6th April - Things go right and things go wrong

I had a lovely session this morning getting my nails done. I absolutely love the new design. Neon tips. I just wanted something bright as the last 2 sets I've had have been darker.

I had all these plans of things I wanted to get done today. Trying out my calligraphy set, going to a new place for my day off walk, researching animals for my animal lover badge...

Yeah, none of that happened. Mum had a day off to go to a pre-op appointment today and it was raining. Walk was off due to the rain then. I figured it's ok, I'll take my laptop with me to the hospital while mum's at her appointment and sit in Costa. I'll use their WiFi to do my research.

Yeah, that didn't happen either. Their WiFi was absolutely useless! I couldn't connect to it! I also couldn't hotspot my phone because most of the time I had 'e' service. Worse than useless. Thinking it might have been my laptop, I did a troubleshoot. It only removed my laptop's ability to access any WiFi!!! I was so angry! So I didn't manage to get anything done.

I did manage to achieve more painting today. The colours look so bold without any of the blended shades.

I also managed to write my review of Aladdin the Musical for the Critic Badge. So here it is:

Aladdin the Musical

For my birthday I went to see the stage show of Aladdin in the West End with a friend of mine.

I'd never been to the West End before and only ever seen one proper show (Wicked).

It was an incredible show and experience as a whole.

The biggest issue I faced was that our seats were right at the back in the corner. We also had a tall person sat in front of us. Luckily, he was the only one obscuring our view. I know some theatres have pillars or funny shaped seating areas so the stage can be obscured from certain angles. We got round this issue by not folding our seats down and instead sat on the backs. Being at the back does have some perks.

The funniest character had to be the Genie. He was just so funny and, by the reactions of others on stage, often threw in a little improvisation. One scene with Aladdin, he kept sweeping his foot round to the side in a wide arc, hands on his hips and grinning at him every time he tried to deliver a line. This resulted in him trying hard not to laugh and not being able to properly deliver his lines.

At the beginning as well, when he's supposed to pull the lamp out of his pocket, he pulled out a Union Jack umbrella and apologised but he'd been souvenir shopping. His character truly made the production epic!

I also liked the fact that Alan Menken, the composer of the original movie score, returned to tweak this one. All of the familiar songs from the movie I remember as a kid were in it with a twist and a few new ones were added and all of them were brilliant!

I highly recommend going to see it if you get the chance and I recommend giving the album a listen to as well.

Today I'm grateful for...

1. Chatting to my friend while she does my nails and of course, getting a new awesome set
2. Even when things seem bad, it's not as bad as it seems.
3. Have I said coffee before? I've said coffee before. Hey, coffee is good. Especially Costa!
4. Fish and Chips takeout. Well, chicken burger and chips in my case. (Diet? Um... I took a meal off)
5. A dad who knows how to fix my computer (love you, Dad)