The weather was a little chilly, it should be considering it's November, and partly sunny. But you didn't come here for a weather report.
School has been picking up a bit. More things to do and more things to have done, it's beginning to seem like I may strain my creativity simply because of all of the things I have to come up with, but then when it comes down to it, m brain finds something in it's deep recesses that give life to something (whether it's any good is another matter entirely). We had our first meeting with the MA Contemporary Acting group as well as going to the pub after class to get to know them a little better. Now generally everyone has been incredibly pleasant, here is where I met the first people to simply not give a shit about you. Not everyone acts like this, but there was a couple who I wanted to slap upside the head. But I will not let the deeds of a few ruin my perception of the lot. Most of them are nice and willing to converse about anything. My thought is that if you are going to Drama school (especially one that is as big of a deal as Central is) you should be nice to everyone you meet. You are there because they saw some spark of talent and they want you to succeed, so if you do succeed and you're up for a part that was written, directed, or produced by someone that you acted like a dick to at drama school, you can bet they're going to remember and not want to work with you. So be nice to people when you start. You have to earn the right to act like James Cameron (even though I think you should still be nice to people even if you are James Cameron) before you can turn on the arrogance.
Met up with an friend from home which was lovely! She is studying in Spain at the moment and popped up to London for a few days. We had a wonderful albeit short chat at the Punch and Judy Pub in Covent Garden... which brings me to my day today...
I got new boots. They fit (barely). So I took them for a walkabout.
The air was crisp as it should be on any Autumn afternoon. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben glistened in the mid-day sun and I had my "Every-Richard-Curtis-Movie" moment. Walking along a path in the middle of all the hullabaloo, all of the families, couples, tourists, and locals alike.
So I know people will go around and give you some sort of a sob story and give you a little token of something in exchange for "anything you have to give". This one lady, older, grey hair, you could smell the cigarettes on her breath when she spoke, gave me a grin sprig of some plant (I have no idea what it is) and told me it was made by the children and that all the donations they got would go to them. Okay, great, I may have some change I can give you, whatever. She then took my hand and told me that she could see my fortune and that the 25th of May is going to be a big day for me and that I should remember it. Alright, here is some change, thanks for the sprig. I turn around and there is another one who simply says put out your hand. I really couldn't think properly (which is the point I think) so I gave her my hand, and into it she put a crystal ball, the same size as a marble "Masher" (that's what they were called right?) and then my whole fortune slipped out.
I am a very determined young lady. I will travel, I'll go far. That I've been let down with love in the past, but it's made me stronger. The new year will be good for me. The 21st of April. I will be married and I will settle down, but don't let it scare you. There will be three children, the first of which will be a boy.
Now normally I would have laughed her away, but she reminded me so much of my old neighbor in Eugene that I almost started crying. I wanted to believe her when she clasped my hand so tightly to that crystal ball. She told me that on the 21st when that thing will happen to me, I'll want to come and find her again. Now obviously I know the point of these people. It's fine. But she did strike me differently then they normally do. I couldn't stop thinking about her the entire rest of the day. And now I have several ideas for stories because of the encounter. So thanks Fortune Tellers.
After meeting up with my old friend I took a little stroll around Covant Garden as all of the Christmas lights were on. I've never seen so much Christmas cheer this far out from the 25th of December in my life! I will have to venture to more areas to see their displays.
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