User:Osgibbs - Revision history

Osgibbs: /* Work at the Flat */

2017-06-21T15:53:04Z

‎Work at the Flat

Osgibbs: /* God's Own Junkyard */

2017-06-21T15:49:46Z

‎God's Own Junkyard

Osgibbs: /* Work at Half Cup */

2017-06-21T15:46:50Z

‎Work at Half Cup

Osgibbs: /* Work at Bernie Spain Garden */

2017-06-21T15:45:21Z

‎Work at Bernie Spain Garden

Osgibbs: /* Work at The Wren */

2017-06-21T15:43:38Z

‎Work at The Wren

Osgibbs: /* Windsor Castle */

2017-06-21T15:37:54Z

‎Windsor Castle

Osgibbs: /* Quill London & Sky Garden */

2017-06-21T15:32:18Z

‎Quill London & Sky Garden

Osgibbs: /* Shakespeare Globe */

2017-06-21T15:24:27Z

‎Shakespeare Globe

Osgibbs: /* Wicked */

2017-06-21T15:22:20Z

‎Wicked

Osgibbs: /* Work Days */

2017-06-21T15:21:21Z

‎Work Days

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 Trinity, Emily M. and I walked over to Persephone Books first thing this morning to purchase a few as gifts and I went to explore and take more notes for my calligraphy journal. It is a cute, quaint little store full of out of print books, most of which are written by females. They have a total of 122 different books as of write now and they are all numbered. I am glad they have an online website that allows me to purchase some for gifts this year! Then I made it back to the flat to fill out my entire calligraphy practice notebook and work on uploading more pictures to milestone three. After our check in meeting we went over to Angel Comedy Club for their Monday night ''Shoot From The Hip Improv Night''.
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 ==God's Own Junkyard==
       Friday June 16 <br>
 This morning my flatmates and I ventured out to northern London to visit a old ware house that is FULL of old neon signs. It is called God's Old Junkyard and is now also a cafe too. It was really different and interesting to see and perfect to take photos for our third milestone on typography. On our way back to the flat we stopped at Box Park, another very cool place which is literally just shipping containers together to hold little shops and food places! And then we stopped by Camden Market, another place I highly recommend. All throughout the day I was taking notes of observations and quotes to use in my calligraphy journal. It was a productive and adventurous day.
 ==Work at the Flat==
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       Thursday June 15 <br>
 After getting up early to snag a photo with the famous 9 3/4 platform at Kings Cross Station we then settled down at the nearby Half Cup cafe to get some work done. Not only was I able to work on my milestone pages and upload more photos with the strong wifi connections I also took notes again on the surroundings to add to my calligraphy journal. It was a big cafe with great music and atmosphere. We went to Ye Old Mitre for lunch, which is one of London's oldest pubs being established in 1546. I took more notes for my journal here before heading back to the flat to write it all out in calligraphy. A group of us went to Primrose Hill to watch the sunset- great location, great weather, great company. We might even try to go back one more time before we all leave. Another productive day!
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 ==Work at Bernie Spain Garden==
       Wednesday June 14 <br>
 After hearing from another peer about free wifi in a park by St Paul's Cathedral we walked back to try to find it. We did find it on the other side of the water, but the wifi wasn't too strong so we ended up sitting outside EAT to get some work done, focusing on the second and first milestone. We then walked over to Waterloo Station to find The Tunnel, formally known as Bansky Tunnel, which is a legal graffiti wall. Banksy revealed a piece of his artwork in 2008 which made the tunnel famous. Sadly no more of Bansky's artwork is still visible today. The tunnel was still really cool to walk through and even see an artist at work adding their own tag. There was artwork covering all parts of the tunnel so you had to look up, down and both sides. Definitely a place to visit multiple times since the artwork will constantly change. Then for fun after the presentation meetings I rode the circle line for more notes/quotes for my calligraphy notebook and for fun pictures as a souvenir.
 ==Work at Half Cup==
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 == Work at The Wren ==
       Tuesday June 13 <br>
 Emily and I set first thing in the morning walking towards St. Paul's Cathedral to find The Wren cafe to get some work and calligraphy done. It is an interesting cafe hidden within a church so it is old vs new architecture. I was able to collect many quotes for my calligraphy notebook. Also as we walked by St Paul's Cathedral it was interesting to see a whole booth out front for bag searches even though we went just a few weeks ago there was no checking, times have changed. We wondered over to a bench by the Thames River to eat lunch and take more notes for our calligraphy notebooks. During the afternoon I went over to Queen Elizabeth's Olympic Park which hosted the 2012 Olympics and went down the world's longest tunnel slide and UK largest sculpture- the ArcelorMittal Orbit. I highly recommend people to go for the slide and to check out the park, it is gorgeous and really easy to get to. The staff is also super friendly.
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       Wednesday June 14 <br>

