Thursday i got to meet the UK secretary of state!!! Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP.
i didnt even know she was a cabinet member until after we left--- but she was soooo nice!
after that i went out to deen city farm and shot different farm animals.
how opposite can you get.... Parliament to farm....
it was a great day though.
met up with my family at Simpson's where we had a wonderful meal.
the worlds like first chess tournament was held there and thats where food carts became invented.
no jeans were allowed though so i had to buy black pants on my lunch break.
after that we went and saw Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat. lee mead was joseph and he was amazing! very good for not being donny osmond!
after that i spent the night at my parents hotel....
didnt want to wake up in a bunk bed on my 21st!
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
the fam
so the fam is in town.
they came in town yesterday.
i went to christmas in july at work in the morning....
which was a toy expo showcasing the toys for the upcoming christmas shopping.
so basically i played with toys all morning.
and got an AWESOME goody bag with free toys. (i gave them to my bro and sis though)
then got off work early because i left my keys and computer at home (im super intelligent)
and stopped and got hummingbird cupcakes to take to my family.
did some work from home and went to the train station to pick up the fam!!!!
it was so great seeing them!!! i really missed them.
we headed off to the hotel- then walked down to covent garden for dinner. (to some seafood place that looked really good... but looks can be deceiving)
and walked around a bit and finished with cupcakes in the room!
this afternoon we had an off-site for work and it was actually a ton of fun.
MSN is a great company to work for.
we started planning how to cover Christmas and such.
it was cool how some of the ideas i helped come up with today might show up on the website in like 3 months!
after that i met my parents in picadilly for dinner at aberdeen steakhouse (haha) and then we went off to see Les Mis! which was FABULOUS.
i love les mis and tonight was no different.
it was so great sitting with my family and relaxing and having a wonderful evening.
much to do--- and i need much sleep--- so i am off to bed.
what a crazy week. love it.
wish it werent raining so much though
they came in town yesterday.
i went to christmas in july at work in the morning....
which was a toy expo showcasing the toys for the upcoming christmas shopping.
so basically i played with toys all morning.
and got an AWESOME goody bag with free toys. (i gave them to my bro and sis though)
then got off work early because i left my keys and computer at home (im super intelligent)
and stopped and got hummingbird cupcakes to take to my family.
did some work from home and went to the train station to pick up the fam!!!!
it was so great seeing them!!! i really missed them.
we headed off to the hotel- then walked down to covent garden for dinner. (to some seafood place that looked really good... but looks can be deceiving)
and walked around a bit and finished with cupcakes in the room!
this afternoon we had an off-site for work and it was actually a ton of fun.
MSN is a great company to work for.
we started planning how to cover Christmas and such.
it was cool how some of the ideas i helped come up with today might show up on the website in like 3 months!
after that i met my parents in picadilly for dinner at aberdeen steakhouse (haha) and then we went off to see Les Mis! which was FABULOUS.
i love les mis and tonight was no different.
it was so great sitting with my family and relaxing and having a wonderful evening.
much to do--- and i need much sleep--- so i am off to bed.
what a crazy week. love it.
wish it werent raining so much though
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Dublin
soo went to Ireland this past weeked-
it was not what i expected honestly.
we got there and walked around a bit and ate lunch at this place where our waiter didnt understand english... then went to the jameson wiskey factory- which was pretty cool actually.
then we walked around and found our way to the guiness factory. we ate dinner there then walked around the 6 story building- and on the top was a 360 view of the city- which was pretty cool.
then we went back to our sketch hostel and got ready and went out.
we went to temple bar area--- which was acutally very cool.
we first went to this really weird place. then we went to a SUPER crowded bar that played American music (they all play US music!)
then we found a local pub that was 95% irish people and they only played irish music-- which was really cool- and i finally felt like i was having an irish experience ! (even though i was falling asleep while i was there)
the next morning we went to the Jail --- famous for something.
ate an ammmmazing lunch. i had fried mushrooms and a great pizza. (not very irish-- but good nonetheless)
we tried to go to St. Pats-- but it was closed for services.
so we walked to Dublin Castle-- which is also city hall.
it doesnt look like a castle at all.... well parts of it do. but it is a bit of a let down. looks so normal!
then we tried to walk down to the docklands.... got a bit lost. ran into kids spraypainting graffiti--- and gave up and turned back.
went back to St. Pats- walked in and realized it was over $5 to get in. we did get to walk in the foyer and look around- which was pretty cool.
then stew caroline and i just did a bit of shopping before we all met up and headed off to the airport. our flight was delayed-- but we eventually made it back.
overall i feel like Dublin had a big reputation to live up to and it was really a big let down.
i felt more in Ireland in Edinburg than in dublin.
there were a couple really cool areas in dublin--- but they were surrounded by other areas. i mean the walk from jameson to guiness we were walking through neighborhoods.
it was just different.
i expected to be surrounded by celtic symbols and irish dancing and irish pub culture--- and i feel like i got only a little bit of that.
i would go back to Ireland-- maybe see the countryside more... but i wouldnt go back to Dublin.
it just seemed like a very generic city--- you could have told me i was anywhere in europe and i would have believed you.
