Exactly one month from today, I'll be home. Well, ok, I'll be in a plane, but that plane'll be pretty close to Chicago!
Two classes today - the new myth lecture and early modern culture (presentation day...). THe myth lecture was... well, I miss the old prof. The new lady doesn't seem as good a lecturer. She taught class from her seat behind a table, and this is not a lecture hall, so no one past the first row could see her, I'm sure. Further, she has a quiet, breathy, moist, pale voice. Mostly moist. The sound of her toungue peeling wetly off the roof of her mouth was louder than her words. It was like she was constantly trying to rewet her mouth, or suck on a cough drop or something. She began every sentence with this sort of smacking tongue noise, and it also interspersed itself throughout her speech, particularly around vowel sounds and consonant blends, so her speech ended up sounding like a series of hard consonants and tongue noises. Also, you know how some people have that problem of trailing off at the ends of sentences? Well she mumbles the first parts of her sentences, clearly articulates a few nouns in the middle, and then trails off again. It sounds like this:
there COMES a moment mumble something mumble MANIFEST itself mumble mumble mumble.
Only even the word manifest is largesly obscured by tongue noises. Oh, and whenever she thinks something is particularly important or interesting, she lowers her voice to a whisper. I guess for intensity or something?? Serioualy, I was sitting RIGHT in front of her, had both my hearing aids in and turned up... Ah, but then, then, she stood up to write something on the board. All of a sudden her voice got louder! I could hear her! Then she sat back down and I went back to doodling in my margins.
Oh, and what did she write on the board? I couldn't tell you. Her marker didn't work. But throughout the class, she got up three times to write on the board, each time apparantly not noticing her marker malfunction, or maybe just pretending it was working... i dunno. Oh yeah, and she's Russian, so I'm dealing with the accent on top of everything else.
I went back to the dorm eager for a nap. But there were workmen with hammers doing... i dunno, something with hammers.... to manbeast's door, so sleeping didn't happen. I thought I'd sign on and read some webcomics, or maybe talk to anyone awake. But the internet was out. Again. At least this time it was during office hours though! I went down to the computer desk on campus and reported it, then planted myself in a lab and worked out my schedule for next semester.
I met Sebastian to go over our projects. He actually showed up, AND he had actually done the research, so I went into class feeling pretty confident. Turns out, he sucks at speaking in front of people. I did most of the talking. Probably better that way. I think the presentation went pretty well.
I went back to the room and booked my bus tickets for March! I'm excited, and all ready to go. Well, ok, obviously I'm not packed. But other than that - ready!! Tonight I tried some "mexican" rice I bought at Tesco. Basically I need to get back to America. The end.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
partner projects are always a mistake.
So I did the waking up early and returning DVDs thing again today. But when I got to the library there was a sign up that said "no returns until 9". I looked at my watch. 8:56. I handed the DVDs to a passing librarian and said "These are due in an hour and can't go in the drop box." He took care of it and I left, and went back to sleep until my meeting with Antonella. She told me some very encouraging things, and I went back to the room and made some changes to my paper before class.
Oh yeah, I got another valentines card today - it was most amusing : ) thanks, parents.
Only one class today - Oulipo. Sebastian actually showed up to class for the first time in weeks, I think for the sole purpose of asking me what our presentation topic was again. The presentation that we're giving tomorrow. The topic which we had discussed weeks ago. I reminded him what he was supposed to be researching, and he looked confused and asked me why he was researching that. I told him. He said ok, and I asked if he was having trouble finding enough information or something. He said he hadn't even started. I suggested a few more lines of research to pursue in case he found himself with too little information, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow. I know enough to cover for him if he majorly screws up. I'm kind of hoping he just doesn't show.
After class I suggested we go to the library since he had an hour before his next class. At first he said all right, but then when we started walking he seemed to change his mind, said goodbye and walked off in the other direction. I'm pretty sure we agreed to meet half an hour before class tomorrow, but we'll see if he shows...
Anyway, I went back to the dorm for some reading, writing, and chatting... and have basically been slacking off all day : )
Oh yeah, I got another valentines card today - it was most amusing : ) thanks, parents.
Only one class today - Oulipo. Sebastian actually showed up to class for the first time in weeks, I think for the sole purpose of asking me what our presentation topic was again. The presentation that we're giving tomorrow. The topic which we had discussed weeks ago. I reminded him what he was supposed to be researching, and he looked confused and asked me why he was researching that. I told him. He said ok, and I asked if he was having trouble finding enough information or something. He said he hadn't even started. I suggested a few more lines of research to pursue in case he found himself with too little information, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow. I know enough to cover for him if he majorly screws up. I'm kind of hoping he just doesn't show.