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 My flatmates and I traveled out to Windsor to see the Windsor Castle and thankfully we had tickets purchased in advance so we didn't have to wait in the long line that went all the way down the street. After going through security we first visited St. George's Chapel which relates to my first milestone seeing another great example of gothic style architecture. It has the lines that direct your eyes to look up and point you to the heavens. Then we saw the changing of the guards, which was a lot longer than I thought. I learned that all the guards are recently coming back from active duty, as recently as days ago! We then saw the doll house and the state apartments before heading to the gift shop and then back to the city. The doll house was really different, it was huge and very detailed. The house is even fully furnished with electricity and plumbing! Sadly no pictures could be taken in either building. I loved the ceilings in the state apartments as they were all very intricate and the door handles too are gorgeous. The door knobs in the hall were my favorite since they were gold roses. Overall I enjoyed the castle, it was large, but we only got to see a sliver since it is indeed the longest running castle to be active! On our way back to the flat, we stopped at the Dominique Ansel Bakery to grab their famous cookie shots! They were literally cookie cups with milk in them and they were delicious! I need to learn how to make them at home.
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 == Work at The Wren ==
       Tuesday June 13 <br>

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 Emily and I first walked to the Quill London store to look at some more supplies for our third milestone. We went to this store first since it was one our teacher recommended for supplies. The selection was small and the women wasn't very helpful so it left a bad impression. However, I was able to purchase another practice book which swivels so the pages can dry easily and I bought a brush marker to try brush lettering if there is time. We split a bottle of gold ink to mix up our calligraphy too. I am excited to keep practicing. We then went back to the small market in front of a church at Piccadilly market to grab a specific gift for family before sitting on the steps and people and pigeon watching while we ate our sandwiches. We tubed over to The Monument where there were flowers in front in honor of the victims for the London Bridge Attack. We then walked over to the Royal Exchange and Llyod's Building to grab a few more pictures for milestone one before going to the Sky Garden on the 35 floor of the Walkie Talkie building. The view was amazing but a smaller garden than I thought. We went to grab a skyline view photo for our milestone one page. It was a windy but gorgeous day to go so we lucked out with our free tickets! On our way back to the flat to get more work done, we stopped at King's Cross Market to try Bad Brownies' peanut butter brownie, so good and so rich. We will be coming back to the market to try some more of the handmade breads, ice cream macaroon sandwiches, and donuts!!! <br><br>
 ==Stonehenge, Bath & Lacock==
      Thursday June 8

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 Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet at The Globe! The show started at 7:30pm so we arrived by 6:30pm to wait in line before being on of the first to get into the standing area and grab a spot by the stage.  It was cool to be able to literally put my chin on the stage, that is how close I was, but for the second act when the roses were put on the stage it became hard to see. The actors including Romeo and Juliet had sat on the stage in front of me and I could see their goose bumps from the rain and cold night. I have never read the play before, but of course I knew of the plot so I had nothing to compare the play to. But it was nothing like I was expecting, way more modern than I think some people would have liked. Overall I was amazed by the performance and being so close. It was wet and cold, but I am happy I stayed for the whole performance. The faces painted white made it a little creepy and the modern dance numbers kept interesting to say the least. I found it funny they including the YMCA and it almost became interactive with the audience participating and to include the infamous dab dance move.
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      Monday June 5
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 My first theater show was at the Apollo Victoria Theater to see Wicked. The show started at 7:30pm but we arrived early enough to grab our slushies and popcorn before finding our seats in the top circle section. I was worried since the tickets were bought the first week we arrived we would have a hard time seeing but really any seat you had had a good view. It was a pretty venue, reminding me of a smaller Hannover. The performance was three hours including intermission was but amazing. It was a treat to have my sister join me and she sang along to the songs she knew. I have never seen or read Wicked so to me it was cool to see the background of the characters through the performance. I would highly recommend going to see it. And after we left one of the fellow audience members got to talking with us and this was his sixth time seeing the performance (not all had been in London) but said this ranked second on his list. And we learned that the actress playing the Wicked Witch of the West, it was her like 3,000 show which is unbelievable and goes to stand for why she was our favorite. She nailed it.
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