Everything Cool Comes from England

So I was looking up English musicians for my handy little British playlist found at the bottom of this blob. I originally thought that I'd want to brush up on some current British musicians so I'd be ready for British radio. Ummm, first off, people in English basically listen to the same stuff we do. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rhianna, Bruno Mars... all at the top of the charts right now. [And so is the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman, thanks to some awesome guy on "Britain's Got Talent." I'll have to post more about that obsession later.]

Second, almost every artist that I love started out in Britain. I knew about Coldplay, Natasha Bedingfield, Adele, Dido, Kate Nash, Lily Allen and a bunch of others. But seriously... La Roux, KT Tunstall, Keane, Travis, Oasis, Starsailor, Queen, MIKA, David Gray, Muse, The Smiths, The Rolling Stones... All of the cool stuff basically comes from Britain. Man, I'm starting to think this trip will be like going home.

Check out the playlist at the bottom for a taste of all the music that you never knew came from Britain (or maybe you did and I'm just a little dim).

How many hours?!

Hello, all!

I'm sorry that the posts have been minimal. I'm a college student... it's about time for finals... you understand. I will tell you what I just realized though.

I was checking my travel itinerary so I could input the information on my Study Abroad account. And guess what? First, I will have a 5-hour flight (ok, 4 hours and 51 minutes) to Philadelphia. Then I will have 2 and a half hours until my flight out of the country leaves. Then the actual flight to London will be 7 hours and 10 minutes (at least according to the powers that be... knowing airlines, it'll be longer).

Since I don't want to force you to do any ghastly math, let me put this together for you. It will take me 14 and a half HOURS to get to London. And that's not even counting getting through security and checking my baggage and making sure that all of my liquids are in little containers no more than 3 ounces. Oy.

I think I'm going to invest in some new apps for my iPod and a sleep mask. :)