Hello!
I got a chapter back from my advisor the other day, and there were no major issues with it, so now I feel like I have a bit of breathing room! I chose to use the day with some friends at the Victoria and Albert Museum! I had never been there, since I believed it was an art gallery and therefore something that I don't go out of the way for, but it turns out it is a COOL art gallery! I got to watch videos about stained glass window making, how to carve and set gemstones, and looked at a lot of sketches from London and surrounding areas from hundreds of years ago. We went to visit the section on theatre and performing arts, and I came face to face with one of Jimmy Page's outfits (horrid) and Chris Martin's uniform that he wore at one of the Coldplay concert series that Brad took me to. Brad is sad that we didn't go see it while he was here, but I didn't know! He'll live.
I got a chapter back from my advisor the other day, and there were no major issues with it, so now I feel like I have a bit of breathing room! I chose to use the day with some friends at the Victoria and Albert Museum! I had never been there, since I believed it was an art gallery and therefore something that I don't go out of the way for, but it turns out it is a COOL art gallery! I got to watch videos about stained glass window making, how to carve and set gemstones, and looked at a lot of sketches from London and surrounding areas from hundreds of years ago. We went to visit the section on theatre and performing arts, and I came face to face with one of Jimmy Page's outfits (horrid) and Chris Martin's uniform that he wore at one of the Coldplay concert series that Brad took me to. Brad is sad that we didn't go see it while he was here, but I didn't know! He'll live.
There was also a cool exhibition outside called "Spin" which rolly chairs. I really want one for myself:
Meanwhile, we're coming up on completing week one of the Olympics. I think, due to the several month fear campaign, the tubes and touristy areas are way less crowded than normal. It is almost pleasant to travel at rush hour now, although I have still been avoiding the tubes just to save money. I'm meeting someone in Camden Town today, but I predict that part of town will still be absolutely nuts!
Yesterday I learned how to make parathas from Lakshmi, Aparna, and Sanjiv. Basically, you make the same mashed potato filling as in a dosa or something, but then you roll it up inside dough and fry it. We started cooking at 7 and we didn't finish until around 11, so I'm not sure I'll be making them much on my own, but they were pretty tasty!
That's the end of my update for the moment! The Cambridge Cough still plagues me, but hopefully it will pass soon. It looks like the match I will see is going to be Japan v Sweden (or France), so it should be fun! I think I'll root for Sweden or France just because I don't want the US to have to face Japan again in the finals. I don't think I could deal with another shootout heartbreak!
Cheers!
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