Weekend
Had a very good weekend, actually. And it even looks as if I'm going to get my 30 hours of work in this week as well. Hurrah for balancing work and play. Which is what I'm attempting to do at the moment by writing this post instead of finishing L'Aparation du Livre, or The Coming of the Book (I'm actually reading it in English, even though I feel as though I should read it in French, but I like the French title better...). And I'm currently trying to decide whether to go grocery shopping this afternoon when the stores may be a bit bare or tomorrow when I'll have to steal some time from Special Collections... I'm thinking I'll go today, but I'm not sure. I'm also really sleepy, for reasons that will become clear.
So, on Friday after I wrote my post, I did make a curry (hurrah for enough food for three meals--actually more probably--the leftover curry features again later in my story), then spent a really long time agonizing with Caroline and Tanja over where to go--whether to go to Broad Street, which is where the clubs are, or not, or which club, or whether to have a place in mind.... And then what to wear.... so intense..... Concluded that my wardrobe is very schlumpy-college-student. Have since revised my conclusion, but think I might still investigate more on how to tread the fine line between lookng nice and looking hip -- the Europeans seem to do it effortlessly. Grr. But many British girls wear stuff clubbing that would make me feel very cold and very self-conscious. Hmm. Anyway. We eventually went to this pub in Selly Oak that Thanasis recommended -- and we scooped him up along the way. The pub is nice--very popular, but large, with different sections. We ended up by the TV and pool table -- Thanasis kept having to move so he wouldn't be hit by the end of a cue. Nice thing about this pub is that lots of people from the uni go there, so we ran into some people we knew. I actually ended up talking with Andy from the Postgrad Association (not to be confused with Andy from Med Studies, and certainly not to be confused with the "real" Andy -- whom I miss rather terribly). Had a very enjoyable conversation. Yay! I'm making friends... Pub closed, as they do here, at 11, and Thanasis invited us to a party one of his Greek friends was having. Went for a few minutes to keep Tanja company and actually ran into someone else I knew, a Ukranian named Andreas (I'm noticing a pattern...). Then came back around 1ish.
Got up on the early side on Saturday (8) to get some work done in the morning before going to the city center with Alicia and Tanja. Managed to do so. :) Went to the Jewlery Quarter, which is a historic jewlery-making district. Bet you'd never have guessed. Had a very nice lunch at a little cafe there. Actually, I had a traditional English breakfast, which was lovely: two eggs, hash browns, sausages, bacon (the British version, which is sort of like fried ham...), baked beans and toast. What, no tomato? It was very good, but I could never have eaten it all for breakfast. Oh, and tea. Very important. The restrant was very cozy, with a fire in the corner. :) And the waitress had a lovely Brummie accent. No, it's not a contradition in terms.
After lunch we browsed the shop windows. Hmm, should we get a diamond-studded watch that costs as much as our year's tuiton? Maybe when Tanja marries Robbie Willaims (long story). And we went to the Museum of the Jewlery Quarter, which was really nice--basically a jewlery shop, left just as it was in 1981 -- but most of the shop was much older. Reminded me of all the printers' shops I've been reading about.... wood... arcane tools... dies... Quite fun.
In the evening, I went to the pub with live music in the city center with Simon (hi, Simon!). Really fun to chat. The band was okay -- covers of stuff like Bob Marley.... Came back here with Simon and ate leftover curry while attempting to explain my musical tastes (with musical examples!). Played him the Yafeyfiah CD -- he was really impressed. So, passing the compliament on to you Yafeyfiyahers out there.
Hmmm.... it's now nearly 2, so I need to decide soon whether to go grocery shopping... I'll leave you on that note. (La!)
So, on Friday after I wrote my post, I did make a curry (hurrah for enough food for three meals--actually more probably--the leftover curry features again later in my story), then spent a really long time agonizing with Caroline and Tanja over where to go--whether to go to Broad Street, which is where the clubs are, or not, or which club, or whether to have a place in mind.... And then what to wear.... so intense..... Concluded that my wardrobe is very schlumpy-college-student. Have since revised my conclusion, but think I might still investigate more on how to tread the fine line between lookng nice and looking hip -- the Europeans seem to do it effortlessly. Grr. But many British girls wear stuff clubbing that would make me feel very cold and very self-conscious. Hmm. Anyway. We eventually went to this pub in Selly Oak that Thanasis recommended -- and we scooped him up along the way. The pub is nice--very popular, but large, with different sections. We ended up by the TV and pool table -- Thanasis kept having to move so he wouldn't be hit by the end of a cue. Nice thing about this pub is that lots of people from the uni go there, so we ran into some people we knew. I actually ended up talking with Andy from the Postgrad Association (not to be confused with Andy from Med Studies, and certainly not to be confused with the "real" Andy -- whom I miss rather terribly). Had a very enjoyable conversation. Yay! I'm making friends... Pub closed, as they do here, at 11, and Thanasis invited us to a party one of his Greek friends was having. Went for a few minutes to keep Tanja company and actually ran into someone else I knew, a Ukranian named Andreas (I'm noticing a pattern...). Then came back around 1ish.
Got up on the early side on Saturday (8) to get some work done in the morning before going to the city center with Alicia and Tanja. Managed to do so. :) Went to the Jewlery Quarter, which is a historic jewlery-making district. Bet you'd never have guessed. Had a very nice lunch at a little cafe there. Actually, I had a traditional English breakfast, which was lovely: two eggs, hash browns, sausages, bacon (the British version, which is sort of like fried ham...), baked beans and toast. What, no tomato? It was very good, but I could never have eaten it all for breakfast. Oh, and tea. Very important. The restrant was very cozy, with a fire in the corner. :) And the waitress had a lovely Brummie accent. No, it's not a contradition in terms.
After lunch we browsed the shop windows. Hmm, should we get a diamond-studded watch that costs as much as our year's tuiton? Maybe when Tanja marries Robbie Willaims (long story). And we went to the Museum of the Jewlery Quarter, which was really nice--basically a jewlery shop, left just as it was in 1981 -- but most of the shop was much older. Reminded me of all the printers' shops I've been reading about.... wood... arcane tools... dies... Quite fun.
In the evening, I went to the pub with live music in the city center with Simon (hi, Simon!). Really fun to chat. The band was okay -- covers of stuff like Bob Marley.... Came back here with Simon and ate leftover curry while attempting to explain my musical tastes (with musical examples!). Played him the Yafeyfiah CD -- he was really impressed. So, passing the compliament on to you Yafeyfiyahers out there.
Hmmm.... it's now nearly 2, so I need to decide soon whether to go grocery shopping... I'll leave you on that note. (La!)
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