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Monday
Today I went to all of my normal classes. Instead of having a typical Space law class we had a guest speaker talking about space insurance. After class I went to the pub with my space law professors. It took me an hour after class got out to get there because, the stupid bus never showed up. In the space of 50 minutes, 3 buses should’ve passed instead no buses passed. I wasn’t happy standing in the cold and rain for almost an hour.

Thursday
Today was thanksgiving. My only class for the day was from 1630 to 1900. Afterwards I went to Revs with USSC for trivia. We met there after 2000 which would have been fine except they changed the hours that they serve food without telling anyone in our group. Instead we played trivia and went for food at 2300. I went to a Chinese restaurant that only took cash. You guessed it, I didn’t have any cash.  I walked all the way back to Clanny and had two bagels for thanksgiving dinner at 0000. Then I played Kerbal Space Program until 0200 or 0300.

Friday
Today I relaxed and played Kerbal all day. Since it was black Friday I got on Amazon which, could be seen as a mistake. I bought myself a Nexus 6 64gb for under $300. Which is a really good deal since this phone cost $800 when it came out last November.

Saturday
Today I went to York. York for lack of a better description, is very british. In the city centre the streets are narrow with shops running down both sides it seems like there were an infinite number of streets. Even the alleyways were only wide enough for one person to pass through at a time. It was busy. Being the Christmas festival there were tens of thousands of people. You couldn’t walk six inches without bumping into someone.

Sunday
I didn’t do much today. I did start to get a cold during the evening.

Monday
I didn’t feel like going to class today but, I forced myself anyway. On the bright side the film we watched for my class this week was Die Hard. When I got home from Class, I went to my bed and watched Netflix until it was late enough to sleep.

Tuesday
Very much like Monday. My only class was Spanish and I did not want to go because of this cold. I skyped my mom and she told me that I shouldn’t skip class. Why did I call the one person that won’t call in sick, ever? I regretted going afterwards and laid in bed until I could sleep when I got back.

Wednesday
I woke up and decided to skip class today. Instead I laid in bed an worked on developing my video game level for a while. Then Netflix. After that sleep.

Thursday
I felt much better today. The only symptom I have left is a cough. After my only class, German, I went to Revs for trivia night. We made sure to go earlier this week so that we could eat dinner. We decided not to hang around until trivia and left. I played Kerbal Space and watched Netflix until bed at 0200.

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Today I went to all my Monday classes. My movie screening this week was Lola Rennt (Run Lola) which, is a German action film. It was actually pretty good and I could understand a few of the words (we had English subtitles too). I decided after space law that I was going to go to the library to study. I changed my mind when I got there and had to wait two hours for the next bus to come. Earlier in the day I ordered a kindle and a couple translation dictionaries (one Spanish and one German). So during the wait for the bus I got on my laptop and tried to figure out how to get my nook books onto a kindle. It’s legally impossible because, all of the companies employ DRM or digital rights management. This is basically a way of making sure you can’t use any other reader than the one they provide. Which also means even of you purchased an eBook; you don’t own it. I finally caught the bus home and watched some Netflix before bed.

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Today I woke up and did my German homework that I procrastinated from doing for almost a week. It took me about two and a half hours to do. Then I watched since Netflix until I went to the bus. I missed the bus. I was on time but, when is public transportation ever on time? I walked about fifteen minutes to campus instead. German was OK. It is by far not an easy language so far (Spanish is easier). After German, I went to revs for a USSC social. Revs which is short for r3volutions is a bar near the city center. There I received a revs clubs and societies card which gets me 50% off food, 2-4-1 cocktails (which are still really expensive) and, £1.50 soft drinks along with other drink discounts. I had a Bacon Burger with chips (British chips, I automatically typed chips instead of fries, OH NO!!!), a pint of beer (I don’t like beer) and, two diet Cokes for less than £11.00. After we finished eating, we competed in the pub quiz or as we call it, trivia. We didn’t do great and, I didn’t help much. Though there were since questions about America in the first round that I new the answers to. After the game, I walked home and watched Netflix for a while before the caffeine wore off and I could sleep.

