Amanda and I watched Babel on Saturday morning. Terrible movie. I was disappointed in Brad and Cate. Then I had my Biochemistry tutorial, and on my way out I read a text from Amanda saying "something just arrived for you!" My first thought? "What? My boyfriend has zero dollars." But then I got home and saw these:
From Patti, Bob, and Laura. My three true loves. (Just kidding Griffin! Paris will be enough)
Anyway, they are absolutely beautiful and I can't believe how happy flowers make me. They didn't come in a vase though - just a random bag of water. I can't really explain it, but it was strange. Last night, after Amanda had been suggesting it for the past few days, I separated the flowers into smaller bouqets and put them around the house:
I am really proud of this one:
Doesn't that look great? The Starburst lillies are just starting to open, so the house is going to smell absolutely divine tomorrow. I went to see Cabaret last night with Ryan and Amanda. I had never seen it before, and I loved it! I really had no idea what it was about, and I was surprised by the whole Nazism theme. Anyway, after hearing Liza Minnelli say it for two hours, I have decided that I am going to start using "divine" more often. What a great word.
On Saturday night, the Magdalen Welfare committee held a Mr. and Miss Magdalen competition in the college bar. I went to watch one of the rowers (who ended up winning) make a complete fool of herself along with the five other competitors. It was a drunken mess that I would be embarrassed to describe to my grandparents, but it was hilariously fun to watch. The Mr. and Miss Oxford University competition is tonight, but I cannot go because of Stratford. Hopefully Colleen wins though. She is too cute.
On Sunday morning, my Biochem tutor gave the sermon because it was Evolution Sunday. It was pretty good; it compared the idea of scientific discovery based on observation with how what we witness on Earth leads to our belief in God. He is such a nervous guy though, and he always has a furrowed brow.
We had a tank session on Sunday, so I got to meet the rest of the W3 girls. They seem nice enough, but it's kind of awkward that I only got a few weeks to get to know the W2 girls and now I only have a few weeks with W3. Oh well.
I got my tutor assignments for next term. I'm going to study the Tudor Period, but my tutor is a grad student who is on W2. I don't know how I feel about that. At first, I was extremely uncomfortable and I wanted to ask for a different one. Now I think that I am just going to talk with Dr. Jacobs (advisor at Magdalen) to see what he thinks. But I'm sure she has already gotten my name, so it will be awkward if I switch and don't talk to her too. So, I guess I need to do that. I didn't know she did tutorials though, so I'm guessing that this may be one of her first ones. Hmm...
I am also taking Shakespeare, but I couldn't find my tutor's name on the Oxford website, so I'm guessing he's a grad student too...
I got an email from Tim, the director of the Program. He told me that Dr. Jacobs had just told him that I would be staying for the next term, even though about a few weeks ago I stood in front of him, clarified who I was, and asked if they knew that I was staying for Trinity Term. He also asked if I wanted to move into the Christ Church Annex, but he neglected to tell me that it would be an extra $2000. Good thing I just happen to know that. He's a fishy character.
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