Yeah it's kinda getting like the Ring, it's that scary. So yeah I have less than a week to go now before the biggest thing I've ever attempted in my life comes to full fruition and I'm ready to just get it the fuck over with now. All this prepping, all the stress, heartache and worrying over finances, acceptances, plan B's, and all of that, I'm ready for it to finish and die.
I went with my brother today (who on a side note is doing much better now, he is a manager of a cafe, and has his car and his license--though his driving scares the crap out of me, stalling every few minutes--and his own apartment, when he moved in with Anime Matt) and we went shopping over at Plato's Closet in Crossroads. It was bittersweet for me to be in there again, since I've always come back to them every year or so, whenever I was in the area because I know that they'll always have something I like. And for those of you who don't know, Plato's Closet is a secondhand twenty-somethings clothing store, kinda like a hip thrift shop without the hobos. So yeah I went in their for what feels like the last time today and I copped a few sweaters and a couple jackets and a book or two for good measure. I'm certainly going to miss that place. I mean where else can you get a $300.00 Angora wool jacket, a DKNY fleece jacket, a $40.00 pair of jeans, three sweaters a belt and two books for $97.00? Priceless, I tell you!
I decided to come back home, after pulling money out to give back to Matt after he let me borrow $100.00 this past weekend when I went with Efrain back to Robeson County (ehhhh daddday!) for his mom's third wedding to Mr. Bill. That was really nice, and the wedding was simple yet elegant, (Efrain's sister Ballina looked SOOOO amazing in that red dress and that make-up!!! oh my God!) and it was really nice. I had a good time and the food was good, as was the fellowship. We managed to sneak in a few hours in Pembroke as well, and that was good. I got to hang out with Tracy and Marcus for awhile, which is always good for a laugh. We drank mango vodka and just talked and it was nice. I managed to get to church last weekend with mom and it was interesting to be sitting back in that place after being gone from it for awhile. The guy that was preaching was literally just like grandpa which I wasn't feeling but his message was good, I suppose. Speaking of which, we went to see them as well after church and that was actually a good trip. We went to Golden Corral and hung out eating and laughing at our crazy grandma who demanded that the waitress (who's only real job is to make sure we're good and clean the table of dishes) get her some hot pieces of chicken from the bar. Hilarious!
So for London, that has been interesting. Everything is completely finished. I have my plane ticket, my room, the people picking me up, and my loans have arrived and are waiting on me to get there. So yeah that's all done. I receieved a packet about the program the other day and it was really interesting to read. I guess now things are getting serious, as I was only catching about half of what the man was trying to say when I was reading the once-over from the Program Lead, but I'm hoping I'll catch more of it once I know what's going on for sure. I do know one thing though, the school has a very nice system worked out online for many things but they need to do some immediate improvement in that area! If you're going to offer enrollment online don't wait until people are about to show up before you fix it! (I've already signed up for classes but with a week to go before I'm scheduled to arrive, they still haven't been confirmed. Not a good look!) And I also went and bought a bunch of textbooks via online tonight, and that was interesting as well. I don't know if they're all going to get here in time (I hope so) but I guess now I'm really a student as some of that stuff is so over the top but I'm still going to try to pour into it and get something really deep and meaningful out of it, even if it's just to put something down for a thesis. lol.
So yeah the last week going into the last week has been really good. I've gotten to see a lot of people and eat at the places I like (Zeno's and Kabuki will always be the best!), see a wedding and hang out with old friends from Pembroke. Play videogames and go shopping. Pretty well-rounded, wouldn't you say?
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