The Tale of BEING IN PRINT

The supplement I designed was finally printed! There is an interactive version of it at:

http://www.retail-week.com/supplements/csr08/index.html

(Check out the names on the second page.....)!!!!!!

The Tale of Galavanting around London

I'm back!

Well, I didn't really go anywhere. I'm still in London.. it has just been busy! Plus, my laptop has been "getting worked on" at the apple store since last tuesday. The good news is I finally have it back, but the bad news is I have to take it back to the apple store again because one of my speakers does not work. It's like a vicious cycle of repairs. 

I honestly doubt I can remember what all I have done or has happened to me since I last documented. My internship is continuing to go extremely well! In fact, I designed a supplement for this weeks issue that is going to be going out tomorrow (and my name is in it under "designer"!) Needless to say, I am excited!

Mom and dad and Dan arrived in London last Sunday! Unfortunately I have not been able to see the sights too much with them because of work, but it's been fun so far. At the end of their very first meal in London, we received the bill (and by "we" I of course mean "dad") to which mom said, "Is that in American dollars? It looks like it." ay ay ay.....haha Since then they have been keeping themselves extremely busy taking tours of London, Stonehenge, Bath, Windsor Castle, Ghost Tours, etc... I have been meeting them everyday after work and we have been trying out some different restaurants. So far we have had a traditional pub/tavern by the London Eye and Parliament, a Portuguese place up the street from where I live, some great Chinese in China Town after an 8:00 show of Spamalot, and TONIGHT, oh man, tonight was great....we went to the Texas Embassy and I had many "1st's" while in London. AKA a little drink I like to call a "Margherita", also Chips and Salsa, and a chicken fajita. A little taste of home was just what I wanted. After dinner tonight we went to Gordon's Wine Bar (AMAZING). It is an OLD wine cellar and part of it is only lit by candlelight and looks like you are sitting in a cave. It was really really cool and I can't wait to go back. Props to the family for finding it on their walking tour the other day! Tomorrow I got off of work, so we are going to go to tea at Kensington Palace, then maybe to Oxford Street for a little bit, and then attempt Wimbledon (dream come true! Well, other than getting to play). Photos to come!

Last week I went to see the musical Wicked with a few girls and it was an experience that left us singing the rest of the day. I highly recommend it! And Spamalot too...both were hilarious and had great songs. 

Today at work my boss, when referring to a design layout, said, "I like it a-lot" just like in Dumb and Dumber and it was hilarious. If you don't know what I am talking about, ask a friend. The funny part was hearing a Brit quote something from Dumb and Dumber. 

Also today, Caroline, Marylyn, and I were riding the tube home when we saw an unfortunate and definitely preventable incident. A man got his head slammed in the doors of the tube. It was one of those things where we saw that he was standing too close to the edge of the train, but all we could do (collectively) is think in our heads, "Is this guy an idiot? Does he not know that his head is going to get hit by the automatic closing doors?" And sure enough, that's what happened. Caroline and I looked at each other and had to hold in laughter (the man was fine...I'm sure he learned his lesson and was quite embarrassed). 

I found this GREAT GREAT GREAT Gelato place in South Kensington called Odonnos (not sure if that spelling is correct..). The cookies and cream is amazing. CONFESSION! I went there two days in a row last week, and then maybe one other time a few days before that. Italy is going to be BAD for my ice cream weakness I have a feeling. 

Hey! speaking of grand ol Italia....Lauren and I booked it! Day by day by day we are getting closer to having everything booked. We like to plan in steps. But these things are final: We are flying to Rome on tuesday (yes...as in THIS coming tuesday!), staying in Rome for 2 nights and seeing all the oldies that need to be seen. Then we are taking a train (yet to be booked) to Naples, and hopping on a bus (we were told we need to do this very quickly because apparently the mob is leaving trash everywhere in Naples? Or something like that). Anyway, hop on a bus to Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast for 3 nights and then fly back to London on Sunday. The weather is supposed to be HOT HOT HOT and no rain!! Thank you Lord. Oh we are just so excited. 

This saturday is also going to be the concert of the year for sure for me. I am going to get to see eric clapton, john mayer, sheryl crow, jason mraz, robert randolph, and others in Hyde Park for an all day event! Supposedly there is a beer garden and vendors. Mix in a few flatmates and sunshine, who could ask for a better London day?

