Hey hey, i hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, "holiday" and so on. I'm hanging around the house doing a lot of nothing. it feels great! I haven't worked ou in a loong while, so i think i'm gonna go ride the bike for a while...and then maybe pump some iron. HAHAHAHA...yeah right, maybe not. whatever. Here's a pic of my new hair! I got a makeover! Feels good to look different. Blah, i don't have anything to say. Oh wait...i'm watchign a tv show and they are talking about men who sag their jeans/pants. really why wear pants at all if you're going to wear them below your butt. I can understand wanting to wear baggier pants, that's fine, but if you're going to wear them off your butt, isn't that why we wear pants anyway...to cover the unmentionable spots? so what makes it ok to wear pants when they show off those places in the first place? Oh i dunno. Just look at my new hair. hahahaha

Christmas was wonderful. Thank you to everyone who made it great! it's wonderful to be home again! Missed you all!

i belong in Ireland...even their cars think so.

well, i am on my way home. i'm halfway home to Minnesota. I am sitting at the Washington D.C. airport...i have a 5 hour lay-over and so i'm just chillen here against the wall chargin my phone and playing on the internet. i wish i had a soda or something. anyway, i spent the last 5 days with Jamey and our Buddy Jesse Ross. We had a blast. i got to see some old London friends before i left today and spent time with some new ones....it was just an incredible trip all together! Here are some pitures from Ireland and the like. if you know me, you'll get to see more later. i can't possibly put them all on here right now. *sigh* bored bored bored

This is my Hostel that i stayed at in Ireland!


This is the Acting School i attended...it was small and quaiint, but it did the job! I miss you Gaiety!


this is my group PLUS patrick, (the man with the glasses next to me on the left) and Martin (the man with the crazy hair on the other side...near Judy..my Prof from home)


This is pretty dublin scenery!


Here is a picture of two beautifully pored Guinnesses at the Guinness storehouse...where they brew the stuff. (it's a thick beer...i tried some!)


there's more where this came from!

Hey kids....i come home in a few days. Let me tell you...i have very mixed feelings about this. i have been gone for so long, i think i will like being home, yet i will miss this place sooooo so much. I might add that i am missing Dublin a great amount. that is an INCREDIBLE place. too good to be true. i had the most amazing experience of my life there. and i am soooooo so sad to have it be over...maybe it isn't though. maybe it isn't. who knows. anyway, tomorrow i'm going to take jamey and jesse to Stonehenge...i've been already, but they really want to go, so we'll go. tonight is a night in...should be a good time. anyhow, we're all sharing the computer time, so i'm going to let this one be done for now. see you soon! I leave in 2 days! ugh.....

jamey, why you call everyone lame? hehehe...i'll try not to be lame, but i do want you to know that you're coming to Europe in less than 72 hours!!!! i don't even know exactally which day it will be for you! but i can't wait to see you!

as for me, i'm done with the Gaiety School of Acting, and i'm glad, yet sad at the same time. it's been soooooo much work, but such and amazing time as well! I'm soooo very glad i did it. i feel amazing! I fly out of Dublin tomorrow night to spend a week in London with my brother. my dear sweet brother and Jesse! I am soooo thrilled!!!! but you already knew that! Anyway, i am about to head out to a christmas party with the Gaiety second years....will be an awesome time! I'll see you all in about a week! Think the 23rd! MISS YOU!

dad, i had a dream last night..and it made me scared of you! i dreamt that you and i were joking around and you were jokinly going to cut off my finger, but you expected me to pull it away before you sliced it off with a butcher knife...well i didn't realize what you were doing and you cut off the top third of my right ring finger. Not only that, but you wouldn't take me to the hospital to have it sewn back on...so it healed over (rather quickly) and there was still a bit of bone sticking out the top. pretty sick. don't do that to me ok....in the workds of Gilda Radner, "Don't ok"

thanks!

all is well...only 3 days left here then it's back to London to see Pook! Can't wait!

almost done with Ireland! i can't really wait to get home. i mean, i can't wait to get back to London, and then having Jamey there will be excellent!!!! ok, well i don't have a lot of time to type, i need to go memorize my lines...for some reason the word vegetable just popped into my head! hehehehe.

