Few Days News

On Monday I went to pub quiz night with some blokes I met through Justiss.  We lost, badly.  But it was amazing fun. Richard and I decided that the prizes being given out had to come from someone jilted at the alter.  They were supposed to be prizes for your "dorms," but they were prizes like a chocolate fountain.  Afterwards, everyone went back to Richard's room.  Which turned out to be a freaking studio apartment all to himself.  How is it that every body's housing is freakin' awesome and I'm stuck in my shithole????  I had one of my famous forceful best friends talks with Richard. I claimed a UK best friend whether he liked it or not ;)

Yesterday, Trevor had the amazing idea to book a room in the reception area of our housing for a screening of Footloose.  If you haven't watched this movie in a while, you should! Soooo hilarious.  I'm quite fond of this new group of people I've been spending time with.  Most of them paint a very vivid picture when they tell a story.  (Again, most are writers or poets.)  Rylee has a way of telling you a story that makes you feel like you are there. 

Today, Justiss and I sat through lab together.  We walked over to a supposedly "world famous" ice cream shop.  Although it was around 57 degrees, even while eating ice cream it didn't seem that cold.  We also walked down to the beach. This beach is just on the other side of the cathedral ruins.  I AGAIN forget my camera.  But Ill take some pictures of it soon. We both miss our dogs a lot, so when we saw a woman walking her lab we both immediately wanted to pet her.  The woman told us that she can always tell which students are American because Brits don't get excited about petting stranger's dogs.  Americans are apparently dog crazy.  Silly.

A few observations: 

1. Diesel fuel smells.
2. There are bathrooms here, not restrooms.
3. I have not been in one elevator since I moved here.
4. There are pub computer games  like in the states, only these spit money out if you "win."
5. Tennats beer is the Lonestar of Texas.
6. American hipsters simply dress as Europeans. (Losers.)