everyone’s going to Notting Hill Carnival tomorrow, and well i went last year and it wasn’t great to be honest. i thought i wanted to go, but now checking on how to get there i’m reaally not keen. either i get the bus which is subject to severe delays, or i get the tube will the other million people and change three times. wondering if it’s actually worth it?

Made my way back from Irish’s house not too long ago, and the route on the bus is exactly the same as the one we drove when i was moving, and i have to say that i’d choose a car in London over the bus any day.

went to a pub in angel with courtney, irish, alex, and grace last night. was gonna get the last tube home but… nope. ended up wandering about london looking for buses and it only took my two hours to get home.

kind of a sour ending to a good night! was nice just being out and about in new places with new faces.

went out to meet up with allie and her sister for their last night in london! was SO good to see allie again, can’t wait to see her in dallas next time.

we went on a search for a pub with fish & chips for jessica, but no luck! so we ended up at a restaurant in leicester square with mushy peas and fish & chips, hehe. chatted a while and then realized how late it was.

walked around like idiots all of us trying to find a bus to victoria (im no tour guide), said goodbye when we found it and i met up with some others.

went to tigertiger for laura’s birthday. didn’t drink too much, so no hangover today ! had a really good night, was just alex, irish, laura, matt and i. easier to keep track of everybody. danced on the bottom floor with some actual air conditioning! the grease soundtrack really hit home

nothing beats live music! yesterday was really different. i’ve never been to a reggae or rap concert.

at first me and emps went to leif’s for dinner. guess what we ate? yep. pancakes! yuuuuummy! then we made way to Gröna Lund.

the bus there wasn’t exactly glamourous. squished. smelly. hot. nasty. ugh. might as well have walked! but we made it, and got into the park, had a beer in the pub whilst listening to reggae.

then when the concert started we were just ants in a stampede. tried getting into the crowd, but couldn’t see anything and kept getting pushed around. so we opted to walk around to the other side, and to our advantage there were some people just leaving off of some benches. so we hopped right on up, and BAM perfect view:)

nas and damian marley played some really good songs. some of my favorites were ‘welcome to jamrock,’ ‘i can,’ and even a bob marley song ‘you could be loved.’

went out last night (again i know…) but it was okay, cause simon somehow won money? and we had free entry so it was a cheap night for me! plus had to be in uni today so we took it pretty easy, unlike some. two girls the guys met when they went skiing come around and the girls came out with the guys, so there was a fair amount of us. except alex and irish stayed in so i wasn’t loving it on the way out. got there and the stupid self-adhesive bra i’ve got WOULD NOT stay on for the life of it.

i was so uncomfortable and frustrated and then simon pissed me off even more i was ready to go back home. but then we went outside for a breather and chatted it out and everything was alright again. or maybe the alcohol kicked in either way people smelled in the place and it wasn’t the best place i’ve ever been to. not to keen on going there again to be honest, although the prices were pretty good. also when i was stood at the bar a girl came up to me and asked if what i was wearing was from american apparel, shocked i said yes and then realized i recognized her! it was one of jules friends that i had met before and apparently she works at american apparel and they need people at the moment so hopefully she can put a good word in for me it would be AMAZING. got frustrated with some people on the bus on the way home cause this guy rolled a joint and lit it up right then and there. one of the girls was feeling sick so they had a go at him and night buses are never fun. always something happens.

um, so dad told me he saw this on the news this morning and i think its hilarious, and not only that but this kid is 4 years old! he knows every bus line in london, thats 700 buses! he knows where the go, where they come from, and where they stop! i cant even get one bus right! haha i always end up lost

so i get a call from my parents when im sitting on the bus on my way down to skåne to meet jonas.. it was mom and dad on speaker phone telling me a package arrived from American Apparel today! exciting i know. they sent me a legalize gay tshirt which im dying to wear, gold shorts, white zipper tights, and a maroon jacket. nice nice nice!! only bad thing is that i wont get to wear or see the clothes untill august, poor me? anyways i just wanted to say thank you american apparel.

so first we took this bus out to where the spca was supposed to be, but then we realized oh yeah its quite a walk. dad said it would be about 20 min, not bad. ended up being like 40, uphill. hey at least we got some exercise? so dad joking while were walking, maybe they arnt open when we get there. i tell him its not funny, cause seriously this is a long ways away from home. he then proceeds to tell me he already checked the website they dont close until 4 p.m. so we should be good to go. only do we realize when we get to the gates that yeah, it is closed. closed to the public until sunday. talk about bad timing! so im definitely  not walking up there again. maybe if we have a car ill go, otherwise ill look at animals online haha. gotta think positive though it couldnt have been a total waste, we did get a bit of a workout! hehe. then once we finally got back into town dad and i stopped at Milano for a late lunch. i had a delicious margherita pizza and i think i was worth it after all that walking! then dad got a coffee and i just let my stomach rest. now im tired and feeling lazy, i think tonights going to be another movie/tv night!