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Today we actually had a lesson in games technology. I feel better about the class now that I know what I’m doing (kind of). The movie analysis workshop was boring this week. We literally analyzed the plot structure of a western for TWO hours. After my classes were over I rode the bus to city campus and, walked to the scuba shop. I took my quiz, got my kit and, received my briefing. Then, I waited a while before it was time to leave. In the pool, I finished my lesson really quickly than swam around until I ran out of air. Apparently, I still swim like I’m riding a bike. When I was leaving, one of the instructors told me that I’ll need a bigger tank for the open water dives. I guess I’m oxygen hungry. After diving, I went home and ate. Then Netflix. And finally sleep.

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Today was a good day. I started with my normal Tuesday classes which were somewhat boring. In Spanish we learned our numbers 0-9 which, I’m sure everyone in America knows. I know the higher numbers and a lot more vocabulary from high school though hence today’s title. After class, I went back to my flat for dinner.

I don’t remember what I had for dinner but, at the flat I was more worried about getting my snowboarding gear together. After I got my snowboarding gear together, I got on the bus and went to CitySpace. I met up with done of the USSC (university snow sports club) members there and we took a taxi to Silksworth dry slope. This week was much better than last. I kind of started to figure out the dry slope and, I didn’t fall as much. I had a lot of fun again. After boarding, we took a taxi back to CitySpace. From there, I walked back to Clanny with one of the other members. I watched some Netflix then went to bed.

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Today I went to so my normal Monday classes. I think Mondays are the most boring day of the week. I don’t have any evening activities and it’s a school night. Mondays are all getting very similar. I stayed watching The War of the Worlds and did some Spanish homework. That’s about it though before I went to bed.

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Today, I woke up and worked on some of my German homework. Then I watched the last episode of Battlestar. I wasted a bunch of time after this before I went to class. In class we started learning numbers hence the title “Tag vierunddreißig” or Day 34. After class, I went back to the flat and watched a couple of movies. The second one was called Gattica. It is realistic sci-fi because, what else do I watch? The premise is that DNA can be controlled and humans are genetically designed to be perfect. Natural birth is frowned upon and those that are if natural birth are second rate citizens. The story follows a person who dreams of going to space but, had imperfect DNA. It is definitely worth a watch. After watching the movie, I typed this post and went to bed.

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Today I woke up in pain from snowboarding and took a couple ibuprofen. I had all my normal classes except for my games technology tutorial since the professor is in the hospital. After my classes, I took the 700 to city campus and walked to the scuba centre for my second closed water lesson.

At the centre, I took my test and got my kit then waited until we were ready to go to the pool. I was the only person taking the CW2 lesson. The first skill was a full mask flood and then a minute without a mask on. Clearing a mask is easy so, the full mask flood wasn’t bad. The second part of removing the mask for a minute wasn’t great though. Every time I would breathe out through my regulator, the bubbles would go straight up my nose. It was only for a minute though. The next skill was to find or what it feels like when you’re or of air. For this skill, the instructors turn of your tank and, you signal at 50bars and when you’re out. When you signal that you’re out they immediately turn it back on so, you never actual get to the point that you’re “drowning”. All of this was suppose to be in the deep end but, I couldn’t get my left ear to equalize at the beginning. After completing the skills, I was free to swim around and practice with adjusting my buoyancy. Apparently, I use my finds like I’m riding a bike and not like I’m swimming. Because of this and the fact that I couldn’t equalize, the instructor told me that I need a couple practice sessions before I can move on to CW3. I scheduled the first fire this Saturday. Back at the flat, I ate done sandwiches and watched a couple more episode of Battlestar.

