caroline and i brought blankets and our heavy winter coats and settled down on what i consider the softest patch of grass i ever did sit on, at the very front of a group of people about 60+ deep. the sun was out for the majority of the day and had just started setting when the play started. thank god, because shakespeare in the rain would have been pushing it for me. overall, i'm not a shakespeare person. as an english major, i'm always on edge when conversation inevitably turns to him, either in or out of class, because sure i think he's crafty with words and character studies and universal themes etc. etc., but it really doesn't get too much deeper than that for me. so i knew i was already going into the play a bit biased, but i kept an open mind! i ended up finding the play pretty well done, with an unfortunately unimpressive macbeth but a really superb lady macbeth, with some great minor characters. but the experience of seeing a play set in scotland, while in scotland, is priceless and i'm very happy to have gone!
this upcoming week is dedicated to novel-reading (constantly), future travel planning, and, for all that is holy, weekend partying. i refuse to be denied any longer. titanic 3D excepted (emotional, nostalgic, and so well worth it), along with the first out-to-drinks meeting with a new friend, this past weekend was pretty much a study of what seems to be the st andrews nightlife motto: start early, end early, and don't complain about it because no one will care/be awake to hear you. saying it's been hard adjusting to this is an understatement.
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| all week i looked just like this |
tomorrow i am turning this paper in and refusing to do any class-related anything. i will paint my nails at some point and if you need me, i will literally be crawling pub to pub.
xo nicole
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