Still tired.

I probably have not been getting enough sleep, nor probably have I been getting particularly good sleep. The bed is not that comfortable unfortunately. The bedding they gave us is passable at best, the fitted sheet is so thin that it's like sleeping on the mattress without one, so therefore I have to sleep on top of the duvet if I am to be comfortable at all. Luckily they gave us a top sheet and I stole the little red blanket from Virgin Atlantic. :P Otherwise I would have had to buy some blankets.

I finished my paper, printed it in Ramsey along with the article from 2002, I may get a paper tomorrow and see if there is anything on Britishness in it; just in the case that he wants a more recent example. I mailed the first of the postcards to come after locating a post office that actually sold stamps. And I ate a really random combination of sandwich for lunch: Teriyaki Chicken with Mint and Cucumber Salsa. It was interesting, probably will not get it again. That is the thing I am learning about the English, they tend to put interesting things together, or have weird combinations of food. (at least weird in the sense that I have never heard of them before) But I suppose that is part of getting to know a new culture. I also decided that the English deep fry a lot of things, yet most of the people I see are stick thin, it does not make sense... (I think however that I will refrain from eating Fish and Chips, maybe just once, but honestly it's a heart attack in a basket)

I went on another long walk today, really most of my day was spent walking... a couple hours this morning and then a couple hours this afternoon. This morning was more about running errands, while this afternoon was a leisure stroll through some of the shops (which by the way I did see some things worth trying on... but I won't even try them on until I get my allowance b/c if I like them and can't buy them what was the point of trying them on in the first place. :P) But hopefully soon they will give us our allowances. (At least when I have it, I can always have cash on hand and I won't have to use my card all the time or take money out and pay horrible ATM fees or 3% on every purchase) And I can buy more groceries as well...

Speaking of food, I am for the first time going to make or but my own Birthday Cake this year. Since you know Sunday is the big day (I won't be here on Sat. or Sun during the day but Monday I am going to make a cake if I can figure out the oven, if not I guess then I'll just buy one. :P)

Apparently my mother has sent me cards and will be sending me a box, that's rather sweet. It kind of makes me miss my family and I'm sad that I will be with neither my family nor my close friends this year for my birthday. :( (And I know that my opinion may change but somehow I don't think so, when december comes although I feel like the English style is more in line with my own, and I really like it here thus far... I think I will be glad to go home, and glad to see the people whom I miss most excluding my nisky and college friends b/c I won't be able to see some and the rest I won't see until spring :-/)

I decided to stay in again tonight, I don't know if it's because i'm tired or because the party scene is definitely not me or because a part of me still doesn't feel like I fit in... My housemates go out, though Aaron is also taking a night off after he about faceplanted through the door last night, he was quite plastered. The first thing he said to me as I was helping him to his room was that he was never going out with the Americans again. :P (I could have warned him but I didn't think he would be that silly, though he told me today that he went out with not only the heavy drinking Americans but some Irish too, and all I could say was "and you didn't see that one coming" But apparently he didn't think the Irish and Americans would drink so much... (not smart) But he was much better this morning, so all is well.

I watched a movie (Coyote Ugly) and I took a nap before dinner so I am wide awake yet there is nothing to do and it would be silly to go out now... A part of me wishes I had gone out with Jenna and the rest of the Caz group but I know that I would have disliked it immensely... Kate came over with Neil (also Irish) earlier and Mandy left (for 10 minutes, though I'm not surprised she's not back yet.. lol) I just kind of wish I guess that there was a happy medium. I think it will be better when classes are underway and I will actually have something to do other than settle.

I can't wait until this weekend, lots of pictures will be in order. (I love how thin our walls are in our house as a side note I can hear all the merry drunks. :P) But anyway... back to what I was talking about, I hope the weather is nice. We are going to Bath, Oxford, Stonehenge and some smaller towns in between. (It seemed like a nice Birthday present if I do say so myself)

Speaking of presents, hopefully I can put a dent in my list...

Anyway enough chatter for now... Tomorrow I shall probably take another longer walk see if I can discover where the new library is and see what else I can see. Also should try and locate some local shops, not just the namebrand ones and maybe try and locate the best route to the bus station and the train station (that knowledge could become very useful in the near future). I should also just walk becuase it is very good exercise... I'm glad that we live out on the edge of town, walking is good exercise as i've just mentioned and I think people are silly when they complain about it... Walking is how you discover new places, it's a good way to stay fit, and in the nice weather we have been having (sunny and mid to upper 60's) it's the best way to travel. :P

But anyway i'm going to finish getting ready for bed, goodnight and sweet dreams. :)