Sunday, November 7, 2010

Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear!

I’ve always been a closet/amateur Shakespeare fan. The way he strings together words really is a work of art. Today I visited the birthplace of Shakespeare, a small quaint town called Stratford on the Avon (Avon being the river). It was pretty cold today, made me wish I had enough room to pack my winter jacket. Nothing a quick stop at starbucks couldn't fix.

Rant of the day.
You know how on sports centre there is sometimes a segment called plus minus. Here is my plus minus segment for the day involving starbucks.

Minus - Its one freakin week into Eggnog season and you RUN OUT OF FREAKING EGGNOG! WHAT THE HECK!
Plus - The baristas reading my order back with their English accent is pretty hot.

Sorry for blogging about starbucks twice in a row, don’t worry, I feel pretentious enough as it is, it won’t happen again, I promise, but I digress…

Just walking through these small towns constantly amazes me, seeing the history in the culture all around me. Walking through towns that have been around for centuries. There are these black and white houses call “Black and Whites” that are over 400 years old, it really is incredible. Tomorrow I head back into London back into the hustle and bustle of the big city. I do have mixed feelings about it, I am excited to continue on my adventure, however it was really nice to be around family and not on my own.

Theme Song of the Day - "Mercy" by Duffy

Until Next Time…

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me that, when I waked,
I cried to dream again. - Shakespeares "The Tempest"




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