Oh, and there's something else. Father, i'm scared...Last night i dreamt that you cut off the top third of my ring finger on my right hand..like sliced thru the bone and everything and then wouldn't take me to the hospital to have it sewn back on...so it healed over witha bit of bone sticking out the top of my finger...it was horrible. so don't ok? in the words of gilda...don't ok!

Guess what i just did...i just ate a whole footlong subway sandwish by myself in one sitting! I think i'm malnourished over here. hahahaha...no, that's not the case, i'm just really hungry all the time!!!! and all i can say is thank god for refills on soda-pop! I have my trip to Galway today. That should be a good time, i hope. I am ready to come home though. it's been great, it's been fun, but honestly...even to get back to london and spend an entire day by myself....then to have a week with my brother and Jesse Ross...it will be incredible. Anyway...i'm going to refill my soda-pop and then enjoy it while doing other things on the internet...things like look at my banking!!!!

I saw you again last night, only this time, she was with you.

I love you.

ok, so here is a blog for all of you! I've been in Dublin for a week not and i'm ready to come home. I don't know. It's nothing too incredible here. We leave tomorrow evening for Galway, Ireland...supposedly that's a blast and a half! but i don't know. we'll have to see. Did you know that many of you (family members) are hard to shop for for Christmas. Ugh! Oh well, you get what i get for you and you'll like it! if you don't like it, don't tell me! hehehe. anyway, i have a ton of lines to learn and things of that sort. there is a lot of work to be done for this theatre workshop that i'm taking part in. of course there are those who whine and cry because they don't have enough lines or they are overwhelmed, but i say, if you're unhappy about it, then do something about it. don't complain to me because there is nothing i can do for you. this is YOUR experience, so make of it what you want out of it. that's what i'm trying to do..even in my condition, which, by the way, is tons better. head doesn't hurt, tailbone hurts some, but it's all getting better and i realize that my butt won't feel better right away. I wish i was able to show pictures on here, but i don't have internet on my lap-top and i forgot to pack my little photo transfer device thingy...so i couldn't put my pics on the computer anyway. whatev. sounds like my family is doing well. and i'm glad! I miss you all and i will be seeing you in 2 weeks!!! yes, TWO WEEKS! just you wait!

muhahahahahahaha

everything is wonderful here for me! Miss you all!! (only 15 seconds left!!)

well, i got booted from my hostel today. I have to wait until 3pm before i can go and move into my new hostel. so i'm at the internet cafe waiting the time out. it's only 11:30am here right now, and i'm bored out of my mind. I did meet some girls from America that are staying in the hostel that i was at and they are pretty cool. we went out dancing last night. it was pretty boring though, not because they are boring, because they aren't, but because i wasn't feeling well and i was really tired. So it was not too exciting. i had fun getting to know those girls though! We met a couple of English boys on our way home. They walked us back almost all the way to our hostel, but we came upon their first. they were really nice guys! One of them was missing some teeth. it was pretty gross, but the other one Louis, was really nice and had nice teeth. hehehe. they were funny guys! Anyway, i burnt my mouth on coffee this morning and i'm not very pleased about that. that never feels good. Gosh i feel like a tool, i'm sitting here in an internet cafe with my suitcase and backpack and it's just so rediculous. i feel rediculous. i want to move into my new hostel and get a bed and then sleep in it. I'm sooooo tired. Most of you knew that i fell down the stairs the other night, well i haven't been the same since. i can't seem to keep myself awake. I'm awfullly tired all the time. I had to force myself to be awake and energetic at all last night with the group. It was Tim, Steph, Me, Sydney, and the three girls from the east coast. i was pooped...still am. Ugh, well i suppose this is going to be costly for me, i think i've been here long enough. i should think about wrapping up my time here. But it's so warm and cosy in here. the music is relaxing too, real christmassy and such. I WANT MOM'S CARAMEL ROLLS! i can't wait! they better be extra caramelly...(i know the diff btwn CARMEL and CARAMEL....Carmel is the solid form, Caramel is the liquid form...why do we need two names? I'd still be megan if i were liquid. whatever...the world can never be simple!) Welp, i'm off...have a good one!

