June 25th: Day 23

Weird day today. Thought it was going to be jammed packed and ended up just seeing a show at LCC (London College of Communication). The exhibition was okay. Cool ways of presenting work though. Glad it was a rainy, slow day though because I finally got to catch up on these blogs and such before Barcelona. I got an ace bandage for my ankle too which is good. Tonight is movie night and pizza and really excited for a low key night, haven't had one in awhile.

Also, I have organized all of my pictures down to the visit, but it takes forever to put one picture on this blog, and for some reason it wont let me upload that many, and considering I will be back in the US in two weeks from today, pictures will just have to wait! Sorry all, but it will be better when I can explain them anyway!

Haiku of the Day:

I now hate the tube
LLC exhibition
Internet. Movies.

June 24th: Day 22

MORE SHOPPING at Camden market. Apparently I am into skulls and skeletons on clothing. And I also realized that I wish I looked good in hats and head wraps-but my head is too small. Camden is like Portabello, but a lot more goth for some reason, Portabello is better. Then went for a Sunday roast. Which is a typical English dinner, it was like thanksgiving, you get sooo much for so little. It was great. But I almost died today. I got stuck in the doors in the tube, like totally smashed, all bruised, sprained my ankle, it was horrible. I pulled myself back in the tube as hard as a could, right before I was about to lose three of my limbs!!!! I am fine though, just banged up.

haiku of the day:

Smashed in the subway
spending a lot of money
sunday chicken roast

June 23rd: Day 21

Today was mostly spent at Portabello Road. It is really awesome with tons of everything from antiques to goth stores/booths. I got sneakers and my feet are loving that!!! I dont really like fish and chips, and I am probably going back their next Saturday. The weather here is totally bipolar. One minute it is pouring rain and cold, and then it is hot and sunny. Also there are no hellium balloons in this city! I looked all morning for Jess because it was her bday today. And also 21 bdays are assciated with keys over here, not sure why. Also meet these really dodgey guys, yuck. Bought such cool stuff though! Then out for Jess's bday.

haiku of the day:

Portabello Road
Jessicas birthday dinner
So tired again

June 22nd: Day 20

The stonecarver was really interesting, and crazy to see it done, it looks so tedious. A little intervention to save Craig, and on the way back we stopped at this gallery. It was okay. There were a few really nice things. Went for a nice run with Jess. And then was convinced to pay 12 pounds to go to this premier night club in London called Fabric. Now I am glad I went for the experience, but never again! I knew it wasnt my scene, but it was fun. The music and the DJs were amazing and the lights and everything, the bathrooms all crazy cool, but only so much I can take of it.

Haiku of the Day:

First the Stonecarver,
Saved Craig by getting him food
12 pounds for fabric!

June 21rst: Day 19

We went to John Smith publishing, which is a company that designs and publishes a lot of different magazines. A lot of there stuff was really nice. Then a few o fus went to the hayward gallery, to an exhibition called Blind Light. It was the craziest experience ever. It is a huge cube filled with white light, gas, and vapor. It felt like heaven, totally blinded walking around in this white light and seeing people fade in and out of existence. Only when someone got right on top of you could you see them. It was totally surreal. Amazing. I was also invited to go to this dicussion at the RCA about graphic design, what it is, where it is going, and about graduate school education and things of that nature. It was totally fascinating! And it really caused me to confirm my beliefs about the topic. More details on that it you want it. Then that night was WICKED. Now I love the play, but I will stick to broadway. You could really notice the cultural differences in the play with certain scenes and the humor. And I dont think I like the accent with the songs, it threw me off. But so glad I went!!!

haiku of the day:

Vapor, white, blind, light
Cause no one mourns the wicked
Really great debate!

June 20th: Day 18

OH, I dont know if you realized but I officially lost track of the total cost...oh well. Today we say Satwinder Sehmi. He is a calligrapher. He came to Delaware when I was a sophomore. He is amazing, just brilliant. Words cannot descirbe this guy's talent. Then we had this talk by a writer in the park, and this creepy guy comes over and asks to join our group. We find out later that he is some notorious gangster just out of prison, and waiting to go back in. Totally infamous in London, movies have been made about him and his brother. Crazy scary. Then went to the Kenetica Museum, which had an exhibition on all audio and kenetic stuff. Really cool stuff to play with in there. Overall, great day. I also wrote a really nice reflection of the trip so far in my journal. I have so many ideas that I cannot wait to get started on!

Haiku of the Day:

Grace and elegance,
Scary gangster in the park,
And Kinetica!

Quotes of the day:
"dance on the page"
"use whole body to write"
"fastest nib in the west"
"do something cool"

June 19th: Day 17

Kerry William Purcell, who is an writer who has written many books about graphic design and designers, spoke to us. He was a very interesting guy. And I decided that, in general, I need to research more about things. Then I went to John Smith who is a film editor, he mostly edits commercials and works with all the major ad agencies, but he also does films. He turned down The Insider, Batman Returns. He is really talented and got me even more excited about ad and working with guys like him! Went to Faulkners and bought paper and magma and bought a book. That night we made a fort in my flat with all the sheets and furniture and had a dance party under it.

Haiku of the Day:

A relaxing day,
Lesson in film editing,
Shopping for PAPER!