Anyway! Have been a bit busy recently. Have a steady part time job that pays less than minimum wage, and also signed up with a temp agency where I may get a day or two, every other week or so for decent money. I'm also working on my dissertation and trying (with a downward sloping level of success) to keep up with house work. I also look for a more steady job and an internship at the same time. That's pretty good, right?
I haven't had a whole lot of time to listen to new music, but what I have heard, I haven't particularly loved....or liked. Grr. Ooh, minor new development. I've become a Doctor Who fan. Yay David Tennant! (Releases an involuntary fan-girl squeak)
Gah. That was unintentional. I thought it was funny, how the English were all ga ga over this show. I rolled my eyes and was proud of my ignorance on the subject. (Now that I think about it, half of what I'm proud of not ever seeing turns out to be pretty good. Maybe I should start watching/reading/listening to everything and then be proud of not liking things for informed reasons rather than being proud of having no direct knowledge? Hmm.) One of my university lecturers, who is a fan of Star Wars (like me) highly recommended Doctor Who, and since we had the same taste in movies, I figured I'd give it a shot. And lo and behold, it was awesome. Gosh darn it. Still not a fan of Big Bang Theory though! Ha! My integrity remains intact.
Xinye and I went to the Notting Hill Carnival yesterday. What is this? It's more or less a parade where all the floats are music related and the floats are generally the least impressive thing in the parade because each one is preceded and followed by people in huge, elaborate, and revealing costumes. Half the time I was watching this thing, I was wondering how the heck they got the components to the carnival! Well, until we found all the rent-a-vans and trucks. Then it was like, '...oh...'
The crowds are reminiscent of sardine cans and most of the music is R&B, so exciting though the parade is, Xinye and I would gladly skip this but last time we went there was a group of drummers that were absolutely amazing. We wanted to see them again. Unfortunately they weren't there this year but it was still pretty cool. I'm also so thrilled to get home after the carnival.
A couple of my parents are coming to visit next month, which I'm excited about. They aren't going to be here long enough for a comprehensive look at London, but just long enough to get exhausted from days of tramping all over the city. Good luck to us!
Ok, that's all. So... 'Yeah... you really shouldn't have said anything?' Hahahaha!
