My Life, Post Exams.

I am back in the social loop now, and am enjoying it quite nicely! And I have been exhausting my Museums Association Membership and visiting all the exhibitions I eyed during the exam period!

One of my good friends in London is a master's art student, and she clued me in to the First Thursday events. The private art galleries in my area (and there are many) open late on the first Thursday of every month. They supply a DJ and serve free beer and wine to guests. We must have gone to at least six of them. It was all very East End, not pretentious at all, which pleased me because I am a microbiologist, not an artist. At the after party, which was at a nicer bar around the corner from my home, the crowd changed a bit into the Hoxton elite, but all was well because the elite crew was still nice and we met some very interesting people!

Earlier that day I went solo to the Hayward Gallery Psycho Buildings exhibit. It was amazing! They actually built a pond on the roof of the building. So, it was four p.m. on a rare sunny day in London and I was on a rowboat on a roof overlooking Big Ben and all of London. If that isn't nice, what is? --I am going back later this week and will try to take a photo.

Yesterday was moving day! This has some pros and cons. Basically, everyone in my building had to move to another building so that they can turn my building into a hostel. It turns out, I had way more stuff in my shoebox than I could have imagined. But, luckily we made it into a family affair and Richard and Tino moved Ashley and I over within hours, while my unlucky friends took over seven hours to finally move. My room is a bit smaller than my last one (if possible), but it is also very cozy! The bad parts are that Ashley and I were split up, and I now live with three Chinese men and women who cook alot,--- and their cooking smells. Bad. (Terribly sorry, but it is true!). But, on the upside, I won't have to send Ashley anymore nasty text messages that shrewdly imply over and over that if she wants a happy roommate and friend she will need to buy milk, eggs, and bread. She also won't be texting me at 3 a.m. asking "are you awake?" when she locks herself out. (When you text me at 3 a.m., that results in waking me up, and by default, I am then awake).

After our mad moving afternoon, I met up with Mia (the art student) for a roof party.
Parties and ponds on roofs! Very nice indeed.

Now we are gearing up for our vacation in Spain! We may do some snorkeling, or some jet skiing, but definitely some laying around and doing nothing in the sun!!

Here is the website for the area we are going to! It looks LOVELY!!

I am off now to go destroy the private gardens of the rich and famous. This is the one day of the year the private gardens and squares are open. Get ready!