Some experiences really do last a lifetime.

When I was over in England in the spring, Jody, Andy, Alex and myself drove to Nottingham to spend the day with Andy's sister Ali. We woke up early the next day to head to Chatsworth House, a stately home in Derbyshire. I was totally amazed by it's beauty and sheer wonder of the architecture and decor. I knew it was a place I would definitely like to return.
This evening, Krystyna and I went to Bayer's Lake to see Pride & Prejudice, a movie we'd both been dying to see since we saw the trailer for it. Sitting in the theatre and hearing them talk of London, New Castle, and the Peak District, was very nostalgic. However, it was when Mr. Darcy's home was visited that I really sat up and took notice. I looked at the ceilings, most specifically the staircase, and I couldn't help think, "Have I been there? It looks a bit like Chatsworth House..." I figured it could just be a similar house, but they entered a large room filled with sculptures, and I thought to myself that it couldn't just be a coincidence that two houses would have so much in common, or that a movie set could resemble an actual house so much. It was when I saw the two lions- one crouching, one sleeping- on either side of a doorway, lions that stood out to me durning my visit, that I knew it was indeed, Chatsworth House. Not too long after that, looking out a window we saw the fountains, and shortly after that, the cast went outdoors, and in the background you could see the Cascades. I must admit, tears came to my eyes, as I couldn't believe that not 8 months ago I was there, walking those grounds and through those rooms. It was something I will never forget, and I am very grateful that I got to experience. For more information on the house, visit here.

And lets face it...how cool is it to sit in a movie theatre watching a movie that takes place in England and be able to turn to your friend and say, "I was there. I've stood in that room"?

And finally...P&P was absolutely brilliant. It's the type of movie that leaves you sitting there mesmerized, totally captivated, and leaving you wanting more. Not that it ended poorly, I thought it was fantastic. But I very well could have sat there for the 9 o'clock show, and watched it all over again. It was beautiful and innocent, and the acting was stellar. I'm always impressed with Donald Sutherland, and Keira Knightley as much as I hate to admit it, always does an amazing job.

And with that, I'm gone to bed. I have an eye appointment tomorrow after school, hoping to have new glasses and maybe contacts for the holidays. Then I have to work. It's an exciting life.

My week summed up...

Wednesday: two midterms, worked 515-11.
Thursday: Quiz.
Friday: worked 1130-12.
Saturday: worked 1045-1130.
Sunday: worked 1030-730.
Monday: midterm and a quiz, worked 6-11.

I'm exhausted, I'm in pain, and I'm estatic...


I GOT AN A- ON MY CHEMISTRY MIDTERM!!!

With that I bid thee goodnight.

So, yeah. Posting.

I worked 12 hours yesterday.
I work 12 hours tomorrow.
I worked the daycare today, and I babysat tonight.
I have two midterms on Wednesday, a quiz on Thursday, and a quiz and a midterm the following Monday.
Oh, and Harry Potter opens on Friday, I'll be working that and then all day Saturday.
So if I'm MIA for the next week, that is why.
My shoulders, lower back, and arms are in so much pain, I want to live in the bathtub for the next week.

Somethings are just bittersweet.

I got my stats midterm back. I had been waiting a week for it, and after having dreams on two nights over the weekend about what I got on it, I had become quite anxious by the time class began today. When I got my test back, I saw the 44.5/50, and I thought, WICKED. Then I did the calculations. 89%. That is an A. One may fail to see how that is a bad thing, and where I am happy with the mark I got, I'm dissapointed at the same time.
Let me explain.
Had I gotten 45/50, that would have been a 90%, giving me an A+. Therefore, my beef is that 0.5 point made the difference between an A and an A+. I realize that either mark is wonderful, and I'm not trying to say that my mark is anything less than that. Just that it would have been better if I was more than 1/2 a mark away from the highest letter grade you can achieve.

Today is another beautiful day. It's not 19 degrees by any means, but the sun is out and there is a nice crisp in the air that would make a walk back to the lake very enjoyable. However, this too is bittersweet, as I have no one to walk back there with, and I'm not about to go alone.
Ah well.

Other than that, nothing overly exciting is going on in my life, big surprise eh?

I love how well my friends know me sometimes.

s t a c e f a c e - are you who you want to be? *41 Sleeps!!/48 Sleeps!!* says:
Did you know that there are a lot of Mormons living in Utah?
MegaMeg says:
yeah
MegaMeg says:
lol
s t a c e f a c e - are you who you want to be? *41 Sleeps!!/48 Sleeps!!* says:
that it's like, unofficially the Mormon capital of the world or something?
MegaMeg says:
you're reading dooce again aren't you.
s t a c e f a c e - are you who you want to be? *41 Sleeps!!/48 Sleeps!!* says:
Shut up
MegaMeg says:
rofl.
MegaMeg says:
*lovessss*



Good night kids :)

I'm sorry, isn't this the first of November?

To the Lake I Went. Midterms finally ended. At least, until after next weekend. I decided because I rocked my stats midterm today, I'd treat myself with a walk back to the lake. I hadn't been all summer, and I figured with the temperature sitting at 19 DEGREES and the colored leaves, tonight would be a good night to go. So off I went to pick up Meg and Luke. She brought along her camera. I'll post the rest of the pictures here. It was a good walk, I enjoyed it a lot. And I wadded in the water, stupid probably. What can I say, I live on the edge.

Only a short post again, as I am terribly exhausted and I have a Chemistry Assignment that I have to do for tomorrow, and 3 hours of television to watch. I swear, it doesn't get any more exciting than this.