We are a band of gorillas...

Today was a good day. Melisa and I went to Varsity, a local bar/club. My flat-mate Nikki keeps telling me that I need to go there, so we went today to check out prices and get our discount cards. You can get discount cards everywhere, though at the bars, you have to pay about a pound. Still, if we go there every so often, it'll be worth it. Anyway, not that I've been in many bars, but this place is AMAZING. It's very plush, with nice furniture and free wi-fi. And the prices aren't bad. We're going to go there on Friday for Noelia's birthday, and I'm very excited!


We had planned on wandering down a different road today, to see where we would end up. Unfortunately, it was rainy, windy, and chilly. Dad says I should toughen up, but wandering around in the rain is not fun. Especially if I'm going to have plenty of other days to explore. My whole body was wet, which was not exciting. And it turns out, I read that we are supposed to have heavy rain tomorrow, so I don't think Melisa and I are going to the botanical gardens. But we are going to meet Kat and Lauren in the morning, to show them where Varsity is, etc. I don't think the rain is supposed to start until later in the day, so I might try to convince Melisa to go somewhere with me after lunch. Maybe we won't go all the way to the gardens, but we could try a different street if it's not raining :)


Melisa and I, on our trek to Varsity, chose to go the long way (it's less steep). We had to cross more roads, and I'll admit that the signs are a little bit confusing. Fortunately, there are crosswalks (usually).

We stopped at the grocery store and bought the rest of the ingredients for lasagna. Then we just chilled for a while, until I had to go to my class. Half of my classtime (for each class) is lectures, and the other half is seminars/workshops. Today was the workshop for my psych class. I enjoyed it, although the people STILL weren't very social. I did talk to a few people when we split into smaller groups, and they seemed very nice :) As it turns out, every week in my workshop, we'll be talking about THE assignment for our class, and how the lecture relates. I guess we don't have to do any sort of literature review for this paper, because that is what our professor lectures about every week. We have to pick and choose from his lectures? I find it weird that we only have one assignment, and we get to work on it every week. But maybe it'll be good, and I think I'll like getting input from the other students. Also, they split the class in two, so I only need to come for one hour of it. Now I'm at 6 hours of class a week. But I've officially decided not to add another class. Kat has 4 classes, and she still only has class for 9 hours each week. They just don't like class time! And I guess they struggle with getting the rooms they want. My professor for my psych workshop told us that we are a band of gorillas, and we will wander and just take whatever room we want, unless someone tells us otherwise. It was...interesting. I find it funny that people choose to just bypass the correct way of doing things if you can't get what you want!



Melisa made the lasagna while I was in class, and it turned out to be wonderful. I think that's my current favorite meal. We watched another episode of Jersey Shore during dinner, and then Kat and Lauren stopped by to talk about our spring break. We seem to have a lot of different ideas, so I think we are splitting into groups of 2-3. We won't let anyone go off by themselves, let's be real. But figuring out where two people want to go is much easier than finding a compromise between five people! Melisa and I spent some time looking at where we want to go, and how much it will cost. It was a challenge, trying to compare prices for trains vs. buses vs. airplanes. Wow. But it was funny, and I had a good time despite our struggles. We conceded defeat for the night, but will work again tomorrow!