calloh callay!

so work time is now blog time. let's face it, i can only google 'afghanistan' for so long before i start running out of things to read and my interest dwindles to about 0%.

so on friday, caitlyn, amanda and i went to portobello road market. claire, continuing her pattern of missing everything, missed it by being at work and getting drunk with her boss.

the market was a giant mess of shops and stalls selling everything from vintage clothes to fish. it was incredible. amanda bought a cameo ring and i walked away with a pretty flawless hat. i am well aware that i will recieve epic amounts of grief for said hat upon my return. but, i love it. it's tweed and has a feather in it and really, that's all it takes to make me love it. lady brett ashley would approve. i finally had a proper english veg breakfast at charlie's cafe (http://charliesportobelloroadcafe.co.uk/). i was also introduced to a teapot/teacup combo invention which i now must have and will probably end up bringing back at least one as a gift. i believe we were waited on by mr. charlie himself at the cafe. he was quite the character and made sure we enjoyed our jaunt into english cuisine. finally, this country has redeemed itself in regards to food.

after breakfast, we were on mtv. this sounds more exciting than it actually was. we were walking down the street and got asked questions about kings of leon and greenday and we had to sign a release form. i'll never see myself on mtvuk, but i was on it.

the drizzling rain finally became too much to handle, so we went home.

that night, flat 1 ventured out to calloh callay, an alice and wonderland themed bar in shorditch. the club was very cool and sleek and packed with people. we had no idea you had to make a reservation at a bar. so, we were table-less, shoved in a corner, sipping on our expensive, tiny drinks. although they do serve a giant punch drink in a gramaphone, really the only perk for going back, we probably won't go again since they gave people a hard time about getting in. i was the only one over 21, had no id, and didnt have an issue. they gave caitlyn a hard time at the door, so we probably won't be back there. london is full of other experiences and really, you only need to go to an alice and wonderland themed bar once. we also went to another bar in the area. amanda promptly fell down a flight of steps, twisted her ankle and got pretty brused up. but we had a nice time and it was far less packed. we'll probably visit it after class on wednesday, since it's within walking distance of city university, and who doesn't like a post-lecture drink?

so this week is looking promising, despite crappy london weather. it never seems to get warm here. an amazingly summery day means 65 degress and it only rains once. however, miss greene is coming friday and i can't wait to see her. it's been too long since i've had a skinny blonde in my life....