so i havent been able to kick this cold - people who have it or have had it say it lasts for a week and a half. lame. it mainly consists of a cough and being exhausted. but last night i wasnt able to sleep because of drunken people running through my flat until 3:30 and the alarm from hell going off in claire's room. i was even drugged up with nyquil and benadryl to help me sleep, but to no avail.

last night my london theatre class went to go see 'a family outing' which is a show performed by ursula martinez and her parents. luckily it only lasted an hour. this performance was more in the category of 'performance arts' rather than theatre - it was a bit too contemporary for me. it consisted of her interviewing her parents about their lives with little interruptions (ex. her sister calling, the mom doing a dance to 'i will survive,' and her dad reciting act II, scene VII from 'as you like it'). it was like they were trying to pretend it was improv, yet it was scripted. as if they were acting on not acting.

so yes, today mary and i are going to (hopefully) plan what we're doing for fall break (since thats in a few weeks and all) then we're going off into london to do stuff and maybe see the film 'the history boys'. neato