I am having trouble remembering everything, so I must apologize for that. My mind has grown weary in my old age of almost 22 (Yeah...the countdown has begun). My mom got me a plethora of birthday cards, all labeled by date of when I can open them, beginning with July 11th. I'm pretty pumped. 

Pure example of my forgetfulness: I asked my boss the other day if he wanted a coffee or anything from the Cafe because I was going to go buy a "macha". He said "Yeah, that would be great, I'll have a white americano" and gave me 50 pents. When I got to the counter I was flustered..."Do I buy the black americano? the white americano? i think he said black. he said coffee right? Yeah, I think it was black americano." (Ok, side note: I was not talking to myself. I was saying these things to Caroline). When I gave it to him I said, "So what did you want again?" He said, "whiteamericano" (typed in one word on purpose because of the fast talk). I said "ooooo......can you put milk in this? It's black. I have a bad memory, sorry!"

Also, whenever we have stores in America that we need to phone, he has me do it. Until this last time, he was like, "No, I'll call New York and you call London. They love my accent". 

Bottom line: Work is great, i love it. London is fabulous, I really love it. I'm still working on that accent. And it's nice to have some familiar faces in town for the week, and maybe I'll even get to go to Berlin in a few weeks to visit Dan.

Recap:

-I wish laptops could fix themselves. Or I could fix them.

-I'm a designer. 

-Check out "Asos.com", it's a sweet fashion website. My boss showed me some nice jean shorts today on it, and then you can click a button and see a catwalk with a girl wearing the jean shorts. they were cuffed. 

-FAMILY!

-BUSY!

-If you are stupid enough to stand close enough to the tube doors that your head gets slammed by them, than you probably deserve it. As long as you aren't injured bad, real bad. 

-Oh how I love ice cream

-I don't remember anything I just wrote. (Just kidding...my memory isn't THAT bad). 

-So you want a black americano, right?

I miss you all so much! See you in a  few weeks!

Cheers!

-Christy

The Tale of MIZZOU colors

I have been seeing black and gold everywhere here and I can't help but get excited. My two Mizzou purchases have been a dress and shoes (not to be worn together under ANY circumstances).

At work today the electricity went out (and unfortunately came back on about an hour and a half later). Literally the second the lights and computers shut off, one of the editors of my magazine said, "Well, let's go to the pub!". That pretty much sums up the workplace.

I found out that I actually did see Prince William and Prince Harry this weekend and got a picture of them at the Queen's birthday parade. I want to put a picture up, but my computer is malfunctioning and going crazy, so it wont let me. I made an appointment to take it to the apple store tomorrow, so hopefully it won't be like last time when A) the "genius" looked at me like I was a crazy person when I described the problems and B) None of these problems were actually present when i got to the store. 

I am going to start planning my trip to Italy tonight! I have the entire first week of July off, so I'm pretty excited about it!

There are certain words that I say at work, and my boss will tell me I need to say them differently. Basically that just means with a British accent. For example, when I say "Mocha" I get laughed at. Apparently I need to say it more like "macha". It's pretty entertaining. Maybe I will come back with a British twang afterall.

Here is an example yof how my computer wants to type sentences.n I am not intentionally putting any yof these typos in, they are just happening.n : I hlad some sort of weird reaction to the gum that I hlave been. chewing I think, so my mouth hurts.n Imagine how annoying it is trying to write long emails yor papers or anything on this computer! If everything wasnt double in price I would be tempted toy buy a new one.n ugh. Also, I love to listen to my ipod on the tube in the morning, so I made a "London Underground" playlist to hlisten to.n Today was the first day with it, and it went pretty well...sometimes I wish a soundtrack was playing when I go places.n 

Ok, now I'll start editing out the weird typos....

Recapping for ya'll:

-I am obsessed with black and gold and finding items for senior year

-No electricity is a great excuse for the co-workers to go up the street to a local pub (the same one where I knocked over my plate of tomatoes and shattered it on the floor)

-Even the Genius doesn't know what is wrong with my computer...

-The princes will be documented in my London scrapbook as "boyfriends/knights" (assuming, that is, I make a scrapbook)

-I read a story today about a dog getting sucked up by a street cleaner in the Bronx...

-Italia, here I come!

-Macha

Cheers!

-Christy

The Tale of Tea ADDENDUM

<---Look at this little coke! It's only 150 mL.

Now that I am home from the workplace, I have some things to add to my day.

1) I got to show off my gift wrapping skills at work today. My boss told me that I should start up my own business so that I can get paid to do it since I love wrapping gifts so much (especially making it nearly impossible for the receiver to open it). As I sat on the floor, I said "I feel like such an intern" sarcastically. 

