Monty Python Live!!!

Man oh man, I can't believe I haven't shared this with you guys yet!

If anyone from college was sat in the refectory on the 25th of November at approximately 10am, you would have heard a scream. That scream was me getting my hands on tickets for the only night that Monty Python were re-uniting in the O2. (they released more shows that day, but I had the original day!) I had been sat hunched over about 4 different electronical devices since the morning, and had been in about 2 queues for around an hour and a half, but I did it. I later found out that the tickets had sold out within 45 seconds of them being released. I was so shocked that I managed to get them that I cried. Then rang my Dad to tell him that I managed to get them!

After 8 months of waiting, July 1st arrived. Me, my dad and my friend, Mia, all headed down to the O2 (which was humongous). I'd never been there before, it's amazing! The show was so incredible. I saw people dressed as various knights, and walking around with Gumby handkerchiefs on their heads. We walked in, and the stage looked incredible! My photo completely doesn't do it justice. We were sat right at the top as I just wanted to get the cheapest tickets, but they weren't bad at all!

When they walked out it was amazing, and I was laughing from start of the show right through to the end! The songs, the choreography, the humour, everything was just right! They even paid a little tribute to Graham Chapman (RIP) by having his sketches on a big screen. So wonderful. I can't actually put into words how much I enjoyed the evening! Think of all your favourite MP sketches... they were in it. The camp army march, the argument clinic, the silly walk had a dance of it's own, and of course, the Dead Parrot Sketch.

The five of them were clearly having a such a great time performing all their old sketches, and their improvisation is incredible. At one point, John Cleese had to walk off the stage because he was laughing so much. He also spoke to the audience and said "I'm not impressed with Argentina's performance tonight" to which Michael Palin just said "Are you talking to the audience? Section 24 B of the Comdey Sketch act clearly states no talking to the audience." So excellent. They also had a couple of celebrity guests! During the Galaxy Song, Prof. Brian Cox rudely interrupted and began to prove that the song was scientifically incorrect, to which Prof. Steven Hawking (!!!!) then ran him over and went flying off into a spaceship singing it. Steven Fry also made an appearance, he came on stage with a paper bag over his head during the spoof TV show, Blackmail.

I'm very glad to have seen them, it was a wonderful experience and I did not regret a single penny that was spent on those tickets.

Extra Ordinary People

Since I began working at my job (area representative for Your Property Network magazine), I have to attend around four networking events a month. I love it. I learn so much, but that's a different story for a different day. Anyways, there are speakers that come in to speak (duh!) and share their expreriences of investing. It is through hearing many people do their talks on various topics that I have realised: 

There are no Extraordinary People, only Extra Ordinary People.

This can be applied to every single celebrity, actor, musician and successful person out there. That they are just an ordinary person who have an Extra Ordinary job. They were (and still are) a normal person, who went to school, had relationships that didn't work out, went to university and yet we forget about this. All we see is a Famous Person and we forget to look beyond that and to who they really are. Take Justin Bieber for example. He was a normal child who started to write songs and post them to YouTube. He didn't know that he would become really famous and successful, but by chance he was discovered and his life had changed. Don't get me wrong here, I am not saying that I like him or his music, but one cannot deny that he has become very successful. 

But my point is this - when I began pondering this subject (and have been for quite a few months now), I realised that I could do whatever I wanted. Some people are discovered and other people work very hard to get to the top of their field. These successful people aren't special, they haven't taken a magic potion which makes them different to the "rest of us". People have gone into an audition not expecting to get the job but yet they have, and they begin to live their Extra Ordinary life. It sounds so cliche, but with this mindset, I have been able to change the way I see the future, which has a domino effect on how I live my life. I am no longer afraid of the future, no longer terrified of going into the big wide world after graduating and will no longer be in the safe little happy College bubble. I know, that whatever I will do, I will attempt to become an Extra Ordinary person and be very happy in the future. Who knows that life is going to throw at me, but it am feeling much more optimistic about it. 

Some people look up to the Extra Ordinary People and think "I am never going to be able to do that". You might not do exactly what they do, but you might do something similar. Take that chance, do the audition, write that book, knit that cardigan, paint that picture, because who knows? You might end up living an Extra Ordinary life too.