There is a big film festive in London this week with a lot of big movie premiers going on everywhere. On Monday Britanny, my roommate, had gotten free tickets to a movie premier called Hunger. So we headed out (in the rain) and made it right in time for the movie. Strangely, there were no previews for other movies and not really any concession stands for popcorn and drinks.
The movie was really intense. It was about Bobby Sands the Hunger strikes that went on in Northern Ireland about 30 years ago. After watching the movie, I'm still not completely sure on what these strikes were about but I am definitely going to look it up. And if you are curious, just look it up too! It was really neat though, since it was a premier, three of the actors were there after the showing to talk about the move and answer questions about it too. There weren’t any famous actors in it but the director was a Turner Prize winner (a big award given in Britain to rising artists).
Last night I got to go to my first football match! It was cold and we had to take a couple trains to get out there, but it was worth it. The game we saw was Charlton vs Bristol City. The two teams aren't huge teams but it was still a good match. The football stadium was huge!
The movie was really intense. It was about Bobby Sands the Hunger strikes that went on in Northern Ireland about 30 years ago. After watching the movie, I'm still not completely sure on what these strikes were about but I am definitely going to look it up. And if you are curious, just look it up too! It was really neat though, since it was a premier, three of the actors were there after the showing to talk about the move and answer questions about it too. There weren’t any famous actors in it but the director was a Turner Prize winner (a big award given in Britain to rising artists).
Last night I got to go to my first football match! It was cold and we had to take a couple trains to get out there, but it was worth it. The game we saw was Charlton vs Bristol City. The two teams aren't huge teams but it was still a good match. The football stadium was huge!
Just some of us at the game!
At one point in the game they announce that there were almost 22,000 people in attendance that night. Since I don't know too much about football, I wasn't always 100% sure one what was going on so I usually asked the girl behind me. Being at the game reminded me of my high school football games... you have the people who are there to watch the game and then you have the crazy fans who are there just to yell at the refs and the opposing teams. I even got to see one guy get personally escorted out of the game from three policemen!
Some the intense fans at the football game... notice all of the yellow and orange policemen at the top!
My computer went to the doctors today for diagnosis! I made a new friend today at the IT Help Desk, I think his name was Sheldon. I somehow deleted my administrative account on my computer so when I go back next Wednesday with my external hard drive he tells me he can put everything back to normal again!
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