Long Awaited Post

Okay, so it’s been awhile since I’ve updated …. This will be a long post, but you all deserve it.

JEFF GOLDBLUM AND KEVIN SPACEY
Yeah, I saw them … on stage … together. It was fantastic. The play they are in together is called ‘Speed the Plow’ (http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whatson.php?id=38). I honestly don’t know if I’d like the play if they weren’t in it, but they were, so I enjoyed it. They acted so well off of each other and both were amazing. Jeff Goldblum is so tall and lanky! Kevin Spacey is the owner of the theater it was at (The Old Vic), and we heard that he sometimes likes to go to the bar in the basement of the theater after performances … so we waited around there afterwards, but he never came. We’re going to go back to the theater after a different performance and chill outside the stage door to see if we can get their autographs… and pictures with them. Because if I could get a picture with Jeff Goldblum, I would be happy forever.

BLOOD BROTHERS
We decided to see a musical one day and wanted to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There was only one ticket left for the show, so we decided to see the musical Blood Brothers. I had heard it was good. And it was good (http://www.kenwright.com/default.asp?contentID=643). It’s a story about twins who were separated at birth, but their paths cross throughout life. It takes place in Liverpool. The music was really good, and at times you could tell it was a musical from the 80s. Also, the narrator was really creepy and reminded me at times of Dwight from The Office. Previously to seeing the musical, we saw a man get hit by a bus. He was uninjured, just got hit by the front corner of it, and it knocked him backwards onto the ground. We heard a loud crack and thought the worst, but it was just part of his camera that broke (his nice Nikon camera). He stayed on the ground awhile; he must have just been in shock. The bus driver got out to see if he was okay and the man didn’t really respond (he was Asian, he might not have known much English), so then the bus driver got mad and yelled at him for running out in the road (it was his fault). It was scary and I’m glad he’s okay.

BOROUGH MARKET
Amy took us to Borough Market awhile back. It is a food market by London Bridge. There is so much food there! I bought some yummy bread and the best apple juice in the world. I also got lunch there, a delicious grilled cheese type sandwich (with other stuff inside). I like the market a lot. It’s a good place to go for fresh fruits as well (and free samples!)

GEORGE CLOONEY
One Tuesday afternoon we decided to go to the premiere of the movie Leatherheads (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379865/). Tickets for premieres are verrrry expensive, but you can go stand on the side of the red carpet and watch all the celebrities arrive for free, you just have to get there a couple of hours early for a good spot :). We had front row spots and got George Clooney’s autograph as well as some good pictures of him! (pictures are on facebook). Renee Zellweger was also there, but I did not get her autograph or a very good picture of her, because her publicist made her go inside before she got to my section of people. It was really cold outside, and she was wearing a little dress and must have been freezing! George was sooo nice, talking to everyone, and he was trying to sign something for everyone. I couldn’t believe I was actually seeing George Clooney. He is a very handsome man, and very tan.

MILAN, ITALY
Louise, Daniel, Zoe, and I went to Milan, fashion capital of the world. We were there for three days. The first two days we were in Milan (aka Milano), and the last day we went up to a lake region. Milan is not the prettiest city and I would not want to live there. It is definitely a city you can see in two days. We walked along the big shopping streets with all the big designers (Prada, Armani, Gucci, etc). We saw the Duomo, the second largest Gothic cathedral in the world (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/milan-duomo.htm). It was huge and gorgeous. There were people there who would shove corn in your hands and make the pigeons eat it out of your hand and then demand 10 euros. We didn’t pay them … they were pushy and mean. We went to a few museums, a lot of which had religious based art. We also went to a Leonardo Da Vinci Museum of science and technology. It had a lot of models of his inventions. We ate pizza and pasta, and had a lot of gelato. Our hostel was great, the people who worked there were really nice to us and always willing to give suggestions or directions. I don’t like Milan’s metro. It made me miss the tube. It didn’t seem as organized or welcoming.

The third day we went to a lake region about an hour north of Milan on the Swiss Border. The lake is called Lago di Como, and the town we went to was called Como. It was very pretty and felt more like Italy to me. We went on a ferry on the lake, so we got really good views of the gorgeous mountains and other lakeside towns. We went to a town called Bellagio (our favorite – very beautiful) and we saw the beginning of the Alps. It was really cold on the boat (there was an indoors, but it was still cold). When we got to the last town to get the train back to Milan, it was pouring rain. It sucked, but at least we got the bulk of our day and sightseeing done before the rain. The day by the lake was my favorite day of the trip – it was so pretty.

CHARLIE COX
Last Wednesday we saw a play called The Lover/ The Collection (a double bill). Much to my surprise, an actor I quite like named Charlie Cox was in the play. He was in Casanova and he was also the main character (Tristan) in one of my favorite movies, Stardust (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486655/). Now, I knew that the actor in Stardust’s name was Charlie Cox, and I had seen the posters for this play with the name Charlie Cox on it, but for some reason I had never put the two together, so I pretty much freaked out when he came out on stage. I really enjoyed the plays, and watching Charlie on stage, he was brilliant. All the actors were brilliant actually. Afterwards, Brit, Sarah, and I decided to go by the stage door to see if they would come out to sign autographs. And they did!!! I got my program signed by three of the four actors in the play and we got a picture with Charlie!!! Brit and I were so star struck/excited that we were shaking. You may be asking yourself, ‘how come you didn’t have this reaction when you saw George Clooney?’ And I will answer you by saying that this situation was completely different. George walks by tons of people just signing his name anywhere and everywhere, and he’s gone in 2 seconds and people are screaming and pushing you and you’ve been waiting to see him for hours. For Charlie, we just watched him in a play, then walk around the block where there are only 5 other people waiting outside, and you have to actually walk up to him and talk to him and ask for a picture and such. It’s pretty surreal. I only had my Star Wars pen on me for him to sign with, and he made a comment about it. He was so nice, and made sure everyone had gotten what they wanted from him and made sure our picture looked good and everything before he left. He was so cute and has the greatest smile!! In a perfect world he would have asked us to join him for dinner, but that didn’t happen (lol). Whenever I look at the photo I get immediately happy. I’m such a nerd but it was a great encounter. Now hopefully the same will happen with Jeff and Kevin.

Tomorrow or the next day I’ll post about my Ireland trip (just got back this morning!)
:)