Well, i'm in ireland now! weird huh?!?! I met up with Timmy and Steph last night and we went to Hardrock to eat foooood! then i went back to my hostel and went to bed. I slept until 9:30am, got up had some breakfast with tim and steph, then i went back to bed. like a tired little girl ought to. i woke up, showered and got ready in the crappiest bathroom i have ever had to shower in and then i left. it's raining here of course, so i walked down the street to a bakery, got another yummy sandwich and a soda-pop and came to the internet cafe. i plan to go and maybe look for a book later on. I'm really dying to read something. I've got nothing to do and i don't know what to do with myself. Gaiety school of actiong classes start on Monday i believe..and i move into my other Hostel tomorrow sometime. I'm not sure when, but i will have to check that out! At any rate...things are good and i've been bumming around Dublin by myself for two days now. i'm so proud! Who would have ever thought that I would go somewhere alone and be able to survive..me, Miss "i can't even get around rochester without getting lost." but i did it..and continue to do it!! YAYAYAYAYA! well, i am going to get going. I have some e-mails to write. Miss you all!

By the way..here is my real thanksgiving dinner...i had it the day after thanksgiving, but it was AWESOME! (Marinated Chicken breast, garlic potatos, broccoli and carrots, AAAAAAND MILK!) (and then to be really honest..this is the meal i had two days after thanksgiving because i lost the picture i had of my other meal..so replace the garlic noodles with potatos and you have my T-day!)

i know, i know...to all of you who are going to actually do the math, it is about 5am here. I just finished a paper that was MAYBE due tomorrow. it was supposed to be, but we don't know if our teacher will be feeling well enough to meet for class. he called today to say he wasn't well...so he might switch class back to Thursday, which means i won't be able to be there for class, alass i'm not too worried about it! Ok..here is a poem that i really liked. It's by Carol Ann Duffy. I like it!

STEALING

the most unusual thing i ever stole? A snowman.
Midnight. He looked magnificent; a tall, white mute
beneath the winter moon. I wanted him, a mate
with a mind as cold as the slice of ice
within my own brain. I started with the head.

Better off dead than giving in, not taking
what you want. He weighed a ton; his torso,
frozen stiff, hugged to my chest, a fierce chill
piercing my gut. Part of the thrill was knowing
that children would cry in the morning. Life's tough.

Sometimes I steal things I don't need. I joy-ride cars
to nowhere, break into houses just to have a look.
I'm a mucky ghost, leave a mess, maybe pinch a camera.
I watch my gloved hand twisting the doorknob.
A stranger's bedroom. Mirrors. I sigh like this - Aah.

It took some time. Reassembled in the yard,
he didn't look the same. I took a run
and booted him. Again. Again. My breath ripped out
in rags. It seems daft now. Then i was standing
alone amongst lumps of snow, sick of the world.

Boredom. Mostly i'mm so bored i could eat myself.
One time, I stole a guitar and thought i might
learn to play. I nicked a bust of shakespeare once,
flogged it, but the snowman was the strangest.
You don't understand a word i'm saying, do you?

i'm going to play hide and seek with myself.

i hide.

and when i'm good and ready i'll come looking for myself.

not a minute sooner.

Dated: Thursday, November 24, 2005

I saw you last night. You were in my dreams. Sitting there beside me it was like you never left me. Surrounded by loved ones, your laughter filled the air. Your eyes twinkled with that mischievous glint that was oh so familiar to me. I looked at you with loving eyes and your smile filled my heart with hope. My prayers do not go unheard for you are there listening to every wish, every hope, every word I say. You are there, looking down upon me, guiding me, and those you love. I have not forgotten you. I never will.

