It's been awhile...

Oops. Sorry. Long time, no see. I was getting really good at posting quite a bit, then I got sick. So let me update you on my life.

So. On the 12th, Lucy and I took a bus to a big grocery store called Asda. It's like the Walmart of the UK but is still smaller than any Walmart that I have been into. Anyway, I spent like £50 on food. They make the best pizza. We are going there tomorrow and due to my lack of money, I am only getting pizza. :)

The next day, Thursday, is when I really started to feel sick. So I didn't really do anything. Friday was pretty terrible. It was Valentines Day, which is only fun if you have someone to celebrate it with, and it was raining horribly and I felt awful. Now. This was no ordinary Plymouth rainstorm. It was like I was walking through a shower. I got to my lecture and I left a puddle everywhere I sat or stood for more than a few seconds. My jeans were soaked, but luckily my upper half was dry thanks to a coat from Mike and Kelly. So by the end of my lecture, I was just damp. THEN I had to walk home. And oh god it was horrible. The wind was changing directions constantly, the rain was coming down harder than I had ever seen it, and I eventually stopped trying to avoid puddles because it made no difference to the state of my shoes anyway. So I got back here and I left puddles everywhere. My room was covered in water. You're not supposed to put clothes on the heater, but I did anyway. I was able to wring out my jeans, that's how wet I was. I had to dump out my shoes. It was the worst. I think I told you about all of the plans Lucy and I had for Valentines day, right? Making cookies and cake and eating ice cream and pizza and pringles and watching sad movies? Well I didn't get to do any of that. I didn't really leave my bed for days.

On Saturday, something kinda terrible happened. A guy in the building across from us died. Wasn't from drinking or drugs, we aren't exactly sure what happened, but I guess he felt ill, went to sleep, never woke up, and his parents hadn't heard from him so they had an RA go check on him and he was gone. Someone had told me that it was from a cold and that night I kept jerking myself awake, I wouldn't let myself go to sleep because I was terrified that I wasn't going to wake up. I don't think it was a cold though. But it really seemed to mess me up. I don't like death. It's way too final. And it's way too sad. :( But anyway, Sunday I felt okay enough to go to the mall, it was a nice day so I got out of the flat. Turns out Sundays everything closes by 430. WHAT. I will never complain about things closing early on Sundays at home ever again. We got there like 10 minutes before everything closed. I had like two minutes to get more cold medicine and then run and get the anatomy coloring book that I wanted. I really miss anatomy. I don't know why.

So basically all week was spent in bed, surprisingly not watching movies. I've started rereading the Harry Potter books and I have been playing an embarrassing amount of QuizUp. I don't think anything else happened last week... I can't really remember. I went to class, came back, got in bed pretty much. OH! Tuesday it was actually really nice and warm outside. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day, so I talked Lucy into going for a walk. We walked up to the Hoe and found a place to sit in the sun above a beach, watching kinds skip rocks on the water. So that was cool. I went to the doctor to get a flu shot (or a flu jab as they are called here. I would so rather get a shot than a jab) but was told that they don't do them at the doctor's office, only at the pharmacy and that they probably won't have any left because the season is in October... So I guess I don't get a flu shot this year, although I haven't had one in several years. Somewhere in there, I fell in love with Bobby Brown, a free skier from Colorado who was in the Olympics. I can't help myself.

Yesterday I tried to do homework and that failed miserably. I finished the third Harry Potter book, though. I did read one article and tried to read another, but I couldn't get through the second one. Academic articles are the WORST. Today. Today was a great day. I have been making myself get up at 10 so I don't sleep until like 3. So I got up and then Lucy and I went shopping!!! Primark is fantastic. I bought a dress, a denim jacket, and a new purse for £26. I tried the dress on and I had apparently gotten one a couple sizes too small because I got stuck. I could not get out of the stupid thing. I was texting Lucy, but she wasn't getting my texts. I was stuck for a good ten minutes. I had my jeans on ready to go out and ask a stranger to help me, when I somehow managed to get it off. I was getting sweaty and starting to panic, so it's a good thing I got it off when I did. I got another dress and two tank tops at New Look for like £37. And then we went to the M.A.C counter. Oh god do I love makeup. I don't know why. I don't wear much at all. But I got a new empty palette to put the eyeshadows that I already have in there and then I bought a couple more. And then we got KFC. I never eat KFC at home but I watched a YouTube video where a guy was making fried chicken and it sounded delicious.

So when we got back, I headed to my room to try on my new clothes again to make sure I like them and to depot my makeup. I still got a size too small in the Primark dress so I have to go exchange that tomorrow... Depotting was a little difficult. Kinda. I guess not really. I did end up cutting myself once and burning myself several times. But I now have a pretty M.A.C palette that I need to finish filling. I finished my workout like two weeks ago and had to start again today. It was a nightmare. I am getting wider. Apparently no one else can tell, but I can... So I really need to stick to the stupid workout and I need to eat better. A lot better. Two weeks from today I will be heading to Nice. Since the trains are all screwed up, we are getting a free coach from the school to and from Bristol, so that's pretty awesome. I am a little worried that I won't be able to make at least one friend in our group though. If I don't, I will be spending the trip alone and probably won't make it to Italy. If that's the case, I'll probably spend my two free days reading on the beach, which wouldn't be so bad anyway. I need sun. I am so freaking pale it's not even funny. I think I am even whiter than I used to be. I used to have permanent tan lines on like my shoulders. I do not have those anymore. Wow I need to get out of the rain.

I have been rambling for a long time now. I need to go read that other article for tomorrow... So I guess I'll go do that. Here are some pictures of what's been happening. I hope everyone is doing well. I miss you guys.

<3 Jess.




















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