Throw back 3 and 4

• May 20, 2007
Journal entry - san

Current mood: excited
Alright, here goes:

Things are AWESOME! I'm homesick, but that's nothing new. My job is pretty cool but I'm depressing my roommates with facts and figures such as: Every week two women die because of domestic violence in London - More women died at the hands of their husbands during the Vietnam war, that American soldiers during the same time. (American women, and that's not including those that died at the hands of their boyfriends.) So, my roommates think I'm dreary, like the weather here. I haven't been working out, but I have been cooking!! Yes, edible food. I know all of you are proud of me. I'm growing up and saving China. OH!! and I ordered a Jack and Coke (on my own, my choice) because any other drink in the damn country is weak as all hell. I know the Southern boys would be giving me high fives right now.
I work all week. The people are cool, I'm doing tons of admin work, but I like it. I even like filing because I know where everything is. The problem comes with answering the phones because I'm supposed to be empathetic and I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing on the line.... I am amazed at the system here, it really is extremely well done. People are massively nice, and I'd like to say that I'm a busy little bee and work. The only thing is, no one really cracks jokes so it's kinda killing my mojo a bit. Everyone is friendly but I need a joker and I think I'm in the wrong environment for that.... and everyone says "literally." I hate it because they use the word wrong. "It's lilterally five seconds away" No, it's not, 1-2-3-4-5. It's not here. grrr....
Enough about work, I went to Buckingham palace. Too many people there, we were there at the changing of the guards and I swear everyone thought the queen was going to come out and wave. It was so chaotic. So instead, we went to one of the royal parks. It was really pretty - until we saw a guy peeing on a tree! I was like, "dude, and they say Americans have no respect, that guy is probably from this country" We couldn't stop watching him, it was horrible but fascinating at the same time... My roommate Maegan wanted to take a picture but he finished up to fast... dammit. I also saw a homeless guy sleeping facedown in the grass... I wanted to be him. He was asleep on royal property, probably shitfaced, under a shaded tree at noon. Cool guy.
Ok ok, so I'm getting to the good part - I SAW WICKED!!!! (high pitch annoying squeal entering here) AAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!! It was more titilating than I thought it was going to be and I thought it was going to be phenominal. Hullo, it was WICKED AWESOME!!! It explained EVERYTHING - the cowardly lion, the tin man, the scarecrow... why everyone hated her, why she was considered evil, how her sister was evil... (I guessed that part, but it was still good). Be jealous people because i'm jealous of myself. I'm telling you, SO worth the money, I'd see it again and again and again. And again. :) I was on cloud 9 the whole night and never wanted to come down. I have picture of my roommies and I going but I haven't connected them to computer yet... but I have them. Y'know, not that it means much to you.
I'm heading off to the British Museum now so I have to get going. I wonder what experiences I'll have there. Anyway, Let me know if you want me to write about anything specific... otherwise, I'm keeping it this way. Coming soon: Athena's return back from Romania
Love you guys - me.

• May 30, 2007
Journal patru, I don't know how to spell it
Serves me right for trying to speak Romanian...
Ok, back from home. This is how it went:

I woke up at the but crack of dawn to get on a plane to visit the 'rents in RO. I get to see Germany for the first time - as I fly over it - btw, looks like all other countries from 2.5 miles up. Aw well, so, as I'm sitting there, I decide that the guy next to me is funny, so I start talking to him, or he talks to me, I wasn't sure. Anyway, he and his skater friend (I found out later) are playing Rummy. Yes, I finally learned to play a card game that doesn't involve drinking of any kind. The cards were first class, soft porn all the way. I think the guy next to me, Dominic, was slightly embarrassed at first but I was too focused on trying to win a game I really didn't notice them after the first few minutes. Oh ironic that my first British friend is one I met on the way to Germany. Go figure. He is a photographer for the skater guy... Anyway, after a bit of a chat, we parted ways - I gave him my number so we could "catch a pint." Eww... beer.