Prague was way cooler than dublin.
yesterday was rough at work. although all i did was shoot a video game review of a cooking game with maneeza--- so we spent all day cooking and eating scallops, apple crumble and some salad. yum. then i went it and shot a video podcast with Big Brothers Kemal---- who knows my name-- which i kind of cool.
it rained a lot here yesterday so i hope it doesnt do that here today because my family comes in tonight!!!
it was not what i expected honestly.
we got there and walked around a bit and ate lunch at this place where our waiter didnt understand english... then went to the jameson wiskey factory- which was pretty cool actually.
then we walked around and found our way to the guiness factory. we ate dinner there then walked around the 6 story building- and on the top was a 360 view of the city- which was pretty cool.
then we went back to our sketch hostel and got ready and went out.
we went to temple bar area--- which was acutally very cool.
we first went to this really weird place. then we went to a SUPER crowded bar that played American music (they all play US music!)
then we found a local pub that was 95% irish people and they only played irish music-- which was really cool- and i finally felt like i was having an irish experience ! (even though i was falling asleep while i was there)
the next morning we went to the Jail --- famous for something.
ate an ammmmazing lunch. i had fried mushrooms and a great pizza. (not very irish-- but good nonetheless)
we tried to go to St. Pats-- but it was closed for services.
so we walked to Dublin Castle-- which is also city hall.
it doesnt look like a castle at all.... well parts of it do. but it is a bit of a let down. looks so normal!
then we tried to walk down to the docklands.... got a bit lost. ran into kids spraypainting graffiti--- and gave up and turned back.
went back to St. Pats- walked in and realized it was over $5 to get in. we did get to walk in the foyer and look around- which was pretty cool.
then stew caroline and i just did a bit of shopping before we all met up and headed off to the airport. our flight was delayed-- but we eventually made it back.
overall i feel like Dublin had a big reputation to live up to and it was really a big let down.
i felt more in Ireland in Edinburg than in dublin.
there were a couple really cool areas in dublin--- but they were surrounded by other areas. i mean the walk from jameson to guiness we were walking through neighborhoods.
it was just different.
i expected to be surrounded by celtic symbols and irish dancing and irish pub culture--- and i feel like i got only a little bit of that.
i would go back to Ireland-- maybe see the countryside more... but i wouldnt go back to Dublin.
it just seemed like a very generic city--- you could have told me i was anywhere in europe and i would have believed you.
Prague was way cooler than dublin.
yesterday was rough at work. although all i did was shoot a video game review of a cooking game with maneeza--- so we spent all day cooking and eating scallops, apple crumble and some salad. yum. then i went it and shot a video podcast with Big Brothers Kemal---- who knows my name-- which i kind of cool.
it rained a lot here yesterday so i hope it doesnt do that here today because my family comes in tonight!!!
Friday, 4 July 2008
Uh- Mer-uh- KAH
sooooo MSN is microsoft--- obviously.
well microsoft is an American based company--- obviously.
what i didnt expect was for the cafeteria (loosely used term)- to be decorated full out with American flags everywhere. lunch was Burgers (tribute to America) with little US flags in them. it was so adorable.
our co-workers played the speech from Independence Day on youtube as well as US songs. it was very patriotic.
after a suuuuper long day at work i headed out to Texas Embassay (bar/grill) for dinner with some mizzou kids! it was sooo much fun. there was live music-- and a ton of Americans. and there was a wall that everyone wrote stuff on--- so of course i wrote "ZTA mizzou" and a 5-pointed crown! (there were other sorority stuff up everywhere--- i had to represent)
so all in all it was a pretty decent holiday!
minus the fact that there were no fire works....
off to dublin tomorrow!
well microsoft is an American based company--- obviously.
what i didnt expect was for the cafeteria (loosely used term)- to be decorated full out with American flags everywhere. lunch was Burgers (tribute to America) with little US flags in them. it was so adorable.
our co-workers played the speech from Independence Day on youtube as well as US songs. it was very patriotic.
after a suuuuper long day at work i headed out to Texas Embassay (bar/grill) for dinner with some mizzou kids! it was sooo much fun. there was live music-- and a ton of Americans. and there was a wall that everyone wrote stuff on--- so of course i wrote "ZTA mizzou" and a 5-pointed crown! (there were other sorority stuff up everywhere--- i had to represent)
so all in all it was a pretty decent holiday!
minus the fact that there were no fire works....
off to dublin tomorrow!
