A bit random.

Haiku-a-day:

Mar 19^th

A night spent watching

Lizzie and Mr Darcy

is a night well spent.

    I'm pretty sure the room I live in used to be painted orange, and I mean the entire thing--walls, ceiling, and door.  Right now everything besides the door is white, but there are still small smudges of missed spots where orange leaks through.  

    Have I mentioned yet that St Mark's Residence (where I live) was put on the demolition list in 2008?  Every year they say they're going to tear it down.  The orange spots on the ceiling made me think of this and all the work (though minimal yet still an effort) they've put into the buildings.  We even got a brand new refrigerator a short while ago.  I'm not saying they've revamped everything here, because that is certainly not the case, but it's interesting to think about the fact that they still care about this residence.  Heck, we have several flat inspections scheduled throughout the semester and if we fail, we pay to have people come in here and clean it.  That's a lot of effort for a building that is supposed to get demolished soon.   

    Yesterday I turned in my census form for the UK!  I got to tell them that I live in the UK (though temporarily) and am a student here.  It feels good to be able to say that.  I live in England!  This is one life goal accomplished.  And in two weeks, I'll will be accomplishing more by traveling to Scotland, Southern Ireland, France, Italy, Greece, and Austria.  I am very thankful for this opportunity.  This has been a semester I'll never forget.  I've made many new friends from all over the world, explored England (and will continue to do so in May), and learned a lot about the British school system!  

    I started planning my schedule for next semester back in Madison.  My "Wish List" schedule is probably the best schedule I've ever seen in my entire life.  It consists of 2 SLIS classes (that is, grad school Library and Information Studies classes -- I need to email the professors and request permission to get into them, so cross your fingers!!) and 2 Creative Writing classes (intermediate poetry and intermediate fiction -- if they offer playwriting again, though, I might drop poetry and take that).  A schedule like this would mean only having class on Wednesday and Thursday nights.  It would be amazing.  And the good news is that Study Abroad students are supposed to be able to sign up for classes earlier than everyone else, plus I'm going to be a senior which means that those credits help put me above other people's sign-up time slots, so this magical schedule just might work out.  Just as long as there is enough room in the SLIS classes for an undergrad trying to get grad credit early...!