I'm ALIVE!!!

And posting, which is nice.

So I made it here all in one piece more or less. My luggage- my new beautiful teal luggage- got mangled, possibly beyond repair, but I and my stuff made it. Got here after a very long bus ride from the airport on Saturday mid-morning and unpacked a bit, then went off exploring. We had to go to what was supposed to be something akin to an RAs meeting, but ended up being a social with free booze (and thus drunk and obnoxious freshers), so a friend (I have friends!!) and I went to see the "city" at night. We ended up walking out on the pier, which was probably not a terribly wise thing to do in the dark but whatever.

Sunday, we were trying to find this Scottish Country Dance thinger, but got lost and went shopping for the stuff we didn't manage to get the day before instead. We then sat in Costa for about two hours, which was fantastic and amazing and I wish they had them in the States, before coming back and attempting to sleep.

Yesterday, we had a welcome thing at 2 and managed to get phones before that. We went down to the beach and saw the end of the sandcastle building contest for the freshers, walked across the Old Course (which is a Big Deal, apparently, but you couldn't prove it by me) and then I went to bed, because I felt like crap.

Today, at the ungodly hour of nine in the morning, we had a meeting of postgrads and student services, which was completely unnecessary and far too early for people who aren't in the right time zone. We then sat in Costa for another two hours, trying to wake up and figuring out how out shiny new phones work, before really grocery shopping and more exploring. I found Medieval, but the Old Class Library (at which I have to be tomorrow at 11:30) is eluding me. The door that's meant to go there, according to the sign in Medieval, was locked with spider webs on it, so I can't imagine that's it... Oh well. I'll just get there REALLY early and ask someone.... find someone to ask.

It's chilly and windy and it looks like Oxford and I love it.

Cheers!