Because evidently I don't post enough.

[cali]

I am leaving for England in exactly one week.

I will be living in London for the next three months and I am completely scared. At this point it's like what the heck am I thinking moving to a country where I don't know anyone except my History Professor?

Also, Collectormania? This is me begging here. I am going. I am going to book a Hotel room. I have no one to room with. Anyone, please, if you need a roommate for this let me know, I am desperate.

Man, I am going to miss you guys. Also, a Public Service Announcement. Starting next week I will probably be posting about my RL and how my trip is going. I am still not sure how much internet I'll have so I don't know how much fandom stuff I'll be able to keep up on. This means that my journal might not be terribly fandom-oriented although you never know....

Also, because this interests me, a poll:

[Poll #173560]

Comments

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Wow, it is so nice to hear from people who have been there. I'm kind of calming down now, although I am still wibbling at my lack of packing organization.

[saffronlie.livejournal.com]

I have a lot of pairs of shoes but I wear about two pairs on a regular basis. My mother and sister love shoes so I just get cast-offs. I do love my calf-lenght boots, though. I will wear those until they fall apart off my ankles.


And good luck for the trip! I'm sure you'll be having a great time before you know it. I mean, Collectormania for a start! Just enjoy your time over there and live it up.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Shoes are my biggest vice. I have like twenty pair of sandals, which will prove completely useless in London, but oh well.

Thanks for the well wishes and advice, I totally need this right now, but I'm feeling better about it all.

[coolwhipdiva.livejournal.com]

Have a great time in London! I lived there for 6 months, going to school there, when I was 22 and had a wonderful time. You'll make friends just fine, and there is so much to see and do.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! It's very reassuring to hear from people who have done this before. Good to hear that it wasn't too scary.

[birdsflying]

:waves: I need a roomate for the Saturday night - can only make it for the saturday though.

And you'll have a great time over here! I move to Manchester in hopefully a fortnight or so, and I know one person there too. Eeek.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Aha! I have a taker, I'm searching for hotels online, shall I let you know when I've found a cheap one? Do you have any suggestions in this matter?

Tis a bit scary to move anywhere if you ask me.

possible hotel!

[birdsflying]

I had a look at the where to stay section on the collectormania site - http://www.collectormania.com/wheretostay.html - and the Holiday Inn looks good. It's close and it's cheap. £25 per room per night, I believe.

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

Dude, I might take a nap. Text me when you get on, so I'll wake up. I'm fucking exhausted, I just made Seamus 25 icons. And I don't even know why, I wasn't even really paying attention, I was just getting pictures and making them into icons. Look (http://www.livejournal.com/community/nraged/297638.html?thread=7378086#t7378086) at how absurd (http://www.livejournal.com/community/nraged/297638.html?thread=7379110#t7379110) this is. I spent forty minutes on an RPG characters icons, and I don't even know the player. Maybe I feel I have to make up for the fact that Nancy and Pipe aren't here, overcompensate.

<33333333333333333 all the same

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

I have Olsenz pictures to send to you!1!

Whut is your email address?

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

hobaggins@hotmail.com

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

I came home anyway, decided that I would rather come home and play on the computer than go hang out with some lame kidz

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

I have sent you email. Ironically I am about to go out to a show. But! I will be on later. possible around 10 or 11 my time.

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

ah, dammmitttt

oh well, i have some things to do anyway. Which is really why I came home. In other news, I demand your address in Britain, I will send you snail mail. I have nothing to do during my classes anyway. I should spend some of them writing letters to you

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

YES I just opened it. Did I mention that I love you??? I hate you for leaving me for months now that I've finalyl profess'd my love

#sobs incoherently#

d00d, when you come on tonight, let's play Literati. We will throw an online party. It will be the sex.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

O-K sounds good to me.

Aren't they hawt?

Go join image_service you have to email a mod so you might not get into it tonight but they post good pictures, ok? *pokes* go forth and email!

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

d00d does no one love erniemacmillan? I made a post about him and the only comments are a_player chiding me for asking to be able to read his timestamps. 'tis sad.

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

I was just looking over NrAged. !!!einrE evol I

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

I forgot another thing, you also need to join image_direct I think thats where the MK&A pics came from.

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

hmmMmmm... Mandy Moore. She is teh sex.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Mmmm yup.

Ok, I'm about to get off my computer, I'll be back, if I dont see you on later I'll text ok?

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

YES. You must since I didn't really get to see you last night

[hobaggins.livejournal.com]

d00d, I just memory'd this.

Now I have no excuse not to snail mail

[larks.livejournal.com]

wow! you are incredibly lucky. I would love to visit London, let alone for three months! Good luck! And have a fabulous time!

humm... my wonderful friend hobbitfanatic went last year, and to my knowledge is going again this year. She was lucky enough to have personally meet Billy (again) and Dom about two weeks ago... lucky cow. I'm sure she would love to meet up with you.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Aww thank you! Maybe someday you can go too?

What a lucky lucky fan *is very jealous* I would love to meet up with as many people as possible really, maybe I should introduce myself...

[shieldkitten.livejournal.com]

Hey, just randomly passed over your journal.

I'm 17, and I moved a whole continent for schooling purposes, and when I was leaving I had plenty of self-doubt and ph34r. But now that I'm four months into it, I've realised that it's the best decision I could possibly have made, and I've learnt so much from the new culture and my new friends.

You will make new friends, and you will enjoy your life there, particularly in London. How wonderfully British! Mree hee.

I wish you oodles of good luck!

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

I love random comments!

Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know about your experience. It's really really reassuring to hear from other people who have done this. I'm feeling a bit less nervous now, although I haven't packed anything yet, which is my next project. Thanks!

[shieldkitten.livejournal.com]

I wrote a tutorial on that once, for charity.

Ah, charity. And me, just a po' student.

Anyway: http://www.livejournal.com/community/notrecoterie/3314.html

Take a look if you have the time. I've written it from my own experience, so that might help. Might. heh.

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Aha! So that is why I recognize your name. I read that post during the blogathon, and I even added it to my memories. I found it to be very useful, for instance the whole gift for the host family thing? I never would have thought of that. Heh, also, my lazy ass read the part about doing dishes and being helpful and went "bleh, yuk, I am not helpful, will they really expect me to be helpful?" However I will try to work on that because I think you are right.

[shieldkitten.livejournal.com]

I've memoried! Dude! That makes me feel uncommonly spethal.