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Sorry about the delay between posts. I've actually had to pretend to be a student instead of a tourist the past two weeks in order to finish all my assignments. I actually finished my term papers a week before they were due because my parents are going to be here tomorrow and I had no intention of doing any kind of work while they were out having fun. However, this will be the only time in my life that I do not procrastinate. After all, I have spent 17 years of school turning procrastination into an art form and intend on applying it regularly. But, that being said, I have plenty of fun little tid-bits that I've done, seen, and experienced since last time. I'll start at the beginning.
Last Saturday, July 5th, I went to go see Spamalot. Excellent musical, though quite cheesy and if you're a fan of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I'd rank Spamalot below it. Though it was a good show, highly amusing, and enjoyable, some of the numbers were just too over the top. Think American Pie funny vs Mel Brooks funny. Mel Brooks will always reign supreme, sorry kids. I also happened to go see Spamalot, which was in a theater just up from Leicester Square, during the middle of London's annual Gay Pride Parade. And yes, it happens to be in the middle of Soho which is Boy's Town. I've never seen so much leather in my life. Though, I have to say I did enjoy watching the two beefy, hunky men selling underwear in their little tighty-whities despite the fact that they were much more interested in each other than they would ever be me. First time ever I wish I had been born the other gender, but alas, God blessed me by making me a woman. If only I had been just a little more unlucky at birth...But I digress. I also believe that the sailor hat is going to replace the rainbow flag as the insignia of gay pride because after about thirty minutes of walking around, everyone and their boyfriend had a little white sailor cap that they had bought for a couple pounds from the guy walking around selling little white sailor caps. And here I was thinking gay men were fashionable. Guess it goes to show that everyone makes mistakes.
The following Wednesday I went and saw Wicked. Oh My God!!!! Sorry, I don't normally get so carried away, but it was, by far, the best musical I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot. It didn't beat out Lion King in terms of costume and set design (I don't think anything ever will) but without a doubt musically it reigns supreme. The cast I saw was also fantastic. Wicked is a difficult story to carry vocally since it probably has some of the most powerful songs I've ever heard and I didn't put too much stock on anyone outside of Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth actually being able to pull it off, but the cast I saw did an excellent job.
Then this past Friday I had a required class field trip to Cambridge. I didn't mind at all, especially since in the past I have looked at applying to Cambridge for their PhD in English Literature. And I'm so glad I went. It was so much fun. If you ever get the chance to go to Cambridge, trains leave from King's Cross Station every 30 minutes or so and you should do it. The town itself is beautiful and the college is fantastic as well. It's small, old, idyllic, and very interesting. I'd also recommend taking a punting tour of the grounds. Punting being a small, flat-bottomed boat propelled across the water with a long pole. Yours truly even got to punt, until the silly girl in the boat next to me ran into my boat and I was horizontal in a vertical river...It didn't end well. But everyone was dry and safe when they got back to the docks, I promise.
So, the story of Cambridge goes as such:
In Oxford there were horrible riots between the students and the townspeople. One night, during a particularly terrible riot, a group of students escaped Oxford and ran to Cambridge where a teacher of theirs lived. He continued to teach them, away from Oxford, and that is how Cambridge began.
Like I said, if you get the chance to go, you should. It's architecturally beautiful, historically rich, and tourist friendly, though it does get a bit crowded so come early or stay late.
Also, another interesting tidbit of information. These cows:
that graze in front of Christ Church College, have to audition for the honor to do so. They are apparently the most beautiful cows in the area. They also have to tap dance and sing 16 bars of a popular song. I heard Simon Cowell was hard on them, Paula tried to ride them, but Randy was the deciding vote and they got it. Way to go, cows.