2) I went to a pub for lunch with Halli, Caroline, and Marylyn. When I tried to cut my salad the plate flipped over, my salad went everywhere, and the plate shattered on the floor. Actually, it wasn't even a salad. It was sliced tomatoes and onions-lettuce please?

3) I got to design 3 different pages today for next week's issue! I'll see tomorrow how much my boss changes of it. 

4) When asked if I was going to the pub with my co-workers after work today, I said, "No, actually I think I am going to go for a run." Julie (the blonde who sits next to me) said, "Yea! Put it here sista!" and gave me a high five. She's awesome. I didn't end up going for a run FYI, I got to talk to mi madre and mi padre and twinkie and beeper!

The Tale of Tea

I am at work right now and drinking my first "real" cup of London tea. I get asked about 5 times a day if I would like some by my adorable blonde co-worker, Julie, so I decided to take her up on the offer this time. Pretty good!
I have been working for the past 2 hours on a layout for next weeks issue in the marketing section. There is going to be a little side box of information entitled "potential pitfalls", so I am currently searching for a nice image of a manhole to place on the page and make it look like the text is falling into it.
THIS my friends, is creativity at its best.
Back to work.
And tea.

Cheers!
-Christy

The Tale of a HOT Summer's Day

Good news! Turns out it IS possible to get a tan in London. Or at least for right now a little bit of a burn. With a high of around 80 degrees on Sunday, Halli, Lauren and I headed to Kensington Gardens to be outside all day. We wish that we would have known that in London on a hot day many people wear their swimsuits to lay out in the park! This could be a good thing or a bad thing, as we found out first hand by some of the "larger" park-goers. Anyway, now we know for next time. We laid out a blanket (since it costs 2 pounds for a chair per hour) for somewhere between 3 and 4 hours by the lake/pond that has swans. I had intentions of starting my book (Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger) but instead just listened to music, took a walk around the park, and snapped almost 60 pics of the gorgeous day. There literally was not one cloud in the sky the entire day! (and that NEVER happens).

This weekend was really just a perfect London weekend. On saturday, myself, Lauren, Halli, Julia and Marylyn headed to Portabello Road for a market shopping experience. It was crazy! Basically, it is a 2 mile road filled to the fullest with vendors selling items from silver antiquery to vintage footballs to clothing. I ended up buying this really cool pink leather bracelet that may or may not look too large on my wrists, but I love it and will be sporting it all summer. Look for it in my pictures. I also bought some delicious fresh apples. I think we spent around a total of 4 hours walking the entire route and back so A) it is VERY impressive that I managed to only buy a bracelet and B) that means we walked about 4 miles. 

My internship is going really well, I feel very lucky to be working where I am this summer. It's also pretty easy getting to know my co-workers. I sit next two two younger women (one is probably like 25 and has a similar personality to mine, so she's pretty cool). All I will be working on this week is designing the supplement to the issue for the week of June 27th. I think I have basically designed maybe 6 of the pages so far, and I got to commission an illustration today. I read the story, literally sketched out in stick figures what I thought would depict the story the easiest (which, by the way I thought it would be quite funny if someone random would have walked by and seen me just scribbling stick figures in different scenarios). After my boss chose the one he liked the best, he made a call to an illustrator and then I emailed her the layout and a copy of the story. Pretty sweet!

I was also very excited to find out that not only do Caroline and Marylyn work in the same building as me, they work across the room from me! So I get to see them all the time which is going to be so much fun. 

I'm still working on the accent for those of you who are hoping that I come back with one. I have found myself using some British phrases however, which basically just means talking more properly. It seems that the second I step back into my flat however, that quickly diminishes. 

We had another hot hot day today so I was really bummed that I couldn't be outside!

Here's a funny story for ya: I was exiting the tube station the other day (in order to get in and out you have to swipe your card and then these little doors open for you to enter/exit) and I swiped my card thinking it went through-but then got SLAMMED in the doors and yelled out a quick "OOOOOooooooo" as it smashed my arms in. Ever since then my card has been all messed up and I have been getting semi "special treatment". By this I mean I have been going to the assistance window telling them that my card isn't working, and they just let me in the side gate. In reality, my card was messed up because "technically" i never exited. Can you imagine? Wondering around aimlessly from tube station to tube station for days? I bought an unlimited month pass today so it seems to be fixed. I just need to be more careful.

