Plays/EuroDisney

Our updates have gotten sparse as of late, school is winding down fast and we find ourselves with more to do than we've got time for . I'm finding semi-salvation with Twitter, it makes do in the time between posts. As Curt Smith says, "Twittering = fewer words more often; blogging = more words less often."

Last Tuesday night, we went as a class to see "Austentatious", a musical based on Jane Austen. I wasn't sure what to expect, having grown up with Jane Austen fans in my family. It's about a small group of people who try to put on a play based on Pride & Prejudice. It was actually a cute, simply musical ... and about half the play I spent doubled over, crying from laughing so hard. I really want to take my mom and aunt to see it when they come to London, but the play closes at this venue in a few days, hopefully I can find it at another location soon.

Wednesday night, a group of ten of us went to see "We Will Rock You" ... a musical based on Queen and their music. The songs were all from Queen, the plot was futuristsic, set in a time when everything is cyber/Matrix-y and all rock music/instruments are banned. I shudder to think of such a time ... oh wait, I practically live in it. But I loved the musical, even if the plot was a little under ... but it did rekindle my love of Queen music and appreciate Freddie Mercury all the more.


Yesterday, six of us took a Eurostar train to Paris again, just to go to Disneyland for the day. The park is on the outskirts of Paris, so we payed a hefty sum for a cab to get there. We didn't trust the Metro at this point. We made it there right after the park opened, and got a deal on tickets for students. We got a bite to eat before mapping out what we wanted to go on and skipping down Main Street. We managed to make really good time, riding all the rides we wanted, the longest we had to wait was 45 minutes. The only ride we couldn't get on was Hollywood Tower of Terror due to technical difficulties. It is less hyped up than the Anaheim park, less rides, but that equates to less people. We all enjoyed ourselves, and set aside a few hours at the end to go shopping. I didn't splurge much, just a few things for my niece and baby brother, and a few things for myself. We managed to make it back to the train station in time for our train, after going to British customs and security (hopefully the last time I have to put up with those stuffy people).


My Disneyland pictures are up ... enjoy!


Now unfortunately begins the two-week cram session of getting all my papers done, and preparing for class to end. The light at the end of the tunnel - my aunt and mom will be arriving in London!