Back to 8 Miles in One Day
I’m actually writing this the day of, I’ve been sort of lazy lately. I got up this morning intending to finish my essay for my tutorial before lunch, but that didn’t happen. Instead I did some research for my G-town paper. And I downloaded documents onto my desktop for my tutorial research so I could use those later when I didn’t have an internet connection. I crocheted a bit too. And I must have done some other stuff but I can’t think of what it was now. Then I walked to lunch.
I had signed up for pizza, which was quite good. Sort of like a deep dish pizza with lots of cheese, some random vegetables and two pepperonis on top. And they served it with chips (french fries, not real chips) and salad so I had some of that too. Then dessert was banana bread, or banana cake as they say. So I had that too.
After lunch, Ruth and I walked to Stanley Road because she had been wanting to see it. She said she might end up having to live there next year because she’s at the bottom of the room ballot so she gets one of the last choices. She didn’t realize how far it was. But she decided it would be bearable, though she would prefer to live at Regents. I loaded up my computer, wrapping it in my hoodie to protect it in my backpack, which is what I do. Ruth thought it was cool how I wrapped it up, all the sleeves and hood and stuff tucked around the computer. I guess it’s almost become a bit of an art. Then we walked back to Regent’s, so I got my exercise today.
I went up to the library and worked on my essay until 5. I didn’t get it quite finished, but I’m not worried about it since it isn’t technically due until Thursday afternoon. I think I’ll get it done tomorrow morning though. At 5 I went to the last Christianity and Culture Lecture, which I was the only G-town student besides Kyle again. I definitely don’t think the other 2 have been to 3 lectures and 3 discussions, but oh well. Afterward, Kyle asked if I wanted to have a discussion. I said I didn’t care, so we didn’t. I think the speaker had made him a bit mad, so he didn’t feel like talking, which was fine with me. I usually don’t have much to say. I went up to the library instead and checked and replied to e-mails until the dinner bell rang.
I wasn’t that hungry at dinner and it wasn’t that good so I don’t think I really ate much. I hung out in the JCR a bit before going back to Stanley Road. When I got in, I called Jane to tell her that I would have to leave Wales Sunday night instead of Monday morning. We talked about what we would do. I think we’re going to stay in Chester Saturday and have sort of a girls’ day (Sara, her daughter who I used to play with will be there too) with some shopping and seeing some of the history there. Then Sunday, Sarah is going back to school so Jane and Dave (her husband) will take me around to some of the castles there, she said the ones that my mom didn’t get to see when she was here. So that should be fun, lots of picture-taking opportunities. I feel like I haven’t really taken that many pictures because I haven’t really been sightseeing that much, since I’m really just living here and only doing the tourist things every now and then. But oh well, my mom brought back lots of pictures.
So then I called my mom and she’s going to call me back when she gets back to school so we can talk on skype. Now I’m going to stretch to make sure I’m not sore in the morning, haven’t done the walking 8 miles in one day in a while. Then I will go to bed early so I can get up early to finish my essay and be one day closer to my interview and to getting home!