Oh, how I love London!

Let's begin with a teaser: I took a picture with Gerard Butler! But, more on that in a second...

So, the play on Monday, Jerusalem, was really interesting. I had absolutely no idea what was really going on, but it was modern. The main actor was great! He portrayed his character so well...it was really believable. It was about a man (a drunkard) that is getting evicted from his mobile home. It was really funny at parts, but also very thoughtful. If I knew how to describe the rest of it, I would, but I can't because I didn't understand the ending.

Disappointment of the week...the movie Remember Me is premiering next week Wednesday! Sad part: I will be at work all day! No Robert Pattinson! I was literally so sad, and still am. But, I think I am going to try to see him when I get off of work. I am going to book it over to the premiere and hope to see something...probably no pictures, but I might get to see him!

Now, onto the really awesome stuff...Gerard Butler! A group of us decided to go to the premiere of The Bounty Hunter (which looks so funny). It also has Jennifer Aniston in it. We got there about three hours early which was nothing compared to the six hours for Valentine's Day. Again, I was right at the front, but not on the actual red carpet. We were hoping that they would come around to sign autographs, and we were right!

When he arrived, I think all of the girls just swooned. When he came around to us, instead of an autograph, I asked for a picture with him. Unfortunately, he had been taking a lot of pictures with people, and he didn't take one with me! He stepped back and rubbed his eyes, I'm assuming because he couldn't see a thing from all the flashes. But, I got brave and asked if he would take one with our whole group. He asked in his delicious Scottish accent, "Who's going to take it?" We pointed to a bodyguard, and the man took the picture for us! Gerard was right next to me, and I touched him...I'm on a high right now! He also asked if one of us spit in his eye which was a little funny and, of course, we didn't spit in his eye.

After all of this, Jennifer Aniston walks in. Again, instead of the autograph route, I tried to get a picture with her. But, this time around she turned down the people right in front of me because she was getting pushed along. So, I didn't ask, but I wish we had asked for a group one again! She was standing right next to me!

It was a very exciting day, and now most people probably think that all I do is run around London trying to find celebrities which is not the case...most of the time. Tomorrow I am getting up early to go to the theatre to get Wicked tickets! I have seen the show twice, but the tickets are front row for 25 pounds which is dirt cheap, and the woman playing Elphaba is supposed to be amazing! Oh, how I love London!

Morgan and Matt and Clint...Oh My!

So, at the request of my mother, I am updating my blog tonight. The past few days have been busy, busy, busy! On Thursday, we all went down to the West End to see The Lion King. It definitely was not what I was expecting. The costumes were gorgeous and the songs were great, but the little kids who played Simba and Nala in the beginning weren't very good. They were really cute, but the singing wasn't very good. After intermission, the show picked up pretty quickly. It was still really amazing, and I'm so glad that I had the chance to see it, even if I had a hard time understanding some of the accents when they talked too quickly.

On Friday, we all traveled to Birkbeck College, a part of the University of London, where we will have our classes. We had lunch at Vandon and then a scavenger hunt around London. We had to travel all around the city in less than three hours...one challenge was to take a picture with a polic officer...and a bonus point if we could get him to let us wear his hat. We got the picture, but he wouldn't take off his hat because they aren't allowed to take them off.

Saturday was really chilly, but we had a walking tour again. Three hours in the cold was not fun at all, but some of the sites were really cool. St. Paul's Church was beautiful...the sun was out and there was a nice blue sky, so these pictures are not photoshopped! London actually had a blue sky! I also saw the Millenium Bridge (the one that is destroyed in Harry Potter) and the Globe Theatre. I will definitely be going back there to see a play and getting a tour of it later.

We ended up at a market where I bought a bunch of mushrooms and green beans for two pounds. That was exciting because I don't have much of a varitey in my diet besides pasta. They are really good, and I will probably buy more stuff at a market later because it is a lot cheaper than the grocery store. I bought sausages to cook, but I found out that sausages here are a little mushy...they kind of looked like mashed potatoes on the inside and it really freaked me out, so I didn't eat them.

Today, I went shopping at Primark which is super cheap. I bought a winter coat for five pounds and a purse for five pounds as well. I was really excited about it. After shopping, a bunch of us went to the premiere of Invictus with Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, and Matt Damon! I got to see all of them and they were within ten feet of me! My pictures didn't turn out well, but some other girls got some great photos!

I also booked an appointment with STA Travel to have them help me plan for spring break. The group I am going with decided to go to Rome, Florence, and then Vienna! It is going to be expensive, but it will be a blast!

Now, a few of us are watching Mall Cop, so I must go give the movie my full attention! Tomorrow I start my classes, and I'm really excited to actually start. Update soon!