September 21st

What a long dragged out day. Poor Kate had to walk to the police station, which is a few miles away, at 8:30am to avoid missing classes. I had no morning classes and was so exhausted that I slept in until about 10:30am. So lazy, though to my defense I went to bed at about 4:30am due to Kate's stolen wallet situation. I tried to meet her for lunch, but due to my room apparently being made of lead, she didn't receive any of my messages until it was too late. I did meet her and Paula after class at the library and then treated Kate to some hot chocolate. Class went very well today. I understood about 90% of the lecture rather than 65%-75%. My Friday class is medieval French literature, aka Arthurian history. I have studied king Arthur stories several times in various classes in the past, so it is a topic with which I am not unfamiliar. Also I was able to communicate with the teacher perfectly; I understood every question that she asked me. However, I did still feel as though someone had shot me in the head when the class ended; three hour lectures tend to do that to anyone. Still I enjoyed the class and treating Kate to hot chocolate, even though the hot coco kind of sucked. It's the thought that always counts, I suppose. Afterwards we went to the local mall, which is a legitimate mall, to buy a few accessories for Saturday night. On Saturday we are hosting an "American" theme party. Everyone is expected to dress in red, white, and blue, or at least one of the three. At the mall I picked up some white bracelets and tights for my outfit. Paula, Kate, and I are a bit worried that too many people have been invited, but we will just have to see. We are having the actual party in the hallway, as to not make any of our rooms disgustingly messy, so it should be ok. Tomorrow we will buy the "refreshments", cheap beer and potato chips, and some red styled cups. For tonight though, it is just good to relax and go to bed early.