I also think that my computer is possessed as it seems to have a mind of its own every once in a while which scares me. Lauren's computer wouldn't turn on, so she and I headed to the Apple store today. We got there 15 minutes before it closed and a man named Darren somehow solved our problems through osmosis or mental/computer transactions. Just by walking in the store both of our computers worked. Frustrating, but I suppose it'll be a good thing in the long run if we don't have to go and get them fixed anymore. 

Oh, hey kids I did my laundry yesterday! It has been without a doubt the longest I have ever gone without doing my laundry-3 weeks! It is such a hassle to do, but I am glad it is finally done. I feel alot better. And cleaner.

Finally, a bunch of us went up in the London eye on saturday evening right around sunset and it was gorgeous! A great view of the city. 

Review for you:

-Feeling hot hot hot and burnt burnt burnt

-Pink leather is a new staple to my wardrobe (only on my wrist though)

-Oh wait! I forgot I did also buy fake old-school white ray bans for 6 pounds, which you will also see in some pictures

-Exit the tube stations with caution

-My computer might as well be called Emily Rose

-I have clean clothes!!!

Cheers! (I really do hear this phrase for EVERYTHING)

-Christy

Addendum: the total is now at 2 for people at work who aren't sure whether my "g's" are really G's or if they are 6's. I'm learning all sorts of things about the Brits. 

PICTURES TO COME

The Tale of My First Day!

It's official. 

I've got the badge with my picture on it and I've got a desk with a computer. 

I showed up to my first day EARLY by about 15 minutes, at 9:45. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but luckily my boss is not intimidating. I got my picture taken by  lovely woman at the reception desk and she made me my own Emap ID card so that I can get in the building without being stared at. I spent the majority of the day "shadowing" my boss as he went through some designs for next weeks issue of Retail Week. I was really excited when lunch time came because my boss (his name is Michael Sullivan, by the way) took me to a pub up the street and bought me a pizza and a beer. We met two other people that work at other emap magazines and they told me some of the great places I need to make sure to visit while I am here. I am trying to pick up on the British sense of humor and slang, so I am assuming over time that will come. As for now, I laugh when everyone else laughs and I try to restrain from my usual sarcastic comments/hilarious comments and infamous "one-liners" as Caitlin would say (namedrop!). haha

By the way, I have YET to talk to my good friend Caitlin McGraw because she is always doing things like hanging out with Beth or going to the dentist when I try to call. This needs to change missy!

Ok, so after lunch=back to work. I sat down at my desk and Michael had me go through one of the feature pages we were working on earlier, and design it 3 different ways for practice. After I printed them out, he edited them and I made alterations. I already created something today that I can put in my portfolio! The great thing is that by the end of the summer not only will I have a hard copy portfolio, but I will have .pdf files of everything I have made. THIS=A JOB. yes....

Oh, I forgot to mention my co-workers. I sort of feel like this summer could be an episode of the MTV smash hit "The Hills." The girl that sits next to me is Julie. The very first thing she said to me when I sat at me desk was, "Ok, so I have lotion, lip gloss, tea, really whatever you want so feel free to ask!" And she pulled all of these things out as she was telling me them. She is a young blonde too, so you can never go wrong with that. Needless to say, I'm excited. 

So, I guess going to the wrong building on the first day turned out to be worth it.

Unfortunately it took me over an hour to get home via the tube because of rush hour and impatience. Therefore, I decided to order a book through Amazon UK because it was really cheap to ship to me and I saw an AD for it today. The book is by the author of The Devil Wears Prada, and it is called Chasing Harry Winston. I figure I will be having alot of time to kill on the tube each morning! Why not read an intellectual novel. 

Oh, by the way, we visited Parliament and the BBC yesterday. It was cool, but not even close to being as exciting as my first day of work, so if you are really curious than I'll send you a personal email. 

OK! here I go:

-I have a badge that I can wear around my neck

-Blondes have lots of fun (no offense, please!)

-I got asked about the presidential election today.....yeekes.....

-I am going to read a book soon, or at least start one. It's been a while....

-Everyone really does say "cheers!" for everything!

-NEVER give the peace sign....

CHEERS!

-Christy

The Tale of my Cyclone Week

I promise I am still here!!! And I apologize in advance because this is probably going to be a novel. Honestly, so much has happened the past week I don't even know if I will be able to remember it all.

