Today my friend Chree and I went to do laundry... it cost me 10 pounds and her 12 pounds......................... my clothes better come out smelling like Jesus post reincarnation. The Scottish lady who works in our building, Margaret, that recommended it said "OOH thass a WEE BIT OF A DAMPER I'NT IT?" yes Margaret, it is.
Apparently she only gets charged 7 pounds. I think she gets a discount for not being American. We also can't get our laundry until tomorrow morning, so Chree, who gave in her towels, will have to blow-dry herself dry tomorrow morning. Hilarious.
In other domestic news, we've come to get used to the lack of food preservatives. It never occurred to me that I might see a fruit transform from a solid to a liquid in the course of three days but England's organic produce aisle has put an END TO THAT ANXIETY. Nothing lasts here unless it involves mayonnaise or cream cheese. Our refrigerator smells like a dying everything. Seriously, we open it for less than a second and the whole kitchen smells like a manic monday at the morgue. I'll have no eyebrows by August, no biggie.
Did you know that people don't care if you're gay here? David Cameron (Prime Minister) openly spoke about it in the Prime Minister's Questions. Can American please jump on this bandwagon? What the fuck! Also, they don't incorporate religion in their political business. Another thing that is so medieval that I can't believe the U.S. still says "God bless America." NOT ALL AMERICANS BELIEVE IN ONE GOD. We need to not place one religion over others, it isn't fair, it isn't respectful, and ultimately, it's thoughtless.
OKAY DEBBIE DOWNER STOP BRINGIN DOWN MA BUZZZZZZ. kay, so here are some happy things.
My friends and I have started our own club/clan/league of professional assassins/chapter of Oprah's Book Club called the Basement Arts Club a.k.a. BAC (our flat is in the basement) and since I'm flat captain (appointed first day of trip in case I didn't tell you) I am their leader (note to self: inform them that I am their leader). They call me cappy, so I figure that's good enough to grant me total control over their lives whilst abroad.
Random note: We had the most intense conversation about Harry Potter in the pub down the street last night. I would have suggested that we not do that in respect to the locals but the bartender didn't know what a mudslide was so they were sentenced to moronic Harry Potter conversation PLUS Twilight PLUS Disney.
AAAANNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYwho! Here are some quotes from my friends here that you couldn't make up on your own.
Me: Smoking is bad for you
Kelsey: I know, my whole family has lung cancer.
Chree: (double fisting cigarettes) YEAHHH, we got lung and skin cancer in mine, WHAT'S UP DEATH?
Kelsey: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAApricot
Katherine & Quincy in the middle of the street: THIS IS SOOOOO GB (Great Britain - if it's in code, they won't understand us)
Trish: Where's Gauri?
Me: IS SHE POOPING??
Trish: What?
Chree: freshmen are whores.
Kelsey: I was a microwave for Halloween last year.
Trish: Why must your red shorts be involved in all of our decisions?
Me: 'cause my hips don't lie?
Kelsey: What? You don know ma life.
Okay about 20 people just walked into our kitchen. Probably because the basement is where it's at. I honestly feel that we are the equivalent to the lower deck on the Titanic. Is it taboo to riverdance in the UK without knowing how? STAY TUNED AND WE'LL ALL FIND OUT TOGETHER! YAY!
Till next time,
xoxo gossip sams
1) When was I supposedly pooping? Was it when I got left in the garden? That's what I thought.
ReplyDelete2) I'm not on here :( hahah....:)
3) I miss you because you're not here and I can't hear your voice.
4) xoxo, gossip gauri