53. Hey What's Up Hello Kitty

I can't stop drawing Hello Kitty because I am currently super bored and I am obsessed with my Hello Kitty henna on my shoulder. If I ever get a tattoo one day, I definitely want to get a small Hello Kitty on my wrist. I probably won't ever end up getting one though because my mom and dad would definitely disown me if I did!!! LOL. 

52. Potter Puppet Pals Remake

One of the first days that I was here in London, my friends and I attempted to remake the Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise Youtube video. It was unfortunately only 10 seconds since I recorded it on SnapChat, but it is comical how badly we failed at copying it. Above is my attempted video and the real Youtube Video. Enjoy!

51. Counting Sheep

One day as I was walking around the city of London, I kept coming across these massive colorful Sheep. I thought they were very intriguing and funny, so I decided to take pictures with all of them. What I did not know at the time but later found out was that the sheep that I kept taking pictures with were there because of the Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation who introduced the charity campaign called Shaun in the City. From July 6 to August 31, the Shaun in the City charity is bringing 70 Shaun the Sheep sculptures designed by numerous designers, celebrities, and artists and are spreading them out in places from Bristol all the way to London for the public to see and enjoy. 50 Shaun the Sheep's have already been sprawled out in London since March 28. All of the 120 Shaun the Sheep's will later be auctioned off to charities in Bristol and London. The funds raised in Bristol will go to The Grand Appeal and the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity. The funds raised from the 50 sheep in London will go to the Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity which will support countless children in hospitals across the United Kingdom.

50. Tube Jammin'

Throughout my time here in London, I saw countless individuals performing in the Tube. My favorite performer that I saw is in the video above! He was not only an extremely talented singer and guitar player, but he also had colorful stuffed animals singing and playing instruments beside him. I don't know how he did it, but I thought it was absolutely AMAZING and hilarious. I'm sure he made a lot of money that night, and made a lot of people laugh as well.

49. Separation Anxiety

Out of all of the places in London, I think I am going to miss Camden Town the most. I love everything about it. I love the lively people, all of the delicious food in the Camden Market, the orange juice stands that sell the BEST orange juice in the ENTIRE world, the souvenir shops, all of the funny T-shirts they sell, and so much more. I tried to go to Camden Town as much as I could while I was here, and am going to make an effort to go back. Camden Town really inspired me to embrace my weirdness. I felt like I belonged there. I got my "Normal People Scare Me" shirt from there, which I wear 24/7 because I absolutely LOVE it and I really think it describes me as an individual. I always looked forward to seeing the guy with the Mr. Bean mask dancing around. I always made an effort to give him a pound whenever I saw him so I could take videos and pictures with him. I am going to miss Mr. Bean and Camden Town SO MUCH!!! I already miss it and I haven't even left London yet. LOL.

48. Keep Calm And Don't Trip

This sign is basically my life motto. It literally describes me in a nut shell. I might be the biggest spaz that you will ever meet. As I was running to make my train to Paris, I had to risk missing it to stop and take a picture of this. I cannot go a day without tripping, hitting someone or something with my abnormally long arms, spilling drinks or food on myself or other people, etc. It is a spastic lifestyle that I did not ask for, but I have learned to just accept and embrace.
XOXO,
Katie SPAZske
... LOL

47. Let it Be

If you know me well, you know I have a TERRIBLE voice. However, during the first month into my freshman year at SMU, no one knew me well enough to know this about me. One of my dreams in life is to have an amazing voice. So, I took advantage of nobody knowing about my bad voice and had my roommate, Maddie McMahon, film me lip syncing a random girl's voice from a youtube video. I then had Maddie make this video her Facebook status so everyone on Facebook could hear my "great voice". Guess what? It worked!!! All of my new friends totally believed that I had a good voice and were in shock when they heard my actual voice. I am such a jokester!! The best part is that many people today that I am not super close with still think I have a good voice because of this video. And hey, I really don't mind that! It is like my dream to have a good voice is partially coming true! LOL.

46. Life is Good When You Have Harry Style's Water Bottle

 I was having a very stressful day today and was in a horrible mood until I came across Harry Style's water bottle in my suitcase. A couple weeks ago, I went to the One Direction concert and I caught Harry Style's water bottle after he drank half of it and threw it into the audience. After I caught it and screamed for 5 minutes in absolute shock, I realized there was still water left in it, and finished his water bottle. So, yes, I have shared saliva with the one and only Harry Styles. I know this may sound creepy and extremely weird, but it was an AMAZING moment in my life!! I kept his water bottle after the concert and am bringing it home with me to Newport Beach. It is so funny how a water bottle changed my horrible mood to an amazing one today. However, to me it is not just any water bottle. I now have a piece of Harry Styles in my life! I have come to the realization that I will probably never get to meet him since he is so famous now, so this water bottle is the closest thing that I have to doing so.

45. A Different Perspective

 In Barcelona, my friends and I visited Parque Guell. As we were exiting through the gift shop, I came across this little lens that allowed you to look through it and see things in a very geometric way. I was very entertained by this little lens and thought it made everything look so interesting and cool when you looked through it. With this being said, I thought it would be a cool idea to put my camera up to the lens and to take a picture, as if the camera lens were a set of eyes. The pictures ended up looking hilarious and super cool. I ended up buying this little lens so I could take more pictures with it in the future. I was also a trend setter. After I discovered that you could take pictures through the lens, a few of my friends began to do the same and also bought the lens. It made me feel super creative LOL.