After class I suggested we go to the library since he had an hour before his next class. At first he said all right, but then when we started walking he seemed to change his mind, said goodbye and walked off in the other direction. I'm pretty sure we agreed to meet half an hour before class tomorrow, but we'll see if he shows...
Anyway, I went back to the dorm for some reading, writing, and chatting... and have basically been slacking off all day : )
Monday, February 18, 2008
surprise package!
I definitely woke up thinking I had missed my alarm this morning - but it was just that I don't have the myth lecture Monday mornings anymore. I had some pretty entertaining dreams last night, including one wherein I finally received the package Emily sent me...
Modernity lecture was not particularly amusing, despite Clare's assurances that parts of Kafka's Metamorphosis are really quite funny... but it was my only class, so that was ok. It was a lot warmer today, and my cough seems to be much better as well. I wonder if that's connected.
Anyway, when I got back to the room after lecture, I remembered my dream, which made me realize I had forgotten to check the post room one more time for the package. I also had to go pick up the new course packet for myth class, so I went back out and did that. The new course packet is pretty thick and does not look at all interesting, but we shall see. Then I went down to the post room - and they did have the package! I was pleasantly surprised : ) I took it back to my room and opened it, rather curious as to what it was. The label said 'book' (wow I just realized that there are no double quote marks on British keyboards... I'm typing this in the library...) but that didn't tell me much. I opened it, and it was a beautiful copy of Neverending Story! Seriously, this book is very pretty. I'm trying to refrain from reading it for a few more weeks so that I'll have something entertaining to read on the flight home, but it is very tempting. So, thank you Emily for that most thoughtful package : )
Then I had a nap, and did some recreational reading. Around five thirty I went out to the library (where I am now) to do a bit more research for my presentation on Thursday. I am now ready to present (I've got a presentation Thursday and another one Friday... I hope I don't get them mixed up (oh I just found the " button. It's above the 2 where the @ sign would be on American keyboards. I've learned that British style papers don't use ", but only ', so that must be why. But my professors have said it doesn't really matter - they'll just know I'm an American : P) because Cherokee creation myths really have nothing to do with travel plays... or at least, not much).
Oh, also, there was a spectacular sunset today. The campus grounds looked amazing. And it would seem that the top floor of the library is just the place to go for great views, because... wow. You don't often get such rich, saturated color. There was a low fog today - I think that might have helped.
I'm about to go check out the Star Wars trilogy from the short-loan desk... I've got a thesis all prepared in case they ask me to prove it's for academic purposes, but really, I don't think they care that much : P Then I shall get dinner and some ice cream and proceed to stay up til absurd hours in what is technically the morning.
The End.
Modernity lecture was not particularly amusing, despite Clare's assurances that parts of Kafka's Metamorphosis are really quite funny... but it was my only class, so that was ok. It was a lot warmer today, and my cough seems to be much better as well. I wonder if that's connected.
Anyway, when I got back to the room after lecture, I remembered my dream, which made me realize I had forgotten to check the post room one more time for the package. I also had to go pick up the new course packet for myth class, so I went back out and did that. The new course packet is pretty thick and does not look at all interesting, but we shall see. Then I went down to the post room - and they did have the package! I was pleasantly surprised : ) I took it back to my room and opened it, rather curious as to what it was. The label said 'book' (wow I just realized that there are no double quote marks on British keyboards... I'm typing this in the library...) but that didn't tell me much. I opened it, and it was a beautiful copy of Neverending Story! Seriously, this book is very pretty. I'm trying to refrain from reading it for a few more weeks so that I'll have something entertaining to read on the flight home, but it is very tempting. So, thank you Emily for that most thoughtful package : )
Then I had a nap, and did some recreational reading. Around five thirty I went out to the library (where I am now) to do a bit more research for my presentation on Thursday. I am now ready to present (I've got a presentation Thursday and another one Friday... I hope I don't get them mixed up (oh I just found the " button. It's above the 2 where the @ sign would be on American keyboards. I've learned that British style papers don't use ", but only ', so that must be why. But my professors have said it doesn't really matter - they'll just know I'm an American : P) because Cherokee creation myths really have nothing to do with travel plays... or at least, not much).
