Remember Remember the 5th of November (and the 6th...and the 7th...and the 8th)

I am not going to lie, before the movie V for Vendetta was released in 2005, I had no idea of the significance of the 5th of November. Before I came to Scotland, all I knew was that way back when, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament and was unsuccessful, and the day is celebrated throughout the UK. However, on the 5th of November in Scotland, thousands of people headed to the Glasgow Green (a park in the city centre) for fireworks and carnival rides (there was allegedly supposed to be a bonfire, but it was false advertising). Kate, Ginny, Tyson, Claire, Iona, and myself all went to the Green to enjoy the festivities, and while the fireworks were a little anticlimactic, it is fun to be a part of this tradition. After the fireworks the group of us stopped in a pub on Byres just for a pint and chat (I will miss the chat, and the capability to stop in a pub legally). Then we went back to our flat and started the BBC series of Emma (Jane Austen).

Friday's have always been my favorite day of the week (remember my days of "guesswhat? guesswhat?guesswhat? tomorrow's friday!) but only having photography on Friday's is the best possible way to start my weekend. I have been working on developing my second role of film and I am really excited about some of the pictures. Friday night, Claire and I were WOQuA's and went running around a cold, dark, and very wet glasgow. Do you know how in movies when a truck drives by and you get splashed? fyi: that actually happens in real life. Then I went out with some girls that I have met through Iain and Kersley (they were their flatmates in 1st year). I was really excited that they called and that they have accepted me "in" to their group of friends.

Saturday, Kate and i were tourists in Glasgow. Because the weather was nice (aka NOT raining...woot!) we went to the Barra's market in the east end of the city, and honestly, I will not be going back. We then ventured to the Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis. The Glasgow Cathedral is one of the last remaining cathedrals from before the Reformation, and it is magnificent. The necropolis was built "out of the city" because the planners thought it was prevent the spread of disease (the necropolis is now in the centre of the city). But it is basically this huge hill that is covered in tombstones (most of which are quite impressive). But there were also beautiful views of the city from the top, and once again I felt on top of the world. Kate and I then ventured into St Mungo's museum of religious life and art, which had lots of interesting information and relics from six major world religions. It was a good day to be a tourist :) (Is there any bad day to be a tourist?) Later Saturday night, we finished the last two episodes of Emma, and now I really want to read the book. Iona said : "Literature courses are making the list of fictional characters I'm in love with grow longer. I think I need to get a grip." word. haha

This morning, the three of us got up and made a nice breakfast :) We made pancakes, eggs, bacon, and toast. Because of our lack of syrup we had to improvise, and we topped our pancakes with deliciousness like nutella and whipped cream, or bananas and honey, or butter and jam. Ahh so good. There was one point where I was cooking bacon, iona was flipping pancakes, and claire was setting the "table" and the song Hey Valerie came on my ipod and the 3 of us just started jamming out. it was a great moment, and fabulous way to start my sunday. Now I am headed to the library to try and get some work done. I hope you all have had a great weekend!!
Until my next adventure,
Love always,
Rach :)
xox