Good Morning From Scotland!
Apr. 26th, 2026 11:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
purplehello98Guess who's in Edinburgh right now? Blue and I took the train up yesterday morning after a scare in which I realized I had sent my booking confirmation to the wrong e-mail address and I would have to buy another ticket. 60 quid down the drain... but we made it! And the train journey was very scenic indeed. We saw the sea, and beautiful cliffs, and old cathedrals, and it was spectacular!
This is probably just what I needed to cure my insane burn-out. My Ancient History portfolio (two short essays) was due on Friday (today is Sunday) and i was driven insane working on it all week when i already had very little motivation. And then, of course, early in the week I got my period, and later in the week I came down with a cold. Woo hoo!
Blue's term ended a week before mine, so he's been staying with me in my flat in London. It's been pretty fun, although insanely cramped--he's had to sleep on a cot on the floor which is so cramped we basically have to climb over each other to get out of bed, because these rooms are only meant for one person. Also, my aforementioned period-and-cold combo (though the period is now over with) meant I wasn't the most fun sightseeing companion---though we still did manage to get some fun stuff in this week. We went to a severely overpriced Italian place with a snooty waiter near Farringdon---though the food was really good, just not worth $60 or $70 when converted to USD.
In other highlights, Friday we went to the London Transport Museum! It was pretty cool, though also somehow a little bit underwhelming---I thought there would be more exhibits or something. My and Blue's favourite part was the gift shop! The different lines of the Tube and bus lines and everything all have their own moquettes, or designs for their seat covers. I got a little pouch in the Elizabeth line moquette, since my name is Elizabeth and my favourite/signature colour is purple! I also got a little Elizabeth Line keychain.
Tuesday we went to Kensington Palace! It was really cool. I can't remember anything else we did but I'm sure Blue will likely include his highlights in his blog.
And now my classes in London are officially over. I'm a bit sad to be leaving this city that I've grown to love and look upon as a second home, but I'll be very glad to be once more among my friends and with my lovely boyfriend. I've missed him probably more than even I know this whole time, and I can't wait to be able to spend more time with him and everything! Getting tired of someone you love is a luxury, so to those who have it, cherish it and cherish your loved one. Not that I think I'll get tired of him---at least not easily!
I do have one more project left, for my accursed Global London Lit class. I don't even know why I dread that class so much. I have to do a group vlog, and I've been assigned to talk about East London. I thought it would be easy---we took a field trip to the Docklands last week---but now the professor wants sources and is saying "it can't just look like you did a simple Google search for research". Well, I don't have the flipping time or energy for anything else!! So I'll scrounge up some JSTOR articles and half-ass it. I already got an upper second on the other half of my grade for this class so I'll just do my best with what few f-cks I can scrounge up to give.
Gosh, I've missed blogging whilst being burnt out! I wish more of my friends kept blogs I could read. I like knowing that my friends read my blog---at least I have a couple people reading the stuff I send out into cyberspace.
Anyways, I promise to return more quickly next time with another post! Detailing all of my and Blue's Scottish Shenanigans. Toodles!
This is probably just what I needed to cure my insane burn-out. My Ancient History portfolio (two short essays) was due on Friday (today is Sunday) and i was driven insane working on it all week when i already had very little motivation. And then, of course, early in the week I got my period, and later in the week I came down with a cold. Woo hoo!
Blue's term ended a week before mine, so he's been staying with me in my flat in London. It's been pretty fun, although insanely cramped--he's had to sleep on a cot on the floor which is so cramped we basically have to climb over each other to get out of bed, because these rooms are only meant for one person. Also, my aforementioned period-and-cold combo (though the period is now over with) meant I wasn't the most fun sightseeing companion---though we still did manage to get some fun stuff in this week. We went to a severely overpriced Italian place with a snooty waiter near Farringdon---though the food was really good, just not worth $60 or $70 when converted to USD.
In other highlights, Friday we went to the London Transport Museum! It was pretty cool, though also somehow a little bit underwhelming---I thought there would be more exhibits or something. My and Blue's favourite part was the gift shop! The different lines of the Tube and bus lines and everything all have their own moquettes, or designs for their seat covers. I got a little pouch in the Elizabeth line moquette, since my name is Elizabeth and my favourite/signature colour is purple! I also got a little Elizabeth Line keychain.
Tuesday we went to Kensington Palace! It was really cool. I can't remember anything else we did but I'm sure Blue will likely include his highlights in his blog.
And now my classes in London are officially over. I'm a bit sad to be leaving this city that I've grown to love and look upon as a second home, but I'll be very glad to be once more among my friends and with my lovely boyfriend. I've missed him probably more than even I know this whole time, and I can't wait to be able to spend more time with him and everything! Getting tired of someone you love is a luxury, so to those who have it, cherish it and cherish your loved one. Not that I think I'll get tired of him---at least not easily!
I do have one more project left, for my accursed Global London Lit class. I don't even know why I dread that class so much. I have to do a group vlog, and I've been assigned to talk about East London. I thought it would be easy---we took a field trip to the Docklands last week---but now the professor wants sources and is saying "it can't just look like you did a simple Google search for research". Well, I don't have the flipping time or energy for anything else!! So I'll scrounge up some JSTOR articles and half-ass it. I already got an upper second on the other half of my grade for this class so I'll just do my best with what few f-cks I can scrounge up to give.
Gosh, I've missed blogging whilst being burnt out! I wish more of my friends kept blogs I could read. I like knowing that my friends read my blog---at least I have a couple people reading the stuff I send out into cyberspace.
Anyways, I promise to return more quickly next time with another post! Detailing all of my and Blue's Scottish Shenanigans. Toodles!