Oh, also, there was a spectacular sunset today. The campus grounds looked amazing. And it would seem that the top floor of the library is just the place to go for great views, because... wow. You don't often get such rich, saturated color. There was a low fog today - I think that might have helped.
I'm about to go check out the Star Wars trilogy from the short-loan desk... I've got a thesis all prepared in case they ask me to prove it's for academic purposes, but really, I don't think they care that much : P Then I shall get dinner and some ice cream and proceed to stay up til absurd hours in what is technically the morning.
The End.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
It is saturday.
So lots of stuff happened after I blogged last night.
I heard back from the internship people. They don't want me right now, but they do want to hang on to my application. Well, I've heard that before, but it couldn't hurt.
Then, the Internet went out around 9-10 o'clock. I was in the middle of a conversation with Emily, and had been just about to e-mail Krannert about grad school. The timing sucked... it was right when my friends start to come online. There was nothing I could do about it and I was really bummed out. I wrote a little, but then just went to bed with my school reading. The Outsider bummed me out even more... man that's a depressing book. I don't reccomend it to anyone who enjoys life.
When I got up this morning, Internet was still down. I trudged out to campus to find a computer lab and discovered that it's COLD out. Curses. When I got into the campus proper, the square was full of army guys. It was a little surprising... I guess they were having a family day or something, because a lot of them had strollers. SX Express was absolutely packed with them. Well, I went on to the computer lab only to find it closed. Of course. It's Saturday. I went to the library instead, sent out some S.O.S. messages to the computer guys, and checked my email. Then I went back to the room and went back to sleep, periodically getting up to check on the Internet.
Finally I decided I had better get some work done at the library. I don't like doing presentations and essays in libraries or labs - I need to be able to get up and wander, or snack, or play music or whatever to get these things done, and you can't really do any of those in the library. But, I needed Internet, so I got up, clicked "repair" one last time, and got dressed (this was around 1 in the afternoon. It was a good nap.) To my disbelief, it worked. Yay for the return of the Internet! I signed on and read webcomics...
Then I was feeling so pleased that I went out to Tesco just to buy soup and cough syrup. When I got back, I started working. Right now, I have one presentation finished, the other mostly finished, and half an essay written. It's been a productive day.
At 6 o'clock I went out to archery, which was fun as usual. My high score to date is 15 out of 30 which isn't so great but not too bad... I didn't go to Top Bar with everyone because I wanted to get more done on the essay so I can work on the presentation during the week. I'll probably go tomorrow, though, because they're a pretty fun group of people who aren't likely to pressure me to drink.
I got back to the room and had a really hot shower and hot soup and was still cold. I hope it warms up as quickly as it got cold. I got to talk with Brady briefly, which made me happy, and now my will to work has quite spent itself, so I believe I will do something recreational instead.
That is all.
I heard back from the internship people. They don't want me right now, but they do want to hang on to my application. Well, I've heard that before, but it couldn't hurt.
Then, the Internet went out around 9-10 o'clock. I was in the middle of a conversation with Emily, and had been just about to e-mail Krannert about grad school. The timing sucked... it was right when my friends start to come online. There was nothing I could do about it and I was really bummed out. I wrote a little, but then just went to bed with my school reading. The Outsider bummed me out even more... man that's a depressing book. I don't reccomend it to anyone who enjoys life.
When I got up this morning, Internet was still down. I trudged out to campus to find a computer lab and discovered that it's COLD out. Curses. When I got into the campus proper, the square was full of army guys. It was a little surprising... I guess they were having a family day or something, because a lot of them had strollers. SX Express was absolutely packed with them. Well, I went on to the computer lab only to find it closed. Of course. It's Saturday. I went to the library instead, sent out some S.O.S. messages to the computer guys, and checked my email. Then I went back to the room and went back to sleep, periodically getting up to check on the Internet.
Finally I decided I had better get some work done at the library. I don't like doing presentations and essays in libraries or labs - I need to be able to get up and wander, or snack, or play music or whatever to get these things done, and you can't really do any of those in the library. But, I needed Internet, so I got up, clicked "repair" one last time, and got dressed (this was around 1 in the afternoon. It was a good nap.) To my disbelief, it worked. Yay for the return of the Internet! I signed on and read webcomics...
Then I was feeling so pleased that I went out to Tesco just to buy soup and cough syrup. When I got back, I started working. Right now, I have one presentation finished, the other mostly finished, and half an essay written. It's been a productive day.
