Best school day ever?

Today was cold.  My coldest day in London thus far I think.  I feel much more susceptible to the cold here.   In Urbana, I would walk to class in a hoodie when it was 15 degrees out with 20 mph winds and not be phased.  Today I went outside, it was above freezing, I was wearing a coat, and I was shivering.   I think it's time to start training in the cold again. NO MORE COATS.

So I woke up (without hitting the snooze button once. objective completed.) to an email from my "Science in the Mass Media" professor stating he was still out sick and class for today would have to be cancelled. EXCELLENT NEWS!  I usually have 4 hours of class on Thursday, and this email sliced that time in half.  I took the bus to school today.  On my walk to the Old Street tube station from Thoresby, I walk right past the bus stop the bus to school stops at, so if I see the bus approaching I will take it.  I usually take the tube home though.  The bus is nice and convenient it just stops SO MANY TIMES.  Cell bio was my only class today, and it was cut short when the tutorial instructor didn't show up for the second half of the lecture.  The 2 hours was supposed to be 1 hour of lecture and 1 hour of review, with different lecturers, so when the second lecturer was MIA....everyone left. 1/4 of my usual Thursday down, and it was already time to head home.

With my extra time, I decided to walk to a coffee shop nearby.  Not just any coffee shop, but a London renowned coffee shop, Dose Espresso. Owned and run by the barista that makes your espresso, this tiny (and I mean tiny. The seating/ordering area is smaller than my room.) serves some of the best espresso in London.  Businessmen from the surrounding area came in on their lunch breaks while I enjoyed my macchiato (I know what you're thinking. Milk in espresso after 10am? So amateur.) in the corner.  The cups were colorful and the menu was made on a chalkboard using multi colored magnetic letters.  The espresso was fantastic and I will be returning to sample more from the menu.  Compared to Pret or Starbucks or Costa (I passed 10 of those total on my walk to Dose) this place was LEGIT. :)

This weekend was my first chance to see Arsenal play live, but I hesitated on buying tickets and my chance passed. I will probably go take pictures of the madness that is match day, and watch the game at a nearby establishment. Let's go Gunners.

Tonight I am heading out to watch some Arcadia students (like me) play music at a nearby bar?  I don't really know what to expect, but it should be a good time and I can meet some more people.

Goals for the next 4 days:
1. Take more pictures (Arsenal, St. Paul's at night, nights out?)
2. Read more articles
3. Eat more vegetables
4. Describe coffee shops as something other than "legit" (even if they are)
5. Keep up the good work with the snooze button. ONCE IS ENOUGH.


Currently listening to Tinie Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy.