I think after two months of being here, I’ve finally hit a point of exhaustion. I know this is the case because instead of coming home from work and wanting to go out and explore or do something fun, I opt to veg on the couch and watch movies and television on my computer instead. Work has been pretty crazy this week too, which hasn’t helped the whole “tired” thing. I’m sure most of you have seen, or at least heard about the Murdoch hearings happening in Parliament, so needless to say the building was crazy for the first half of the week. On the up side, apparently I made a brief appearance on Channel 4 news in one of their shots! And I got to see Murdoch in person, as well as several famous BBC reporters.
In case you were wondering, to make my vegetation a little less lame, I did watch British movies and TV to make up for not going out. By British movie I mean “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (necessary throwback because of the premiere last week), and by British television I mean “Geordie Shore” (Britain’s knockoff of “Jersey Shore”) and “The Inbetweeners”. I highly recommend both shows, but for very different reasons as you may have guessed. Also, on Monday night our friend Spencer came over to hang out with us, and I introduced him to American macaroni and cheese, which he loved.
Thankfully today at work was a lot more relaxing, because the hearing was over and the House of Commons is officially on recess. Coincidentally this was also my coworker Grace’s last day in the office, so we had a really chill day in celebration. The four girls in my office shared a box of Krispy Kremes and hung out until lunchtime, where we met up with my friend Terra and her mom to give them a tour around the building. I also enjoyed the tour because I got to see many of the rooms for the first time as well, because we’re not allowed in while the House is in session! When the tour ended we met up with another coworker Dulcie for some tea, and soon after headed to the Sports and Social, one of Parliament’s many pubs on site, to have a quick drink to celebrate Grace.
Grace, by the way, is the lovely intern who takes it upon herself to insult me everyday (since I am American and need to be put in my place, obviously), and randomly gets into “pass wars” with me. Our Parliamentary passes are on retractable lanyards, and we quickly learned that “zinging” each other with said lanyards is quite fun. I am going to miss her terribly, and am trying to convince her to come get a job in DC next year so we can hang out again.
I am proud of how short this post is! But it is probably just as well because my bus leaves in two hours and I’m not quite packed yet. Pro of overnight bus: I will wake up in Scotland! Con of overnight bus: lack of sleep. Here’s to hoping that I don’t sit next to a gremlin this time!
PS. Happy Birthday, Robyn! Last year in Barcelona, this year in Edinburgh… maybe next year I will be home to celebrate with you. Love you, little sissy!
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