Don't Stop

Things are getting serious now. Namely, I have three papers due two weeks from now. And the worst part is, this whole paper and homework business takes away from that precious play time. But I just have to keep going...cause there will definitely be more adventures to follow.
Thankfully, I was able to squeeze in one extra day of play. On Sunday, I hopped on the train with a couple of friends from my house and went to Cardiff. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, but is conviently only a 1 hour 15 minute train ride from Bath, so it's pretty much the perfect day trip. And to make the trip even btter, we found out on Friday, after we had already decided we were going to Cardiff on Sunday, that there was a Cheese Festival going on in Cardiff this weekend!! And to make it even better, the Cheese Festival took place at Cardiff Castle!! Cheese and a castle?! How can life get any better?! So on Sunday we tasted lots of delicious cheeses, watched a cheese toss, and then got to explore and take pictures of castle like things. Only in Europe, guys.
Monday, in addition to the start of the school week, was the birthday of our hired-British-friend Ian. To celebrate his birthday he had a pub crawl, so just stopping in all these different pubs in town and trying not to die as his friends force him to drink more alcohol. Some friends and I wanted to stop by and say happy birthday, but not stay too late because of all of our homework, and we weren't ready to head out until after the " crawl" had started for the night. We called one friend who told us which pub she thought the group was at, but by the time we got there Ian and crew were nowhere to be found. So instead of calling someone else to meet up with the group, we decided it would be fun to go on " an explore" and hopefully we would find them eventually. We went hunting for Ian in different pubs and various places (and by hunting, I really just mean poking our heads in, taking pictures of the places where we've "searched", and running away giggling at our foolishness). Thankfully, we ended up running into a friend who had just left the pub-hopping group to head home and was able to tell us where everybody was. Without that, we probably would have been wandering and giggling all night. But that's ok, because it was an adventure.
Wednesday I went to a real rehearsal for "Beasts and Beauties" at the egg - the children's theatre show I'm helping out with. Again, I didn't do much. But that's alright. It was fun to sit and watch, play theatre games, and talk to the director and the designer about the show. The highlight of the night? I spent 5 hours in the theatre yesterday. Somehow, that feels like a return to normal life.
Now this weekend is kinda exciting because, ignoring all of the productive-ness I have to accomplish this weekend, I get to see two shows for free. That's right - free. I love class trips. We're seeing "Shakers" at the Theatre Royal Bath tonight from my 20h Century British Drama class and then tomorrow I'm going to Stratford (!!) to explore the Royal Shakespeare Company archives and see "Julius Caesar". So even with the homework, life isn't all bad.