Friday, August 10, 2012

Off to London! (August 10)



Today at research, I WAS the research. I was asked to volunteer to have an EEG as I imagined grabbing a mug – over, and over, and over, and over – for about 2 hours. So much fun!!! So much fun that I almost fell asleep. But hey, it helped them out. I got to wear a really attractive EEG hat with lovely electrodes coming off my head, and the best part but have been the gel in my hair and on my ears. Needless to say, I showered immediately upon returning home! Then I packed up and headed out- I had a bus to London to catch! :) Because it was so last-minute, plane and train tickets were really expensive so I settled on the bus. It was 8 hours, so I tried the new “sleeper bus” service and it turned out great! The bus has beds on it, and goes from about 11:00 pm to 7:00 am. It really was a great experience! I wore some comfy sweats/pajamas and got to the coach station early. Because we were all there early, we left ahead of schedule (which meant we arrived at 6 am…). We got on the bus and the guys we ran it were just great – very nice, welcoming, informative – and even gave us homemade shortbread! After being offered coffee and tea, we climbed into our beds. They were small but hey, on a bus I’ll appreciate anything! The beds had pillows and comforters and a nightlight and outlet and little window, and a big curtain. I flopped on my stomach and drifted off to sleep! I had some weird dreams, probably because it wasn’t the best sleep, but when I woke up we were just getting to London! And the sunrise was beautiful. :)

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