lasagna, pancakes, salad, and thin mints.
Dinner at Mark's on Friday was fabulous. We met at the Bunch of Grapes beforehand, down near London Bridge, and then headed to his flat around 9. His wife, Jill, is really really nice, and she made the most amazing lasagna. AND she let me take home leftovers! Man, they just spoiled us. It was a good time all around. Dad even got to experience a bit of the frustration that we students experience when we're out past 12:30, haha. We had to wait in line for a cab for about 1/2 hour.
Saturday I slept in, and then Ian and Nikki and I went to "My Old Dutch Pancake House" (I kid you not) across the street from the res hall. It was a bit pricey, but the pancakes (really more like crepes) were delicious. I got a waffle, and that was delicious as well. And I really like hanging out with the two of them. It even reminded me of Holland; the plates had windmills and tulips painted on them, which made me laugh.
My Old Dutch Pancake House.
I then met Mark and Dad at the Grapes again for the Wales - Fiji rugby match. Wales lost, unfortunately, but it was a close game. I've never really watched rugby before, but I decided that I like it better than American football. It's much more fast-paced, and I mean if football players get hid hard by tackles and stuff, that's nothing compared to the craziness that happens in a rugby game, and all of it without any padding! These guys must be so sore by the end of a game. SO sore. It was nuts. After the game was finished, we headed downstairs (there were some rowdy Fiji-supporters upstairs), and I ordered a salad at the bar. This was an interesting little dilemma, because Mark is very profuse with his drink offerings, as a good host will be, but when I don't really want to drink, then I'm not sure what to do. So I asked for a salad instead, haha. He gave me a funny look, but oh well.
Around 7, Dad and I came back to the res hall and I gave him a bag of stuff to take home with him. Tank tops, sandals, some books, etc. I'm going to try to do that when Mom comes too, just so I don't have SO much stuff to bring back with me. (Even though Paxton will hopefully have room in his suitcase for some of my stuff :D)
And then later that night, around 9, Ian and Kristen (my roommate) and I went to this club in Oxford Circus called the Social. It was free to get in (yay), and it wasn't so much a dance club as a venue. Like they had a few hip-hop acts playing, and people standing down front near the stage, and a few people dancing but not a ton. It's much more like what I'm used to from going to shows in Cleveland. I never really got into that in Holland, mostly because there aren't many shows to go to, but it was sweet to be in like... a small club, with a local act, and chill atmosphere again. I really enjoyed it. AND we even headed home before 12:30, so we took the tube and didn't have to mess with night buses. It was sweet.
I have to mention here that Shelly, my cousin, sent me some thin mints in the mail. This was both a beautiful and bad idea, haha. I love her for sending Girl Scout Cookies, I mean it's really amazing, but that also means that I will invariably consume them within about a week, haha. They're just so good! So I shared them with Ian and Kristen when we got back. (The thin mints weren't a big deal, but I thought it rounded out the title of this entry nicely.)
SO that brings us up to date. Today and tomorrow are chill days for me, I think. Going to grab my reading for class and probably head to the King's Head later. Kristen walked up to Hyde Park, which was a good idea. It's sunny here again (has been rainy the past couple days) so I should probably take advantage of that. Plus I haven't been to Hyde Park yet. Maybe tomorrow.
Saturday I slept in, and then Ian and Nikki and I went to "My Old Dutch Pancake House" (I kid you not) across the street from the res hall. It was a bit pricey, but the pancakes (really more like crepes) were delicious. I got a waffle, and that was delicious as well. And I really like hanging out with the two of them. It even reminded me of Holland; the plates had windmills and tulips painted on them, which made me laugh.
My Old Dutch Pancake House.
I then met Mark and Dad at the Grapes again for the Wales - Fiji rugby match. Wales lost, unfortunately, but it was a close game. I've never really watched rugby before, but I decided that I like it better than American football. It's much more fast-paced, and I mean if football players get hid hard by tackles and stuff, that's nothing compared to the craziness that happens in a rugby game, and all of it without any padding! These guys must be so sore by the end of a game. SO sore. It was nuts. After the game was finished, we headed downstairs (there were some rowdy Fiji-supporters upstairs), and I ordered a salad at the bar. This was an interesting little dilemma, because Mark is very profuse with his drink offerings, as a good host will be, but when I don't really want to drink, then I'm not sure what to do. So I asked for a salad instead, haha. He gave me a funny look, but oh well.
Around 7, Dad and I came back to the res hall and I gave him a bag of stuff to take home with him. Tank tops, sandals, some books, etc. I'm going to try to do that when Mom comes too, just so I don't have SO much stuff to bring back with me. (Even though Paxton will hopefully have room in his suitcase for some of my stuff :D)
And then later that night, around 9, Ian and Kristen (my roommate) and I went to this club in Oxford Circus called the Social. It was free to get in (yay), and it wasn't so much a dance club as a venue. Like they had a few hip-hop acts playing, and people standing down front near the stage, and a few people dancing but not a ton. It's much more like what I'm used to from going to shows in Cleveland. I never really got into that in Holland, mostly because there aren't many shows to go to, but it was sweet to be in like... a small club, with a local act, and chill atmosphere again. I really enjoyed it. AND we even headed home before 12:30, so we took the tube and didn't have to mess with night buses. It was sweet.
I have to mention here that Shelly, my cousin, sent me some thin mints in the mail. This was both a beautiful and bad idea, haha. I love her for sending Girl Scout Cookies, I mean it's really amazing, but that also means that I will invariably consume them within about a week, haha. They're just so good! So I shared them with Ian and Kristen when we got back. (The thin mints weren't a big deal, but I thought it rounded out the title of this entry nicely.)
SO that brings us up to date. Today and tomorrow are chill days for me, I think. Going to grab my reading for class and probably head to the King's Head later. Kristen walked up to Hyde Park, which was a good idea. It's sunny here again (has been rainy the past couple days) so I should probably take advantage of that. Plus I haven't been to Hyde Park yet. Maybe tomorrow.