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Today, I woke up freezing. One of the worst things about the flat is that the heaters in our rooms will only stay on for two hours at a time. In the common areas, they stay on but, take 24 hours to warm up. The outdoor temperature this morning was in the 40s so, I’m guessing the flat is in the 50s. I have an idea though, it’s probably against some rule. I could buy an Arduino and servo then program them to push the button at certain times.

At my first class, my film studies seminar, we talked about genre. And talked and talked and talked. British students are very polite and patient. It took fifteen minutes of extra class time before someone told the teacher class was long over. This is only scheduled as a one hour class. I honestly didn’t mind as it’ll probably be beneficial later in the semester. After class, I got on the bus to go to the bank before Spanish class.

Spanish class was good. Then I went back to Clanny where I made a pizza for dinner and, picked up my snowboarding gear. Then, I went back to CitySpace.

Snowboarding was a ton of fun though, dry slopes are not like snow at all. Basically they’re metal grids with a carpet like material covering them. I managed to learn how to ride a button lift. For those of you that don’t know, button lifts were designed for skiers. Basically, there is a pole with a puck at the end that pulls you up the slope (you put it between your legs so, it’s difficult when your sideways on the mountain/hill). I was proud of myself when, I finally made it to the top on like my fifth try. I took a picture that I’ll try to pull off my camera and post soon. Basically, the ski slope overlooks the city, hopefully the picture turned out. I managed not to fall and used both heel and toe sides on my second to last run. I also met some of the SnowSports club members. One of them taught me how to ride the lift, thank you. They were all pretty cool. I can’t wait to do it again next week. I also hope that I can make it to some of the socials which, are on Wednesdays.

After boarding I went back to Clanny and, took a hot shower and a couple ibuprofen. Snowboarding is by far not painless and dry slopes are even worse. Nothing some ibuprofen and a bag of mixed vegetables (only frozen food I have other than pizza; icepack) can’t help though. Next I watched an episode on Netflix (3 episodes left in the last season of Battlestar), finished this post and, went to bed. (Country music playing in the background)

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Today, I went to the St.Peter’s campus for class. Before class, I bought myself a mocha. I really like mochas but, the amount of caffeine in their coffee here, wow. For example the Starbucks drinks here all have a shot of espresso more than their American counterparts. After I got my coffee, I went to my film studies lecture. I’m starting to enjoy this class. Today we started the lesson on genre which will be a three week long block. After lecture, I went to the library and updated my blog. People have been asking for pictures so here one is.

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I really don’t like filters but, it was overcast and I couldn’t get the color  balance right (the boats are really bright colors). So, the picture with this filter looked better. This is the view out the window of where I was sitting in the library. Pretty much every class I’m in on this campus has a similar view. After updating my blog, I went to my movie screening. The movie this week was called Repulsion. It wasn’t really scary but, it seemed really creepy. I was shaking for a while after. Though my shaking could probably be blamed on my caffeine high and the fact I was hungry. After the movie screening, I went back to the library to eat then, I went to my space law class. Space law was OK today. It’s getting really repetitive. So far ask we have talked about is history and 75% of it is the USSR and US. Next week, we’re going to start on actual law. The professor will make a custom advice podcast for us if we submit a 500-1000 word extra rough draft to him. After class, I headed to CitySpace to sign up for the SnowSports club. After signing up, the number of IDs I carry in my wallet increased to seven. I already get to use my membership tomorrow at the Silksworth dry ski slope, In stoked about it. When I was done at CitySpace, I went back to the flat. I worked on my scuba homework (yes, you have to study the material on your own, they don’t just let you in the pool) then, researched what I need to wear and how to use a button lift on a snowboard for tomorrow. Next I watched an episode of Battlestar and listened to the Piano Guys on Spotify before bed. This is going to be a great week as long as I don’t get sick. Snowboarding Tuesday, scuba Wednesday and, maybe an out of town trip this weekend. And some people tell me I need to get out of my room, lol.

Update:
I almost forgot to add that I installed a new plug in that gives me a total word count of all the posts on my site, almost 9,500!!!