At 6 o'clock I went out to archery, which was fun as usual. My high score to date is 15 out of 30 which isn't so great but not too bad... I didn't go to Top Bar with everyone because I wanted to get more done on the essay so I can work on the presentation during the week. I'll probably go tomorrow, though, because they're a pretty fun group of people who aren't likely to pressure me to drink.
I got back to the room and had a really hot shower and hot soup and was still cold. I hope it warms up as quickly as it got cold. I got to talk with Brady briefly, which made me happy, and now my will to work has quite spent itself, so I believe I will do something recreational instead.
That is all.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Friday... finally
Ah it is Friday and the period of silence has already begun : )
This morning was my new early Versions of Modernity seminar. There were only two other students besides myself in the class... apparantly 9 AM classes here are like 7:30s at Purdue. Ha, wusses! Anyway, the teacher's name is Antonella, and she is Italian. She is very enthusiastic about literature. Actually, I think I will do better in this section than in the other. Clare's a great teacher, but her approach to literature is rather scientific, compared to Antonella's more emotion-based approach. At any rate, I made a good impression I think with The Waste Land today, and have emailed to set up an appointment to discuss my paper, and I already have the books I need. The down side is that this class has not yet posted the second paper prompt and I am beginning to suspect that they will not post it until break, which would be EVIL. But that is not Antonella's fault...
I tried to nap for the forty-five minutes between classes, but my throat had other things to say, so I read webcomics instead. Myth class was all right, but I don't think the prof's heart was really in it today. Next seminar will be taught by the new prof, and she's already assigned a presentation, of which I am somewhat resentful given that I have never met the woman. Also might have to buy new books for that class. I'll find out next Friday.
Thanks to the new Myth assignment, I now have two presentations and a research paper to do this weekend, so I'm thinking I probably won't make both days of archery. That's all right, I'd rather get the work out of the way.
I hurt the roof of my mouth biting into a very hard Special K bar this morning. Owch. Thing shattered when I bit it... I think that is not supposed to happen.
So, in conclusion,
The end.
(image stolen from www.icanhascheezburger.com)
This morning was my new early Versions of Modernity seminar. There were only two other students besides myself in the class... apparantly 9 AM classes here are like 7:30s at Purdue. Ha, wusses! Anyway, the teacher's name is Antonella, and she is Italian. She is very enthusiastic about literature. Actually, I think I will do better in this section than in the other. Clare's a great teacher, but her approach to literature is rather scientific, compared to Antonella's more emotion-based approach. At any rate, I made a good impression I think with The Waste Land today, and have emailed to set up an appointment to discuss my paper, and I already have the books I need. The down side is that this class has not yet posted the second paper prompt and I am beginning to suspect that they will not post it until break, which would be EVIL. But that is not Antonella's fault...
I tried to nap for the forty-five minutes between classes, but my throat had other things to say, so I read webcomics instead. Myth class was all right, but I don't think the prof's heart was really in it today. Next seminar will be taught by the new prof, and she's already assigned a presentation, of which I am somewhat resentful given that I have never met the woman. Also might have to buy new books for that class. I'll find out next Friday.
Thanks to the new Myth assignment, I now have two presentations and a research paper to do this weekend, so I'm thinking I probably won't make both days of archery. That's all right, I'd rather get the work out of the way.
I hurt the roof of my mouth biting into a very hard Special K bar this morning. Owch. Thing shattered when I bit it... I think that is not supposed to happen.
So, in conclusion,
The end.
(image stolen from www.icanhascheezburger.com)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
packagepackagepackage
For some reason this morning I woke up around 8 AM. There was no noise in the hall and I didn't have a class til 2... the only thing I can think is that the sun woke me up, because it was a surprisingly cloudless day today, and my curtains really do nothing to keep the light out.
Well anyway, I went back to sleep. When I did wake up I ate a tiny lunch and began the reading for tomorrow. I was surprised by its length... so far for Early Modern Culture we have only had excerpts, nothing I couldn't finish in a night. This time we had a 68-page (that's English printer pages - larger than 8.5x11) travel journal, written in 1590-something. It was rather boring, and, I am inclined to believe, 60% or more made-up. I read 29 pages of it before I had to go to class, determining to print the rest out because I couldn't handle staring at the screen that long at a solid block of text (paragraphs hadn't been invented when this was written I guess). Right before I left, I checked my email, and lo! My package had arrived!! Excitement.
