Tid-bits about life now.

I do grown up things.

Well, not many, but I do have to buy my own groceries and prepare my meals, which is new to me. Don't laugh. My agenda walking into the grocery store used to be What snacks will last longest in my dorm room? and now I'm buying things like olive oil and butter which stick around and remind you that you better start planning what you're eating for every meal this week.

I also have to hand-wash dishes and dry my clothes on a line. It's kind of fun, though, in a retro kind of way.

I'm sure there are more grown up things... But I can't think of them right now...

Friends. Oh, did you think I meant like "pals," or "chums"? No, the show - you know, Rachel, Ross, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Monica. Ok I know this seems stupid since it's an American show that's been on as long as I can remember, but I don't think I have ever seen so much of this silly sitcom until I moved here. We get maybe 25 channels on the TV at our flat and Friends is always on, like, 4 of them. Everyone who is home for dinner ends up eating in the den and watching Friends together. It's become a little bonding ritual. I guess whether you're from Chile, Poland, California, Spain, Canada, Australia, or Arkansas, you can appreciate how ridiculous the situations are that those hooligans get themselves into. That leads me to my next tid bit:

Loly. This chick is one of my flatmates. Although she's Chilean she has an incredible command of the English language and she's also got infinite knowledge about popular world culture. She loves Friends and is often explaining to me jokes that have gone right over my head. She's also a fan of day glo Nike high tops, photography, Bollywood, good music, and Pride and Prejudice. We actually watched Bride and Prejudice the other night together and that was hilarious. She has the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice and we've been watching a couple of episodes at a time since Jess has never seen it (criminal, I know).

Dom's English. Dom's from Poland and just moved out of our flat. She set me up with my job at Graham & Green. She also is really good at English, but I don't know if it's the combination of English with her accent or it's just the words she chooses but I LOVE to hear her speak because it always cracks me up. For example - her favorite English words are "although," "however," and "consequentially." You can tell she's learned her English from the English because she uses words like "dodgy," "posh," and "cheeky" in all seriousness. We've also caught her using this phrase a lot: "I can't be asked to __________." It's like, I clearly can't be bothered by such a task, and I won't stand to be asked to do it. Haha. I'm loving that one.

Reading time. Ahhhh it's so nice to have so much time to read! It takes about 45 minutes to get to school and almost an hour to get to either job and as long as I have a book in my bag I'm as cool as a cucumber. I felt a little self-conscious last week when I was re-reading the first Harry Potter on the tube, but it was worth it :). Don't get me wrong, public transportation can be a bi-ya even if you think you've planned it all out just right, but for the most part I love having the travel time to just sit and read.

Super tired now from my first day at work, i'll write more lata. Class in the AM.

I just can't be asked to write more right now.