Class Registration and the Mid-Term Elections
Hello All,This will probably be a quick post, as not a lot has happened during the beginning of this week.
Monday was just another boring day with little to do in terms of required work. Sometimes I find these periods of downtime to be particularly enjoyable, though, as they give me time to relax and to think. Sometimes, living in London, times to do these things can be few and far-between, if they're available at all. The city is so busy, has so many people, and moves at such a fast pace that it often begs the question: "Is this really worth it?" No matter what I may gain from this trip, I think the thing that will stick with me the most is a new-found appreciation for downtime.
Anyway, Monday night was a bit more exciting. You see, it's reading week here at Goldsmiths' College, which means that most classes do not meet. The time is designated for doing research and thinking regarding essays or projects that will be due in about 5 weeks' time; of course, the actual application of this time is, for many, simply an excuse to travel, to party, or to sleep. I guess I'll be doing a bit of all four. I have made some headway on my research for the two essays that I'll have to write, Kevin and I will be going to Amsterdam Thursday - Saturday, and I'll most definitely be sleeping in when I get the chance. Monday night contained the partying.
My flatmate Becks had her friend Adam visiting her for the week, so along with Kevin, Jess, Germaine, Frankie, and Kathy, I went out to a club called G-A-Y. As the name suggests, the club is predominantly for gay people, mostly of the younger generation, although a lot of straight girls make it out there as well. I would guess the security of being able to dance without being oggled all night is the main driving factor for many of them. Most of the club was fairly typical for a gay club: not a lot of space, a stage, house music, etc. There were, however, a few good things about it.
For starters, the cover charge was only 50p, which is very cheap. Also, drinks were only 2 pounds each, also very cheap. But the best part of all was the second dance floor upstairs that played 70's and 80's dance music and was much less crowded. This is where we spent most of our night, and it was a lot of fun.
I didn't get back in until about 4:30 am, so Tuesday really just became mostly a lost day. I slept in, did some work on my research in the early afternoon, and then went to Kevin's place in the evening to try and follow some U.S. midterm election coverage. Yay!
Wednesday I spent doing a bit more work, but mostly I just spent a lot of time going over the results of the elections. It looks like the Democrats will win both houses, and a few key republicans were knocked out of their seats. Luckily, Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) was one of them. Rick may be one of the most evil men alive, it's good to finally see him out of office!
Eventually though I had to stop reading and go to my journalism class which, because it's not part of the main college, was still meeting this week. Afterward, I went to Kevin's flat and attempted to register for classes, with mixed results. I got a whopping one of the classes I wanted, as the online system wouldn't let me sign up for the other three due to some sort of major restriction. I have no idea why this would be, so as usual I'll have to phone up my advisor to try and sort it out. Stupid NU.
But regardless, our train leaves Victoria Station at 11 am tomorrow to take us to Gatwick Airport, from which our flight to Amsterdam leaves! I'm very excited about this trip, and I'll post a blog entry detailing the whole thing as soon as I can.
Til then!
posted by Zachary Nicholson @ 11:36 PM
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