Last week we took a little field trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon and Warwick Castle. It was a rainy day (typical) but it made the castle look pretty cool. We were able to climb all around it and discover all the rooms inside. Here's the castle-->

The castle also had a gorgeous rose garden that I took alot of pictures of. -->

After the castle, we hopped back on the coach (NEVER call it a bus unless it is one of the red public transportation busses) and went to the home of Shakespeare. We saw Anne Hathaway's home as well. For whatever reason, we had 4 hours to kill in Stratford before the show we were seeing began at 7pm (We saw Taming of the Shrew). So, after a little shopping (VERY little....I bought a new umbrella because mine broke, and I bought shoes that kind of look like the old-school keds but with a black and white leopard pattern), we just got some dinner and hung out at a pub. At the pub we had a George Kennedy sighting! (That's our professor...). He did not join us. The play we saw was cool, but a little too long and hard for me to follow. The bus did not roll back onto our street until 1am (just in time for me to write my 1 page summary paper for class at 10:30 that same day). George Kennedy (or "GK" as we like to call him behind his back) likes to give me C's on my 1 page papers, although for the last one he did bump it up to a B. I think GK needs to talk to the Missourian and THEN see if he wants to give me a C for my writing to be "wordy" and "confusing". PAlease.....

On Thursday my lovely flatmates and I went to see Sex and the City at the movies. We all loved it and it put us in such a good mood (and we were all already in good moods since we had found out where we would be interviewing earlier that day), so in celebration we bought some champagne on the way home and toasted to "Glamour and big city living" (Thanks for that one Caroline!) We are fabulous. 

Before I forget, I want to make sure to tell Dan that the Brits say "Foyee" and not "Foyer" when referring to the entrance to a home. Just thought you would appreciate that. 

So now that brings me to PARIS! I can honestly say that Paris was the most gorgeous city I have ever been to. The pictures do not even come close to doing it justice. We left on Friday after class via bus (which could be a whole story in itself) and arrived around 9:30 that night. I am not going to go into the bus ride too much except to say that, yes it was cheap, however-it was very smelly, not alot of space, and for the duration of the Chunnel all air flow was shut off. Talk about claustrophobic!

Upon arrival to the station, me and the other 10 or so people I was with had a revelation-"Hey, they don't speak english here." After about 45 minutes of trying to get a ticket for the train or tube or metro or whatever they call it, we finally were off. 

STORY TIME! On our way to meet Sammi, a few french (maybe not french, just had big accents) boys sat by us and I got asked if I was french. Keep in mind at this point that I had been on a RANK bus for the past 7 hours and was frustrated. So, all I said back was "no." They asked us where we were from, and without looking at them we said, "Missouri." Now, up till this point, not one person from here has known where Missouri is. So they said, "Ah, it is very beautiful there?" I said, "No, it's just like a farm." One of them said, "Oh, I see. So you have horses and cows?" I said, "yes." And, the kicker-he said, "Ah, I like milk, it is good." I laughed and just ignored them until they exited the "ghettro". 

Emily and I finally saw Sammi at the metro stop and I was overjoyed. Although she did tell me that she saw us all the way from the corner and was jumping up and down, waving her hands, and probably yelling at the top of her lungs like we were celebrities. But, we didn not hear her. She lives in the CUUUUUTEST apartment just five walking minutes from the Louve! It was so nice to be able to stay in her place and help Emily and I navigate our way around to all the main "attractions". On saturday we went to the Louve (where I took many pictures posed as funny looking statues), the mini Arc de Triomphe (embarrassing that Em and I thought it was the real one?), and the Eiffel Tower (I still can't believe I was there). Emily talking a street vendor into selling her an eiffel tower mini statue for 2 Euros.

Although I tried to learn a few french phrases, my vocabulary for the weekend pretty much stayed at, "Bonjour!", and "Merci." Luckily Sammi is pretty good at French and Max tries. On saturday we went to the Musee de Orsay (Van Gogh and Monet!), walked the entire Champs-Élysées to the REAL Arc de Triomphe (and illegally ran across the Place Charles de Gaulle because we didn't know there was an underground way to get across), saw Notre Dame (where I ran into Sean and also took a picture acting as though I was Quasi Moto), as well as a few other things that I do not know how to spell. But they were all gorgeous. Sammi and Max also took us to so many delicious restaurants for lunch and dinner, as well as many places for deeelicious treats. I had my first dessert crepe, as well as macaroons, gelato....probably other things. I figured "Im in Paris...why hold back." And I also bought some scarves! Just can't get enough....