So I get there, Dad and Mom are both there and they both didn't notice me until I was in their face. Mom was half asleep and Dad was playing on his phone... Well, fun times just the same. I think we went to Arcade that night (with Yonie and Mike) and it was good. I got the couch, which wasn't a big deal because I sleep there anyway, even if I have a bed. All my roomies, here and in Tally know this. Something about a couch and keeping people from sitting on it.

Ok, so the next day was Friday!! I'm-getting-waxed-day!! I've been waiting for months!! Well not for months but long enough so that I am thoroughly disgusted in myself. I am so excited I'm jumping up and down to find out Mom didn't make a reservation (though I did ask her to a week before hand) and we couldn't get one at my normal place. You know me, I'm like, Let's DO this! Mom, the maid - Adrianna, Mike and I went on a mission to find a salon. Let's just say after 4 we gave up. No, it didn't happen. I even started looking for do-it-yourself wax because I do that at home... NONE. No wax, no freakin wax anywhere. So I'm hairy, disappointed and hungry. BAD combo. So Mom took Mike and I to Pizza Hut. It was yummy, though I was still disappointed and hairy. So the first thing I did when I got home was violate my rule of waxing-only when I'm that hairy and used, yes, a razor... and a sucky razor at that. Oh! the humanity!!!! You know it's bad when you feel shame when you are in the shower by yourself apologizing to your legs, pits and vajayjay for their disappointment.

Well, we had stopped by the Embassy, and who do we see? Charlie! He saved us from the boredom of the night. We went out that night to B52's. The music was good and Yon, Mike and I got tipsy. Then we went to Planters, where I'm sure that's when I headed down the path that rocks.

The next day, Yon and I were still giddy... which turned quickly into feeling like crap, but we faked it because Dad repeatedly reminded us of the trip to Bran and Peles Castle. Nicki drove and we all layed down. Not really, though I tried.
We stopped by little stores so mom could buy animal skins with furs on them "they had to be spotted." We first visited Bran, where Mike, Yon and I stood at the base doing the "Captain" pose. (Refer to myspace picture.) Also, I saw a metal penis, I did not put that on myspace but I can send it to you if you would like. Yeah, what it has to do with a Bran Castle, I still haven't figured out.

On to Peles, where I took tons of pictures of a building, which I never do because I never think they are interesting but DUDE, Kings are crazy about the shit in their house. I mean, there was a staircase made for looks, a hookah room (which was awesome), a table and chair made out of the "iron" of wood that took THREE generation of woodmaker men (yes, carpenters) to complete... Not to mention the 4,000 pieces of war gear this guy owned. I think he was compensating but that's just me... Crazy awesome... well, the most Wicked thing that happened to me in my whole life was I GOT SCRATCHED BY A LION! YES, A REAL LION!! Ok, so she was 7 months old - she still was bigger than me and had a vicious set of teeth. I went to pet her and she tried to kill me!!!! No, I'm lying, I think she was playing but dammit, she ALMOST broke skin... hahahaha... Yon and Mike pet her too... they can tell you their versions.

Anyway, we went out with Charlie again that night. This time to a bar, and then to a salsa club I think. I drank more than I should of, let's just leave it at that shall we? I had a great time, but I think everyone knows I had a great time. It reminded me of crazy nights at Stetsons but not getting kicked out. Good times. Yeah, again I met more British people there than I have here.

Sunday was a real chill day. I slept till about noon and hung out with Mom and Dad. I watch the BEST show in the WORLD - firefly. I kept telling Mike he was "SO LUCKY HE WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE!!" and he was. Yon felt like crap the entire day, then she had cramps. See, that's what happens when you hang out with Satan, I keep telling her he's bad news... I also talked to Dad a little about what I'm going to do... if you guys have any ideas, I'm all ears. I don't have a freakin plan yet... grrr...

Ok, then I got up at 4 AM and got on a plan and somehow 8 hours later arrived in London at 11:30. I just went back to bed. Oh and somehow I read three romance novels in all that time. Gotta love Mom giving me my crack. I'm back in the swing of things... Hopefully, we're going to see that play Equunox or something- y'know the one with Harry Potter getting naked. I don't know much about it, but hey if Potter gets naked - I'm there. Till the next shennanigans occur -
Love you,
me