ok…the surf and sip network is slow…but i’m putting up with it..i only had time to e-mail my professor last night. then cafe nero closed up…i got Thursday and Friday off from Reuters….so I’ll do work for Haas then.
This weekend, we visited the Tate Modern and the Tower of London. Fun places. The Tate Modern had a hallway filled with human voices…uttering nonsense and creepy phrases. Bruce Nauman’s Raw Materials…apparently it’s art. But it was also creepy…I have pix from the Tower of London and I’ll post them later.
Limbo….I feel like I’m in limbo sometimes…my internship is interesting…but I suspect they don’t know what to do with me. I’ve had fun cuting some stories and writing scripts…I’m a bit nervous about what will happen next week. I remember sneaking into the ladies room at work…praying….I didn’t want to seem ungrateful….but I didn’t want to be bored to tears. I prayed for some oppertunity to prove myself - that I could write and I could edit on the computers. My prayers were answered. I managed to go out on a shoot for an art fair. They also let me write the script and produce the story. It went out on last Friday’s feed. I was thrilled. I also went to the Alfie premiere and got “umbrella” duty. It was fun….and despite all the waiting, I found it thrilling. I was doing me best to look cool and not to get that starstruck look in my eyes.
Yesterday, I reviewed video and edited it for another story to run on Thursday.
So, things are looking up….but again….I don’t know if this will keep up for next week. I hope so.
The pound is kicking our asses out here. It looks like I’ll have to re-evaluate my budget since my internship is reluctant to put me on any paid shifts…long story…I need to email financial aid and get more money out…Thank heavens the museums are free. Plus I paid up my rent in advance….but food is expensive out here. I suppose we shouldn’t go to many plays as well….need to tighten the belts a bit. We should be ok until our next pay day from Haas….I’ve been careful about shopping….I only bought 40 pounds worth of clothing…so I can match the business casual uniform of the office…We need to stop going out for food….but…I also need to buy lunch…eeck…I do my best to keep it under 5 pounds…I would bring food to the office, but since they’re short on workstations…I would have no where to sit. I found it safer to head over to a local deli or sandwich shop and ordering something for “here.” At most places, you have to specify either “for here” or “take away.”
Yesterday I was little annoyed that I had to go out grocery shopping…after taking care of that last week. I really had no business of being annoyed though…Mark was a dear and he cleaned out the bottom of the stairs that was filled with trash from careless walkers…he also did laundry and cooked dinner. So, I was the selfish bitch last night…He even washed dishes. Yeah…I was just being a baby.
We also signed up for gym membership. I hate running in the rain and English food is fattening…ok…maybe I should put so much sugar in my coffee…but you know what I mean. So far, I’ve hit the gym three times since joining. I signed up for the body combat class this evening. The classes are free with membership. They have yoga as well. So, my body is feeling better with the regular cardio exercise….I’m also using the weight machines.
Let’s see besides working out and going to museums…we also have 6 channels of TV to choose from. I don’t think we’re signing up for cable since we’re here for such a short time. Out of the six channels, two are repeats. So, we technically have four channels of programming. The British TV news is excellent…the reality programs are entertaining. On weekends, we get cheesy American movies. Not bad….oh…and around 5ish…we get Friends and the West Wing. If we get super bored, we have Mark’s laptop and DVD player. We brought over Family Guy, Sex and the City, Buffy and some movies.
Ok…so no more going out for Kris.
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