Ambience

They finally turned on the radiators throughout the dorm, and boy do those old things work well.  Today was probably the warmest day we've had since I arrived; I had to open my windows to keep from baking.  One interesting thing about my radiator is that, as the water runs through the pipes to reach them, it makes a nice trickling-water sound.  It's like having a fancy water feature in my dorm room, minus the tropical fish. 

My little reading area and big window.  See those books piled on top?  That's only half of what I have to have read by next Tuesday.  I already spend a lot of time here...

And out of my big window I have a lovely view of the parking lot, where the garbage trucks pull in every morning at 6:00 to empty all the dumpsters.  This morning they emptied the big "Glass Bottles" one, and in my haze of half-asleepness, I thought for sure my windows had just shattered.   

I now have more batteries for my camera, so hopefully I can pick up where I left off in my photo-taking.  Eventually I'll create an album on Facebook for all of them. 

This is my dorm - Aberdare Hall - from the front.  It's a very stately sort of building and by far the prettiest of all the residence halls.  It's a women-only dorm - no boys allowed.  Some people make fun of this fact, but I love Aberdare because it is big and old and quiet (for the most part) - perfect for those times when you need to study in peace.

Today was a very quiet day - mostly reading.  This afternoon I walked around campus with my friend Joanne while she took pictures for her friends and family, and this evening has been spent with my new friend Melle just hanging out in my room talking and playing around with hair and makeup like a couple of girls.

Tomorrow is my busy day: lot's of classes, also a party in the evening for the Postgraduate Archaeology and Conservation students.  I still need to squeeze in a bit more reading tonight, so adieu for now.