Thank you for visiting me, if only in my dreams.

I miss you.

Hi Folks...

Well, i leave London on the 1st of December, which happens to be Thursday...i will be going to Dublin for two weeks then coming back here to London on the 17th of Dec. I will meet up with Jamey on the 18th and he will have Aaron and Jesse with him! I can't wait til my boys get here! Anyway, i'm having real mixed emotions about leaving this country. I feel like after living here for 3 months or so, i belong here...so it's really hard for me to imagine going home and living a life of monotony again. no offense to my mother and father, i love them, but i don't want to come home and life at SMU and do the same old things every day and then come home in the summer and work work work. I want something new...something big. I can feel it in my bones...I'm made to break free! I think i'm gonna do it!

Happy Thanksgiving...here's the meal i had last night...POTATOS! tonight i think i'm going to go to the grocery store and get either some chicken or turkey for dinner and have turkey/chicken and potatos as a belated thanksgiving dinner. I deserve that at least! And if i get chicken i have a real yummy marinade here that i think i will finally use! yessss! Anyway, here's some pics for you! Enjoy! Missed you all!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!! Eat some Lefse for me!! LOVE YOU!

Happy Birthday Aunt Jackie!!!! LOVE YOU!!!

so here are a few pictures, in no particular order, of the beautiful isle of skye...you MUST go here once in your life. Not just to Scotland, to Skye...it's GORGEOUS!

This is the view from a beautiful Cathedral! WOWIE!


This is me in front of a mountainous landscape! yes indeed!


This is the Fairy Glen! it was BEAUTIFUL! (people ran around barefoot! long story!)


Mountains!


This is a castle i saw! I FINALLY GOT TO SEE A CASTLE! hehehe...yayayaya!

Here is the Infamous Loch Ness!


Here is a beautiful Waterfall!


This is almost my favorite pic...It's just a bridge, but it's BEAUTIFUL!


This is my pal Danny and I at another waterfall! Different one!


This is a pic at a stream we stopped at. If you put your face in this water you would stay young and beautiful forever! so i did! BRRRR!!

Ok, well i'm off to scotland! YIP YIP! I have minutes on my phone too, so i'll be updating and calling some-a-ya'lls. Have a good weekend! I WILL!!

Look, now i know we are all stressed out, but there is no reason to take agressions out on one another, especially when the person you are taking your aggressions out on is the one making sure you're ok. Not acceptable.

Anyway, I just got my flight to Ireland booked as well as a hostel for me to stay in for 2 days! I'm pretty proud of myself, and i didn't snap at anyone, nor did i take out any aggressions...seeeeeee..people can be civil. I'm sorry you had such an awful time, but DO NOT take it out on me! That's all i have to say. I refuse to be of help to you from now on. The end. Enjoy your stay!

I hope you are all well, i'm a bit bitter right now if you hadn't noticed! Oh well...time to get going. See ya! Oh yeah, I LEAVE FOR SCOTLAND TOMORROW!!!!!!!

Here are some pics from my trip to Stonehenge and Salisbury!

Me AT Stonehenge


The imfamous Rocks!


Another angle!


The Beautiful Salisbury Cathedral


Me at the Cathedral!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAN! I hear you're 29 today! WOW! You're still amazingly beautiful! How DO you do it? I hope your day is incredible as it should be. I wish i could be there! I'm thinking of you! Hugs and Kisses!

Megan

Hey Kiddos!

Here are a few pictures from my trip to Paris! If you want to see more then you'll have to spend some time with me when i get home! YAY FOR PARIS!

Me at the tower...yeah, i went all the way to the top!


This is the view from the Eiffel Tower!

This is the view from the Eiffel Tower!


I'm looking out the hotel window and this is what i see when i look to the left!


Here is the Louvre Museum!


Here is another pic of the Louvre! Beaut!


Here is the pretty Notre Dame! YAY! I had tea with the hunchback!

a pic of the inside of Notre Dame. Beautiful! (My friends sang there last year for Chamber singers! Lucky!


