I went to both the humanity and science library inductions today. We learned how to navigate the online catalog and basically just how the system works. The Bodleian and the Science Library are both "legal deposit", so every book that is published in the UK is automatically sent to Oxford. Pretty neat. On our way to the Humanity Library Induction in the morning, my feet were wet, and the stairs inside were slick, and I totally wiped out. I scraped my arm, and it is starting to bruise. But I'm more concerned with the possibility of a bruised butt/tail bone. I refuse to go through 6 months of uncomfortable sitting again.

I went too early to the Science Library presentation, so I wandered around the Natural History Museum next door:
The architecture inside was brilliant. The content of the museum was mediocre. But I guess I've just been learning about evolution for 20 years, so the basics aren't very interesting anymore...

We had lunch in hall, but "collections" (exams from last term classes) were happening, so we had to take our food down to the pub to eat it. I was reading an Oxford handbook that the tenants before us left, and apparently Magdalen has the nicest college pub. We have a "bop" there tonight. 60s themed. I wanted to go shopping today, but we are going to bath instead. Our friend Ryan's girlfriend, Jackie, is here for a few days before she goes to Madrid to study, and she loves Jane Austen (who doesn't), and so she's dragging him to bath to see a tour. And I decided that that would be more fun that writing a paper. It's raining though, so I'll see how a feel later today.

I went to the Sackler, my new second home, yesterday afternoon to read for a while. Here it is:Amanda made pasta for me, Ryan, and Jackie. It was great. Then we had these things called Digestives for dessert. They are our new favorite treat. They sound like a laxative product, but they're cookies with chocolate and caramel. Then to the pub.