I went to class and discovered that I had done the reading for next week by mistake. Ah, but it's Oulipo, which really means randomness, so no one could tell and now I'm done for next week.
Sebastian actually showed up for class today and we parcelled out bits of the presentation so that we won't actually have to meet again until the day we present in class. Yay.
After class, I went and printed out the rest of the boring travel journal. Then I went and joined the sports federation and archery club... then I went to get my package!
Contained therein were my workout pants (just in time for Lent), fuzzy toe-warming socks, a spare cell phone battery, clothesline, a booklight (thank goodness!!), a back-up booklight (that is to say, string), and a lot of food... oh yes, various tasty American goodies... on Ash Wednesday. Quite the trial. Tomorrow, I will get fat.
Ash Wednesday Mass was tonight at 6, which was weird because I'm used to going in the morning and having ashes all day. Good thing it was this late though, because man, they are serious about their ashes around here. Rather than just having the ashes in a somewhat indistinct smear across the forehead, they mix the ashes with holy water, making them into a black paste, with which they draw a cross identifiable from rather a distance. It was interesting explaining the meaning of the big black cross on my forehead to my flatmates when I got back to the dorm for dinner. I mentioned something about England being mostly Anglican, and was quickly corrected. England is mostly atheist. Well, at least they are the nice sort of atheist and not the militant kind.
After a small dinner I took a shower... goodbye ashes after only about two hours... Then I sat down to try to read the rest of the boring travel journal. There really was far too much, so I just skimmed for the interesting bits, and was done rather quickly.
Tomorrow is an early class and some yummy American candy : )
The end.
Well anyway, I went back to sleep. When I did wake up I ate a tiny lunch and began the reading for tomorrow. I was surprised by its length... so far for Early Modern Culture we have only had excerpts, nothing I couldn't finish in a night. This time we had a 68-page (that's English printer pages - larger than 8.5x11) travel journal, written in 1590-something. It was rather boring, and, I am inclined to believe, 60% or more made-up. I read 29 pages of it before I had to go to class, determining to print the rest out because I couldn't handle staring at the screen that long at a solid block of text (paragraphs hadn't been invented when this was written I guess). Right before I left, I checked my email, and lo! My package had arrived!! Excitement.
I went to class and discovered that I had done the reading for next week by mistake. Ah, but it's Oulipo, which really means randomness, so no one could tell and now I'm done for next week.
Sebastian actually showed up for class today and we parcelled out bits of the presentation so that we won't actually have to meet again until the day we present in class. Yay.
After class, I went and printed out the rest of the boring travel journal. Then I went and joined the sports federation and archery club... then I went to get my package!
Contained therein were my workout pants (just in time for Lent), fuzzy toe-warming socks, a spare cell phone battery, clothesline, a booklight (thank goodness!!), a back-up booklight (that is to say, string), and a lot of food... oh yes, various tasty American goodies... on Ash Wednesday. Quite the trial. Tomorrow, I will get fat.
Ash Wednesday Mass was tonight at 6, which was weird because I'm used to going in the morning and having ashes all day. Good thing it was this late though, because man, they are serious about their ashes around here. Rather than just having the ashes in a somewhat indistinct smear across the forehead, they mix the ashes with holy water, making them into a black paste, with which they draw a cross identifiable from rather a distance. It was interesting explaining the meaning of the big black cross on my forehead to my flatmates when I got back to the dorm for dinner. I mentioned something about England being mostly Anglican, and was quickly corrected. England is mostly atheist. Well, at least they are the nice sort of atheist and not the militant kind.
After a small dinner I took a shower... goodbye ashes after only about two hours... Then I sat down to try to read the rest of the boring travel journal. There really was far too much, so I just skimmed for the interesting bits, and was done rather quickly.
Tomorrow is an early class and some yummy American candy : )
The end.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
free tuesday...
On tuesday I have no classes, so I resolved to stay up as late as possible last night in order to talk to all my friends who are usually ending their school/work day as I am going to sleep. I stayed up a bit past 3:30.
I woke up around noon today sick. Also, it turns out they test the fire alarms every Tuesday around noon.
Ok, so this being sick thing is getting really annoying. I've been sick off and on since Sunday, and before that New Years... I'm beginning to think there actually is something more wrong with me than just stress.
