Of Oxford, illness and London trip

[katia]

I want to thank you all for the congratulations, you are all so lovely! I am so pleased, it was completely unexpected, now all I have to do is get the grades, but well at least that is up to me and I will do it if I stop leaving things till the last possible moment and do some work. I wish that was as easy as it sounds, but it will be ok as long as I remember that my offer is conditional and it doesn’t necessarily mean a place. It's so odd I haven't had time to properly accept it, literally 10 minutes after receiving the letter I left for London and there was someone there who also applied to Oxford but doesn't know yet so I didn't tell her or talked about it at all.

I am ill. Again. It is not on. I was ill only like a week ago and now I have a cold and a headache and I feel like shit. Also had to work, I kept sneezing. Unusual amount of rude customers today, and yet I kept on smiling *is proud* It was my last Sunday and had to say goodbye to Sunday only people, it was sad, I get easily attached to people and situations and find it difficult to let go.

I went to London on Saturday for my friend’s birthday, we went shopping and then to see the Phantom of the Opera (not the film). It was so much fun. There were three of us and my friend’s friend came to the station at 20 past, when our train was scheduled for 18 past, and yet we ran and ran and caught it. It was all due to me holding the door open for slow friend with high-heeled boots that couldn’t run.(she was forced to buy trainers later on)  It was full with running that day, considering play ended at 10.00 and our train left and 10.34. There was running in the rain (much fun, we laughed and people were shouting hello) eating in a yummy Italian restaurant, sitting in starbucks while admiring the Regent street lights, going into Hamleys (best toy shop ever) where we climbed the stairs to the top to see all the Harry Potter POA stuff, so cool there was the Knight Bus and the willow and Dementors and there were sound effects. I also bought a fuzzy pink jumper and we had an argument about designer clothes vs. normal ones in the middle of a £299 a scarf type of store. In short really good, I just wish the stupid train goes all the way to Milton Keynes after 10, and there is no need to have to change to a bus half way there and thus double the journey time, but you can’t have everything.

I am sleepy now. Good night. Will not think of deadlines for fics. Have had almost no time online, and need to read fic. Have bookmarked recent lj fics, but all too long, need time. And won’t be able to be online very much despite end of job and holidays as need to revise.

Comments

[anna-bonita.livejournal.com]

Hey, glad you had a nice time in london, i'm going there tomorow and am really excited. Also, guess what, just finished your christmas pic/wannabe icon and it's my first ever harry with a santa hat, i think you'll like it. I'll probably have to give it to you to scan either tomorow night or tue. morning, and well, i hope you like it, even though i'm not entirely sure on it. :-)

PS Whooho OXford

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Hi, hope you are having a great time too, and the weather is nice. Yay, pic! I want to see it, I have to see it and use it before Christmas!! And I will like it, you draw pretty.

[anna-bonita.livejournal.com]

Heya, i might come round tomorow morning to give you the pic and to talk new year and london etc, so i'll check here tomorow and if you've replied obviously i'll know and if not i'll just ring you to see if you're in because i don't know when you're working this week. ok, bye bye now, sweet dreams.

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes please do come but you can't stay for long because I really need to revise for exams if I am to go to Oxford. I can't wait for pic! *is excited* Today I didn't do any work cos spend 3 and a half hours on the phone! I am working tomorrow, but from 5 and also have to finish my yuletide fic for tomorrow *panics*

[majicgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm excited for you. that's awesome! I know what you mean about the getting down to not procrastinating and putting things off. It's one of my biggest faults. I'm sorry to hear you're sick. Get better soon. It sounds like you had quite an adventure. Sounds like fun... I'm so jealous. I've wanted to see Phantom of the Opera, but never got the chance. A friend of mine actally went to see Phantom of the Opera (the play) in a restaurant. There was this cool restaurant in New Mexico where all the waiters and waitresses would sing and perform for you while waiting tables. I thought that was such a brilliant idea. Completely. Well, I'm off for now. Talk to you later, eh?

Much love,
-Anna

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I am feeling slightly better today, cold still here but headache gone :)
Wow seeing it at a restaurant, that sounds really good, and at any time the songs get too long you can eat! Definitely a brilliant idea. And don't be jealous I am sure that you've done tons of things that I haven't, I wish I lived where you do, it must be so cool.
<3