Me on a bridge with a very pretty view! it's like a story book!


Me in front of a church near my hotel! Beautiful church, weak, dead sounding bells!


Me in front of St. Eustache Church...beautiful area!


Another gorgeous view..Is that a castle?

don't worry everyone...i made it home ok!!! I'm harry potter crazed at the moment so i can't focus on a blog...and my time is almost up! I better go! adieu!

In Paris! it rules here, but it isvery hard to communicate! can't wait to be back in London!!! more when i get home! PS..saw theEiffel Tower today!

hey, when was the last time you told someone flat out, "i like you"

maybe you should think about that.

now my parents are gone too. I don't like this game. booooo.

On another note, i think i'm going to go see Ewan McGregor in Guys and Dolls tonight. I don't even care if i go alone...I'm really looking forward to it! yessss!

Hello! So things have been really good lately! Mom and Dad are here in London and tomorrow they leave for home. I'm sad about that! It's been wonderful to have them here though! I feel like i live here and they've come for a visit...OH WAIT, That's kinda what it's like! I want to thank you Mom and Dad..AND Jamey for coming over here to see me in the show and spend some time with me. It really meant a lot. As far as the rest of you are concerned, thank you so much for your e-mails, calls, and letters in the mail. I LOVE hearing from you all! I miss you all very much! I miss food that has taste and i miss being in a BIG bed that isn't just a box-spring. i swear that is what my bed is...nice huh! QUALITY! anyway, i have so much to say and all i really want to do right now is lay in my bed and sleep. But first i have to leave you with a picture from this week!

Oh Daddy!!

Welp...to honor the request of my father, here is a blog for you all! ysterday marked the opeining of the show in London. I got to see my High School Friend Sonja. She is doing well and i miss her, but it was sooooo good to see her! She is studying here in London and we will be able to hang out! I'm thrilled! I had my London Acting Debut last night. It was kinda cool! I think the performance went well, that's what many people said anyway. i honestly don't have a lot to say, but you know..sometimes people pressure you to blog and you have to do it just to pacify them. Well..my brother and mother and father are coming into London tomorrow! I can't wait!!!! anyway, i need a nap and then a shower. I will try to have something interesting to say later on when i blog again. But until then...meh...take what you can get! Miss you!

for those that read this, the birthday was wonderful!!! my friends took me out and we had a blast!! It was two other girls' birthday last week as well. Kristina (the one in green) and Steph (the one in Blue) so we all went out and celebrated together on Saturday! What a hoot! Anyway...enjoy the pics and thank you so much to those of you who sent me cards and packages and helped to make my day special in any way! You are all wonderful and i really appreciate all that you did for me! Love you!

Well Folks,
Today it begins...We've started Tech Week for the show here. This means we're finally going ot be in the actual space/theatre that we'll be performing in, and there is a lot of crap that needs to get done. I'm pretty sure today we have a 7 hour rehearsal in which we will be spending all that time hanging lights, painting things, building things, and stuff like that. We've recruited the three non-theatre people to come over with us and help so that MAYBE we won't have to be at the theatre from 2-9pm. That would bite! I know i haven't kept up with my blog lately, but it's hard when you have on and off internet access. I refuse to go down the street and pay for access, so it's either wait for access in my room or hit up the library. Ugh! I suppose sometime soon i can post some pics of the place i live in. That might be fun! For the time being however, i can post a pic of me in my current state. That might be enjoyable. To be perfectly honest, this picture is from a couple of days ago, but it still serves it's purpose. At anyrate, i'm going to take a nap now..I think that one of those is in order! I'll try to update again sooner than last time.

Oh and i'd like to wish Steph Messer and Kristina Zinz a Happy Birthday! Steph is 23 today, and Kristina is 21 tomorrow! (Guess who has a 22nd birthday in 6 days?!) Anyway...

Keep your chin up and your pants on! or something like that....HA! Later yous!