Hi. Okay, okay, okay. I need to take a breath, stop smiling stupidly at myself in the mirror, and start to calm down so that I can go to sleep soon. Here's the thing--I have just had the best night I've had in a long time. It was fabulous. It was "cheese night" at Ponana's, which does not mean they served brie or gouda or anything like that. No, it meant they played music like "C'est la vie" and "Wannabe" and "The Macarena." I kid you not. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE HEAVEN I WAS IN?? Even just dancing by myself was pure bliss. But anyways, I danced first with this one guy who said his name was "George. No wait, Tony," so clearly he wasn't a keeper. But he was a good dancer, so I let it slide. (PS, I opened with "Hi, are you British? Cool! I'm American!" Perfect.) The music was great, and I just enjoyed belting out songs from third grade. It was my kind of night.
Sidenote: BIG sidenote. Before we went out, we went to go and see the Kiera Knightley movie that just came out, Never Let Me Go. Now, this is the synopsis of the plot given by IMDB.com:
As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.
Okay. Okay. Okay. This is very misleading. NOWHERE in this entire synopsis do they say, "Oh, and by the way, this is a science fiction movie about organ harvesting." Yes. Yes. This happened. About twenty minutes in we realize that this is like The Island. only it's set in the past, not the future, and it looked like it could have been Atonement, or Pride and Prejudice. We had the joy of watching Kiera Knightley die on a table after they took out some sort of vital organ. Maybe it would have been better if there had been an explanation for everything that happened, but they just assumed we would all understand that of course they were clones, and of course they wouldn't try to run away or save themselves. All in all, not a very good movie to see right before going out for a night on the town. Although I do have to say that the theater, called "The Little Theater" is the absolute cutest movie theater I have ever been in. Even still, that movie was extremely unexpected and totally bizarre.
Anyways, to sum up tonight (very quickly, as this is the internet and very public), I met this great guy named John who works for the Irish army and specializes in defusing bombs and sniper rifles. I kid you not. He was great, and we talked for the better part of an hour, and I gave him my number. :)
So that was my night. I truly cannot stop smiling I had such a great time dancing and talking and being social (ps--the stamp they give you at Ponana's says "I'm social." Bahaha.) So, let us move on to a few things I have yet to blog about.
Two days ago (Wednesday night, in fact) I went to Jane Austen dancing. Let me tell you--this was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Despite the fact that it was mostly comprised of older women, it was amazing to watch them dancing like they do in Pride and Prejudice in real life. We had a woman playing the piano the entire time we were dancing. It was amazing. And I now have some insight as to why dancing was so popular back then. There are time when you simply hold your partner's hand and walk down the center, times when you twirl like there's no tomorrow, and moves specifically designed to make you look into your partner's eyes. Had I been dancing with guys my own age (John, for example), it would have been much more romantic. Regardless, it was a blast, and also a great workout. There is a lot of movement involved in dancing those old dances! I did thoroughly enjoy myself though.
Then, on Thursday, I went to the library to find some children's books for my creative writing class. A few notes about the library: it is a lot louder in there than in Chicago libraries. There was this man that was there the entire time I was, screaming at his children. "Jess, pull up your trousers!" Is a phrase I will not forget in a hurry. He was in serious need of Supernanny's help, but did not seem interested in ever acquiring it. Not even when one of the librarians came over and told him personally that he needed to quiet down, people were studying, did he seem to gain control. Had they been my kids, they would have been out of there faster than you could say, "SHH!" However, I was able to get a library card and check out some books (in a very cool fashion, I might add--I just put all the books I was checking out into this little shelf and the machine automatically knew what I was checking out! I'm pretty sure the librarian thought I was crazy cause I kept on saying how much technology amazed me, and how I had no idea how that machine worked). She was very friendly though. The librarian, I mean. So that's about it, I have to go and wash my face. But rest assured, I am having a great time, and I cannot wait for tomorrow--the Bath Cider festival is on, and there is a rugby game that I am going to watch at a pub.
Hugs,
L Pro
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