Chlorine

I washed my hair and it still smells like chlorine. Today for MUCK I learned how to be "T rescued." The first time I tried I failed and had to just bail. It's when you're flipped upside down and another boat comes and basically bumps into you and you grab the other boat's nose and pull yourself back up. It was weird. You can't just push down on the other boat 'cause you'll just push them into the water instead of pulling yourself up, so you have to grab onto the other boat and then shift your hips really hard to turn over. The first time I messed up because my hands kept slipping off the other boat. But after that it was okay. I do have these big bruises all over my legs though. Apparently that's something to be proud of. But anyway after the first half hour I was just hanging out in the pool talking to people. The teachers aren't always on the same page so some groups end up doing more than others. And my group just didn't know what to do with itself so we did nothing. It was fine though. I met a guy that actually knows two of my roommates from high school, so I'll probably be seeing more of him.

Poetry class and Greek Myth and Poetry class are my favorites. I really like my Poetry teacher. I've only ever had one woman English teacher that was decent, so I'm always wary of them, but this one is really good. She's funny and interesting and not at all pretentious, and she's American.

I went to the store. It was raining. A weeks worth of groceries for 20 Euro. Not too terrible. I got things like pasta and rice so it should last longer than a week too. I'm going to come back knowing how to cook--I'm not spending money at places on campus to eat anymore. They are way too expensive.

I have to buy Ulysses. I wish I'd have known that. I have a copy at home.

Next Sunday there is a "paddling session" on the Liffey. That will be really cool. It's 10 Euro for all your equipment and transportation. Not bad at all.

My room is a nightmare. Our kitchen is even worse. I hope these stupid inspectors aren't too critical. I don't know what happens if you fail inspections either. They can't kick you out or anything...it's just dumb.

I guess everyone thinks it's going to snow soon. People are freaking me out 'cause they keep talking about how dangerous campus is if it snows--they actually close buildings and cancel lectures. That makes me think it's bad cause it'll snow three feet in Ellensburg and you still have to get your ass to class. But maybe they just aren't used to it here...I hope so. Ice really puts me in a bad mood.