It took some time for me to get back into the school mode once Tasha left, but I can say now that things are rolling again. (I must be butter cuz I'm on a roll!)
Today in about 2 hours I managed to type about 1000 words. Yay! Add that to what I wrote yesterday and all last week and I am up to 2000 words for the 5000-word essay that's due next week Thursday. I'm pretty happy with this progress and hope it continues the rest of this week. There were times last week when I was getting upset and frustrated with myself because I would go to the library for the afternoon only to leave several hours later with hardly anything to show for it. Today as I was typing like mad I realized that some things just can't be forced--when it was time for me to write, I wrote. You can't rush genius. :)

It's good that I've got lots of writing to keep me busy these days because if I'm not busy in the library or my room, it's tempting to wander around London--which leads to spending money. You may have heard that the US dollar has reached record lows against the GB pound--the lowest in 14 years! It's over $2 for each £! Why me?!?! Why now?!?!

The weather in London continues to be phenomenal. Over the weekend it was around 25° C (that's about 77°F)! So many people were sprawled out on blankets in the parks and squares having picnics or reading or just relaxing. Love it! Today it was a little cooler and more cloudy, but still there's been no rain in over 2 weeks and I've been able to wear my flip-flops--which is how I personally determine the beginning of summer. Up until a few days ago though, there were still no leaves on the trees, which threw me off. Now that they've finally blossomed, London doesn't seem like such a cold and gray place.