and going again soon! Then we decided to head home and check out "Ben's Thai", which is a thai resturant above our local pub. IT WAS SO YUMMY! SERIOUSLY!!! I LOVED IT! And then we came home and we had a little move night with Peter Pan! It was lots of fun just to have a simple night, and to chill! I loved it!

Saturday i did some work and then headed out to Kensington High Street to do some errands with Sinead. Went to our little cupcake place. We're also, i must say, in love with the boy who works in the cupcake place. It's rather silly, since practically everyone fancies him. But, yes the cupcakes are fantastic too. We also just wanted to walk around a bit. After some lunch, we headed home and i got ready for Inherit the Wind.

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Inherit the Wind was brilliant. I went by myself, and loved every moment. It so took me back to Sophomore year! But i certainly appreciated the play much more now! First off, Kevin Spacey was...perfection. His speeches were so moving and inspiring. It's such a great play, with really lovely and moving moments. It's very powerful, if it's done right--and this was. It is very strange watching a british cast putting on an american (southern american) play. I think some of their accents were a little weak, which surprised me. And the space was HUGE. The Old vic itself, the seating, isn't too big. I was sitting first row circle (or mezz) but the stage was HUGE. I thought it went on forever. It went so deeply back, which worked so well. And i also loved how they kept all the music in, and i believe added some. I worked so well and added so much to the production. I also really loved the man who played the Journalist, he's such a great character and he sounded perfect. I walked away in such a state of awe. Especially since at least half the audience gave a standing O. Which is rare here.

Sunday was also lots of fun! I did some work in the morning and then we headed back over to the Globe to see Loves Labor's Lost! It was a very fun show! I have never read or seen it, and i really liked it! It had a lot of physical comedy, and i thought the production was really great! It's so interesting how they transform the stage for every show! It was SO completely different! We had lots of fun! During the interval the actors came on with some cheese and grapes and one came over to us. She had sienna try to catch the grape, so she through it from the stage and SIENNA CAUGHT IT! The entire crowd clapped for her! It was lots of fun :D

Sienna and Me

In the beginning the musicians came on and played for us! It was so much fun, and he was so close i decided to take an illegal picture, thus the angle ;)

Isn't she cute ;)

Then when i got back home Sinead and i grabbed some work and we took the tube to Regents Park. It's so beautiful! Our destination was Primrose Hill which overlooks some of the city!

I snagged one of my faves, a glass coke! <3

But the park really is so beautiful! We've had some great luck with parks, and it's so much fun to find a nice spot and just do some work. Although it was a little chilly!

It was lots of fun, there were so many people to watch, and lots of puppies! :D Eventually we got too chilly, so we walked home (it was so much closer than the tube lets you think). We found a cafe and kept doing work and then we headed home.

It was a lovely weekend, and i can't believe i got to see so many shows!

Now time to work on some monologues, more later!

Cheers, T

Yeats, Kells, and Cupcakes!

Hello all,

Before i head off to bed i just wanted tell you about our last day in Ireland :D We walked down to the Irish National Library to see the W.B. Yeats exhibit. It was wonderful, and very informative. I know that sounds kinda silly, but it seriously was. I didn't know that Yeats was also an artist, and had lots and lots of affairs. And also created his own religion that was SUPER complex. They had loads of his hand written poetry, and it was all set up very creatively. Some of his paintings were very beautiful. All in all it was lots of fun, and then we popped into the shop and got a few postcards and i got this great james joyce poster for 1 euro.  Finally i'll have something to hang on my bare walls in London. Sadly, no photographs were allowed (and the exhibit was FREE, which was great for us...)

Then we walked over to Trinity and got to walk across the big green we had missed the day before. And eventually got to the Library. Inside we went to see the Book of Kells exhibit, where we also were prohibited to take photographs :( But, i'll have you know it was interesting, but as dad said...a little anti-climatic. I mean, it was beautiful...and very exciting to see a book literally 1000 years old...but...well...it's just you walk through two rooms full of facts and information and then finally reach this small glass table with four books, open to one page...two of which are the book of kells.  BUT the best part for me was going upstairs into the long room. It was the most beautiful library i've ever seen (sorry Vassar). It was heartbreaking that i couldn't take any photos, because you should see it...well here is a picture i found online. It was breathtaking.

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Anyway, it was wonderful. I just wanted to sit down and start reading...but...alas there were ropes everywhere. So we just walked right through, but it was still so cool. Then we headed to the shop where i of course snagged a few Trinity Dublin Shirts ;) And maybe a pen...

Lastly, after some hotel time we headed out for dinner. We were both tired of being surrounded by lots and lots of tourists...which is very difficult on a friday night... but after lots of walking around we found a great little pub where we snagged a pint (well i got a coke). Actually, if i may go on a tangent: One thing i love here is that every time i order a coke they bring me a glass bottle. I LOVE cokes in glass bottles, i think that's the best. Thanks Ireland.

...right so back to dinner. So we decided to eat somewhere else, and i had been craving a cupcake ever since i saw one that morning in this little shop in the Market...so...i ran into this place and got the CUTEST little vanilla cupcake. With stars for sprinkles.

Yeah, it was super yummy. We ended up just eating back at the hotel because it was quiet. And another thing i'll miss about Ireland is the soda bread. Seriously, most delicious thing in the world...could eat a loaf myself. Hopefully i'll be able to snag some in London too. The food here is perfect for me. That traditional irish stew is just perfect :)

Alright, i've been keeping Dad up with my typing and we've got lots to do to get ready for London tomorrow. It's going to be a crazy day so better get some sleep.

Hope alls well back in the states!

Love, T