So I had planned to go grocery shopping today, pick up some books, buy some postcards, and put money on my print quota. Instead, I went back to bed and slept for an absurdly longer time. When I did wake up, I actually got dressed and went out and got the books I need. There's a lot of reading to do every week... that's what I get for taking 4 literature classes. But the bookstore is really nice, like a real bookstore not just a textbook store.
I also tried out the scary paternoster lift and took some pictures of the prettier part of campus, as well as an interesting bird called the Eurasian Coot.
This is a little lake at the back of campus. Usually it is inhabited by scary geese.
Here is the Eurasian Coot
These pictures are, unfortunately somewhat dark because the sun goes away at 4:00 hereabouts, but if you're really interested, there's a whole wikipedia page on them. From a distance I thought they were just big pigeons, but they have flat faces (that white thing is a sort of face sheild...) and webbed feet. And when they take off, they run on water.
Anyway. I was feeling better, so I checked out one of the campus cafe type things and looked at the menu, planning to come back for dinner. The one I was looking at had lots of chicken, and since I think lack of protein might have been making me ill, I thought it might be time to actually eat some meat.
So I came back to the dorm, read for a bit, and rechecked my course websites. I discovered quite by accident that a presentation is expected of me in one of my courses. Unfortunately all of the days and topics were assigned last semester - all of my classes began last semester, you see, so my teachers are generally shocked that I'm leaping in now. I emailed the prof, and he said to pick a topic and that I can partner with someone, but if they've been working on these presentations since last semester... I don't know. It's going to be weird. The fact that all of the classes I'm taking have been going for a few months already is another one of those things I wish I'd known before coming.
Then I went back out for food. Unfortunately, when I got to the place and asked after the chicken, they said all of their chicken was spicy. Spicy chicken wings, strips, and sandwiches. Swell. No meat for Robin. Normally I'd go for it, but not on an upset stomach. So I got some ok pizza and fries that tasted like paper. Most unsatisfactory.
I went back to the dorm and started to read some more. The Witch of Edmonton is a very boring play, so I began to blog, as I suspect I will fall asleep next time I sit down to read it.
The End.
I woke up around noon today sick. Also, it turns out they test the fire alarms every Tuesday around noon.
Ok, so this being sick thing is getting really annoying. I've been sick off and on since Sunday, and before that New Years... I'm beginning to think there actually is something more wrong with me than just stress.
So I had planned to go grocery shopping today, pick up some books, buy some postcards, and put money on my print quota. Instead, I went back to bed and slept for an absurdly longer time. When I did wake up, I actually got dressed and went out and got the books I need. There's a lot of reading to do every week... that's what I get for taking 4 literature classes. But the bookstore is really nice, like a real bookstore not just a textbook store.
I also tried out the scary paternoster lift and took some pictures of the prettier part of campus, as well as an interesting bird called the Eurasian Coot.
This is a little lake at the back of campus. Usually it is inhabited by scary geese.
Here is the Eurasian Coot
These pictures are, unfortunately somewhat dark because the sun goes away at 4:00 hereabouts, but if you're really interested, there's a whole wikipedia page on them. From a distance I thought they were just big pigeons, but they have flat faces (that white thing is a sort of face sheild...) and webbed feet. And when they take off, they run on water.
Anyway. I was feeling better, so I checked out one of the campus cafe type things and looked at the menu, planning to come back for dinner. The one I was looking at had lots of chicken, and since I think lack of protein might have been making me ill, I thought it might be time to actually eat some meat.
So I came back to the dorm, read for a bit, and rechecked my course websites. I discovered quite by accident that a presentation is expected of me in one of my courses. Unfortunately all of the days and topics were assigned last semester - all of my classes began last semester, you see, so my teachers are generally shocked that I'm leaping in now. I emailed the prof, and he said to pick a topic and that I can partner with someone, but if they've been working on these presentations since last semester... I don't know. It's going to be weird. The fact that all of the classes I'm taking have been going for a few months already is another one of those things I wish I'd known before coming.
Then I went back out for food. Unfortunately, when I got to the place and asked after the chicken, they said all of their chicken was spicy. Spicy chicken wings, strips, and sandwiches. Swell. No meat for Robin. Normally I'd go for it, but not on an upset stomach. So I got some ok pizza and fries that tasted like paper. Most unsatisfactory.
I went back to the dorm and started to read some more. The Witch of Edmonton is a very boring play, so I began to blog, as I suspect I will fall asleep next time I sit down to read it.
The End.
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