44. You're a Wizard, Harry

One of the reasons I wanted to study abroad in London was because of my love for Harry Potter. I love everything about Harry Potter, and was infatuated with how some of it takes place in London. In order to get to Hogwarts in all of the books and movies, the wizards need to take the Hogwarts Express which stops at Platform 9 3/4 at the Kings Cross Station in London. Well, lucky for all of the Harry Potter fans in the world, Platform 9 3/4 actually exists!! And I had the opportunity to go there and take these AMAZING pictures. Going to Platform 9 3/4 and taking these pictures was one of the highlights of my entire stay here in London. I love everything about the Harry Potter movies, and it was so amazing getting to feel like I was in one. When I get home, I am definitely going to frame these! And have a Harry Potter marathon too.. LOL.

43. Hair Wraps and Hennas

 What happens in Barcelona stays in Barcelona... except for my henna tattoo and hair wrap. LOL. I decided to get a henna tattoo of Hello Kitty on my right shoulder and a hot pink and gold hair wrap while I was at the beach on Saturday. I absolutely love them both! I was inspired to do both of these things because they remind me of my childhood, and I love nothing more than feeling young. I have always had a weird obsession with Hello Kitty. When I was younger I used to watch these two Hello Kitty movies over and over again. I watched them so much that my mom had to hide them from me so I could be open to watching other movies. I wanted to get the hair wrap because I used to get them every summer when I was a child. This hair wrap tradition sadly ended when I got to middle school, but I decided that I am going to start it back up again. This hair wrap that I got in Barcelona will be the first of many to come! Barcelona has been my favorite part about studying abroad so far, and I am going to make an effort to go back at some point in my life!

42. Free the Nipple

 This weekend in Barcelona, I was very shocked when we finally got to the beach. No, I was not shocked at how the crowded the beach was. I was shocked at how many women were topless! Countless women chose to not wear bathing suit tops at the beach. I thought it was so crazy how comfortable they were showing off their breasts to hundreds of strangers. They didn't even care if people stared. I know this is normal in their culture, but I cannot get over how different this is from my culture! In America, this would NEVER happen at the beach. If a women took her top off, everyone at the beach would stare at her and she would cause a scene. The women in Spain are so comfortable with their bodies and embraced being topless at the beach, which I thought was pretty cool. I was too nervous to take my top off because it is definitely out of my comfort zone, however, some of my friends had the courage to take theirs off. It is going to be weird going back to California and not seeing topless women everywhere at the beach! LOL.

41. Peace, LOVE, & Flowers

This is a picture that I took outside my house in Newport Beach, California. I was inspired to take this picture of this pink rose because the petals on this flower formed the shape of a heart! The heart that is formed in this flower really symbolizes my love for taking pictures of flowers. I thought it was so crazy how this heart was naturally formed. This is probably my favorite flower picture that I have ever taken.

40. Just Keep Doodling... Just Keep Doodling

Today in class, I decided to draw Patrick Star from the show SpongeBob Squarepants. Patrick Star has always been my favorite character from the cartoon. I always loved how clueless he was and he never failed to make me laugh. My dad's name is also Patrick, which is another reason why I favored him out of all the characters. This picture that I drew inspired me to watch an episode of SpongeBob after I got back from class! I miss that show.

39. Minion

In honor of the Minion movie that is coming out called Minions, I decided to draw a Minion. I am starting to enjoy drawing a lot! I wonder what I will draw next....

38. Under The Sea

The Little Mermaid is my FAVORITE Disney Movie (Tied with The Lion King and Tangled), so I decided to try and draw Ariel today. I would have to say this is some of my best artwork, because I have never been good at drawing. However, I thought it was kind of fun and I think I am going to start drawing other Disney characters! Stay tuned for more drawings!

37. Life of a Spaz Commercial

This is my a commercial that I created called Life of a Spaz. It really portrays my spastic qualities and my constant need to have fun. Fun fact: The part where my sweater flies into a strangers face is NOT STAGED. It was actually one of the funniest moments during my time here in London. I hope you enjoy!

(Make sure to click settings and make the video HD quality before you watch!)

36. My Crepe Creation

This is a video I created from the snap chat videos that I saved after I sent them to people. If you have not gotten a crepe from the Camden Market in London, do it! They are amazing.

35. Evian Advertisement

Yesterday on my train ride from Paris back to London, I was very bored. I began to look around the train to entertain myself, and came across this Evian bottle across the aisle. I thought the Evian bottle sitting on the table with the blurry green trees in the background would make a cool photo, so I decided to take a picture of it. After I took the picture, I really liked the photo. It really reminded me of some sort of Evian advertisement!

34. Baby Bottle Pop!

Last weekend in Paris my friends and I went to a restaurant called Le Refuge des Fondues. This was no ordinary restaurant. They served their drinks in baby bottles! It was so strange! This place inspired me because it really made me feel like a kid again. There were Disney characters, Looney Tunes characters, Barbie Dolls, etc. all around the place. It was such a fun experience and such a creative idea! The waiters gave you white boards and white board markers, and you had to draw your drink order in order to get your drink! I ordered a drink called "Shrek", so I had to draw Shrek on the white board and give it to the waiter. I have never experienced a restaurant like this place. It was definitely a memory I will never forget. I even kept the baby bottle as a souvenir! If I ever go to Paris again, I will for sure be going back to Le Refuge des Fondues.