WOOHOO!!
Maria and I took an AWESOME train two hours north (Virgin Trains - coach felt like first class. For serious.) and Jaime and Dan met us at the station. We started talking right away and ended up first walking to Forbidden Planet, which is this AMAZING comics store that has all sorts of nerdy awesomeness: Star Trek, Doctor Who, Star Wars, even CSI!! Maria and I nerded out in the extreme. I wanted to buy sooooo much stuff, but I had to watch my money and I have to take everything back on the plane. So no life size Matt Smith in a cowboy hat stand up for me. Sadface. However, I did get something for my sister and a couple of friends so it's all good, and I have time to think about what else I might want/be able to get before I go to the Forbidden Planet in London! Yay!
At the Forbidden Planet, Jaime and Dan met up with some friends and so our group grew to encompass nine people, which was crazy but tons of fun. They teased each other mercilessly, which was endlessly entertaining to watch. We went to the Chinatown in Manchester and found this little basement place that had a buffet for five pounds fifty, which was wonderfully cheap and the food was actually pretty good. Great conversation over lunch, and the conversation continued to be great as we walked along the streets. Most of the group wanted a drink, so we stopped in at a cool gay bar they like to frequent. The place was empty because it was like 4 pm on a Wednesday, but we continued having this great hilarious conversation and they drew some doodles in my sketchbook so I had something to take back with me. Along with all the pictures and video I took! You're welcome Brittany. It was also here that we had a cool back and forth about British and American accents and culture. Apparently our accents sounded intelligent to them, so that's a relief! Also after they attempted their American accents, they made us attempt our British ones. I actually got thumbs up and applause for mine, so my British accent has a stamp of approval from British people! Huzzah!
After the bar, some of the group split off but four of the guys (including Jaime and Dan) took us around Manchester and showed us a bunch of filming sites for Time Agent. If you don't know what Time Agent is, you should: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM7-Uy45PjE
That was really cool, and we took lots of video. Brittany should enjoy that as well, I think.
We caught a train back to London a little after eight, and the guys saw us off, hugs included all around! Maria and I had a long conversation on the way back, and I feel so much better about life now. She helped me see some options and solutions to things that were stressing me out, and between her and Kayla, I actually have a plan for the future now. It's going to require a big step on my part, and it's going to make things quite different, but I think in the long run (even the short term as well, actually) it's what's best for me. So yay for travel and life-changing friends!!
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