today was ridiculous.we got all dolled up in hilarious elizabethan getups and just wandered about taking pictures of each other. anna & joel were the class paper dolls, as our teacher described in detail the partlet, bodice, corset.. every layer of the outfits, their evolution, etc. it was brilliant. we all became each other's dressers and played around for a half an hour, hopping in and out of various bits of insanity. it was great.
then we packed up and headed over to the national portrait gallery to gaze at a bunch of famous dead people dressed in outfits more absurd than ours. gift shop. dinner. drinks. then off to show #3 for my class - 'entertaining mr. sloane' by joe orton. now. all i've read of his plays really was 'what the butler saw,' which is a sex farce with mistaken identity, naked people, and lots of fast entrances and exits.
so i really wasn't expecting this - a wacky comedy that was actually rather dark and dramatic, sad and heartbreaking, brutal and biting all at the same time. i enjoyed it, i suppose. it was pretty well acted. it starred imelda staunton (best known as dolores umbridge from HP5). she got naked. i saw umbridge's boobs. which was only moderately uncomfortable.
so now i'm in bed. 2 skype sessions and yet another facebook album later. i really should sleep. the internet is far too accessible and addicting for me to handle.
oh! check out this wonderful link seth sent me:
it made me even more homesick for my little city.
sleep now.
goodnight darlings.
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