Some say he has four birthdays, but only three in leap years...

First of all, I'd like to say hello to my dear flatmate, Amy, because she reads this blog. Hello, Amy!

Today is my 21st birthday and to celebrate it, I went to the World of Top Gear!

I saw all the cars I wanted to see, except the Hammerhead Eagle-i Thrust (the 'I' is lowercase because it'll make everyone think it's environmentally friendly since ecomentalists are stupid). The great Jeremy Clarkson once called this car 'Geoff,' though 'Geoff' suffered from a great accident and the Hammerhead Eagle-i Thrust was born (shown below).

The car was supposed to be at the museum, but it wasn't. Way to ruin my birthday, Beaulieu.

When I returned from the World of Top Gear, my lovely flatmates Charlii and Fran brought me a birthday cake! It was delicious spongecake topped with fresh cherries. They drew their inspiration from my Fourth of July cake this previous year. If you were fortunate enough to devour this cake, then you know what I'm talking about. This has been the best birthday I have ever had. Special thanks go out to Eryn, Forrest Gump, my dad for getting me hooked on F1, Kylie, Kayla, Fran, Charlii, Hamish, Meradia, Sarah, the nice cab driver who drove me from the train station to the museum, Amy for reading this, and my mom for paying for it.  Happy Birthday, Rasputin!

Walmart is taking over the world.

I made my first trip to Asda yesterday with some people who live in my reshall. They're all really quite nice and very helpful. I was mortified when I saw this:

It appears that Walmart is taking over the earth. With a bit of research, I found that there are Walmart stores in Canada and various subsidiaries around the globe, like Asda in the UK and Bompreço in Brazil.  On the plus side, I found this:

I now own a Top Gear lunch bag, which required me to pay for it, obviously. Before I left, my mother gave me a debit card that is issued by AAA. On the card it reads 'TRAVEL CARD,' rather than my name. This was fun explaining to the cashier. She told me the names didn't match and I had to explain to her that's a bit like a gift card. She looked at the signature on the back (I printed my name and asked to request a photo ID), which she didn't seem to understand (She wasn't a native English speaker). I showed her my driving licence, which was another problem: She didn't understand it. She told me my driving licence wasn't signed, which was confusing for her (it is signed right below my photo). I pointed to my name and the name on the back of my debit card. That made some sense to her, and she happily let me use it. 

Here's the best thing I have heard all day: 'I spent £20 on books for my lectures this term!' You poor thing. Spending roughly $30 on books for a semester is very reasonable, especially if you're an American student. 

THE HAMSTER!

First of all, I would just like to say that I saw the one and only Richard Hammond! He was driving around near Roehampton, which is close to Hammersmith (where another presenter lives) and I just happened to spot him cruising in his Porsche. I'm still in shock from this.

Second of all, I am going to go to The World of Top Gear very soon and I hope I see the others there, but I find this very unlikely. I guess I'll just have to venture to Chipping Norton and Hammersmith to spot the others.