Much better. [16/8]

Wow, I haven't updated in a while.
Maybe because I was social this last week or so. One of my closest friends came up to my little town from the 11th to the 15th. Today is the 16th, and my brother's birthday, so she had to leave then, unfortunately.

Even though I was ill all the mornings she was here, we managed to have a good time nonetheless. 
On the 11th, I went to Bath to see her and pick her up. On the way done, my stomach was relatively fine, but as soon as my Mum tried to force-feed me a Tuna melt sandwich, my nerves, excitement and stomach were all over the place. We had to detour to the Boots to get Pepto-Bismol. Seriously, that stuff is like pink toothpaste in a bottle. Blergh. I hope I don't have to have that again. 
As soon as I met up with her, we left. I wish I could've stayed longer in Bath, but my stomach said no. The car journey back eased my pains a little, as the little vibrations seemed to help my gurgling tummy.

The next day was a Sunday, and as the local Regatta was on, and it was a nice day, we went to the little amusement park in my town. We managed to amuse ourselves on DDR, cheap Purikura, the Nameko game and crying slightly at the claw machines, as one housed a really cute fluffy Mickey Mouse plush.
We relaxed in the park, jeered at the locals and watched as dogs and children ran around like madmen. We also.. well.. Stared very intently at one of the rowers in the Regatta, as he seemed to be the only Asian men there. Which is rare to find in my town anyway, so finding a nice, physically fit one... Oooh.
As my father did the registration in the regatta, he informed us he was from Manchester. About two hours north of my town. Dammit.
Anyway, here's a small selection of the purikura we did:

We did the 'nameko' face like Kamijo did. That game is seriously addictive.

 On Monday, it was our lazy day. Mainly because we didn't really get out of bed until 3pm or something. I can't remember what we did... Apart from me internally crying at the front door because I expected my copy of Amazing Blue to arrive, as it seemed to've stayed in the same place for 4 days or so. But no, it didn't arrive. Which was a little bit of a bummer.
On Tuesday, I managed to haul myself off the chaise lounge around 11am, so we could go to Birmingham. We did so many things there and spent almost all of our money. And even £50 my Dad gave me. I'm still surprised he gave me that much, to be honest. 
We walked quite a while, and because it was blisteringly hot, we were kinda of dead by the end of the day.
We both bought the ever-so-popular stud headbands, at a BARGAIN of £2.50 each, reduced from around £8-£12. Even though they're a little gray around the edges and such, it's nothing a little bit of elbow grease and glue won't fix. 
Also bought included the newest NEO magazine issue (bought solely for the reason it had an An Cafe interview in it about Amazing Blue and their upcoming tour), a coffee mameshiba plush and a couple of t-shirts for both of us.

My t-shirt and headbands. Bargains.

When the day was nearing it's end, we both decided to try out Bubble tea. I was a bit skeptical at first, but when I took a sip of my Strawberry tea and chewed those tapioca pearls, I think I was hooked. It was quite filling, like a small, sweet meal in a cup. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it. It's like a mild milkshake, with little jellies in it. Lovely.

On Wednesday, after being woke by my father around 9:15am, I was presented with a box. My CD had arrived! I was so happy, as it meant I could enjoy it with my friend while she was still here. As we're both going to the An Cafe London concert in November, I was ecstatic. Even though I recieved Takuya's card, instead of Kanon's, as I had hoped, I didn't care. I have picked out my favourite songs on the album already, and even though it isn't as 'nyappy' as I would have hoped, I still think it was worth the wait. 

So... Bring on November!