All in all I took close to 150 pictures and am in the process of putting them onto snapfish right now. 

Overall, it was an incredible weekend and I really want to go back to Paris. The one thing I did not get to do was actually go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower because the line was insane. So, #1 to do when I do go back: Go to the top! Especially at night it is supposed to be so pretty because it is lit up. 

There are probably so many things that I am forgetting to talk about, but there's the gist of it. The bus ride back was just as miserable as the ride there...but I was not about to let that overtake my great memories. Thank God for iPods, pillows, and macaroons. 

I have been greatly anticipating my job interview, which I had earlier today at 11. But of course it would be too easy for everything to go as planned. Last night Halli and I had an adventure, to say the least. We each had planned interviews today so last night we ventured out to try and find where we needed to go today. Little did we know that come today, the only good that trekking up and down central London last night looking for my business would be for exercise. Let me walk you through my day while it is so fresh in my head:

8:00AM-loud beeping otherwise known as an "alarm" jolted me out of bed

8:15AM- last minute research of Retail-Week magazine

8:30AM-shower and get ready for the hour-long commute

9:40AM-head to the tube. Take the Piccadilly line to King's Cross St. Pancras (which I still say in my mind "Pancreas" every time I see it), switch to the Metropolitan Line one more stop to Farrington than walk 10 minutes or so to an abandoned, locked building.

10:30AM-freak out.

10:35AM-10:45AM-exchange several phone calls with International Enrichment and find out that I was sent to the wrong venue, and Retail Week had in fact moved offices to a fancy schmancy one about 10 months ago. Told to take a cab to the Greater London House and not to worry if I am late.

10:45AM-My first "hailing a cab" experience. What do I do? I attempted the waving arm motion like in the movies, but all the taxis kept zooming past me. I can't whistle. And then an angel in a registered taxi cab wearing a blue polo pulled up beside me and asked if I needed a ride. I had 5 pounds. So he took me to an ATM, gave me much advice on interviews and life in general, and told me that he would hire me if he were the employer I was going to visit. Literally one of the nicest people I have never met. I dont know how tipping works for cabs here, so I only gave him like a pound and a half extra. 

11:10AM-only 10 minutes late for my interview, I walked into this GIANT building with two fancy cat statues out front. I checked in at the front desk and was told to sit in a fancy, modern red chair in the big open area they use as their waiting room. 

11:15AM-I met with Michael Sullivan, the art director and sole designer for Retail-Week magazine and chatted for about 45 minutes. He told me all about the magazine and what he would love for me to do throughout the course of the summer. It wasn't even an interview! I had already gotten the job (thank you taxi angel). 

12:00PM-Lunch on the new boss at a tapas restaurant. 

12:30PM-Ate duck. As well as other things....

2:00PM-Hopped on the tube home! Oh if only it were that easy.....I got on the Northern Line to Embankment. Switched to another line, made it one stop and then it stopped working for whatever reason temporarily. I didn't feel like waiting, so I hopped on the Jubilee line, took it a few stops to the Piccadilly line, and then FINALLY GOT BACK TO MY FLAT. Well, with a stop at my favorite coffee place, Coffee Republic on the way. I figured I deserved it/needed it. 

3:00PM-sit. edit pictures from paris. blog.

And now it's about 7:30PM and I am contently sitting on the couch. Halli and I are contemplating going to buy some of our favorite champagne and staying in while everyone else goes out. Tomorrow is going to be our last field trip day as we go to Parliament and the BBC. Did I mention that when Halli went to get interview today they told her it had not been confirmed? Yeah, I won't get into that one. 

Phew. See what I mean by a cyclone week? I am loving every minute of it though and I could not be more excited about my internship. Turns out 2 of my flatmates actually are in the same building as me, but at a different magazine :) I start on Thursday at 10AM! 

Oh, and I promise to not let another whole week go by without writing....I know a few of you were getting worried. 

WOW recap:

-Last week=lots of bus rides long distances

-According to a facebook quiz I took, I am most like the character "Charlotte" on Sex and the City which I think is a good thing.

-I got the job!!!!!!!! And I have my own desk!!! And my own computer!!! The web site is http://www.retail-week.com/index.html if you are interested!

-Paris was muy bueno. I mean, bonjour?

-Quack quack went the ducky on my plate. 

-I think I have literally mastered the tube system and took a giant step in becoming more independent today.

-I still don't know how to properly hail a cab. 

-Here's to glamour and big city living!

Cheers!

-Christy