The Busiest Short Week I've Ever Had

Note: I apologize for the "Horseback Writing" in the previous map, but it seems that I wasn't signed in when I created it, so I can't go back and edit it. In my defense, I did manage to write in my journal quite a bit that weekend.

The week following the trip to Bath was a little crazy, but in a very good way. On Monday, Amanda, Petra and I went to Dingwalls, which is a club on Camden Lock, to see Air Traffic. Amanda and I had seen this band earlier this semester at the Barfly, and we enjoyed their set so much that we ran out to buy tickets to the next show. Not only was there another show in London during this semester, but it happened to be on the same day that Air Traffic was releasing their first major-label single, Charlotte. Amanda and I pre-ordered the CD, which also came with a poster, free download and two limited edition 7" vinyls, one of which is white. (I was so excited when I got them in the mail the next week; my first record!) When I went up to the merchandise table at the concert to buy a T-shirt, I mentioned that I had preordered, and apparently there was a promotion that all pre-orderers got a free CD. It was the band's first single (on another label), and it was signed by all four band members. This was exciting enough, but the performance was great as well. I can't wait for them to write some more music so they can have longer concerts. I also hope they put "No More Running" up on MySpace soon so I can listen to it.

The next night, the same three of us went to the ICA for another Human Rights film, this one being about political Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. It was very interesting, but a little unsettling, and none of us could really make neither heads nor tails of it.

On Wednesday I went to see Martin Crimp's Attempts on Her Life for my theatre class. The show was at the National Theatre (which I got lost trying to get to), and I think it's my favorite play that I've seen for class this semester. It was the least conventional, and it was complicated and difficult to follow, but it was very interesting and I think, very well done. If you want some more information on it, it has its own site here.

On Thursday I worked only part of a day because I had to meet with my placement person; it was a very pleasant 10-minute mid-term meeting. And then I got groceries and did all my laundry because Scott arrived the next morning. The next 10 days were exciting all on their own, so stay tuned.

And I really like these QuikMaps things, so here's one that shows where all the theatres are that I've been to either for class or for fun. Hopefully there aren't any typos here, but I don't make any guarantees.