PoWeR OuTaGe & ScArY StORiEs

Thursday, November 6th

Art and Paper class today. I did some more marbling and worked on some stationary. It is turning out pretty nicely and I’m happy with it.

After class, I got lunch with Cody and Rachael before they left for the Tower of London. I had life drawing that night and have already gone to the Tower, so I decided to stay back and be productive. I feel like time is starting to spin out of my hands. I spent a few hours in my room talking to my family and taking a shower, and it was basically already time to leave. I didn’t get much done at all, even though that was my intention, and I felt like I sincerely was doing something at all times.

I looked at the website for my flight home tonight, curious about weight restrictions for my journey home, as I have acquired quite a collection during my time here… I should be fine except for a few of the carry-on restrictions:

Potentially dangerous items not permitted include:
Torch-style cigarette lighters.
Non-safety matches.
Toy or replica guns (plastic or metal).
Catapults.
Sharp items including household cutlery, knives with blades (of any length), paper knives, razor blades, darts.
Hypodermic syringes - If you have a medical reason that means you need to inject during the flight you are permitted to carry syringes in the cabin. However, you must be able to produce medical evidence, such as a doctor's letter indicating the name of the person to whom the equipment is prescribed, when you check in and/or at security screening. The letter should be kept with you at all times.
Scissors (scissors with blunt/round-ended blades, metal or plastic, less than 6cms in length or scissors with metal blades and pointed tips under 3cms are permitted).
Sporting bats.
Billiard, snooker, pool cues.
Tradesmen's tools.
Any dangerous articles such as flammables, erosives, poisons, radioactive materials, ammunition, firearms or explosives.
Zippo style cigarette lighters.

I guess I’ll have to leave my catapult at home…

I did some life drawing and packed for Scotland and got some business done and right before I was going to go to bed, the power went out. Rachael and I joked around about telling scary stories. We lit a candle for some light and used our handy flashlights on our cell phones. When Michelle returned, we shared some stories; I told about our house’s Indian spirits.

Rachael told us about some crazy events at her house too, and I have to admit, they definitely topped mine.

We finally went to bed, power still out. I didn’t get much sleep at all. The power came on again at 4:50am, coincidentally exactly the same time my alarm was going to go off for our 5:15am departure to Scotland…