Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is by far the greatest book ever written. I just wanted to reiterate that. I hope I can always relate to it.

Things

-I'm looking at my first grownup flat tomorrow. So real world! Well, I'm going to share a flat with strangers, so I need to find the ideal strangers. I'm just excited to have more space. And not live with 55 year old Iraqi males.

- I find that I like people more if I think of them in the scheme of James Joyce. Or alternatively, I like people more when I realize they help me understand James Joyce more. So thank you, you are Stephen Dedalus.

- I can't wait till I'm done with my dissertation so I can just read all the time in my free time.

- I should really work on my dissertation...

- I should really stop spending money...

- I should really drink less.

I'm really into this song. Especially once it gets to 6:00.

Unreal Blue Sky from last weekend

LONDONNNNN

Everyone needs to drop what they're doing and head to Vintage Ads to look at/vote on their entries for the most sexist ads ever. They're all winner. In a really disturbing way.

My new Sunday morning routine

So basically the entire year I've spent Sunday going to Cafe Nero and reading the Sunday Times. Well today I switched that up and it was a GREAT decision. I went to Euphorium Bakery in Angel, a small chain of London cafes, home to the world's greatest almond croissants and read my Sunday Times there. GREAT DECISION. They removed the glass on all their floor length windows, so it super lovely, so Euro! A fab way to start my day... though now I have to figure out what to do with my day. Preferably something that doesn't involve fretting ova mah hawt future.

Issues In My Life

- My dissertation is a HUGE issue.

- My visa extension issues are causing me major anxiety (it expires too early, I may have to flee the country and my job in November- MAJOR STRESS!)

- I still need to get a new US passport and a new UK visa.

- I've felt gross the last three days.

- I need to find somewhere to live, mindful of the fact I may have to flee the country in November.

- I need to basically finish my dissertation before August 1st when I take over my bosses job and go full time.

- I hope I can do my bosses job really well.

- Poverty

- Student Loans.

I'm such a happy gal! Not at all a Debby Downer! Right?

What a talented guy covering such a hallmark of my youth!

via BWE

Sweden, hotbed of talent

OBSESSED with this song. Thanks again to Sara for sharing it with me. The music video/song is basically my life. And Robyn's dancing talents look roughly akin to mine. She also does a lot of creeping and staring in the video, another similarity to me. This will be my new theme song for when I go out and feel like an undesirable social reject... FUN TIMES~!!!!