Fourth of July
Well this is one of the many years i have spent away from chicago for fourth of july.
my 2nd time out of the country for it.....
last night at about midnight we all sat down in the boys flat and watched Independence Day - i had never seen it- (and i slept through parts of it last night) but it was fun. and blake said the pledge of allegiance at midnight - it was funny.
soo ive been in the UK for a long time (almost 2 months)
and in tribute to America i decided to list of some of the things i miss:
watermelon
grilling
corn on the cob
the beach (MICHIGAN!)
bluberry muffins
baseball games
the pool
the beach
reading a book on the beach
fresh berries
my 2nd time out of the country for it.....
last night at about midnight we all sat down in the boys flat and watched Independence Day - i had never seen it- (and i slept through parts of it last night) but it was fun. and blake said the pledge of allegiance at midnight - it was funny.
soo ive been in the UK for a long time (almost 2 months)
and in tribute to America i decided to list of some of the things i miss:
watermelon
grilling
corn on the cob
the beach (MICHIGAN!)
bluberry muffins
baseball games
the pool
the beach
reading a book on the beach
fresh berries
popsicles
drumsticks (ice cream)
summer night bonfires on the beach
summer movies (movies cost $16 dollars here... needless to say- we dont go)
fireworks
pizza on the beach
my michigan house
popcorn.
old navy $5 4th of july shirts
water balloon fights.
apple pie.
columbia
outside patios in columbia
sitting out on the quad
wandering around downtown columbia
cherry hill pool
zeta
having a summer VACATION rather than working.
4th of July parades
the ability to afford living.
my friends. and my family (they are coming to see me soon!)
my new puppy baci - ive never met her
i really just miss lazy summer days and fun summer nights.
and summer food. and the beach.
thank you America for great summers.
happy independence day!
im wearing a redic combo of clothes today to make sure i am in red, white and blue.
after work i think we are all meeting at Texas Embassy bar/grill for the evening.
miss you America!
drumsticks (ice cream)
summer night bonfires on the beach
summer movies (movies cost $16 dollars here... needless to say- we dont go)
fireworks
pizza on the beach
my michigan house
popcorn.
old navy $5 4th of july shirts
water balloon fights.
apple pie.
columbia
outside patios in columbia
sitting out on the quad
wandering around downtown columbia
cherry hill pool
zeta
having a summer VACATION rather than working.
4th of July parades
the ability to afford living.
my friends. and my family (they are coming to see me soon!)
my new puppy baci - ive never met her
i really just miss lazy summer days and fun summer nights.
and summer food. and the beach.
thank you America for great summers.
happy independence day!
im wearing a redic combo of clothes today to make sure i am in red, white and blue.
after work i think we are all meeting at Texas Embassy bar/grill for the evening.
miss you America!
off-site
i went to the offsite on thursday and it was so much fun.
MSN really cares about its employees and making them happy.
we sat through a bunch of different presentations and even learned top secret MSN stuff which was cool.
then we got free hors d'oeurves and drinks.
the whole afternoon was pretty cool.
and everyone reallly liked my video!
after that i just went out with jordon nora and sydney- because they are leaving tomorrow to go back to the US. sad. so we went out in covent garden for a bit.
night
MSN really cares about its employees and making them happy.
we sat through a bunch of different presentations and even learned top secret MSN stuff which was cool.
then we got free hors d'oeurves and drinks.
the whole afternoon was pretty cool.
and everyone reallly liked my video!
after that i just went out with jordon nora and sydney- because they are leaving tomorrow to go back to the US. sad. so we went out in covent garden for a bit.
night
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
video 2
today i went and shot a vox pop for news about some protest against gas prices...
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-GB&brand=&vid=840b83e3-3374-431c-9ff3-059b2787b78b
a bit light.... oh well.
and a video for an off-site that i get to go to tomorrow!!!!
...yes those are my co-workers and they are amazing.
also FY 08 means financial year 08 and it just ended june 30th! just fyi... took me a while to figure out...
sooo basically i have been working on video stuff. pretty fun actually.
megans boyfriend kevin is in town and we met them out at o'neils after work today.
then off to bed before another super busy day tomorrow!
my family will be here in less than a week !!! YAYYY!
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-GB&brand=&vid=840b83e3-3374-431c-9ff3-059b2787b78b
a bit light.... oh well.
and a video for an off-site that i get to go to tomorrow!!!!
...yes those are my co-workers and they are amazing.
also FY 08 means financial year 08 and it just ended june 30th! just fyi... took me a while to figure out...
sooo basically i have been working on video stuff. pretty fun actually.
megans boyfriend kevin is in town and we met them out at o'neils after work today.
then off to bed before another super busy day tomorrow!
my family will be here in less than a week !!! YAYYY!
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