Ok. I know it has been a while, and I know I vowed to write more often, but do you have any IDEA how difficult that is?
Friday night I was kind of lonely so I called Javi and he took me to this chicken wing place right near the residence hall. I was really tired and tired of speaking slowly or translating so I left at like 2am. But I had a liter glass of calimocho and the cigarette smoke completely dried my eyes out. So I was spent and left.
Saturday I went into madrid and walked around a bunch. The forecast called for rain, but there was no rain, it was just a little bit chilly. I walked around and ventured into all of the cute little shops. For anyone that knows me, I do not particularly enjoy clothes but here I feel like I could expand my wardrobe pallette. They just have so many interesting clothes that I could never ever wear in the US (because I am kind of...plain lets say. I enjoy basic comfort things like t-shirts and jeans etc) I walked alll over hell and damnation....I walked from the park to the bull fighting arena, back to the Atocha train station. Plus some. But after a long day of walking around, Artemia called me to let me know that she was going to Segovia the next day and that she wanted me to come with her and her sister! After Delia did some research, we found out there was a huge cathedral there and the castle that is the inspiration for the Magic Kingdom castle in Walt Disney world. That's right...Cinderella's castle!!! Naturally I said of course...but we were going to leave at 6am. Awful...so I stayed in at night. Plus my feet were killing me (naturally, because I fell from heaven ;)) I think I putzed around a bit, got some food, and watched a movie. This movie called Snow cake...it is...well, I wont write the WHOLE explanation down because we have www.imdb.com (thank god they have it in the Spain too!) oh, yes, and I bought a fantastic water color for my room. I have a newfound addiction---local art. Yes yes I know it is expensive, but I just love it. The only thing is the guy rolled it up so I had to take it out an unroll it. Boo. Its still all curly. But I have to frame it when I get home.
Sunday came and I got up at the asscrack of dawn (6:30 am on a Sunday!!! I left messages for people on AIM and they got kind of confused). But Artemia called while I was in the shower to tell me that she had to take her sister to the hospital! Needless to say we went a little later to Segovia. It was Artemia, Carmen, and I. of course, the sister that went did not speak any english. But we walked around all day and took in the sites. Look at the pictures, everything is just so beautiful. I am an official princess, so it is only fitting that I visit a castle and find my knight in shining armour. I posed with many statues this weekend. To be a bit vulgar, they are perfect companions...they always listen, don't care what you watch on tv, always let you decide, and last much longer than any mortal man. The castle was beautiful...though it did not feel like the one at Disney. A little more...rustic. But we all had fun posing and such :) We had lunch in this cute little restaurant off of the main square...and had red wine and soda water. It was really good, but started to put me to sleep. Apparently, Segovia is famous for suckling pigs to eat...I took a picture of one, but couldnt stand the thought of biting into poor Wilbur's leg while he was looking at me. Sad day. Anyways, afterwards I scrounged up a couple of postcards while Artemia and Carmen went to a seminar with a person who is a Nobel Prize Candidate. How cool!! Around 6pm, all of the locals went to church and at like 6:30 crowded the streets. Apparently in Segovia you have mass, then a post mass in the center of the city! Jeeeeez. We finally left at 9:00pm. But all in all it was a wonderful weekend. I got home and crashed hard.
Monday was interesting. I had to get TGA, FTIR, and DLS measurements on 9 samples. It doesnt sound like much, but when your vacuum doesn't work properly, it really puts a kibosh on the whole thing. Plus I didn't get liquid nitrogen until 5pm which also SUCKED. But all worked out well. I got frustrated and needed to do laundry, but just as I was about to leave, Claire stopped me and said we had to go to dinner with Veronica, who was leaving :( She was the other girl that spoke the BEST english...so i am kind of effed. But now I guess I can concentrate on learning my spanish. I am hesitant a little still, but I know I can learn a little bit more than I already know. Anyways, we got to the restaurant and ate lots of food. I tried two types of "paella"-like things....yum. And some awesome appetizers too. And I had the BEST tiramisu of my life. I normally am not a big fan, but this was goood. However, everyone kept talking and I was just plain old exhausted....After smelling like smoke, I got home took a shower and went to bed. Tuesday was ok...lab was not so frustrating, but I got home to do laundry and had to wait until late, and I think I definitely used way too much liquid soap on my clothes. I smell heavily of Ariel now and am hoping that the stench goes away. Today was ok...I had a lot of frustration compiling my data for our meeting tomorrow, but that's ok, at least it is done (kind of).
This weekend mom and Aunt Susan come!! I am sure there will be plenty of pictures and such to share. I am sooo excited! We are going to Barcelona on Sunday and monday, given that everyone gets here alright. And Iam is maybe in Belgium for three weeks and would like to meet up with me? Michelle and Mike get to Madrid a few days after mom and aunt susan leave...and then megan gets here in late november! I am going to be so busy I wont know what to do with myself!! haha.
Otherwise I am pretty good. I know I had some more philosophical things to say, but I think if I have time tomorrow I will blog about them. "It's been a long day always ain't that right?" Im organizing receipts and folding laundry for the rest of my evening, but please look at the pictures that is what they are there for!
I'm a little homesick for television in english (New TV in general...I hear gossip girl and greys is great this year, I can only hope HIMYM is also wonderful!). Im not anxious to return to the politics of the homeland though. ugh. Can't wait to vote! :P
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