Darren, who lives on the 3rd floor with Nekol, made some kickin' chili con carne tonight (except he used lamb instead of beef). We rate the food people make us and Darren would have made a 15 out of 20 except he made a horrible mess.
Today has been long and yet, fun. Nekol and I ventured out to the British Library where we had to pretty much jump high fences to try and get a library card. We had to fill out an electronic form before being called over to a desk to talk to a library card advisor: a.k.a. the most disagreeable people we have met in England. After we had to show two signed forms of ID and something else that proved that we were us and lived in England. With cards in tow we requested the books we wanted and were about to head out whenever we saw a bench created out of a bronze book...it was fantastic. Nekol and I took turns sitting on the book and it was absolutely fantabulous.
Alright, I do have to say this: the British Library is so surreal. This building is massive, enormous, and really huge completely. Walking on the grounds, inside the building, and just being near it was so amazing it was ridiculous. I am very appreciative of this place and its enormity.
We then headed over to Burger King where Nekol and I ordered a Chicken Royale which, even though we said easy on the Mayo, was absolutely covered in Mayo. I think the British hate ketchup and love mayonnaise. Every time we have asked for ketchup with our fries, we've only received two packets but anytime we get mayonnaise on something, it is slathered in it.
Then it was time to mail off my postcards to some of my friends. We stopped by a combination deli, convenience store, and post office. Walking into the building was a tad confusing. I finally found the post office portion and was told by an automated voice which cashier would now help me. Walking over to cashier number seven I received three stamps and three airmail stickers. The stamps are 60p and some extra and are still the licking kind; ti stamps don't have a weird taste...it's just weird that I had to lick them.
By this time Nekol and my knees were killing us. Nekol's kneecaps don't exactly fit in the right spot on her legs and I took a tumble in Regent two days ago down a couple of steps and onto marble flooring. We took the tube back home where we chilled for a bit until we were beckoned to dinner by Darren. He enticed us with a talk of an interesting mince chili con carne and when we stepped into the hallway it smelled fantastic. What is wonderful is that floor 3 isn't really just floor 3, several other people from different floors seem to make their home on that floor. It's quite friendly.
I then watched a soccer match between England and Belarus, with England winning 3-0, in the Common Room with Daren, James and a couple of other people. We chatted and watched the game and after game commentary before Kimberly pulled out Moulin Rouge. Darren, Hannah, and I stayed till after they begin reconstruction on the Moulin Rouge before heading upstairs to just chill. Barging in on Nicole we watched an episode of The IT Crowd and then two episodes of The Inbetweeners....which we didn't care too much for.
And that was my day...tomorrow shall prove to be thoroughly exciting for sure! Last class of the week, Camden Lock, and then We Will Rock You...it is going to be fantastic.
<3,
Dre
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